Summer officially starts next week, but with the wave of gloomy weather you’d never know it. Not to worry, since the season lineup of plays and musicals from regional theaters promises a great 2025-26 season. The Umbrella Stage Company’s 2025/26 theater season invites audiences to a vibrant showcase of courage, heart, and hope featuring an award-winning premiere, a revisited classic, and two musicals that celebrate the impact of art. The season includes the Boston premier of “The Counter,” a play about the connection between a retired firefighter and a diner server, Sept. 26-Nov. 9; “Tick, Tick…Boom!,” a rock opera prequel […]
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‘Good Vibrations’ as The Beach Boys and John Stamos rock out for MCC Celebrity Forum
LOWELL — The Lowell Memorial Auditorium was rocking Tuesday night as legendary rock band The Beach Boys and longtime friend of the band John Stamos performed for the annual Middlesex Community College Celebrity Forum.
Boston’s FIFA World Cup matches expected to bring $1.1B to New England in 2026
With one year until the FIFA World Cup, a new report Wednesday projected seven matches scheduled to be held in Boston in 2026 are expected to bring in a monumental $1.1 billion in local economic impact to New England.
Massachusetts girls flag football soars to new heights
BOSTON — What started as a small initiative by the New England Patriots has quickly turned into a statewide phenomenon.
Leominster student’s book drive lifts young cancer patients
LEOMINSTER – Princess Sasu held a book drive last month that she named ‘Books for Bravery,’ an initiative that supports children battling cancer. The 16-year-old, who is wrapping up her junior year at Leominster High School (LHS), gathered over 4,000 books in May from all the public schools in the district that will be delivered […]
‘Act up’ at Stratton Players ‘Fun Family Improv’ night
FITCHBURG — If you love “acting up,” take part an exciting new performance event titled “Fun Family Improv” — presented by Stratton Players — from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 13, at Guild Hall, Christ Church, 569 Main St. “We’ll have fun with costume pieces, props, and making up crazy characters,” said instructor Sally […]
