On Wednesday, July 31 at 6pm, the choir of St. Mary’s Parish, Maldon, England will be performing at Old North. This is a mixed choir of adults and children whose music is rooted in the rich tradition of Anglican choral music. They are visiting the US at the invitation of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Read More…
Families came out to the first Family Night on the Prado, hosted by the North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) on Thursday, July 18th. The night was a celebration of families, music and the rich historical culture we have right here in the North End. It was all free including lots of kids Read More…
City Hall is sponsoring a series of Wednesday Night Concerts at Government Center on City Hall Plaza for Summer 2013. Featured acts include The Stylistics, Disco Night, Strictly Sinatra, Charlie Thomas & the Drifters and Roberta Flack. The concert schedule is shown below.
Please join us all summer long for an outdoor and FREE summer concert series! Concerts are every Thursday night at 7 pm on the Prado (Paul Revere Mall) starting July 11, 2013. Here is our line up: 11-Jul Grazia: A night of operatic romance in Boston’s little Italy 18-Jul Family night on the Prado:Stories, Songs Read More…
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park held an Independence Day celebration in the park featuring a full day of fun family events on Saturday, June 29, 2013. Free activities included a parade through the park, led by Uncle Sam on stilts followed by entertainment from Big Joe the Storyteller, T-Bone the modern pied piper, Tanglewood Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN8WEyukrow] Dona Nobis Pacem, composed by Christopher Gainey, was performed in its world premiere on May 11, 2013 by the St. Leonard Choral Society under music director Dan Drzymalski at Sacred Heart Church in Boston’s North End, with solo part sung by soprano Jennifer Cimino. The music of Gainey’s Dona Nobis Pacem transcends cultural, Read More…
It’s time for Summer in the City at the Boston Harbor Hotel with Rat Pack Mondays, Summer Soul Tuesday, Country Pop Wednesdays, Blues Barge Thursdays and Music & Movie Fridays. The complete schedule is shown below. More information at BHH.com/summer.
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) is proud to announce that they have been selected as a 2013 grantee of Mayor Menino’s Boston R.O.C.K.S!!! Community Grants program. The purpose of the Boston R.O.C.K.S!!! Community Grants are to increase the number and variety of programs serving the youth of Boston and to ensure Read More…
The newly formed non-profit, The Boston String Academy, visited both St. John School, and the K-8 Eliot Innovation School this week. Forty-five 1st and 2nd graders at St. John School, and forty-seven 2nd and 4th graders at the Eliot were treated to an interactive instrument demonstration and performance with violin instructors Marielisa and Mariesther Alverez, and Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0XRlS3u8lU] At Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon, Neil Diamond surprised fans by leading a “Sweet Caroline” sing-a-long at the top of the 8th inning. Long synonymous with Boston’s Fenway and Red Sox, the song has been played by many major league ballparks this week, including New York and Chicago, to offer support as the Boston suffered Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxY0ibADzoE] The annual Lantern Ceremony was held at Old North Church on April 14, 2013. This video features the Entrance Procession: Color Guard from USS Constitution Grand Lodge of Masons Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Massachusetts National Lancers Lexington Minute Men Menotomy Minute Men Wilmington Minute Men Watertown Provincial Guard Mr. Michael Read More…
Everyone’s favorite Boston weekend is right around the corner: Marathon Weekend. Bostonians, marathon runners, sox fans and patio hoppers alike know that Boston becomes alive during this holiday weekend. On Saturday April 13 & Sunday 14th, Faneuil Hall Marketplace will add to the Boston vibe with the launch of a Street Theater Spring Showcase Festival. Read More…