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News Notes – September 2
Fenway’s transformation going strong, more on the way – Hitting home runs By Brendan Lynch/Boston Herald – September 2, 2010 The Fenway-Kenmore area’s transformation from gritty to upscale has continued unabated through both the economic downturn of the early 2000s and the current recession, even as developments in other parts of Boston have stalled. Meredith [...]
Splendor Indeed!
by Chelsea Brown The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISGM) kicked off its first Neighborhood Night, Splendor Indeed!, Thursday evening July 8th. Families, college students, young professionals, and residents from the Fenway area and surrounding neighborhoods, explored the three floors of the museum, engaged in hands-on-activities, and listened to musical performances, without paying a dime. “Neighborhood [...]
UniverSoul Circus Teams Up with Community Relief Foundation ER4Haiti in Boston!
100% Net Proceeds of Ticket Sales for Opening Night to Benefit Haiti Relief Efforts WHAT: UniverSoul Circus in conjunction with Community Relief Foundation ER4Haiti will host a special Opening Night fundraiser on Tuesday, June 29. As part of the special fundraising event, UniverSoul Circus will give all net proceeds to benefit Haiti Relief efforts. Additionally, [...]
News Notes – June 28
The bus can’t stop here – Drivers ignore new state law allowing safe access By Eric Moskowitz – Globe Staff / June 28, 2010 A beer delivery truck. A Comcast van. A Tufts University police SUV. A Verizon van. Even the Toyota Avalon of a Cambridge District Court judge who stopped to get a sandwich. [...]
UniverSoul Circus Comes to Fenway
Northeastern University is hosting again the UniverSoul Circus – the show will go on in the Columbus Ave parking lot, near Ruggles T Station. Performances are scheduled for: Tuesday, June 29 7:30pm Wednesday, June 30 10:30am and 7:30pm Thursday, July 1 4:00pm and 7:30pm Friday, July 2 4:00pm and 7:30pm Saturday, July 3 12:00pm, 4:00pm, [...]
Discover Roxbury Lists More Events
Tours & Events: Roxbury according to Reverand Haynes Reverend Michael Haynes grew up in Lower Roxbury and has dedicated his adult life to serving the Roxbury community. Tonight, draw from the deep well of his experiences as he speaks about growing up in Lower Roxbury, as well as his ministry, and his work with MLK, [...]
Jaap ter Linden's Gift
Handel & Hadyn conductor Jaap ter Linden.Photo courtesy of Handel & Hadyn. By Jonathan Kim The jovial Jaap ter Linden seemed to win the Fenway crowd in his first appearance with the Handel and Hadyn orchestra. Roughly a hundred attended the intimate concert at Jordan Hall. The small orchestra, clustered together in the soft light [...]
"Spotlight on the Candidates" Succeeds as Entertainment, Except for the Emcee
by Tracey Cusick On October 2nd, Hyde Park’s Riverside Theatre Works hosted “Spotlight on the Candidates,” all proceeds of which benefit the theater. Fast becoming a tradition and previously held in municipal election years of 2005 and 2007, Spotlight is a variety style talent show where each candidate for Boston City Council or Mayor has [...]
FensFest Survives Saturday Downpour; Flourishes on Sunday
Attendees at the FensFest raffle drawing. Image by Peggy Prentice by Tracey Cusick What a difference a day makes. Due to torrential rain, Fensfest was postponed one day. What a good decision that was! Sunday, September 13th was a glorious summer day: bright blue sky and sun, neither too hot nor too cool. Hundreds of [...]
Fenway Musician’s Home-grown Rock Opera Gets World Premiere at Berklee
Holy Ghosts poster By Tracey Cusick Holy Ghosts, a rock opera written by Fenway resident Larry Bell, will premiere at the Berklee Performance Center on September 15 at 8:15 p.m. Already in the repertoire as a play, Romulus Linney’s Holy Ghosts deals with an extreme (and accurately portrayed) form of religious worship in the rural [...]
Print Edition: May 2012
