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Gospel Extravaganza 2025 – Through the Years: A Celebration of Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Ensemble —
The one-night event showcased Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Ensemble, honoring over 40 years of gospel music excellence at Berklee. The event included a special retrospective performance by the Reverence Reunion Gospel Choir, and a new batch of inductees into the Berklee Gospel Music Hall of Fame. PHOTO: ELIZABETH FRIAR

Gospel Extravaganza 2025 – Through the Years: A Celebration of Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Ensemble —
The one-night event showcased Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Ensemble, honoring over 40 years of gospel music excellence at Berklee. The event included a special retrospective performance by the Reverence Reunion Gospel Choir, and a new batch of inductees into the Berklee Gospel Music Hall of Fame. PHOTO: ELIZABETH FRIAR

Gospel Extravaganza 2025 – Through the Years: A Celebration of Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Ensemble —
The one-night event showcased Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Ensemble, honoring over 40 years of gospel music excellence at Berklee. The event included a special retrospective performance by the Reverence Reunion Gospel Choir, and a new batch of inductees into the Berklee Gospel Music Hall of Fame. PHOTO: ELIZABETH FRIAR

Big Queer Food Fest — The nation’s first week-long LGBTQ+ food festival took over Boston last week, culminating in a two-day Grand Tasting at High Street Place food hall. Festivities included chef-led dinners, a bartending competition, cocktail parties, panel conversations, and more to celebrate queer excellence in food, drink, hospitality. PHOTO: WAYNE EARL CHINNOCK

Big Queer Food Fest — The nation’s first week-long LGBTQ+ food festival took over Boston last week, culminating in a two-day Grand Tasting at High Street Place food hall. Festivities included chef-led dinners, a bartending competition, cocktail parties, panel conversations, and more to celebrate queer excellence in food, drink, hospitality. PHOTO: WAYNE EARL CHINNOCK

Big Queer Food Fest — The nation’s first week-long LGBTQ+ food festival took over Boston last week, culminating in a two-day Grand Tasting at High Street Place food hall. Festivities included chef-led dinners, a bartending competition, cocktail parties, panel conversations, and more to celebrate queer excellence in food, drink, hospitality. PHOTO: WAYNE EARL CHINNOCK

Ozuma Rum Launch — David Ortiz recently celebrated the launch of his Dominican made rum, Ozama Rum, at Fenway Park. PHOTO: JEREMIAH ROBINSON/MAYOR’S OFFICE

Asian Pacific Islanders Civic Action Network — APIs CAN convened nearly 100 advocates, community leaders and elected officials for a powerful Advocacy Day at the Massachusetts State House, and sponsored by the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Commission, and translators available for the community in Cantonese and Vietnamese. PHOTO: CATHERINE LYNN

The BASE ALL IN! Gala — The BASE recently hosted its annual celebration and fundraiser, ALL IN!, on Wednesday at The 521 Overlook at Fenway Park gathering donors and supporters to celebrate the achievements of The BASE’s young people with The BASE family.
(From left) Steph Lewis, President and CEO of The BASE, and Charlie Baker, former Massachusetts Governor and current NCAA President, pose with The BASE student athletes Jadon Berkson and Nia Buyu at the ALL IN! Gala. PHOTO: THE BASE

Pine Street Inn Home Remedy Breakfast — Pine Street Inn recently held its annual Home Remedy breakfast, bringing together corporate and philanthropic leaders to raise funds to help the organization’s mission to end homelessness. (From left) Lorn Davis, Pine Street Inn board chair; Pine Street Inn President and Executive Director Lyndia Downie; Pine Street Inn tenant Galvester. PHOTO: ALLEGRO PHOTOGRAPH