Communities thrive when residents are active with local events and engaged in the public process. Take a look at all the local events the North End / Waterfront has to offer this week. The first step, see below to know when and where the events are:
Monday, May 18
5:30pm NEAD Family Dinner & Scholarship Awards at Nazzaro Center [30 North Bennet Street, Boston]
North End Against Drugs will have their final Family Dinner/Family Talk with their Scholarship Awards night. The North End’s own Norma Reppucci will be the guest speaker, accompanied by a dance performance by the children who attend the Nazzaro Center. The winners of the 2015 Raymond & Michelina Costa Scholarship Program will be announced and there will also be free pizza and soft drinks for everyone in attendance.
Wednesday, May 20
9:00am Rockport Day Trip for Seniors [Pickup Location: Paul Revere Mall, Hanover Street]
Pick up time is at 9:00 am, return time: 5:00 pm. Bus and lunch is included. Please call to (617) 523-8125 to reserve your seat, seats will be confirmed upon payment and seats are limited to the first 50 participants. The cost is only $22!
6:30pm Old North Speaker Series: Robert Allison – How Did Old North Become Old North? [Old North Church, 193 Salem Street, Boston]
Christ Church in the City of Boston has been known as “Old North” for as long as we can remember. But has it always been so? When it was built in 1723, there already was an “Old North,” the venerable Puritan Meeting House over which the Mathers presided. How did the upstart Anglican congregation become the Old North of Boston legend? This talk will focus on Old North’s place in Boston history and myth. Robert J. Allison is Professor and Chair of the History Department at Suffolk University. Register for the free event here.
8:00pm Paul Revere’s Ride: A Shadow Play at Old North Church [193 Salem Street, Boston]
Paul Revere’s Ride: A Shadow Play (immediately following Robert Allison’s lecture). Noah’s New Americans, the colonial history club for youth ranging in age from 8-17 at the Noah Webster House in West Hartford, CT, will present their shadow play, Paul Revere’s Ride written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1860. Shadow plays are an ancient entertainment art form in existence for at least 2000 years, beginning in China. View the event post.
Thursday, May 21
12:00pm Lecture: The Life and Letters of Catharine Brown (Cherokee) [Congregational Library & Archives, 14 Beacon Street, Boston]
The Congregational Library’s holdings play a significant role in Theresa Strouth Gaul’s recent book, Cherokee Sister: The Collected Writings of Catharine Brown, 1818-1823. Join us to find out more about this Cherokee woman whose letters and diaries give insight into early missions to the Cherokees, Cherokee politics in the era preceding the Trail of Tears, and women’s writing in the early republic.
Friday, May 22
Boston Calling at City Hall Plaza [Lasting Friday May 22nd through Sunday May 24th]
Boston Calling is a three day festival on City Hall Plaza in the heart of Boston, featuring dozens of artists. They offer three-day passes and weekend passes. Tickets available here.
Saturday, May 23
1:00pm Summer Saturdays at The Paul Revere House [19 North Square, Boston]
Special events on Saturday afternoons (1:00-3:00) in May will feature craft demonstrations, historical talks, live music, and more in the Paul Revere House courtyard, weather permitting. Included with admission to the museum. View the event post.
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