Religious graffiti is being exhibited in multiple windows on the storefront of the former High Gear Jewelry store at the prominent 204 Hanover Street location. The graffiti contains Christian crosses, Jewish stars, Hindu Chi and multiple references to the numbers “7” and “777”. According to the infinite wisdom of the Internet, “777” reflects the establishment of Read More…
The project proposal to create a new “Longfellow Garden” courtyard at Old North Church received an important boost with a $30,000 Founders Fund Award through the Beacon Hill Garden Club! The money will be used to remodel the garden and courtyard area adjacent to the Old North Church, at 193 Salem Street. The design proposed to enlarge the opening to the garden, Read More…
NEMPAC HOSTS SUMMER SOIRÉE | WHITE PARTY JUNE 2 FROM 6 TO 9 PM A Magical Evening of Live Music, Food and Drinks on the Prado The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) invites art lovers to their Summer Soirée | White Party fundraiser on Thursday, June 2, 2016, from 6 to 9 Read More…
The Nazzaro Center, with help from Public Action for the Arts and Education (PAAE), recently completed its 10th annual art contest, a program that involved over 40 boys and girls ages 6-14 working on art projects over the course of six months, culminating with an awards ceremony at the Center in May. Three prizes were Read More…
The Greenway held its first Public Art Kickoff Celebration on May 19th to launch its new exhibits for the season. There are six new installations in the various Greenway parks from the North End to Chinatown. Some of the artists were on hand to meet the public, including Carolina Aragón at her High Tide display on Read More…
The Friends Of The North End sponsored a viewing this week of the new movie “Boston’s North End – An Italian American Story”, at the Sons Of Italy hall in Winchester, MA. The film tells the story of the Italian immigrant migration to Boston’s North End from the late 1800’s to the current time. Featured Read More…
High Tide, by Carolina Aragón was installed this week along Cross Street in the lawn area at the corner of North Street in front of the former tunnel administration building. This is the first exhibit on the open lawn space that is now being managed by the Greenway Conservancy, across the street from the Greenway’s North Read More…
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy has shared the following information on its next round of public art installs, including the piece that will be on the Tunnel Administration Building lawn at North Street. The Greenway Conservancy is announcing the artists behind three commissions for new temporary artworks to be installed this month on The Greenway. Continuing a Read More…
World Labyrinth Day: Walk as One at 1 was observed on May 7th in Downtown Boston at the labyrinth on Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway. Together with people in cities and towns in 23 countries worldwide, dozens came out on a drizzly day to walk the labyrinth as “one at 1” pm in support of peace and harmony. The Read More…
Once again the Improv Asylum on Hanover Street hosted an improv comedy show for North End Against Drugs. About 65 members of NEAD and the Nazzaro Center enjoyed pizza donated by Pizzeria Regina and a fun filled afternoon all donated by the IMPROV ASYLUM. “The Improv has been collarborating with us for around 8 years Read More…
Boston City Council held a hearing this week on a proposed ordinance to regulate street performers with a permit process. According to a report by Council President, Michelle Wu, officials said “they receive numerous calls and complaints about performers in Sam Adams Park in front of Quincy Market. They suggested that the volume is often above the City’s Read More…
Duckling Day is coming up. On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, starting at 10 a.m., the Harvard Marching Band will lead hundreds of parents and children dressed like ducklings from the Boston Common’s Parkman Bandstand into the Public Garden in a re-creation—sort of—of Mrs. Mallard’s trip to the Public Garden with her eight ducklings. (Mrs. Read More…