Get your costume ready because the 2nd Annual Hoot and Howl fundraiser is coming on Friday, October 26, 2012 at Filippo’s to support the North End Music and Performing Arts Center. Keep tabs on the details at NEMPACBoston.org.
Arts & Culture
2012 – 2013 Winter Concert Series Schedule From NEMPAC and Old North
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center and the Old North Church Foundation collaborate this Winter Season to co-host a 2012-2013 Winter Concert Series. The concerts will be held at the Old North Church, on the third Friday of each Month, October through March, with the exception of the December Holiday Concert schedule for Read More…
Call for Singers! Join the North End Ladies Chorus at NEMPAC
Adult women are invited to join the North End Music & Performing Arts Center Women’s Chorus as we prepare a short program of classical music for women’s voices. The music director of this program is Rachel Carpenter, a graduate degree candidate studying Choral Conducting under the directors of Boston University’s prestigious Graduate and Doctoral Conducting Read More…
Santa Rosalia Di Palermo Honored With Procession Through Boston’s North End [Photos]
Santa Rosalia Di Palermo was honored today with a mass and street procession through Boston’s North End. St. Rosalie is the patron saint of Palermo, Italy and also known as The Little Saint. The society was formed in Boston in 1939. The story of Saint Rosalia: Rosalia was born of a noble family descended from Read More…
Imagine Magazine: Boston Actors Find Comedic Success on the Web: PIZZER MAKERS
The Pizzer Makers gang was featured in this month’s edition of Imagine Magazine. The article centers on Chris Palermo’s internet sensation of YouTube comedy episodes, starring native North Ender Frankie Imbergamo. We know the series has been very popular here on NorthEndWaterfront.com. (Click here to see Episodes 1-4.) Episode 5 is set to shoot in Read More…
10th Boston “Ahts” Festival 2012 Brings Out the Creative Spirit [Photos]
It’s hard to believe its been 10 years that the city has been hosting its big Boston “Ahts” Festival at the North End / Waterfront’s Christopher Columbus Park. For 2012, there were over 60 juried artist exhibitions and continuous music, theater and poetry performances using both the waterfront stage and the west garden area. The Read More…
“Capturing the Moment” at the 2012 Fisherman’s Feast by Jeff Tamagini
In photography, it’s all about “capturing the moment.” One of the best in Boston at doing that is professional photographer and graphic designer, Jeff Tamagini. You may have seen him following the feast processions over the past several years. He’s the one with multiple cameras and (very heavy) big lenses dangling off his shoulders. He Read More…
Saturday Hours Return to North End Branch Library This Weekend
News from the Boston Public Library: Saturday hours at the neighborhood branches of the Boston Public Library return on September 8. Saturday hours at Boston Public Library branches vary per location, but are typically 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday hours at the Central Read More…
Comparing Levels of Charitable Giving in the North End / Waterfront
Curious how much charitable giving there is in the North End / Waterfront? The annual report by the Chronicle of Philanthropy is out and much is being made of how “stingy” New England states were ranked, including Massachusetts, where only 2.8% of discretionary income is given to charity versus 4.7% for the nation. Boston is Read More…
Taking in the 91st St. Lucy’s Feast 2012 in Boston’s North End [Video]
This video shows the 91st St. Lucy’s Feast in honor of Santa Lucia, Vergine e’ Martire – Protectress of Eyesight, held in Boston’s North End on Monday, August 27, 2012. The annual event is hosted by the Saint Lucy Society on Endicott Street in the North End of Boston. The St. Lucy Society is associated Read More…
Madonna Della Cava Society Hosts Annual Labor Day Barbecue on Battery Street [Photos]
Battery Street was all about enjoying the last big summer weekend with a street cookout, music by DJ Virgil and bounce tents for the kids. The event is sponsored each year by the Madonna Della Cava Society that is located at 3 Battery Street in Boston’s North End. We caught a few photos from the Read More…
93rd St. Anthony’s Feast and 2012 Grand Procession in Boston’s North End [Video]
It was truly the “Feast of all Feasts” at the 93rd St. Anthony’s Feast in August 2012 as captured in this video. On Friday, the meticulously gold-adorned statue of Saint Anthony emerged to throngs of the faithful. The exposition and blessing by Fr. Antonio from Saint Leonard Church was followed by a short procession before Read More…