Author Dennis Lehane Headlining South End Library This Week
An award-winning local author will be stopping by the South End Library on Tuesday night. Author Dennis Lehane will be at the South End Library on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. to talk about his 2012 novel, Live by Night, which recently won the 2013 Edgar Award for best mystery fiction. Lehane has published nine novels over the last 20 years, including Gone, Baby Gone in 1998, Mystic River in 2001, Shutter Island in 2003, all three of which were turned into movies. He has won numerous awards for his novels. A Boston native, Lehan is writer-in-residence at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, and splits his time between Florida and a home in Boston. After the marathon bombings, he wrote an op-ed for the New York Times called, “Messing with the Wrong City.” The Friends of the South End Library is advising attendees that seating is limited and to arrive early. You can read more on the FOSEL website. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Fun and The Shins Headlining Boston Calling Music Festival at City Hall Plaza
Get your tickets now for the Boston Calling Music Festival because they will be selling out! Popular groups like Fun, The Shins, Of Monsters and Men, for a total of 18 music acts that your grandma has never heard of – will hit the Boston City Hall Plaza stage on the weekend of May 25-26. The full lineup includes several acts scheduled to perform at the Boston Calling Music Festival. The festival is a two-day, two-stage event with access to both stages, food, services and more. All ages are welcome and children younger than 10 are free. Boston Calling is a rain or shine event, so only in the event of a state wide emergency that forces Boston Calling to be canceled, will all tickets purchased in advance be refunded. Ticket sales start Friday, March 8 and be purchased here with prices varying from single days passes for $ 75, weekend passes for $ 130, and VIP tickets for $ 185 for a single day or $ 350 for the weekend. South End Patch