Symphony Hall

The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (BPYO), composed of musicians age 12-21 from the East Coast, performs their final concert of the 2023-24 season under the baton of Founder and Conductor Benjamin Zander. The program opens with Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto followed by Gustav Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 5, which will also be performed during the BPYO’s five-city European tour from June 15-25. The concert can be experienced both in-person and via livestream.
Schumann's soul-stirring Cello Concerto features the virtuosic talents of cellist Zlatomir Fung, the youngest cellist ever to win First Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. As Artist-in-Residence with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in the 2023-24 season, Fung has appeared at London’s Cadogan Hall and is touring the UK with the orchestra. The 25-year-old has been hailed as one of the most promising young cellists of his generation: in describing his recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 2021, Bachtrack wrote "[He is] one of those rare musicians with a Midas touch: he quickly envelopes every score he plays in an almost palpable golden aura.” He last appeared with the BPYO in concert in 2022 as soloist on Elgar’s Cello Concerto and toured with the BPYO to Greece in June that year. The Westborough, MA native is a graduate of The Julliard School where he is also currently a faculty member.
Along with Dvořák’s and Elgar’s Cello Concertos, the Schumann is one of the great Romantic works for cello. “Schumann’s Cello Concerto requires an interpreter of the highest order,” says Zander. “Its moods are intimate, soulful, and confessional, almost like chamber music, and its three connected movements are like one long-drawn breath of lyricism that virtually cries out for Zlatomir’s subtlety and communicative power.”
Zander’s profound connection to Mahler's music has earned him significant recognition, including the very first Titan Award from the Mahler Society of New York. His passion for Mahler's compositions infuses every note with a profound sense of meaning and emotion.
Tickets are $75, $45, $20, and $10 for students with code STU-DIS. The live stream is $20 ($10 for students). Live and streaming subscription packages are also available. For more information visit <a href="https://www.bostonphil.org " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bostonphil.org </a>or call 617-236-0999. Ticket and Covid policies are at <a href="https://www.bostonphil.org/concerts/ticket-policies and coronavirus updates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bostonphil.org/concerts/ticket-policies and coronavirus updates</a>.

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Boston Common

The Walk for Hunger, Project Bread’s annual fundraising event and the Commonwealth’s largest and oldest day of community action against hunger, is seeking walkers for the celebration. The one-day event is set for Sunday, May 5 on the Boston Common, and will feature family-friendly activities along the 3-mile loop. In its 56th
year, Project Bread invites you to help raise more than $1.3 million to support the leading statewide food security organization’s approach to permanently solve hunger, which includes working year-round across policy initiatives, programs, and hunger prevention measures to ensure food access for all children and families in Massachusetts. 
Likeminded anti-hunger organizations can enroll in the nonprofit’s co-fundraising program, The Commonwealth, forming teams to raise money to support their own work, while also furthering Project Bread’s statewide effort. To register for the event and create a personal or team fundraising page for the Walk for Hunger or to make a donation, visit <a href="https://projectbread.org/walk-for-hunger/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">projectbread.org/walk</a>
or email <a href="mailto:walk@projectbread.org">walk@projectbread.org</a>.

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Eversource &amp; National Grid invite members of the Boston and Everett communities to attend a series of in-person events to discuss a jointly proposed underground electric transmission cable replacement project along Broadway Street (Everett) and Alford Street (Boston-Charlestown). The proposal is part of a larger program Eversource is conducting throughout its service territory in Massachusetts related to underground cable modernization. This initiative is designed to modernize cable infrastructure, improve outage restoration times, and ensure long-term energy reliability by replacing existing underground fluid filled (HPFF) electric transmission lines with cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) electric transmission cable technology. Information about the project is available in Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, and other languages upon request. Eversource &amp; National Grid’s series of events are as follows:
<ul><li>Information Session: Tuesday April 30, 2024 | 5:30-7:30PM | Parlin Memorial Library (410 Broadway Street, Everett)</li><li>Information Session: Tuesday May 14, 2024 | 5:30-7:30PM | Parlin Memorial Library (410 Broadway Street, Everett)</li><li>Open House: Wednesday June 12, 2024 | 5:30-7:30PM | Parlin Memorial Library (410 Broadway Street, Everett)</li></ul>

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Academically adventurous students flourish at <a href="https://www.commschool.org/admissions-aid/admissions-events/info-session" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Commonwealth School</a>, challenged by rigorous classes and supported by faculty at the top of their fields. Are you interested in applying next year? Here’s your chance to discover what makes our school so uncommon... 
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Parlin Memorial Library, 410 Broadway, Everett, MA, 02149

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<ul><li>Information Session: Tuesday April 30, 2024 | 5:30-7:30PM | Parlin Memorial Library (410 Broadway Street, Everett)</li><li>Information Session: Tuesday May 14, 2024 | 5:30-7:30PM | Parlin Memorial Library (410 Broadway Street, Everett)</li><li>Open House: Wednesday June 12, 2024 | 5:30-7:30PM | Parlin Memorial Library (410 Broadway Street, Everett)</li></ul>

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Knights of Columbus

Join Maura Alves Donahue and her team, Marie's Minions, in raising money for the Alzheimer's association. This team will be walking in the Walk to End Alzheimer's in Cambridge on October 27th. FPG - the famous Patty Driscoll Gould, joined by Dave Russo have donated their time and laughs to help us raise awareness and money for the Alzheimer's association.
COME enjoy the laughs, buy some raffles, wear purple and support our family as we navigate this journey together. Many of us are caring for our parents and we all need a little laughter... FPG guarantees you will be laughing.. PS -&nbsp;You may need to bring&nbsp;extra clothes!&nbsp;
The Charlestown Knights and Tom Cunha have donated the hall for us - tickets will be on sale soon. Any and all money (except paying for the bartender and Jenny's pizza) will be donated to the Walk for Alzheimer's event.
$25 advance tickets, $30 at the door. Friday the 13th, lucky day for all of us !

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