Boston Street Lab Blog (2008-2012)
Films at the Gate: 2011 film schedule is here!
This is our sixth year on the lot, and Films at the Gate curator Jean Lukitsh has put together our best series yet.  Join us Thursday 8/25/11 through Sunday 8/28/11. We'll be showing: WAY OF THE DRAGON, the first (and only) film directed by Bruce Lee, GALLANTS, an...
Kickstart the Uni
Our 30-day fundraising drive for the Uni launched this morning on Kickstarter. We're asking people to help us create a portable, open-air reading room for New York City launching this fall. Join us by: pledging on Kickstarter (pay only if we reach our goal on August...
Stepping into the Uni
We're just a few days away from launching a fundraising drive to build the Uni, a portable reading room for public space. We'd like to offer a preview of the Uni to those of you following the blog here at Boston Street Lab. Below are new links—feedback always...
Books and culture in Boston’s Chinatown, new effort underway
We concluded the Storefront Library over a year ago in Chinatown, and tonight I'm excited to share photos of something new underway which I believe has tremendous potential to carry the torch forward in the neighborhood. Terrific people are getting behind a new,...
StreetFest at the Festival of Ideas for the New City
This weekend I walked up and down the Bowery and around Sara D. Roosevelt Park in NYC to see what ideas were on offer at the street festival called "StreetFest," organized by the New Museum in conjunction with its Festival of Ideas for the New City. I knew I wanted to...
A reflection on Work In Progress from Jody Weber, Artistic Director, Weber Dance
Below is note from Jody Weber, reprinted with her permission, in which she reflects on our three weeks together on Work In Progress. Boston Street Lab couldn't have asked for a better performing arts partner, and we learned so much from Jody and her company about how...