Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

Senator-Elect Elizabeth Warren attended a prayer service in her honor hosted by the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 among a host of distinguished clergy, elected officials, members and friends. Bishop A. Livingston Foxworth officiated an annointing prayer. (Tony Irving photo)

Berklee College of Music held a topping off ceremony last week for its new 16-story building at 160 Massachusetts Avenue, a mixed-use building that will include 370 beds of student housing. The estimated $100 million project, shown completed in the above rendering, is scheduled next fall. (Image courtesy of Berklee College of Music)

The Boston Renaissance Charter Public School in Hyde Park hosted its Annual Young Kings Breakfast on Friday, Nov. 30 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The Young Kings are a group of male students from the Voices of Renaissance ages 8-11 practicing and performing vocal pieces and spoken word. Community and business leaders were on hand to share their road to success and talk about the group’s motto: Listen, Learn and Lead and the importance of speaking, dressing and behaving like a gentleman. (Photo courtesy of Boston Renaissance Charter Public School)

More than 100 members of the Greater Boston community turned out for the African Presidential Center’s 10th annual South African Wine Tasting on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Pictured (L to R) are Marvin Gilmore, Ambassador Charles Stith, Doris Yaffe and Colette Philips. (Randy Goodman photo)

At ABCD Parker Hill-Fenway Head Start in Mission Hill, children, teachers and directors gather to celebrate the season and highlight the ABCD Winter Emergency Campaign and Toy Drive. At center is ABCD President/CEO John J. Drew with Mirta Rodriguez, director, Citywide Boston Hispanic Center (left) and Sharon Scott-Chandler, ABCD executive vice president (right). Back row, from left, are teachers Theresa Ledouk and Wai Chan Leung, ABCD Parker Hill/Fenway NSC Operations Manager Jessica Rosario, ABCD Parker Hill/Fenway Head Start Director Angel Simmons and teacher Rebeca Thomas. (Don West photo)