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North Shore Music Theatre closes

June 21, 2009

Sadly, the North Shore Music Theatre has closed:

Last week, North Shore announced it was $10 million in debt and would close for good.

The loss leaves a vacuum for suburbanites who don’t want to fight the traffic, or pay three-digit ticket prices, to see glossy productions at Boston venues. North Shore delivered fresh young performers, topnotch sets and costumes, and every now and then, a former star getting back into the song-and-dance biz.

At its peak, the theater drew more than 27,500 subscribers and some 300,000 people a year, making it the largest regional theater in New England.

The closing has led to finger-pointing and recriminations, with those loyal to former theater head Jon Kimbell accusing Ivan of poor management and blasting his decision to abandon the organization’s proven holiday-season winner, “A Christmas Carol.’’ But a closer look at the theater’s financial health in its tumultuous final years, which included a devastating 2005 fire and a staff revolt under Ivan, reveals that myriad factors played into the collapse.

More at: Boston Globe: Curtain, then finger-pointing at North Shore

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Maudslay Park

October 24, 2008

Fall photos from Maudslay Park in Newburyport.

Maudslay Park, MA

Also, some photos of the reflecting pool at the Christian Science Center.

Around Boston

Taken on a nice October weekend that started in the city and ended in the country.

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Schmapped again

September 27, 2008

Another photo’s been selected for Schmap.  This time a photo of a Frittata at Trident Booksellers & Cafe in Boston:

Frittata

See the photo in context at: Schmap entry for Trident Booksellers & Cafe (now for iPhone!)

This is my view most Saturday mornings: breakfast at the Trident Cafe, with a coffee to wake me up and a book to read.

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Happy 4th

July 4, 2008

View from the Charles

Taken from the side of the Charles river on July 4.

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Go Celtics

June 20, 2008

Photos from today’s Celtics rally are now on Flickr:

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