Tulips Bloom at Long Hill
Tulips are blooming at Long Hill, the estate operated by the Trustees of Reservations in Beverly. The Trustees report: “From 1916 to 1978, Long Hill was the summer home of…Continue Reading →
Somerville Approves $5M Purchase Of Armory To Maintain It As Arts Facility
The City of Somerville moved forward with a plan to acquire the Somerville Armory building at 191 Highland Ave. and “preserve the facility for arts uses” with an unanimous vote…Continue Reading →
‘Cruella’ Costumes Showcased At Boston’s School of Fashion Design
Three costumes from the Disney film “Cruella,” created by Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan, will be showcased in the front window of the School of Fashion Design window at 136…Continue Reading →
Maya Lin’s ‘Ghost Forest’ Brings A Dead Grove To Manhattan To Warn Of Global Warming
Surrounded by skyscrapers, amidst the lush greenery of New York’s Madison Square Park, now stands a grove of 49 dead Atlantic white cedars. The barren trunks and branches reach four…Continue Reading →
Kevin Hart Plays A Widowed Dad In Boston In ‘Fatherhood’
In the upcoming Netflix movie “Fatherhood,” Kevin Hart plays a widowed father in Boston coping “with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter…Continue Reading →
James Ari Montford Envisions ‘Black Indians In Space’
“At every turn this country has the opportunity to do the right thing, they don’t,” James Ari Montford tells me. We talked recently about his exhibition “Indigenous Voice” at Howard…Continue Reading →
The Haunting Beauty Of Nicole Duennebier’s Flower Grotto Paintings
Nicole Duennebier collects marvels and intriguing facts, “curiosity cabinet things.” Did you know, the Malden-based artist asks, that in captivity a katydid will grow hot pink if there are no…Continue Reading →
Seal At Gloucester
Seal hauled out at Gloucester, March 30, 2021. Photographed in research for one of our upcoming Wonderland Spectacle Co. art and nature films for children. Watch the films here or…Continue Reading →
Maple Sugaring | Wonderland Spectacle Co.
Learn about maple sugaring (how you turn the sap of sugar maple trees into maple syrup) as we visit Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield, Massachusetts. This video…Continue Reading →
Ice Fishing | Wonderland Spectacle Co.
As winter temperatures fall below freezing for weeks at a time, join us as we go ice fishing with our friends at MassWildlife, listen to the amazing sounds frozen ponds…Continue Reading →