Director Richard Fitts Jr. brings father’s legacy to the big screen in new Vietnam documentary “21 Years – A Folded Flag”
December 5, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Boston, Film, Showcase
Director Richard Fitts Jr. and producer Rudy Childs visited the AMC Loews Boston Common on Wednesday to screen and discuss “21 Years - A Folded Flag,” a heartbreaking documentary that focuses on Fitts’ father’s journey and untimely death in the Vietnam War. The 86-minute documentary describes...
Suffolk University Dance Company debuts new routines at “Sweet Peek”
December 5, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Boston, Campus, Music, Showcase
The Suffolk University Dance Company (SUDC) exemplified fresh choreography and confident dancers at Sargent Hall Wednesday night during their “Sweet Peek” performance, which gave the audience an inside look at some of the routines they will be performing at their Spring Showcase. SUDC performed...
Boston Ballet cracks open with holiday season
December 5, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Boston, Showcase, Theater
For over 100 years, “The Nutcracker” has earned its place as a Christmas favorite, often symbolizing the beginning of the holiday season. This year was no different, as the classic ballet made its way to the Boston Opera House for opening night on Nov. 29. The ballerina’s pink, flowy dresses,...
Gregory Alan Isakov fills Royale with folk-music while supporting latest album
November 20, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Boston, Music
Singer Gregory Alan Isakov spends the warm seasons as a full time farmer in Colorado, growing produce and vegetable seeds to sell at different markets. However, when the weather cools down, Isakov trades the farm for the stage and dives into his other full-time job: a indie-folk musician. Isakov...
Suffolk student tends field for historic Red Sox season
November 14, 2018
Filed under Boston, Journal Pro Sports Column, Sports
As the Red Sox won the World Series at the end of October, college students were excited to be a part of the celebrations and excitement that filled Boston’s streets. Brendan Gallagher, a Suffolk University junior, found himself closer to the action than most. Gallagher, a marketing major who works for...
“Peter and the Starcatcher” tells another side to the classic story of “Peter Pan”
November 14, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Boston, Showcase, Theater
The Hub Theatre finished their 2018 season with an explosive, comical and visually impressive performance of “Peter and the Starcatcher,” originally a popular young adult novel that later did a run on Broadway. The company’s rendition has an organic and intimate quality that someone sitting in...
Suffolk professor’s original play “Loss of Breath: The Unfinished Life and Death of Edgar Allan Poe” debuts Thursday at Modern Theatre
Ryan Arel and Morgan Hume
November 14, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Boston, Campus, Showcase, Theater
In a play merging the playful nature of puppets and the dark themes of Edgar Allan Poe’s work, “Loss of Breath: The Unfinished Life and Death of Edgar Allan Poe” will debut at Modern Theatre on Thursday. The play was written by Suffolk Professor Wesley Savick and the first production of the pla...
Native American Gyasi Ross promotes activism with poetry
November 7, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Boston, Campus, Literature, Showcase
Students of all backgrounds were drawn together to kick off the start of Native American Heritage Month with “Activism Through Spoken Word” on Thursday at an event held by The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion. The event featured speaker Gyasi Ross, who is a member of the Blackfeet Nation,...
“Lest We Forget”
November 7, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Boston, Exhibits, Showcase
German-Italian artist Luigi Toscano’s photography project “Lest We Forget” traveled to the Boston Common on Oct. 16 to remember and honor Holocaust survivors. The artist’s collection of photos consists of vivid life-sized headshots of over 200 survivors living in places such as the United States...
Spotlight shines on Suffolk junior Peter Teutsch in original production “Twice Upon A Self”
November 7, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Boston, Campus, Showcase, Theater
Theatre is more than just a form of entertainment for Peter Teutsch, a junior theatre major at Suffolk University. It’s an outlet for emotion and passion that shined through in his original production “Twice Upon a Self,” which premiered in the Sullivan Studio Theater on Friday as part of the theater...
16-year-old Billie Eilish dominates House of Blues with an energetic show
November 5, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Boston, Music
It’s hard to believe a 16-year old could have complete control over a sold-out House of Blues, yet Billie Eilish managed to do exactly that on Friday night. She had no trouble commandeering the packed crowd from the moment she took the stage until the very last notes of her encore. With a stage ...
The Wombats return to Boston to a packed House of Blues
October 31, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Boston, Music, Showcase
There were two places-to-be in Boston Wednesday evening, and they happened to be right across from each other. At Fenway Park, the Red Sox were playing the Dodgers in Game 2 of the World Series. Across the street, The Wombats were tearing it up at the House of Blues. The Wombats began their set with...
