Maiden Phoenix Theatre Company did NOT have a good experience in Powder House Park

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Erin Butcher, artistic director of Maiden Phoenix Theatre Company, posted a long essay to Facebook about her experience producing The Winter's Tale outdoors in Powder House Park this summer. I am reposting it here with her permission, because we live here and this shouldn't be happening to people in our community.

Musings from our Second Season Part 1:
Why I will never do another All- Female outdoor show again.

My company’s second season has come to a close. We produced 2 all- female shows: The Winter’s Tale by Mr. Shakespeare and Miss Penitentiary by Laura Neubauer. These shows were put up quite close to one another time-wise which made for a very high stress few months. And now that it’s over I have a bit of time to reflect, think about what I learned, and plan our next step.

One thing I know for sure.

I am never producing another outdoor All- female show again. Ever. And neither should you.

( Let me explain.... )

City Sports closing in Porter Square, Harvard Square, and everywhere else

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Boston Globe article

"City Sports, the Boston athletic retailer that filed for bankruptcy in October, is set to be purchased by a company that will close the chain’s stores and liquidate its assets.... going-out-of-business sales would begin on Friday"