Tag: Boston

Some Having a Hard Time Embracing New Martin Luther King Statue

BOSTON—The new Dr. Martin Luther King sculpture in Boston Common called “The Embrace” has not exactly been received with open arms. Unveiled this past Martin Luther King Day weekend, the behemoth 20-foot-tall bronze has been likened to male genitalia, including by some of King’s own family members, and mocked on the polite end of criticism…


Court Again Weighs Tossing Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence

BOSTON—Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s attorney urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to throw out the 29-year-old’s death sentence because of juror misconduct claims just months after it was revived by the nation’s highest court. Tsarnaev is making a renewed push to avoid execution after the Supreme Court last year reinstated the death sentence imposed…


Chinese Student Indicted Over Allegedly Stalking, Harassing Pro-Democracy Activist in Boston

A Chinese student has been indicted in connection with allegedly stalking and threatening a U.S. permanent resident who posted flyers in support of democracy in China, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Jan. 10. Wu Xiaolei, a Chinese citizen studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston, was indicted by a federal grand jury…


‘I Was Never More Satisfied in the Theater’ Says Musician About Shen Yun

BOSTON—Musician Charles Gravenhorst was overwhelmed by the “ocean of beauty and loveliness” of Shen Yun Performing Arts. “I wept in the beginning,” he said. “I’ve never had so much beauty coming at me in just one dose, and it just kept coming and coming.” Mr. Gravenhorst attended the New Year’s Eve matinee performance of Shen…


Shen Yun Embodies ‘Courage and Bravery and Desire and Hope’ for Future Generations: Executive Recruiter

BOSTON—Jamie Pearce and Karen Biscoe weren’t supposed to be in Boston right before New Year’s Eve—they were supposed to be on the other side of the country. But as luck would have it, a performing arts company Ms. Biscoe had wished to see for years was in the same city on the same day, and…


First Night Boston 2023: Boston’s New Year’s Eve Celebration

Boston’s First Night has been a New Year’s Eve celebration of artistic performances, the wonders of the season, and the beginning of a new year. In keeping with this fantastic Boston tradition, the First Night celebration will open 2023 with an array of performances. A series of shows will be performed by Puppet Showplace Theater,…


LIVE 6 PM ET: First New Year Night in Boston 2023

Boston’s First Night has been a New Year’s Eve celebration of artistic performances, the wonders of the season, and the beginning of a new year. In keeping with this fantastic Boston tradition, the First Night celebration will open 2023 with an array of performances. A series of shows will be performed by Puppet Showplace Theater,…


LIVE NOW: First New Year Night in Boston 2023

Boston’s First Night has been a New Year’s Eve celebration of artistic performances, the wonders of the season, and the beginning of a new year. In keeping with this fantastic Boston tradition, the First Night celebration will open 2023 with an array of performances. A series of shows will be performed by Puppet Showplace Theater,…


First New Year Night in Boston 2023

Boston’s First Night has been a New Year’s Eve celebration of artistic performances, the wonders of the season, and the beginning of a new year. In keeping with this fantastic Boston tradition, the First Night celebration will open 2023 with an array of performances. A series of shows will be performed by Puppet Showplace Theater,…


Shen Yun Is Spreading ‘What the Modern CCP Tried to Destroy’: Boston Family

BOSTON—Barbara Malamut, her son Max, and her daughter Kathy had long wanted to see Shen Yun Performing Arts. “We just didn’t get a chance to,” Mrs. Barbara Malamut explained on Dec. 30, when they finally saw a performance at the Boch Center Wang Theatre—”and it was just—incredible.” “The dances were awesome and the fact that they make…