Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
History is fickle. Who becomes known as great in their field, whose work is displayed in museums or taught in schoolbooks? When there is a tangible product – a building, a painting, a book, whatever – the chances seem higher…
Anthony Santiago, at front, plays Fagin in Gateway Theatre’s production of Oliver!, which runs until Jan. 4. (photo by David Cooper) Charles Dickens wrote Oliver Twist in 1837. His eponymous main character, an 11-year-old orphan, has the audacity to ask…
Maya Arad and Eshkol Nevo are featured in the JCC Jewish Book Festival prologue event Jan. 19. The JCC Jewish Book Festival begins its 40th year with a discussion that’s sure to be as intriguing as it is relevant. The…
Linda Dayan Frimer signs books at the Indigo in Victoria’s Mayfair Mall. (photo by David J. Litvak) Victoria has always been a magical place for BC artist and author Linda Dayan Frimer. She has exhibited her art at the Empress…
Cirque du Soleil’s ECHO, at Concord Pacific Place until Jan. 5, is just beautiful. (photo by Jean-François Savaria) Beautiful. Cirque du Soleil’s ECHO, at Concord Pacific Place until Jan. 5, is just beautiful – the costumes, the movements, the music,…
Clayton Lee explores his childhood obsession with Jewish professional wrestler Bill Goldberg in his The Goldberg Variations, which is at Waterfront Theatre Jan. 30 (photo by Kenneth Koo) PuSh International Performing Arts Festival runs Jan. 23-Feb. 9. This year’s run…
With her latest book, Olga Campbell sets out to leave a legacy, one that encompasses the trauma of the past but also the richness of the present and hope for the future. Dear Arlo: Letters to My Grandson is Campbell’s…
A photo of Reuven Rashkovsky from the book An Improbable Life: My Father’s Escape from Soviet Russia, by his daughter, Dr. Karine Rashkovsky. Here, Reuven is pictured with a MIG 19 Soviet fighter plane. At 18, he was drafted into…
The Canadian Medical Association would probably not approve, but Rachel Teichman’s D is for Donut is a sweet way to teach kids their ABCs. (Pun intended … groan.) For this hardcover (or ebook), Teichman again pairs up with Rebecca Wright,…
