Arts & Culture Event Notices

Are You An Aspiring Actor or Actress?

Becca Griffin, Executive Director the North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC), sends in this call for talent! NEMPAC has been invited to perform a short play for the Fisherman’s Feast.  We will be pulling it together under the direction of Ms Emily Trask (for those of you who have kids at NEMPAC’s Eliot Read More…

Arts & Culture Community Event Notices

Greenway Conservancy Celebrates Rose F. Kennedy’s Birthday

Note: The Rolling Teapot and Party will be at the Greenway North End Parks at 3:00 pm on Thursday, July 22nd. Below is the full schedule. Happy Birthday Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy! On Thursday July 22nd, 2010 join the Greenway Conservancy in celebrating the legacy of Rose F. Kennedy’s with a Birthday Celebration themed after the Read More…

Arts & Culture Event Notices

Free Outdoor Concert with Green River Ordinance at Fairmont Battery Wharf

On Friday, July 16th at 6:30pm, Green River Ordinance will play a concert at Fairmont Battery Wharf between the terrace restaurant and museum. RSVP to fpcevents@fairmont.com. Green River Ordnance is a 5 piece pop/rock band hailing from Fort Worth, TX on Virgin Records. Their track “Rise Up” was featured at the Winter Olympics. Their new Read More…

Arts & Culture Community Event Notices

Nearby Summer Events at the Parks

July 6th, Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ParkARTS Artists in Residence Craft Workshops, Christopher Columbus Park, North End; Local artists offer free workshops in arts and crafts. July 6th, Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. Read Green @ Your Park, Langone Park, North End— Presented by the Boston Public Library, Read Green @ Your Park invites young Read More…

Arts & Culture Business Event Notices

New Website for Saint Anthony’s Feast

The Saint Anthony Society has rolled out a new website, www.StAnthonysFeast.com, for its famous Saint Anthony’s Feast which is scheduled this year for August 27-29, 2010. The site is filled with schedule information, photos, videos and historical information on St. Anthony of Padua and the feast itself which has been celebrated annually since 1919 on Read More…

Event Notices

NE/W Dog Initiative Holds Successful First Forum on Intestinal Parasites

The North End/Waterfront Dog Initiative met on Wednesday, June 23rd, for the first Humane Education Forum on responsible dog ownership. Guest speaker, Dr. Kiko Bracker led a discussion on communicable diseases in companion dogs. Specifically, the focus was on intestinal parasites passed on from other dogs, humans or the surrounding environment. The talk was co-sponsored Read More…

Event Notices Food & Drink

Benevento’s Grand Opening Celebration on Salem Street

The grand opening of Benevento’s Original Brick Oven Kitchen & Bar drew a large crowd on Wednesday night. Joe Bono hosted the event on Salem Street at the new casual dining spot next to Al Dente, his other long-time North End restaurant. Guests sampled the many varieties of brick oven pizza and Joe’s mother brought Read More…

Business Event Notices

Paul Revere House – Harborfest 2010

Remember, all North End residents receive free admission to the Paul Revere House! During Boston’s Harborfest celebration, be certain to visit the Paul Revere House! Enjoy lively colonial dance music, tour Revere’s historic North End, or chat with the famous patriot while visiting the oldest house in downtown Boston. In summer, the Revere House is Read More…

Event Notices Schools

Street Corner Society – Video of William Foote Whyte & North End Interviews

The North End Historical Society and the Nazzaro Community Center recently sponsored a discussion with Dr. Oscar Andersson, revisiting the 1943 book “Street Corner Society”, by Willam Foote Whyte. It is now well known that the groundbreaking sociological book is about life in the North End in the late 1930s, although the author kept secret Read More…