Boston Landmark Orchestra’s free concert on the Hatch Shell Sep 1, 2009
Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. 10 Storrow Drive, Boston. (Boston Globe)
Classical music pick Aug 30, 2009
BOSTON LANDMARKS ORCHESTRA The series of free performances on the Esplanade continues on Wednesday with Charles Ansbacher leading a program of nature-themed works by Debussy, Mendelssohn, Mussorgsky, and Leopold Mozart among others ... Sept. 2, 7 p.m., Hatch Shell at the Esplanade, 617-520-2200. (Boston Globe)
TAPPING THE HIGH LINE'S ASSETS Aug 26, 2009
The folks who run the West Side's glitzy new High Line park wisely have abandoned plans to seek a special neighborhood tax to finance upkeep of the aerial esplanade. But, they say, they still need dough. (New York Post -- Opinions)
At 70, Yaz still takes the cake Aug 22, 2009
One year he joined Keith Lockhart on stage at the Esplanade on the Fourth of July and he looked about as comfortable as Bill Russell at a memorabilia convention. When it comes to bringing attention to himself and hogging the spotlight, Yaz makes Bill Russell look like Bill O Reilly. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Critic’s Picks: Classical music Aug 21, 2009
BOSTON LANDMARKS ORCHESTRA The series of free performances on the Esplanade continues this week with Charles Ansbacher leading two Mozart works: the Jupiter Symphony and the Sinfonia Concertante with Mariana Green-Hill (violin) and Marcus Thompson (viola). Aug. 26, 7 p.m., Hatch Shell at the Esplanade, 617-520-2200. (Boston Globe)
Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Landmarks Orchestra in free preview Aug 12, 2009
DCR Hatch Memorial Shell at the Esplanade on the Charles River, Boston. (Rain location is Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St., Boston. (Boston Globe)
Role models wanted Aug 10, 2009
Thirty-six enthusiastic would-be role models signed up and, at a public event on the Esplanade, were presented with their helmets by Saltonstall after they had pledged to obey all road rules and to be courteous to others. We had sent notices of this event to TV and radio stations and newspapers, including the Globe, but no media came. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Music: a guide to the week ahead Aug 6, 2009
BOSTON LANDMARKS ORCHESTRA The series of free performances on the Esplanade continues this week with Charles Ansbacher leading the orchestra and singers from the Boston Lyric Opera in excerpts from the company s new season, which includes Bizet s Carmen, Mozart s Idomeneo, and Britten s Turn of the Screw. Aug. 12, 7 p.m., Hatch Shell at the Esplanade, 617-520-2200. (Boston Globe)
Julian Plenti, 'Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper' Aug 3, 2009
More surprising are the sullen explorations of Banks s mental anguish heard on the mostly acoustic dirge On the Esplanade and the piano ballad Madrid Song. Skyscraper is a particular work of beauty: a downbeat art song drenched in heavy strings and snippets of found sound, punctuated by the blunt thud of kick drums and Banks s flat declaration of shake me, shake me, skyscraper looped over and over. (Boston Globe)
CAPITAL CULTURE: Chicago turns 'Milan of Midwest' Jul 28, 2009
Fierce Fashion Affair on the Encore Esplanade. In celebration of Beyonce's "I AM... YOURS" performances at the Encore Theater July 30-August 2, the Encore Esplanade will host a Fierce Fashion Affair on Saturday, August 1 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature a special appearance by Tina Knowles ... Collections from the House of Dereon will be modeled on the Esplanade near Ensemble. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
The week ahead: music Jul 16, 2009
BOSTON LANDMARKS ORCHESTRA The ensemble s series of free outdoor performances on the Esplanade continues this week with Charles Ansbacher leading Brahms s First Symphony, and the young cellist Jacqueline Choi appearing as soloist in Haydn s Cello Concerto No. 1. July 22, 7 p.m., Hatch Shell at the Esplanade, 617-520-2200. (Boston Globe)
Woman is attacked on Esplanade Jul 15, 2009
A woman was attacked and robbed while walking along the Charles River Esplanade early yesterday morning, under conditions alarmingly similar to past attacks in the same area, in what may be the work of the same assailant, authorities said ... Two attacks on the Esplanade in 2007 and an attack at Joe Moakley Park in South Boston in 2006 have raised the concern of authorities, who formed an investigative collaboration between Boston police, State Police, and sexual assault detectives assigned to... (Boston Globe)
Critic's picks -- classical music Jul 12, 2009
BOSTON LANDMARKS ORCHESTRA Pickings can be slim for summertime classical music within the city of Boston, but conductor Charles Ansbacher and his Landmarks Orchestra make sure there is inviting classical music every week, right there on the Esplanade ... July 15 at 7 p.m., Hatch Shell at the Esplanade, 617-520-2200 or. (Boston Globe)
Carlson Hotels Worldwide Brands Honored at 48 Locations By Expedia(R) Insiders' Select(TM) List Jul 10, 2009
The Regent Esplanade Zagreb, Croatia. The May Fair (Radisson Edwardian). (PR Newswire)
Workers, inmates pick up 26 tons of trash Jul 6, 2009
More than 100 recycling bins were placed around the Charles River Esplanade, and DCR crews collected an additional 3 tons of cardboard and plastic bottles from the festivities. Workers started to clean up shortly after 11 p.m., as the crowds dispersed, and finished about 6 a.m.. (Boston Globe)
From Fenway to the fairway Jul 6, 2009
VIPs at the July Fourth extravaganza on the Esplanade, besides Neil Diamond and host Craig Ferguson, included FBI director Robert S. Mueller III, Boston native Michael Chiklis, late of The Shield, and Amesbury-bred Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan with his girlfriend and fellow cast member, Moon Bloodgood. Chiklis explained somewhat awkwardly on WBZ that his next movie will be a stoner flick called High School. (Boston Globe)
With twists on standards, the Pops and Diamond capture pulse of night Jul 5, 2009
Neil Diamond made several sparkling appearances at the Esplanade last night to entertain the crowd ... It was a perfect picture of July 4 on the Esplanade last night: an almost full moon hanging brightly in a nearly cloudless sky, a half-million patriotically festooned revelers parked in front of the Hatch Shell, and Keith Lockhart leading the Boston Pops in commemoration of Russia s victory over Napoleon. (Boston Globe)
Thousands at the Esplanade bask in a sunny Fourth of July Jul 5, 2009
Esplanade crowd beams with pride, basks in glory of a sunny Fourth ... Throughout the rest of the Esplanade, families set up tents and laid out blankets, relishing time to lounge and play under a sun that was hidden for most of June. (Boston Globe)
In NYC, biggest fireworks show in US lights up sky Jul 5, 2009
Liberty Mutual Group Renews Sponsorship of Boston Pops Fourth of July Concert on the Esplanade. Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group today announced that it would continue its sponsorship of the Boston Pops Fourth of July Concert on the Esplanade through 2012, which coincides with the companys 100 th anniversary ... Headquartered in Boston since its inception in 1912, and with nearly 4,000 employees in 33 offices across Massachusetts, Liberty Mutuals continued support will preserve a 36-year... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Critic's corner Jul 4, 2009
Or you can go to the Esplanade for The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, with Neil Diamond and Colin Ferguson, at 10 on Channel 4. For the ageless. (Boston Globe)
Liberty Mutual renews Fourth of July sponsorship Jul 4, 2009
Liberty Mutual will back Esplanade event through 12. Keith Lockhart conducted the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra last year on the Fourth of July ... Liberty Mutual Group, the Boston insurance company, said yesterday it is renewing its sponsorship of the Boston Pops Fourth of July concert on the Esplanade for another three years. (Boston Globe)
Pyrotechnics poised,Boston ready to rumble Jul 4, 2009
This year s Independence Day show will synchronize the firing of 25,000 pounds of fireworks to one-hundredth of a second - 10 times more precise than in past years - with the nine songs that will blare across the Esplanade ... Boston s production tonight is one of about 14,000 fireworks shows around the country, but with 500,000 people expected on the Esplanade and a national TV audience of up to 8 million, it s considered among the most prestigious. (Boston Globe)
Fourth of July festivities around the area Jul 3, 2009
Boston: Community Boating Inc. presents its Boston July 4 Sailabration from 4-11 p.m. at its boathouse on the Esplanade, 21 David G. Mugar Way, Boston ... Boston: July 4, 10:30 p.m., Esplanade (after Pops concert). (Somerville Journal, MA)
Highly-Anticipated 'Firsts' in Singapore Sun Festival 2009 Jul 3, 2009
Kicking off with a gala performance at the Esplanade Concert Hall on Saturday, 3 October, audiences will be treated to a stunning world premiere ballet performance as part of the Opening Celebrations ... Other 'first' celebrity appearances at the Festival include prolific author and spiritual advisor, Deepak Chopra, who will enlighten Festival-goers on their physical and mental wellbeing; whilst Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, will expand the horizons of literary aficionados and playwrights as he... (PR Newswire)
Fireworks beyond Boston Jul 3, 2009
Fireworks start at 10:30 on the Esplanade. Robbins Farm Park, Eastern Avenue, Arlington. (Boston Globe)
A guide to the arts outdoors Jul 3, 2009
Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops return to the Esplanade for the annual July Fourth celebration ... The Lawn at Tanglewood, which opens for the season this weekend, is the epitome; July Fourth with the Pops on the Esplanade has its charms, too: a loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and 4 million screaming children ... As with many of these venues, the Esplanade is an alcohol-free zone. (Boston Globe)
What's on Keith Lockhart's ipod? Jul 3, 2009
Otherwise, Lockhart, who ll be at the Esplanade tomorrow to conduct the Pops annual Fourth of July extravaganza, says he and wife Emiley Zalesky use their iPod like the rest of us: They push play and clean the kitchen. The fun stuff on it is on playlists that we use as a mix tape, he says. (Boston Globe)
Diamond and more at the Esplanade with the Pops Jul 3, 2009
Diamond, backed by the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, will treat revelers to his hit parade ( Sweet Caroline would do just fine). July 4 at 8:30 p.m., fireworks at 10:30 p.m., weather permitting. (Boston Globe)
Crew prepares 25,000 pounds of fireworks for Boston Esplanade Fourth of July show Jul 2, 2009
This is really exciting for me to do this, Rozzi said as mist collected on the Red Sox hat he had bought for his first fireworks spectacular on the Esplanade. Boston is a premier show, he said. (Boston Globe)
MHS Jazz Ensemble to play Gazebo June 25 Jun 24, 2009
The group has performed at the Hatch Shell on the esplanade and has many CDs of its music over the years. They entertained recently for the half hour as voters gathered at town meeting June 1 in the High School gymnasium. (Medfield Press, MA)
Feinstein puts a special stamp on Sinatra songs Jun 20, 2009
The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra set the tone with an opening set of swing classics. Conductor Erich Kunzel erred in saying that Duke Ellington wrote Take The A Train (it was actually by Ellington s musical partner Billy Strayhorn), but the warm lushness of the strings on Sentimental Journey and the playfulness of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, complete with six bass players spinning their instruments at once and a trumpet that went flying into the air, made up for the lapse. (Boston Globe)
Films on the Esplanade Jun 19, 2009
While you re picnicking on the Esplanade waiting for The Tale of Despereaux to start, ask your blanket buddies if they know about the artistic references with some of the film characters names. According to , Roscuro (voiced by Dustin Hoffman) refers to the Chiaroscuro Movement. (Boston Globe)
City revamps fence plan for Ebersol Fields Jun 17, 2009
BOSTON Amid fears that proposed 6-foot fences around Teddy Ebersol s Red Sox Fields would hinder public use of the Esplanade space, the Department of Conservation and Recreation announced yesterday it will change its plan, according to a letter from DCR Commissioner Rick Sullivan. The changes were prompted by a May 27 public meeting in which nearly 100 attendees proposed various tweaks to the $184,000 fence installation plan, the letter said. (Boston Globe)
Esplanade needs some upgrades Jun 6, 2009
The refreshment and restroom options are sorely limited, with the Cafe Esplanade food stand an ''eyesore'' that offers only fast food, a reader from Beacon Hill asserts ... Tani Marinovich of Beacon Hill says visiting the Esplanade with her children is one of the things she loves most about living in Boston ... Joggers, pedestrians, dog walkers, and those pushing strollers are often at odds with cyclists whizzing by on Esplanade pathways. (Boston Globe)
Diplomacy with a jazzy beat Jun 6, 2009
On a downtown esplanade, hundreds of people listened to music and watched a digital screen late into the night amid little police presence - a rare scene on Algerian streets. Inside the grand old opera house, leading blues player Bernard Allison shouted, "Are you ready for the blues?". (Boston Globe)
Christmas spirit with a bluegrass twang May 31, 2009
Mayor Michael Nutter says the fireworks will look better than ever with the cityscape in the background (take that Esplanade. . (Boston Globe)
America's 'Top 100 Family Campgrounds' Announced by ReserveAmerica May 23, 2009
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Retail's cuts at the top cushion the bottom line May 22, 2009
"Very few of the results are what you would call good in an absolute sense," says Shawn Kravetz of Esplanade Capital in Boston. "But Wall Street analysts had reset expectations at the absolute bottom.". (Boston Globe)
Dash along all May 16, 2009
Tomorrow's Hill House Backyard Dash is a one-mile run along the Esplanade for runners, walkers, and baby strollers (no bikes, rollerblades, or scooters) ... Fiedler Field, Charles River Esplanade, Boston. (Boston Globe)
Hub music venues land in local hands May 6, 2009
Mugar, whose family once owned Star Market, is one of the principal supporters of the annual Fourth of July Pops concert and fireworks event along the Esplanade. He could not be reached for comment yesterday. (Boston Globe)
Marsom Pratt, 85; had long career as investment banker May 3, 2009
Among his projects at the school was a short film about Boston, featuring his wife in a bathtub on the roof of their home with a view of the Esplanade. "I get into the tub with my dress on, and he comes in like a waiter and is feeding melon to our two cats," Bernard said. (Boston Globe)
New York City's 2009 Sakura Matsuri... May 1, 2009
Many graceful cherry trees adorn the pond in the Japanese Garden, augmenting those in the adjacent Cherry Esplanade. New York City's 2009 Sakura Matsuri Features Taiko and J-Pop. (Suite101.com)
Low-Flying Jet In Manhattan A Photo-Op Apr 29, 2009
About 1,000 workers gathered along the Hudson River esplanade until a security officer with a bullhorn told them it was a planned exercise. The Federal Aviation Administration says the government was conducting a photo op involving two F-16 jets and a 747. (CBS News -- US)
Low-flying 747 spooks Manhattan workers Apr 28, 2009
He said the workers gathered along the Hudson River esplanade until a security officer with a bullhorn told them it was a planned exercise. The Federal Aviation Administration said the government was conducting a photo op involving two Air Force F-16 jets and the larger airplane, a Defense Department version of the 747 that is called Air Force One when the president is aboard. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Battle erupts over Esplanade fencing Apr 18, 2009
Gordon Jacobs, 7, of Boston readied for a Little League practice at the Teddy Ebersol Field on the Esplanade this week ... The state wants to build a 6-foot, ornamental steel fence around the baseball diamonds and soccer field on the Charles River Esplanade ... "One of the problems with a 6-foot fence is that psychologically it creates a barrier to the access to the field," said Jeryl Oristaglio, president of the Esplanade Association, which aims to protect the parkland along Storrow Drive. (Boston Globe)
Keep scenic parkways, bridges under DCR control Mar 25, 2009
Many environmental groups, including the Environmental League of Massachusetts, The Trustees of Reservations, the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, The Esplanade Association, the Charles River Conservancy, and the Arborway Coalition, among others, strongly urge that the parkways and the bridges of our park systems be kept under the jurisdiction of the DCR. Some people feel that the poor condition of some parkways and bridges is simply an issue of poor management, but the fact is that DCR is... (Boston Globe)
Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in Lakeland, Fla. Mar 24, 2009
6 million from a state grant to restore the esplanade, a 1 1/2-mile covered walkway that connects buildings. Taller than it appears, the low-slung roof will make even the vertically challenged feel like ducking at times. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Secret Gypsy seeks first graded stakes victory Mar 21, 2009
Secret Gypsy -- whose Spa track record was eclipsed 13 days later by J Be K - has won her last three on dirt, including a visually impressive four-length victory in the Esplanade Stakes at Fair Grounds last Dec. 20, in which she was simply hand-ridden by jockey Robby Albarado ... In winning the Esplanade, Secret Gypsy raced outside of two other speed horses and then pulled away in the stretch. (ESPN -- Horse Racing)
Stella Trafford, tenacious defender of Hub's oases, dies Mar 17, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
All the worlds a stage Mar 16, 2009
As one of the five co-commissioners of The Bridge Project, the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) presents The Winters Tale in Singapore in collaboration with Esplanade Theatres on the Bay from March 26 to 31. Showtime is at 8pm (with a 3pm matinee on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Spotted in S. Fla. Mar 16, 2009
table near the Rene Caovilla shoe store in the esplanade mall about 4:30 p.m., one arm around the shoulders of an unidentified woman. Said a spycialite: He was wearing a cute fedora, shorts and a pastel shirt. (The Palm Beach Post)
Public Safety Mar 16, 2009
Esplanade Avenue and Crater Lake Parkway, stolen vehicle reported Sunday morning. Lakeview Avenue, 1300 block, vandalism reported Saturday night. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Tennis great pays tribute to 'mum' Mar 14, 2009
Residents won't be stung but they're worried that outsiders, not wishing to pay the rumoured $8-an-hour fee, will drive up side streets and park for free outside their properties while they stroll, swim and flat white the mornings away along The Esplanade. Already more than 1000 residents have signed a petition at Balmoral Cellars. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
A husband of note Mar 14, 2009
Saks show helps out Esplanade AssociationThe fashionable folks turned out for a spring "style presentation" and benefit for the Esplanade Association at Saks Fifth Avenue Thursday afternoon. Channel 7's Frances Rivera emceed the event, attended by Saks GM Rosemary Puya and hosted by association president Jeryl Oristaglio, Maura Connolly, Randi Cutler, Courtney Forrester, Rachel Goldfarb, Barbara Lemperly Grant, Anna Cheshire Levitan, and Margo Newman. (Boston Globe)
Pedestrian plazas may star on Broadway Feb 27, 2009
Last July, the city designated two Broadway lanes for bikes and a public esplanade - from 42d Street at Times Square to 35th Street by Macy's. The concept will now be taken a step further, starting Memorial Day weekend: closing Broadway to vehicles between 42d and 47th streets in Times Square, and between 33d and 35th streets in Herald Square. (Boston Globe)
Logistics One to build apartment complex Feb 27, 2009
Cost estimates for the project, which is being called Esplanade, would range between $20 million and $40 million. designed the project. (Albany Business Review, NY)
"Fool's Paradise": The sun and the sleeze that's South Beach Feb 20, 2009
An influx of artists and a fierce preservation movement initiated the area's stunning turnaround, though some pop observers credit the television show "Miami Vice." Certainly Michael Mann's cameras made the Art Deco esplanade of Ocean Drive look enticing, even as Sonny and Rico were shooting it out with Armani-clad cokeheads. With that kind of advertising, it's not surprising how the new Miami Beach turned out, and who showed up. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Setanta Sports Unites Soccer Community for Inaugural 'Setanta Cup' Feb 12, 2009
Chelsea Piers features two indoor ice rinks, a state-of-the-art golf driving range, a world-class gymnastics center, indoor soccer playing fields and basketball courts, a 40-lane bowling center, the world's most comprehensive sports and fitness center, restaurants, sports pro shops, Manhattan's largest film and television production center, the most extensive marina in the city, dozens of nationally-acclaimed teachers and coaches, 1-mile public esplanade, and a landscaped waterside park.... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
SM Philharmonic to offer ‘La Traviata’ Feb 10, 2009
Schaefer has performed as a frequent soloist throughout California with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, the Pacific Chorale and the Long Beach Symphony. Serving as Opera Director, overseeing this production, as he did for the Santa Maria Philharmonic s production of Carmen, will be Kristof van Gryspeer. (Santa Maria Times)
