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...Venetian-nees" of Venetian Art: New Influence from Florence--Terisio Pignattl; Boylston Auditorium...
Smart Aleck--Institute of Contemporary Art-Theater, 955 Boylston St., Boston...
THERE WERE ENORMOUS piles of trash along Boylston St. Monday morning, the remnants of a Sunday Oktoberfest celebration arranged by Harvard Square businessmen. The merchants had asked city permission to shut off the street; it was granted without debate. And if there was a lot of litter, it was not too high a price to pay for a pleasant celebration. Not only that, the businesses that line Boylston St. even made some money...
...cooperation that marked the Oktoberfest venture, though, faded when it was the city that asked a favor. Several weeks ago, city councilor Alfred E. Vellucci proposed renaming Boylston St. in honor of slain president John F. Kennedy '40. In part, his move was a reaction to rumors that Harvard was downplaying the name of the late president in relation to the government school. But still, his reasoning was sound; Kennedy was a politician much beloved in this city; he represented it in Congress for six years; he went to school here, and lived here, and now along Boylston St. there...
...week later, though, much had changed. The businesses along Boylston St. were up in arms; if the proposal went through, they would--brace yourself--have to get new stationery. As a result of their anguished protests, the council has temporarily backed off, scheduling a hearing. At that time, the businesses, which grow rich in their prominent location, should agree that a new box of envelopes is not too high a price to pay in honor of Kennedy. And the council should give in only so far as to allow a two-month phase-in period, during which a sign would...