Art Exhibit @ The Met – Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view 133 works by the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti at one time in one place was offered by the…
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Mark Your Calendars for Children’s Book Week 2018, April 30 – May 6!
What is Children’s Book Week? Children’s Book Week is a week set aside to celebrate children’s books and the joy of reading. Children’s Book…
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Holy Week: The Journey to Easter
While long winter nights ease into light-filled days and green shoots poke through crusty snow, the Lenten fast draws toward its final week known…
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Saints of Ireland: The Real Patrick
Origins of St. Patrick’s Day As early as the 9th or 10th century, the Irish observed March 17th as a religious holiday honoring Ireland’s…
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February 14th: Ash Wednesday, the Beginning of Lent
Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Season of Lent for the Western Christian Church. It includes the 46 days before Easter on…
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Book Review: A New Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci
First Impressions While rushing along Terminal C at Logan International Airport, I caught my first glimpse of Walter Isaacson’s new biography about Leonardo da…
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Telling the Christmas Story
I was not surprised to hear the words “Your bag is overweight,” when checking in for my flight to Chicago to spend Christmas with…
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Advent: Personal Reflections
On this cold evening of December 3rd, the flame of one candle severs the darkness and eases the chill. It is the first Sunday…
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Boston Symphony Orchestra Opening Night
Opening Night Concert Opening night at Boston’s Symphony Hall was festive, exuberant and bold! Symphony Hall is the home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra….
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Boston Symphony Orchestra Opening Night 2017/18 Season, All Bernstein Program: A Little Night Music!
Opening Night Concert Opening night at Boston’s Symphony Hall was festive, exuberant and bold! Symphony Hall is the home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra….
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A Venetian Palace in Boston: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
A Unique Museum In 1903, Isabella Stewart Gardner built a Venetian palace to house her massive art collection. Today, The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum…
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts: Botticelli and the Search for the Divine
The Renaissance was in full swing. In the early 1490s, Florence was a hub of innovation – in mathematics and engineering, commerce and banking,…
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