BNN News Interviews Lolita Parker, Jr.
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February 2015 Newsletter
February 2015 Newsletter This winter seems to go on and on with no end in sight. In the meantime, however, we can take our minds off the cold weather with some exciting happenings at The West End Museum! We have a great new exhibition premiering today called Walls of Stone: The Leverett Street Jail. It focuses on the…
New Exhibit Sheds Light on Shadowed West End Prison: Reveals History of Leverett Street Jail
New Exhibit Sheds Light on Shadowed West End Prison: Reveals History of Leverett Street Jail Boston, MA—All but forgotten in the narratives of Boston and the West End, the Leverett Street Jail has an important story that merits examination and remembrance. From February 17 through April 18, a new exhibit in the Members Gallery of…
Boston’s Lost Landmarks: The West End
Boston’s Lost Landmarks: The West EndCBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) – Bob Andrews is 71 and has lived in Boston his entire life. His first home, and still his most cherished, was located in Boston’s West End. He remembers the exact spot. “Go up Lomasney Way, heading toward the Science Museum and around the corner on Auburn…
Events: Several Neighborhood Meetings, NEMPAC Concert, Molasses Flood & Brinks Anniversary
Events: Several Neighborhood Meetings, NEMPAC Concert, Molasses Flood & Brinks AnniversaryNorth End Waterfront Monthly Meetings and Anniversaries fill up the events this week in the neighborhood. Meetings pack the schedule, from RUFF, Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, to the monthly North End public safety meeting. Grab your heaviest winter coat and trek out…
Pick of the Day
Pick of the DayBoston Globe An interpretive performance of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya,” the 1994 film “Vanya on 42nd St.” is a tribute to the Russian writer’s work, as well as the creative process itself. The special screening of the Louis Malle-directed film — which stars Wallace Shawn and Julianne Moore — is followed by a…
Boston photographer casts a lens on the lights and shadows of Boston’s West End
Boston photographer casts a lens on the lights and shadows of Boston’s West EndMetro Over the past 16 years, Boston’s West End has seen a series of rapid-fire changes. From the dismantling of the iconic elevated MBTA tracks, to the completion of the Central Artery. Perched in its shadow with a camera, 58-year-old Lolita Parker, Jr. has captured…
Photo Exhibit Exposes Resident’s View of West End in Flux: Captures Ongoing Changes Since 1998
Photo Exhibit Exposes Resident’s View of West End in Flux: Captures Ongoing Changes Since 1998 Boston, MA—From January 6 through February 28, 2015, The West End Museum will host a new exhibit, The New West Enders & Other Green Monsters, in its Main Exhibit Hall. Images by photographer Lolita Parker, Jr. document the rapid-fire changes…
Pick of the Day
Pick of the DayBoston Globe Included on Time magazine’s “Top 100 English-Speaking Novels Since 1923” list, Zadie Smith’s first novel, “White Teeth,” garnered the British writer much acclaim, which she’s built upon with three more novels and a collection of essays. She stops by Wellesley as part of its Distinguished Writers Series. 4:30 p.m. Free. Pendleton…
December 2014 Newsletter
December 2014 NewsletterPhoto Exhibit Exposes Resident’s View of West End in Flux, Captures Ongoing Changes Since 1998 From January 6 through February 28, 2015, The West End Museum will host a new exhibit, The New West Enders & Other Green Monsters, in its Main Exhibit Hall. Images by photographer Lolita Parker, Jr. document the rapid-fire changes…