Mark your calendar: Charlie Gargiulo book reading Learn how urban renewal affected the Little Canada community in Lowell from a community activist who witnessed it firsthand. Author Charlie Gargiulo will read from and discuss his memoir, “Legends of Little Canada,” at Boston’s West End Museum Wednesday, March 4, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., 150 Staniford St., Suite…
Halperin is also the interpretation manager at The West End Museum in Boston, which will host the teens for a performance on Saturday, Feb. 28.
This Weekend @ BU November 13 to 16 Congrats on conquering midterm season, Terriers—you deserve a break. The Thanksgiving holiday is just around the corner, but we’ve put together some fun activities on and off campus to help you relax this weekend—from a free music festival to a book exchange to a vinyl record fair.…
Free November events in BostonDance floors, stickball, and Bach by night Here are no-cost events and activities across Greater Boston Nov. 10-16 … OUNTIFUL BOOKS For the admission fee of one gently used book, join the West End Museum’s book swap social, which celebrates the unveiling of its own Little Free Library — you can drop off dusty…
Try your hand at trivia on Election Night, buy some antique books, and catch Ren Faire.
Though only a few artifacts (though many memories!) still survive today, you can join the West End Museum on Friday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m. for “The Old Howard Theater: From Virtuoso to Vaudeville and Vice” to honor the indomitable spirit and the audacious legacy of the Old Howard Theatre!
With the release of his recently published book, ‘Bridges as Structural Art,’ venerable bridge designer and longtime Beacon Hill resident Miguel Rosales was on hand Wednesday, Aug. 27, for an author’s talk at the West End Museum.
Learn baristas’ tips, do a full-body workout, and watch local drag queens take the stage.
Jane Toppan, called “Jolly Jane” by colleagues, was charged in 12 murders and admitted to many more.
CLIR Funds 21 Digital Reformatting Projects Through Recordings at Risk| The West End Museum granted funds for Digitizing the West End Video Newsletter | The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has awarded $814,332 in grants to digitize rare and unique audio and audiovisual materials through its Recordings at Risk program. The program’s twelfth cohort…