Boston Scenes 4/3/14

Governor Deval Patrick enjoys a moment with former Mayor Thomas Menino at Boston University’s Institute on Cities Leading Cities Through Crisis: Lessons from the Boston Marathon Conference on the campus of Boston University.

Michael Curry, president of the NAACP Boston Chapter, speaks at an event at Wheelock College celebrating his appointment as a national board member of the NAACP, the first in many decades from Massachusetts.

Berklee College of Music and Little Kids Rock recently announced their collaboration with The New York City Department of Education to expand the district’s modern band music program to 60,000 students in 600 schools over the next three years. At the launch event, (l-r) Berklee President Roger Brown; Saturday Night Live Band keyboardist and Roxbury native Tuffus Zimbabwe; Grammy-winning producer/musician Steve Jordan; Berklee Associate Vice President for Education Outreach Curtis Warner; and Little Kids Rock Executive Director David Wish.

Yvonne Howard, a member service quality coach and multicultural marketing ambassador for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, was presented with a Partners Award from Blue Cross Blue Shield Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Tim O’Brien. She was recognized for her outstanding multicultural marketing outreach and advocacy.