Daily Briefs

Monday’s Brief: Coffee with a Cop, Boston Harbor Pop Up Gallery, The Little Prince, Boston in Bloom

Today is Monday, May 6 and here’s what you need to know for the week ahead

Notable News:

Coffee with a Cop Stops by the Ausonia Apartments in the North End!

Commissioner Gross and Councilor Anissa Essaibi-George joined several officers from District A-1, and members of the Bureau of Community Engagement to share a cup of coffee and conversation with community members about public safety issues and concerns in a relaxed, informal setting, read more on BPDNews.com.

Boston in Bloom:

Plan your events with the Community Calendar:

Tuesday, May 7

3:30PM Crafty Grown-Ups. Stop by the North End Library at 25 Parmenter Street for some relaxing crafts! Drop in for the grown-ups only event and make a pretty button bookmark.

5:30PM Wharf District Cleanup on the Greenway. Join the Wharf District Council for its annual Rose Kennedy Greenway cleanup event. Invite your friends, family, and neighbors. Dress comfortably for light gardening. Greenway staff will provide all necessary gardening tools, see additional details here.

Wednesday, May 8

6:00PM Free Reiki Clinic at Mariner’s House. There will be a free Reiki clinic at the Mariners House-11 North Square, 2nd floor, 6-8 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

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

6:30PM Book Discussion Club. Join the North End Library in reading and discussing John Kennedy Toole’s posthumously published, Pulitzer Prize-winning American comic masterpiece. Books are available for checkout at the library’s front desk.

Thursday, May 9

6:00PM Beauty Night with Exhale Spa at Shake the Tree. Treat yourself to sips and snacks, plus an array of wellness services from Exhale Spa including massage + acupuncture at 67 Salem Street.

6:00PM NBSS Annual Celebration of Craft Opening Party. Join NBSS to celebrate the North Bennet Street School community and the exemplary work on display in the 20th Annual Celebration of Craft: Student & Alumni Exhibit. At the Opening Party, you’ll have access to the remarkable workshops for lively and informative program demonstrations, and together, enjoy live music, hors d’oeuvres, and libations, all in the company of the extended NBSS community, see additional details here.

7:00PM NEWRA Monthly Meeting at the Nazzaro Center. Stop by the Nazzaro Center at 30 N. Bennet Street for this recurring meeting on the 2nd Thursday of the month, see here for more information.

7:00PM Good Seatizenship: Policies, Plastics, and Programs to Conserve. Executive Director and “Chief Mermaid” of Save Philippine Seas and New England Aquarium Marine Conservation Action Fund Fellow will speak about the movement “Save Philippine Seas”, see additional details here.

From the Community:

Boston Harbor Pop-Up Gallery Exhibit — New Life for an Old Park, Cutillo Park

There will be an exhibit of historical maps, photos and articles focusing on Cutillo Park in the North End at Boston Harbor Pop-Up Gallery, 226 Causeway Street, continue reading.

“The Little Prince” Presented by 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, their 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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