Boston Scenes 8/8/13
President Barack Obama meets with former Negro League baseball players in the Cross Hall of the White House, Aug. 5, 2013.
Decked-out brothers Danny, 5, and Matthew Tobin, 7, of West Roxbury are thrilled to enjoy giveaways including balloons, tattoos, and food at the ParkARTS Neighborhood Concert at Carter Playground on July 22. Mayor Menino’s Neighborhood Concerts feature a variety of music styles at various parks throughout Boston until August 4. The event was sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with Bank of America and the Office of City and Community Affairs at Northeastern University. For information on more Boston Parks and Recreation Department events, please visit www.cityofboston.gov/parks.
Friday, July 19, 2013 - Governor Patrick signs Executive Order No. 547, in the Governor's Office, renaming the Massachusetts Military Reservation, 'Joint Base Cape Cod.'
Monday, July 22, 2013 - Governor Patrick holds a courtesy meeting to welcome the incoming captain of the USS Constitution, Commander Sean Kearns, and gives thanks to the outgoing captain, Commander Matthew Bonner who presented the Governor with a piece of wood from the USS Constitution inscribed with the poem “Old Iron Sides”
Sunday, August 4, 2013 - Mayor Thomas Menino attends the 13th Annual Gospel Fest on City Hall Plaza in Boston
Dorchester youngsters Eli Costa, Jacob Roach, Matheo Gomes and Samantha Weathers drew plants and flowers with the Massachusetts’ Horticultural Society’s Plantmobile at last year’s ParkARTS Boston Children’s Festival, hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. The festival returns to Franklin Park on Aug. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
7 year old Aleia and 10 year old Anaylee attended Mayor Menino’s free chess workshop in Roxbury on July 15. They spent the evening at a game table at Alvah Kittredge Park learning how to play chess with tips offered by staff from the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. The event is part of the Mayor’s “Knights in the Parks” program which features chess this summer at Kittredge and Howes Parks. The Boston Parks Department hosts more than 150 free events each year and is a partner with the National Recreation and Park Association and the National Wildlife Federation in “10 Million Kids Outdoors”, an initiative to get 10 million more children outside to reconnect with nature in the next three years and reap the health benefits of having an active lifestyle. For a list of programs, please visit: www.cityofboston.gov/parks
Yemilys Hernandez, 5, with her sisters Yaslaniz, 6, Yisarielie, 8, and Jose Ocasio, 3, all of the South End play with their free balloon creations at a ParkARTS Neighborhood Concert on July 22 at Carter Playground in the South End. The Mayor’s Neighborhood Concerts feature a variety of music artists at parks throughout Boston until August 4. The event was sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and in partnership with Bank of America and Northeastern University’s City and Community Affairs. For information on more Boston Parks and Recreation Department events, please visit www.cityofboston.gov/parks.
