In honor of Italian Heritage Month, the Flag of Italy was raised at Boston City Hall on Friday, October 11. Despite the rain, government officials, Italian neighbors and others came out to celebrate the flag raising, part of Italian Heritage Month. Photographer Gerri Palladino was on hand to capture all the excitement.
This past July, Christiana Ohannessian, from Stoneham, MA and Alessandra D’Eramo from Tiverton, RI, both granddaughters of Prezzani immigrants to the United States, spent two weeks discovering their Abruzzese roots. They were honored to participate in Sulmona’s Giostra Cavalleresca, a medieval-style celebration with includes parades and jousting tournaments, held every summer in the city’s main Read More…
St. Leonard’s Church invites you for an evening of early music on Friday, October 11 at St. Leonard’s on Hanover Street in Boston’s North End. Ariadne Grief (voice), Juan Mesa (virginal), and Hideki Yamaya (Renaissance lute) will present a program of songs and instrumental chamber music from the English Renaissance, played on original instruments. Composers include William Read More…
The Boston Food Truck Festival attracted thousands of foodies to the Greenway on Saturday with over twenty of Boston’s top food trucks serving up a variety of delicious meals. Part of Greenway Week, the Boston Food Truck Festival also featured a beer garden, local artisan market, live music, and dance performances from Peter DiMuro. Local Read More…
The centennial celebration of Saint Anthony’s Feast was featured on WCVB Channel 5 Chronicle on Friday evening. Watch the video above! This year was the 100th Feast of Saint Anthony, held in Boston’s North End August 23 – 25, 2019. The largest Italian festival in New England attracted hundreds of thousands to Endicott, Thacher and N. Read More…
October 1st marked the start of Italian-American Heritage Month, coinciding with the 20th Anniversary of the Italian Heritage Month Committee. Last week a festive program was held in the House Chamber of the State House, followed by a reception in Memorial Hall. Coro Dante, New England’s all-Italian repertoire chorus of the Dante Alighieri Society which Read More…
Rev. Stephen Ayres of Boston’s Old North Church spoke at a recent State House hearing in support of establishing a commission to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. The petition, listed as Bill S.1813 under the M.A. legislature, requests a commission that would develop a comprehensive plan for promoting and celebrating the 250th Read More…
In celebration of the Rose Kennedy Greenway’s tenth anniversary, the Greenway Conservancy will host “Greenway Week” October 4 through October 10. One of the highlights of the week will be dance performances at the Rings Fountain. Choreographer Peter DiMuro and his company Public Displays of Motion will create a site-specific dance work, free and open Read More…
Author Marc Zappulla will have a book signing on October 16th, 6pm at Cantina Italiana, 346 Hanover Street in Boston’s North End for Miami Underground and The Last Longshoreman, his crime fiction novels. All are welcome!
Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) previewed the well-known opera, Pagliacci, to viewers during their final dress rehearsal on Wednesday evening. Scheduled to officially begin on Friday, September 27th, the opera will run until October 6th with a fully immersive installation within the DCR Steriti Memorial Rink. The experience includes access to an indoor fairgrounds—complete with acrobats, Read More…
The Armenian Heritage Park recently hosted a “Sunday Afternoon For Friends & Family” social. Park supporters and greeters welcomed visitors, answered questions about the park’s history and involvement in the community, and offered guidance to those curious about walking the labyrinth. Designed as an event for all ages, visitors from around the world had the Read More…
October is Italian Heritage Month! The annual kickoff this year will be held on Tuesday, October 1 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM at the House Chamber, 3rd Floor of the State House in Boston. Coro Dante will be performing the American and Italian national anthems and other musical selections. Attend with friends and family and Read More…