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BCA Debut for a 17-year-old playwright
by Mike Mennonno Sam Harnish started writing plays at ten. “They were pretty awful,” he says, “but looking back on them I realized they showed some of the things I like to write about, making fun of subjects usually treated seriously, and they had a bit of irreverence to them.” Now 17, Sam’s short play [...]
Arts Lines
Starting with the November 2100 issue, the Fenway News will be publishing a separate selection of short items about arts and cultural news in our neighborhoods. These were previously mixed in with the Community Newslines items. A Circuitous Path from Harvard Square to Hemenway Street On the first anniversary of its new 350-seat theater on [...]
Fire at 90 Westland Ave.
A fire in the early morning hours of Labor Day did serious interior damage to the building at 90 Westland Ave. It apparently started as an electrical fire in the laundromat in the basement, then spread to neighboring businesses (Cappy’s Pizza and a convenience store) and the apartments on the upper floors. Did you witness [...]
Xi-Beta Commended at Kappa Sigma’s 68th Biennial Grand Conclave
LAS VEGAS, NV – Aug. 2011 – At the end of last month, thirty-two undergraduate and alumni Brothers of Xi-Beta ventured across the country to participate in Kappa Sigma’s 68th Biennial Grand Conclave. At the assembly, Xi-Beta was honored as one of the finest chapters in the entire fraternity for its service and commitment to [...]
Chicago Teen Awarded First Berklee Lollapalooza Five-Week Scholarship
Partnership Between the Festival and College Provides New Music Education Opportunity Flutist Atinuke (Tinu) Sonuga, 17, of Chicago, IL, is spending five weeks of her summer in Boston, July 9–August 12, studying at Berklee College of Music’s Five-Week Summer Performance Program on a scholarship. Sonuga, the first recipient of the Berklee Lollapalooza Five-Week Scholarship, joins more than 1,000 [...]
Happenings in Boston
@SummerBoston: Mayor Menino’s One-Stop Clearinghouse for Great Events All Season Boston offers exciting options throughout the summer for residents and visitors of all ages Concerts Theatre Harbor Islands Museums Movies Pools & Beaches Feasts & Festivals Walks & Races Outdoor Activities Shopping & Dining Youth Programs Walking Tours Discounts www.cityofboston.gov/summer Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular Celebrate [...]
Young Women
At the Well Young Women’s Summer Leadership Academy Princeton University Don’t Miss the Summer Experience of a Lifetime for Minority Teen Girls! At the Well Young Women’s Leadership Academy PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Stanhope Hall Princeton, NJ 08544 August 15- 19 August 22-26, 2011 One Week Left to Apply SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE! The At the Well Leadership Academy is geared towards minority girls in [...]
Celebrating the Humanities – Art & Culture Show at McKinley HS
Join students from the Fenway’s McKinley Prep High School for a night “Celebrating The Humanities” at the Fenway Health Center Community room on May 13th from 4pm to 7pm. There will be an art show and auction, poetry readings and music all produced by the students. Food and soft beverages will be available “It’s a [...]
INTRODUCING MASSART MADE
Massachusetts’ First College-Affiliated Boutique Features Work by Alumni, Students, Faculty and Staff MassArt Made, which opened in April, introduces Massachusetts to the only college-affiliated retail store selling unique art, gifts, clothing and one-of-a kind products created by alumni, students, faculty and staff of Massachusetts College of Art and Design. In similar fashion to boutiques on [...]
PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON ST. BOTOLPH, GAINSBOROUGH STREETS TOMORROW
BOSTON – There will be restricted parking on two Fenway/South End streets next week, for Northeastern University’s 2011 Commencement Exercises. Northeastern’s graduate and continuing education programs hold commencement exercises on Friday, May 6, at Matthews Arena on St. Botolph Street. There will be no parking on St. Botolph Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Gainsborough Street [...]