Wednesday’s Brief: Halloween Festivities, Red Sox Parade, Waterfront Park Plans

Things to know for Wednesday

Today is Wednesday, October 31 – HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Here’s what else you need to know for today…

9:00AM NEWMA Halloween Party. Join the Nazzaro Center at 30 N Bennet Street for their Halloween Party. Wear your orange and black and come party before trick or treating! Kids can decorate a Halloween sugar cookie, make a craft and play some games.

11:00AM Red Sox World Series Parade. The Boston Red Sox defeated the L.A. Dodgers four games to one to become World Series Champions! In celebration, the City of Boston will host a victory parade on Wednesday, October 31, beginning at 11 a.m. at Fenway Park. See the parade map and parking restrictions here.

3:00PM North End Neighborhood Halloween Party at the Nazzaro Center. ROC Teen Saturday hosts the North End Neighborhood Halloween Party with the BCYF Nazzaro Community Center and The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC). Families and children of all ages will enjoy games, bouncy houses, haunted house, arts & crafts, and face-painting. Pizza and cider will be served between 4 and 6 p.m.

3:30PM Neighborhood Trick-or-Treating. The North End Waterfront Mothers’ / Fathers’ Association is again sponsoring neighborhood Trick-or-Treating for children. Participating businesses will display a Teal Pumpkin flyer in their window, see additional details here.

7:00PM Post Trick-or-Treat Dance Party. Hosted by Boston Community Collaborative, this post trick-or-treating dance party at Filippo’s is for children ages 8 and older, along with their families.

10:00PM 3rd Annual Halloween Party. Join Trattoria ll Panino at 11 Parmenter Street and 280 Hanover Street for their 3rd annual Halloween party.

Notable News:

Building a waterfront park in Boston can be tricky

Barbara Erickson, chief executive of The Trustees Reservation plans to update members at annual meeting tomorrow on their goal to build a string of signature parks along the Boston waterfront community, including a potential new park at Sargent’s Wharf in the North End, read more on the Boston Globe.

Halloween Happenings:

 

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Plan your events with the Community Calendar:

Thursday, November 1

4:00PM All Saints Day Mass and Procession at St. Leonard Church. All The Local North End Feast And Saints Have Been Invited To Join a Procession Through The Streets Of The North End After Mass at 5pm, with Two Street Bands And Also Church Singers, see additional details here.

5:00PM North Street Grille Neighborhood Night. Join North Street Grille for their Neighborhood Night on the first Thursday of every night when 30% of all sales will go back to the neighborhood, see additional details here.

6:00PM North End Public Safety Meeting. Stop by the Nazzaro Center at 30 North Bennet Street for the North End / Waterfront Public Safety Meeting.

7:00PM Aquarium Lecture Series: Inclusive Community Resilience. Communities across the United States are facing a variety of changes and challenges. Three East Boston leaders are taking steps to engage diverse residents in activities to help foster community resilience in light of the challenges, see additional details here.

Friday, November 2

IdeaBoston Festival. I AM Books’ two-day festival will take place on Nov. 2 and 3 at the Dante Alighieri building in Cambridge, and will feature dozens of panel presentations, workshops, film screenings, a theatrical representation and one big party to top it all off!

10:00AM NBSS Open House 2018. Stop by the North Bennet Street School at 150 North Street for an open house to learn more about the school’s offerings and be inspired.

1:00PM Friday Films at the North End Library. Join the North End Library at 25 Parmenter Street for their November film series: Pre-Code Hollywood, see additional details here.

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