NEMPAC and the Eureka Musician’s Ensemble will team up in an exciting “Tour of the Towns” this summer, bringing their fun and interactive Instrument Petting Zoos to Charlestown and Beacon Hill. At each event, Eureka musicians and NEMPAC Instructors will work with children to teach them about the different instrument groups that they specialize in, Read More…
The annual Patriot’s Day Parade was held on Monday morning, ending in Boston’s North End with the reenactment of Paul Revere’s midnight ride on April 18, 1775. Performing the reenactment were the Massachusetts National Lancers with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh handing orders to Paul Revere on Brown Beauty. Revere rides down Hanover Street to Charlestown and follows a Read More…
Marathon Daffodils is the continuing tribute to the “Boston Strong” spirit, now four years after the bombing tragedy. For the 2017 Boston Marathon, the effort expanded to neighborhood parks and public spaces, well beyond the marathon route. The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park brought our attention to the hundreds of potted plants on the waterfront shown in Read More…
Following the first of several community meetings for public art in North Square, the designated artists, A+J Art+Design Team have prepared the following information to communicate their early thinking on the project. North Square Stories: Four Intertwined Historical Threads THE CONCEPT North Square is a small square with a big place in history and a big Read More…
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) is returning to the Prado (Paul Revere Mall) this summer for an exciting schedule of free public concerts on Thursday Nights this July! NEMPAC has an open call for musicians/performers interested in performing in our NEMPAC Summer Concert Series Community Night on Thursday, July 13th between Read More…
2017 Holy Week and Easter Sunday Schedule North End Churches Saint Leonard Parish for St. Leonard Church, Sacred Heart & St. Stephen’s Church (St. Leonard Church is closed for renovations, all services at Sacred Heart, North Square and St. Stephen’s, 401 Hanover St.) Holy Thursday, April 13 The Mass of the Last Supper – Sacred Heart Read More…
NEMPAC held it annual student Perform-a-thon benefit for Children’s Music Scholarships on April 8th at the Boston Public Market, raising $11,220 for the 2017-18 Scholarship Fund over the course of the month long “Pledge Me” Campaign and at the event itself. NEMPAC students and faculty joined together to present a four hour straight show, including Read More…
The split rhomboid dodecahedron monument at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway, known as the Abstract Sculpture, was reconfigured this week for the 2017 season. Made out of steel and aluminum, the Abstract Sculpture changes from each year. The debut of this year’s sculpture is one of the 24 possible configurations, featuring kissing halves and a low profile that extends Read More…
Roseann could not have predicted the events of Marathon Monday 2013. All were shocked when, in a matter of minutes, chaos erupted. After the first bomb went off, Roseann made to take off down the street when she suddenly heard two loud popping sounds and saw two white flashes of light at her feet. It Read More…
Congratulations to Boston Community Collaborative (BCC)’s students who participated in our dance showcase of “HAMILTON” this past Tuesday, April 4 on the Josiah Quincy School stage. BCC’s students from the JQS afterschool program have met once per week for the past 9 weeks to put together this dance showcase. The piece was directed, and choreographed Read More…
2017 NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD EGG HUNT Sunday, April 9, 2017 @ 10:00 am Christopher Columbus Park (We will be watching the weather – alternate dates are 4/8 or 4/15 – hoping we don’t have to reschedule. If we do, time will change to coordinate with other events in the neighborhood. Everyone – think good thoughts for Read More…
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced A+J Art+Design has been selected to create a public art project in North Square following an open call for artists through a Request for Proposals. The artist team will work with the Public Works Department (PWD), the Boston Art Commission, and the North End community to further develop their Read More…