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Special Old North Tours – Celebrating Craftsmanship: Anglican Art & Architecture

Tuesday 5/15, Friday 5/18, Tuesday 5/22, Friday 5/25, Saturday 5/26, and Sunday 5/27 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Special On-Site Tours Celebrating Craftsmanship: Anglican Art & Architecture Purchase tickets Sharpen your observation skills and study the aesthetic components of the Old North Church while celebrating the craftsmanship involved in building and creating this national icon. Join us Read More…

Arts & Culture

Boston Lyric Opera to Perform at the DCR Steriti Memorial Rink

The Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) will present a first-time pairing / blending of two Leonard Bernstein works, Trouble in Tahiti / Arias and Barcarolles as a cabaret at the DCR Steriti Memorial Rink at 561 Commercial Street in the North End. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on May 11, 12, 16, 18 and 19; and at 3 Read More…

Arts & Culture Schools

North Bennet Street School Annual Celebration of Craft

The North Bennet Street School (NBSS) Annual Celebration of Craft will be on display for nearly two months, taking place at two venues: Two International Place in the Financial District from May 7 – 23, and then at the Windgate Gallery in the North End from June 4 – 30. As part of this celebration, Read More…

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Boston Community Collaborative Drama and Dance Students Perform “Mini Musicals”

Boston Community Collaborative (BCC) is so proud of its students who recently performed “Mini Musicals” at the St. John School stage. The play included approximately 60 students ages 3-10 from our weekly dance and drama classes at the St. John School (SJS) afterschool program and the BPS Eliot School. This play was created, directed, and Read More…

Arts & Culture

243rd Lantern Lighting Ceremony at Old North Church [Video]

The 243rd Lantern Lighting Ceremony was held on Sunday night, April 15th, the eve of Patriot’s Day. Suzi Berlin livestreamed the event. 243rd Lantern Lighting Ceremony Old North Church #Boston #History #AmericanRevolution https://t.co/SiKDIItz3r — Suzi Berlin (@SuziBerlin) April 15, 2018 The Lantern Ceremony celebrates the events of the night of April 18, 1775, when two Read More…

Arts & Culture Event Notices Featured

Your North End / Waterfront Guide to Marathon Weekend & Patriots’ Day!

Saturday, April 14 Boston Athletic Association 5K and Invitational Mile. The 5K will begin at 8 a.m. on Charles Street near the Center Gate of the Public Gardens. Charles Street between Boylston and Beacon Streets will be closed beginning at 6 a.m. The Invitational Mile begins after the 5K on Boylston Street. Portions of Boylston, Newbury, Read More…

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W.C. Fields and Mae West Meet the Friends of the North End Library

The Delvena Theatre Company will be presenting W.C. Fields and Mae West at the North End Branch Library, 25 Parmenter Street, on Wednesday, May 2, at 6:30pm. Come visit with W.C. Fields and Mae West in a dressing room on the set of “My Little Chicadee”. See the characters come to life, and enjoy the Read More…

Announcements Arts & Culture

Handel and Haydn Society to Perform Handel’s Hercules May 4 & May 6

Continuing his acclaimed cycle of Handel oratorios, artistic director Harry Christophers leads all forces in Hercules, the tempestuous tale of the mighty hero returning home from war and reconnecting with the life he left behind. Playing on the human emotions of jealousy and remorse, Hercules offers powerfully dramatic music, telling the story of the great Read More…

Arts & Culture

New at the Library! A Wishing Tree

By Terese O’Connell The Friends of the North End Library gratefully thank local woodworking artisan Grant Burger for his amazing work of art now permanently on display in the North End Library. The Friends of the North End Library started the Wishing Tree with donation ornaments years ago at the Annual Spring Fling. It was Read More…

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Massmouth Presents Riff: Song-Inspired Stories at City Winery

Massmouth is teaming up with City Winery to bring you a new storytelling series – “Riff: Song-Inspired Stories.” Tellers will spin six-minute totally true stories on a new song-inspired theme each month. For April, we’ve gone with a classic: DREAM ON. Four pre-picked tellers and four tellers drawn randomly at the event compete for audience Read More…

Arts & Culture Community

NEMPAC Brings “Meet the Musicians” Spring Series to Local Library

The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) is partnering with the North End Library to host a “Meet the Musicians” series paired with Story-Time this spring! This program will begin with a short story led by the library, followed by a visit and performance with the NEMPAC guest musician of the week. The Read More…

Arts & Culture Featured

Abstract Sculpture on the Greenway Reconfigured for 2018 Season

The split rhomboid dodecahedron monument at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway, known as the Abstract Sculpture, was reconfigured on Sunday for the 2018 season. Made out of steel and aluminum, the Abstract Sculpture changes its shape each year. The debut of this year’s sculpture is one of the 24 possible configurations, featuring a tall wide center over a split Read More…