Book Talk & signing: Charles Street Jail by Joseph McMaster: An infamous History Revealed Through Vintage Images Boston, MA—On January 20 at 6:30 p.m., The West End Museum will host an evening with Joseph McMaster, author of Charles Street Jail, the newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular “Images of America” series. McMaster will lead a…
Together at last! Holbrook, Milton elders share West End memoriesThe Patriot Ledger Lucille Azanow, who turns 88 on Dec. 23, of Holbrook paid a visit Monday Dec. 14, 2015 to 96-year-old Edith Rothman in Milton. A Patriot Ledger article last year brought them together. The two grew up in Boston’s West End before it was…
The Miracle of Lights Told through ArtBy Matt Ellis This year marks Boston’s first seasonal Jewish public art project. Over the course of the eight nights of Hanukkah—often referred to as the “miracle of lights”—eight art installations appeared in windows around the city. Each display featured elements that changed from night to night, including some…
BRA Director Issues Formal Apology to Former West EndersBy Sue Minichiello On September 29th, during the opening reception for Dewey Defeats Truman/The Housing Act of 1949, former West Enders heard something they’ve never expected in the nearly 50 years since urban renewal destroyed their community: A formal apology. Brian Golden, director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority…
GentriWatch: BRA Unanimously Votes to Keep Urban Renewal GoingBoston Magazine “TRUTH BE TOLD, and you may be shocked, but there is some animosity out there,” said Corey Zehngebot, a senior urban designer at the Boston Redevelopment Authority, as she made the agency’s case for retaining its controversial urban renewal power at Thursday’s meeting of the…
At Hanukkah, Art Brightens the World from Boston, Warsaw and IsraelHuffPost Boston — As an illuminating Hanukkah gift, a trio of the city’s most inventive Jewish cultural organizations is treating Bostonians to its first ever Jewish public art installation. Eight Nights Eight Windows adds to the city’s recent embrace of public art installations including a rotating…
8 Nights, 8 Windows with Laura Mandel, New Center for Arts and CultureBNN
Hanukkah-inspired art installations light up BostonThe Times of Israel The ‘HueMenorah’ display at ‘8 Nights, 8 Windows,’ an interactive Hanukkah installation in Boston, on December 6, 2015 (Elan Kawesch/The Times of Israel) BOSTON — For a city packed with history, Sunday night’s lone Hanukkah candle marked a milestone in the so-called Cradle of Liberty: the…
Celebrate Hanukkah with a Tour of ‘8 Nights, 8 Windows’ Art DisplaysBoston Magazine “To celebrate Hanukkah this year, windows at eight establishments throughout Boston will be illuminated with installations by local artists—one to represent each night of the Festival of Lights.” “‘8 Nights, 8 Windows’ is the city’s first Jewish public art project, organized by…
December 2015 Newsletter Dear Friend of The West End Museum, We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving in the West End or wherever else you may have celebrated. Now Christmas is nearly here, and we hope that you are enjoying the holiday season as much as we are. Speaking of the holidays, in this newsletter,…