[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gulHaCFjA_A] This video captures the family-friendly Columbus Day celebrations at Christopher Columbus Park, organized by the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP.org) on Sunday, October 9, 2011. Several neighborhood groups joined in with tables and events for neighborhood families to enjoy. NEMPAC ran their famous face-painting table, the Friends of the North End Branch Read More…
It was a great day for a parade and the 2011 Columbus Day celebrations in the North End / Waterfront. The morning started with a lineup of family friendly activities put on by the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park including puppets, theater, magic and face painting at the park. Mayor Thomas M. Menino led a Read More…
On Sunday, October 9, 2011, Columbus Day will be celebrated in Boston’s North End / Waterfront with several events. From 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park will have their annual family-friendly activities at Christopher Columbus Park. See the poster below. At 1:00 p.m., there will be a brief ceremony and Read More…
It’s over 80 degrees today, so I’m wondering why Chris needs a sweatshirt until I’m approached by a NFL Network representative at Christopher Columbus Park who gives me a small plastic football and a card promoting “A Football Life,” featuring New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Chris is one of five selected statues wearing Read More…
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…
The Waterfront Performing Arts Series will be wrapping up its summer schedule with Opera Boston’s A Tour of Italian Opera Through the Ages tomorrow night, Tuesday, August 30th from 6-8pm at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park. If you have any questions contact the Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events at 617-635-3911 or visit Read More…
It was a picture-perfect summer night for the Chu Ling Dance performance at Christopher Columbus Park this week, part of the weekly Waterfront Performing Arts Series. Photographer Christine Barton captured these terrific photos, noting that “Mother Nature was kind that evening – a beautiful night to match the beautiful performances.” See more of Christine’s work Read More…
Richard Wells, 4, of the North End decorates a coffee canister at Christopher Columbus Park as part of the Artists in Residence Craft Workshops. The workshops, sponsored by Comcast, are presented by Boston Parks Department’s ParkARTS program, sponsored by Bank of America.
We received two email witness accounts and confirmed with Boston Police that a serious Segway accident occured on Sunday where a novice rider fell while on a Boston Gliders tour traveling through Christopher Columbus Park. The incident report puts the time at 6:25 pm on Sunday, June 19, 2011. One witness describes the accident scene Read More…
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) joined with neighbors and friends to cleanup the tot-lot playground area at the park on Saturday June 12, 2011. NEMPAC also came out to support the annual event with fun activities for the children. Watch the video for some of the action!
June 2 is, in Italy, the “Day of the Republic,” a recurring national celebration marking the anniversary of the June 2, 1946 referendum that saw Italian voters choose the Italian Republic over monarchy. Boston celebrated with its own “Festa Nazionale della Repubblica Italiana” on May 29, 2011 at Christopher Columbus Park. Under the trellis was Read More…
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department will be holding its popular series of ParkARTS Landscape Watercolor Painting Workshops, presented in partnership with official sponsor and art supplier Blick Art Materials, during the month of June at two Boston locations. The series of eight workshops for budding artists ages nine and up is just one of Read More…