Every year I attend Diner en Blanc, the popup, white themed party held in secret locations around the city, and every year it gets better. This year it was hosted on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, near the Boston Harbor Hotel. It’s amazing to see everyone assemble at a moment’s notice and suddenly the park goes…Read More
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Sailing Away
A few weekends ago I did a day trip jaunt over to Provincetown for a taste of the artistic capital of the Cape. I’m so used to doing weekend trips that I hadn’t even considered a one-day excursion until I found Bay State Cruise Company. They’re known for their Fast Ferry to Provincetown, just a 90-minute…Read More
Third Thursdays at the Gardner
This is the first time I’ve ever used this word, but the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was lit last night. That’s right, the former home of 19th century firecracker pulled out all the stops for their Third Thursday party. I’ve often, shamefully, relegated the Gardner to the bottom of my artistic to-do list. The main…Read More
Immigration Nation
Students, artists and community members created over 400 hand-painted suitcases for Nora Valdez’s “Immigration Nation” exhibit at Urbano Project, on display through July 29. The tactile sculptural installation confronts the struggle of immigrants to find identity and acceptance in the United States. Eucaris Jimenez, a 20-year-old student at UMass Boston, painted her suitcase with a…Read More
Brushstrokes Behind Bars
Last week artist and activist Ann Lewis began work on “See Her,” a public mural at 808 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. The temporary mural, up until October 2018, is being created in partnership with the women of the McGrath House, a reentry facility where incarcerated women serve the final six months of their…Read More
Dance with the Devil
“Arrabal,” playing at the American Repertory Theatre through June 18, brings the slow, steamy danger of Buenos Aires to Boston. A narrative performance told through tango, the show follows young Arrabal whose father was captured and killed during the dictatorship of General Jorge Rafael Videla. In a search to find herself and understand her past,…Read More