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Boston Arts Festival Brings Local Artists and Musicians to Christopher Columbus Park

The Boston Arts Festival returned to Christopher Columbus Park for the 17th year on September 7th and 8th. Local artists set up booths featuring a variety of art and high-end craft such as jewelry, photography, painting, and woodworking. Taking to the stage, fourteen Boston bands entertained visitors with musicians such as Prateek, who was selected Read More…

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Boston Arts Festival Returns to Christopher Columbus Park on Sept. 7-8

Boston’s vibrant arts community is back for the 17th Annual Boston Arts Festival! On Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8 more than fifty local artists and fourteen Boston bands will be supported and celebrated in a colorful showcase of paintings, jewelry, photography, ceramics, glass, woodworking, and more at Christopher Columbus Park in the North Read More…

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Boston Arts Festival Returns to Christopher Columbus Park on Saturday, September 10th

This Saturday,  September 10th, Artists Crossing is bringing The Boston Arts Festival back to Christopher Columbus Park! From 11 am to 7 pm, 55 local artists will be displaying their artwork and 9 Boston bands will be performing. Find more information at thebostonartsfestival.com. Stay tuned to the NorthEndWaterfront.com Calendar for all upcoming events!

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The Boston “Ahts” Festival Brings Arts and Crafts to A New Level

The weekend weather could not have been better for the 11th Annual “Ahts: The Boston Arts Festival,” held on the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Christopher Columbus Park was packed with residents and visitors interested in the performing arts, interactive activities, and public arts. Educational art activities were joined by over 45 juried Read More…

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Fireworks Return to Boston Harbor for Labor Day Weekend [Photos and Video]

[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cgPl-hdjc0] As a Labor Day weekend grand finale to Summer on the Waterfront, the Boston Harbor Association and City of Boston put on a special fireworks show over Boston Harbor on Saturday night. The show was the highlight of this weekend’s annual Boston “ähts” Festival going on at Christopher Columbus Park. The concept was Read More…

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Boston “ahts” Festival Returns to North End / Waterfront on Labor Day Weekend … With Fireworks!

Now in its 11th year, the Boston “ahts” Festival has grown into a citywide event right here at Christopher Columbus Park. For 2013, there will be dozens of artist exhibitions, continuous music, theater and poetry performances using both the waterfront stage and the west garden area. The mural kids painting board is always popular as Read More…

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10th Boston “Ahts” Festival 2012 Brings Out the Creative Spirit [Photos]

It’s hard to believe its been 10 years that the city has been hosting its big Boston “Ahts” Festival at the North End / Waterfront’s Christopher Columbus Park. For 2012, there were over 60 juried artist exhibitions and continuous music, theater and poetry performances using both the waterfront stage and the west garden area. The Read More…

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Boston “ahts” Festival Set for September 8 & 9, 2012 at Christopher Columbus Park

The Boston “ahts” Festival is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, September 8 & 9, 2012 from 12-6pm at Christopher Columbus Park. This is the 10th anniversary of the annual arts festival. Also on Friday, September 7th, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings will perform in concert at CCP, starting at 6pm.

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Video: Boston “Ahts” Festival at Christopher Columbus Park – September 2011

The 2011 Boston “ahts” Festival came to Christopher Columbus Park in Boston’s North End / Waterfront this weekend. The video shows clips from all of the performances on September 10, 2011 along with general scenes from the festival. In addition to the music, theater and poetry performances, there were over 60 juried visual and craft Read More…

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Boston “ahts” Festival Call to Visual and Craft Artists

The 2011 (ähts): The Boston Arts Festival Call to Visual and Craft Artists is now available for download (pdf). The festival will be entering its 9th year and will be returning to its original format as a two-day festival. The 2011 festival will be held Saturday, September 10th and Sunday, September 11th. There will be a specially built artist village in Read More…

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Boston “ahts” Festival – Detailed Schedule

Below is the detailed schedule for this weekend’s Boston “ahts” Festival at Christopher Columbus Park. (Thanks to Meredith P. for the info.) PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE 2010 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 WATERFRONT STAGE 5:45-6:30 PM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER 6:45-7:30 PM MEAN CREEK Mean Creek was voted the best local act in the Boston Phoenix 2010 Best Music Poll. Read More…