The West End Community Center

The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) held its annual Thanksgiving luncheon on Friday, November 20th. Over 75 members of the community, nearly all of them seniors from the neighborhoods, came to the center at 1 Michelangelo Street in the North End to enjoy salad, turkey, potato, vegetables, and apple pie. Special guests included Kathy Carangelo from City Councilor Sal La Mattina's office and Mary Guarino, President of Church on the Hill. This y

Book Launch & Reception Wednesday, December 2nd at 6:30pm The community is invited to the Book Launch and Presentation by local Boston author, Michael Weingarten’s for his newest book, “Preservation, Intrigue & Property: Dissolving Boston’s Vilna Shul Congregation 1985-2001.” The Presentation will be followed by a book signing and a reception with light refreshments. This enlightening event will be held December 2nd at 6:30 PM in The Boston Synagogue. The Boston Synagogue is

Dear Friends: Happy holidays! Many of the 2,400 clients we serve a year in the North End, West End, and surrounding neighborhoods are immigrants, elderly, non-English speaking, homebound, disabled, and alone. They are the “hidden poor” and without the NE/WE NSC, would have been forced out long ago by gentrification, soaring rents, and failing health. As senior citizens on a fixed income, our elderly are facing hunger once again in a time of economic uncertainty, rising ren

Arts & Crafts Class for Seniors Come join the fun! The local ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) runs a free arts and crafts class for seniors every other Wednesday at 10:00AM. You do not need to be artistic-the students and teacher have been making all sorts of creations, including Halloween masks and Thanksgiving decorations! They also welcome gift cards for Michael's, Joanne's, and The Dollar Tree, as well as in-kind donations of the followi

This is the season for giving and thinking about what we are thankful for. We at the West End Community Center would ask that you not give to us, but back to community. We have families in our neighborhood who struggle to provide their children some of the basic necessities, and we would like to fulfill some of these mothers' wish lists for their children. We will be collecting donations through December 14th to aid the Temporary Home for Women and Children in their efforts

Christmas Poinsettia Festival December 5-7, 2015 68 William Cardinal O'Connell Way (behind Whole Foods) 617-523-4342 Enjoy fellowship, coffee and treats and purchase items to support the good work of St. Joseph Parish. *Poinsettia Plants, jewelry, knit goods, sport tickets and neighborhood gift certificate raffles* $250 First Prize Cash Raffle Raffles drawn at 6pm Monday, Dec. 7 You need not be present to win Hours: - Saturday, Dec. 5: After 4pm Mass - Sunday, De

Families with young children in the neighborhood are invited to The Boston Synagogue’s Family Fun Chanukah Festival. This Chanukah festival will be held December 13th at 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM in The Boston Synagogue. The Boston Synagogue is conveniently located at 55 Martha Road, in the West End’s Charles River Park. Enjoy dreidels, games, as well as arts and crafts. There will be live music, festive singing, and “Shalom Sesame: Chanukah: The Missing Menorah” movie played on our

For 40 years, Boston’s First Night has been a cherished tradition and a signature event for our city. It has been a very successful New Year’s Eve celebration of artistic performances, the wonders of the season and the beginning of a new year. This celebration will be free and open to all. Entertainment and specialty attractions will be focused in Copley Square and the Boston Common. Many of the beloved traditions of First Nights past will be retained, including ice sculpture

Dewey Defeats Truman/The Housing Act of 1949 September 15, 2015 - January 9, 2016 Free and open to the public Indelebile Italia by Giselle Valdes September 22 - December 5, 2015 Free and open to the public Special Event: 8 Nights, 8 Windows December 6 - 14 Free Talk: "Halfway through the Dark," a discussion with 8 Nights, 8 Windows artists Christian Meade and Nathaniel Wyrick Friday, December 11, 2015, 7-8pm Free Please visit thewestendmuseum.org for more information about th

Don't want to cook for Thanksgiving? Here are some places you can go, but make your reservations soon! Boston Harbor Hotel $115 per adult, $55 per child 70 Rowes Wharf, Downtown Waterfront 617-748-1878 Omni Parker House $58 per adult, $19 per child 60 School Street, Historic Downtown Boston Reservations (required): 617-725-1600 26 North at the Millenium Boston $55 per adult, $35 per child 26 North Street, Historic Downtown Boston 617-557-3640 Beacon Hill Bistro $61 per per