Arts & Culture
Italian Heritage Seniors Luncheon Set for October 8th
The 5th Annual Italian Heritage Luncheon for North End Seniors will be held on October 8, 2010 from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm at the U.S. Coast Guard’s All Hands Club located at 427 Commercial St., hosted by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. The event features lunch, entertainment and door prizes. Tickets are first come, Read More…
“This Movie is Nothing if Not a Long Apology to the North End”
That was the quote in the Boston Herald from Ben Affleck during an interview for his “Made in Boston” movie, “The Town” opening this weekend. “The community is extremely powerful politically in the North End, whereas if you’re (filming) in Dorchester you wouldn’t be getting the same kind of push-back from the municipal authorities. So Read More…
Santa Rosalia Di Palermo Procession
Ending the North End’s summer of religious tributes to patron saints is the Santa Rosalia Di Palmero Society with a mass and procession on Sunday September 12, 2010. Born in 1130 and dying young in 1166, was a rich an noble maiden of Palermo’s Norman origin, Rosalia Sinibaldi. Rosalia retreated to a mountain, presumably as Read More…
Boston “Ahts” Festival Photos
This weekend featured Boston’s largest arts festival, Ahts in the Park, at Christopher Columbus Park. Here are some photos from the 2010 weekend. Click to view the photo slideshow. Click here to view the photos. More photos on the Facebook pages for the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park and the Boston Ahts Festival.
Old North Concert Features New Music
The improvisational music duo, Dithyramb, will perform on Monday, September 20th at 8:00 p.m., at historic Old North Church, 193 Salem Street in Boston’s North End. With Tom Kraines on cello and Cameron Britt on hand percussion and marimba, Dithyramb features the talents of two of today’s most exciting and inventive performers and composers. Their Read More…
Boston “ahts” Festival – Detailed Schedule
Below is the detailed schedule for this weekend’s Boston “ahts” Festival at Christopher Columbus Park. (Thanks to Meredith P. for the info.) PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE 2010 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 WATERFRONT STAGE 5:45-6:30 PM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER 6:45-7:30 PM MEAN CREEK Mean Creek was voted the best local act in the Boston Phoenix 2010 Best Music Poll. Read More…
Globe Highlights Expansion of Paul Revere House Museum
Annelena Lobb of the Boston Globe writes about the ongoing Lathrop Place expansion and fundraising campaign of the Paul Revere House Museum. “The organization that runs the Paul Revere House is trying to raise $4 million in its first-ever capital campaign to expand the historic North End site. The nonprofit Paul Revere Memorial Association, Read More…
Puleo to Speak on “Dark Tide” at BPL Copley Square
Monday, September 20 • 6pm • Central Library in Copley Square • Rabb Lecture Hall Stephen Puleo comes to the Boston Public Library after his book, Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, was chosen by the people of Boston as the one book that the entire city should read. More than 8,000 Read More…
Nominate a Kid for the Barnum Award
The circus comes to town on October 13th!
Remember, they walk through the streets and have a feeding on Hanover St.!
Nominate Local Children Who Give Back To The Community For The Barnum Award, Presented by The Greatest Show On Earth®
Three Nominees Will Be Awarded CASH Grants Up to $1000 on October 13, Opening Night at TD Garden
BOSTON, MA (August 30, 2010) – The Greatest Show On Earth® is coming to Boston’s TD Garden from October 13-17, 2010 with the all-new production, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents ZING ZANG ZOOM®. To celebrate the show and the two-year celebration of the 200th anniversary of P.T. Barnums birth, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® is pleased to announce the launch of The Barnum Award.
Honoring the spirit of the founder of The Greatest Show On Earth® and his inspirational contributions to society, The Barnum Award seeks to identify and celebrate children who give back to their own communities in creative, fun, and innovative ways. Nominations can be submitted online at www.thebarnumaward.com.
NEMPAC Performs at the West End Children’s Festival
On Saturday, August 21st, The North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) participated in the Annual West End Children’s Festival on Thoreau Path in the West End. NEMPAC provided an Instrument Petting Zoo and a number of performances. Of the Instrument Petting Zoo, NEMPAC’s Executive Director Rebecca Griffin said: “Children get so excited when Read More…