Getting a jump on the July 4th weekend fun, Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) continued its tradition of celebrating Independence Day with a family-friendly, free day of events at the park. Ann Babbitt, chair of the event and FOCCP vice president said, “This is a particularly exciting event because it coincides with Boston HarborFest’s activities.” Boston Harborfest Read More…
Free family events, all afternoon, at Christopher Columbus Park! Brought to you by Friends of Christopher Columbus Park!
Ann Babbitt from the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park came to the North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council meeting on June 12th, 2017 to talk about Summer Events at the park, along with information about fireworks on the harbor. This New Years Eve, there will be a fireworks display in the Boston Harbor! Joanne Hayes-Rines, the President Read More…
The NEMPAC Opera Project celebrates its 6th Anniversary Season with a free semi-staged concert version of Beethoven’s “Fidelio” at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park on Sunday, June 25th. Sponsored by the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, the free community performance is an annual tradition, representing the project’s mission of bringing accessible opera to urban Boston. “I Read More…
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park has a new mission – to bring more art to the park. The first art project, “Poems in the Park” was installed on May 19. A container full of printed poems, hung on one of the light posts near the trellis, and a marked off area to stand a Read More…
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) is pleased to continue its tradition of celebrating Independence Day with a family-friendly free event on Saturday, July 1, from noon to 4:00 pm. This free celebration will be kicked off with the fun “Kids Parade” led by Uncle Sam on stilts. Other entertainment throughout the day will include Read More…
Things to know for Tuesday Tuesday, May 9 6:30pm FOCCP Meeting – Friends of Christopher Columbus Park – Mariner’s House. Located at 11 North Square, visit www.foccp.org for more information. How about development in the TD Garden area? https://www.instagram.com/p/BTxgmtCjVtS/?taken-at=254372545 Around the neighborhood: Newbury Street may be closed to traffic on three summer Sundays Following a successful pilot project last Read More…
Things to know for Monday! Events for Monday, May 8th 7:00pm NEWNC Monthly Meeting – Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) will hold its monthly meeting. With the annual NEWNC election coming up, this meeting will feature Candidate Introductions. A full agenda is shown below. View the agenda. Neighborhood Photo: A Read More…
Threatening storm clouds didn’t stop the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park from holding its Annual Tot Lot Celebration on Saturday, May 6. The annual event celebrates the Friends cleaning up the playground area, adding new sand to the sandbox and buying new sand toys. Moms and Dads braved the off-and-on drizzles so their little ones Read More…
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park are hosting their Annual Playground Celebration on May 6th starting at 11 a.m. New sand will be added to the sandbox and the playground will be cleaned. Free pizza from Benevento’s! Kindercare will be organizing activities for the kids and a thank you to Joe’s American Bar for their Read More…
Boston Community Collaborative’s 5th annual neighborhood egg hunt was enjoyed on Sunday, April 9th by a boatload of kids, along with their moms, dads, nannies, grandparents, and caregivers Sunday morning. The weather could not have been more perfect. This year’s hunt was again generously sponsored by The Living Room, and Boston Community Collaborative, and hosted Read More…
It was a perfect Spring day for the annual North End Egg Hunt on Sunday morning drawing hundreds of neighborhood kids to Christopher Columbus Park. Sponsored by the Boston Community Collaborative and Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, the group had prepared over 2,500 stuffed eggs and hid them all around the park creating fun for all ages! Photos by Matt Conti Read More…