Things to know for Thursday
Today is Thursday, August 23 and it’s the 91st anniversary of the Sacco & Vanzetti Execution. On April 15, 1920, a double murder set off a sequence of events that led to the controversial, and later declared unjust, trial convictions of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Their execution on August 23, 1927 is blamed on anti-Italian prejudice and fear of their anarchist political beliefs, read more.
Here’s what else you need to know for today…
St. Lucy’s Feast at Endicott & N. Margin Streets. Festivities begin Thursday evening at 5pm with the Feast of Santa Lucia, and continues all weekend with the Feast of Saint Anthony on Friday, Saturday & Sunday, see additional details here.
10:00AM Gentle Yoga at Christopher Columbus Park. Stop by Christopher Columbus Park for free fitness classes all summer long. This week’s class will be gentle yoga.
5:00PM Opening Ceremonies for Feast of Santa Lucia. Opening Ceremonies & Procession of the Feast of Santa Lucia – Exposition & blessing of the Statue of Santa Lucia and devotees. The Statue of Santa Lucia will then be brought in solemn procession through the streets of the North End accompanied by Italian street bands, flower girls and color guard.
7:30PM Under the August Moon. Stop by Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway and meet/greet, network, walk the moonlit Labyrinth and enjoy refreshments. RSVP to hello@armenianheritagepark.org.
Notable News:
Feasts, family and faith reveal best of North End
Former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn reflects on this past weekend’s 108th annual Fisherman’s Feast, “it brought back many special memories from both Sicily and the North End. The family and traditions are what sets this neighborhood and this city apart,” read more on the Boston Herald.
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Friday, August 24
St. Anthony’s Feast. Festivities begin Thursday evening at 5pm with the Feast of Santa Lucia, and continues all weekend with the Feast of Saint Anthony on Friday, Saturday & Sunday, see additional details here.
10:30AM Carolyn Lynch Garden Ribbon-Cutting. The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy cordially invites you to join them to celebrate the Dedication and Ribbon-cutting of the new Carolyn Lynch Garden on The Greenway. The gathering begins at the Northern garden entrance (at the corner of Hanover Street and Surface Road).
1:00PM Friday Films of Robert Mitchum: The Yakuza. Join the North End Branch Library at 25 Parmenter Street for their weekly film series of Robert Mitchum, see additional details here.
6:30PM Sing along with entertainer Mel Stiller in the Rotunda in Quincy Market. Mel has been leading the piano bar at Jacob Wirth restaurant in Boston’s Theatre District every Friday night for the past 29 years. Songbooks will be distributed with lyrics to over 500 oldies, classic rock songs, standards, and show tunes from the 1950s to the 1970s.
7:00PM Opening Ceremonies of St. Anthony’s Feast. Opening Ceremonies of St. Anthony’s Feast – The exposition and blessing of the status of Saint Anthony, members fellow devotees and the streets of the North End, see additional details here.
Saturday, August 25
St. Anthony’s Feast. Festivities begin Thursday evening at 5pm with the Feast of Santa Lucia, and continues all weekend with the Feast of Saint Anthony on Friday, Saturday & Sunday, see additional details here.
5:00PM St. Anthony’s Feast: Outdoor Celebration of the Eucharist. Outdoor Celebration of the Eucharist – Celebrate a special mass in honor of Saint Anthony, followed by a Blessing with the Relic of Saint Anthony & distribution of Blessed Saint Anthony Bread, see additional details here.
From the Community:
Ninth Annual Italian Heritage Golf Classic
The Italian Heritage Month Committee and the Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli Lodge #2183, Sons of Italy of Wilmington, are proud to announce the Ninth Annual Italian Heritage Golf Classic in celebration of Italian Heritage Month on Friday, September 28, 2018 at the Merrimack Valley Golf Club in Methuen, continue reading.
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