Old North Speaker Series: Lecture + Community Conversation Vaccination Controversies Then and Now: Boston in 1721 and 1901 Speaker: David Jones, MD, PhD Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Lecture: 6:30 – 7:30 pm Community Conversation: 7:30 – 8:30 pm (refreshments served) Reserve your tickets here. Immunization is one of the oldest and most effective medical technologies now in Read More…
Bagpipes were heard in the North End on Sunday morning for Remembrance Day, a British tradition recognized at the Old North Church in cooperation with the British Consulate General and the British Officer’s Club of New England. Many in attendance wore traditional red poppy lapel pins. At a prayer service, there was a reading of In Flanders Field written Read More…
Old North Church will host its annual Remembrance Day Ceremony on Sunday, November 10th at 11 a.m. There will be a service of Morning Prayer followed by wreath laying and festive reception. The British Officers Club of New England will be on hand for the reading of In Flanders Field written during the First World War by Read More…
A North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) Winter Concert Series Event Presenting sponsors Alex and Rumena Senchak Co-Presenting sponsors Peter and Elizabeth Greene Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Time: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Location: Tresca Restaurant, Hanover Street, Boston’s North End Tickets: Here (Individual tickets include $75 three-course dinner & concert) This annual winter favorite combines a three-course Italian Read More…
The Friends of the North End Branch Library will be presenting Delvena Theatre Company’s production of Meet Julia Child! at the North End Branch Library, 25 Parmenter Street, Boston on Wednesday, November 6, at 6 p.m. Meet Julia Child! is a live performance featuring Lynne Moulton as Julia Child doing what she did best. The Read More…
All the North End feast societies came together on All Saints Day for a celebratory gathering in Boston’s North End. Known primarily for their feasts and processions, the groups sponsored a Community Mass on November 1st at Saint Leonard Church. After the Mass, a special “All Saints” procession commenced through the streets with the North End Marching Read More…
There have been plenty of archeological digs in Boston’s historic North End, but this is the first one in search of hidden treasure. The scene took place at the baseball fields at Langone Park / Puopolo Field on Commercial Street as featured on this week’s season finale of Discovery’s Expedition Unknown. The TV crew followed Read More…
Four Women “Quattro Donne”, A North End Love Story by Bennett R. Molinari and Richard C. Molinari is a historical fiction taking place in Boston’s colorful North End in the summer of 1949. At that time, families lived together in a close-knit community, slightly larger than one square mile. Four Women touches on two cultures, the Read More…
The City of Bath Male Choir from the West Country World Heritage city of Bath are in Boston for an 8-day concert tour including a performance at the Old North Church on Sunday, October 27. Directed by one of the U.K.’s leading choral directors Dr. Grenville Jones, the choir achieved national acclaim through its success Read More…
Presenting sponsors Alex and Rumena Senchak Co-Presenting sponsors Peter and Elizabeth Greene Guest Artists: Ashleigh Gordon, viola and Joy Cline Phinney, piano Friday, January 10, 2020 Time: 6:30 p.m. doors open for subscribers with wine & cheese reception | 7:30 p.m. concert Location: North Bennet Street School, Windgate Hall, 150 North Street, Boston Ticket: $40 Here This concert, titled “Seeking Sanctuary: A Viola & Read More…
Women in World Jazz sponsored by the Friends of the North End Branch Library recently heated up the North Bennet Street School atrium with their stylish renditions of jazz music from around the world. This quintet celebrated diversity with an eclectic music selection that tapped into a variety of cultures and eras. Their talent and Read More…
The Bi-Annual Columbus Day Parade took place on Sunday October 13, beginning at City Hall Plaza and winding through the North End / Waterfront neighborhood. Leading off the parade was Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Italian Consul General Federica Sereni, along with State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, Councilors Lydia Edwards, Ed Flynn and Michael Flaherty. The parade Read More…