Wednesday’s Brief: Bruins to Play Game 7, Ferry Service Expansion Push, Tea & Tranquility, Musical Film, Reiki Clinic, Library Meeting, Celebration of the Transitus

Today is Wednesday, June 12 and it’s game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals! Whether you’re going to be at the Garden for the 8 p.m. final or at a local watch party, be sure to share your support for the Bruins! Boston.com has even pulled together a running list of food and drink specials in honor of the big game, see the full list including some North End favorites here.

Here’s what else you need to know for today…

4:30PM Tea & Tranquility. Stop by Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway for a late afternoon summer series for those working, living in and visiting downtown Boston. Enjoy the meet and greet and walk the labyrinth or relax on a bench and have some refreshing MEM Iced Teas.

5:30PM Musical Film: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at the North End Library. Stop by 25 Parmenter Street for musicals featuring the choreography of Jack Cole. This week’s feature will be Gentleman Prefer Blondes (1953), see additional details here.

6:00PM Free Reiki Clinic at Mariner’s House. Stop by Mariner’s House at 11 North Square on the 2nd floor for a free Reiki Clinic and refreshments.

6:30PM Friends of the North End Library Meeting. Stop by 25 Parmenter Street for a Friends of the North End Library meeting.

7:00PM Celebration of the Transitus at St. Leonard Church. Join the Parish of St. Leonard’s as they commemorate the last moments of Saint Anthony’s Earthly Life, see additional details here.

Notable News:

A new push to expand ferry service in Boston Harbor

We can all agree that traffic in Boston has never been worse and it’s worth considering pushing to get people off the roads, and onto the water instead. Boston 25 News takes a look at the proposal of two new routes for the ferry service, read more here.

GO BRUINS!

Plan your events with the Community Calendar:

Thursday, June 13

5:00PM High Mass – Feast Day of Saint Anthony at St. Leonard Church. Join St. Leonard Church for High Mass before the procession, see additional details here.

6:00PM St. Anthony Procession – Starts at St. Leonard Church. Join St. Leonard Church following High Mass for a candle lit procession through the streets of the North End, see additional details here.

6:00PM Up Close II: Books and Furniture. Stop by the North Bennet Street School for the 20th Annual Celebration of Craft featuring two interpretive tours led by makers in the Student & Alumni Exhibit, see additional details here.

6:00PM Specialty walking Tours | Adventures at Sea: Bostonians in the Age of Sail. Join Old North at 193 Salem Street for ten memorable stories spanning that era, drawn from first-person accounts by Bostonians capturing the experience in letters, diaries, and memoirs, see additional details and ticket information here.

6:00PM Sunset Tour of Castle Island. Join Mike Manning of the Friends of the Boston HarborWalk for a special evening guided tour of Fort Independence at Castle Island, see additional details and ticket information here.

7:00PM NEWRA Monthly Meeting at the Nazzaro Center. Stop by the Nazzaro Center at 30 North Bennet Street for the North End Waterfront Residents Association monthly meeting, see additional details and the meeting agenda here.

7:00PM Aquarium Lecture Series: How to Fall in Love with Coral. Coral reefs were once thought of as indestructible, but we are now losing corals at an ever-faster pace, learn more about Coral and Joanie Kleypas in this Aquarium Lecture Series, see additional information and register for the event here.

Friday, June 14

6:30AM Summer Fitness Series: Bootcamp. Stop by Christopher Columbus Park for the summer fitness series. This morning’s class will be Bootcamp, see additional details and the full class schedule here.

1:00PM Films: An Affair to Remember at the North End Library. Stop by 25 Parmenter Street for the Friday Film series featuring women’s pictures: when women ruled the movie box office. This week’s film will be An affair to Remember (1957), see additional details here.

From the Community:

“The Little Prince” Presented by the NEMPAC Opera Project

The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) is thrilled to announce the NEMPAC Opera Project’s 2019 MainStage Production. This year, our new Artistic Director, Alexandra Dietrich, has selected Rachel Portman’s lush setting of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “The Little Prince”, a beloved French children’s novel to multiple generations of readers since its publication in 1943, continue reading.

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