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NEMPAC Film Festival Videos

The Second Annual NEMPAC North End Film and Music Festival featured local filmmakers, musicians and plenty of friends and neighbors who enjoyed Valentine’s Day at the Hard Rock Cafe for the event. A portion of the proceeds will go toward visual arts education.

From the NEMPAC website:

“Congratulations to Sal D’Girolamo and all the crew of “Strangers” and thank you to all who participated and we hope to see you again next year!”

PLTV taped this interview with the founder of the NEMPAC festival, Jon Sproul:

Most of the films are available for viewing online, with those available for embedding shown below along with some other PLTV interviews.
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NEMPAC Introduces Scott Boni as New Instructor

The North End Music and Performing Arts Center introduces its new instructor, Scott Boni, Saxophonist. In addition to his work at the school, he has his own professional Jazz Trio group, http://www.scottboni.com/shows. NEMPAC is very excited to have him aboard as a Private Instructor. Here is Scott Boni’s bio: Scott Boni is a saxophonist/composer from Read More…

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NorthEndBoston.com: “Briana Cash’s North End”

A new feature article has been posted on NorthEndBoston.com: Briana Cash’s North End Singer-songwriter Briana Cash has a special affinity for Boston’s North End – her grandmother being born in Rome and her grandfather’s strong Neapolitan roots seem to “sing” when this classically-trained 1st soprano performs Italian classics. Briana moves easily across several different music Read More…
Arts & Culture Event Notices

Old North Hosting a Mardi Gras Gala on March 5th

Old North Church is hosting a Mardi Gras Gala on Saturday, March 5th at the Coast Guard Station.  Proceeds from the event will support preservation programs and Piccolo Regali, our community outreach program.  The event includes a sit down dinner, silent auction and a live band.  Event tickets are $75 or $600 for a table of Read More…
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Second Annual NEMPAC Film and Music Festival

We had a great time last year and we are ready for an encore. Join NEMPAC, local filmmakers, musicians and a lot of your friends and neighbors for our Second Annual NEMPAC Music and Film Festival, Monday February 14th (Valentine’s Day) starting at 8 PM at the Hard Rock Cafe at 22 Clinton Street in Read More…
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Coro-Dante Rehearsals Starting for Spring Concert

The Coro-Dante, New England’s all-Italian repertoire chorus of the Dante Alighieri Society, will begin on January 31st in preparation for the Spring concert. Rehearsals are every Monday night from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Dante Alighieri Society, 41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge (Kendall Square). We are a four-part (Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass) chorus conducted by Kevin Galie’, M.M., J.D. Read More…
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Celebration in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 The Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events, the Museum of African American History and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) will present a free tribute concert in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 17, 2011, at 1:00pm at Faneuil Hall.  The program will feature a moving selection of classical music, spirituals and freedom songs performed by the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras’ Intensive Community Program, conducted by Marta Zurad.  
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NEMPAC Winter Session Registration Now Open

The North End Music and Performing Arts Center Winter Session Courses  and Private Music Instruction registration is under way. To register online:  www.nempacboston.org.  Payments will be collected at your first class, or pay online. For more information, contact Becca Griffin, NEMPAC’s Executive Director at becca0923@yahoo.com.
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Harbor Association Update and New Year’s Eve Events

Vivien Li, Executive Director of The Boston Harbor Association provides an update on TBHA including upcoming New Year’s Eve events. The update is shown below. Ms. Li also writes in this week’s Banker & Tradesman about rising sea levels with estimates in harbor levels to increase another 2 1/2 feet to 6 feet by the Read More…