Boston's Fenway is far more than people passing through on the way
to sporting events could ever imagine. It's a vibrant, year-round
community filled with art, music and creative energy. Monday is the the
day to explore this Fenway in depth.
Click the link to Monday's schedule and choose one, two or a full day of events that suit your taste. You can:
These are only a few of the events you'll find listed here:
http://www.fenwayculture.org/ood08_Schedule.htm
On an editorial side note:
In the days ahead, we'll all have a part in deciding where, what's left of our money and that of our government, will be spent.
With the "celebrity worship" and "reality TV culture" so pervasive these days, it's easy to be unaware of the economic engine that real arts and culture represent. These organizations are good for our minds, hearts, and souls. And, they're a very good investment for our communities.
Here are a few figures from Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities:
"Opening Our Doors" is a
day-long celebration of the cultural life of this neighborhood. The
coordinating organization for this event is the Fenway Cultural
Alliance. They've planned an amazing day when they can proudly say, "Every event is free and open to the
public."
Click the link to Monday's schedule and choose one, two or a full day of events that suit your taste. You can:
- Get enlightened! The Ariel String Quartet, resident in NEC's Professional String Quartet Training Program, presents an Interactive Chamber Music performance at the New England Conservatory of Music
- Feel the glow! See the set for Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking. Try on costumes from some of the theatre's most beloved productions at the Huntington Theatre
- Be transported! Listen to a chiming concert along side the awe-inspiring reflecting pool on the Christian Science Plaza.
- Come to the Cabaret! Enjoy critically acclaimed live musical-theatre cabaret performed by the best from the Boston Conservatory.
- Go classic! Experience a live performance with period-instruments & demonstrations on both modern and historical instruments on the Christian Science Plaza.
- Go green! Join the Emerald Necklace Conservancy on a walking tour of the beautiful Back Bay Fens.
These are only a few of the events you'll find listed here:
http://www.fenwayculture.org/ood08_Schedule.htm
On an editorial side note:
In the days ahead, we'll all have a part in deciding where, what's left of our money and that of our government, will be spent.
With the "celebrity worship" and "reality TV culture" so pervasive these days, it's easy to be unaware of the economic engine that real arts and culture represent. These organizations are good for our minds, hearts, and souls. And, they're a very good investment for our communities.
Here are a few figures from Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities:
- 45,300 Massachusetts jobs
in the non-profit cultural economy.
- 245,000 jobs in the creative
economy - 3.5 percent of the New England workforce, more than
software or health care.
- Statewide economic impact of $2.56 billion annually (New England Foundation for the Arts study, 1996)
- Cultural tourism draws nearly
$7 billion in annual spending in New England.
- In tourism surveys of the
top five reasons people visit Massachusetts, cultural offerings
rank second. The cultural resources of the Commonwealth draw people
from all over the world.
- Cultural tourists rank highest in per capita spending while visiting Massachusetts."
Details:
Fenway Cultural Alliance
www.fenwayculture.org
Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences and Humanities
www.maash.org
