The Greenway Conservancy’s 6th Annual Chinese Zodiac Public Art installation, A Mouse with Ears & Tail, by artist Furen Dai, has been installed in front of the Essex Street Gate in Chinatown. Dai’s artwork explores the experience of viewing a Chinese character from both a native and foreign perspective, encouraging both Chinese speakers and non-Chinese speakers to see Read More…
The Eliot K-8 School celebrated the Lunar New Year this week with a parade through the streets of Boston’s North End. Lower School students at the Charter Street building prepared their dragon costumes, face masks and noisemakers and processed along Hanover Street around Tileston and Unity Streets back to the Paul Revere Mall (Prado). The Read More…
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy has announced the completed installation of a new public art commission on the Greenway leading visitors to the Essex Street Gate at the entrance to Chinatown. The artwork, titled Year of the Pig, is the Greenway’s fifth annual Chinese Zodiac installation. Sculptor Elliott Kayser’s Year of the Pig consists of eight pig sculptures located Read More…
Things to know for Wednesday Happy Valentine’s Day! Today is Wednesday, February 14th and you can’t deny that love is on the mind. However, some are calling for love in other places… It’s been 20 years since the big dig project and yet Bostonians are still feeling an infrastructure hangover. With companies like GE and Read More…
South Street Diner is hosting a celebration in honor of Chinese New Year during the Lion Dance festivities on Sunday, February 25th. Join the party at Boston’s iconic diner and see the troops of colorful lion dancers up close as they enter the diner with drums, cymbals and firecrackers, and watch as they are fed Read More…
Happy Chinese New Year! The lions and dragons were out on Sunday, March 1st for the annual festivities in Boston’s Chinatown. Depending on who you ask, it is either the year of the sheep, goat or ram. Traditional lion dancers paraded through the streets, helping to drive away the evil spirits and bring good luck for the new year. The lion Read More…