Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

There was no shortage of helping hands at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new state-of-the-art Area B-2 police station in Dudley Square. Hoisting shovels were Mayor Thomas Menino (fourth from right), Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis (second from right), flanked by other City officials and members of the Dudley Vision Advisory Task Force. (Photo courtesy of Mayor’s Office)

Tabitha Goggins (left), age 91 and Josephine Worrell, age 97, both of Roxbury were honored at the Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Foster Grandparent Luncheon on Oct. 8, for their work with disadvantaged children. Josephine volunteers five days a week at Children’s Hospital Boston, caring for at-risk infants, Tabitha has volunteered at the Hennigan School in Jamaica Plain for the last 13 years. (Don West photo)

During a recent fundraiser for Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea J. Cabral (left), Christopher P. Gardner spoke about the need for mentors of color. Gardner’s “rags to riches” story was featured in the film “The Pursuit of Happyness.” (Photo courtesy of Sheriff Cabral’s Office)

Anna Hobson-Pilot, the first African American harpist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra was honored by the BSO at its opening night performance. Pilot retired this summer after 40 years with the orchestra and will continue to play concerts at Symphony Hall and New York’s Carnegie Hall. She recently commented that “playing music well had nothing to do with color.” (Don West photo)