You say the kids are already bored and school is only recently out? How about a trip to Portsmouth, N.H. where “Shrek the Musical” opens tonight and plays through July 27 at Seacoast Rep? “Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek…” And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that […]
Opinion
Eye on Art: MFA Boston a great place to spend a hot summer day
Summer is here with all its heat and humidity, and what better place to spend the lazy, hazy, crazy days than in the air-conditioned comfort of a museum? The MFA Boston has an array of exhibitions, tours, classes and film festivals to get visitors through the sultry days in comfort. You will need timed tickets for the headline exhibit of Van Gogh’s 23 portraits of the Roulin family, on through Sept. 7, but there is more to see and do at the MFA. Here’s what the MFA has to say about the Van Gogh portraits: “Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) once […]
Ask the Psychic: Welcome the angels
Dear Bonnie: I had a really hard day yesterday and last night when I awoke in a dream-style sleep I saw all these brilliant flashes of light. There seemed to be so many of them and they lit up my vision. Do you have any idea of what these balls or flashes of white light […]
Eye on Art: FAM opens three summer exhibits, including 89th art & craft show
It’s a busy weekend at the Fitchburg Museum of Art as three exhibits open to the public on Saturday, and the opening receptions for all is on Friday, June 27 from 6-8 p.m.
Stages: Free Fun for Kids, classes, and more at Hanover crush summer boredom
Summer officially starts tomorrow, and that means lazy, hazy, crazy days, trips to the beach or pool (if you’re lucky), and bored, cranky kids by the 4th of July. But not to worry. The Lowell Summer Music Series and Worcester’s Hanover Theatre and Conservatory have you covered with free concerts and more.
Written in Granite: Housing remains a key issue
NASHUA, N.H. – The late New England philosopher Henry David Thoreau has a famous quote I like to use: “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Take, for instance, the Millyard district, the birthplace of Nashua’s historic economic prosperity. It was here, right by the Nashua Canal, where the city’s industrial development rapidly grew from the cotton textile industry and the Nashua Manufacturing Company (1823 to around 1945). Today, the Veterans Memorial Parkway, just west of downtown, welcomes vehicles and pedestrians into the district on Pine Street, and the iconic, almost 200-foot-tall brick Millyard smokestack […]
