Hattie Grimm’s ‘Bird Puppet Parade’
“Just like the flock, our human bodies are designed to exist together. But we are out of practice,” observes Hattie Grimm, the Milwaukee artist and educator who created the “Bird…Continue Reading →
Photos: St. Peter’s Fiesta In Gloucester
I’ve been documenting the St. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester for three decades now—but this time, the 99th year, as I’m recovering from my year of (successful) treatment for cancer, treatment that…Continue Reading →
Building ‘The Giant Puppet And People Making Mayhem Parade’
We recently bumped into Muffy Pendergast, who for some years now has organized “The Giant Puppet And People Making Mayhem Parade” in New Haven, Connecticut. The “Empress of Westville,” as…Continue Reading →
Photos: St. Peter’s Fiesta In Gloucester
At the start of summer in the last days of June, Gloucester celebrated its 98th annual St. Peter’s Fiesta—my beloved Sicilian Catholic fishing drinking festival. It’s a festival of the…Continue Reading →
Photos: St. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester
The thrilling, bonkers Greasy Pole Contest increasingly brings attention to St. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester, the city’s annual kickoff off summer, a celebration of Gloucester’s Sicilian-American Catholic commercial fishing community,…Continue Reading →
Photos: Mermaid Promenade at Cambridge Arts River Festival
The Mermaid Promenade kicked off the Cambridge Arts River Festival along the Charles River this morning. The parade, which I organized, featured numerous wonderful volunteer mermaids and mer-people, numerous puppets…Continue Reading →
Photos: Honk Parade From Somerville To Cambridge
Honk, the annual festival of activist street bands, arrived in Somerville and Cambridge this weekend. Begun here in 2006, the festival has spawned a worldwide movement. These photos are from…Continue Reading →
Puerto Rico’s Agua, Sol y Sereno Performs With Boston’s Hyde Square Task Force
The theater troupe Agua, Sol y Sereno from Puerto Rico performed and paraded with youth from Boston’s Hyde Square Task Force at Mozart Park in Boston last evening after leading…Continue Reading →
Feast Of The Madonna Della Cava In Boston’s North End
The Society of the Madonna Della Cava held their 103 anniversary Feast in Boston’s North End on Aug. 11 to 13, with a procession of a banner of the saint…Continue Reading →
Photos: J’Ouvert Dawn Parade At Boston Caribbean Carnival
J’Ouvert means “breaking of the dawn,” according to organizers of Boston’s annual Caribbean-American Carnival. The Carnival parade, held this afternoon, is marking its 50th year. But the day began with…Continue Reading →