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Neighborhood Round Up
King’s Chapel Tuesday
Recitals
forming familiar carols in unfamiliar settings on Dec. 30.
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King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont
St., presents its Tuesday Recitals.
Admission is by suggested donation of $3 per person; the donations are given to the performing musicians. Programs begin at
12:15 p.m. and last approximately
35 minutes; for more information,
call 617-227-2155.
Programming includes Handel
& Haydn Society Orchestra
Players performing string quartets
by Haydn and Mozart on Nov.
18; guitarist Hermann Hudde performing works by Brouwer and
Ponce on Nov. 25; flutist Tim
Macri and organist Glenn Goda
performing “music to get you in
the spirit” on Dec. 2; Pioneer
Singers of Lynnfield performing
holiday favorites on Dec. 9; Rocha
Fora performing “We Wish You a
Groovy Christmas” on Dec. 16;
soloists from King’s Chapel Choir
performing “Handel: Half-hour
Messiah” on Dec. 23; and Lee
Ridgway on C.B. Fisk organ per-
‘American Politics Film
Series’ comes to West
End Branch Library
The West End Branch of the
Boston Public Library, located
at 151 Cambridge St., presents
“American Politics Film Series.”
Programming includes “Dave”
(1993, 110 minutes, Rated PG-13)
on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 3 p.m.;
and “Game Change” (2013, 118
minutes, not rated) on Wednesday,
Nov. 26, at 2:30 p.m.
‘Raise the Sails’ at the
Liberty Hotel
Community Boating, Inc.
invites you the 24th annual “Raise
the Sails” gala and fundraiser at
the Liberty Hotel ballroom at 215
Charles St. on Tuesday, Nov. 18,
at 6:30 p.m.
The event, which benefits the
non-profit’s youth and adaptive
sailing programs, includes an open
bar (beer and wine), food, live and
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silent auction, dancing, raffle and
door prizes.
Advance tickets cost $125
each and can be purchased
online at https://www.eventbrite.
com/e/community-boatings-annual-raise-the-sails-gala-and-fundraiser-tickets-13562268109.
Beacon Hill Book Club
meeting
The Beacon Hill Book Club
next meets at 74 Joy St. on
Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 7 to
8 p.m. The selected book is “I
Am a Beggar of the World” by
Eliza Griswold. New members are
welcome.
First Church speaker
series concludes
The Learning Community
at First Church in Boston, 66
Marlborough St., welcomes violinist Dorian Komanoff Bandy will
discuss and musically illustrate
“Bach’s Lyre: The Unaccompanied
Violin in 17th-century Germany”
on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m.
He co-leads a popular gallery-lecture series at the Museum of Fine
Arts.
All talks are free. Call 617267-6730 for more information
Book Discussion Group
to meet at West End
Branch Library
The West End Branch of the
Boston Public Library, located
at 151 Cambridge St., welcomes
the Book Discussion Group on
Thursday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m.
The selected book is “David
and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits
and the Art of Battling Giants”
by Malcolm Gladwell, copies of
which are available at the library.
Lecture on ‘Fall
Prevention’
MGH Senior HealthWISE presents a lecture on “Fall Prevention”
at the Haber Conference Room,
MGH, on Thursday, Nov. 20,
from 11 a.m. to noon.
The guest speaker is Allison
Squadrito, PT, DPT, GCS, geriatric clinical specialist for MGH
Physical Therapy Services. Almost
half of older adults in the community fall: Are you one of them?
Are you afraid of falling?
Beacon Hill Nursery
School’s book fair
The Beacon Hill Nursery
School, located at 74 Joy St., will
hold a book fair on Friday, Nov.
21, from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Help solve ‘Mystery of
the Missing Challah’
The Vilna Shul, located at 18
Phillips St., presents “Night at
the Museum Mystery Shabbat for
Young Families” on Friday, Nov.
21, at 6 p.m.
Bring the kids to help solve
the “Mystery of the Missing
Challah,” and learn all about
Shabbat along the way. Ideal for
ages 4 to 7, this mystery evening is
a great way to help your kids get
to know Shabbat and how it can
be celebrated each week.
Register at vilnashul.org/
events.
‘Second Annual Vilna
Shul Descendants’
Day”’ coming Nov. 23
The Vilna Shul, located at 18
Phillips St., presents the “Second
Annual Vilna Shul Descendants’
Day” on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 11
a.m.
Register at vilnashul.org/
events.
‘Nightingale Ball’
comes to Algonquin
Club
“The Nightingale Ball” takes
place at the Algonquin Club,
217 Commonwealth Ave., on
Saturday, Nov. 22, from
6 to 11 p.m.
An evening of performances,
dancing, and a gala dinner honoring Gordon B. Lankton, philanthropist collector and founder of
the Museum of Russian Icons,
this feast for the senses explores
the meeting of East and West,
the blending of different cultures
and the transformative power of
music. Dress is “creative blacktie” or costume.
R.S.V.P. by Nov. 17 for dining
tickets or Nov. 21 for dancing
tickets. Dancing tickets cost $100
($30 of which is tax deductible),
while dining tickets are $350
($175 of which is tax deductible).
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Ballets Russes Cultural
Partnership, a 501(c)3 non-profit.
Visit www.ballets-russes.com
to purchase tickets and for more
information.
Strategies to enhance
memory for seniors
The Vilna Shul, located at 18
Phillips St., presents “Seniors
Connect!: Strategies to Enhance
Your Memory” on Monday, Nov.
24, at 1:30 p.m.
Learn fun and interactive
“memory Olympic” exercises to
reinforce memory, and make your
own take-home list of activities
to keep your mind sharp. It’s fun,
interactive, and free. The facilitator for the workshop will be Vilna
Shul President Deborah Feinstein.
Register at vilnashul.org/events.
Oil paintings on exhibit
at Hidden Gallery
The Hidden Gallery, located
at 25 Myrtle St., presents “City
Lights” – an exhibit of original oil
paintings of Boston scenes illuminated in lights - through Nov. 30.
Team Friends of the
Public Garden seeks
Marathon runners
The Friends of the Public
Garden has guaranteed marathon
entries through the John Hancock
Nonprofit Marathon program for
the 2015 Boston Marathon.
In exchange for an official
entry into the marathon, athletes
will be required to raise funds
to support the mission of the
Friends, which is to preserve,
protect and enhance the Boston
Common, Public Garden and
Commonwealth Avenue Mall.
To download a marathon
application, visit www.friendsofthepublicgarden.org, e-mail
mary@friendsofthepublicgarden.
org or call 617-723-8144 to have
an application emailed to you.
‘Deep End’ discussion
group meets at West
End Branch Library
The West End Branch of the
Boston Public Library, located
at 151 Cambridge St., will host
“The Deep End” discussion group
on Monday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m.
Talking with friends and family about end-of-life issues can
be challenging. What are your
hopes and fears about care as you
approach the end of life? How
would your family cope if one of
you became seriously ill? Where
can you find information to help
you make preparations? Dive
into these questions and more at.
This drop-in group is open to the
community and facilitated by a
licensed social worker from Good
Shepherd Community Care.
Easy-to-learn
meditation at Toe2Heal
Toe2Heal, located at 25
Myrtle St., offers meditation on
Wednesdays and Fridays from 8
to 8:30 a.m.
There is a suggested donation
of $5 for person. R.S.V.P. to info@
toe2heal.com.
‘Guided Imagery
Meditation’ at West
End Branch Library
The West End Branch of
the Boston Public Library, 151
Cambridge St., offers “Guided
Imagery Meditation with Polly
Fletcher” every Friday from 12:15
to 1 p.m. Want
more
energy and focus? Join Polly
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THE BEACON HILL TIMES
Neighborhood Round Up
Fletcher, “Get Your Vibe On”
coach and occupational therapist, for “Guided Visualization
Meditation.” Strengthen your
mental focus and transform limiting thoughts to reduce stress and
improve overall health.
Fall public lectures
and book talks at the
Athenæum
Compassionate Friends
group reaches out to
bereaved parents and
families
The Boston Chapter of The
Compassionate Friends (TCF)
meets at Trinity Church on the
first Tuesday of each month from
6 to 7:30 p.m.
TCF is a national self-help,
mutual-assistance organization
offering friendship, understanding and hope to bereaved parents
and their families. Call
617-539-6424 or e-mail tcfofboston@gmail.com for more
information.
West End Food Pantry
seeking donations
The West End Food Pantry
needs help to continue serving
its more than 120 clients per
month. They welcome donations
to replenish the supply of food
that they give out to hungry residents in the neighborhood.
The pantry is located in the
West End Branch of the Boston
Public Library and is staffed by
volunteers from ABCD’s North
End/West End Neighborhood
Service Center. Non-perishable
(canned and boxed) items are
being sought, including rice,
pasta, canned tuna, canned chicken, chili, beans, vegetables, cereal,
soups, cup of noodles, etc.
Donations can be left at the
library, 151 Cambridge St., on
Monday through Wednesday
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday
Volunteers needed for
hot meal program
The North End/West End
Neighborhood Service Center
(NE/WE NSC), located at 1
Michelangelo St., serves a hot,
fresh, home-cooked lunch to
seniors in the neighborhood
Mondays and Fridays, and is
looking for two volunteers to help
with shopping, food preparation,
cooking, serving and clean-up.
The non-profit providing services
and programs to low-income residents of the North End, West
End and Beacon Hill is looking
for volunteers who can assist with
the whole meal from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. on a Monday and/or Friday,
but can make arrangements to fit
your schedule.
Contact Lia Tota, director,
at 617-523-8125, ext. 201, via
e-mail at lia.tota@bostonabcd.
org for more information.
Introduction to laptops,
eReaders and iPads at
the West End Branch
Library
The West End Branch of
the Boston Public Library, 151
Cambridge St., offers an introduction to laptops, eReaders and
iPads by appointment only. Get
the most out of your eReader or
Laptop. Receive tips and guidance during these one-on-one
sessions. Call Branch Librarian,
Helen Bender at617-523-3957 or
e-mail hbender@bpl.org to set up
an appointment.
Yoga for seniors at
the West End Branch
Library
The West End Branch of
the Boston Public Library, 151
Cambridge St., presents yoga for
seniors every Tuesday from 2:45
to 3:30 p.m. Classes are led by
Tatiana Nekrasova, a certified
yoga instructor.
Volunteer at Spaulding
Rehab
Stay active, meet new people and be connected with
your community by volunteering at Spaulding Rehabilitation
Hospital. Staff members will
match your skills and interests
to a volunteer opportunity. The
hospital is currently recruiting
volunteers, ages 18 and up, for
two- to three-hour-a-week shifts
for a minimum of six to 12
months commitment. Visit www.
spauldingnetwork.org for more
information.
After-work tai chi
group at the West End
Branch Library
The West End Branch of
the Boston Public Library, 151
Cambridge St., welcomes afterwork tai chi group every Thursday
from 5 to 5:45 p.m. Come and try
this low impact energy exercise
with yang-style tai chi instructor
Arthur Soo-Hoo.
Volunteers needed
for American Cancer
Society cosmetic
sessions
The American Cancer Society
is currently seeking volunteers for
the “Look Good…Feel Better”
sessions held at Tufts Medical
Center, 800 Washington St.
“Look Good . . . Feel Better” is a
free program that teaches cancer
patients hands-on cosmetic techniques to help them cope with
appearance-related side effects
from chemotherapy and/or radiation treatments. Cosmetologists
certified and trained by the
American Cancer Society conduct
the sessions, which are non-medical and do not promote any product line. Volunteers are needed to
assist the cosmetologist conducting the session and are responsible for set-up, cleanup, and
any other needs of the program.
Programs are held from noon to
2 p.m., one Monday every other
month. For more information or
to volunteer, contact Nanyamka
Hales at 781-314-2611 or via
e-mail at Nanyamka.Hales@cancer.org, or visit cancer.org.
part of treating cancer successfully is making sure cancer patients
receive their treatments, but
many find making transportation
arrangements is a challenge. The
American Cancer Society provided
more than 19,000 rides to cancer
patients in New England last year,
but needs new volunteer drivers
to keep up with the demand for
transportation.
Make a difference in the fight
against cancer by becoming a volunteer driver for the American
Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery.
If you or someone you know is
interested in becoming a volunteer
driver for Road to Recovery, contact your American Cancer Society
at 800-227-2345.
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Fall public lectures and book
talks at the Boston Athenæum feature the great Boston-New York
subway race, Diane Ackerman
on “The Human Age,” women
at the Chicago World’s Fair, the
“most dangerous book,” the
Boston Tea Party from a British
angle, fancy desserts, the fall of
the Berlin Wall, a Sunday open
house, the pleasures of old age
and more.
All events will take place in
the Athenæum’s historic Long
Room at 10½ Beacon St. For
more information about Boston
Athenæum programs, hours and
membership, visit www.bostonathenaeum.org or call 617-7207600.
from noon to 8 p.m. and Friday
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Student and Faculty Artists
A series of exhibits at the Adams Gallery features the work
of students and faculty of the New England School
of Art & Design at Suffolk University
Be a friend to elderly in
need
FriendshipWorks seeks caring
people to offer help and support
to isolated elders in the Boston
area. Volunteers are needed to
provide companionship and assist
elders with tasks such as reading,
organizing, or going for a walk
- lend an hour each week and
gain a friend and a new perspective. Volunteers also needed to
escort elders to and from medical
appointments. No car is needed
and hours are flexible. For more
information or to apply online,
visit www.fw4elders.org or call
617-482-1510.
Local residents needed
to drive cancer patients
to and from treatment
The American Cancer Society
is in great need of Road to
Recovery volunteers to drive
local cancer patients to and from
their chemotherapy and/or radiation treatments. An integral
Fine Arts Springboard
Graphic Design Thesis Exhibit
June 4 – July 6
Sept. 17 – Nov. 2
Master of Arts in Interior
Architecture Exhibit
Imaginal/Imagining the World
Faculty Exhibit
July 19 – Sept. 3
Nov. 15, 2014 – Jan. 25, 2015
Adams Gallery
David J. Sargent Hall | Suffolk University | 120 Tremont Street, Boston
Free and open to the public | 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily
617-305-1910 | www.suffolk.edu/adamsgallery
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flowers and trees, not that much. Shade
gardens are easier to maintain—less weeding needed. And consider my city garden.
This 40-by-16-foot plot gets a one-hour
sliver of sun that steals slowly around the
garden walls, mostly in June. Yet everyone
who visits it pronounces it beautiful. (I
agree.) So much for the benefits of sunlight.
Another prime shadow location is on
the southern side of Boston’s east-west
sidewalks. The sidewalk across from my
building has not seen sunlight since at least
the 1890s. Five-story tenements cast it in
total shadow. No one notices, and certainly no one has complained.
Massachusetts has passed other shadow legislation—Chapter 91, for example, addresses shadows. But Boston didn’t
invent antipathy to shadows, and this
city didn’t pass the first legislation about
them. In 1901 New York City limited
height in residential areas in the Tenement
House Act, partly to reduce future shadows. In 1915, New York passed zoning
that spelled out how commercial buildings
would step back, narrowing as they rose
higher, so they would cast less shadow.
This zoning felicitously determined the
graceful shapes of the Empire State and the
Chrysler Building.
Later zoning was not so kind to the eye
or the pedestrian. By 1961, architects were
smitten with the International Style, and
New York changed its zoning again. This
time, instead of old-fashioned step-backs,
the city used “floor-area ratios” to control
height and shadows, but provided height
bonuses to skyscrapers that gave the public “open space.” The plazas around such
buildings did reduce some shadows, but
they also increased wind, destroyed street
life and presented a barrier to entering a
building. Boston officials have been trying
for years to eliminate such plazas and
bring buildings back to the sidewalk.
Not all skyscrapers are known for
shadows. My favorite is London’s
“Walkie-Talkie,” a bulky, top-heavy, 525foot leaning glass tower, the reflection
of which was so strong that it melted a
Jaguar on a nearby street. Some now call it
the “Fryscraper.” Be careful what you wish
for.
I have my own sunlight-creator. A
large, newish, glass-clad building behind
my house reflects sunlight every April and
Switch (from pg. 1)
October for a few days, bringing sun into
a couple of my north windows. It creeps
me out.
Rather than tweaking design, New
York style, Boston has typically, after contentious neighborhood processes, asked
developers to take off several top floors.
HYM Investments agreed to lower its 600foot Government Center building by 75
feet. Did this benefit anyone?
Measuring shadows involves many
subtleties, but reducing the height of a
600-foot building by 100 feet would typically mean its shadows would be reduced
by one-sixth, according to Matt Littell,
architect and principal with Utile Design
and a consultant to the Public Realm and
Watersheet Activation Plan and Municipal
Harbor Plan for the Downtown Boston
Waterfront.
One-sixth isn’t much in a city where
most shadows land on the rooftops of surrounding buildings. Moreover, this project will bring new sunlight to Congress
Street, which we’ll probably complain
about when we’re walking along on a hot
summer day.
Other new projects are coming up,
and they’ll all cast shadows, even if they
are only three stories. The 600-foot TD
Garden tower along Causeway Street will
cast the most shadow over the TD Garden
and North Station. Some will even increase
sunlight in certain places. The Harbor
Garage developers say their proposed
buildings, one of which is 600 feet tall,
would cast only fleeting shadows off-site
and actually bring more sunlight on the
ground at the site itself, compared to the
current condition. Should more sunlight
mean a developer can build higher?
It’s not that we shouldn’t consider
shadows. But we should realize their presence is more nuanced than they have been
made out to be. And if we insist that a
building get shortened by 100 feet, or
changed in some other way that affects
shadows, it should actually matter.
Karen Cord Taylor is a newspaperwoman who
now works from her home. Past columns are posted
on www.bostoncolumn.com. You can reach Karen
at karen@bostoncolumn.com
“We are mobilizing to create the political
will for our elected officials to act responsibly and boldly to meet the challenges of
climate change and to assure a clean energy
future for our children and grandchildren,”
they wrote in a letter to Kerry last month.
But that’s not all. Just as MOF is asking
Governor Patrick to switch to renewables
like wind power for the state’s new energy
needs, its own members are switching to
clean energy to power the electricity in their
own homes. So far, more than 65 downtown
residents have done so, a number they hope
will rise to 600 by year’s end. And, it’s easy
to make the switch by logging onto www.
mothersoutfront.org.
Since Kerry is a Beacon Hill resident, it
seemed only logical to ask him to make the
switch in his Louisburg Square home, so
they did.
While they await his response, team members have adopted Nike’s marketing strategy
to spread the word, said Ania Camargo,
who co-chairs the downtown MOF team
with Finegold. “Up until now we’ve been
asking our friends to make the switch. Now,
just as Nike asks sports superstars to market
their shoes, we are asking our own ‘celebrities’ - elected officials, nonprofits heads and
other high profile neighbors - to endorse our
campaign by making the switch in their own
homes.”
State Rep Jay Livingston was the first
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he said. “Everyone has the opportunity to
make a difference and making the switch is
one way to do it,” said Livingston.
City Councilor Josh Zakim has also committed to making the switch, and State Rep.
Aaron Michlewitz is in the process of doing
so. “Climate change is already a major
problem for us,” said Zakim. “It would be
irresponsible not to act.”
While Camargo, Finegold and other team
members are hard at work encouraging
individuals and community leaders to switch
to green power, they recognizes that households are a small though important part of
what’s needed to reverse climate change.
“We need our government to make the big
switch to green power in order to make this
happen,” said Camargo.
Which is why every day this week at noon
Mother Out Front members from all over the
state will come together in front of the State
House to make sure Massachusetts meets all
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to do under the Global Warming Solutions
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more attractive to would-be tenants, as
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occupied space finds a renter, the gallery
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find interested landlords,” Greenwold
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Meanwhile, Greenwold has enlisted the help of Jen Matson, who organizes
the annual Beacon Hill Art Walk and
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TUESDAY, NOV. 18
FRIDAY, NOV. 21
EVENT, Hill House Senior Thanksgiving Dinner, 84 Beacon St., 5:30-7 p.m..
RECITAL, Handel & Haydn Society Orchestra Players performing string
quartets by Haydn and Mozart, King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m.,
suggested donation; $3, call 617-227-2155
FUNDRAISER, Community Boating’s 24th annual “Raise the Sails” gala and
fundraiser, Liberty Hotel ballroom, 215 Charles St., 6:30 p.m., advance
tickets: $125, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-boatings-annual-raise-the-sails-gala-and-fundraiser-tickets-13562268109 to purchase
tickets
TUESDAY, DEC. 2
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY, “ Night at the Museum Mystery Shabbat for Young
Families,” Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips St., 1:30 p.m., register at vilnashul.org/
events
BOOK FAIR, Beacon Hill Nursery School, 74 Joy St., 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
MONDAY, DEC. 8
SATURDAY, NOV. 22
EVENT, “The Deep End” discussion group, West End Branch of the Boston
Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 2 p.m.
FUNDRAISER, “The Nightingale Ball,” Algonquin Club, 217 Commonwealth
Ave., 6-11 p.m., dancing tickets: $100; dining tickets: $350, visit www.
ballets-russes.com to purchase tickets and for more information
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19
TUESDAY, DEC. 9
MONDAY, NOV. 24
FILM, “Dave” (1993, 110 minutes, Rated PG-13), West End Branch of the
Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m.
LECTURE, “Bach’s Lyre: The Unaccompanied Violin in 17th-century
Germany,” First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough St., 7 p.m., admission:
free, call 617-267-6730 for more information
MEETING, Beacon Hill Book Club, 74 Joy St., 7-8 p.m
THURSDAY, NOV. 20
MEETING, Book Discussion Group, West End Branch of the Boston Public
Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m.
ACTIVITY, “Seniors Connect!: Strategies to Enhance Your Memory,” Vilna Shul,
18 Phillips St., 1:30 p.m.. admission: free, register at vilnashul.org/events
TUESDAY, NOV. 25
RECITAL, guitarist Hermann Hudde performing works by Brouwer and
Ponce, King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested donation; $3,
call 617-227-2155
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26
FILM, “Game Change” (2013, 118 minutes, not rated), West End Branch of
the Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 2:30 p.m.
RECITAL, Pioneer Singers of Lynnfield performing holiday favorites, King’s
Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested donation; $3, call 617-2272155
TUESDAY, DEC. 16
RECITAL, Rocha Fora performing “We Wish You a Groovy Christmas,” King’s
Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested donation; $3, call 617-2272155
TUESDAY, DEC. 23
RECITAL, soloists from King’s Chapel Choir performing “Handel: Half-hour
Messiah,” King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested donation;
$3, call 617-227-2155
Join the magic of Garlands and Greens on November 19
Join the magic as friends and
neighbors ring in the holiday season at Garlands and Green: A
Holiday Gathering, tomorrow
Wednesday, November 19. Tom
Kershaw sponsors this annual
fun and festive Beacon Hill Civic
Association party that helps raise
the $12,000 in funds needed to
support the magical transformation of Beacon Hill’s 1,100 gas
lamp posts with laurel garlands
and red bows.
Lisa Macalaster, Pinckney
Street resident and lead vocalist of the band HoneyMac, and
pianist Richard Pierce will serenade the crowd as they play
popular tunes and holiday favorites. The night will also include
a drawing for items donated by
local merchants and friends of
the Civic Association. Drawing
items include: Bruins and Celtics
tickets; an overnight stay in one of
the Liberty Hotel’s grand deluxe
city view rooms; tickets to the
BHCA Winter Gala; tickets to the
Beacon Hill Garden Club’s 2015
Garden Tour; gift cards to Moxie
and Fin’s; gift baskets from Red
Wagon and Savenor’s.
Party-goers are encouraged
to participate on Twitter and
Facebook by using the hashtag
#JoinTheMagic to share pictures
and updates throughout the
night’s festivities.
Tickets for this year’s Holiday
Gathering are still on sale for $30
at www.bhcivic.org. Each ticket
includes hors d’oeuvres and two
glasses of beer, two glasses of
wine, or a holiday martini. Tickets
and allows the residents to have
a say in the mix along Charles
(and the south side of Cambridge
Street).”
Joan Berndt, another Civic
Association board member who
attended last week’s hearing on
behalf of the group, is also pleased
that the amendment would allow
residents to have more input on
what businesses would operate in
the neighborhood.
“Since many other neighborhoods already have this protection, we’re very much looking
forward to having that same type
of defense, so that we can provide
will be available online through
Noon on November 19th. Tickets
will then be sold at the door for
$35 the night of the event.
To sign up to help with
Decorating Days on Saturday,
December 6th and Sunday,
December 7th, visit www.bhcivic.
BRA (from pg. 1)
“Throughout all my [Joint
Charles Street] meetings, the idea
of a bank or office opening up on
Charles Street was not really seen
as a positive development along
the street,” Corey wrote in an
e-mail, “so I think this extra protection is exactly what is needed
an attractive retail environment
for the lively businesses that serve
the needs of the Beacon Hill community,” Berndt said
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SPECIAL BENEFIT EVENING FOR LAURIE CENTER FOR AUTISM AT MGH
On Tuesday, November 4,
the Lurie Center for Autism at
Massachusetts General Hospital
and MassGeneral Hospital for
Children hosted a special benefit
evening called A Seat at the Table
at Mandarin Oriental, Boston, and
raised over $1.2 million for the
Lurie Center’s programs, services
and multidisciplinary approach to
treating individuals with autism
from early childhood through
adulthood. The exclusive firsttime event featured the “Barefoot
Contessa” Ina Garten, Pulitzer
Prize winning journalist Ron
Suskind, local author and public
speaker Susan Senator, Antonia’s
Flowers’ Antonia Bellanca, MGH
Chief Nurse Jeanette Ives Erickson,
RN, DNP, FAAN, Director of
the Lurie Center Christopher J.
McDougle, MD, and President of
MGH Peter L. Slavin, MD. 160
guests enjoyed a five-course menu
inspired by Garten and a live auction emceed by former WHDH-
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TV anchor, Caterina Bandini
Schwinn. Each dollar contributed
leveraged an additional $2 from
the Nancy Lurie Marks Family
Foundation, the founding donor
at inception of the Lurie Center in
2009. The funds raised at A Seat
at the Table will support the Lurie
Center‘s groundbreaking efforts
to improve services for adults with
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BUYER 1
BACK BAY
Heier, Jeffrey S
Lee R Ramsayer RET
Ozer, Basak
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BEACON HIKLL
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NOVEMBER 18, 2014
THE BEACON HILL TIMES
PA G E 8
BUYER 2
Real Estate Transfers
to
Detail
By Penny Cherubino
SELLER 1
SELLER 2
Heier, Polly M
Ramsayer, Lee R
Baumbach, Colleen M
Davidson, Abigail J
Bicer, Katherine
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CITY
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THIS WEEK'S ANSWER
Processing Marijuana Shop takes final steps
By Phil Orlandella
Black
A Medical Marijuana shop
in Boston's Financial District has
received the go-ahead from the
State Department of Public Health.
Patriot Care Corp., a New Yorkbased medical marijuana chain,
will move forward to the final step
before a certificate of registration
is granted.
The firm, reportedly, came
under fire last September following allegations that it claimed in
its application to be treating HIV
patients, which it had not started
as of the time its application was
completed.
The company still needs to
obtain city permits, which includes
approval of its security plan and a
zoning variance from the Boston
Redevelopment Authority (BRA).
Community approval is also necessary
The proposed shop runs out of
the former Liberty Bank and Trust
building at 21 Milk Street.
The firm will sell medicinal
cannabis seven days a week and
could open as early as this spring.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh who
apparently has long opposed marijuana dispensaries said, "I mean
it's the law. We're going to have to
live with the law."
The Mayor wants good tight
regulations on these shops and he
believes the "State has put some
good tight regulations" in the law.
Reportedly, Walsh has previously encouraged the state to
restart the approval process in
light of some companies applying
for permits that did not provide
accurate information.
The window in last week’s clue is on 49 Pinckney Street, built circa
1804. Author Alex McVoy McIntyre in “Beacon Hill: a Walking
Tour” writes that this and number 47, “... are the joint efforts of
Jeremiah Gardner, carpenter and Peter Osgood, bricklayer.”
Do you have a favorite building or detail you would like featured?
Send an email to Penny@BostonZest.com with your suggestion.
THIS WEEK'S CLUE
THE MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL
An independent co-educational day school for students in grades junior kindergarten through eight.
Admissions Open House
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9:00 – 10:30 AM
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781-894-1193
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HILL KIDS JOIN GARDEN CLUB TO HELP BEAUTIFY CHARLES STREET
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Annie Stockwell, Elizabeth
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Coldren.
Annie Stockwell, Charlotte
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Stockwell, Elizabeth Morey and
Catherine Morey (with her back
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Beacon Hill kids joined
members of the Beacon Hill
Garden Club on Saturday,
Nov. 8, to plant 100 daffodil
bulbs in the tree pits along
Charles Street. The bulbs were
donated by the City of Boston
as part of the Boston Blooms
Beautification initiative.
Garden Club members
care for several public spaces
throughout the year on Beacon
Hill and nearby, including the
window box at the Charles
Street post office, Codman
Island, the Washington
Garden at the Old North
Church, and the Peter Faneuil
House Garden at Joy and Grant Coldren, Camille Stockwell, Charlotte Morey and Bebe Stockwell.
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Talkin' Birds broadcast at Blackstone's
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On Sunday, November 23 at
9:30 am, Blackstone’s of Beacon
Hill will sponsor a broadcast of
the popular Ray Brown’s Talkin’
Birds radio program in front of
a live audience at the Museum
of Science, Boston. “Blackstone’s
has been an avid birding supporter and enthusiast since 2006
when Ray Brown and Mark
Duffield introduced us to Talkin’
Birds,” says Jennifer Hill, owner
of Blackstone’s of Beacon Hill.
“Being a city dweller I am amazed
every day at the variety of bird life
in the Boston Public Garden on my
walk to work.”
The broadcast will feature an
interview with Sue Stoessel, education associate for the Museum, and
Wayne Petersen, Mass Audubon’s
director of the Important Bird
Areas program. Following the
broadcast, Sue will present a live
owl demonstration and audience members are encouraged to
explore the adjacent exhibit, A
Bird’s World, which includes every
New England bird.
“The Museum of Science is
excited to host a live broadcast
of Ray Brown’s Talkin’ Birds,”
said Sue. “We are always looking
for new ways to communicate to
our audience, and this show ties
in perfectly with our exhibit, A
Bird’s World. This exhibit not only
features a specimen of every bird
found in New England, but also
teaches naturalist skills our visitors
can use out in the real world get-
ting close to, and observing, birds.
We look forward to a fun, engaging discussion.”
Talkin’ Birds is a lively, educational, and interactive radio program that appeals to birders and
non-birders alike. “Talkin’ Birds
has the right amount of information and fun to be compelling to any audience,” said Pete
Falconi of Talkin’ Birds affiliate
station WNBP in Newburyport,
Mass. Over 7,000 Facebook fans
and thousands more podcast listeners agree. The weekly show,
aired on 14 stations in the northeast and streaming online at www.
talkinbirds.com, garners callers as
young as nine or ten years old,
from Maine to California, for each
broadcast’s “Mystery Bird” contest. “We’ve heard from listeners
in every state and 13 foreign countries,” said Ray. “The reach is bigger than I could have dreamed of.”
The half-hour format includes
rich descriptions of birds and
recordings of their songs, commentary on the state of the natural
world, and interviews with authors
and naturalists. But the show
doesn’t take itself too seriously:
wordplay, on-the-nose music, and
lighthearted humor give the show
a whimsical air. Talkin’ Birds’
unique voice has drawn the attention of The Boston Globe, which
published a three-page story about
both the show and its creator.
Ray is a broadcast veteran
with more than 30 years experi-
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ence. He’s hosted on many stations, including his current gig
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show he hosted for WBZ-Boston
and received enthusiastic listener response. It was then that he
hatched the idea for a talk show
all about his longtime passion:
birds and birdwatching. Fifteen
years later, Talkin’ Birds hit the
airwaves.
Every week, Ray races against
the broadcast clock to fit everything
into the show—and there’s always
more to say. Just this year, 17-yearold Canadian birding wunderkind
Charlotte Wasylik has contributed
monthly “Charlotte’s Web-Log”
segments. The show occasionally visits the “Science Corner” to
learn about the latest bird-related research, and Ray shares stories from listeners about rare bird
sightings and other birding news.
Furthering the Talkin’ Birds mission to educate and inspire, these
segments have introduced younger
people to the wonders of nature
and the need to protect and preserve it for future generations.
With all of this energy, Ray and
executive producer Mark Duffield
have bolstered community involvement by doing remote broadcasts
in front of live audiences.
For more information and
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DATING OVER DINNER EVENT
Maggiano’s in Park Square was
the setting for the 73rd Dating
Over Dinner Event for Singles
45+ hosted by Introductions
By Diana. More than 30 local
singles gathered on Wednesday
evening, October 29th for fun,
friendship, networking, or
romance. Guests were welcomed
with an hour long cocktail party
where everyone was properly
introduced. The annual pre-holiday dinner event will be held this
year at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
on November 16th just in time
to meet someone new for the
holidays.
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THE BEACON HILL TIMES
City Paws
Dog walker watch
by Penny Cherubino
This country has 75 million
people who could easily become
extra eyes and ears for local law
enforcement in the fight against
crime. These are the people who
are out at all hours of the day
and night, in all types of weather,
walking their dogs.
Just think of the crime prevention impact resulting from alerts
by hundreds of people who know
their neighborhood, notice when
something doesn’t look right,
and are trained to provide first
responders with the information
needed to react quickly and safely
to the report.
The National Association of
Town Watch (the same people
who sponsor the National Night
Out event each year) has now
organized a training program
for crime prevention called Dog
Walker Watch.
Criminals Can Be Oblivious
A few years ago, I was out on a
very cold winter day walking up
and down the street waiting for
the late Maggie Mae to complete
the reason for our walk. I noticed
a man walking along the parked
cars, peering inside, and occasionally checking a door to see if
it was locked.
He looked around a few times,
must have seen me, but continued
what he was doing as Maggie
slowly sniffed her way along the
sidewalk. I took out my phone,
called 911, gave the location,
described the man, and continued
our plodding walk.
Soon, ahead of us on the block,
a police car approached, stopped,
talked to the suspect, and apparently found reason to put him in
handcuffs and take him away.
Your Own Dog Walker Watch
Lets hope Boston and the
surrounding communities opt
to organize Dog Walker Watch
programs. Contact your neighborhood association. They may
already have a committee in place
that can help organize a local
group. Call Community Policing
for your district and ask if there is
an existing Neighborhood Watch
Program that might expand to
include this concept.
Even without an official program, you can still call 911 and
report what you see. Be as specific as possible. Give a street
address or the nearest intersection. If you can get a license plate
for something car related, try to
do so. Even a partial plate, the
make, model, and color of the
car can be of great help to the
police. Notice what someone you
suspect of wrongdoing is wearing. The person’s height, size, and
description of clothing are what
will be called out to responders.
Stay on the line with the
call-taker if asked to do so. Give
your name and number so the
responding officer can connect
with you if needed. Don’t become
physically involved. And, call
back to cancel the response if the
situation changes.
Do you have a question or
topic for City Paws. Send an
email to Penny@BostonZest.com
with your request
Even a sweet, young puppy like Nessie can become a crime fighter with
a Dog Walker Watch.
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Law Officer’s Point of View
The Chicago Tribune interviewed Officer Adam Tabor from
Morton Grove, a community that
has implemented the program.
“It’s something we think is worth
it, because there is so little effort
from both the citizen standpoint
and the law enforcement standpoint,” he explained.
The National Association of
Town Watch provides materials
for a training program that takes
about 45 minutes. Tabor said,
“Now, we can teach them to
become more aware and less hesitant to report suspicious activity
... so they become our extra eyes
and ears in their neighborhood.”
Training points out things
to watch for like open gates or
doors that are normally shut. It
also teaches people what information to collect, how to report
what they see, and to not get
personally involved if they notice
suspicious activity.
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Hill resident helps Visiting
Nurse of Boston raise $260K
Special to The Times
Beacon Hill resident Renee
Picard Walsh recently helped the
Visiting Nurse Association (VNA)
of Boston raise a record-breaking
$260,000 at its annual “Heroes
in Health Care Gala” at the
Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Boston.
Walsh served as co-chair of
the gala’s host committee. Over
the past nine years, the gala has
raised over $2 million in essential funding for VNA of Boston’s
Maternal Child Health Program
and Charitable Care Fund.
“I am deeply impressed by the
depth and vitality demonstrated
year after year by our partners and
friends,” said Laura Wise, manager of fund development, said. “It is
both humbling and inspiring,”
The event also honors individuals who have made profound
and sustained contributions to
the health and wellbeing of the
citizens in our community. This
year’s Heroes in Health Care are
Photos by Bill Brett
Left to right: Michael Walsh and Renee Picard Walsh (co-chair SVP, Home Health for Byram Healthcare
and Beacon Hill residents) Niraj Shah and Jill Shah (2014 Gala honoree, senior vice president of
MINDBODY Exchange) and Ellen and Mark Comerford, owner of Core De Vie and Beacon Hill resident).
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Laura Wise, director of Fund Development VNA Boston and Renee
Picard Walsh (co-chair) look on at Jill Shah accepting her award.
Jill Shah, senior vice president of
the MINDBODY Exchange; Kevin
Tabb, MD, president and chief
executive officer of Beth Isreal
Deaconess Medical Center; and
Henri Termeer, former CEO, chairman and president of Genzyme
Corporation.
VNA of Boston, established in
1886, is the oldest organized visiting nurse association in the United
States. The nonprofit provides
vital, home-based health care to
Greater Boston residents, including infants with acute, chronic or
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terminal illnesses and mothers
with at-risk pregnancies.
To learn more about leadership giving at the VNA of Boston,
contact Laura Wise, manager of
BEACON
fund development, at 617-8866460. To learn more about the
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BEAT
From Boston Police Area A-1
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE: 617-343-4627 • DRUG UNIT: 617-343-4879 • EMERGENCIES: 911
Larceny in a Building
11/09/14 – A victim reported
while he was at a Beacon Street
sports club at around 2 p.m.,
unknown person(s) broke the
lock off of his locker and stole
his MacBook laptop.
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