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SUMMARY:Yoga to Music Pop Up Class at Charlestown Working Theater
DESCRIPTION:For ages 3-5\, this class combines traditional yoga poses tailored for kids with music\, art\, and healthy lifestyle information. This yoga class provides not only exercise but also a wellness experience that will last a lifetime. \nKids ages 3-5 – Saturday 2/1 Class. \nRegister here for the 2/1 class!
URL:https://nempacboston.org/event/yoga-to-music-pop-up-class-at-charlestown-working-theater/
LOCATION:Charlestown Working Theater\, 442 Bunker Hill St\, Charlestown\, MA\, 02129\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Student Event
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SUMMARY:Family Movie Musical Night: Annie - SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:Bring your family to the theater for a fun musical evening! Sing along to your favorite songs from Annie while enjoying a movie that everyone will love. Families are encouraged to bring pillows and blankets and wear their comfiest pajamas! Popcorn and light refreshments will be available for purchase. Coloring pages during the movie will also be available. \n  \nPlease note that this event is SOLD OUT!
URL:https://nempacboston.org/event/family-movie-musical-night-annie/
LOCATION:Charlestown Working Theater\, 442 Bunker Hill St\, Charlestown\, MA\, 02129\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Private Music Instruction Student Recitals
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, February 2nd at 1 PM to 6:30 PM\nVenue: Charlestown Working Theater\, 442 Bunker Hill Street\, Charlestown\, MA 02129\n\nPrivate Music Instruction Students\n1 PM to 2:15 PM: Jack Byrne\, Harriet Hung\, Laura Raty and Brian Urra Recital Program\n2:30 PM to 3:45 PM: Harriet Hung Recital Program\n4 PM to 5:15 PM: Bailey Kolapudi\, Anna Samoilava\, Harriet Hung and Fred Springer Recital Program\n5:30 PM to 6:30 PM: Justine Boonstra and Steve Allen Recital Program\n\nList of ALL RECITALS: \n\n\n\nJanuary 24th\, 2025: 6:30-8:00 PM\nTeen & Adult Winter Recital- Charlestown Working TheaterSaturday\, January 25th at North Bennet Street School \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10-11:30\nDan Raney\, Kayla Farnsworth\, Rafael Moreno\n\n\n11:45-1:00\nKendra Comstock\, Martina Gallo\, Luping Xu\n\n\n1:15-2:30\nRhaea D’Aliesio\, Jayson Banton\, Rafael Natan\n\n\n2:45-4:00\nXiaolan Ruan\, Krissy Terranova\, Laura Raty\, Shawn Meehan\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, January 25th at Charlestown Working Theater\n2:00 PM – Jaime Castellanos \n\n\n\n\n \n\nIf you have any questions about recitals or schedules\, please contact Mary-Alexandra Onstad\, Private  and Group Music Instruction Manager at monstad@nempacboston.org or call 857-239-9997.
URL:https://nempacboston.org/event/private-music-instruction-student-recitals-4/
LOCATION:Charlestown Working Theater\, 442 Bunker Hill St\, Charlestown\, MA\, 02129\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Student Event
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SUMMARY:Opera: Learn & Listen for Seniors Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the history and highlights of this 400-year-old art form\, with a presentation and live performances of some of opera’s most beloved pieces. Great for those new to opera and seasoned opera-goers alike!  Dr. Pamela Feo\, musicologist and NEMPAC Development Manager\, will lead attendees through the history of opera from its origins through the Baroque period. Live performances will include works by Handel\, Rameau\, and Purcell.  No need to register in advance\, just join us a little before 11 AM at the Nazzaro Center. \nFeaturing the following artists:\nKendra Comstock\, soprano\n\nHarriet Hung\, piano \nEvent Details:\nWHAT: A lecture and performance for seniors\nWHEN: Tuesday\, February 4th @ 11 AM\nWHERE: Nazzaro Community Center\nADDRESS: 30 North Bennet Street\, Boston MA 02113 \n\nRefreshments and social time during and after. No need to register in advance\, just join us a little before 11 AM at the Nazzaro Center. \nThis program is free and funded from 2023 #GivingTuesday Proceeds
URL:https://nempacboston.org/event/opera-learn-listen-for-seniors-part-1/
LOCATION:Nazzaro Community Center\, 30 North Bennet St\, Boston\, 02113\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Nights
DESCRIPTION:Open Mic Nights are BACK at Boston Public Market for winter and spring 2025! We loved expanding this community-favorite event to reach even more artists of all abilities and look forward to continuing this collaboration. Join us on Friday\, November 1st at 6 PM for our next installment! Come nosh with the market’s vendors\, grab a drink at the Pine Bar and enjoy live\, local music. An accompanist will be provided. Performance registration will open two weeks prior to the date of the event. *Unlimited audience space is available\, so there is no need for advanced sign up\, unless you plan to perform. \nWe hope you will join us back at Boston Public Market for our first Open Mic Night of 2025. \nWhen: Friday\, February 7th. Doors open at 5:30 PM\, performances begin at 6 PM.   Registration is will be live a couple of weeks before the date of the event. \nWho: ANYONE can sign up to perform as long as they are 18+\, and all are welcome to attend. Performers from the Boston community\, as well as faculty and adult students from our music school\, are invited to participate regardless of age\, experience or instrument! \nWhere: Boston Public Market – 100 Hanover Street\, Boston\, MA 02108 \nJoin us for a great night out with friends and live entertainment as we expand a community favorite to Boston Public Market! \nClick to Register to Perform! \n 
URL:https://nempacboston.org/event/open-mic-nights-11/
LOCATION:Boston Public Market\, 100 Hanover Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Opera: Learn & Listen for Seniors Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the history and highlights of this 400-year-old art form\, with a presentation and live performances of some of opera’s most beloved pieces. Great for those new to opera and seasoned opera-goers alike!  Dr. Pamela Feo\, musicologist and NEMPAC Development Manager\, will lead attendees through the development of opera through the Classical and Romantic periods and into the 20th century. Live performances will include works by Mozart\, Puccini\, and Copland.  This event is for Seniors. No need to register in advance\, just join us a little before 11 AM at the Nazzaro Center. \nFeaturing the following artists:\nJustine Boonstra\, soprano\n\nHarriet Hung\, piano \nEvent Details:\nWHAT: A lecture and performance for seniors\nWHEN: Tuesday\, February 11th @ 11 AM\nWHERE: Nazzaro Community Center\nADDRESS: 30 North Bennet Street\, Boston MA 02113 \n\nRefreshments and social time during and after. No need to register in advance\, just join us a little before 11 AM at the Nazzaro Center. \nThis program is free and funded from 2023 #GivingTuesday Proceeds
URL:https://nempacboston.org/event/opera-learn-listen-for-seniors-part-2/
LOCATION:Nazzaro Community Center\, 30 North Bennet St\, Boston\, 02113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Amore Concert - Love Songs Through the Ages
DESCRIPTION:NEMPAC returns to Ristorante Lucia for its annual Amore Concert – Love Songs Through the Ages in the North End.   \nThe Amore Concert is a celebration of love for all people. Our theme\, “Love Songs Through the Ages” will encompass music from the Baroque era to the music of today. The goal is for every audience member to resonate with a love song\, no matter their age or background. From Handel to Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars\, we hope the audience feels inspired to celebrate love.\n \nTICKETS ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY\, JANUARY 8TH! \nWHEN: Tuesday\, February 11th @ 7 PM | Doors open at 6:30 PM\nWHERE: Ristorante Lucia\nADDRESS: 415 Hanover St.\, Boston\, MA 02113\nTICKETS: $95/person (includes 3-course prix-fixe meal with further details below). \nEach ticket purchased includes a 3-course gourmet Italian prix-fixe meal\, inclusive of soft drinks and non-espresso coffee beverages.  There will be a cash bar for alcohol and espresso beverages.  Gratuity is not included in the ticket price.  Seating at this event will be community-style dining\, but NEMPAC can also accommodate groups of 4-10 as available.  Groups should purchase their tickets under one purchaser\, so we can ensure the group is sat together. \nCLICK FOR TICKETS! \n  \nMENU BELOW \nFirst Course (Appetizer)\nChoice of one…\n– Hearty Winter Minestrone Abruzzese\n– Insalata Lucia\n \nSecond Course (Entree)\nChoice of one…\n– Maccheroni Chitarra\, tomato sauce with salmon spricciolata\n– Heart Shaped Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli\n– Pollo Lucia\n– Eggplant Parmigiana\n \nThird Course (Dessert)\nChoice of one…\n– Tiramisu  \n– Dessert Sampler:  3 Mini Cannoli  (regular\, chocolate chip\, pistachio)\n \n– Caffe Americano\nFeaturing soprano\, Justine Boonstra; baritone\, Juan Suarez; soprano\, Mariangela Gominho; and pianist\, Sepehr Davallou. \nArtistic Director: Justine Boonstra \n \nJustine Boonstra (Artistic Director & Soprano) \nJustine Boonstra is a Boston-based singer and voice teacher. She holds a Master’s of Music in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston\, MA. \nSome of her favorite roles to date are The Sandman from Hansel and Gretel with NEC Opera and Despina from Così fan tutte with Chicago Summer Opera. \nJustine\, a classically trained Soprano\, also prides herself on being a versatile singer\, performing in many genres ranging from musical theater to pop to jazz.  In recent years\, Justine has enjoyed singing with various wedding bands across the East Coast and writing and performing music of her own. She also debuted the role of Rosie in At Love’s Hearth\, a musical thesis project written by Stephanie Hollenberg\, Harvard alum. \nJustine’s teaching studio consists of 40+ students of all genres and ages. She holds teaching positions at Amy Dancz Music Studio and North End Music Performing Arts (NEMPAC). \nWhile not singing\, Justine enjoys yoga\, dancing\, baking\, and trying new restaurants with her husband\, Eli. \nJuan Suarez (Baritone): \nBaritone\, Juan Suarez\, is a well established performer in the Boston area\, performing frequently with organizations such as Odyssey Opera\, MassOpera\, Opera Del West\, Boston Opera & Zarzuela\, and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. \nNotable engagements include world music premieres with Catalyst new music in collaboration with Poet Todd Hearon and Composer Jonathan Mitchell; and with Sparks & Wiry Cries in New York City\, premiering an original poem set to music by Composer Laura Nevitt. Juan can also be heard singing in the chorus of Boston Modern Opera Project’s Grammy nominated recording of The Lord of Cries\, written by composer John Corigliano and librettist Mark Adamo. \nRecent and Upcoming engagements include performances as bass soloist in G.F Handel’s Messiah \, an upcoming role debut as Falke in Johann Strauss’ comic Operetta\, Die Fledermaus\, and his third consecutive production with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras in their performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Grand Opera\, Don Carlos.\n \nJuan holds Music Degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music and Stetson University. \nMariangela Gominho (Soprano): \nMariangela Gominho\, Soprano\, is a singer and voice teacher based in Boston\, Massachusetts. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance from Duquesne University and Master’s degree in Vocal Pedagogy at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. \nDuring her undergraduate studies\, she performed as Suor Genevieve in Suor Angelica and covered the role of Belinda in Dido and Aeneas\, as well as participated in programs at the Franco American Vocal Academy and New England Conservatory’s Summer Opera Studio. \nAs a language lover\, Mariangela has experience performing in various languages\, from Portuguese to Tagalog to Icelandic. In 2016\, she was the first music performance major to receive the prestigious Honors Endowed Fellows Grant at Duquesne University. With the grant\, she studied Icelandic folk and classical music in Iceland and presented the pieces in a public lecture-recital. \nMariangela is the music director of St. Benedict’s Parish in Somerville\, and holds teaching positions at Winsor School\, Cheverus Catholic School\, and Amy Dancz Voice Studio. She also maintains her own private studio. \nWhen not making music\, Mariangela enjoys crafting\, traveling\, and dragging friends to spin class. \nSepehr Davallou (Pianist) \nSepehr is a pianist and vocal coach based in Boston. He has served as an assistant music director for the production of Gluck’s Orfeo at NEMPAC\, and worked as pianist on such productions as Britten’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Miami Music Festival\, “Die Fledermaus” and “Die Zauberflöte” at NEC and also Maryland Opera Studio. \nPassionate about text\, poetry and artsong\, he has appeared on five Liederabend series at NEC spanning repertoire from Mozart to folk and contemporary music. \nHe has attended the Aspen Music Festival\, “Dandelion Opera Institute”\, and “Collaborative Pianist Institute” where he got to work with renowned artists such as Martin Katz\, and Warren Jones. \nSepehr has a BM in Piano Performance from University of Tehran\, an MM in Collaborative Piano from University of Maryland and a Graduate Diploma in Opera Coaching from New England Conservatory.  His mentors are Cameron Stowe\, JJ Penna\, Tanya Blaich and Rita Sloan.
URL:https://nempacboston.org/event/amore-concert-love-songs-through-the-ages/
LOCATION:Ristorante Lucia\, 415 Hanover Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02113\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Nights
DESCRIPTION:NEMPAC ‘s Open Mic Night returns to Castle Island Brewing Company in 2025! We are excited to bring NEMPAC’s Open Mic Nights to a new venue and new neighborhood. Join us on Friday\, February 21st at 6:30 PM for our next installment! Grab a beverage from the brewery and enjoy your local community members try out new tunes! \nThis exciting partnership allows us to engage with a new Boston community and showcase a variety of talented artists. We are eager to welcome new and diverse musical performances to the stage. All forms of creative expression are encouraged. \n*Unlimited audience space is available\, so there is no need for advanced sign up\, unless you plan to perform. \nWe hope you will join us at Castle Island Brewing Company for our first Open Mic Night of 2025. \nWhen: Friday\, February 21st. Brewery opens at 5 PM\, performances begin at 6:30 PM. \nWho: ANYONE can sign up to perform as long as they are 18+\, and all are welcome to attend. Performers from the Boston community\, as well as faculty and adult students from our music school\, are invited to participate regardless of age\, experience or instrument!  *** Please note that the brewery is 21+ AFTER 8 PM! \nWhere: Castle Island Brewing Company – 10 Old Colony Avenue\, Boston\, MA 02127 \nRegister to Perform
URL:https://nempacboston.org/event/open-mic-nights-15/
LOCATION:Castle Island Brewing Company\, 10 Old Colony Avenue\, Boston\, 02127\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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