August 2, 2012 — vol. 47, no 52
Boston Scenes
Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week
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More than 100 guests attended a fundraising event last week for US Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren at Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen where many of Boston’s business and civic leaders were in attendance. (Michael Hailey photo) |
Christy Egun, director of Boston Partnerships for the MGH Center for Community Health Improvement, warmly welcomes Benni Arias of Roxbury back to the MGH Summer Jobs program. (Photo courtesy of Mass General Hospital) |
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Boston College of Arts & Sciences Associate Dean Akua Sarr (L) leads a session with graduates of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. (Lee Pellegrini photo) |
Dignitaries attend the dedication of the recently-restored Alvah Kittredge Park in Roxbury’s Highland Park neighborhood on Saturday, July 18th. (L-R): Mayor Thomas Menino, Parks Commissioner Antonia Pollak and State Rep. Byron Rushing. (Eric Esteves photo) |
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The Boston Celtics and the Massachusetts State Lottery honored the 2011-12 Heroes Among Us recipients at a State House ceremony recently. The ceremony was attended by government officials and community leaders recognizing extraordinary deeds that ranged from saving lives to bettering the lives of the less fortunate. (L-R): State Treasurer Steven Grossman; Celtics Co-owner Robert Epstein; Heroes Among Us honoree Rev. Dr. Michael Haynes; Celtics Legend Tom “Satch” Sanders and WCVB-TV Anchor Susan Wornick. (Brian Babineau photo) |
Congressional Candidate Joe Kennedy III stopped by Get Konnected!, Boston’s premier business networking event for urban professionals and business executives on Tuesday. (L-R): CEO & President of Colette Phillips Communications, Colette Phillips, Congressional Candidate Joe Kennedy III and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Babson College, Sadie Burton-Goss. (Dimonika Bray photo) |
