This year’s Newport Folk Festival featured music, politics, and dragonflies
NEWPORT, R.I. — The Newport Folk Festival has a rich history of supporting civil rights and standing up for working men and women. Ever since Lynn-born jazz p... Read more.
Peabody’s Justin Clancy finds his Calling
BOSTON–“Ten years ago, I was a homeless heroin addict, now here I am on stage at Boston Calling,” said Justin Clancy, wiping the sweat from his forehead a... Read more.
Newport Folk Festival features tons of folks
NEWPORT, R.I. – The Newport Folk Festival has evolved and changed direction many times in the years since Lynn-born jazz promoter George Wein, singer/activist... Read more.
Newport folklore was born in Lynn
NEWPORT, RI — The unexpected and unbelievable always seem to occur at the iconic Newport Folk Festival, which was founded by Lynn native George Wein and singe... Read more.
The perfect Father’s Day gift for golfers
BROOKLINE – It’s Father’s Day and hundreds of dads and sons/daughters are walking around The Country Club’s pristine golf course, sharing their special ... Read more.
Boston Calling serves up a wet and wild weekend
CAMBRIDGE – The Boston Calling music festival returned to the grounds at Harvard University’s athletic complex over the weekend for the first time since the... Read more.
Newport Folk Festival deemed a hit in its return
NEWPORT, R.I. — Be present. Be kind. Be open. Be together. Those are the rules for the Folk Family at the Newport Folk Festival, founded in 1959 by music prom... Read more.
Marblehead High graduate earns full-ride scholarship to Berklee
MARBLEHEAD — Melina Laganas, a recent Marblehead High graduate, has been awarded a full-tuition, four-year scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Bost... Read more.
Newly renovated Cabot theater set to reopen
BEVERLY — When The Cabot reopens to the public Memorial Day weekend with showings of the film “Jaws” May 29-30, entertainment-starved patrons will notice ... Read more.
Wilk will lead readers into the ‘Lost Wonderland’
When Stephen R. Wilk was an undergrad at MIT in the ’70s, he took the T to the Blue Line station in Revere one day, expecting to be wowed by a mix of amus... Read more.