Follow the outdoor adventures of American Girl’s 2010 Girl of the Year, Lanie Holland, on the Greenway! American Girl is partnering with ReadBoston for a terrific Story Hour on Friday, August 13th. In addition to a special reading of Lanie’s Real Adventures, there will be nature-inspired arts & crafts and other fun activities and discussion Read More…
Event Notices
Fisherman’s Feast Schedule August 12-15
Schedule Addition: NEMPAC Play – Saturday & Sunday at 1:30pm This play gives a historical account of the feast and how it came to the North End. The Gloucester statue of St. Peter — the patron saint of fishermen, and a centerpiece for the annual St. Peters’s Fiesta each June — will be hitting the Read More…
Grand Finale Weekend for Highland Street Foundation
You may remember the post of Highland Street Foundation’s Free Fun Fridays at the Boston Harbor Islands earlier this summer. This Labor Day Weekend, the Highland Street Foundation is opening up venues on Friday September 3rd, and Saturday, September 4th too! (A total of 16 venues over the course of the weekend.) A full list Read More…
Weekly North End Branch Library Events
More event information at the online NE Library calendar.
Senior Citizens Big Band Concert & BBQ
Seniors enjoyed the sounds of the Al Natale Big Band Orchestra on Thursday as part of North End Family Pride Week. Due to rain, the event was moved inside the Nazzaro Center, but after a clearing in the weather, the BBQ was in full swing outside. View the full schedule for North End Family Pride Read More…
“North End Salute” at Waterfront Performing Arts Series
It was a “North End Salute,” at Christopher Columbus Park last night, featuring Lirica Italiana and Adam Herbert. The concert included classic arias, Neapolitan songs and a tribute to Frank Sinatra. Photo courtesy Friends of Christopher Columbus Park See more pictures at the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) Facebook page.
“Summer in the City” Entertainment Series at Rowes Wharf
It is mid-summer and the “Summer in the City” Entertainment Series at Rowes Wharf is in full swing, sponsored by the Boston Harbor Hotel, every Tuesday through Friday night, 6 pm – 10 pm. Events are outside behind the hotel on the waterfront and open to the public. Sign up for updates here. Summer Soul Read More…
Lecture on Human Rights with Kerry Kennedy
Armenian Heritage Foundation’s The K. George and Carolann S. Najarian, M.D. Inaugural Lecture on Human Rights – an endowed public program of the Foundation, sponsor of Armenian Heritage Park on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, Boston.
The Inaugural Lecture is in recognition of the ground breaking of Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway in 2010.
Date & Time: Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 7pm
Place: Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
Keynote Speaker: Kerry Kennedy
Human Rights Activist; Founder of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, Washington, D.C.; Author of Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who are Changing Our World
Opening Remarks: Peter Balakian
Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor of the Humanities, Colgate University; Author of The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America’s Response – A History of International Human Rights and Forgotten Heroes
Free and open to the public, the lecture is offered in partnership with The Bostonian Society, academic institutions and human rights organizations.
Waterfront Performing Arts Series at Christopher Columbus Park
This year continues the eight year tradition of the Waterfront Performing Arts Series. The concerts will be held on Tuesday evenings, 6 – 8 pm, from August 3rd to August 24th at Christopher Columbus Park. This summer’s series includes: August 3 A North End Salute, featuring Lirica Italiana and Adam Herbert: An evening of classic Read More…
Chef Mary Ann Esposito of PBS “Ciao Italia” to Appear at St. Anthony’s Feast
CELEBRITY CHEF MARY ANN ESPOSITO OF CIAO ITALIA APPEARING AT ST. ANTHONY’S FEAST Featuring a day of culinary demonstration, cooking competition and cookbook signing Saturday, August 28, 2010 North End, Boston – Join Special Guest Chef & Maestra Di Cucina Mary Ann Espostio for a day of cooking demonstrations, recipe sharing, cookbook signings, a North Read More…
96th Saint Agrippina di Mineo Feast
This weekend, the Saint Agrippina di Mineo Benefit Society celebrated their annual Feast in honor of Saint Agrippina on the corner of Hanover & Battery Streets. Saint Agrippina Di Mineo was a beautiful blond princess who was unmercifully tortured to death by the Emperor Valerian in 256 AD. After her death, her body was taken Read More…