Beat the winter blues with a visit to the Paul Revere House this February! Winter can be daunting in New England (as we were reminded last year by Mother Nature) but it doesn’t have to be boring. Shake up your routine by bringing your family to one of our February Vacation week programs and gain Read More…
In January 2016, artist Matthew Hoffman installed a new text-based exhibition, “May This Never End” on the Greenway, specifically on the ramp parcel 12 fence. The narrative work stretches about 320 feet in a series of yellow lettering modeled after Hoffman’s handwriting. The message in full reads: Nothing’s for keeps. Except that we must keep Read More…
by Stephen T. Ayres, Vicar and Executive Director, Old North Church and Foundation The Old North Foundation is conducting an historic paint analysis this winter to research the rich colonial color schemes used to decorate the church. If you drop in to visit Old North Church between now and early March, you will notice scaffolding Read More…
“North End Italian Feasts” is the grand finale in a series of 1990 skits from “My Corner of Boston” performed at the North End Union, produced by resident Rosaria DiFinzio. See all the scenes here. Rosaria may not have realized it but when she wrote and produced these North End skits she was continuing an Read More…
The weather looks perfect for New Year’s Eve! Midnight Fireworks will explode over Boston Harbor with viewing from Christopher Columbus Park or anywhere on the waterfront. Earlier in the night, First Night Boston 2016 takes place around Copley Square. During the day, take a stroll to see the ice sculptures featured in the post below from Winter on Read More…
“Lo Stano Medico; The Strange Doctor” is the seventh in a series of 1990 skits from “My Corner of Boston” performed at the North End Union, produced by resident Rosaria DiFinzio. See all the scenes here. There was never a shortage of doctors in the North End, they were on every corner, up one flight. Read More…
Play the jigsaw picture puzzle by dragging the pieces around just like a regular jigsaw puzzle. Beginners can use the guides found in the lower left icons. This puzzle picture features the nativity scene at St. Stephen’s Church on Hanover Street in Boston’s North End. It’s a very quick, 35-piece puzzle, easy to do in a minute. Read More…
“Friday Night Bingo” is the sixth in a series of 1990 skits from “My Corner of Boston” performed at the North End Union, produced by resident Rosaria DiFinzio. See all the scenes here. Without a doubt, the biggest and most profitable industry in the North End when I was a child was gambling. It blended Read More…
Walking the candlelit labyrinth was a peaceful way to celebrate the winter solstice for dozens on Sunday night. Participants took a candlelit paper lantern to the center of the labyrinth, pausing for reflection and walking out on the path at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway. Following the candelight walk, many tied ribbons on the Wishing Tree, Read More…
“Songs by Rosaria” is the fifth in a series of 1990 skits from “My Corner of Boston” performed at the North End Union, produced by resident Rosaria DiFinzio. See all the scenes here. This skit has Rosaria singing in French and Italian and I think she does a fantastic job. She is accompanied by the Read More…
Boston Community Collaborative (BCC) is so proud of its drama and dance students for their amazing performance of The Jungle Book. Ingrid Oslund’s adaptation, choreography and direction of this beloved story encompassed two age groups each of drama and dance from St John School. The performance took place in the Boston Harbor Community Church. The Read More…
Support the North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC)! The Arts have the ability to transform lives. You may have walked through the Paul Revere Mall in the North End, behind Old North Church – and heard children’s laughter resonating through the walls of our building, or beautiful melodies coming from our grand piano Read More…