The Brookline Symphony Orchestra will begin its 2024-25 season on Saturday, with performances between October and June that include a collaboration with a prominent local chorus and the winners of a concerto competition. The orchestra, which started in the 1950s but went on hiatus in 2001 before being revived in 2010, is celebrating its 15th… Continue reading In its 15th year since revival, Brookline Symphony Orchestra introduces a new venue and some fresh faces
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A capella pop classics to Chinese indie rock: Porchfest fills Brookline with music
Brookline residents and visitors of all ages strolled, lounged and danced in the streets on Saturday while enjoying the town’s annual Porchfest. The festival featured 96 bands playing music ranging from a cappella pop classics to Chinese indie rock, and music could be heard coming from porches, lawns and driveways on nearly every street between… Continue reading A capella pop classics to Chinese indie rock: Porchfest fills Brookline with music
‘Genesis’ light show draws crowds to historic Brookline temple
A new immersive light experience that taps into the biblical creation story is drawing crowds of hundreds to one of Brookline’s most historic locations. Temple Ohabei Shalom is the new home of a European production titled Genesis, a show that uses lights and the architecture of the synagogue to display a 30-minute abstract visual journey… Continue reading ‘Genesis’ light show draws crowds to historic Brookline temple
Photos: Brookline Day fills Harvard Street with music, food and fun
The town of Brookline held its annual Brookline Day on Sunday, bringing residents and visitors out to Harvard Street in droves. As bands, a clown and other performers took to the main stage, attendees shopped at local vendor booths and chatted with town government agencies and local nonprofits and businesses. Photographer Kate Kotlyar was there… Continue reading Photos: Brookline Day fills Harvard Street with music, food and fun
After four years of renovations, JFK’s birthplace reopens with modern touches
The John F. Kennedy National Historic Site on Beals Street reopened in June for its first full season in four years, after an extended closure caused by renovations and the Covid-19 pandemic. The work, which included updating the visitor center and adding accessibility improvements like a wheelchair lift and accessible bathroom, was aimed at making… Continue reading After four years of renovations, JFK’s birthplace reopens with modern touches
How the basement of Brookline’s Veteran’s Post turned into a hotspot for local jazz
A sandwich board that reads “The POSTunderground,” resting against the doorway of Brookline’s Veterans Post for most of the week, stands upright on Friday night as jazz thrums in the background. The basement of the building, home to the local American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), has no elevated stage, so musicians… Continue reading How the basement of Brookline’s Veteran’s Post turned into a hotspot for local jazz
Brookline 19-year-old Ada Korkhin headed to 2024 Paris Olympics in Sport Pistol
Sitting on her bed in an effort to procrastinate packing up her Ohio State dorm room after finishing her freshman year, Ada Korkhin got the news she’d hoped for. The 2023 Brookline High School graduate qualified for this summer’s Paris Olympics and will represent Team USA in Women’s Sport Pistol. Read our previous story about… Continue reading Brookline 19-year-old Ada Korkhin headed to 2024 Paris Olympics in Sport Pistol
With ‘Haunted Mansion,’ the Lawrence School parents and teachers play adds to decades of tradition
In the early 2000s, Lawrence School parent Dennis Doughty went to a routine parent-teacher conference. When he entered the room, he was greeted by a few teachers and the school’s assistant principal. Then, it hit him: “Every single one of those people was someone I had a relationship with from the play,” Doughty said. The… Continue reading With ‘Haunted Mansion,’ the Lawrence School parents and teachers play adds to decades of tradition
Brookline takes in the solar eclipse at Larz Anderson Park
Hundreds of people from around the Boston area came to Larz Anderson Park in Brookline to see the historic partial solar eclipse on Monday. The parkgoers were adorned with blankets, kites and eclipse glasses handed out by the Friends of Larz Anderson Park and the Brookline GreenSpace Alliance. Wondering what to do with your leftover… Continue reading Brookline takes in the solar eclipse at Larz Anderson Park
In its 25th year, Artbarn continues to cultivate childrens’ creativity through theater
A trail of rosy-cheeked elementary school students files into Temple Sinai, but not because they are attending the synagogue. Instead, their little toes tap, jump and snap to attention as choreographer Camille Capello begins their next dance lesson. The children belong to Artbarn, which isn’t actually a barn. It’s a community theater program for students… Continue reading In its 25th year, Artbarn continues to cultivate childrens’ creativity through theater