News from Boston Public Library regarding the temporary closing of the West End Branch Library on Cambridge Street from August 10-29, 2012 to replace the roof. The North End Branch at 25 Parmenter Street is the nearest alternative branch. The press release is shown below. The West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, which Read More…
The sound of Christmas carols drifted through the North End streets on Wednesday night for this year’s Christmas in July at the Gassy (DeFilippo Playground), sponsored by ROC – Teen Saturday and Regina Pizzeria. The feature movie was A Christmas Story, of course. The park was decorated with Christmas trees, snowmen and festive lights. The kids Read More…
The 87th Annual Saint Joseph Feast kicks off on Friday, July 27, 2012, 5:00 pm with the blessing of San Giuseppe at the Hanover Street chapel along with activities on Battery Street. The festival runs through Sunday, July 29, 2012, featuring a star-studded lineup is scheduled including Marc Antonelli, Sharon “Z”, Frank Zarba, Ray Cavicchio, Read More…
Deck the halls because Christmas is coming, on Wednesday July 25, 2012, 7pm at the Gassy – DeFilippo Park. There will be a movie showing of A Christmas Story, sponsored by ROC Teen Saturday and Regina Pizzeria. Christmas trees, snowmen, holiday lights and a visit from Santa Claus! All are welcome!
News from the North End Music & Performing Arts Center: On Friday, July 13th, after only 4 days of rehearsals, the talented performers of the NEMPAC theatre troupe put together a fabulous production of The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. These gifted youngsters spent each day last week, from 9-4, working on their Read More…
The Society of San Rocco held their annual procession on Sunday through the streets of Boston’s North End. Joining the statue of Saint Rocco and his devotees were Portuguese dancers, Rancho Folclorico de Peabody accompanied by the Roma Band and Northeast Italian Band. Saint Rocco was born into an aristocratic French family. He turned away Read More…
Featuring the North End / Waterfront and downtown Boston in a pre-American Revolution simulation, a video walkthrough of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed III video game was released at this week’s Comic-Con 2012. Narrated by the game’s creative director, Alex Hutchinson, the preview starts out at the Old North Church and captures many of the colonial Read More…
Irish tenor, Ronan Tynan, has sold his North End / Waterfront condo at Lewis Wharf, according to Banker & Tradesman. The condo on the front side, near Atlantic Avenue, sold for $890,000. Tynan is one of the “Irish Tenors” and previously sang “God Bless America” during New York Yankees games. He later moved to Boston Read More…
July 12, 2012 at 6:00 pm – FREE “NIGHT OF MAGIC” on the Prado- hosted by NEAD and NEMPAC with funding from The Boston Foundation’s “My Summer in the City” Initiative.
NEMPAC’s Summer Music Theatre Troupe 17 of us have been meeting for a week now, 9am – 4pm and have been putting together a GREAT musical for our community. Come see all the work we’ve been able to do in only one week! Starring Catherine Conairis as Maria, Liam Finn as the Captain, and Von Trapp family leads, Read More…
Devotees of Madonna Delle Grazie held their annual procession in Boston’s North End on Sunday, July 8, 2012. The society was founded in Boston in 1903 San Sossio Baronia Avellino. Featuring Saint Alfio’s Band and the Northeast Italian Band, the procession started at St. Leonard’s Church at the corner of Hanover & Prince Streets and Read More…
Updated Video: Film Preview for Boston’s North End: America’s Italian Neighborhood; Produced by the North End Historical Society Following a successful preview event, the North End Historical Society provided an updated film trailer with additional footage from the in-progress film documentary, Boston’s North End: America’s Italian Neighborhood. The film is being created from stories of Read More…