Photos from Opening Our Doors! 2005



Did you enjoy "Opening Our Doors" 2005 as much as we did?

We hope so!

Here are some photos from the 2005 festival for you to savor.

If you came and took part in "Opening Our Doors!" we would love to hear from you! Please send any stories, thoughts or anecdotes to info@fenwayculture.org.


All photos are by Rita Lombardi (www.ritalombardi.com)








A captivated audience member at Wheelock Family Theater at the 2005 "Opening Our Doors!" festival performance














Budding fashionistas from Massachusetts College of Art's fashion design program strut their stuff on the runway at the "Opening Our Doors!" 2005 kick-off at the MassArt Pozen Center. A capacity audience warmly applauded the fabulous fashion showcase




"Hats off - here they come, those beautiful girls!" A feathered glove is slipped on before a MassArt student model slithers onstage in the 2005 "Opening Our Doors!" kick-off at the Pozen Center



Thanks to our friends over at Boston Properties, visitors to the Prudental Center were greeted with this colorfully festive banner (seen below) during September and early October. Thanks, Boston Properties!








Above: An excited fan gets to know some visiting Danish actors from the Wheelock Family Theatre, who performed in celebration of Hans Christian Andersen's 200th Birthday

Below: New England Region Metropolitan Opera competition winners, soprano Michelle Johnson and tenor Alex Richardson, sing of love's pleasures and pains in a duet from Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," at New England Conservatory's famed Jordan Hall






Fashionistas in training meet their favorite model at the MassArt Fashion Show



A family enjoys the



A young art lover catches a quick snack between activities

A family sketches out the wonder of a first visit to the magical Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on "Opening Our Doors!" 2005

Here's looking forward to the 2006 "Opening Our Doors!" festival...














Be sure to check back for what's ahead in 2006!
-- More than 20 Fenway institutions and businesses

-- Over 30 FREE "cultural happenings"

-- All in one neighborhood (that's the Fenway)

Much more to come!

The 2006 Date will be announced in January of 2006... stay tuned!

The Fenway Alliance is grateful for the support of its Corporate Sponsors for Opening Our Doors! 2005

Premiere Event Sponsor


Boston Red Sox Foundation


Corporate Patrons
Bank of America
Grant Thornton
Lee Kennedy Co., Inc.
Seyfarth Shaw
Shawmut Design and Construction
Shepley Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott


Corporate Sponsors
Baker Design Group
Boston's Preferred Properties
Citizens Bank
Gnomon Copy/Gnomon Color
MBTA
Qdoba Mexican Restaurant
Samuels and Associates
Sovereign Bank


Corporate Donors
Boston Properties
Lyme Properties
Palmer & Dodge


Corporate Friends
Corbco
Mason Management Group
Steve Chase, with Boston Choice Properties


Media Sponsor





Phoenix Media/Communications Group

For more information, call The Fenway Alliance at 617-437-7544, or send an e-mail to info@fenwayculture.org

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