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Boston Pops July 4 show moving to Tanglewood with limited fans in attendance Share Updated: 12:44 PM EDT Jun 11, 2021 Boston Pops July 4 show moving to Tanglewood with limited fans in attendance Share Updated: 12:44 PM EDT Jun 11, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MARY: THEY ANNOUNCED THEY WILL NOT BE HOLDING THEIR ANNUAL CONCERT ON THE ESPLANADE LIKE THEY HAVE IN YEARS PAST. THEY ARE TAKING THE SHOW TO TANGLEWOOD. WE WILL HAVE A CONCERT BUT NOT THE KIND WE ARE U...

Breakdance with Olympic prospects Kearny Mesa/Old Town Breakdancing will be an official sport at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and local b-girls and b-boys have been practicing breakdance maneuvers in hopes of repping Team USA. Throughout the county, breakers are “spontaneously” linking up via “social media,” according to b-girl Melissa Adao, and more formally at the Apex School of Movement and Culture Shock Training Academy. Photograph by Matthew Suárez For the recent Olympic qualifiers...

Email Even with mask mandates relaxing, many are looking forward to more time outside together this summer. Unfortunately, footbridge construction means it will be a little harder to get to one of Boston’s favorite outdoor gathering spots. Esplanade regulars may have to plan different routes this summer. Renovations on the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge began May 17 and are scheduled to continue through Friday, August 20. The Fiedler Footbridge is the most heavily used access to the Esplanade, acc...

Wicked Local LITTLETON -- Sanjay Gowda is like many of the areas Indian residents -- watching, and worrying, as COVID-19 surges in India.  "My mom is hospitalized," said the Littleton resident, who is also president of the India Association of Greater Boston, which is sponsoring a fundraiser to assist in relief. "It is very devastating, what is happening in India right now. Its like the first wave in the U.S...this second wave is very dangerous, with variants and mutations. "It has gone into ...

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Massachusetts tourism, cultural groups could see funding boost from Massachusetts House $47.7 billion budget for fiscal 2022 Updated 10:19 AM; From Berkshire theater programs to economic development in the North Quabbin region, Massachusetts House lawmakers approved millions more in tourism spending in the fiscal 2022 budget in hopes of revitalizing the sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The House unanimously approved a $47.7 billion budget around 2:30 a.m. Thursday after hours of negotiations...

Gayle Williams, Correspondent The coronavirus pandemic has created many obstacles for performing arts organization, particularly in limiting how live shows can be presented. But it has also provided them with new opportunities. “One of the silver linings of this pandemic is that we are bringing our music and our outdoor beauty together,” said Elisabeth Spahn about the Sarasota Orchestra’s series of outdoor concerts presented this season as SO on the Road: Parks & Partners. Five of these c...

As kids, they jammed in the basement — and he heard what would become the Chick Corea sound © Pam Berry/Globe Staff Chelsea native Chick Corea performs at the Hatch Shell in Boston on June 25, 1989. As with all deaths of people one has known personally, the passing of Chick Corea came as a shock (”Chick Corea, at 79; eclectic jazz pianist earned 23 Grammys,” Feb. 12). We were teenage friends and budding musicians, jamming on Saturday nights in his basement and gigging in class D barroo...

VALENTINES DAY In the mood for a romantic comedy? Here are 10 set in Boston (and a map of the on-screen locations) By Diti Kohli Globe Correspondent,Updated February 11, 2021, 12:00 p.m. Email to a Friend Alexis (Kate Hudson) gallivants around Boston in the 2008 movie "My Best Friends Girl."Claire Folger Time and time again, Hollywood has staged epic love stories in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. But Boston, with its unique skyline, distinct seasons, and romantic waterfront location, has h...

Esplanades Hatch Shell transformed into winter experience Share Updated: 6:18 PM EST Jan 21, 2021 Share Updated: 6:18 PM EST Jan 21, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ESPLANADE. BEN: DOUG MEEHAN HAS MORE ON THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS THAT COULD HELP WITH THE WINTER BLAHS. ♪ DOUG IT’S BEING DESCRIBED AS A MULTISENSORY WINTER ILLUMINATION EXPERIENCE. >> YOU’RE GOING TO SEE BEAUTIFUL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FLYING THROUGH, MOVING AS KALEIDOSCOPE PIECES. DOUG: MARIA FIN...