AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoLocal Arts Grant: Worcester-born visionary artist Howard B. Johnson Jr. just received a $25,000 Individual Support Grant from the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, plus a $3,000 grant from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, with his layered, myth-and-pop-culture drawings set to appear in Raw Vision. Restaurant Closures: IHOP shut down its Cambridge Harvard Square location after 20 years, and the chain also closed a long-running Hyannis spot—part of a broader wave that’s already claimed several eastern Mass. restaurants this July. Music & Pop Culture: Reggaeton star Don Omar adds a Boston stop to his “Last King” tour, with tickets going on sale today; meanwhile, Nothing But Thieves preview their upcoming album with “Baby Kool.” Theater: Off-Broadway’s “Hungry Women” lands in the spotlight for its Victorian-era feminist bite. Boston Art in Public: A traveling exhibit of 100 life-sized elephant sculptures has arrived in the Back Bay, drawing crowds along Commonwealth Avenue. Sports: The Red Sox keep rolling, blanking the White Sox 4-0 behind Sonny Gray’s 14th win.
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