Is there anything sweeter than Spring in Boston? The long, harsh New England is finally over, the magnolia trees on Commonwealth Avenue are in bloom, the Red Sox are winning and may finally have a decent pitching staff and, best of all, the Swan Boats are back in the Public Garden lagoon. The post card Read More…
Arts & Culture
North End Music & Performing Arts Center ‘Jazz in the Park’ Summer Concert Series 2018
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center is excited to announce their upcoming Summer Concert Series 2018: ‘Jazz in the Park’ in collaboration with The Greenway Conservancy and the City of Boston. The series will feature four weeks of free, live outdoor concerts on Tuesday evenings, July 10th, July 17th, July 24th, and July 31st Read More…
Opera Lecture: “Trouble in Tahiti”
Join North End Music and Performing Arts Center opera singer and lecturer Mary-Alexandra Onstad as she discusses the Boston Lyric Opera’s new production of Leonard Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti.” This is a collaboration with North End Music & Performing Arts Center. Where: North End Branch Library / 25 Parmenter St. When: Saturday, May 19 at Read More…
Friday Films: The Paranoid Style
Friday, May 11: Manchurian Candidate (1962 / 126 mins) Friday, May 18: Seven Days in May (1964 / 118 mins) Friday, May 25: Parallax View (1974 / 102 mins) Friday, June 1: The Prisoner (1960-61) Friday, June 8: Three Days of the Condor (1975 / 117 mins) Friday, June 15: All the President’s Men (1976 / 138 mins) – CANCELLED Friday, Read More…
Historic Neon Signs from Local Businesses to Join Greenway Art Displays
As part of a new art installation, the Greenway will exhibit eight Massachusetts neon signs used by local businesses during the mid 1900s. Many of the signs were once well-known landmarks in communities that went through big changes, leading to the abandonment of these neon icons. Now, they will make up the exhibit to be Read More…
World Labyrinth Day at the Armenian Heritage Park [Photos]
World Labyrinth Day was celebrated on Saturday May 5th at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway. This annual event offers an opportunity for neighbors, tourists, and friends to walk as one in peace and harmony at the same time as people in cities worldwide.The event commenced with an introduction to walking a labyrinth from Read More…
Celebrate World Labyrinth Day & Public Art at the Armenian Heritage Park
Celebrate Public Art! Park’s Abstract Sculpture & Labyrinth Saturday, May 5 at 12:45 p.m. 1:00 p.m. World Labyrinth Day: Walk as One in Peace & Harmony At 12:45 pm, introduction to walking a labyrinth. 1:30 p.m. Reception to View the Abstract Sculpture 2018 Configuration* Remarks: Sarah Baker Editor-in-Chief, Art New England magazine Introduced by Lucas Cowan Public Art Curator, Rose Read More…
Lecture on the Value of Old & Rare Books by Ken Gloss at the West End Library
Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of Brattle Book Shop near Downtown Crossing, will give a free and open talk Thursday, May 10 at 6 p.m. at the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library on the value of old and rare books. Ken, who is also a frequent guest appraiser on PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, will talk in part about the Read More…
Carmelina’s Hosts NEMPAC for Spring Fundraiser [Photos]
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) had a full house of friends and supporters enjoying a delicious dinner, live music, and wine pairings this past Monday, April 23rd at Carmelina’s Ristorante. The spring fundraiser, “Cucina e Musica Italiana” was hosted by restaurant owner and chef, Damian DiPaola, who treated all attendees to Read More…
NEMPAC Announces New Board Members & Board of Directors
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to the Board of Directors: Carl R. Hall and Eamon O’Marah. “I am extremely pleased to welcome Carl R. Hall, as our new treasurer, and Eamon O’Marah, as a Director of the Board. Carl brings financial Read More…
Fifth Annual Walk Against Genocide Commemorates Atrocities, Promotes Awareness
The 5th Annual Walk Against Genocide took place Sunday, April 22, beginning at The Holocaust Memorial and concluding at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway in the North End. This walk commemorates genocides and mass atrocities of the 20th and 21st centuries, and was particularly significant for the Armenian Genocide, which marked its 103rd anniversary today, Read More…
NEMPAC Music Theatre Troupe Presents: The Sound of Music
When: MAY 17 at 5:30 p.m. and May 19 at 12:00 p.m. Where: Improv Asylum, 216 Hanover Street, North End, Boston Tickets available HERE. NEMPAC’s Music Theatre Troupe youth performers will put on this family-friendly, 90-minute reduction of the original Rogers and Hammerstein Sound of Music! The NEMPAC Music Theatre Troupe is led by Allie Meek, Artistic & Read More…