1. art and entertainment
2. theatre

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MARCH 10, 2015
THE BEACON HILL TIMES
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Neighborhood Round Up
King’s Chapel Tuesday
Recitals
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 Jacob
Reed on the C.B. Fisk organ
performing works by Bach and
Brahms on March 10; guitarist
Leonid Chindelevitch performing
works by Albeniz Villa-Lobos and
more on March 17; Rodger Vine
on C.B. Fisk organ performing
works by Bach, Handel, Brody
and Weaver on March 24; and
Handel & Haydn Society performing Beethoven: Sonato no. 10
in G Major on March 31.
Lecture on gluten
Black
The Massachusetts General
Hospital Paul S. Russell, MD
Museum of Medical History and
Innovation, located at 2 North
Grove St., invites you to attend
its next evening lecture entitled “Is There Still Room for
Gluten?: Separating Science from
Supposition” by Alessio Fasano,
MD, director of the Center for
Celiac Research, MassGeneral
Hospital for Children, in the museum’s Putnam Gallery on Tuesday,
March 10, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Gluten-free refreshments will be
served. Register via e-mail at mghhistory@partners.org.
‘Irish Heritage Month
Film Series’ at the West
End Branch Library
On Wednesdays in March, the
Friends of the West End Branch
Library, presents the “Irish
Heritage Month Film Series”
at the library, located at 151
Cambridge St.
Programming includes “Good
Vibrations” (2013, 103 minutes,
not rated) on March 11 at 3 p.m.;
“The Irish Pub” (2014, 72 minutes, not rated) on March 18 at 3
p.m.; and “Calvary” (2014, 101
minutes, Rated R) on March 25 at
3 p.m.
West End Civic
Association monthly
meeting
The West End Civic Association
(WECA) will hold its monthly
meeting at the Amy Lowell House
community room on Thursday,
March 12, at 7 p.m.
The guest speaker is Jay
Walsh, executive director of the
Downtown North Association.
City Councilor Zakim’s
office hours
City Councilor Josh Zakim will
hold office hours at J. Pace &
Sons, 75 Blossom Court, on
Friday, March 13, and at Tatte
Bakery and Cafe, 144 Charles St.,
on Friday, March 20, from 8 to
9:30 a.m.
State Rep. Livingstone’s
office hours
State Rep. Jay Livingstone
(D-Boston) will hold office hours
in order to receive feedback, ideas,
and suggestions on both local
neighborhood issues and statewide policy priorities at Panificio
Bistro and Bakery, 144 Charles
St., on Wednesday, March 18,
from 8:30 to 10 a.m., and at J.
Pace & Son, 75 Blossom Court,
on Thursday, March 26, from
8:30 to 10 a.m.
Lecture on
landscape architect
Arthur Shurclifff
The Massachusetts Historical
Society, located at 1154 Boylston
St., presents a lecture on landscape architect Arthur Shurclifff
on Wednesday, March 18, from
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Elizabeth Hope Cushing, Ph.D.,
author of a newly published book
about Shurcliff based on her doctoral dissertation for the American
and New England studies program at Boston University, will be
the guest speaker.
The cost of admission is $10
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House Museum.
Book Discussion Group
meets 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, March 19, at 3 p.m.
At this time, the group will
discuss “Sweet Tooth” by Ian
McEwan, copies of which are
available at the library.
Expert parenting-panel
meets at Vilna Shul
The Vilna Shul, located at 18
Phillips St., presents an expert parenting-panel with wine, chocolate
and cheese on Thursday, March
19, at 7 p.m.
At this time, a panel of experts
will guide guests in a discussion
on nutrition, mental health, mindfulness and links to Jewish roots
for inspiration.
Visit www.vilnashul.org for
more information.
French baroque sonatas
preformed at West End
Branch Library
The West End Branch of the
Boston Public Library, located
at 151 Cambridge St., presents
French baroque sonatas, including Janet Fink on recorder and
Alastair Thompson on harpsichord, on Thursday, March 19,
at 6:30 p.m.
Refreshments will be provided.
Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday night services
The Vilna Shul, located at 18
Phillips St., presents Havurah on
the Hill’s “20s and 30s Shabbat”
with author Rachel Kadish on
Friday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m.
Visit www.vilnashul.org for
more information.
Holy Week at the
Church of the Advent
No time is more sacred than Holy
Week at the Church of the Advent,
located at 30 Brimmer St.
This year, the preacher for the
Sacred Triduum (the services of
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
and Holy Saturday) and Easter
Day will be the Rev. Dr. William
Henry Willimon, professor of the
practice of Christian ministry at
the Duke Divinity School. Author
of numerous books, including
the influential “Resident Aliens:
Life in the Christian Colony,”
Dr. Willimon was named one
of the 12 best preachers in the
English-speaking world by Baylor
University.
Holy Week 2015 schedule
includes Palm Sunday masses at
8, 9 and 11:15 a.m.; Tenebrae
on Wednesday at 7 p.m.;
Maundy Thursday at 6:30 p.m.;
Good Friday at 6:30 p.m.; Holy
Saturday: The Great Vigil at 6:30
p.m.; and Easter Day masses at 8,
9 and 11:15 a.m.
For a complete Holy Week schedule, visit http://theadventboston.
org/, and for more information,
call 617-523-2377.
Emerald Necklace
Conservancy’s annual
meeting
The
Emerald
Necklace
Conservancy will hold its annual
meeting at the African Meeting
House, 46 Joy St., on Thursday,
March 26, at 5:30 p.m.
The meeting is followed by a
reception at 6 p.m. and a lecture by Dr. Carolyn Finney on
“Radical Presence: Black Faces,
White Spaces and Stories of
Possibility” at 6:45 p.m. before
dessert and a book-signing.
There is no cost for this event,
but space is limited. Call 617-5222700 to reserve a space.
‘Children’s Day’ comes
to Vilna Shul
The Vilna Shul, located at 18
Phillips St., presents “Children’s
Day” with local author Linda
Marshall on Sunday, March 29,
at 2 p.m.
At this time, Marshall will read
her award-winning book “The
Passover Lamb,” and kosher
snacks and Passover activities will
round out the afternoon.
Visit www.vilnashul.org for
more information.
Harvard’s Howard
Gardner to speak at
First Church
Howard Gardner, Harvard professor and author of the groundbreaking book “Multiple Intelligences,”
will speak at First Church in
Boston, 66 Marlborough St., on
Wednesday, April 1, at 7 p.m.
In his talk on “The Good:
‘Framed’ and ‘Reframed’” he will
discuss traditional virtue and its
transformations in a world where
moral relativism and the digital
revolution alter our definition of
what is “good.”
‘National Poetry Month
Film Series’ at West End
Branch Library
On Wednesdays in April at 3
p.m., the Friends of the West
End Branch Library, presents the
“National Poetry Month Film
Series” at the library, located at
151 Cambridge St.
Programming includes “Dead
Poets Society” (1998, 128 minutes, Rated PG) on April 1;
“Wilde” (1997, 116 minutes,
Rated R) on April 8; “Sylvia”
(2003, 111 minutes, Rated R) on
April 15; “Edge of Love” (2008,
111 minutes, Rated R) on April
22; and “Kill Your Darlings”
(2013, 104 minutes, Rated R) on
April 29.
Lecture on talking to
your kids about sex
Kingsley Montessori School
Community Speaker Series presents “What Your Kids Need to
Hear from You About Sex” at 26
Exeter St. on Thursday, April 2,
from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Parents, neighbors, colleagues
and friends are welcome to this
free event. R.S.V.P. to kdiamond@
kingsley.org or 617-226-4932.
Friends of the Public
Garden’s annual
meeting scheduled
Attend the Friends of the Public
Garden 45th annual meeting at
First Church in Boston, located at 66 Marlborough St., on
Wednesday, April 8, at 5 p.m. to
hear updates on the organization
and its projects to enhance and preserve the Boston Common, Public
Garden and Commonwealth
Avenue Mall. The featured speaker for the event is Boston Parks
Commissioner Chris Cook.
R.S.V.P. by April 1 to info@friendsofthepublicgarden.org or 617723-8144.
‘National Poetry
Month’ reading at West
End Branch Library
The Friends of the West End
Branch Library welcomes Colin
D. Halloran to the library at 151
Cambridge St. on Thursday, April
16, at 6:30 p.m.
Halloran served with the U.S.
Army in Afghanistan. After being
medically evacuated, he became
a teacher and earned an MFA
from Fairfield University. “Shortly
Thereafter,” a collection of poems
on his war and redeployment
experiences, was published in
2012.
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PA G E 3
THE BEACON HILL TIMES
Neighborhood Round Up
Author talk at the
West End Branch
Library
The Friends of the West End
Branch Library welcomes local
author and foodie Rosana
Wan, who will discuss her book
“Culinary Lives of John &
Abigail Adams: a Cookbook,”
a collection of recipes used by
this extraordinary couple, on
Thursday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m.
Easy-to-learn meditation at Toe2Heal
‘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 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.
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 Maria Stella Gulla, director, at 617-523-8125, ext. 201,
via e-mail at mariastella.gulla@
bostonabcd.org for more information.
Compassionate Friends Introduction to laptops,
group reaches out to
eReaders and iPads at
bereaved parents and
the West End Library
families
The West End Branch of the Boston
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 dona-
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 at617523-3957 or e-mail hbender@bpl.
org to set up an appointment.
Volunteer at Spaulding
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
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.
‘National Poetry
Month’ reading at West
End Branch Library
The Friends of the West End
Branch Library welcomes Paula
Bonnell, who will give a reading
from “Before the Alphabet” and
other recently published poems,
to the library at 151 Cambridge
St. on Thursday, April 2, at 6:30
p.m.
Her previous book, “Airs
&Voices,” was awarded the
John Ciardi Prize for Poetry.
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.
exhibits with historical themes at the
adams gallery
The West End Branch of the Boston
Public Library, 151 Cambridge
St., welcomes after-work tai chi
group every Thursday from 5 to
5:45 p.m. Come and try this low
impact energy exercise with yangstyle tai chi instructor Arthur SooHoo.
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
david j. sargent hall, suffolk university
120 tremont street, boston
featuring original materials or reproductions
of importance in the chronology of Boston
and New England
gallery hours: 9am – 7pm daily
617.305.1782
www.suffolk.edu/adamsgallery
Black
Toe2Heal, located at 25 Myrtle
St., offers meditation on
Wednesdays and Fridays from
8 to 8:30 a.m. and on Sundays
from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Walk away
relaxed that can last days or
even weeks. Connect to your
true self, uplift your spirits and
increase your energy levels.
There is a suggested donation
of $5 for person. R.S.V.P. to
info@toe2heal.com.
tions 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 from
noon to 8 p.m. and Friday from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
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editorial
Downtown View
(from pg. 1)
Black
have been preserved.
Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, an architecture firm responsible for many handsome Boston and Cambridge structures
of that era, designed the 1908 building
for the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
Company. It cost $1.1 million to build,
said Robert J. Roche, archivist and records
manager for Shepley Bulfinch Richardson
& Abbott, as the firm is now known.
The City of Boston currently values 100
Franklin (or 201 Devonshire, as listed in
official records) at more than $22 million.
Its occupants have included the Boston
Stock Exchange and the Vault, a group
of business leaders who met there as they
helped instigate Boston’s urban renewal
in the 1950s and ’60s. Now one of its
occupants is the building’s current owner,
Synergy Investments, which maintains the
building at a high level. It is 98.5 percent
leased, according to the CoStar real estate
database.
A building such as 100 Franklin is
desirable, said Kirstin Blount, senior vice
president at the real estate firm Colliers
International, even though it does not
have the large floor plate of newer skyscrapers. It is ideal for smaller firms, she
said. Many of these older buildings exist
in Boston since high rises account for only
29 million square feet in the approximately 63 million square feet of office space
located in Boston’s business districts. The
rent in older buildings, even when they are
in meticulous condition, can be half that
of a high rise or a new building.
The urban analyst Jane Jacobs loved
older buildings, claiming they add variety in aspect, diversity in ownership and
economic vitality. She believed that older
buildings were required to keep streets
vigorous.
But such buildings can be vulnerable.
The Shreve, Crump and Low building at
the corner of Arlington and Boylston is
slated for demolition to make way for the
Druker Company’s new building as soon
as the company signs an anchor tenant.
While 100 Franklin Street looks as
if its current profitability will enable it
to last, it has no protection other than
its owner’s good will. It is eligible for
listing on the National Historic Register
and is located in Boston’s Commercial
Palace Historic District, designated by the
National Historic Register. But those honors are not much protection, said Lynn
Smiledge, chair of Boston’s Landmarks
Commission.
The state-sanctioned historic districts such as those of the Back Bay
and Beacon Hill have serious protections
for historic structures, but there are no
such Massachusetts-designated districts in
Boston’s central business district, she said.
As for individual buildings, “the bar is
high and the process lengthy,” Smiledge
said about designating a structure as a
landmark. “A building has to demonstrate significance beyond the local level
or be the finest example of its style.”
That wasn’t the case for the old Shreve,
Crump and Low building, even though
many preservationists objected to its demolition.
Dozens of buildings in the financial
district or Downtown Crossing are fine
examples of the classical revival period, so
100 Franklin, for all its beauty, has company. Few older buildings demonstrate
state-wide or national significance even
though they may have interesting local
histories. Unless a building is threatened
with demolition or significant change,
it typically sits on a “pending” list for a
local landmark if it has any paperwork at
all, said Smiledge.
For now, such beautiful buildings as
100 Franklin Street serve proudly as contrasts to the high rises, most of which in
Boston are made of lesser materials and
possess little interesting detail. Perhaps
the qualities of the older buildings could
be the jumping off point for the design
of some of the new high-rises in central
Boston or the Seaport District’s mid-rises.
We could do worse.
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
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B H A C
The
Beacon
Hill
Architectural
Commission will hold a public hearing on
Thursday, March 19 at 4:00 PM at Boston
City Hall in Piemonte Room.
After 5:30 p.m., enter and exit City Hall
at the Dock Square entrance on Congress
Street (across from Faneuil Hall).
4:00 PM
Application 15.722 BH Applicant: 66
Charles Street (continued review)
Persona Jewelry (tenant): Install fascia
sign and blade sign
4:15 PM
Application 15.859 BH Applicant: 28-30
Mount Vernon Street (continued review)
Grassi Design Group (architect): Remove
rear dormers and construct inset roof decks
and doors (minimally visible from Joy and
Walnut Streets); install intercom units at
entry portico
4:30 PM
Application 15.929 BH Applicant: 18
Phillips Street [Vilna Shul/Boston Center for
Jewish Culture]
Spencer & Vogt Group (architects):
Replace concrete entry plaza and steps in
kind; restore wrought iron fence and gates
4:50 PM
Application 15.938 BH Applicant: 12
Joy Street
Abigail Lash (owner): Paint entry vestibule cream, entry doors and stairs black;
repaint window sash, frames, and storm
windows black and install shutters
5:10 PM
Application 15.940 BH Applicant: 98
Myrtle Street
Mayer + Associates (architect): Modify
primary and secondary entrances; install
light fixtures; replace non- conforming 1/1
aluminum windows with 1/1 wood windows, etc.
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 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
A G E N D A
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 two years 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
Erin.Doherty@boston.gov. Thank you.
BH Application 15.899 34 1⁄2 Beacon
Street: Install 4 storm windows
BH Application 15.936 78 Beacon Street:
Remove and reset granite entry steps
BH Application 15.897 95 Beacon Street:
Install 3 wood storm windows
BH Application 15.934 88 Charles Street:
Install hanging blade sign on existing bracket
BH Application 15.935 10 Chestnut
Street: Masonry and ironwork repairs;
replace copper gutter, downspout, and dormer cladding; repair balcony; replace window box; replace shutters; install new light
fixture; replace passageway door; replace
window sash in kind, reusing existing historic glass, etc.
BH Application 15.864 Hoyt Place
(Beacon Hill Nursery School Playground):
Replace existing stockade fence with wood
plank fence
 BH Application 15.937 33 Mount
Vernon Street: Install wrought iron handrails at front steps
BH Application 15.933 37 Mount
Vernon Street: Replace 4 wood 6/6 windows in kind
BH Application 15.865 39-41 Mount
Vernon Street: Replace non-original entry
door; infill light well on east wall, replace all
wood windows in kind; modify windows on
Joy Street elevation, removing infilled glass
blocks, etc.
BH Application 15.941 121 Mount
Vernon Street: Install iron railing
BH Application 15.939 77 Pinckney
Street: Relocate mail slot to front door;
repaint front door Essex Green
BH Application 15.930 15 Revere Street:
Repoint and repair masonry; repair and
restore zinc cornice
 BEACON HILL ARCHITECTURAL
COMMISSION
Joel Pierce (Chair), Annlinnea Terranova,
Kenneth Taylor, P.T. Vineburgh, Vacancy
Alternates: Thomas Hopkins, Susan KnackBrown, Mary Fichtner, Danielle Santos,
Vacancy
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TUESDAY, MARCH 10
RECITAL, Jacob Reed on the C.B. Fisk organ performing works by Bach
and Brahms, King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested donation; $3, call 617-227-2155
LECTURE, “Is There Still Room for Gluten?: Separating Science from
Supposition,” Massachusetts General Hospital Paul S. Russell, MD Museum
of Medical History and Innovation, 2 North Grove St., Putnam Gallery, 6-8
p.m., register via e-mail at mghhistory@partners.org
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11
FILM, “Good Vibrations” (2013, 103 minutes, not rated), West End Branch
of the Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 12
MEETING, West End Civic Association, Amy Lowell House, community room,
7 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
OFFICE HOURS, City Councilor Josh Zakim, J. Pace & Sons, 75 Blossom
Court, 8-9:30 a.m.
LECTURE on Arthur Shurclifff, Massachusetts Historical Society, located
at 1154 Boylston St., 5:30-7 p.m., admission: $10 per person; free for
members of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Friends of Mount Auburn
Cemetery and the Nichols House Museum
OFFICE HOURS, State Rep. Jay Livingstone, Panificio Bistro and Bakery, 144
Charles St., 8:30-10 a.m.
MEETING, Book Discussion Group, West End Branch of the Boston Public
Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m.
CONCERT, French baroque sonatas, West End Branch of the Boston Public
Library, 151 Cambridge St., 6:30 p.m.
ACTIVITY, expert parenting-panel with wine, chocolate and cheese, Vilna
Shul, 18 Phillips St., 7 p.m., visit www.vilnashul.org for more information
FRIDAY, MARCH 20
EVENT, Havurah on the Hill’s “20s and 30s Shabbat,” Vilna Shul, 18
Phillips St., admission: free, 6:30 p.m., visit www.vilnashul.org for more
information
OFFICE HOURS, City Councilor Josh Zakim, Tatte Bakery and Cafe, 144
Charles St., 144 Charles St., 8-9:30 a.m.
TUESDAY, MARCH 24
OFFICE HOURS, State Rep. Jay Livingstone, J. Pace & Son, 75 Blossom
Court, 8:30-10 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
FILM, “Calvary” (2014, 101 minutes, Rated R), West End Branch of the
Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 29
FAMILY ACTIVITY, “Children’s Day,” Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips St., 2 p.m., visit
www.vilnashul.org for more information
TUESDAY, MARCH 31
RECITAL, Handel & Haydn Society performing Beethoven: Sonato no. 10 in
G Major, King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested donation;
$3, call 617-227-2155
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
LECTURE AND DISCUSSION, “The Good: ‘Framed’ and ‘Reframed’” with
Howard Gardner, First Church in Boston 66 Marlborough St., 7 p.m.,
admission: free, call 617-267-6730 for more information
FILM, “Dead Poets Society” (1998, 128 minutes, Rated PG), West End
Branch of the Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
LECTURE, “What Your Kids Need to Hear from You About Sex,” Kingsley
Montessori School, 26 Exeter St., 6:30-8 p.m., R.S.V.P. to kdiamond@
kingsley.org or 617-226-4932
POETRY READING, Paula Bonnell, West End Branch of the Boston Public
Library, 151 Cambridge St., 6:30 p.m.
Obituaries
Anna McIntyre
Former Hill resident
Anna McIntyre, a longtime
resident of Beacon Hill, passed
away last month from complications due to pneumonia. She
was almost 91.
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in
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Saskatchewan, Mrs. McIntyre
was the youngest of eight siblings, all of whom predeceased
her. She met and married her
architect husband, a Louisiana
transplant nicknamed Mac, in
New York, and after moving
to Boston in the early 1950s,
the couple soon settled in on
Pinckney Street.
Mrs. McIntyre was active in
the community; most important to her was her work with
the Beacon Hill Garden Club.
She is survived by her son
Alexander, daughter-in-law
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RECITAL, Rodger Vine on C.B. Fisk organ performing works by Bach,
Handel, Brody and Weaver, King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested donation; $3, call 617-227-2155
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
FILM, “The Irish Pub” (2014, 72 minutes, not rated), West End Branch of
the Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m.
ANNUAL MEETING, Emerald Necklace Conservancy, African Meeting House,
46 Joy St., 5:30 p.m., admission: free, call 617-522-2700 to reserve a
space
THURSDAY, MARCH 19
TUESDAY, MARCH 17
RECITAL, guitarist Leonid Chindelevitch performing works by Albeniz VillaLobos and more, King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested
donation; $3, call 617-227-2155
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
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PA G E 6
Dinner at the Church of the Advent
by Suzanne Besser
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At 4:30 p.m. last Tuesday
all was surprisingly quiet at the
Church of the Advent, given that
about 100 people, give or take 50,
were due for dinner at 6.
Barbara, the first to arrive,
began the food prep. In minutes,
she’d arranged eighty pounds of
chicken thighs on large baking
sheets, dousing each with barbecue
sauce, just as the guests liked it.
One by one others, about 18 in
total, streamed in to toss salads,
mash potatoes, butter bread, plate
desserts, serve guests, clear tables,
clean pans or do whatever else
might be asked of them.
The guests, too, began arriving,
browsing briefly through books
laid out for their taking before
establishing themselves in the
warm dining room. They were
quiet, but inside the kitchen the
volume, excitement and aroma of
culinary activities kept growing.
At 5:45 pm, a few helpers began
serving coffee, tea and milk while
others heaped steaming mashed
potatoes, green salad and buttered
bread around spicy chicken pieces
on what seemed like a countless
number of plates.
At 6:00 p.m., a parade of servers marched from the kitchen
to set the dishes before the hungry guests, whom The Reverend
Thomas Adams welcomed, led in
grace and delivered last week’s
oft-repeated advice: “Watch for
falling ice when you leave.” Then
the 81 people who came that night
dug right in.
By 7:00 p.m., after an evening
of good food, companionship and
warmth, the diners, some with
bags of leftovers and loaves of
unused bread, left the historic
Gothic Revival building to spend
the night on the streets, in homeless shelters or other subsidized
housing.
When the dishes were washed
and counters scrubbed, the helpers
hung up their aprons and left for
their homes as nearby as Beacon
Hill and as far away as Lynn and
Wellesley.
It was the Tuesday Night
Community Supper, when Church
members, neighbors and friends
come together to prepare and serve
a nourishing meal to the needy.
They’ve been doing it every week
for more than 30 years.
“It is the longest running supper for the homeless in the city of
While prepping for Tuesday’s supper, Lilly, M.J. and Roger, all of Beacon Hill, placed salad on dinner plates.
Boston that has never skipped even
one night, not even Christmas or
Easter,” said Christopher from
Beacon Hill, a volunteer who has
helped since 1988. “We’ve never
closed in 30 years.”
The program is an important part of the outreach mission of the Church, an Anglo
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Caroline, a young professional who recently joined the solid
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how smoothly the operation goes.
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jumps considerably as the month
goes on. The dining room accommodates 116 individuals. When
during the summer as many as
150 people come, the meal service
is staggered.
For the most part, the guests
are a quiet, pleasant group, said
Father Adams. If some become
disruptive, fellow guests escort
them out. After the dinner, they
are encouraged to leave quickly
and quietly to avoid disturbing
neighbors.
Like many of the volunteers
who come from all over Boston,
Barbara, who is modestly compensated for her work, has served the
homeless for decades. “I thought
I would give it a try in 1989,”
she said. “And I have never left.”
Two of the very few times she has
missed serving the dinner occurred
this winter during the MBTA shutdown. Beacon Hill families like
Jack and Cassie and their daughters came to the rescue and managed to conjure up meals for the
25 guests who arrived.
Many Beacon Hillers, like
Astrid, Roger and their 16-yearold daughter Lilly, believe that
serving and interacting with the
guests, fellow volunteers and staff
is a meaningful addition to their
weekly routine and life. More volunteers are always needed, said
Barbara, especially during school
holidays and summer vacations
when students, such as the regulars who come from Suffolk
University, are unavailable.
“Although I volunteer a lot less
than I used to during the school
year,” said Lilly, “I think it’s a
really good experience for me to
get outside of the “bubble” of my
own life and spend my night not
thinking about myself, my needs,
my life, but instead not only helping feed people in need but also
realizing how lucky I am.”
Per their request, the last names
of individuals mentioned in this
story were omitted.
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supposed to do. And then, all of
a sudden the dinner’s wrapped
up and we’re on our way.”
Barbara, who serves as the
director, head cook and general cheerleader, plans the menus
and orders the ingredients a few
weeks ahead. On the day of the
supper, fresh food is delivered to
add to the staple foods stocked
in the kitchen every month. The
quantity of food required is
daunting.
To prepare the crowds’ favorite chili, for example, Barbara
must order forty pounds of
ground beef, ten pounds of
minced onion, a pint jar of
minced garlic in oil, four large
cans of spaghetti sauce, four
cans of dark kidney beans and
four bottles of chili powder.
On the day of the supper,
Terry, considered the captain of
the kitchen, bakes oversized peanut butter, chocolate chip or
oatmeal cookies, brownies or
Bundt cakes for dessert. “I am
inspired by a cookbook called
the Cake Mix Doctor that the
Nichols House Museum gave
us some time ago,” he said. “It
takes ordinary cake mixes and
doctors them up.”
Moses, a sexton at the church,
welcomes and counts the guests
as they arrive. Rather than congregating outside the church
door, he invites them in as soon
as they arrive if a staff person
is present. Like last week, the
attendance is smaller on the first
Tuesday of the month because
the needy have just received
monthly support checks but it
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Boston Flower Show
It’s a sure sign of spring - The
annual Boston Flower and Garden
Show, “Season of Enchantment,” is
at the Seaport World Trade Center,
200 Seaport Blvd., Boston, March
11-15. Hours are Wednesday,
Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday,
10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.
to 9p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For tickets and more information,
visit www.BostonFlowerShow.com.
‘Big Fish’
Black
SpeakEasy Stage Company presents the New England premiere
of Broadway musical, “Big Fish,”
March 13 through April 11, in
Boston Center for the Arts Virginia
Wimberly Theatre, Stanford
Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont
St., South End, Boston. SpeakEasy
features an intimate version, re-imagined by book writer John August and
composer-lyricist Andrew Lippa,
with a smaller cast and six-piece
bluegrass band, starring Boston
stand-outs Will McGarrahan, Sam
Simahk, Aimee Doherty and Aubin
Wise. Performances: Wednesday,
Thursday, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8
p.m.; Saturday, 4,8 p.m.; Sunday,
3 p.m., also Thursday, April 9, at
2 p.m. Ticket start at $25.; student, senior, age 25-under discounts. Call 617-933-8600, visit
www.SpeakEasyStage.com or www.
BostonTheatreScene.com.
‘Katya Kabanova’
Boston Lyric Opera presents its
first production of Leos Janacek’s
one-act, 100-minute opera, “Katya
Kabanova,” starring CubanAmerican soprano Elaine Alvarez,
and tenor Raymond Very, March
13, 18,20, at 7:30 p.m., March
15, 22, at 3 p.m., at Boston’s Citi
Performing Arts Center Shubert
Theatre, 265 Tremont St., Boston.
Check for related events. For tickets
and more information, call 617542-6772, visit boxoffice@blo.org,
blo.org; single tickets, visit blo.org/
buy-tickets or call 866-348-9738.
‘Lifers’
Happy Medium theatre and Argos
Productions have joined together in
presenting John Shea and Maureen
Cornell’s play, “Lifers,” starring
award-winning Boston favorites,
March 20 through April 4, at
Boston Playwrights Theatre, 949
Comm. Ave., Boston. The play is
set in Boston, in 2004. Showtimes:
March 20,21,27,28, April 3,4, at
8 p.m.; March 22,29, at 3 p.m.;
March 25,26,April 1,2, at 7:30
p.m. Advance tickets, $20. Visit
argosproductions.com or call 866811-4111.
‘The Taste of Sunrise’
Wheelock Family Theatre presents
Suzan Zeder’s drama for young people, exploring the complexities of
deafness, “The Taste of Sunrise,”
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post-performance session on Friday.
Reserved seats, $40; World Music/
CRASHart members, $36. Visit
www.WorldMusic.org or call 617876-4275.
March 21, at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets,
$25, students with ID, $15. For
tickets and more information, call
the Box Office at 781-279-2200 or
visit www.stonehamtheatre.org. Daniil Trifonov
Irish Comedy Tour
Celebrity Series of Boston presents
renowned pianist Daniil Trifonov,
performing music by Bach, Liszt
and Beethoven, Friday, March
13, at 8 p.m. in New England
Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30
Gainsborough St., Boston. Tickets
are sold out, but patrons may be
added to the wait list by calling the
Box Office at 617-482-6661.
Spectacle Management presents
the Irish Comedy Tour, featuring
Mike McCarthy, Derek Richards,
Damon Leibert, Joey Carroll and
Derrick Keane, Saturday, March 14,
at 8 p.m.at the Larcom Theatre,
13 Wallis St., Downtown Beverly. Tickets, $35. Visit www.larcomtheatre.com or call 617-531-1257.
The Grand Slambovians
SpeakEasy Stage Company presents the New England premiere of
Broadway musical, “Big Fish,” March 13 through April 11, in Boston
Center for the Arts Virginia Wimberly Theatre, Stanford Calderwood
Pavilion, 527 Tremont St., South End, Boston. SpeakEasy features an
intimate version, re-imagined by book writer John August and composer-lyricist Andrew Lippa, with a smaller cast and six-piece bluegrass
band, starring Boston stand-outs Will McGarrahan, Sam Simahk,
Aimee Doherty and Aubin Wise. Performances: Wednesday, Thursday,
at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 4,8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m., also
Thursday, April 9, at 2 p.m. Ticket start at $25.; student, senior, age
25-under discounts. Call 617-933-8600, visit www.SpeakEasyStage.
com or www.BostonTheatreScene.com.
part II of the Ware Trilogy, performed in spoken English and
American sign language, March
13-22, at 180 The Riverway,
Boston. Performed Friday at 7:30
p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 3
p.m., the play is recommended for
adults, teen-agers and children over
9 years old. Tickets, $20,$25,$30;
Teens Take-over Fridays, $15.Call
617-879-2300, visit tickets@wheelock.edu or the website at www.
WheelockFamilyTheatre.org.
‘From the Deep’
Boston Public Works Theater
Company presents the East Coast
premiere of Cassie M. Seinuk’s
“From the Deep,” a play about
an Israeli prisoner of war and
his captor, March 12-28, in the
Boston Center for the Arts Black
Box Theatre, 539 Tremont St.,
South End, Boston. Showtimes:
Wednesday, Thursday, at 7:30 p.m.;
Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday,
2 p.m. For more information, visit
www.bostonpublicworks.org.
Berklee Salutes!
Berklee honors jazz’s longtime premier promoter Fred Taylor with the
George Wein Impresario Award at
concert, “Berklee Salutes Scullers,”
Wednesday, March 11, at 8 p.m.
at Scullers Jazz Club, Double Tree
Suites by Hilton Boston-Cambridge,
400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston.
Berklee provost Larry Simpson
hosts the event, featuring a lineup of jazz standouts performing.
Grammy Award-winning jazz critic
Bob Blumenthal relates the story of
Taylor’s storied career. Doors open
at 7 p.m. Tickets, $25; dinner and
show, $65. Call 617-562-4111 or
visit www.scullersjazz.com.
We Banjo 3
World Music CRASHarts presents Ireland’s own award-winning
quartet, We Banjo 3, from Galway,
making its Boston debut, Thursday,
March 12, at 8 p.m., at Johnny
D’s, 17 Holland St., Davis Square,
Somerville. Guaranteed seating with
dinner reservation, general admission for patrons 21+ years old, $25.
Visit www.WorldMusic.org or call
617-876-4275.
Dorrance Dance
Tap choreographer Michelle
Dorrance and her award-winning
company perform the Boston premiere of The Blues Project, combining nine outstanding tap artists with
musician-composer Toshi Reagon
and her band, BIGLovely, on Friday,
March 13, at 8 p.m.; Saturday,
March 14, at 3 and 8 p.m., and
Sunday, March 15, at 3 p.m. at
the Institute of Contemporary Art
(ICA), 100 Northern Ave., Boston.
Dance critic Debra Cash delivers free, pre-performance talks,
30 minutes ahead, in the lobby,
and the company holds a Q&A
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams,
a.k.a. The Grand Slambovians, will
perform March 15 at 8 p.m. at
Johnny D’s,17 Holland St., Davis
Square, Somerville.Patrons 10 years
old-up, accompanied by grownups,
are admitted. Tickets,$22. Visit
johnnyds.com or call 617-7762004. Cafe 939
Berklee’s Red Room at Cafe 939
(939 Boylston St., Boston), holds its
free Berklee in the Round (BITR)
performances monthly, on the second Tuesday, (March 10, at 7 p.m.).
On Wednesday, March 11, at 8
p.m.. singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Dylan Gardner, 18,
and singer-songwriter Taylor Berrett perform (advance admission, $10,
day of show, $12); Ireland’s singer-songwriter Orla Gartland, 19,
and Olivia Millerschin, March 12,
at 8 p.m. ($12/$14); and Louisiana’s
Kristin Diable, with Anderson East,
March 13, at 8 p.m. ($10/$12). All
shows are for all ages. Visit www.
cafe939.com, or call 617-747-6038. Mujeres
La Galeria at Villa Victoria Center
for the Arts celebrates women’s
achievements and International
Women’s Day with its exhibit,
“Mujeres:Poetic Revelations of
Our Lives,” featuring the works of painter Silvia Lopez Chavez and
sculptor Nora Valdez, now through
April 22, at 85 W. Newton St.,
South End, Boston. There’s an artist’s talk, Friday, March 27, 6-8 p.m. The gallery is open Tuesday-Friday,
3-6 p.m.; Saturday, 1-4 p.m., and by
appointment. Call 617-927-1722.
‘Walking the Tightrope’
Stoneham Theatre at 395 Main
St., Stoneham, welcomes superb,
award-winning actor, Johnny Lee
Davenport, starring in Mike Kenny’s
play, “Walking the Tightrope,”
with young company actors Maria
Ferraguto and Caela Flanagan,
while student Jakob Michaels provides the soundscape with director Caitlin Lowans, March 14-21.
Performances, March 14, at 12 and
3 p.m.; March 20, at 7 p.m., and
St. Patrick’s Day Celtic
Sojourn
WGBH’s A St. Patrick’s Day Celtic
Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan
returns to Boston and New Bedford,
under the baton of music director Keith Murphy, featuring the
Henry Girls from Malin County,
Donegal, Ireland, accordionist Mick
McCauley of Kilkenny, and Cape
Breton ensemble, Coig, Friday,
March 13, at 8 p.m. in New Bedford’s
Zeiterion Theater; Saturday, March
14, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March
15, at 3 p.m. at the Sanders Theatre,
Harvard University, 45 Quincy St.,
Cambridge. Tickets, $20-$45. Visit
wgbh.org/celtic.
‘Silent Rage’
ART/MXAT Institute for Advanced
Theater Training presents Silent
Rage, a double bill of plays
“Heroin/e (Keep Us Quiet),” by
Carson Kreitzer, and LeRoi Jones’
“Dutchman,” March 13-21, in Zero
Church Performance Space, Church
Street and Mass. Ave., Harvard
Square, Cambridge. Performances:
March 13-15, 19-21, at 7:30
p.m. Tickets,general admission,
$20; members, subscribers, $15.
Call 617-547-8300 or visit americanrepertorytheater.org/page/institute-201415-season.
Yael Deckelbaum
The Regattabar (at the Charles
Hotel, One Bennett St., Harvard
Square, Cambridge), presents
Platinum Award winner artist Yael
Deckelbaum, an Israeli-Canadian,
performing March 18 at 8 p.m.
Tickets, $20. Visit www.regattabarjazz.com She is also the opening act
for Livingston Taylor at the Bull
Run in Shirley, March 27. Paintings 2015
Georgetown artist Bonita LeFlore’s
exhibition,” Paintings 2015,” is on
display through March 29 at the
Firehouse Art Gallery, Firehouse
Center for the Arts, Market Square,
Downtown Newburyport. The gallery is open Wednesday-Sunday, 12
noonto 5 p.m. and later on theater performance days. For more
information call the Box Office at
978-462-7336 or visit www.firehouseorg.
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More ways to connect in March at BHWF
During March the BHWF has
planned two other opportunities
for members to connect, inspire
and enjoy each other.
“Concealments
and
Revelations in the Self-Portraits
of Female Painters”, a talk by
Beacon Hill neighbor and art historian Liana Cheney, will focus
on the nature of female’s self-por-
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traiture in painting since the 16th
century and specifically compare
American and European female
self portraits in the 20th century.
The talk will be held from
5:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
March 18 at the Sloane Merrill
Gallery, 75 Charles Street. Light
refreshments will be served and
donations will be accepted. No
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reservations are necessary and
BHWF members are welcome to
bring guests. Members may also
connect with each other at the
monthly Feast with Friends, a $37
prixe fixe meal held at Panificio
on Wednesday, March 19 beginning at 6 pm. Reservations must
be made in advance at beaconhillwomensforum.com.
FriendshipWorks seeks volunteers for program
and isolated,” said Janet SeckelCerrotti, FriendshipWorks executive director. “The Medical Escort
Program is an essential piece of
our organization.”
Mark Byrne, Medical Escort
coordinator, said, “We are seeking volunteers who are retired
and have the time and experience
to navigate our elders to and
from appointments, through hospital systems, offer support, and
ultimately be a friend. It would
be most helpful to the Medical
Escort program to have volunteers who may be retired and
have daytime availably during the
work week.”
FriendshipWorks also has an
office in Jamaica Plain that is
focused on assisting Spanishspeaking elders called La Cadena
de Amistad. The medical escort
service is a critical program for
this population and also needs
Spanish-speaking volunteers,
according to Lillyana Hebbert,
program director of La Cadena
de Amistad.
“The Medical Escort service
for our Spanish-speaking elders
plays a crucial role in their access
to health care as language barriers
may discourage them from seeking care,” Hebbert said. “We are
looking for Spanish-speaking volunteers who may serve as translators and advocates, as well as
friends, during what can be a vulnerable and intimidating time.”
FriendshipWorks encourages potential volunteers those in
Boston and Brookline to consider participating in the program,
which is flexible and requires simply a friendly, caring attitude with
some weekday availability.
To become a Medical Escort,
apply online at www.fw4elders.
org/volunteer.
On Wednesday night, Feb. 25, friends, colleagues and constituents
gathered at the Seaport Hotel’s Lighthouse Ballroom in Boston to
honor City Council President Bill Linehan at a reception hosted by
Mayor Martin J. Walsh.
Among the luminaries in attendance were City Councilors Michael
Flaherty, Stephen J. Murphy and Frank Baker; Seaport developer John
Drew; PR guru George K. Regan Jr.; Hampshire House Chairman
and CEO Tom Kershaw of Beacon Hill; developer Joe Fallon; State
Rep. Nick Collins (D-Boston); and Suffolk University Vice President
of Government Affairs John Nucci and his wife, Peggy.
Linehan and Kershaw are pictured.
Livingstone (from pg. 1)
Joint
Committee
on
Environment, Natural Resources
and Agriculture, which handles
environmental matters, including
the Charles River cleanup and
adapting to climate change. He
said the committee also handles
the oversight of the Department
of Conservation and Recreation,
providing another opportunity
to work closely with that state
agency.
Livingstone is also a new
member of the Joint Committee
on Community Development and
Small Business, and in that role,
he said he hopes to find ways
to help businesses in his district
thrive.
Metro Credit Union's Make It Your Business networking reception set for March 31
Metro Credit Union is hosting
its second annual Make It Your
Business networking and business
recognition reception on Tuesday,
March 31, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m., at its branch office located at
1071 Massachusetts Ave., Boston.
The event will benefit Casa
Myrna, an organization that provides services to people affected by
domestic violence through intervention, awareness, and prevention.
Governor Charlie Baker will
be delivering the keynote address
at the reception. Three members
of the business community will
be honored with the Corporate
Engagement Award of Excellence
for their charitable contributions.
Saritin Rizzuto, assistant vice
president of community relations
at Metro Credit Union, started
organizing the event that brings
together policy makers and members of the business community
through a partnership with the
Newmarket Business Association.
A R O U N D
Squeezebox Stompers Winthrop’s own Squeezebox
Stompers will perform a benefit
for music education in Winthrop,
Music Matters Fundraiser, Friday,
March 13, 7-11 p.m. at the
Winthrop Yacht Club, 649 Shirley
St., Winthrop. The group will
perform beginning at 8:45 p.m.
Advance tickets, $20; at the door,
$25. For more information and
T H E
tickets call 302-468-7421. On
Saturday, March 21, at 8 p.m., the
group will perform at the Cabot
Performing Arts Center, 286 Cabot
St., Downtown Beverly. Tickets,
$16. Call 978-927-3100.
‘Tristan and Yseult’
ArtsEmerson:the World on Stage
welcomes Kneehigh of the United
Kingdom and its celebrated performances of “Tristan & Yseult”,
Mayor Martin J. Walsh was the
keynote speaker at the inaugural
reception that drew a tremendous
crowd.
Event sponsors include Eastern
Minerals, La Mega Radio Station,
RTN Credit Union, Massport,
East Boston Neighborhood Health
Center, ConRes.
Tickets to the reception are $50
per person. For more information,
please call Ashton Porter at 617521-0176.
C I T Y
through March 15, at Emerson/
Cutler Majestic Theatre, 221
Tremont St., Boston. The show
blends comedy,live music, and
amazing theatricality: March 10-12,
at 7:30 p.m.; March 13, at 8 p.m.;
March 14, at 2,8 p.m.; March 15,
at 2 p.m. Tickets, $25-$89; group,
senior, student discounts available.
Call 617-824-8400 or visit www.
artsemerson.org.
Sue Sullivan, executive director of the Newmarket Business
Association, Marlene Collins, branch manager at Metro Credit Union,
Saritin Rizzuto, assistant vice president of community relations at
Metro Credit Union, and Stephanie Brown, chief executive officer of
Casa Myrna.
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FriendshipWorks - a network
of trained volunteers that provide support and assistance to
elders in Boston and Brookline
- is seeking new volunteers to
participate in the Medical Escort
program to accompany elders to
medical appointments, providing
companionship and other support
along the way.
With an estimated 62,000
elders living in Boston, more
than 22,000 currently live
alone, making it difficult to get
to and from medical appointments. FriendshipWorks is seeking potential volunteers who may
be retired and are looking for
the opportunity to be helpful to
elders in need.
“It has been an especially
tough winter this year in Boston
between the multiple storms and
lack of MBTA services which
has left many elders homebound
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MARCH 10, 2015
THE BEACON HILL TIMES
PA G E 1 0
Attention
to
Real Estate Transfers
Detail
By Penny Cherubino
THIS WEEK'S ANSWER
BUYER 1
BUYER 2
BACK BAY
Assoc Of Boylston 425 LLC
West Newton 154 LLC
Schulz, Jens
Schulz, Laura
Murphy, Nathan J
Murphy, Laurel K
BEACON HILL
Englert, John J
Winthrop 168 LLC
2 Chestnut Street INT
Lister-Oldfield, Jennifer
Mcintosh, Margaret A
Mcintosh, Margaret A
BBR 32 Owner LLC
Thorne, Nathan C
Englert, Lee J
Keliher, James E
Oldfield, Anthony
Thorne, Natalie C
DOWNTOWN/WATERFRONT
Lewis Wharf Realty LLC
Xing, Yigong P
Lu, Shan
Gerlach, Nancy J
Spriggs, David
SELLER 1
SELLER 2
ADDRESS
CITY
PRICE
Midland Partners LLC
Ronges, Vlad
Ronges, Victoria
Frazer 165 Holdings LP
211 W Canton Street LLC
429-429A Boylston St Boston
105 Marlborough St #3 Boston
165 Newbury St
Boston
211 W Canton St
Boston
$1,200,000
$1,200,000
$1,020,000
$2,642,000
Bramson, Robert
Monahan, Charles F
River Street RT 1
Chodes, Joanna W
96 Mount Vernon Street Dietrech, Alice R
Benham, Elizabeth A
Benham, Elizabeth A
River Street RT 2
Chodes, Joanna W
Origen Property Invest 4
65 Anderson St #GA
21 Beacon St #10E
2 Chestnut St
96 Mount Vernon St
1 Primus Ave #8&10
1 Primus Ave #9
32 River St
3 Winter Pl
$675,000
$466,000
$4,360,000
$5,200,000
$949,000
$949,000
$2,121,000
$1,750,000
237 Lewis Wharf LLC
Nolan, Brendan K
Adams, Carl B
28-32 Atlantic Ave #237Boston
1 Nassau St #1709
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MARCH 10, 2015
PA G E 1 1
THE BEACON HILL TIMES
City Paws
Vaccinations and Dog Licenses
a licensed veterinarian using a
licensed vaccine ...”
However, Massachusetts is
one of the states that does allow
medical exemptions to rabies
vaccinations. There are very specific guidelines that begin with
your veterinarian explaining to
the licensing agency why your
dog should not be vaccinated at
this time. Refer to Chapter 93
Section 145B of Massachusetts
laws for details.
by Penny Cherubino
March is the month when
many dog guardians think about
vaccinations. In order to comply
with the Massachusetts law that
requires all dogs be licensed with
their city or town by April 1st of
each year, you must have proof
of a current rabies vaccination.
I put a reminder on my calendar and have already applied
for a Boston dog license online.
(http://www.cityofboston.gov/
animals/doglicense/)
My Poppy was already registered, so I typed in her current license number and all my
information was filled in by the
system. I uploaded a photo of
her spay certificate and one of
her current rabies record. Then I
entered my credit card information and completed the transaction. The cost this year, including
a one dollar processing fee, was
$16.
Rabies Vaccinations
With rabies vaccinations, you
do not have a choice since state
law requires, “Each owner or
keeper of a dog, cat or ferret that
is 6 months of age or older shall
cause such dog, cat or ferret to
be vaccinated against rabies by
Titer Testing Made Easier
Even with core vaccinations
(except rabies), I have always opted
for titer testing to assure myself
that my dogs still had immunity to
each disease rather than automatic
revaccination. Now, that is even
easier to do. The tests do not have
to be sent out to a lab.
The USDA has approved new
technology in the form a titer test
(VacciCheck) that can be completed in your veterinarian’s office in
just 21 minutes. This means blood
can be drawn at the beginning of
a visit with test results before you
leave the office.
When you schedule your dog’s
next check-up, ask if the practice
is using VacciCheck or a similar
product. If not, ask if they can
order it and use it for you. Or, you
could call other animal hospitals
and find someone who does use
these tests.
By the way, should you find
yourself at the vets for another reason and your vet says they won’t
give your animal an upcoming
vaccination at that time, they may
have good reason. If, for example, your dog is sick, on steroids,
undergoing chemotherapy, or on
antibiotics, the animal may not do
well with the additional stress of
a vaccination and some of these
factors may compromise the effectiveness of the vaccine.
Do you have a question or topic
for City Paws. Send an email to
Penny@BostonZest.com with your
request.
HILL
BEAT
From Boston Police Area A-1
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE: 617-343-4627 • DRUG UNIT: 617-343-4879 • EMERGENCIES: 911
Larceny in a Building
02/28/15 – A Pinckney Street
resident reported that she had
prescription medication and a
Swiss watch taken from a room
she rents some time between 9
a.m. on Feb .27 and midnight on
Feb. 28.
LEAVE IT and
LOSE IT!
DON’T BE A VICTIM!
You have been given this notification as a cautionary
reminder. Boston Police Officers are reminding you
of the following:
Poppy is being a bit sassy because she expects to have her new dog
license tag before many of her canine pals. Yes, she can be a brat.
BEACON
Pictured (left to right, front to back) are Joni Lee Rossi, president &
CEO of the Back Bay Staffing Group; Christy Cashman, producer,
actress, writer; Andrew Silver, filmmaker; and Mary Chiochios, former
member of the Massachusetts Film Office and filmmaker.
Oscar party to benefit Ellie Fund brings out Boston’s best
More than 300 hundred guests gathered together for the Ellie Fund
19th Annual Red Carpet Gala on Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Fairmont
Copley Plaza.
Revelers dressed up in their finest to watch the 87th annual Academy
Awards ceremony on a giant screen. The event raised funds for the Ellie
Fund’s mission to help end breast cancer and support services for families dealing with the disease.
Honored guest, WCVB’s President Bill Fine, joined many of his team,
including weatherman Harvey Leonard, J.C. Monahan, Mary Saladna,
Jim Lokay, Kelley Tuthill and Phil Lipof. Other VIPs spotted in the
crowd included philanthropic, Joni Lee Rossi, president and CEO of
the Back Bay Staffing Group; filmmaker Christy Cashman; filmmaker
Mary Chiochios; the Improper Bostonian’s Jonathan Soroff; filmmaker
Andrew Silver; the Boston Herald’s Erica Corsano; and comedian Dave
Russo.
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DO NOT leave your keys in the ignition.
DO NOT leave your vehicle idling and unattended.
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HILL TIMES.
PLEASE CALL
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this includes:
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Core & Elective Vaccinations
Beyond rabies, your veterinarian will suggest routine vaccinations for a variety of preventable
diseases. In 2011, the American
Animal Hospital Association
Canine Vaccination Task Force
changed the previous annual
protocol for core vaccines to
every 3-years.
For dogs, canine parvovirus,
distemper, canine hepatitis, and
rabies are considered core vaccines. The non-core or elective
vaccines are for bordetella bronchiseptica, borrelia burgdorferi
and leptospira bacteria.
For cats, core vaccines are used
to protect against panleukopenia
(feline distemper), feline calicivirus, feline herpesvirus type I
(rhinotracheitis), and rabies. The
non-core or elective vaccines are
for feline leukemia virus, bordetella, chlamydophila felis, and feline
immunodeficiency virus.
You should have a discussion
with your veterinarian about risk
assessment for non-core vaccines.
Your lifestyle and that of your
companion animals are important
in making these decisions.
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MARCH 10, 2015
THE BEACON HILL TIMES
PA G E 1 2
Two Hill residents named to mayor’s ONEin3 Council
By Dan Murphy
Two Beacon Hill residents were
named to Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s
ONEin3 Council last week.
Diana Brennan, a 32-year-old
Phillips Street resident, and Lee
Berman of Myrtle Street, age 26,
are serving on the 37-member
group that will spend the next
12 months working with the city
to engage the 20- to 34-year-old
age demographic, which accounts
for about one third of Boston’s
total population. With support
from the Boston Redevelopment
Authority, the council will work
on projects related to housing pol-
icy, professional development, economic development, and civic and
neighborhood engagement, among
other issues.
Brennan, who was selected
from among 320 applicants this
year, said she wanted to join the
council to help develop a plan for
getting young adults involved in
making Boston a better place to
work and live.
“Paying attention to this demographic is really important for
the city,” Brennan said. “I think
ONEin3 is a really significant initiative and one that’s going to fuel
Boston for years.”
Berman said he is excited to
serve on a council who collectively
live in 20 different neighborhoods
citywide and together work in 20
unique industries, from education
to construction.
“It’s great to be in a room with
people who are really positive and
enthusiastic about making Boston
a better place,” Berman said. “It’s
also an opportunity for people our
age to get involved with the city
and stay involved in its future.”
ONEin3 Manager Chloe Ryan
said according to the 2010 census,
51 percent of Beacon Hill residents
are between the ages of 20 and 34.
“With so many Beacon Hill
residents in this age demograph-
Diana Brennan
ic, we look forward to having
Diana and Lee’s representation
on the council and working with
Lee Berman
them to improve and enhance
our city,” Ryan said.
Young named chairman of the board of trustees of May Institute
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
Stephen S. “Steve” Young,
L.L.B., well-known trial lawyer
and senior partner, inactive, in
Holland & Knight’s Boston office,
has been named chairman of the
board of trustees of May Institute.
Mr. He succeeds Don Ricciato,
Ph.D., who retired as chairman in
December. May Institute is an award-winning nonprofit organization that
serves children and adults with
autism spectrum disorder and
other developmental disabilities,
brain injury, mental illness and
behavioral health needs. The
Institute has annual revenues of
more than $103 million and serves
nearly 7,000 individuals and families in 14 states around the country.
“Steve has been a highly respected member of our board for more
than a decade,” said May Institute
President and Chief Executive
Office Lauren C. Solotar, Ph.D.,
ABPP. “The Institute has benefitted enormously from his guidance.
We are delighted that Steve will
play an even greater role in the
organization’s strategic matters
and business initiatives as we enter
our 60th year of serving individuals with special needs.”
Young said, “The May Institute
is comprised of an extremely
hard-working and dedicated staff,
is run by a highly competent and
committed management team,
and provides the highest level of
services available anywhere to
the children and adults whom it
serves. I am honored to be able to
serve as chairman of the board of
trustees of May Institute during
and following this 60th-anniversary year of its founding.”
Young was one of May
Institute’s “founding riders” for
the Rodman Ride for Kids in 2007,
the first year the Institute participated in this fundraising event for
children in Massachusetts with
special needs. Since then, he has
ridden 50 miles every year and
raised approximately $25,000 in
donations. Last year, he played
a pivotal role in another philanthropic effort that helped raise
$50,000 to improve technology
at the organization’s school for
children with brain injury.
Young is joined at the leadership level by board of trustees
Mary Lou Maloney, a professional
advocate for individuals with disabilities and the new vice chairperson and assistant treasurer; and
Neal Todrys, president and CEO
of Todson, Inc., who serves as
the board’s new secretary. May
Institute benefits from the fiduciary oversight of a 13-member
board of trustees.
During his legal career, Young
has represented clients in civil cases
as both plaintiffs and defendants
in federal and state trial and appellate courts. He has concentrated
in the areas of business/commercial, copyright/trademark infringement, health care, and personal
injury litigation, and alternative
dispute resolution. Young is a certified mediator, conducts private
mediations and arbitrations and
sits as a mediator and arbitrator
through the American Arbitration
Association’s Commercial Panel.
Young is a member of the
American Bar Association, the
Massachusetts Bar Association
and the Boston Bar Association.
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He served as an elected member
of the Boston Bar Association’s
Governing Council, and as Chair
of its Litigation Section and Tort
Committee, and earned an AV
Preeminent Peer Review rating
from Martindale-Hubbell, an
objective indicator of a lawyer’s
high ethical standards and professional ability.
Young has served for many
years on the board of directors
and as president and immediate past board chairman of the
Beacon Hill Civic Association, and
is presently a member of that
board. He is a past president and
current member of the board of
directors of the Longwood Cricket
Club. In addition, he has served on
the Commonwealth’s Longfellow
Bridge Rehabilitation Task
Force, the City of Boston’s Bike
Network Advisory Group and the
Connect Historic Boston Citizens
Advisory Group of the Boston
Transportation Department and
the National Park Service. He also
Stephen S. Young
served for more than 35 years
on the board of directors of
Greater Boston Legal Services
(GBLS), and is a recipient of
GBLS’ Dow-Gardiner-Landrum
Award for outstanding commitment to providing free legal services to low-income individuals
and families.
Young received a bachelor’s
degree from the University of
Rochester, and an LL.B. degree
from Boston University School
of Law.