Photo: Philip Frattaroli receives “I Migliori” Award from Pirandello President Frank Ciano and Master of Ceremonies Stefano Salimbeni, RAI Italia (Photo by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography) Receiving one of the nine prestigious “I Migliori” awards this year from the Pirandello Lyceum was Philip Frattaroli from Boston’s North End. The annual “I Migliori in Mens et Gesta” award ceremony was held on April Read More…
Arts & Culture
Announcing the 2017 Raffle Packages – Join NEMPAC for the Community Perform-a-thon on April 8th!
Join NEMPAC on Saturday, April 8th at THE KITCHEN at the Boston Public Market from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. for an exciting day of music, food, and activities for the whole community! The annual Perform-a-thon, a benefit for Children’s Music Scholarships, will feature a four hour straight performance of NEMPAC students and faculty members, Read More…
Boston Community Collaborative Performs “GREECE”
Congratulations to Boston Community Collaborative (BCC)’s students who participated in our production of “GREECE” on Sunday, March 26 at the St. John School stage. BCC combined all of its dance and drama students from SJS, and the North End Community for a session end performance. The session ran from the beginning of January thru the end of Read More…
USS Constitution Restoration Timelapse Video
Watch the amazing progress being made aboard USS Constitution as her 2015-2017 restoration comes to a close! Without much snow this winter to slow down progress, the restoration crew expects the ship to refloat in July. Look closely and you will see the shiny copper sheathing going on her hull. If you had the chance to Read More…
North End Library Friends Group Celebrates at Banner Fundraiser [Photo Gallery]
Friends of the North End Branch Library held a successful fundraiser this week celebrating recent successes at the neighborhood library. Dozens of enthusiastic supporters gathered at Ristorante Lucia on Hanover Street. Leading the Friends group are President Chris Sabbey, Vice President Jean Casale, Treasurer Judith Ives and Secretary John Merry. The North End branch has a Read More…
Photo Help for New Book by Anthony V. Riccio, “From Italy to the North End”
Anthony V. Riccio is putting on the finishing touches on a new book, titled “From Italy to the North End”. This book of 236 photographs will tell the visual story of Italian immigration from the villages of Italy to the streets of the North End. There are a few last people he is looking to confirm their Read More…
Spring Events at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway
As Spring returns, there will be several interesting events at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. Mark your calendars! Sunday, April 2, beginning at 8am and continuing through the morning, will be the reconfiguration of the Abstract Sculpture. This annual event is symbolic of all the people who were pulled away from their Read More…
Mexican Tall Ship Cuauhtémoc Arrives in Boston Harbor
Braving this week’s snow storm, the Mexican Tall Ship Cuauhtémoc arrived in Boston Harbor. Docked at Fan Pier, the arrival is the first in a series of introductory visits leading up to Sail Boston 2017. The training ship Cuauhtémoc is nearly three hundred-foot-long with a three-masted barque. Built in the shipyards of Bilbao, Spain in 1982, she has Read More…
NEMPAC Perform-a-thon: Announcing Sponsors and Event Timeline
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NEMPAC Returns to Bijou de la Vida Gallery in the North End for Concert Series Finale
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center’s 2016-2017 Concert Series will return to the intimate Bijou de la Vida Gallery in the North End for their final event, titled Embracing the Ethereal: A Musical Journey of French and Minimalist Works, on Friday, March 24th 2017 at 7:00 p.m. A Gallery Reception will be held prior to the concert program Read More…
NEMPAC Amore Opera Concert at La Galleria 33
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC), in partnership with Opera On Tap, held their annual Amore Valentine’s Opera Concert at North End restaurant La Galleria 33 on Sunday, February 12th. Despite heavy snowfall, the evening was very successful with a full house of attendees enjoying three sets of arias, operas, and duets from five Opera Read More…
NEMPAC Expands Summer Programming: Broadway Bootcamp Intensive and Youth Improv now enrolling!
NEMPAC is expanding its Summer Program Offerings to include two exciting new week-long intensive camps, a Youth Improv Camp for ages 9-13 and Broadway Bootcamp: Hamilton to Matilda! for ages 10-15. After years of success with the popular Music Theatre Summer Workshop, a week long day camp program offered for three weeks in July in which children ages 5 Read More…