Baseball may very well be America’s favorite pasttime and Boston’s social glue, but why? Alessandro Zenati ’21 searches for the answer in his latest column.
Metro, Boston
City of Boston Unveils Holiday Logo Designs to Celebrate Diversity
The city’s digital team and the Office of Arts and Culture reached out to local artists, students, and residents to develop 11 holiday logos, which the city will use on its social media channels. Artists submitted logo designs that depict a specific holiday, including National Ice Cream Day, Vietnamese New Year, and Dorchester Day.
Metro, Boston
54th Head of the Charles Regatta, Boston’s Defining Social Substrate
Now in its 54th year, the Head of the Charles Regatta stands as the world’s largest two-day rowing event. Crews from over 800 schools, universities, and organizations competed in different race categories for prizes given out over the weekend.
Metro, Arts
At ISG Museum, ‘Common Threads’ Weaves Past and Present
‘True pearl: an opera in five tapestries’ was inspired by and written about the five 16th-century Flemish tapestries from the workshop of Jan Moy that have been on display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum since 1914. The opera is a key component of the museum’s latest exhibit, ‘Common Threads: Weaving Stories Across Time.’
Metro, Arts
Portraits of Holocaust Survivors Force Viewers to Confront the Past
The international exhibit “Lest We Forget,” came to Boston on Tuesday, placing 60 portraits of Holocaust survivors along the sidewalks of the Common.
Boston, Metro, Business
A Pocketbook Recap of HUBweek 2018
HUBweek returned to City Hall Plaza from October 8-14 and curated a lineup of events relating to this year’s motto of “We the Future”. Shipping containers served as exhibitor spaces, while speaker stages were housed in igloo domes and glass-paneled modules surrounding the main nucleus.
Metro, Food
New England Chocolate Festival Connects Cacao Producers with Consumers
Chocoholics got to taste, learn, and interact with chocolate companies and raw cacao producers from around the world.
Metro, Arts
Canstruction Boston Art Pop-Up Raises Awareness Around Food Insecurity
In its 23rd year, Canstruction Boston not only celebrates artistic ingenuity and creation but also uses that artistic expression to raise awareness around the troubling issue of food insecurity. 21 teams contributed their work to the installation at the BSA Space and Atlantic Wharf.
Metro, Boston
Boston Book Festival Celebrates 10 Years, Expands to Roxbury
Book lovers flocked to the 10th annual Boston Book Festival this Saturday, which boasted three locations this year: Copley, East Boston, and Roxbury.
Boston, Metro
Art, Science, Technology Inspires Walt Disney Imagineers at MIT Media Lab Event
The MIT Media Lab opened its doors for a public event on experiential storytelling, inviting a panel of Walt Disney Imagineers and producers to discuss the research and development involved in producing entertainment that is immersive for audiences.
