4 J A N U A RY 6 , 2 0 1 5 T H E B A C K B AY S U N PA G E 4 Neighborhood Round Up ‘Members’ Art Show’ at the French Cultural Center The French Cultural Center, located at 53 Marlborough St., presents the opening reception for its “2015 Members’ Art Show” on Thursday, Jan. 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The works will all contain a Francophone link, yet range in style, medium and dimension, and complimentary French wine will be served at the reception. The exhibit will be on display from Jan. 7 through Feb. 2. Admission to the reception is free. ‘Feast of Kings’ at the French Cultural Center Black The French Cultural Center, located at 53 Marlborough St., invites friends and family to join in la “Fête des Rois (the Feast of Kings),” a traditional French holiday on Saturday, Jan. 10, from 1 to 3 p.m. This festive event is an oppor- tunity for families to gather for some delicious Galette des Rois (King’s cake). Children will enjoy fun activities while the galettes are warming up in the oven, then all attendees will enjoy a generous slice of galette made by Praliné. Lucky guests who find the fève (bean) in their slice will be crowned king or queen for the day. Admission for members is $8 for adults, $4 for children and $15 per family (two adults and one or two children); and for non-members, $12 for adults, $6 for children and $25 per family. Children under 5 will be admitted free. R.S.V.P. to 617-912-0400. French Cultural Center to screen ‘L’Autre Dumas’ The French Cultural Center, located at 53 Marlborough St., will screen Safy Nebbou’s “L’Autre Dumas” – a film exploring the life of one of the most influen- tial French writers of the 19th century, Alexandre Dumas – on Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. This 2010, 105-minute film will be presented in its original version, with English subtitles. The screening will conclude with an open discussion led by in-house film expert Barbara Bouquegneau. Admission is free, but there is a suggested donation of $5 per person. R.S.V.P. to 617-912-0400. ‘Seasons of Life’ concert coming Jan. 24 Lecture on ‘Child and Parent Learning Together’ World War I poster exhibit at Boston Athenæum The Kingsley Montessori School, located at 26 Exeter St., presents its Community Speaker Series with Dr. Catherine McTamaney entitled “Child and Parent Learning Together” on Wednesday, Jan. 21, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Parents, neighbors, colleagues and friends are welcome. This event is free of charge. R.S.V.P. to kdiamond@kingsley.org or 617226-4932. Real Estate Transfers BUYER 1 BUYER 2 SELLER 1 SELLER 2 ADDRESS CITY PRICE 230 Beacon St #9 Boston $875,000 BACK BAY Culgin, Natalie Jubitz, Sarah C Devor, Nancy G Devor, Richard C Petrola House Of Mass 160 Commonwealth Ave #517 Boston $495,000 Lesica, Jonathan Clarke, Erin 148 Warren Ave LLC 148 Warren Ave #3 Michael W Ellmann, Marie-Pierre H Cole, Daniel H Doyle, Walter Doyle, Brenda L Boston 215 Commonwealth Ave #3 Boston Kim, Lowell W $615,000 Ellmann, $2,610,000 70 Commonwealth Ave #1 Boston $755,000 BEACON HILL Beverly Street Acq LLC Malis, Michael Pelagio LLC Malis, Fran Hierville Invest Ltd 38 South Russell LLC Manasian, Simona Carbonnel, Francois D Museum African Amer Hist 239-245 Causeway St Boston $6,200,000 9 Hawthorne Pl #15N Boston $700,000 107 Myrtle St Boston $2,100,000 38-38A S Russell St Boston $3,535,000 Blue Sky Estate Donahue, Margaret G Besser, James E Besser, Jenny E 4 W Hill Pl Boston $3,139,000 14 Walnut Street NT Doyle, Richard A Walnut Street NT Gram, Deane C 14 Walnut St Boston $7,900,000 Macomber, Edward A Macomber, Sheila M Shivji, Aliyah M 21 Beacon St #5B Boston $425,500 Robinson, Judith E Robinson, Theodore N 48 Beacon St #9R Boston $1,400,000 Pau, Cindy H Bramson, Robert Erbay, Sami H Erbay, Nazli Pau, Kaipo Smith, Robert Smith, Susanne Wilder, John W Smith, Lawrence M Dandrinos, Smith S Apollo, Lucia Ridgeway T Ding, Mengyun Bernini, Laurel A Flibotte, Ahsley E Klemm, Mark S Greene, Lynnette 9 Hawthorne Pl #14L Boston $410,000 140 Mount Vernon St #1Boston $830,000 145 Pinckney St #705 Boston $880,000 27 Ridgeway Ln #3 Boston $510,000 89 W Cedar St #G Boston $330,000 DOWNTOWN/WATERFRONT Rose, Manuel S Rose, Susan J Utzinger, Scott L Johnson, Nancy Johnson, James Nechp Broadluxe LLC 65 East India Row 30B LLC Shea, Margaret D Snyder, Mark Snyder, Suzanne L Schier, Susan Jenkins, Jason H Jenkins, Jonathan H Schlowsky, George J 2 Avery St #32A Boston $979,000 99-105 Broad St #3E Boston $564,900 65 E India Row #30B Boston $975,000 480 Commercial St #4A Boston $367,000 108 Fulton St #1 $637,500 Boston First Church Boston, located at 66 Marlborough St., presents “Seasons of Life: A Choral Celebration of Life’s Milestones” on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 7:30 p.m. Priority seating is $30; general admission is $25 or $20 in advance; students/seniors is $10; and children 5 and under are $5. Visit www.voicesrising.org for more information. “Over Here: World War I Posters from Around the World,” on view at the Boston Athenæum at 10½ Beacon St. through Jan. 31 is timed to coincide with centennial observances of World War I in Europe and the United States. The exhibition features 44 framed posters from Great Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Canada, Ireland and other nations, as well as cases with leaflets, maps, magazines, postcards and a recently acquired printed French handkerchief given to American soldiers serving in France. For more information, visit www.bostonathenaeum.org or call 617-720-7604. Compassionate Friends group reaches out to bereaved parents, 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. 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. Volunteers needed for ACS 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. Join the Downtown Boston Rotary Club The Downtown Boston Rotary Club, the first new Rotary Club in Boston in 100 years, holds meetings at the UMass Club in the Financial District on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 6 to 7:15 p.m. For more information, visit www.dbrotary.org or call 617535-1950. Welcome in Shabbat at the Vilna Shul The Vilna Shul, located at 18 Phillips St., presents “Family Shabbat and Tzedakah Project with Cradles to Crayons” on Friday, Jan. 9, at 5:30 p.m. You and your loved ones are invited to a Shabbat and Tzedakah evening with Cradles to Crayons. Meet other young families, join in a special project, and welcome in Shabbat. Visit www.vilnashul.org for more information. 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. 5 J A N U A RY 6 , 2 0 1 5 INCIDENTS Drugs – Sick Assist - Heroin 12/17/14 – At around 6 p.m., police responded to a radio call for two males who overdosed at Copley Place, located at 100 Huntington Ave. On arrival, officers were led to a bathroom in the mall, where both individuals were unconscious after overdosing on heroin, and observed a spoon and several needles that the individuals used to prepare and ingest the drugs. At this time, the individuals had begun to regain consciousness. Both were treated at the scene by Boston EMS, but declined further medical treatment or transportation to the hospital. planned to contact the Mayor’s office in regard to the incident. The officer on duty forwarded his report to a colleague in Area A-1 who is writing a report on the protest. Drugs – Sick Assist - Heroin 12/27/14 – At around 6:10 p.m., an officer responded to a radio call for an unconscious person at Au Bon Pain at Copley Place. Upon arrival, the officer met with paramedics who were providing medical treatment to the victim. The paramedics told the officer that the victim appeared to be under the influence of heroin, and that they found two empty bottles of Narcan, which they believe were given to the victim by an unknown party. Au Bon Pain employees told the officer that they located the victim in the bathroom after an unidentified female ran out of the bathroom screaming and left the premises. The officer observed the victim to be conscious and alert, and paramedics transferred him to Tufts Medical Center. Allston man sentenced in deaths of pedestrians An Allston man pleaded guilty to causing a motor vehicle crash that claimed the lives of 27-year-old Jessica Campbell and 28-year-old John Lanzillotti, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said. Mohamed Alfageeh (D.O.B. 8/15/84) pleaded guilty to two counts of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation during an appearance in Suffolk Superior Court this morning. Assistant District Attorney Gregory Henning had recommended that Alfageeh be sentenced to three years in the house of correction. Judge Carol Ball sentenced Alfageeh to one year in the house of correction followed by an additional two years in the house of correction with six months to serve and the remainder suspended for a probationary period of three years. Alfageeh will serve a total of 18 months in the house of correction and would face an additional 18 months of incarceration if he violates the conditions of his probation. A charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle was dismissed as duplicative. Had the case proceeded to trial, Henning would have presented evidence and testimony to prove that shortly after 9:00 p.m. on June 21, Alfageeh was driving a gray 2005 Ford Explorer westbound on Beacon Street when he approached the intersection of Beacon and Fairfield streets approximately seven to eight seconds after the traffic signal turned red. Alfageeh traveled through the red light without slowing down and struck a silver Volkswagen Passat that had entered the intersection from Fairfield Street. The Explorer spun and skidded, striking Campbell and Lanzillotti as they walked in a crosswalk at the intersection. The vehicle came to a rest on its roof after hitting two parked cars. Campbell and Lanzillotti both succumbed to their injuries. “This was a tragic crash that took two innocent lives and forever changed the lives of their loved ones. It is all the more tragic knowing that their deaths were entirely preventable,” Conley said. B A C K B AY P O L I C E L O G Dec. 15 56 Clarendon St. - Towed Motor Vehicle 100 Huntington Ave. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 326 Newbury St. - Larceny in a Building, Under $50 247 Newbury St. - Larceny in a Building, Under $50 88 Newbury St. - Towed Motor Vehicle 131 Dartmouth St. - Larceny, Motor Vehicle Plates Dec. 16 28 Exeter St. - Investigate Person 480 Boylston St. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 665 Boylston St. - Demonstrations/Riot 587 Boylston St. - Vandalism 53 Huntington Ave. - Larceny, Shoplifting, Under $50 259 Beacon St. - Frauds – All Others 575 Boylston St. - Investigate Property 104 Hemenway St. - Motor Vehicle Accident – Leaving Scene – Personal Injury 279 Dartmouth St. - Larceny in a Building, $200 & Over 10 Huntington Ave. - Assault and Battery Hemenway Street - Property - Missing Dec. 17 187 Dartmouth St. - Larceny, Other, $200 & Over 497 Boylston St. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 566 Commonwealth Ave - Investigate Person 497 Boylston St. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 100 Huntington Ave. - Drugs – Sick assist – Heroin Berkeley Street - Motor Vehicle Accident – Personal Injury 100 Huntington Ave. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over Dec. 18 800 Boylston St. - Embezzlement Beacon Street - Larceny, Non-Accessory from Vehicle, $200 & Over 193 Beacon St. - Towed Motor Vehicle 497 Boylston St. - Larceny, Shoplifting, Under $50 71 Newbury St. - Motor Vehicle Accident – Leaving Scene – Property Damage 69 Dartmouth St. - Investigate Person Beacon Street - Motor Vehicle Accident – Other 800 Boylston St. - Counterfeiting 82 Newbury St. - Investigate Person 145 Dartmouth St. - Larceny, Other, $200 & Over 800 Boylston St. - Larceny, Non-Accessory from vehicle, $200 & Over 100 Huntington Ave. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 835 Beacon St. - License Premise Violation Exeter Street - Larceny, Non-Accessory from Vehicle, $200 & Over Dec. 19 776 Boylston St. - Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 40 Berkeley St. - Investigate Person 370 Commonwealth Ave. - Larceny, NonAccessory from Vehicle, $200 & Over 82 Newbury St. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 100 Huntington Ave. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over Berkeley Street - Motor Vehicle Accident Property Damage 159 Beacon St. - Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 111 Beacon St. - Towed motor Vehicle 245 Commonwealth Ave. Breaking and Entering, Residence, Night – No Force Dec. 20 Arlington Street - Violation of the Auto Laws – Operating without a License 885 Boylston St. - Disorderly Person 112 Beacon St. - Towed Motor Vehicle 346 Newbury St. - Investigate Person 71 Newbury St. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 800 Boylston St. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over Dec. 21 587 Boylston St. - Threats to Do Bodily Harm Berkeley Street - Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon – Other 835 Beacon St. - Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon – Other 53 Huntington Ave. - Property – Lost 81 Newbury St. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 827 Boylston St. - Motor Vehicle Accident – Personal Injury Dec. 24 264 Newbury St. - Auto Theft 800 Boylston St. Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 93 Newbury St. Larceny, Shoplifting, $50 to $199 Dec. 26 700 Boylston St. - Auto Theft Boylston Street - Motor Vehicle Accident – Leaving Scene – Property Damage 560 Boylston St. - Frauds – All Others 800 Boylston St. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over Dec. 27 Clarendon Street - Investigate Person Boylston Street - Assault and Battery 414 Boylston St. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 760 Boylston St. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 100 Huntington Ave. - Drugs – Sick Assist – Heroin 233 Commonwealth Ave. - Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 15 Arlington St. Harassing Phone Calls 607 Boylston St. - Frauds – All Others Dec. 28 443 Boylston St. Larceny in a Building, Under $50 224 Clarendon St. - Towed Motor Vehicle 82 Newbury St. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over St. James Avenue - Verbal Dispute 800 Boylston St. - Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 102 Dartmouth St. - Fraud – False Pretense 88 Newbury St. - Towed Motor Vehicle 320 Newbury St. - Towed Motor Vehicle 113 Dartmouth St. - Larceny, Other, $50 to $199 Black Demonstration/Riot 12/18/14 – At approximately 2:15 p.m., an officer was assigned to follow a group of protesters who were walking the wrong way on Boylston Street and passing in and out of traffic. At this time, a male victim told the officer that an unknown suspect in the group spit on his car, as well as on the victim via the vehicle’s window. The victim couldn’t identify the suspect in the large crowd, but said he PA G E 5 T H E B A C K B AY S U N 7 J A N U A RY 6 , 2 0 1 5 PA G E 7 T H E B A C K B AY S U N BOSTON WELCOMES 2015 Area D-4 sees slight spike in Part One crime in 2014 By Dan Murphy Area D-4 had experienced an approximately 1–percent increase in violent and property crimes as 2014 drew to a close, compared to the previous year, according to police. Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 16, 2014 (the most-recent crime statistics available on the Boston Police Web site), 3,979 incidents of Part One crime were reported in the district, which includes the Back Bay, South End, Lower Roxbury and the Fenway, as opposed to 3,923 during the same timeframe in 2013. Homicides climbed to five in 2014 from two in 2013, while rapes and attempted rapes saw a slight unpick as the number climbed to 21 in 2014 from 20 in 2013. Burglaries and attempted bur- glaries saw a 19-percent increase, with 351 incidents reported in 2014, compared to 296 in 2013. Larcenies and attempted larcenies were up less than 1 percent in 2014 as the number of incidents climbed to 2,966 from 2,948 in 2013. Vehicle thefts and attempted thefts were also up slightly in 2014 as the number of incidents climbed to 215 from 214 in 2013. In contrast, aggravated assaults saw a 10-percent reduction in 2014 as the number dropped to 109 from 121 in 2013. Robberies and attempted robberies were down 8 percent in 2014, with 201 incidents reported, compared to 219 in 2013. Citywide, Part One crime was down 4 percent in 2014 as the number of incidents dropped to 19,277 from 20,174 in 2013. CREDIT: D. Murphy As part of First Night celebrations, the city commissioned ice sculptures, which were on display in Copley Square. In the above photo The 2015 First Night “Ice Dragon” created by Donald Chapelle. In the photo below The “Ice Crystals” sculpture. Karen Cord Taylor, publisher, editor and now columnist for the Beacon Hill Times and its sister publications downtown, will discuss ‘Love and Work: A Debt to Tolstoy and Freud’ at the January 13 meeting of the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum, an organization formed last year to connect and inspire neighborhood women. In her talk, she’ll share her wisdom, grace and humor as she details her own personal journey navigating the push and pull of family and professional life. Taylor knows Boston and isn’t afraid to speak her mind. She’s the first to identify an issue and get to the heart of it in her weekly column ‘Downtown View’ that appears in the newspapers she founded, the Regional Review and several websites. Prior to her stint at the Beacon Hill Times, she was a teacher and a professional writer, creating newsletters, corporate materials, and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles on topics as varied as banking, business, real estate, travel and design. A legendary local in her own right, she authored Legendary Locals of Beacon Hill, published last fall. Other books she published are Blue Laws, Brahmins and Breakdown Lanes: An Alphabetic Guide to Boston and Bostonians, and, with Doris Karen Cord Taylor Cole, The Lady Architects. Her book, Getting to Grand Prairie, 100 Londoners and their Quest for Land in Frontier Illinois, is due for publication in the winter of 2015. Active in civic affairs, she has lived with her husband, Dan, on Beacon Hill for more than 40 years and raised their two daughters in the neighborhood. BHWF meetings, which include appetizers and a cash bar, are held from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Hampshire House, 84 Beacon Street. The program will begin promptly at 7 pm. To attend, women from Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods must first join by paying a $50 membership, according to federal guidelines for nonprofit social organizations. There is a $20 charge for each meeting. For more information, go to www. beaconhillwomensforum.org. Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Karen Cord Taylor to kick off Women’s Forum on January 13 8 J A N U A RY 6 , 2 0 1 5 T H E B A C K B AY S U N PA G E 8 Fresh & Local Attention Cooking at home by Penny Cherubino Many New Year’s resolutions revolve around ways to get healthier, save money, or learn new things. Cooking more at home and eating out less can be a step to all those goals. This week I’ll share a few kitchen tips and tricks to help you cut clean up time, waste less food, and make cooking more fun. Black Less Stress I’ve been rereading Michael Ruhlman’s books lately. In Ruhlman’s Twenty, the first of 20 techniques he recommends you learn to be a good cook is THINK. He asks his readers to stop and think as they step into the kitchen. This is a great way to reduce the stress of meal preparation. Run through what you want to do in your mind. Make sure you have all the ingredients for your recipe. Get your equipment out and prepare everything you’ll need for the actual cooking. In professional kitchens, this is called “Mise en place.” It’s the reason a restaurant can pump out hundreds of great meals in a few hours and why a great cook can coordinate a meal so that everything is ready at the same time. Less Waste If you don’t use the food you buy, let it spoil, and then throw it out, you won’t save money by cooking at home. To cut food waste, take the THINK technique one more step backwards. Before you decide what to make or compile your shopping list, check your refrigerator and pantry. What do you already have on hand? What needs to be used before it becomes food waste? Do you have space in your refrigerator or freezer to store leftovers if you make a big batch of something? Blue Cook’s Tape I know, other people call it “Blue Painter’s Tape” but since I use it to keep track of food, I call it Cook’s Tape. It’s a trick I picked up from restaurant kitchens where it is essential to rotate product and get a quick inventory of the prep work to be done. If I open a carton of stock or a jar of roasted peppers, the date is added with a strip of blue tape before I pop the item into the fridge. When I freeze meals or ingredients, they are labeled with blue tape. It stays on well in the freezer and is easy to remove. I also use it to tape a plastic bag over the switches on my food processor and meat grinder when I’m using them. It’s easy to operate the switches (even with messy to Detail By Penny Cherubino hands) through a thin bag and it keeps food out of the electronic connections and makes the appliance much easier to clean. THIS WEEK'S ANSWER Observe Great Cooks Anytime I observe great cooks, I learn something. With so many open kitchens in restaurants today, you have the opportunity to see the organization and work flow that the professional kitchen team uses to make your meal. Of course, there are TV shows and online videos designed to show you how to do anything from clean fish to make cheese. But, the best way to learn is to watch someone in action in an unedited, unplanned, natural setting. There is nothing like learning to make pie crust by standing next to a great baker and feeling the texture as the mixture comes together. So take every opportunity to learn on a one-to-one basis from anyone who has something they do very well that you would like to do better. Do you have a question or topic for Fresh & Local? Send an email to Penny@BostonZest.com with your suggestion. The door panel in the last clue is on 222-224 Marlborough Street built in 1892 to the design of architect Frederick W. Pope. This is the final Back Bay building attributed to Pope who began working in the Back Bay in 1869 and was listed as architect of more than 40 other residences in the neighborhood. Do you have a favorite building or detail you would like featured? Send an email to Penny@BostonZest.com with your suggestion. Easy clean up tip: Tape a plastic bag over the switches on your food processor and other appliances to keep that hard-to-clean area spotless as you work. 9 J A N U A RY 6 , 2 0 1 5 PA G E 9 T H E B A C K B AY S U N City Paws Sleeping dogs and cats by Penny Cherubino Recently, I’ve been reading research on sleeping dogs and cats. Do dogs dream? Are cats really nocturnal animals? Just how much sleep does a dog or cat need and when should a change in sleep habits send you to the phone to make an appointment with your veterinarian? Cats are Crepuscular Rather than nocturnal or most active at night, cats are crepuscular or most active at dawn and dusk. While they do have better night vision than humans, they are designed to hunt for food in those marginal periods between the heat of the day and the dark of the night. If your cat tries to get you up before you’re due to wake, the experts recommend a very active play period at dusk each day to tire the hunter and a strict adherence to no rewards (like attention or food) when the cat tries to become a 5:00 a.m. alarm clock. If you are away during the day, you could have a pet sitter drop in to wake a cat who might just be sleeping the day away. A bit of mid-day activity or even an alarm or wake up call might help you both sleep through the night. Do Dogs Dream? Most dog guardians have seen their dog’s paws twitch while appearing to be sound asleep or have heard low woofs and garbled sounds and wondered if the dog is dreaming. While we have no way to really know if the animals are dreaming, some researchers speculate that the same type of sorting and storing of daytime activities that seem to occur in humans, might be happening with dogs and cats. Dogs and Cats Nap a Lot Our companion animals sleep much more than we do. Dogs and cats are nappers with both species clocking in at about 14 hours a day of sleep in their middle years. Puppies, kittens, and elder dogs and cats require more sleep. Interestingly, dogs in active settings, like farms, seem to require less. Keeping track of how much sleep your dog or cat gets each day will help you notice when that amount increases or decreases. Excessive sleeping or an unusual change in activity level can be a sign that something is wrong. And, if your dog or cat wakes suddenly when they were B B A C The Back Bay Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing: ON Wednesday, January 14, AT 5:00 P.M. IN Room 900 (BRA Board Room), ninth floor, Boston City Hall Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Appropriateness on the agenda below, review of architectural violations, and such business as may come before the commission, in accordance with Ch. 625 of the Acts of 1966, as amended. Applications are available for public inspection during business hours at the offices of the Environment Department. Applicants or their representatives are advised to attend, unless indicated otherwise. Sign language interpreters are available upon request. 5:00 P.M. DESIGN REVIEW HEARING Application 15.758 - 274 Clarendon Street Applicant: Mike Brogna (contractor): Install exposed rear-elevation gas line, contrary to guidelines 5:15 P.M. Application 15.777 - 90 Commonwealth Avenue Applicant: Philip Hresko (arch’t): Replace asphalt shingles in kind at non-conforming penthouse, install clad doors, etc. 5:30 P.M. Application 15.778 - 31 Massachusetts Avenue Applicant: Fernando J. Domenech, Jr. (arch’t): Install false copper downspout to conceal stacked exhaust louvers V. Administrative Review / Approval: In order to expedite the review process, the commission has delegated the approval of certain work items, such as those involving ordinary maintenance and repair, restoration or replacement, or which otherwise have a minimal impact on a building’s appearance, to the staff pending ratification at its Poppy sleeps best when she is curled up using one of her human companions as a pillow. sound asleep without any outside stimuli to trigger it, it could be a sign of pain when they move in their sleep. We all joke about how perfectly behaved and adorable our cats and dogs are when they are asleep. However, there may be much more than entertainment value in watch- ing your critter doze. If you can help direct the four-legged sleep cycle, the whole family may be better rested. Do you have a question or topic for City Paws. Send an email to Penny@BostonZest.com with your request. A G E N D A monthly public hearing. Having been identified as meeting these eligibility criteria and all applicable guidelines, the following applications will be approved at this hearing: Applicants whose projects are listed under this heading NEED NOT APPEAR at the hearing. Following the hearing, please present a copy of this agenda at the Inspectional Services Department (1010 Massachusetts Avenue) when applying for permits. ISD personnel will send an electronic copy of your building-permit application to the Environment Department. (To avoid potential confusion, the text of your building-permit application should be consistent with the project description given below.) Commission staff will accordingly authorize the execution of the work, attaching any applicable provisos, reflecting the relevant guidelines and precedents. Please note that no further correspondence will be issued for the applications listed below: the electronic building-permit application as annotated by commission staff will constitute your Certificate of Appropriateness; this will be valid for one year from the date of the hearing. The applicant is required to notify the commission of any project changes; failure to do so may affect the status of the approval. If you have any questions not addressed by the above information, please consult the staff at the telephone number above, or at william.young@cityofboston.gov. Thank you. Application 15.774 - 100 Beacon Street: Dis-assemble/ re-install roof deck to address water infiltration Application 15.775 - 347 Beacon Street: Install frontstoop handrails Application 15.755 - 365 Beacon Street: Replace 3 units of window sash Application 15.756 - 551 Boylston Street: Replace entry doors, signage; repaint storefront Application 15.757 - 699 Boylston Street: Install tenant signage, consistent with building’s master sign plan Application 15.759 - 213 Commonwealth Avenue: Replace segment of copper gutter, repoint masonry Application 15.760 - 290 Commonwealth Avenue: Remove rectangular vault covers at entry walkway, replace pavers Application 15.776 - 371 Commonwealth Avenue: Repair masonry Application 15.761 50 Gloucester Street: Install signage, lighting fixtures Application 15.762 - 416 Marlborough Street: Replace 11 units of lighting fixtures Application 15.736 - 421 Marlborough Street: Replace flat roofing mat’l Application 15.763 - 430 Marlborough Street: Repair/ repoint brick/brownstone masonry Application 15.764 - 141 Newbury Street: Replace awning/signage, consistent with building’s master sign plan Application 15.767 - 249 Newbury Street: Introduce secondary door at rear ell Application 15.768 - 249 Newbury Street: Replace non-original stoop handrails Application 15.769 - 249 Newbury Street: Install rear-elevation copper downspout Application 15.765 -256-260 Newbury Street: Repair gutters/downspouts/flashing; repaint metal dormer trim, etc. BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION Anthony Casendino (Chair), Kathleen Connor (ViceChair); John Christiansen, Iphigenia Demetriades, Bettina Chiu Janco, Patti Quinn, Sharon Steinberg, Lex Stevens, Alfred Wojciechowski; Alternates: David Eisen, Jerome CooperKing, Jane R. Moss, Kenneth Tutunjian, one vacancy Black Researching Animal Sleep Scientists are exploring the sleep patterns and circadian rhythms in companion animals. These are two traits dogs and cats share with humans. And, while they share the traits, their versions may not adapt well to the typical human cycle of sleep and activity. The US Government’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences says, “Circadian rhythms can influence sleep-wake cycles, hormone release, body temperature and other important bodily functions.” Thus, it is important that we understand how we might help our dogs and cats conform to a 24-hour schedule that will help keep the human family members happy and healthy. 10 A R O U N D ‘A Future Perfect’ SpeakEasy Stage Company presents the world premiere of former Huntington Playwriting Fellow, Ken Urban’s one-act, 90-minhute comedy. “A Future Perfect,” Jan. 9 through Feb. 7, starring award winners Marianna Bassham and Nael Nacer, at the Roberts Studio Theatre, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., South End, Boston. Performances:Wednesday, Thursday, at 7:30 p.m.;Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 4,8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m.; also Jan. 13 ,at 7:30 p.m.,Feb. 5, at 2 p.m.Tickets start at $25; discounts for seniors, students, and ages 25-under. For tickets and/or more information, call 617-9338600, visit www.SpeakEasyStage. com or www.BostonTheatreScene. com. ‘Chalk’ Black Walt McGough’s intense, science fiction fable, “Chalk” headlines Fresh Ink Theatre’s new season, Jan. 9-24, at Boston Playwrights‘ Theatre, 949 Comm. Ave., Boston. Performances:Friday, Saturday, at 8 p.m.; Thursdays, and also Wednesday, Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 10 and 24, at 3 p.m. There’s a post-show social, Jan. 10; date night, Jan. 21 (buy one ticket, get one free, and free concessions package); Playwright’s Night, Jan. 15, 22, with Tootsie Pop talkback. Admission, $20; 3 p.m. performances online,420 or Pay What You Can at the door; groups of eight, $5 off. Visit freshinktheatre.orgo r web. obationtix.com/trs/pr/941621. ‘The Best Brothers’ Daniel McIvor’s 90-minute, oneact comedy, “The Best Brothers,” makes its East Coast premiere Jan 8 through Feb. 1 at Merrimack Repertory Theatre’s Nancy L. Donahue Theater, 50 E. Merrimack St., Lowell, starring Michael Canavan and Bill Kux. A postshow reception is held Jan. 11. Tickets, $20-$60; check for senior, student, military, group and other discounts, performance times, and special related events. Visit www. mrt.org or call 978-654-4678. ‘Orlando’ Catherine LeClair, John Davin, Woody Gaul and John Kinshert perform with Wellesley College student Elisabeth Yancey and alumna Vicky George in Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando,” Jan. 8-10,15-17,22-24,29-31, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m.; Jan. 11,18,25, Feb. 1,at 2 and 7 p.m. at the college’s Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre. Tickets, $20; students, seniors, 410. Reservations are required. Call 781-283-2000. Edwards twins Edwards twins Edward return J A N U A RY 6 , 2 0 1 5 T H E B A C K B AY S U N PA G E 1 0 Anthony and to Stoneham T H E C I T Y show reception with the actors in the Gallery. Tickets:$25 at the door; advance tickets, $20; students, $15. Call 617-887-2336 or visit www. apollinairetheatre.com. Live Nation concerts Live Nation’s latest line-up includes Adore Delano, performing Jan.7, at Brighton Music Hall, Allston, followed at the hall by Expanding Man/Loveless/Senor Happy, Jan. 8, and Kawehi, Jan. 9; Aerosmith Tribute Band, Draw the Line, Jan. 10. The Devil Makes Three performs Jan. 10 and A$AP Ferg & YG, Jan. 12, at House of Blues, Boston; and WALE’s at Paradise Rock Club, on Jan. 11. For more information, visit LiveNation.com. Museum of Science At Boston’s Museum of Science (1 Science Park), board the Polar Express in the 4-D Theater’s new, Oberon events. Oberon artist-in-residence Speakeasy Circus performs Jan. 7,8,14-17, at the 2 Arrow St., 15-minute animated film. Sky and Harvard Square, Cambridge club. There are acrobats, jugglers, burlesque dancers and aerialists performing stargazers will enjoy the world preto electroswing and jazz music in this all-new version of the club’s hit show. Tickets, start at $25. Prime Cut miere of the Planetarium staff and Production presents “Pulp Friction: A Quentin TaranTEASEno Burlesque, Jan. 11 and 23, at 9 p.m. (tickets NASA’s, “From Dream to Discovery: from $10); followed by the club’s monthly The Big Quiz Thing, Jan. 12 and Feb. 2, at 8 p.m. Admission is Inside NASA Engineering,” a free of charge. For tickets and/or more information, visit cluboberon.com. 35-minute film that reveals scientists and engineers‘ latest technology in space, but encourages youngsters Sonia and Masha and Spike,” at the to dare to dream and be part of Theatre (395 Main St., Stoneham), Comedy Night 264 Huntington Ave., Boston the- that frontier, showing in the Charles Jan. 8-11, (Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; It’s Comedy Night at the Firehouse ater. Showtimes: Fridays, at 8 p.m.; Hayden Planetarium. Tickets, $10; Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Center for the Arts at Market at 8 p.m.; Jan. 6,8,13,15,20,27, also seniors, $9; children ages 3-11, $8; at 6 p.m.) with the Fancy Dancers, Square, Downtown Newburyport, Jan. 21,22,29, at 7:30 p.m.; Jan.7, And don’t miss new exhibition, performing their Las Vegas-style featuring headlining stand-up comat 7 p.m.; Jan. 14,28, at 2 and 7:30 “Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed”. show, and featuring their spot-on, ics Tony V, Doug Blay and Jeff p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 10,17,24,31, at Admission to exhibit halls, $23; uncanny impersonations of mega Keon, Friday, Jan. 9, at 8 p.m. All 2 and 8 p.m.; Jan. 11,18,25, at 2 seniors, $21; children, 3-11, $20. stars Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, seats $20. Call 978-462-7336 or and 7 p.m.; Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. Days Combination tickets available. Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Ray visit www.firehouse.org. and times vary. Check also for relat- Museum open Saturday-Thursday, Charles, Andrea Bocelli, and counted events. Tickets start at $25; dis- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 less others. VIP seats, $60; premi- ‘Red Hot Patriot’ count rates for seniors, subscribers, p.m. (visit mos.org/hours) For more um, $50; standard, $45. Popular motivational speaker Loretta Lyric Stage Company of Boston pres- BU community, students, military information, call 617-723-2500 or LaRoche also headlines, Jan. 9-11, ents multi-award winning Boston with valid ID, and 35 Below. Call visit mos.org. at 2 p.m. ($60/$50/$45). For per- actress Karen MacDonald, assist- 617-266-0800 or visit huntingtonKowloon Komedy formance times, tickets and more ed by Jacob Athyal, in Margaret theatreorg. Engel and Allison Engel’s “ Red Hot Comic Brad Mastrangelo headlines information, call 781-279-2200, or Patriot, the Kick-Ass Wit of Molly ‘Morality Play’ the Kowloon Komedy Club, Route visit stonehamtheatre.org. Ivins,” through Jan. 31, at the The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre 1N, 948 Broadway, Saugus, Jan. 140 Clarendon St., Boston theater. Guy Fishman and Ian at 172 Exchange St.,Pawtucket, RI, 9, at 8:30 p.m. ($20) and Jan. 10, Performances:Wednesday,Thursday, Watson presents “Morality Play,” Tony at 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. ($20). For at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; tickets or more information, visit Handel & Haydn’s principal cellist Saturday, 3,8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m.; Estrella’s stage adaption of Barry www.kowloonrestaurant.com, or Guy Fishman and fortepianist Ian Wednesday matinees, Jan, 7 and 28, Unsworth’s best-selling novel, call 781-233-0077. through Feb. 1, 2015. the play is Watson perform Beethoven’s cello at 2 p.m. Check for related posta provocative comedy, set in 1361 sonatas for fortepiano and violon- show events. Tickets start at $25; Puppet Showplace cello, variations, and a piano sona- senior, student group, student rush, New England, when a mute girl is Theater ta, Sunday, Jan. 11, at 3 p.m. at the group discounts. Call the box Office sentenced to be hanged for the murder of a little boy; and an itinerant Puppet Showplace Theater presmagnificent Shalin Liu Performance at 617-585-5678 or visit lyricstage. group of actors weave the murder ents CactusHead Puppets performCenter, 35 Main St., Rockport. Dr. com. into their morality play, attempting ing previews of “the Pied Piper of Teresa Neff leads a pre-concert to solve the crime. For more infor- Hamelin,” Jan. 10 and 11, at 1 and talk at 2 p.m., free of charge, to Scullers ticketholders. Tickets,$19-$34.Call Kellylee Evans performs Jan. 8 mation and tickets, call 401-723- 3 p.m.; opening night and reception, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m.; Jan. 17,18, 978-546-7391 or visit www.rock- and Linda Eder, Jan. 9 and 10, at 4266 visit www.gammtheatre.org. 24,25,at 1 and 3 p.m.;Jan. 19, at portmusic.org. Scullers jazz club, Doubletree Suites ‘Midsummer’ 10:30 a,.m. and 1 p.m admission, by Hilton Boston-Cambridge, 400 No Turning Back Apollinaire Theatre Company kicks $12; members, $8. Brenda Huggins Soldiers Field Road, Boston. Call Firehouse Center for the Arts at 617-562-4111 or visit www.scull- off its new season with David Greig and Phil Berman offer a free puppet and Gordon MacIntyre’s 95-minute, playtime winter open house, Jan. Market Square, Downtown ersjazz.com. one-act, two-person romantic come- 14, at 10:30 a.m., free of charge. Newburyport, presents Warren dy play with songs, “Midsummer,” Because of limited space, RSVPs Miller Entertainment’s latest ‘Vanya and Sonia and performed through Jan. 11, at are required. Call 617-731-6400, ski-snowboard film, “No Turning Masha and Spike’ Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Ext. 101, or visit www.puppetshowBack,” Saturday, Jan. 10, at 3 and 7 The Huntington Theatre ushWinnisimmet St., Chelsea. Brooks place.org. p.m. Tickets, adults, $12; members, seniors, students, $9. Call 978-462- ers in the new year now through Reeves and Courtland Jones star. Feb. 1, with Tony Award-winning Showtimes: Friday, Saturday, at 8 7336 or visit www.firehouse.org. Broadway comedy, “Vanya and p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. There’s a post- 11 J A N U A RY 6 , 2 0 1 5 PA G E 1 1 T H E B A C K B AY S U N A R O U N D T H E C I T Y AcousticaElectronica Club Oberon (2 Arrow St., Harvard Square, Cambridge), presents The WIG, internationally touring, New York-based electro-percussionist, DJ, and producer, headlining their hit show, AcousticaElectronica, Jan. 9. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets start at $25. Visit americanrepertorytheater.org/events/show/acousticaelectronica. Tickets, $18-$25. Visit cluboberon.com. PEM exhibitions The Art of the Brick Artist Nathan Sawaya takes LEGO to new heights in the largest artistic display of LEGOs ever assembled, on display in its Boston debut at Quincy Marketplace’s second-floor 11,000 square-foot museum at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, until Jan 11. The museum is open seven days a week. Tickets for children ages 3-12, students, military personnel, $15.50; adults, $23.50; seniors, $17.50. Visit www.bostonbricks. com or call 866-276-9458. Jo Ractcliffe Peabody Essex Museum (East India Square, downtown Salem) presents the US debut exhibition of “Someone Else’s Country,” 50 photographs of South African photographer Jo Ractcliffe, on view through springtime 2015. Museum hours, Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; admission: $18; seniors, $15;students, $10; museum members and youths 17-under, free of charge. Call 866-745-1876 or visit www.pem.org. ‘Muckrakers’ Bridget Kathleen O’Leary directs Zayd Dohrn’s new play, “Muckrakers,” starring Lewis D. Wheeler and Esme Allen, Jan. 10 through Feb. 1, at the Arsenal Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown. Preview performances, Jan.10, at 8 p.m., Jan. 11,at 4 p.m., includes symposium; all other performances, Jan. 12,15,18,21,22, at 7:30 p.m.;Jan.16,17,23,30, at 8 p.m.; Jan. 18,29, at 2,7:30 p.m.; Jan. 24,31, at 3,8 p.m.; Jan.25, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. only.Talkbacks Jan. 25,29, Feb. 1, after the 2 p.m. matinee. Tickets, $36; senior, student, group discounts. Call the Box Office at 617-923-8487 or visit newrep.org. as Art,” in the museum’s Art and Nature Center. Call 866-745-1876 or visit www.pem.org. Kina Zore’ Every Tuesday night at 9 is African Music Night, with host Mozambican Afro-Pop group, Kina Zore‘ featuring other African music groups, at the Lizard Lounge, 1667 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. This is a 21+-year-old event. Admission, $10. PEM photographic exhibit The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) at East India Square, Salem, presents a 20-piece exhibition of Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection’s “Figuring the Abstract in Indian Art,” 20th century modernist paintings and 19th century devotional Hindu sculptures, on display through mid-2015. Museum hours, Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; admission: $18; seniors, $15;students, $10; museum members and youths 17-under, free of charge. Call 866-745-1876 or visit www. pem.org. Jonathan Katz Veteran comedian Jonathan Katz, a.k.a. Dr. Katz, professional therapist, will perform his one-man show, “Hey, We’re Back with Jonathan Katz,” Sundays at 8 p.m. at ImprovBoston, 40 Prospect St., Cambridge. For tickets and/or more information, call 617-576-1253 or visit improvboston.com. Fruitlands Museum events New exhibitions, “The Changing Landscape:Fruitlands’ Living Collection,” and the Ehrenkranz Basket Collection,” are at the Fruitlands Museum,102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard, Mass. Also visit the museum’s new centennial celebration, featuring 100 objects, 100 stories, 100 years. Museum hours Monday, Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekends and hol- idays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission, $12; seniors,students, $10; children ages 5-13, $5; members, children under 5, free. Visit www.fruitlands. org or call 978-456-3924, Ext. 292. Hall of Human Life The Boston Museum of Science at 1 Science Park, Boston, presents interactive, permanent exhibition “Hall of Human Life”. Museum hours: Saturday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Admission to Exhibit Halls: $23; children, 3-11, $20; seniors 60+ years old, $21. Visit www.mos.org/ visitor_info/admission or call 617723-2500. PEM exhibit The Peabody Essex Museum at East India Square, Salem, is exhibiting Robert Weingarten’s Photographic Meditations on the California Skyline, through May. Museum hours, Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; admission: $18; seniors, $15;students, $10; museum members and youths 17-under, free of charge. Also check out newest exhibit, “Branching Out: Trees One-Minute Play Festival. Boston Public Works Theater Company and Boston Playwrights Theatre’s annual Boston One-Minute Play Festival ends Jan. 6, at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, 949 Comm. Ave., Boston. At least 50 Greater Boston established and emerging playwrights penned plays for this event. Series B, runs Jan. 6, starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 per series. Visit web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/941817 or call 866-811-4111. Black The Peabody Essex Museum Major Nathaniel Gould exhibition,“In Plain Sight: Discovering the Furniture of Nathaniel Gould,” 18th century Salem cabinet maker extraordinaire, is at the East India Square, downtown Salem museum. While visiting the museum, check out exhibition Branching Out: Trees as Art, on display through September 2015 in the Art and Nature Center; and Strandbeest, the Dream Machines of Theo Jansen, honoring acclaimed photographer Lena Herzog’s new book. General museum hours, Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; admission: $18; seniors, $15;students, $10; museum members and youths 17-under, free of charge. Call 866-745-1876 or visit www.pem.org.
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