OPENING OUR DOORS 2018 - FENWAY ALLIANCE PRESENTS - A DAY OF FREE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES MONDAY, OCTOBER 08 10AM - 4PM - The Fenway Alliance
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FENWAY ALLIANCE PRESENTS OPENING OUR DOORS 2018 A DAY OF FREE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES MONDAY, OCTOBER 08 10AM - 4PM Visit www.fenwayculture.org for more info.
CONTENTS WELCOME 3 THE FENWAY CULTURAL DISTRCIT 4 ALLIANCE MEMBERS 5 EVENT TIMELINE 6 GREATER FENWAY NEIGHBORHOOD 8 EVANS WAY PARK 13 THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST 15 GETTING AROUND 19 MAP 20 CORPORATE PARTNERS 22 FENWAY ALLIANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 41 2 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
WELCOME On behalf of the 21 members of the Fenway Alliance, and our community and corporate partners, we welcome you to the 17th annual Opening Our Doors celebration-Boston’s largest free day of arts, cultural, and educational events. The Fenway Alliance is a consortium We believe it is important not just of 21 national and internationally to exhibit art and open the doors renowned cultural and academic of Fenway’s concert halls for institutions all located in the Fenway complimentary performances, but to that define the best of arts, culture, encourage people to create new art education, and research in Boston and and participate actively in a cultural beyond. Now in its 17th year, Opening experience. This year you will find Our Doors, our signature event, brings several opportunities to express together our members and community yourself through art, music, and dance. partners in a wonderfully diverse We are happy to share all that The day of free cultural offerings for the Fenway has to offer with you not just entire family. Member institutions and today, but every day during the year. partners host activities ranging from Have a great day and please share musical and dance performances to your experiences with us- email stories, historic tours and lectures, special photos, or ideas for next year to info@ “behind-the-scenes” looks at Alliance fenwayculture.org or write to us on institutions, walking tours of The Facebook.com/FenwayCultureBoston. Fenway, and much more. Have a great time! Opening Our Doors is also a celebration of all the work that the Fenway Alliance and our members do in the areas of economic partnerships, the environment and green space, KELLY J. BRILLIANT TAYLOR MORTELL sustainability, and transportation. Executive Director Assistant Director The Fenway Alliance The Fenway Alliance Find us on Facebook.com/FenwayCultureBoston 3
THE FENWAY CULTURAL DISTRCIT OUR VISION Established on March 2012 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Fenway Alliance’s vision for the Fenway Cultural District is to provide a cultural environment that merges both the historic and contemporary elements of the Fenway into a welcoming and creative experience for residents of the area, residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and national and international visitors of all ages. True to the visionary leadership and spirit of the historical icons within our community, we continuously innovate toward an urban space that provides creative and educational experiences that are culturally and intellectually relevant, aesthetically engaging, and contribute to the economic vitality of the neighborhood. OUR MISSION The Fenway Cultural District’s mission is to create and sustain a vibrant cultural area in Boston that attracts local residents, citizens throughout the Commonwealth, and national and international tourists and visitors. We work to ensure that the District is rightfully perceived as a premier cultural destination in the Commonwealth and across the United States. We succeed as a powerful, positive force in New England’s economy by supporting the Fenway’s resident artists, students, and institutions that contribute in significant ways to the region’s creative economy. 4 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
ALLIANCE MEMBERS The members of the Fenway Alliance come together as one entity to create and sustain the Fenway Cultural District and to provide the highest quality intellectual, social and cultural opportunities for individuals and families throughout the region. Berklee College of Music Huntington Theatre Northeastern 1140 Boylston Street Company University www.berklee.edu 264 Huntington Avenue 360 Huntington Ave/ 617.266.1400 Avenue of the Arts Avenue of the Arts Boston Arts Academy www.huntingtontheatre.org www.northeastern.edu 11 Charles Street 617.266.0800 617.323.2000 www.bostonartsacademy. Isabella Stewart Gardner School of the Museum org Museum of Fine Arts @ Tufts 617.635.6470 25 Evans Way 230 Fenway Boston Conservatory @ www.gardnermuseum.org www.smfa.edu Berklee 617.566.1401 617.267.6100 8 The Fenway The Mary Baker Eddy Simmons University www.bostonconservatory. Library 300 The Fenway edu 200 Massachusetts Avenue www.simmons.edu 617.536.6340 www.marybakereddylibrary. 617.267.6100 Boston Symphony org Boston University Orchestra 617.450.7000 Wheelock College Of 301 Massachusetts Avenue Massachusetts College of Education and Human www.bso.org Art and Design Development 617.266.1200 621 Huntington Ave/Avenue 200 The Riverway Emmanuel College of the Arts www.bu.edu/wheelock 400 The Fenway www.massart.edu 617.879.2000 www.emmanuel.edu 617.536.1608 The Winsor School 617.735.9715 Massachusetts Historical Pilgrim Road Fenway Studios / Friends of Society www.winsor.edu Fenway Studios 1154 Boylston Street 617.735.9500 30 Ipswich Street www.masshist.org YMCA of Greater www.fenwaystudios.org 617.536.1608 Boston 617.695.9720 Museum of Fine Arts, 316 Huntington Ave/ The First Church of Christ, Boston Avenue of the Arts Scientist 465 Huntington Ave/Avenue www.ymcaboston.org 210 Massachusetts Avenue of the Arts 617.927.8060 www.christianscience.com www.mfa.org 617.450.2000 617.267.9300 Harvard School of Public New England Conservatory Health 290 Huntington Ave/ 677 Huntington Ave/ Avenue of the Arts Avenue of the Arts www.necmusic.edu www.hsh.harvard.edu 617.585.1100 617.495.1000 Find us on Facebook.com/FenwayCultureBoston 5
EVANS WAY PARK 25 Evans Way 10-10:30am Madrigal Singers 1-1:30pm Kaliente Dance Troupe Northeastern University 1-3pm Mask & Character Creation 10am-4pm Community Tables by Creative Spirit 10:30-11am Step About Boston 1:30-2pm Hamilton Garrett Music and Arts Academy Choir 11-12pm Grooversity 2-2:30pm Eon Dance Troupe 12:30-1pm Hamilton Garrett Music and Arts Academy Choir 2-2:30pm TrillFit Cardio Dance 1-2pm Bow Sim Mark Tai Chi Arts 3-3:30pm K-Pop Review Band Association 3:30-4pm TrillFit Sculpt THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST 200 Mass Ave AND THE MARY BAKER EDDY LIBRARY 9:30-10am Chiming Concert 12-1pm Kidding Around 10-10:45am Kick-Off Ceremony 1-2pm Wheelock Family Theater Performance by the Boston @ BU Story Troupers Children’s Chorus 1:30pm- Storytime in the Book Nook Kids parade led by the Hot 2:15pm Tamale Brass Band! 2:30- Organ Concert Free cupcake provided by 2:30pm Oakleaf Cakes! 2:30-3pm Sociedad Latina Alumni 10:45am- Storytime in the Book Nook Band 11:30am, 3-4pm Zili Misik 11am-2pm Community Mural with Kayla All Day Mapparium Exhibit Arias All Day Face Painting and Singalongs 11am-3pm Build Mass Ave All Day Sunday School Open House 11-11:30am, Churchill’s Architecture Tour and Church Tours 11:30am- 12pm, All Day Blick Art Materials 2-2:30pm, 2:30-3pm All Day Church Tours Find us on Facebook.com/FenwayCultureBoston 7
GREATER FENWAY NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF 10AM-5PM FINE ARTS AT TUFTS ARTIST RESPONSE: ELECTION Artist Response is an initiative that 230 The Fenway highlights how artists have used creative 10AM-5PM strategies to respond to historical and contemporary social crises. For the fall MUSEUM OF CAPITALISM 2018 semester, Artist Response will address Museum of Capitalism is an institution electoral politics with an installation that dedicated to educating the present and includes gerrymandered district maps from future generations about the history, across the United States produced by Moon philosophy, and legacy of capitalism through Duchin, associate professor of Mathematics exhibitions, research, and publications, as at Tufts University and 2018 Guggenheim well as through collecting and preserving Fellow. material evidence, art, and artifacts of September 4–December 20 capitalism, and through varied public programming. The museum’s programs 10AM-5PM result from collaborations between SENIOR THESIS PROGRAM AREA SHOW researchers, curators, artists, designers, Kendall Reiss and Anthony Romero, filmmakers, writers, economists, historians, professors of the practice at SMFA at Tufts, scientists, and non-specialists from all walks lead the Senior Thesis 2019 cohort in a of life. group exhibition to execute preliminary concepts and installations. 10AM-5PM WAVEFARM IN RESIDENCE TuftsPUBLIC is a new program of yearlong THE MUSEUM OF FINE temporary public art projects designed for ARTS, BOSTON spaces outside the Galleries. TuftsPUBLIC 465 Huntington Ave. 2018–2019 features the organization Wave Farm in residence through artist installations 10-5pm and a short-wave radio station for the SMFA. OPEN HOUSE At the SMFA at Tufts, Jeff Thompson’s Free admission. Listen to the sounds Every Radio Station makes the FM spectrum of classically trained New England physical through an installation of 95 hand- Conservatory tenor, Austin Burns, as built FM radios along the Weems Atrium you enter the Museum. In celebration of central staircase. In the library at the SMFA Hispanic Heritage Month, dance alongside at Tufts, Wave Farm will launch an SMFA at MetaMovements & Silent Rhythms Tufts Radio Station. instructors then catch Sociedad Latina’s show stopping performance! Join visiting artist Natalia Arbelaez for a talk and up- close look at her inspirational artwork. Enjoy a medley of art-making activities, spotlight talks and tours for families and adults. 8 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
10:30-12pm 10am-4pm METAMOVEMENTS & SILENT RHYTHMS ART MAKING: MAYA VESSELS Get your groove on with MetaMovements Walk downstairs to Gallery LG32 to take a (MM), the producers of Salsa In The Park look at the many Maya vessels. The images and Silent Rhythms Boston! MM dancers on these vases and plates often tell a story. and instructors lead salsa lessons and Latin dance lines for people of all ages and Design your own Maya vessel, what story abilities. Join instructor Kerry Thompson, will you draw on your vase? a DeafBlind dancer, for a salsa lesson for those who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and 10am-4pm DeafBlind. Adaptive dance lessons available ART MAKING: SELF-PORTRAITS for those with visual impairments. Look at the painting, Autorretrato con espejo by Mexican artist David Alfaro 11am-3pm Siqueiros in the Lower Rotunda. What do OPERA PERFORMANCES BY you notice about the self-portrait? A self- AUSTIN BURNS portrait is a picture of yourself. Walk over Classically trained tenor from the New England Conservatory, Austin Burns, will be to Druker Family Pavilion 159 to make your performing a stirring array of songs on the own self-portrait on black paper in oil pastel. MFA steps Huntington Avenue Entrance! 10am-4pm 12-12:30pm PASSPORT TO THE AMERICAS AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: SOCIEDAD PASSPORT TO THE ANCIENT WORLD LATINA Pick up your Passport for an adventure Join the Sociedad Latina youth alumni band through the Museum. Each guide includes for a performance in celebration of Latino activities and fun facts the whole family will culture. These talented young performers have spent their High school years in enjoy. Sociedad Latina’s Youth Arts Mastery program sharpening their instrumental and 10am-4pm vocal skills. You’ll hear a mix of Latin Jazz, ART CONNECTIONS CARDS Salsa, Samba, and a variety of other styles in Pick up an Art Connections card and this multi instrumental performance. explore celebrations, chocolate, powerful figures, bugs and other themes throughout 12:30pm, 2:30pm the Museum. Recommended for all ages. ARTIST INSTALLATION + TALK WITH Available in English and Spanish. NATALIA ARBELAEZ Natalia Arbelaez is a Colombian-American artist, born to immigrant parents. Her 10am-4pm work celebrates immigrant stories and FAMILY ART CART Latin American culture that includes pre- Discover the MFA with activities designed Columbian histories. Enjoy an installation of for children ages 4 and up to do with adults her art and hear talk to learn about her work, in the galleries. Borrow sketching materials personal experiences and inspirations. and choose from an array of interactive activities, books and Art Cards. 10:30am, 12:30pm, 1pm (ASL Only, no spoken English), 1:30pm, 2pm (en Español), 3:30 GUIDED TOURS Join a free guided tour to explore Highlights of the Museum Collections. 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm FAMILY ART WALKS Tour the Museum to look at ancient and modern Latin American Art on this 30-minute family friendly tour. Find us on Facebook.com/FenwayCultureBoston 9
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designed by Frederick Law Olmsted MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF (FLO). Free and open to the public every ART AND DESIGN day, hourly between dawn and dusk, from 621 Huntington Ave. August 11 – October 31 at these sites: 1. ack Bay Fens – in the canopy of a tree-lined B 8:30am-3:30pm path, in close proximity to the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, TENZIN YIGNYEN - SAND MANDALA and the Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s MassArt, The Studio Foundations Shattuck Visitor Center Department, and The Brant Gallery are 2. lmsted Park – on an island of Leverett Pond O pleased to welcome the Venerable Tenzin at the edge of Allerton Overlook in Brookline Yignyen for his 13th Sand Mandala Creation 3. amaica Pond – as a “cloud pond” in a glacial J with us, Monday, October 8 - Friday, depression adjacent to the kettle pond October 12 in the Design and Media Center 4. rnold Arboretum of Harvard University – a A Lower Lobby, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston, “fog fall” rolling down a hill under tree cover MA, 02115. Over the years, Tenzin has 5. ranklin Park – amid the Overlook Shelter F shared the importance of developing love, Ruins, echoing the domed roof of one of kindness, and compassion in every human the few buildings Olmsted had a hand in designing being in our society in order to create a happy, healthy and peaceful world. 11am-12:30pm Daily Schedule: FROM OLMSTED TO NAKAYA: ART AND 8:30 am Morning Prayer and Meditation DESIGN OF THE BACK FENS 9:45am 30 Minute Talk & Discussion, Question & A walk through the centuries of a historic Answer landscape designed by Frederick Law 10:15-10:30am Mandala Creation Observation Olmsted with stop at artist Fujiko Nakaya’s Fog x Canopy. Hear the story of how 10:30-12:30 Talk & Discussion, Question & Answer Frederick Law Olmsted transformed an area 12:30-1:30 Lunch Break of polluted waterways and mudflats into 2-2:30pm Mandala Creation Observation a scenic fens and the later 20th century 2:30-3:30pm Mandala Talk & Discussion revisions that resulted in the landscape we see today. SIMMONS UNIVERSITY 11:30-1:30 300 The Fenway EMERALD NECKLACE BIKE TOUR 10am-4:30pm Join the Emerald Necklace Conservancy for VAUGHN SILLS: TRUE POEMS FLEE an interpretive bike tour from the Fens to The Trustman Art Gallery completed its 36th Arnold Arboretum, led by a Conservancy exhibition season in the spring of 2018. It docent. Meet at the Shattuck Visitor Center, has become a well-recognized venue that is 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115. Pre- regularly reviewed in regional publications. registration, with a $10 donation, is required. Given in honor of Julia Myerson Trustman, ‘24, by her husband, Benjamin, the gallery THE WINSOR SCHOOL exhibits the work of professional artists and has a yearly exhibition of student work from 102 Pilgrim Road the Department of Art and Music. 8am-5pm HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PERMANENT BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC COLLECTION 1140 Boylston Street The Winsor School presents “Highlights from the Permanent Collection.” Featured 4pm artists include Miro, Richard Yarde, Stephen HEESU YU Parrish, Elliot Offner and Amy Sudarsky. Voice principal Heesu Yu presents an Open to the public: Monday - Friday 8:00 afternoon of alternative R&B. a.m. - 5:00 p.m. October 8 - November 12, 2018. Find us on Facebook.com/FenwayCultureBoston 11
4pm FENWAY VICTORY GARDENS KAYLA ROSE BAND 100 Park Drive The Kayla Rose Band will perform original music and covers. 12-4pm OPEN HOUSE 7pm The Fenway Victory Gardens are the only SANJANA remaining, continuously operating World Sanjana will perform some of her favorite War II Victory Gardens in the United songs in the pop, soul, and R&B genres. States. Founded in 1942 by the Roosevelt Administration, it was one of over 20 million 7pm victory gardens responsible for nearly half PEDRO OSUNA ARDOY: POETICS OF of all the vegetable produce during the SPACE war. Located in Fredrick Law Olmsted’s A painter, a dancer, a string quartet, and famed Emerald Necklace, over 500 a composer at the piano will join forces gardens spanning 7.5 acres are tended by a to create an immersive interdisciplinary community of more than 350 members from experience, using music and live painting to every neighborhood in Boston, reflecting explore space and emotion. the diversity of our city and its rich history and culture. 7:30pm AFRICANA STUDIES LECTURE Don’t miss this scholarly presentation on an art form influenced by the African diaspora. FENWAY COMMUNITY CENTER 1282 Boylston St. 12pm-2pm OPEN HOUSE Fenway Community Center is a community- driven organization and gathering space for all residents and individuals working and attending school in the Fenway Neighborhood. With a focus on community, innovation, collaboration, sustainability, enrichment, and equity, FCC offers both original and programs in partnership with local organizations and businesses and is available as a meeting space at no cost to community members. Our “drop in” hours are M-F, 9am-3pm, 5-8pm, and Saturday, 9am-12pm. Come visit and begin to understand why we believe “There are many great neighborhoods, but there is only one Fenway.” 12 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
Berklee Signature Series The Art of the Tenor: Celebrating Bill Pierce September 26, 8:00 p.m. Mark Turner, Melissa Aldana, Javon Jackson, Antonio Hart, Kevin Eubanks, and Terri Lyne Carrington John Abercrombie: Timeless: A Memorial Tribute Concert October 10, 8:00 p.m. Joe Lovano, Joey Baron, Ben Street, and Lage Lund Innovate: The Berklee Electronic Digital Instrument October 30, 8:00 p.m. Rachel Z, Thavius Beck, Moldover, Laura Escudé, Dan Freeman, and dolltr!ck Berta Rojas and Paquito D’Rivera Meet Berklee: The Music of Barros Mangoré November 15, 8:00 p.m. Kailash Kher Meets Berklee December 15, 8:00 p.m. Berklee India Exchange Find us on Facebook.com/FenwayCultureBoston 13
EVANS WAY PARK 20 EVANS WAY MADRIGAL SINGERS NORTHEASTERN GROOVERSITY UNIVERSITY Evans Way Park Evans Way Park 11:12pm 10-10:30am Join Grooversity for fun energetic drumming We are a group of students who love to parade around Evans Way Park! Grooversity sing! We perform a cappella chamber is an innovative and creative drumming music- anything from traditional madrigals project envisioned by Brazilian percussionist to contemporary choral works- and seek Marcus Santos to promote music as an to provide Northeastern students with the educational resource, entertainment and as opportunity to engage with unique styles a catalyst for social change. Grooversity is of music. based on community outreach for positive outcome while targeting global diversity awareness. COMMUNITY TABLES Evans Way Park HAMILTON GARRETT MUSIC AND ARTS ACADEMY CHOIR 10am-4pm Learn more about fun things happening 25 Evans Way with BAMSFest (Boston Art & Music Soul Festival), the Roxbury Cultural Council, 12:30-1pm the Fenway Community Center, service Performing in conversation with Steve projects with Alpha Phi Omega at Emerson Lock’s public artwork, “Three Deliberate College and other great neighborhood Grays for Freddie (A Memorial for Freddie organizations! Gray)” hear songs by the Hamilton Garrett Music and Arts Academy Choir honoring Freddie Gray. PAINTING DEMONSTRATIONS Evans Way Park & MFA Lawn BOW SIM MARK TAI CHI ARTS 10am-4pm ASSOCIATION Watch artists paint in the park! En plein air Evans Way Park painting demonstrations by artists from Fenway Studios. 1-2pm The Bow Sim Mark Tai Chi Arts Association is one of Boston’s oldest Chinese martial arts STEP ABOUT BOSTON schools. Founded in 1976, the Association Evans Way Park has many distinguished students, including Grandmaster Bow Sim Mark’s son Donnie 10:30-11am Yen (star of ROGUE ONE, the IP MAN Step About Boston is Boston University’s series, and the upcoming Disney remake of premier Irish dance and culture group. MULAN). We are composed of students seeking to understand and discover Irish dance and culture, from those with no prior dance experience to those who have been dancing and competing for years. 14 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
KALIENTE DANCE TROUPE TRILLFIT FITNESS Evans Way Park Evans Way Park 1-1:30pm 2-2:30pm Kaliente is the Latin dance team of CARDIO DANCE Northeastern University that was founded in Our signature dance class blends Beyonce- 2009. We work to promote Latin-American worthy choreography (we love a good twerk heritage through our dance performances, sesh) with multiple rounds of HIIT, to sweat which include salsa, merengue, and bachata. your way to a tighter, toned body. Sneakers Our goal is to share our passion as a team Required. All levels welcome. TRILLFIT is with the Northeastern and greater Boston a winner of Improper Bostonian’s Best of communities and to encourage others to try Boston and has been featured in Boston and incorporate the Latin flavor into their Magazine, Racked, and Instyle. Founder lives, as well. Heather White, a New Balance Marketing Executive, launched TRILLFIT with hopes of diversifying the look of fitness to be better MASK & CHARACTER CREATION BY inclusive of all women. CREATIVE SPIRIT Evan Way Park 3:30-4pm SCULPT 1-3pm Our signature strength training class focuses Participants will have fun designing on tightening and toning the whole body their own mask using a variety of craft with an emphasis on booty work. Fusing materials. The creation of the mask will be elements of HIIT, core work, Pilates, and inspired by an inner character born from body weight exercises targeted towards the participant’s imagination. After the arms, abs, legs, thighs, and butt, Sculpt will mask is made, each participant can bring have you feeling the burn. We promise. their inner character to life through simple Bring your own mat. Weights and resistance writing, movement, spoken word, and sound bands used. All levels welcome. exercises! Most suitable for ages 9-13. K-POP REVIEW BAND HAMILTON GARRETT MUSIC AND ARTS Evans Way Park ACADEMY CHOIR 25 Evans Way 3-3:30pm When passion and music come together, a 1:30-2pm masterful project like K-Pop Review Band Performing in conversation with Steve is the end result. Digging deep into the Lock’s public artwork, “Three Deliberate list of K-Pop songs, K-Pop Review Band Grays for Freddie (A Memorial for Freddie has paced themselves well, working on Gray)” hear songs by the Hamilton Garrett songs with a compilation of powerful lyrics Music and Arts Academy Choir honoring and harmonious melodies that transcend Freddie Gray. languages. EON DANCE TROUPE Evans Way Park 2-2:30pm Eon Dance Troupe is a performance group dedicated to bringing Asian traditional dance to Northeastern University and the Greater Boston area. Today we will be performing 2 different styles of dance. We aim to promote Chinese culture and music to the public and to present a new sound and cultural experience. Find us on Facebook.com/FenwayCultureBoston 15
THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST AND THE MARY BAKER EDDY LIBRARY CHIMING CONCERT to create a large-scale abstract drawing based on the picture with help from Kayla. 200 Mass Ave At the end, everyone will put their drawings together like pieces of a puzzle, revealing a 9:30-10am surprise mural image! Start the day with an breathtaking Chiming Concert at the First Church of Christ, Scientist. CHURCHILL’S ARCHITECTURE TOUR 200 Mass Ave KICK-OFF CEREMONY 11-11:30am, 11:30am-12pm, 200 Mass Ave 2-2:30pm, 2:30-3pm Meet Boston architect Chester Lindsay 10-10:45am Churchill and his wife, Louise, played by Begin the day with a performance by the Daniel Berger-Jones and Caitlin Johnston world-renowned Boston Children’s Chorus, of Cambridge Historical Tours. You can tour and help us kick-off Opening Our Doors by Churchill’s architectural work of art, the joining in the annual kids parade led by the Mapparium®, and also gain some insight Hot Tamale Brass Band! Reward yourself with on how different types of buildings help a free cupcake provided by Oakleaf Cakes! communities and can promote better towns, villages, and cities. STORYTIME IN THE BOOK NOOK 200 Mass Ave KIDDING AROUND 200 Mass Ave 10:45am-11:30am, 1:30pm-2:15pm Be inspired by stories and art projects about 12-1pm design, architecture, and construction. Kidding Around is the playground of Featured books include Brick: Who Found Emerson College student theater. They Herself in Architecture, by Joshua David aim to create groundbreaking, fun, Stein and Who Made My Stuff? by Aisha and outside-the-box theater for young Densmore-Bey audiences. Join Kidding around for a family friendly performance and interactive theater COMMUNITY MURAL WITH KAYLA ARIAS workshop! 200 Mass Ave WHEELOCK FAMILY THEATER 11am-2pm @ BU STORY TROUPERS Kayla Arias is an artist from Miami currently 200 Mass Ave pursing her MFA in Sculpture at Boston University. Join Kayla for a fun interactive 1-2pm mural activity! Participants will receive a The WFT Story Troupers transform small piece of a picture, and will learn how children’s picture books, poems & music 16 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
into an original, 40-minute comic show for their imaginations to construct their own ages 3 and up! Troupers Barnyard Dance architectural masterpieces from recycled includes familiar & new stories, silly slapstick materials. Each child must be accompanied & touching drama, as well as creative by a caregiver. Minimum time suggested movement & dance. For more information time: 45 minutes. about upcoming WFT shows and classes, go to: www.wheelockfamilytheatre.org MAPPARIUM EXHIBIT 200 Mass Ave ORGAN CONCERT 200 Mass Ave All Day Plan your visit to this world-famous, 2:30-2:30pm three-story, stained-glass globe—one of Music aficionados and families alike are the key attractions at the Library. The welcome to come inside and hear a live Mapparium was conceived by the architect performance of great music performed of the Christian Science Publishing Society by Byran Ashley, Organist of the Mother building, Chester Lindsay Churchill, as a Church, one of the largest pipe organs in symbol for the global outreach of The the world, with over 13,000 pipes. Treat Christian Science Monitor. Mary Baker Eddy yourself to this moving experience, which is founded the Monitor in 1908 and gave it the another installment of our continuing organ mission “to injure no man, but to bless all concert series: Pipes on the Plaza! mankind. SOCIEDAD LATINA ALUMNI BAND FACE PAINTING AND SINGALONGS 200 Mass Ave 200 Mass Ave 2:30-3pm All Day Sociedad Latina’s Youth Artists are a group Try a new and fun design by Baja Face of talented Boston High School students Painting and participate in interactive who participate in the music clubhouse children’s musical performances with Jeff program. They study different instruments, Jam. music theory, record original music, and perform extensively in the Boston SUNDAY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE community. AND CHURCH TOURS 200 Mass Ave ZILI MISIK 200 Mass Ave All Day You are invited to a Sunday School Open 3-4pm House where there is fun for the whole Dance to the lively beats of Zili Misik family with bible baseball and hot chocolate, inspired by Haitian misik raisn, Jamacian a two-minute tour, the balloon guy making roots reggae, Afro-Brazilian samba, Afro- free balloon art, and cookies and granola Cuban son, African American spirituals and bars for everyone! Come see and hear blues, jazz, and neo soul! about this ongoing free resource in your neighborhood! BUILD MASS AVE BLICK ART MATERIALS 200 Mass Ave 200 Mass Ave 11am- 3pm The BSA Foundation and the Library team All Day up to offer a hands-on learning experience Visit the Blick Art Materials Booth to spin where Boston’s youth recreate one of the prize wheel! the city’s beloved roads. Children use Find us on Facebook.com/FenwayCultureBoston 17
OPENING OUR DOORS DAY FREE ADMISSION! MONDAY, OCT 8, 10 AM – 4 PM A free fun day for the whole family. Enjoy a fashion showcase of local designers, performance, art-making, film, gallery games, and more! Admission is free but limited to Museum capacity. Check in at the Admissions Desk upon arrival. For more information, visit gardnermuseum.org. Studio activities are made possible by the Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust. Education and community programs are funded in part by the Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation, Lenoir Charitable Trust, Liberty Mutual Foundation, Janet Burke Mann Foundation, Marriott Daughters Foundation, Pappas Foundation, and the Rowland Foundation. The Museum also receives operating support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the State of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts. the New England Family October 5, 2018, to April 6, 2019 Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm 1154 Boylston Street, Boston www.masshist.org 18 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
GETTING AROUND The easiest way to experience all The Fenway has to offer is by walking. You will find interesting architecture and beautiful green spaces. TROLLEY MBTA Trolley transportation around the Fenway The Fenway neighborhood is serviced by the Cultural District provided by The Original Orange Line, Green Line E and several bus Party Trolley of Boston. Service is available routes. Regular fares apply. during Opening Our Doors from 11:00am to • The Christian Science Plaza is a short 4:30pm with the following stops: walk from the Hynes and Symphony • Christian Science Plaza at 225 Green Line stations, as well as, the Massachusetts Avenue across from the Massachusetts Avenue Orange Line Mary Baker Eddy Library station • Boston Conservatory/Massachusetts • The Green Line E train services Historical Society at The Fenway & Huntington Avenue with stops at Boylston Street Northeastern, MFA and MassArt • The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum/ (Longwood station) Evans Way Park / 25 Evans Way • The No. 39 bus runs the length of • Museum of Fine Arts, Huntington Avenue Huntington Avenue and includes access Entrance / 465 Huntington Ave. to Evans Way Park • The CT3 bus runs from Ruggles station on the Orange Line, down The Fenway to Brookline Avenue near Wheelock College BY CAR NEED HELP? There are several independent Please see the neighborhood reference parking garages and lots map in this program. All OOD 2018 event throughout the neighborhood. locations are marked with balloons, signs, Parking can be a premium. Plan and event volunteers. your drive accordingly. Find us on Facebook.com/FenwayCultureBoston 19
NEIGHBORHOOD 1. First Church of Christ, Scientist 2. Evans Way Park 1. First Church of Christ, Scientist Lan 2. Evans 3. Way Park Krentzman Quad St con 3. Krentzman Quad Bea 4. Bristol4. Bristol Studios Studios Yaw 5. Fenway Studios / Friends of Fenway Studios 5. Fenway 6. Massachusetts Studios Historical / Friends of Fenway Society k 7. BostonStudios ey S Conservatory @ Berklee 8. Berklee College of Music t 6. Massachusetts Historical Society 9. Wheelock College @ BU Fenway 7. Boston 10. Wheelock Conservatory Family Theatre (in WC) @ Berklee e Av 11. Massachusetts College of Art & Design e Pa 8. Berklee College of Music in 12. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum rk kl oo 13. Christian Science Plaza 9. Wheelock College @ BU Dr Br Kilm 14. School of Museum of Fine Arts 15. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 10. Wheelock Family Theatre (in WC) e ro ugh 16. Fenway Center (Northeastern) o ro ck S erb 11. (Northeasern) 17. Ell Hall Massachusetts College of Art & Design Pet t 18. YMCA of Greater Boston 9 ay 12. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum rw 19. The New England Coservatory of Music ve Ri 20. Huntington Theatre Company 13. Christian Science Plaza t ry S 21. Fenway Victory Gardens ber 14. Studio School of Museum of Fine Arts ens 22. Kaji Aso Que 23. Symphony Hall 15. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 10 24. Northeastern University e 25. Emerald 16. Necklace FenwayConservancy Visitor Av Center (Northeastern) 27 26 e Center in kl 17. Ell Hall 26. Justine Mee Liff Park(Northeasern) oo Br 27. Emmanuel College 18. YMCA of Greater Boston Th 28. The Mary Baker Eddy Library e Fe 29. Simmons 19. TheUniversity New England Coservatory of Music nw ay 20. Huntington Theatre Company ur 29 ste 21. Fenway Victory Gardens Pa r Ci 22. Kaji Aso Studio 12 uis an MBTA Subway Stop Lo kf 2 y ac 23. Symphony Hall Wa ue Bl en Original Party Trolley University of Boston Stop ns 24. Northeastern a Av sW Tet Ev a low an 25. Emerald Necklace Conservancy Visitor St Gallery Walk Sites Ev Center d eR 11 lac 26. Justine Visual Mee Liff Park Art Installations Lo Pa ng 27. Emmanuel College wo od Av Longwood M e 28. The Mary Baker Eddy Library 29. Simmons University 20 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
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CORPORATE PARTNERS The Fenway Alliance would like to thank and honor our Corporate Partners who along with our institutional members make this day possible. Their civic contributions throughout the year demonstrate their commitment to the health and vibrant culture of our wonderfully vital and art-filled City. We salute you. 22 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
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WINTER School Vacation Week 2019 February 19–22 ID S & SPRING K School Vacation Week M ILY April 16–19 FA SUMMER ! AMS One World GR Tuesdays, July 9– August 13 PRO Free Fun Friday Date announced in 2019 AUTUMN Opening Our Doors Day October 14 ONGOING Storytime Monthly, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Visit the Mapparium® anytime! MBELIBRARY.ORG | 617-450-7000 Daily, 10 am–5 pm | 200 Massachusetts Ave., Boston Proud partners of the Fenway Alliance and Opening Our Doors 2018! The First Church of Christ, Scientist Boston, MA www.faainc.com 24 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
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Do you need help to look for affordable housing, education programs, employment opportunities, job skill training, and civic engagement activities? Learn more at The School of the Museum of www.fenwaycdc.org Fine Arts at Tufts University is proud to support and participate in the Fenway Alliance’s Opening our Doors celebration! Visit us at at 230 The Fenway, Boston. www.smfa.tufts.edu smaltites. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM Advancing spiritual healing in communities since 1888 Family-friendly, open daily (617) 450-2336 | tmcrr@csps.com christianscience.com/CSRRBoston 194 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston A place of hope and healing 28 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
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SAVE THE DATE! Meet over 25 artists featuring original fine art in every medium. FENWAY STUDIOS Saturday and Sunday If possible, please bring a non- November 10th & 11th 2018 perishable food item(s) for our 10th 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. annual food drive to benefit the 30 Ipswich Street, Boston “Greater Boston Food Bank” - Those who do, will receive a surprise ‘thank you!’ from our friends at ‘The www.fenwaystudios.org Lansdowne Pub.’ Find us on Facebook.com/FenwayCultureBoston 33
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ACTIVITIES ON THE CHURCH PLAZA The First Church of Christ, Scientist SUNDAY SCHOOL PM S 00 R 4: U Open House TO T O A CH 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM R M U For the whole family H 0 :0 C 10 • Free balloon art • Bible baseball • 1 minute tours • Refreshments ORGAN CONCERT 2:00 to 2:30 pm WITH BRYAN ASHLEY Organist of The Mother Church ALL are WELCOME 38 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
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BOARD OF DIRE The Fenway Alliance would like to recognize those who serve on our Board of Directors. Every day we are honored to receive your professional assistance and guidance, and your leadership does not go unnoticed We thank you! BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY EMMANUEL COLLEGE HARVARD SCHOOL OF Anne Clark, Headmaster Sr. Janet Eisner, President PUBLIC HEALTH Denella Clark, Executive Sister Anne Donovan, Vice Ra’ Shaun Nalls, Associate Director, The Boston Arts President of Operations Director for Community Academy Foundation Engagement Molly DiLorenzo, Vice President of College Courtney Howard, BERKLEE COLLEGE OF Assistant Director of MUSIC Relations Volunteer Leadership Roger H. Brown, President FENWAY STUDIOS/ FRIENDS HUNTINGTON THEATRE William Whitney, Vice COMPANY President for Real Estate & OF FENWAY STUDIOS Campus Laura Allis Richardson, Michael Maso, Managing Board Member, Fenway Director Curtis Warner Jr., Vice President for Community & Studios Sondra Katz, General Government Relations Vcevy Strekalovsky, AIA, Manager Kim Haack, Boston Chair, Friends of Fenway Temple Gill, Director Conservatory @ Berklee Studios of Public Affairs and Lynda McNally, Board Strategic Partnerships BOSTON SYMPHONY Member, Friends of Fenway ORCHESTRA ISABELLA STEWART Studios GARDNER MUSEUM Mark Volpe, Managing Teri Malo, Board Member, Director Peggy Fogelman, Director Fenway Studios Bob Barnes, Director of Cliff Rust, Chief Financial Mary Hughes, Board and Administrative Officer Facilities Member, Evelyn Barnes, CFO Fenway Studios Kathy Sharpless, Vice President Sarah Manoog, Director of THE FIRST CHURCH OF of Marketing Marketing CHRIST, SCIENTIST Ryan Losey, Director of Toni Gaspard, Community Foundation and Government Relations Liaison Relations 42 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
RECTORS THE MARY BAKER NORTHEASTERN THE WINSOR SCHOOL EDDY LIBRARY FOR UNIVERSITY Sarah Pelmas, Head of THE BETTERMENT OF Joseph Aoun, President School HUMANITY John Tobin, Vice President Rick Bernasco, CFO Michael Hamilton, CEO of City and Community Affairs BOSTON UNIVERSITY MASSACHUSETTS WHEELOCK COLLEGE COLLEGE OF ART AND Ted Landsmark, Director OF EDUCATION AND DESIGN of the Kitty and Michael HUMAN DEVELOPMENT David Nelson, President Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy David Chard, President Susana Segat, Chief of Anne Marie Martorana, Staff, Office of the President SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM Vice President and CFO Marjorie O’Malley, Vice OF FINE ARTS AT TUFTS President for Advancement Nancy Bauer, Dean YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS Rocco Dirico, Director, Government and James Morton, President HISTORICAL SOCIETY Community Relations Aaron Donahue, Catherine Allgor, President Executive Director Gavin Kleespies, Director of SIMMONS UNIVERSITY Programs Helen Drinan, President MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Laura Brink Pisinski, Chief BOSTON of Staff Matthew Teitelbaum, Diane Hammer, Director, Director Institute for Leadership & Change Mark Kerwin, Deputy Director & CFO Jeremy Solomon, Director of Comunications NEW ENGLAND Amy White, Vice CONSERVATORY President of Institutional Andrea Kalyn, President Advancement Tom Novak, Provost and Dean of the College Kairyn Rainer, Chief of Staff Find us on Facebook.com/FenwayCultureBoston 43
Fall Open House Free Admission! Monday, October 8 Enjoy a day of family fun including art making, guided tours, and live musical performances. mfa.org/openhouse Sponsored by Ameriprise Financial. Programming made possible by The Lowell Institute. Loïs Mailou Jones, La Baker (detail), 1977. Acrylic and collage on canvas. Gift of the Loïs Mailou Jones Pierre-Noël Trust. © Lois Mailou Jones Pierre-Noel Trust. Photo courtesy of Tony Rinaldo. 44 For more information go to www.fenwayculture.org
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