Chelmsford production director successfully recovers from COVID-19
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor
Chelmsford – Bill Kenney of Chelmsford has worked in various capacities while producing successful entertainment events throughout four decades....
Art and activism inform each other at a North Shore art gallery
By Elizabeth Rose, Contributing Writer
Newburyport - Following the 2016 election, Paula Estey, abstract artist and owner of the Paula Estey Gallery, crawled into bed...
Thoreau’s retreat at Walden Pond in Concord continues to attract throngs of admirers
By Colin McCandless, Contributing Writer
CONCORD - Author and naturalist Henry David Thoreau intentionally lived alone in a modest cabin in the woods at Walden...
Hudson dancers/gymnasts continue evolving their 60-year relationship
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor
Hudson – The 60-year relationship between Hudson residents Linda LeSage and Jean Beddow-Arnth continues to evolve.
In 1961, the 6-year-old...
Shrewsbury artist honored by ArtsWorcester Biennial
By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer
Shrewsbury - Susan Swinand was the recent prizewinner of the 18th ArtsWorcester Biennial, also known as The Sally Bishop prize....
Founding producer preparing 20th Boston Comedy Festival
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor
Boston – A native of West Hartford, Conn., Jim McCue decided in the late-1980s to pursue a stand-up comedy...
Hudson musician trumpets the value of performing artists
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor
Hudson – The dictionary by Merriam-Webster defines “artist” in part as “one who professes and practices an imaginative art”...
Malden native Norman Greenbaum is still singing about that ‘Spirit in the Sky’
By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor
MALDEN - In late 1969, singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum’s record company released his song “Spirit in the Sky.” More than half...
Watertown woman’s well-traveled life informs her art
By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer
WATERTOWN – Do you keep your promises to yourself? Giliane Bader certainly has. She promised herself she’d return to art...
Visit the Newport mansions decorated for the Christmas season
By Sandi Barrett, Contributing Writer
The Breakers Morning Room is a study in shine and reflection.Photo/Courtesy of Newport Mansions
NEWPORT, R.I. - Gaze in wonder...