7/24/17 Saturday from 1pm to 9pm Beyond Walls and the Downtown Lynn Cultural District got together to throw a massive party to celebrate the completion of the mural festival, the…
Read more...7/24/17 Interview by Blake Maddux – Concord, NH native and current Marblehead resident Brooks Young has been fronting his eponymous band since 2006. Along the way, he has opened for—among…
Read more...7/24/17 Razzmatazz 2017 The annual concert took place Sunday in Lynn Woods from 11am to 1pm. The Dirty Floorboards Revolver Tim Foley Set the Nation Foxes Morgan Weidinger Jeffrey Allen…
Read more...The Lynn Museum (Lynn Museum/LynnArts) joined with 85 other institutions across the commonwealth participating in Free Fun Fridays, thanks to a partnership with the Highland Street Foundation. Visitors were greeted…
Read more...7/13/17 The Food Project Farmer’s Markets got going this week, Wednesday in West Lynn by the Community Path on Western Ave. (next to Celley’s, McCarthy Glass), and today in Central…
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7/24/17 Interview by Blake Maddux – Concord, NH native and current Marblehead resident Brooks Young has been fronting his eponymous band since 2006. Along the way, he has opened for—among others—B.B. King, Pat Benatar, Huey Lewis & the News, and The Wallflowers. This Tuesday, he will add George Thorogood (click for my 2015 Lynn Happens…
7/24/17 Razzmatazz 2017 The annual concert took place Sunday in Lynn Woods from 11am to 1pm. The Dirty Floorboards Revolver Tim Foley Set the Nation Foxes Morgan Weidinger Jeffrey Allen Shaw & Co. First, apologies for not being able to photograph every band in the lineup this year, but here’s a sampling of this year’s…
Episode 2 of Lynn Happens + White Rose Coffeehouse New Music in the Square features the local alternative rock trio, Katey and the Illicit. Show times 6pm to 7pm on the Island in the Square, Central Square, unless stated otherwise July 19 – Sway – *5pm show July 26 – Katey and the Illicit Aug 2 – Strungout Playboys Aug…
7/24/17 Saturday from 1pm to 9pm Beyond Walls and the Downtown Lynn Cultural District got together to throw a massive party to celebrate the completion of the mural festival, the second annual Downtown Lynn Cultural District’s “Rock the Block,” hear live music and DJ’s, eat from food trucks and drink from Bent Water Brewing Company.…
Film review by Steve Duffy – In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At the end of…
7/23/17 The Lynn Museum (Lynn Museum/LynnArts) joined with 85 other institutions across the commonwealth participating in Free Fun Fridays, thanks to a partnership with the Highland Street Foundation. Visitors were greeted at the entrance by board members and staff, who reported that not only were there many first time visits from Lynn residents, but folks…
7/21/17
Newly released video by local musician Tony Gallo features the Lynn Auditorium and Pick Up Modern & More on Exchange Street.
You can see Tony Gallo perform this tune and other originals with his band, The Strungout Playboys, Wednesday, August 2 at LynnHappens / White Rose Coffeehouse New Music in the Square.
(c)2017 Jamelo Music Co. ASCAP All rights reserved. Written and produced by Tony Gallo and Big Ben Hillman. Video directed by Aviv Marotz. Taken from the forthcoming album “Don’t Look Back” by Tony Gallo on Big Ben Artworks, Inc.
5 Questions is a series by Steve Duffy – Shakespeare, race, and America…not necessarily in that order, are explored as AUDELCO Award-winning American Moor takes the stage at the Boston Center for the Arts’ Plaza Theatre this summer for a four-week engagement. An 85-minute solo play, written and performed by Keith Hamilton Cobb, American Moor…
Here’s photos of Beyond Walls Mural Festival progress as of yesterday. The first set below were taken with an antique Leica 90mm lens adapted to a modern digital camera – with flaws in the old lens coating and all – for a bit of a different look. Be sure to check out Sway at LynnHappens…
7/18/17 Here’s some photos of the Beyond Walls Murals in progress, starting with the most recent, a gathering of the artists and public at Bent Water Brewing Co. Monday night. But first, a flyer for the festival – July 17 July 16 July 15 July 14
LynnHappens is back with season 3 of New Music in the Square, this time partnering with White Rose Coffeehouse to bring you live original music – free – on the island in the square – Central Square, Lynn. July 19 – Sway – *5pm show, then head into RAW Art Works for a Beyond Walls talk on the…
7/16/17 It was a pretty full house at the Lynn Museum Saturday night for a Beyond Walls Mural Festival event open to the public to meet with some of the visiting artists currently at work downtown. There was a panel consisting of artists Georgia Hill, Fonki and Angurria along with Founder and Executive Director Al…
7/14/17 Soraya Cacici of Nest Forward Realty threw a dinner/bash for Beyond Walls Lynn artists and staff last night at the historic Capitol Diner in downtown Lynn. Over the last couple of days, with slight weather interruptions, Boston Painters IUPAT Local 939 has been been offering free labor to prep the walls downtown. Volunteers have…
Theatre review by Steve Duffy – A family musical based on the 1991 Academy Award-winning animated film, Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST follows a young woman who stumbles upon a secluded castle occupied by a monstrous beast and a host of enchanted objects trying to break a witch’s spell before it is too late. It…
7/13/17 The Food Project Farmer’s Markets got going this week, Wednesday in West Lynn by the Community Path on Western Ave. (next to Celley’s, McCarthy Glass), and today in Central Square. The West Lynn Market is new this year and runs 2pm to 6pm. Check the listings in the Happens Calendar. The Central Square Market…