Ready your costumes; NEMPAC’s annual Halloween events are coming up in just a few weeks! Both events will be located on the Paul Revere Mall in the North End, and are free and open to the public: Pumpkin Painting on the Prado | Monday, October 24th, 3:15 – 5:30 PM (weather dependent – rain date Read More…
Boston Community Collaborative (BCC) is so proud of its recent production of “A Night of Classical Anarchy”, an outdoor theater event that took place in the DeFilippo playground (“the Gassy”). “A Night of Classical Anarchy” was a cabaret style event of experimentation and innovation that included 8 youth performers, and 3 adult professional actors. One Read More…
by Jeanne Brady of the Post-Gazette Recently, I had a chance to sit and chat with Jean Casale, Vice President of the Friends of the North End Library (FONEL). She was eager to tell me about all the wonderful things our local BPL branch has to offer. It’s not just about the books! They are Read More…
Photos by Tommy Colbert. Italians are a musical people. When you walk down the side streets and alleys of any Italian city or town you can hear music being sung and played in many of the apartments. Grand opera began in Italy and when Italians emigrated to this country they brought their musical heritage with Read More…
Old North Church and Foundation received a grant of $46,350 for its Longfellow Garden courtyard project, announced Friday by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh with other recipients of the Edward Ingersoll Browne Trust Fund Grants. Pending the approval of the Boston City Council, a total of $856,257 will be distributed among eight projects, designed to enhance Read More…
Pat Sajak and Vanna White were filming in Boston for Wheel of Fortune on Wednesday. The TV production made stops at North Square at Mamma Maria’s, Union Oyster House, Tea Party ship and then doing some short takes later in the day at Christopher Columbus Park. Don’t worry, neither of them have aged a bit. Interested contestants Read More…
Produced by the North End Historical Society, Boston’s North End: An Italian American Story is the first feature length, high definition film to chronicle the vibrant Italian American community that has called the North End of Boston home for well over 100 years. The documentary movie is based on historical records and interviews with Italian American North Enders and their descendants, ranging Read More…
Old North Church hosted Sunday’s annual Blessing of the Animals ceremony bringing all sorts of pets and humans to the Prado, Paul Revere Mall, in Boston’s North End. The service commemorates the life of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Rev. Steve Ayers and Rev. Ellie Terry of the Old North Church, gave readings from scripture and prayers Read More…
The North End is home to two of the sixty pianos created by local artists that are in public outdoor spaces across Boston through October 10th. Street Pianos Boston is produced by the Celebrity Series of Boston and each piano will feature a simple invitation: “Play Me, I’m Yours.” Previously seen in 2013, the pianos are available Read More…
Popeye the Sailor and his crew have been enjoyed by Italian audiences for decades. The Italian leader Benito Mussolini banned American comic strips in Italy before the Second World War. Popeye’s comic strip adventures were so popular the ban had to be lifted due to public outcry. According to Fred Andrieu from The Grand Comic Read More…
A Japanese-inspired garden has “popped-up” on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, near the carousel. Mytoi is a new, temporary exhibit sponsored by The Trustees with an urban reinterpretation of the original Martha’s Vineyard landscape, complete with the iconic Mytoi bridge, bamboo groves, a reflecting pool and interactive ‘koi.’ “While it is of course ideal to visit Read More…
NEMPAC is pleased to be joining music schools from across the country for Kids Music Day on October 7th, 2016, a nationwide effort to promote the importance of music in the lives of children. Kids Music Day is being organized by Keep Music Alive, an organization dedicated to promoting arts education in schools. In honor Read More…