The reviews for First Night 2017 at Copley Square were less than enthusiastic. But, there appears to be new interest in bringing back midnight harbor fireworks for next year. Overwhelming disappointment by the waterfront community was expressed in comments on a NorthEndWaterfront.com post. Despite this response, event planner Conventures Inc. continues to advocate for a Back Bay-only plan in Wednesday’s Globe. The company’s president Read More…
St. Leonard Church will close for an extensive restoration beginning on January 2, 2017. Located in Boston’s North End at 320 Hanover Street, the iconic Roman Catholic church will be under construction for several months and perhaps longer. The news was posted in this week’s church bulletin: We can finally announce with confidence that we will be ringing in the Read More…
Dusty Rhodes, founder and president of event planning company, Conventures Inc., was hired by the City of Boston to put on this year’s First Night. In a Globe puff piece, she talks about their plans for the 2017 New Year’s celebration and why it has been consolidated in Back Bay. “What Times Square is to New Read More…
The fascinating connection between Israel’s flag and Boston’s North End has come to light in a research paper by Brandeis University professor Jonathan Sarna, recently highlighted in the Boston Globe. Back in 1892 on Columbus Day, hundreds of Jewish residents from the North End marched a white flag with the blue six-pointed Star of David and two stripes from Hanover Street’s Zion Read More…
St. John School recital was held at St. Stephen’s Church under the direction of North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) teaching staff, Alexander Dietrich and Rebecca Whittington. NEMPAC partners with the school to offer K-4 through second grade for early music and movement education classes and grades 3-8 with choral programming. NEMPAC’s choral Read More…
On Wednesday, December 14th North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) presented its second annual performance of Handel’s “Messiah” Part I at St. Stephens Church in the North End. The concert, featuring the Boston Landmarks Orchestra’s One City Choir, NEMPAC soloists, Eureka Musicians, and the St. Johns Honors Choir, was a resounding success, Read More…
Saint Leonard Parish Saturday, December 24th, Christmas Eve Saint Stephen’s Church 4:00 pm Saint Leonard’s Church 5:00 pm Saint Leonard’s Church 12:00 Midnight Sunday, December 25th, Christmas Day Sacred Heart Church 9:00 am (Bilingual) Saint Leonard’s Church 10:30 am (Italian) Saint Stephen’s Church 11:00 am Saint Leonard’s Church 12:00 noon Saturday, December 31st, New Year’s Read More…
Blaming a reduced budget and lack of support, First Night organizer Conventures has canceled the New Year’s 2017 midnight fireworks over Boston Harbor. First Night 2017 will be a Back Bay-only affair including family fireworks at 7pm on Boston Common. Live entertainment and other activities will be at Copley Square including a procession, ice sculptures and pyrotechnics at midnight. The harbor Read More…
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center’s second 2016-17 Concert Series event titled Portraits of a Power Couple – An Evening of Beethoven and Schubert, will be held on Wednesday, January 11th 2017 at 7:00 PM. This concert will feature passionate songs by Beethoven and Schubert with Andrei Baumann, piano and John Nevergall, tenor, and Read More…
Friends Of The North End held their annual traditional Christmas Eve dinner, the “Feast of the seven fishes – La Festa dei sette pesci”, at the Sons of Italy Hall in Winchester, MA, Wednesday, December 14, 2016. The meal of seven fishes was prepared by Master Chefs Vito Aluia and Joe Blazo with the assistance Read More…
On Friday, the Eliot School and St. John’s School welcomed Italy’s Consul General Nicola DeSantis with C.A.S.It president, Giaconda Motta, Italian Minister of Education and other distinguished guests to the Eliot Lower School. The students in Kinder 1 through Grade 2 as well as a fourth grade class from St. John’s School were treated to Read More…
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and SPARK Boston announced the five 2016 SPARK Impact Award winners, including Sherri Snow, Executive Director of North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC). Snow won in the category of Community Building and Neighborhood Improvement. Sherri Snow said she looks to “inspire community members, especially youth, to experiment with artistic programming in Read More…