Month: July 2024
51st Festival Betances Celebrates Vibrant Sounds and Soul of Latinx Culture
Special to Sun On Saturday, July 20, Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) hosted Festival Betances: Un Verano en Betances, a day-long celebration of Latinx culture, soul and sound, which brought the vibrant energy of summer in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean…
Jim Lucchese Named Berklee’s Fifth President
Special to Sun Jim Lucchese, a pioneering music industry executive and a dedicated artist advocate will become the fifth president of Berklee College of Music, effective Jan. 1, 2025, the school announced last week. “It is an immense honor to…
Remembering Alexander Cassie
By Sun staff Alexander Cassie, a venerable, longtime antiques dealer who operated a business in Wells, Maine, and exhibited at Brimfield, as well as a noted historian and historic preservationist, died June 8 at Sherrill House in Jamaica Plain. Born…
Wu Announces 30+ Public Art Initiatives to Reimagine Boston’s Monuments with City’s Artists and Cultural Leaders
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture (MOAC) announced the selected artists and public art projects for year one of the City’s “Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston” program. With this funding, artists and local…
News in Brief
Virtual public meeting Northeastern University IMP and athletic facility set for July 29 The city’s Planning Department will sponsor a virtual public meeting on the Northeastern University IMP (Institutional Master Plan) and Multipurpose Athletic Facility on Monday, July 29, from…
Wu Announces Expansion of Swim Safe Program Through Grant Opportunity
Special to the times Mayor Michelle Wu, the City of Boston’s Human Services Cabinet, and Boston Centers for Youth & Families announced applications are now open for Swim Safe Boston grants to support non-profit organizations in Boston that provide free…
The Boch Center’s award-winning Summer Arts employment program returns
Special to the Sun The Boch Center, one of the nation’s leading nonprofit performing arts institutions, announced the launch of this summer’s award-winning City Spotlights Teen Leadership Program. During the paid six-week youth employment program, Boston teens will develop leadership…
Make the most of the rest of summer
Sad to say, the summer of 2024 rapidly is coming to an end. We’ve passed the midpoint of what’s known as meteorological summer — the months of June, July, and August — and we now have less than six weeks…
We’re back in the game
A couple of weeks ago we wrote of how we were resigned to an election season featuring the same old faces — and we literally meant old faces — that almost nobody wanted. If you were among the 50 million…