By Dan Murphy A capacity crowd was on hand at the State Transportation Building on Thursday, Feb. 8, when the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Office of Outdoor Advertising reviewed an appli- cation to install multiple “digital urban panels” at four MBTA stations. Boston-based Outfront Media, LLC, represented by John Mahoney, the com- pany’s director of business develop- ment, filed 12 separate applications with the OOA, including two locations at the Aquarium station - one at Atlantic Avenue and State Street, the other at State Street and Old Atlantic Avenue; four locations at the Arlington sta- tion – three at Arlington and Boylston streets and a fourth at Berkeley and Boylston streets; four locations at Back Bay station, with two at Columbus Avenue and Clarendon Street and the remaining pair at 145 Dartmouth St.; and two at Park Street station – one at 128 Tremont St., the other at Tremont and Winter streets. The so-called “digital urban panels” would display advertising, as well as Cyan Magenta Yellow Black T H E R E A R E N O T I M E S L I K E T H E S E T I M E S FEBRUARY 15, 2018 T HE B EACON H ILL T IMES T HE B EACON H ILL T IMES (SHADOWS Pg. 6) APPRECIATION Rev. Robert C. Day Longtime head of Advent School Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner (BHCA Pg. 4) Shadows from 1000 Boylston (REV. ROBERT DAY Pg. 16) by Suzanne Besser, president Third Historic Preservation Roundtable: Preserving Beacon Hill’s African American History by Mark Kiefer The Beacon Hill Civic Association will present the third of its series of Historic Preservation Roundtables on February 20 with a lively and informative panel discussion about Beacon Hill’s central role in the 19th century aboli- tionist movement and the recent restoration of the National Historic Landmark, the African Meeting House. While Beacon Hill is well known locally and through- out the world as a leading example of the preservation of 19th century architectural history, much lesser known but no less significant are the neighborhood’s remarkable contributions to the nation’s African American history. There it played a central and foundational role in both the movement to abolish slavery and the desegregation of the By Beth Treffeisen A proposed single tower rising from a base podium to be built at 1000 Boylston Street is expected to cast new shadows throughout the nearby neighborhoods, from the Fenway Victory Gardens, to the Esplanade, down Commonwealth Avenue Mall to even the Boston Public Garden and Boston Common. The shadow study, which was released in late January after over a year of discussions on the newly designed building, leaves many residents concerned over the impact the new shadow will have. The proposed project consists of a single con- dominium tower rising from podium base con- taining retail, restaurant space and a two-story above-grade parking garage. The project is part air rights, which will cover. (OPPOSITION Pg. 12) The Rev. Robert Charles Day died peacefully of natural causes on Jan. 23 after living a life of service, teaching and community involvement in Boston and on Martha’s Vineyard. He was 90 years old, and is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara Blackwell Whidden Day. The Rev. Day was an academic and intellectual leader with a reserved and profound religious and social convic- tion, a person of integrity, dedication, serenity and opti- mism. As headmaster of The Advent School on Beacon Hill in Boston, he respected each child, cared deeply for the school families, and admired the faculty and administration. He served as an Episcopal minister at The Church of the Advent on Brimmer Street and at Grace Episcopal Church in Vineyard Haven. The Rev. Day was devoted to his fam- ily, including his nine grandchildren, and in his later years enjoyed nothing more than holding Barbara’s hand while Proposed 'digital urban panels' meeting with strong opposition These four Torit Montessori students take time out for a picture. Special to The Times Elementary students at Torit Montessori on Cambridge Street take ice skating les- sons at Frog Pond as part of their weekly sports activities, which include skating, swimming, tennis and dance, all offered seasonally during the regular school day. Torit partners with community insti- tutions to provide these activities. The Boston Skating Academy takes Torit stu- dents through each of the U.S. Figure Skating levels as each student is ready, and the school partners with Massachusetts Torit Montessori students enjoy Frog Pond skating (STUDENTS Pg. 13) Agreement reached on sidewalk curb ramps City officials and BHCA agree on using more brick material Special to The Times The Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) is pleased to announce a set- tlement agreement in its litigation with the City of Boston over improvements to sidewalk curb ramps in the Historic Beacon Hill District. This agreement will provide for the use of less concrete and more brick in the upgraded ramps where feasible. It also will allow for non-stan- dard ramp designs at uniquely historical locations, and the exploration of inno- vative design solutions. Finally, the set- tlement also creates a new way forward for the City and BHCA to work coop- eratively on accessibility improvements for Beacon Hill. With the successful exe- cution of this agreement, the BHCA has dropped its appeal in the litigation and agreed to dismiss all claims. “Accessibility is critically important to (SIDEWALK RAMPS Pg. 16) Summer in the City Check it out on Pages 8-10
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By Dan Murphy
A capacity crowd was on hand at the State Transportation Building on Thursday, Feb. 8, when the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Office of Outdoor Advertising reviewed an appli-cation to install multiple “digital urban panels” at four MBTA stations.
Boston-based Outfront Media, LLC, represented by John Mahoney, the com-pany’s director of business develop-ment, filed 12 separate applications with the OOA, including two locations at the Aquarium station - one at Atlantic
Avenue and State Street, the other at State Street and Old Atlantic Avenue; four locations at the Arlington sta-tion – three at Arlington and Boylston streets and a fourth at Berkeley and Boylston streets; four locations at Back Bay station, with two at Columbus Avenue and Clarendon Street and the remaining pair at 145 Dartmouth St.; and two at Park Street station – one at 128 Tremont St., the other at Tremont and Winter streets.
The so-called “digital urban panels” would display advertising, as well as
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APPRECIATION
Rev. Robert C. DayLongtime head of Advent School
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Shadows from 1000 Boylston
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Third Historic Preservation Roundtable:Preserving Beacon Hill’s African American History
by Mark Kiefer
The Beacon Hill Civic Association will present the third of its series of Historic Preservation Roundtables on February 20 with a lively and informative panel discussion about Beacon Hill’s central role in the 19th century aboli-tionist movement and the recent restoration of the National Historic Landmark, the African Meeting House.
While Beacon Hill is well known locally and through-out the world as a leading example of the preservation of 19th century architectural history, much lesser known but no less significant are the neighborhood’s remarkable contributions to the nation’s African American history. There it played a central and foundational role in both the movement to abolish slavery and the desegregation of the
By Beth Treffeisen
A proposed single tower rising from a base podium to be built at 1000 Boylston Street is expected to cast new shadows throughout the nearby neighborhoods, from the Fenway Victory Gardens, to the Esplanade, down Commonwealth Avenue Mall to even the Boston Public Garden and Boston Common.
The shadow study, which was released in late January after over a year of discussions on the newly designed building, leaves many residents concerned over the impact the new shadow will have.
The proposed project consists of a single con-dominium tower rising from podium base con-taining retail, restaurant space and a two-story above-grade parking garage.
The project is part air rights, which will cover.
(oppoSition Pg. 12)
The Rev. Robert Charles Day died peacefully of natural causes on Jan. 23 after living a life of service, teaching and community involvement in Boston and on Martha’s Vineyard. He was 90 years old, and is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara Blackwell Whidden Day.
The Rev. Day was an academic and intellectual leader with a reserved and profound religious and social convic-tion, a person of integrity, dedication, serenity and opti-mism. As headmaster of The Advent School on Beacon Hill in Boston, he respected each child, cared deeply for the school families, and admired the faculty and administration. He served as an Episcopal minister at The Church of the Advent on Brimmer Street and at Grace Episcopal Church in Vineyard Haven. The Rev. Day was devoted to his fam-ily, including his nine grandchildren, and in his later years enjoyed nothing more than holding Barbara’s hand while
Proposed 'digital urban panels'meeting with strong opposition
These four Torit Montessori students take time out for a picture.
Special to The Times
Elementary students at Torit Montessori on Cambridge Street take ice skating les-sons at Frog Pond as part of their weekly sports activities, which include skating, swimming, tennis and dance, all offered seasonally during the regular school day.
Torit partners with community insti-tutions to provide these activities. The Boston Skating Academy takes Torit stu-dents through each of the U.S. Figure Skating levels as each student is ready, and the school partners with Massachusetts
Torit Montessori students enjoy Frog Pond skating
(StudentS Pg. 13)
Agreement reached onsidewalk curb rampsCity officials and BHCA agree on using more brick material
Special to The Times
The Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) is pleased to announce a set-tlement agreement in its litigation with the City of Boston over improvements to sidewalk curb ramps in the Historic Beacon Hill District. This agreement will provide for the use of less concrete and more brick in the upgraded ramps where feasible. It also will allow for non-stan-dard ramp designs at uniquely historical
locations, and the exploration of inno-vative design solutions. Finally, the set-tlement also creates a new way forward for the City and BHCA to work coop-eratively on accessibility improvements for Beacon Hill. With the successful exe-cution of this agreement, the BHCA has dropped its appeal in the litigation and agreed to dismiss all claims.
“Accessibility is critically important to
(Sidewalk RampS Pg. 16)
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e d i t o r i a lGuest Op-ed
The future of transportation ispublic transportation
Children are sponges for knowledge and information. They are born a vir-tual blank slate. They pay attention to everything you say to them. You are the purveyor of all knowledge. Children can’t distinguish between when you are serious and when you say something impulsively, without thinking. A single comment can stay with a child for the rest of his or her life. If you doubt this, I’m sure you can remember a number of statements made to you when you were younger.
Children believe what you tell them, especially with regard to their self-im-age. They consider you all know-ing. How a child feels about himself will influence him for his entire life. Furthermore, it can affect his relation-ships with others as well as determining how he treats his own children.
You have a significant responsibility to your children. Your objective is to encourage and make them believe in themselves. Avoid belittling comments which will cause feelings of deficiency.
Unfortunately, many parents are not fully aware of the permanent impact they have on their children. Parents will impulsively say things out of anger or frustration they really don’t mean. But a damaging statement, once uttered, can be burned into a child’s mind forever. Your child can’t discern the motives behind your comments. Even if you apologize, your child still remembers what was said.
Perhaps you are carrying emotional baggage from your childhood. Your parents may have said things to you that had a big negative impact. If this is the case, you need to be all the more careful not to treat your children the same way. Something that had a delete-
rious impact on you will have the same effect on your children.
Until the cycle is broken, negative behavior will be passed on for gener-ations. Raising a child is an immense responsibility; you influence the type of person they become. It’s imperative to tell your children things to build their self-esteem, enhance their self-image, and enable them to recognize their unlimited potential.
I cringe when I hear an angry parent telling a child they are no good or will never amount to anything. Children will find a way to live up to your expec-tations. A child who is repeatedly told that she is stupid will rarely do well in school. A child who is told he is inferior to his siblings or other children will be an underachiever.
Children want your attention. A child who is ignored will do anything to be noticed. If being good doesn’t get them the attention they crave, they will resort to more aberrant behavior until they are noticed.
Children don’t understand or com-prehend adult world stresses. The con-cept of money, income, expenses, jobs, and responsibilities are learned only as children get older. Children are very perceptive. They know when you are angry or frustrated. Children will auto-matically assume that they must have done something wrong to cause your distress.
For this reason, you must never take out your frustrations on your children. Don’t snap at them or put them down. Don’t tell them they don’t understand what you are going through. They will feel there is something wrong with them.
Bryan is the author of “Dare to Live Without Limits.” Contact Bryan at [email protected].
By Richard A. White
Fiat Chrysler and BMW just announced plans to jointly develop self-driving cars. The move puts the automakers in compe-tition with Google, Apple, and other car manufacturers that are also working on driverless vehicles. The question is when, not if, this is going to be commonplace.
Self-driving cars might seem to render public transportation obsolete. But the opposite is true. Autonomous buses have already made their way onto streets. And because Bus Rapid Transit tends to have dedicated lanes, the transition to driverless vehicles should be easier for public transit than for private transport.
The truth is that public buses, subways, trolleys, and trains will complement driv-erless automobiles by serving as our trans-portation network’s high-capacity trunk lines. Automated chauffeurs may pick us up for the first mile of our journey, or drop us off after the last mile. But public transit will serve as the backbone of that multi-modal transportation system.
Over the past two decades, public trans-portation ridership has grown by 34 per-cent. Last year, Americans took 10.4 bil-lion trips on public transit, or 35 million every weekday.
Those who use public transit don’t miss driving. Typically citing convenience and cost, six in 10 riders prefer public transit to other modes of transport.
Americans are giving up their car keys because buses and trains fit seamlessly with the ride-sharing, car-sharing, and bike-sharing services that have revolution-ized how we get around.
Consider a survey taken last year of commuters in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. Researchers surveyed 4,500 people about their use of public transit, car-shares, bike-shares, and ride-shares. They then identified a subset that regularly uses several of these modes of transportation. Nearly six in ten of these “super-sharers” reported that more often than not, they travel on a bus or a train.
These variations of ways to get around -- public transit among them -- are allow-ing more households to go car-free, or at least car-lite.
Rideshare services and public transit are also complementary because people prioritize them at different times. In that seven-city survey of commuters, research-ers found that Uber and Lyft are the most popular way to get around between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., when buses and subways are typically closed.
Rideshare services and public transit in some cities are even working in tan-dem. In Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis, Uber has partnered with local officials to integrate ridesharing with real-time bus tracking in one smartphone app. In the future, such partnerships could yield seamless transfers, unified payment methods, dynamic route maps, and even lower transportation costs.
People now expect to get where they need to go on-demand. Public transporta-tion services can meet that need by offering convenient, reliable, and ubiquitous ser-vice, both individually and in partnership with others.
It’s important that they do, because a future with less driving creates healthier, wealthier, more sustainable communities. Taking public transit is 10 times safer than traveling by car. Those who rely on shared transportation are generally more physically active than their car-on-ly counterparts. For most Americans, a car is the second-largest purchase they’ll make; skipping ownership bypasses that expense. Plus, increased reliance on public transit reduces U.S. carbon emissions.
Technology may soon take our plac-es behind the wheel -- and increase our reliance on public transportation in the process.
Richard A. White is a senior advisor with the American Public Transportation Association.
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What do you say to your children
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New England Watercolor Society Annual Members Show now going onBy Beth Treffeisen
Explore the world of water-colors inside the Guild of Boston Artists gallery on Newbury Street, where the New England Watercolor Society (NEWS) is holding its annual Signature Members Show through March 4, 2018.
On display are a variety of styles ranging from hyperre-alist to abstract, from soulful portraits to detailed images of machinery to sweeping light-struck landscapes.
The exhibit offers an excep-tional opportunity for anybody to come in and appreciate the high degree of artistry and tech-nical mastery attainable in this challenging medium.
“Watercolor is an amazingly diverse medium,” said Wendy Hale, president of NEWS and Back Bay resident. “The pal-ette extends from richly saturat-ed colors to muted tones. Our members’ styles are equally var-ied, from the traditional Andrew Wyeth to today’s modern-edgy.”
NEWS was founded in 1885 as the Boston Watercolor Society and became the New England Watercolor Society in 1980. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious watercolor societies in America.
Some early members included American artist such as Thomas Allen, F. Childe Hassam, John
Singer Sargent and others. The Society has grown to over
400 members from all six New England states, of which nearly 200 are signature members.
The mission of the Society is to promote the advancement of aqua media arts through-out New England and to bring exceptional paintings using both traditional and innovative tech-niques to a wider public.
NEWS sponsors two juried shows each year. This show fea-tures the work of the Society’s signature members. The other show is open to all water media artists in New England (in odd-numbered years) and throughout North America (in even-numbered years).
To become a signature mem-ber, a New England-based artist must be juried into four NEWS shows within a ten-year peri-od, including at least one North American show.
“The one thing that is unique about the Signature Members Show is that it is always held in Boston every year and is always in February,” said Hale. “People can count on it.”
This year’s exhibition judge is Frederick C. Graff, a distin-guished member of the American Watercolor Society. Graff had the hard job of determining the top ten winners out of 79 piec-es. He said he determined the winners based on their impact,
composition and originality. “With watercolor you’re not
going to have a perfect paint-ing,” said Graff. “So you take the best and see what they did with the composition and with their artistic ability.”
But what it really comes down to, Graff said, “Is what is the first thing that sticks out to you when you first walk into the room? For me, I usually know right away if I think something is on the top of the awards list.”
In connection with the exhibi-
tions, the Society sponsors recep-tions and award presentations, gallery talks, demonstrations, and workshops led by nationally recognized water media experts.
Community artists and other interested supporters of NEWS can join as associate members. Signature and associate mem-bers are eligible for reduced fees for workshops for the regional and North American shows.
The Signature Members Show reception will be held on Saturday, February 10 from 2 –
4p.m. It is free and open to the public. All of the artwork on display is for sale.
New England Watercolor Society Signature Members Show, Guild of Boston Artists, 162 Newbury Street, Boston, through March 4, 2018, Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30a.m. to 5:30p.m., Sundays 12-4p.m. Painting demonstra-tions Sundays 1-3p.m. February 11, 18, and 25, and gallery talks Saturdays 1p.m. February 17 and 24 and March 3.
Local residents featured include: Wendy Hale with One @ Macy’s
The following special pro-grams are being offered at teh West End Library at 151 Cambridge St during the February School vacation week:
Hansel and Gretel with Boston Lyric Opera – Tuesday, February 20, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Join Boston Lyric Opera to learn how we bring the story of Hansel and Gretel to life through music, acting, and movement. Two professional singers, a pia-nist, and a teaching artist will engage audiences in this interac-tive introduction to opera. Ideal for youth ages 6-12. Groups and individuals welcome. No regis-tration required. Sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation.
STEAM Crafternoon Playgroup – Thursdays, February 22, March 22, April 12 and 26, 3:15-4:45 p.m. Each STEAM Crafternoon, children have access to an abundance of art supplies, simple science manipulatives, and toys galore! Drop by the library to try out materials and meet friends. Ideal for children of all ages. Groups
and individuals welcome. Groups, please e-mail [email protected] to pre-register.
Story Time with the Boston Ballet – Mondays, February 26, March 19, April 23, May 21, June 11, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Children ages 2+ and their caregivers, join us once a month to hear stories about a famous ballet or dancer. Each story time is supplemented with a movement experience that highlights major themes of the story. All story times are led by Boston Ballet faculty dance educa-tors. Groups and individuals wel-come. No registration required.
Peter Rabbit Party – Tuesday, February 27, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Preschoolers, hop to the library for a Peter Rabbit-themed cele-bration. Listen to the Peter Rabbit tale, then plant some seeds and make bunny hats and finger pup-pets. Groups and individuals are welcome. Groups, e-mail [email protected] to register.
Pajama Story Time – Thursday, March 8, 4-5 p.m. Preschoolers and toddlers, snuggle up in your pajamas, listen to some
almost-bedtime tales, and do a cozy craft. Feeling charitable? The library is collecting new pajamas for the Boston Bruins PJ Drive. Donations in any child or teen size would be greatly appreciated. Groups and individuals are wel-come. Groups, e-mail [email protected] to register.
Meet Dr. King – Friday, March 16, 10-11 a.m. Bright Star Theater celebrates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with an accessible production that will inspire children to use peace, lead-ership, and conflict resolution in their own schools and communi-ties. Ideal for children of all ages. Groups and individuals welcome. Groups, e-mail [email protected] to pre-register.
Ongoing Programs Preschool Story Hour –
Every Tuesday, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers, join the West End Children’s Librarian for weekly stories, songs, rhymes, and move-ment. This is a high-energy story time, and families, daycares, and
school groups are all welcome to drop in.
Toddler Time – Every Wednesday, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Children ages 18 months to 3 years and their caregivers, join the West End Children’s Librarian for developmentally appropri-ate stories, rhymes, movement, and songs. Drop-in for families. Groups, please contact the library ahead of time.
Bouncing Babies – Every Friday,
10:30-11:30 a.m. Babies birth
to 18 months and their caregiv-
ers, join the West End Children’s
Librarian for stories, songs, tick-
les, and bounces especially for the
library’s youngest patrons. Drop-
in for families only
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By Beth Treffeisen
After years of delay and traf-fic jams, commuters can now rejoice with the announcement that the Longfellow Bridge will re-open by the end of May 2018.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), reports that all lanes of travel as well as side-walks, bicycle lanes, and MBTA Red Line tracks will be available for use by the time the bridge opens.
The announcement came during a Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Thursday, Feb. 15 by Gov. Charlie Baker.
“Getting that thing open
again is going to be a huge win for everybody here in [Massachusetts],” Baker said, according to the Boston Globe.
The construction project saw significant delays, due to preserv-ing the bridge’s historic struc-ture. Officials planned to finish the work within three years but in July 2015 stretched the project to five years.
Despite the setbacks, Baker announced that the project would be completed on budget. Officials said the final price tag would not exceed $303 million.
The primary objective of the project was to address the bridge’s current structural
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country’s public schools.This significant history was
formally recognized in 1980 with the creation of a National Park, the Boston African American National Historic Site, which commemorates 15 structures from the 19th centu-ry that reflect Boston’s African American community. They are the African Meeting House and Abiel Smith School buildings on Smith Court, which together comprise the Museum of African American History, along with the Robert Gould Shaw/54th Regiment Memorial opposite the State House, the Hayden House on Philips Street, and the Charles Street Meetinghouse and other stops along the Black Heritage Trail.
The African Meeting House, the United State’s oldest extant Black church building, has long been a center of community and civic engagement and is regard-ed as the birthplace of the 19th century Abolitionist movement. There, William Lloyd Garrison founded the New England Anti Slavery Society in 1832. Other prominent Abolitionists who spoke there are Maria Stewart, Wendell Phillips, Sarah Grimke and Frederick Douglass. In 1863 the meeting house served as a recruitment post for the Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Regiment, the first official African American military reg-iment to fight for the Union in the Civil War, as chronicled in the Oscar-winning film Glory.
More recently, the history of the Meeting House has reflect-ed the significant demographic changes that swept downtown Boston during the 20th centu-ry. The building was sold by its Baptist congregation in 1898 when it moved to the South End. It then became the Jewish Congregation Anshi Libavitz in 1904. The building was even-tually acquired by the Museum of African American History in
1972.The February 20 Roundtable
will feature a lively panel dis-cussion on this exciting and important history with prom-inent experts on Boston’s African American history, the restoration of historic structures and urban and regional policy. They will explore the particu-lar challenges of restoring these significant buildings, the burden of preserving history amidst a shifting demographic landscape and the increased relevance of Beacon Hill’s African American community and their spirit of civic engagement in today’s cli-mate.
Panelist are Marita Rivero, who is executive director of the Museum of African American History and board chair of the National Trust for Historic Preservation; Ted Landsmark, who is director of the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University and former president of the Boston Architectural College; and Carl Jay, who serves as direc-tor of Historic Preservation for the Shawmut Design and Construction Company. BHCA Chairman Mark Kiefer will serve as moderator.
The Roundtable will be held at the Museum of African American History, 46 Joy Street, from 6-8 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. The cost of admission is $15 for mem-bers of the Beacon Hill Civic
Association and the Museum of African American History, and $20 for non-members. There is no charge for members of the BHCA Founders Circle.
For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.bhcivic.org or call 617-227-1922. Advance registration is encouraged although tickets will be available at the door.
Get involved in 2018Beacon Hill Civic Association
committees comprise volunteers working together from all over the neighborhood to assure a good quality of life here. All neighbors are welcome to join. Visit the Beacon Hill Civic Association website bhcivic.org and/or call the office (617-227-1922) for more information on how to get involved.
Upcoming Meetings Tuesday, February 20: Green
Committee Meeting. 6 p.m., 74 Joy Street
Upcoming Special EventsTuesday, February 20:
Historic Preservation Roundtable: Preserving Beacon Hill’s African American History. 6-8 p.m., Museum of African-American History, 46 Joy Street
Visit the Beacon Hill Civic Association website bhcivic.org and/or call the office (617-227-1922) for more information on how to get involved.
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Attention to DetAilBy Penny CheruBino
THIS WEEK'S ANSWER
The window in the last clue is part of the properties of Charles River Square designed by architect Frank A. Bourne and built circa 1909. In her book, “Legendary Locals of Beacon Hill,” Karen Cord Taylor noted that, in addition to his architectural contributions, Bourne “... was part of the group that in 1922 founded the Beacon Hill Association, now the Beacon Hill Civic Association; the organization is devoted to protecting Beacon Hill’s quality of life.”
Do you have a favorite building or detail you would like featured? Send an email to [email protected] with your suggestion.
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deficiencies. Overall work will include upgrading its struc-tural capacity, and bring the bridge up to modern code.
Work that will be completed prior to the achievement of full beneficial usage by the end of May includes replacing areas of the bridge underneath the MBTA Red Line tracks, paving, placing pavement markings, and minor finishing work.
Throughout the summer and into the fall, crews will con-tinue minor operations such as milling and paving, storm basin work, painting and light-ing the area underneath the bridge, installing street light-ing, landscaping activities, and constructing the new Frances Appleton Pedestrian Bridge.
Upcoming Lane Closures: MassDOT’s contractor,
White-Skanska-Consigli (WSC), has closed the left lane of Main Street westbound in Kendall Square to construct the final alignment of the roadway and a new median between the MBTA Red Line portal and Third Street. The left lane will remain closed until the work
is completed this summer. All westbound vehicles will share one lane in this area of Main Street during the work. Traffic signals and lane markings have been adjusted to accommodate through traffic and right turns. There are no changes to bicycle accommodations.
Additionally, WSC is imple-menting daily lane shifts on Mondays through Fridays on Main Street east and west-bound. The lane shifts are nec-essary to install conduit under the roadway for a new HAWK pedestrian signal crossing from the vicinity of the American Red Cross building to the One Memorial Drive building. The signal is similar to one installed last year on Land Boulevard near Cambridge Parkway and Broad Canal. Other enhance-ments will include a new median with fencing and landscaping.
The final alignment of Main Street eastbound will remain unchanged with two vehicle lanes and a dedicated bicycle lane. The westbound alignment will widen from one vehicle lane on the Longfellow Bridge to two
lanes on Main Street. Bicycles will have a dedicated lane next to the curb, and a buffer and parking will be added between the bicycle lane and vehicle travel lanes. The work is being done as part of the Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project under the direction of and in coordination with the City of Cambridge. View the Main Street Realignment figure on the project website.
For more information on the project, visit the website at www.mass.gov/massdot/longfellowbridge. View con-struction progress photos on MassDOT’s Longfellow Bridge Flickr Album. For questions or to report issues related to con-struction, please call the proj-ect hotline at 617-519-9892 or email [email protected]. MassDOT encourages drivers to avoid the area and seek alternate routes to min-imize delays. Those traveling through the area should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution. The schedule for this major infrastructure project is weather dependent.
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the Massachusetts Turnpike and railroads beneath it, and part on land located at the cor-ner of Massachusetts Avenue and the Christian Science Center Plaza.
“While we support the goals of eliminating a hole in the urban fabric caused by the turnpike, linking neighborhoods, and acti-vating Boylston Street, we have a number of concerns about the shadows from 1000 Boylston,” said Liz Vizza, executive director of Friends of the Public Garden
“Shadows cast by the pro-posed project will impact Commonwealth Avenue Mall, public parkland which is enjoyed by many throughout the year. We hope that the project can provide value for the commu-nity while being well integrated into its surroundings and caus-ing no adverse impact to the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.”
The shadow study shows the animation of new shadow cast along with existing shadow for each month of the year.
The shadows fall within the limits of the current shadow laws governing the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, according to the developers. There are not simi-lar laws governing the Fenway Victory Garden, a Boston Historic Landmark.
The shadow studies shows moving shadows run-
ning the entire length of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall in November and December and some in October and January. End of the day shadows can be seen reaching as far as the Public Garden and Boston Common.
These new shadows are not in the growing season and will not affect the horticultural health of the Mall.
“So the negative impact of the shadows falls on the users of the Mall who appreciate the warmth of the sun in the colder months,” said Martyn Roetter, Chair of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB). “We know that the Mall is frequent-ed fairly intensely all year long, and people can be observed on the benches during the winter months catching the sun’s rays.”
Mitigation from this project to compensate for the adverse impact of shadows and support the ongoing efforts of organiza-tions and volunteers to maintain and improve the parks, Roetter noted, will be an issue NABB will raise to the developers.
On the other side of the build-ing, the Fenway Victory Gardens seems like it is going to be bom-barded by a number of new developments coming to the area.
The 1000 Boylston Street shadow study shows new
shadow will stretch across the Fenway Victory Gardens from April to the end of August, with the worst being in the early morning hours of 5:30 a.m. to 7:30a.m. in May, June and July.
Kristen Mobilia a long-time member of the Fenway Garden Society, said these new shadows will possibly affect the growing season and gardeners may have to change what they are growing in their plots to accommodate the new shadows.
“It is significant for the people who go to their plots early in the day,” said Mobilia. “It changes their experience.”
Other projects such as One Dalton, which is currently under construction, did not provide a shadow study but will no doubt cast new shadow on the park and the proposed 1241 Boylston Street hotel is expected to cast shadow on the garden as well because of its close proximity.
In addition, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) passed the Huntington Theatre towers that will cast new shadow onto the Christian Science Plaza.
“It is important to note it’s happening,” said Mobilia who said there a number of projects
coming through that will cast new shadow in the morning. “The sunlight is important to the health of not just the soil and plants but to the public and community. There is a trade that is made but especially during the colder parts of the year - it can be significant.”
Tim Horn, president of the Fenway Civic Association, agreed saying, there is a lot of new development and it is hap-pening fast.
Mobilia said, “We have to be looking at it in a aggregative way to see the entire picture because it is happening so quickly.”
A view of the new shadow from 1000 Boylston Street running along Commonwealth Avenue Mall, courtesy of BPDA.
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THURSDAY, FEB. 15
MEETING, Book Discussion Group, West End Branch
Library call The West End Branch of the Boston Public
Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m., call 617-523-3957 for
more information
PROGRAM, “Nichols after Dark: Corsets and
Courtships will showcase love letters and lingerie from
both the Victorian and Progressive Eras,” Nichols House
Museum, 55 Mount Vernon St., 6 p.m., tickets: $25 gen-
eral admission; $20 for members, visit http://nichols-
housemuseum.org for more information
MEETING, West End Civic Association, Amy Lowell Community Room, 65 Martha Road, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEB. 17
EVENT, Friends of the West End Branch Library’s cele-bration of the Chinese New Year-The Year of the Earth Dog, West End Branch Library, 151 Cambridge St., 11 a.m.-1 p.m., call 617-523-3957 or email [email protected] for more information
TUESDAY, FEB. 20
RECITAL, Kyle Bertulli on the C.B. Fisk organ perform-ing works by Bach, Callahan and Mendelsshon, King’s
FILM, “Moonrise Kingdom” (2012, 93 minutes, Rated PG-13), West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m., call 617-523-3957 for more information
THURSDAY, FEB .22
RECRUITING SESSION for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Boston Logan International Airport, West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 12:20-2:30 p.m.
BHCA Zoning and Licensing votes not to oppose local bistro proposalBy Dan Murphy
Following the applicant’s fourth appearance before the group, the Beacon Hill Civic Association Zoning and Licensing Committee voted Wednesday not to oppose the Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro’s plans to update the dining con-cept and reconfigure its ground-floor restaurant and reception areas, with some provisos.
Boston’s Saunders Hotel Group, the owners of the 25 Charles St. establishment, is seeking to amend the existing liquor license in connection with the restaurant, which could accommodate up to 72-seated patrons, including an oyster bar with 15 bar seats. The project also includes plans to realign the windows facing Charles Street with other, adjacent storefronts, and to relocate the façade onto
Branch Street in an effort to better illuminate the alleyway at night.
In response to ongoing issues regarding the use of the third-floor roof-deck, Dan Donahue, president of the Saunders Hotel Group, said the Bistro’s man-agement has proposed to direct abutters opening the roof-deck for eight public events during the summer months, with a capacity of 30 and a closing
time of 9 p.m. At all other times, the roof-deck would be open to hotel guests only and close at 10 p.m., he said, per the current terms of the liquor license.
Donahue said the Bistro also planned to extend a 4½-foot “high shelf” on the roof-deck facing Charles Street to create “a shield for noise and privacy.”
The committee’s vote of non-opposition to change the bar seating from 8 to 15, with
no standing allowed, is sub-ject to the applicant reaching an agreement with the direct abutters represented by attor-ney Sandra Steele concerning use of the roof-deck. In another matter, the committee voted not to oppose the zoning relief nec-essary for the homeowner of 40 West Cedar St. to replace a sec-ond-story deck as part of a plan to replace the decks on each level of the three-family home.
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By Penny & Ed Cherubino
We know there are people who are big dog lovers, people who are small dog lovers, and people who can enjoy any size dog that comes their way. It may also be an affinity for a specific breed, as in our prefer-ence for West Highland White Terriers.
When it comes to adopting a dog, size should be a consider-ation. In some cases it may not only be just the size of the dog, but also the size and age of the human who will take care of that canine.
Big DogsA big dog can certainly offer
more security and protection. When well-trained, a plus sized friend can be as easy to walk and have around the house as a smaller one. You are less likely to trip over a dog at knee height than a tiny dog circling your ankles. Also, the big guys have a harder time scooting under a chair or bed to hide from you.
But you should also deter-mine whether you are physically
able to care for a large dog. Are you ready to put in the miles of walks that some larger breeds might need to stay healthy? If you opt for a working breed
that really behaves better with a lot of time spent doing things, will you have the time to devote to tiring out that energetic mind and body?
You might also consider whether you could pick up a dog and carry her if needed. It could be a struggle to help a large, elderly, or injured dog navigate all the stairs we deal with in the city. Consider if a person your size and with your degree of strength would be able to control a large dog on a leash without using danger-ous, unkind devices like pinch collars or shock collars. And, if you are a senior, think about doing this in five or ten years.
Finally, big dogs can be more expensive to feed and groom and their supplies, such as beds, coats, collars, and crates, are often higher priced.
Little DogsIt’s easier to travel and find
housing with a small dog. Airlines, hotels, condo commu-nities, and apartments can have weight limits on dogs. The little guys are easier to pick up and physically control, when nec-essary.
Our small dogs have always been trained to use puppy pads inside, so it hasn’t been neces-sary for us to take them out-
side to relieve themselves in the middle of a storm. On the other hand, many smaller breeds, like our Westies, still need a good amount of exercise. And some tiny breeds have many health issues that you should be aware of before falling in love.
Small breeds can have a bad reputation because it is far too easy for them to turn into spoiled brats. Trainers call this “small breed syndrome.” Because people see behaviors like jumping up, growling, or being fresh as “cute” when a miniature dog does it, they don’t correct it the way they would if it were a large dog.
Big or small, dogs are a great addition to our lives and can make us happier and healthier. But, the quality of your life with a dog can be improved if the dog fits the circumstances of your life and is selected with careful thought about the reali-ties of what it’s like to live with that dog day-to-day.
Do you have a question or topic for City Paws. Send an email to [email protected] with your request.
City Paws
Size matters, age matters
With a big dog, like Zoe, you have to be aware of how tall they can be should they decide to take up “counter surfing” as a hobby.
Around the City
WINTER SOLSTICEApollinaire Theatre presents the second of its US premiere of Roland Schimmelpfennig’s work with play “Winter Solstice,” Feb. 16-March11: Friday,Saturday, 8 p.m.; Thursday, March 1,8, 8 p.m.; March 4,11, 3 p.m., Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea. Post-performance reception with the actors. $30; seniors, $25; students, $15.apolli-nairetheatre.com 617-887-2336.
GENE SIMMONS AND HIS BAND LIVE!Lynn Auditorium hosts iconic per-former Gene Simmons and his band, performing all favorite KISS songs, Feb. 16, Lynn Auditorium, 3 City Hall Square, Lynn. 781-599-SHOW, Ticketmaster, 800-745-3000; LynnAuditorium.com.
JUANITO PASCUALFlamenco guitarist Juanito Pascual and his musicians ignite The Cabot stage with romantic beats on Valentine’s Day and top it off with dancer Nelida Tirado and hand-crafted cocktails by Privateer Rum, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m, 386 Cabot St., beverly.TheCabot.org, 866-811-4111.
NEW BLACK EAGLE JAZZ BANDThe Regattabar at the Charles Hotel, One Bennett St., Cambridge, presents the New Black Eagle Jazz Band,celebrating their 40+ years of performing together, Thursday, Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. $20; students, $15.regattabarjazz.com, getshow-tix.com/regattabar/moreinfo.cgi?id=3894, 617-395-7757.
TORREY PINESartsEmerson welcomes Clyde Petersen’s queer, coming-of-age animated film adventure with a live band. Feb. 14-17, at Emerson Paramount Center’s Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theater, 559 Washington St., Boston. $60-$70. Student,senior,group d i s c o u n t s . 6 1 7 - 8 2 4 - 8 4 0 0 , ArtsEmerson.org.
LOST LAUGHS: THE SLAPSTICK TRAGEDY OF FATTY ARBUCKLEMerrimack Repertory Theatre pres-ents the world premiere of Andy Bayiates and Aaron Munoz’s one-act, 90-minute play, Feb. 14-March11, Nancy L. Donahue Theatre, 50 E. Merrimack St., Lowell. $26-$73; senior,student,group discounts. mrt.org, 978-654-4678.
DR. SEUSS’ CAT IN THE HATBoston Children’s Theatre presents beloved family play, through Feb. 25,Roberts Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont St., South End, Boston. bostonchildrenstheatre.org, 617-424-6634.
A WINTER GATHERINGSleeping Weazel, Boston experimen-tal theater company, presents “A Winter Gathering of New Music and Multimedia Performance,”Feb. 15-17, 22-24,7:30 p.m., Boston center for the Arts Plaza Black Box Theatre, 539 Tremont St., South End, Boston. Pay-what-you-choose,($5-$25). 617-933-8600, bostontheatrescene.com.
ALMOST, MAINEThe Theatre Company of Saugus features several area actors perform-ing in John Cariani’s comic drama, “Almost. Maine,”Feb. 16-25: Feb. 16,17,23,24, at 8 p.m., Feb. 18, 25, at 2 p.m., American Legion Post 210, 44 Taylor St., Saugus. Online tickets, $17; seniors, students, chil-dren, $15; at the door, $20,$18; group rates also. TCSaugus.org, [email protected], 781-816-7019.
HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETYThe. group performs complete Bach Brandenburg concertos, Feb. 16, at Sanders Theatre at Harvard University, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge, and Feb. 17,18,at Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston.
RED ROOM CAFEBerklee in the Round’s free monthly event is Feb. 13, 7 p.m.; Cabaret: The Real /Meaning of Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 8 p.m., free; Viniloversus,Blue Hyenas and Javi Lemon Jr. perform Friday, Feb. 16, 8 p.m. $10/$15; Hailey Niswanger of MAE.SUN, presented by The Checkout-Live at Berklee, Feb. 21,8 p.m.,$10; the Red Room at Cafe 939, 939 Boylston St., Boston.cafe939.com,617-747-6038.
PUPPET SHOWPLACE THEATERThe theater offers the world pre-miere of “The Fairy Tailor,” Feb. 17,18,19; Toddlers, Friday Fun, with Harry LaCoste, Feb, 16; February Vacation Week Camp, Feb. 20-23, for ages 5-7; Puppet Lab After School for children 8-11, starting March28; 32 Station St., Brookline. puppetshowplace.org, 617-731-6400.
RAINThe iconic Beatles Tribute group performs Feb. 17 at the Boch Center, 270 Tremont St., Boston. Contact Ace Tickets, also boston.eventticketscenter.com.
GAELIC. STORMThe award-winning Irish band per-forms Thursday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m., at The Cabot, 286 Cabot St., Beverly.thecabot.org.
LEWIS PORTERTouting his new release, “Beauty & Mystery,” pianist Lewis Porter per-forms with Terri Lynn Carrington, John Patitucci, and special guest, Tia Fuller, Feb. 15, at Scullers Jazz Club, Doubletree Suites by Hilton, Soldiers Field Road Boston. scull-ersjazz.com.
GRIFFIN HOUSEThe Nashville-based musician per-forms Wednesday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. at City Winery, 1 Canal St., Boston. $18-$25. Citywinery.com, 619-933-8047.
BOSTON CONSERVATORY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLEThe ensemble performs free concert with Boston-based experimental rock group Bent Knee, Feb. 19, 8 p.m., 132 Ipswich St., Boston.
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Summer in the City2018THE ADVENT SCHOOL15 BRIMMER ST.BOSTON, MA 02108
The Advent School Design & Engineering summer program offers three completely unique two-week sessions for children ages 5 through 12.
Summer Program Themes 2018June 18 - June 29: Wearable
Designs July 9 - July 20: The Way Things
WorkJuly 23 - August 3: Boston 2060
Designers begin each session by sorting through recycled materi-als, learning proper tool use, and engaging in the design process. Each day, the designers and faculty set out to explore the city, play games, and gather inspiration. On the last Friday of each session, the designers share their creations and prototypes with friends and family at the Design Expo.
The program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with extend-
ed care available until 6:00 p.m. For more information, visit our website at http://adventschool.org/enrichment/summer-program.
BEACON HILL NURSERY SCHOOL74 JOY STREETBOSTON, MA 02114617-227-0822BHNS.NET
Beacon Hill Nursery School announces its annual summer pro-gramming for 2018, packed with creative learning adventures for children ages 2 to 7. The unique summer program offers a valuable mixed age group experience, open to all children, with the school’s own EEC qualified teachers in a stimulating and nurturing envi-ronment. Children enjoy spending their days exploring our two natu-ral playscapes, discovering science and nature, participating in music, art, and yoga, and engaging in water play and outdoor activi-ties. In addition, a wide variety
of in-house field trips are part of the summer program experience, including visits from places such as Brookline Showplace Theatre, PuddleStompers, The Museum of Science, Barn Babies, and the New England Aquarium. Utilizing the school’s outdoor natural play-scapes, the program integrates exciting opportunities for young children in the city to engage with nature based activities like feeding the birds and planting and garden-ing. Beacon Hill Nursery School Summer Program offers 8 1-week sessions from June 18-August 17 (closed the week of July 4th) for toddlers (ages 2.0-2.8), pre-school children (ages 2.9-5), and Explorers (ages 5-7). Tuition fees are $400.00 per week for pre-school and Explorer programs; $525 per week for toddlers. The summer program hours are 8:30-1pm. Registration begins March 15, 2018. For registration infor-mation, please visit our website at www.bhns.net.
By Independent staff
While winter is still upon us, it’s already time for parents to look past the current school year and begin considering summer alternatives for their children.
Boston-area kids can choose from a wide selection of offer-ings this year, including some half- and extended-day options, but enrollment for these unique programs is limited, so don’t hesitate and miss out this sum-mer.
While children can opt for traditional camp offerings that offer swimming, arts and crafts and athletic activities, other ses-sions cater to those with specific interests and tastes, such as sci-ence programs.
Many programs offer field
trip opportunities, and there are no shortage of destina-tions in the city, including the Boston Common and Charles River Esplanade, as well as the Museum of Science and New England Aquarium, to name just a few.
Summer options can be selected to best suit the would-be camper, with some programs offering half-day sessions, which are perfect for young-sters, while older children can choose from full-day programs.
Moreover, some programs offer single-week and two-week-options, or campers can instead choose to spend the whole summer with some pro-grams.
Listed herein are some of the best summer programming Boston has to offer this summer.
Summer offers local kids wide range of programming
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BELMONT DAY SCHOOL55 DAY SCHOOL LN, BELMONT, MA 02478(617) 484-3078
Belmont Day School’s Summer Camp combines the best of sum-mer fun with enriching programs for children entering pre-k through grade 9. At Belmont Day, sum-mer is about making new friends, pursuing interests, and gaining independence. Activities include archery, movement, sports, art, nature and much more, with daily swimming lessons and a free swim period. One- and two-week spe-cialty programs include visual arts, academic enrichment, sports, and cooking. Belmont Day sum-mer programs are led by dedicated and experienced counselors. Be part of the Belmont Day commu-
nity where kids explore, play, and grow.
For more information visit www.belmontday.org/summer.
BOSTON CHILDREN’SSCHOOL 8 WHITTIER PLACEBOSTON, MA 02114617-367-6239
Summer Fun Program The Boston Children’s School
Summer Fun Program celebrates it’s 36th year of providing excep-tional summertime experiences and academic enrichment to chil-dren between the ages of 3 and 10 years old. The Summer Fun Program at The Boston Children's School is conveniently located at
Charles River Park, in the historic West End section of Boston. The location is fully air-conditioned. The school has its own private playground, which allows chil-dren to play outdoors away from the noise, congestion and traffic of the city streets. The location also allows children to explore the cultural richness of the City of Boston through field trips to museums, theaters, libraries and historic sites. The Summer Fun program is organized by age. Each age group is supervised, taught and nurtured by certified teachers, along with teacher interns from local area colleges. All activities
are designed to be developmental-ly appropriate for each age group. Children can use the pool areas, on a daily basis, at The Clubs at Charles River Park. The Summer Fun program also offers children music appreciation, gymnastics, field trips, arts and crafts, tennis, and interactive storytelling. Parent involvement and participation are always a part of the program, which begins June 18 and ends Aug. 17, 2018
If you would like your child to become part of the 2018 Summer Fun Program at the Boston Children's School,
call Judy Langer, Program Director, at 617-367-6239.
CHARLESTOWN BOYS & GIRLS CLUB 15 GREEN STREET CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129 617-242-1775 WWW.BGCB.ORG
Summer programs at the Charlestown Club run from July 2 - August 17, 2018
Summer Camp is for ages 6 (or entering First grade in September) to 12 years and will run 9:00am - 4:00pm. Extended day available 8:00am - 5:30pm.
The Teen Young Leaders Program for ages 13-14 runs 9:00am - 4:00pm.
Teen Evening Program for ages
DreamDesignDiscover
at The Advent School
Engineering & Design Summer Program for children aged 5 to 12
Wearable DesignsJune 18 - June 29
The Way Things WorkJuly 9 - July 20
July 23 - August 3 Boston 2060
Learn more online at http://adventschool.org/enrichment/summer-program
Contact Evan Roman, Director of Enrichment, at (617) 742 - 0520 x 49 or [email protected] with questions.
Summer in the City2018
BEACON HILL NURSERY SCHOOLSUMMER PROGRAM
June 18-August 17We will be closed the week of July 2-6.
CREATIVE LEARNING ADVENTURES for Children 2-7
The Summer Program offers children the opportunity to discover new interests, make new friends, engage in art, science, and music activities,
and explore our 2 natural playscapes in the heart of the city.
Visit us at www.bhns.net
Celebrating over 60 years!
Eight Whittier Place, Boston 617-367-6239bostonchildrensschool.org
June 18 - August 17, 2018Ages 3 Through 10 Years Old
The Boston Children’s School
Celebrating 36 Years of Summer Fun!
The Summer-Fun Programat the Boston Children’s School
Campers having fun at the Belmont Day School summer camp.
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Summer in the City201813-18 are from 4:00 - 8:00pm
Session Dates Mini week – Monday July 2 to
Friday July 6 (closed July 4)Session 1 – Monday July 9 to
Friday July 20 Session 2 – Monday July 23 to
Friday August 3 Session 3 – Monday August 6
to Friday August 17 Registration starts: Tuesday, February 27 – for
current Club Members Monday, April 2 – for Non-
members For more information contact
the club on (617) 242-1775
COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER OF BOSTON34 WARREN AVENUEBOSTON, MA 02116617-482-7494WWW.CMCB.ORG
Community Music Center of Boston is an accredited non-prof-it music school offering music lessons for all ages, levels and abilities in the South End. Join us this summer for our popu-lar 4-week programs including SummerARTS, SummerMUSIC, private lessons and early child-hood. Full and half day programs are available. Financial aid!
Ages: programs for 5 months through adults
Enrollment: ongoing Tuition: varies, financial aid
available
"e" INC. - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LEARNING CENTER114 16TH STREET SUITE 1030BOSTON, MA 02129617-242-4700WWW.EINC-ACTION.ORG
"e" inc.'s Summer Science and Discovery Program is back!
Can you hear the dinosaurs roar? How about the rumblings of the volcanoes? “e” inc. is back with its Science & Discovery Program happening the last 2-weeks of August. Want to find some dinosaur eggs or go fossil hunting? Want to discover how deep we go to get to the center of the Earth? Lots to think about! This summer we are exploring the world of the dinosaurs in week 1 and in week 2, we investigate how the planet itself moves and shifts
and gurgles on the inside and the outside. You won’t want to miss these great fun-filled days.
Camp times are from 9 AM to 3:30 PM each day, with after care available, as well. Each week has a field trip off-site to add to the fun. Camp is open to children entering first grade in fall and up to fifth grade. As ever, at Science and Discovery Program, the days are full -- conducting experiments, building models, observing live specimens, artistic opportunities, etc. – there’s something for every-one at “e” inc.! For more infor-mation go to www.einc-action.org and click on the camp tab for information, sign-up papers, etc. We look forward to seeing you soon.
HILL HOUSE127 MT. VERNON ST.BOSTON, MA 02108617.227,5838WWW.HILLHOUSEBOSTON.ORG
Join Hill House as we kick off our 19th year of summer of camp for children ages 3-12 in Downtown Boston! Our pro-grams are engaging and fun, provide professional and reli-able staff and are a great way to explore the city of Boston OUTDOORS! Hill House Summer Camps encourage campers to build positive, life-long relationships. Campers make great new friends while learning about the amazing world around them, and, most importantly, have fun! Kiddie
Kamp (ages 3-5), Day Camp (ages 5-12), sports programs, and extended day options (with expanded openings for 2018!) offer campers the opportunity to participate in everything from arts and crafts to flag football, music, and swimming. For the second year in a row, our sail-ing, film and theater options highlight the 2018 camp season for our campers aged 7+. We will also be offering a Leaders In Training (LIT) program for any interested 13-15 year old. With so many options to choose from, including weekly field trips and themes, Hill House is confident your child will feel right at home. Our goal is sim-ple: to provide your family with a high-quality, safety conscious and super fun summer camp in your city. We can’t wait to spend our summer in the sun with you this year!
THE PARK SCHOOL 171 GODDARD AVE. BROOKLINE, MA 02445 617-274-6024 WWW.PARKSCHOOL.ORG
In the summer, The Park School offers two great camps for chil-dren from throughout the Boston metropolitan area. Families can also join the Swim and Tennis club to enjoy the tennis court and 25-meter heated pool.
Summer at Park (June 18 – August 17) is an ACA-accredited program where kids ages 4 to 15 can participate in art, cooking, leadership, excursions, nature,
science, sports, and general day camps. With one and two-week sessions and extended day, the pos-sibilities are endless! www. sum-meratpark.org
Creative Arts at Park (June 25 – July 27) is the summer art expe-
rience of a lifetime for children ages 7 to 15! Students can choose from over 130 courses in video, visual arts, photography, theater, dance, music, creative writing, and a variety of sports including fencing, karate, gymnastics, swim-ming, soccer, tennis, and basket-ball. www.creativeartsatpark.org
TORIT MONTESSORI300 CAMBRIDGE ST.BOSTON, MA [email protected]/SUMMER
SUMMER PROGRAM - 2018Torit Montessori’s "City
Citizens" summer program cel-ebrates its 10th season offering students ages 5 through 12 the opportunity to focus on a unique combination of technology, ath-letics and the arts, while exploring the city and the surrounding sub-urbs. Indoor and outdoor activ-ities, including museums, farms, city sites, and water fun punc-tuate the STEAM and athletics. Whether indoors or out, Torit's "City Citizens” summer program is an annual tradition not to be missed.
Isabella and Josie decorating cookies.
For a Founding Father,he doesn’t know much about helping
a kid get a student loan.
A public service message from the U.S. General Services Administration.
Not everyone in the government knows everything about the government. So when you needofficial info about Social Security, getting a student loan, renewing a driver’s license, or if you’rejust checking your local weather, go to FirstGov.gov. A monumental source of useful information.
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Real and Shiela Roy, previously of Beacon Hill, have moved their business, Boston Consignment, from Needham to North Beverly, near their new residency of Manchester-by-the-Sea.
KREISLER WINS AWARD FOR ART, WRITING
Beacon Hill resident Owen Kreisler ‘23, a Brimmer and May stu-dent, was selected for achievement in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2018, sponsored by The Boston Globe. Kreisler earned two honorable mentions in photography. He is the son of Brimmer board of trustees Chairman David Kreisler and Gwyn Williams.Owen's award winning photos are pictured above and below.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will be bringing the annual Children’s Winter Festival to Boston Common in partnership with the Highland Street Foundation during school vacation week on Wednesday, February 21, from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “The Children’s Winter
Festival on Boston Common is a well-loved tradition in Boston, and we are pleased to bring it back again in 2018,” said Mayor Walsh. “We invite all children and families to come on down to the festival for a
Children's Winter Festival returns to Commonday filled with fun activities.”
Among the attractions will the 45-foot-long Toboggan Tunnel mountainous adventure with twin roller lanes, the 30-foot-high inflatable Everest Climb N Slide, and the Snow Mazing maze. In addition, the Highland Street Foundation is sponsoring a week-long Winter Camp at the Boston Common Frog Pond with free skating and rentals for all ages from Monday, February 19, through Friday, February 23. For more information on the Winter Camp skating, please visit www.highlandstreet.org.
The festival will also fea-ture a DJ from Magic 106.7, an appearance by the L.L.Bean Bootmobile with their popu-lar Boot Toss game, giveaways from “DreamWorks Animation Trolls: The Beat Goes On!” now airing on Netflix, and refresh-ments from Sparkling Ice bever-ages and Power Crunch protein energy bars. In addition, the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Outdoors Rx program will pres-ent activities including scavenger hunts and nature walks.
Additional support is being provided by the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center and Cricket Wireless. For more information, please call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at (617) 635-4505, visit www.cityofboston.gov/parks or go to www.facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment.
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John Romano, OOA direc-tor, said the signage was consid-ered “street furniture,” rather than electronic billboards, and is therefore subject to different restrictions.
Rachel Thurlow of Hancock Street said she would like to bet-ter understand State Secretary of Transportation and MassDOT CEO Stephanie Pollack’s ratio-nale for classifying the signage as such and Federal Highway Administration’s reason for supporting this claim.
In a joint-letter to Romano, Sens. William Brownsberger and Joseph Boncore and Reps. Jay Livingstone, Aaron Michlewitz and Byron Rushing voiced their opposition towards the signage proposed within the Back Bay Historic District, as well as on Arlington and Tremont streets.
“The proposed ‘digital urban panels’ would not be in har-mony with the visual charac-ter of the neighborhood,” they wrote. “The proposed panel placements are also immedi-ately adjacent to the Boston Common and Public Garden, two of the most visited parks anywhere. We should not allow digital urban billboards to inter-fere with the beauty and enjoy-ment of these parks.”
Livingstone also said he hopes MassDOT would recon-sider the decision to place the signage on the Boston Common and Public Garden and pledged he would continue “working with [his] colleagues to stop the effort.”
In a Feb. 5 letter to Romano, City Councilor Josh Zakim objected to installing billboard at the Arlington, Back Bay and
Park Street stations.“These ‘digital urban panels’
would clearly violate the Back Bay Architectural Commission Commercial Guidelines, which state: ‘Box signs are inappro-priate… Illumination shall be static or steady-burning; ani-mated or flashing effects are inappropriate, as are televisions, projected screens, LED and any future technology which incor-porates movement,’” Zakim wrote. “The approval of these applications would set a neg-ative precedent, allowing the widespread use of electronic advertising on MBTA stations to endanger the character of our historic neighborhoods. The proposed electronic adver-tisements also appear to violate MassDOT’s own regulations on outdoor advertising, as all are within [300] feet of parks.”
In a Feb. 8 letter to Romano, Leslie Singleton Adam, chair of the Friends of the Public Garden’s board of directors, strongly opposed to the pro-posed signage at Arlington and Park Street stations.
“There are opportunities for indoor placement of panels that can achieve the MBTA’s adver-tising and informational goals without the visual and light pol-lution of the current proposal,” Adam wrote. “Given the rev-enue projections, the negative impact of these signs amounts to selling Boston’s public and historic landscapes for a pit-tance.”
In a Feb. 1 letter to Romano, Vicki Smith, president of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay, voice her objec-tion to the proposed signage at the Arlington Street station.
“When Outfront Media first proposed the Urban Panels in 2015, there was a public out-cry against them and their det-rimental impact on the adja-cent historic structures,” Smith wrote. “It is disheartening to see an even more intrusive pro-posal presented only three years later.”
Romano said the OOA would take the applications under advisement
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Rosie’s PlaceInvites you to ourLeadership Council Annual Breakfast
February 28, 2018 • 8:00 a.m.The Langham, Boston
Nancy MacmillanNancy Macmillan died peace-
fully in her home on January 19th, surrounded by loved ones. She was 84 years old. She leaves her daughters, Leslie and Audrey, her brother, Bill, and 9 nieces and nephews.
She was born Anne Sheehan in Brookline, Massachusetts, the daughter of first generation Irish immigrants and the first in her family to earn a college degree. A voracious reader and sometime poet, after graduat-ing from Emmanuel College, she began her career as copyeditor at the Atlantic Monthly, where she edited writers including Hemingway, Faulkner and ee cummings. She married Daniel Macmillan, a publisher, in 1960. The couple settled in Beacon Hill and quickly became, in the words of a longtime friend, a “force” in the neighborhood. They found-ed The Beacon Hill News (the progenitor of The Beacon Hill Times) in 1964 and worked with the Civic Association and Architectural Commission to plant trees on Pinckney Street,
improve trash collection, tighten zoning rules to clear out shab-by rooming houses, and restore brick townhouses and gardens. She was particularly proud of an initiative that restored a branch of the Boston Public Library to Beacon Hill, the West End Branch, in 1968. Ahead of her time and fiercely independent, for 30 years she owned and ran her own business, the Bankers Service Company, which pub-lished a directory of top Massachusetts corporations.
A resident of Beacon Hill for 58 years, Nancy was known for her book-lined shelves, strong opinions, love of the Red Sox and Kelly’s lobster rolls and live-ly sense of humor. A fall and hip fracture at age 80 left her frail the last few years of her life, though, as a friend remarked, “she still had the quick wit.” She was ever curious and learned much about the history and cul-ture of Ghana from her home health aide, Comfort Sarkodieh, who enabled her to remain in her home on Pinckney Street
and to whom she became quite close.
Services will be held on Saturday, February 24th at 11am in the Paulist Center, 5 Park Street, Boston at a later date. For information, please call 617-742-4460. In lieu of flowers, donations in Nancy’s memory may be made to St. Joseph’s Indian School, PO Box 300, 1301 N. Main Street, Chamberlain, SD 57325-0300. For online condolences and/or directions, please visit: www.bostonharborsidehome.com
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General Hospital and the Clubs at Charles River Park for swim-ming instruction. Torit’s dance curriculum is designed by an out-reach instructor affiliated with the Boston Ballet. Partnering with the local community enhances and expands Torit’s Boston campus education.
The Elementary campus on Cambridge Street across from MGH and two blocks from Charles Street Station serves
Pre-K/K through sixth grade in mixed-age groups, and includes a gym/performance area, dining hall, library, science lab, engi-neering shop, music, and art rooms.
Enrollment for new and returning students is under-way. In fall 2018, Torit’s Early Education campus serving infants through PreK/K will celebrate 10 years of educat-ing students in the Montessori
tradition at its Province Street location near Boston Common. Torit Montessori School is ded-icated to entrepreneurship, inde-pendence, making learning come alive, and the ethos of a global community.
In addition to a strong aca-demic curriculum, Torit is known for teaching all students Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish.
For more information, visit www.toritschool.org.
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Neighborhood rouNdupNichols after Dark makes a romantic return Feb. 15Join the Nichols House Museum, located at 55 Mount Vernon St., on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 6 p.m. for “Nichols after Dark: Corsets and Courtships will showcase love letters and lingerie from both the Victorian and Progressive Eras” - an after-hours experience that will dis-cuss the romantic courtships between Arthur and Elizabeth Nichols, as well as Margaret Nichols and Arthur Shurcliff. The National Society of Colonial Dames will generous-ly loan historic undergarments from their costume collection, which will be on view in the museum’s period bedrooms. Wine and chocolate will follow. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $20 for members. Visit http://nicholshousemuse-um.org for more information.
WECA meeting focuses on short-term rentalsThe West End Civic Association (WECA) welcomes a repre-sentative from the Alliance of Downtown Civic Organizations (ADCO) to speak on what needs to be done to control the prolif-eration of AirBnBs and illegal rentals in West End apartment buildings at its winter meeting, which takes place at the Amy Lowell Community Room, 65 Martha Road, on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m.All West Enders are welcome, but seating is limited; doors open at 6:45 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Book Discussion Group to meet at West End Branch LibraryThe West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, located at151 Cambridge St., welcomes the Book Discussion Group on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m. The book for discussion will be “A Visit from the Goon Squad” by Jennifer Egan, copies of the book are available to bor-row at the library.Call 617-523-3957 for more information.
King’s Chapel candlelit crypt tour If you’re dying for something dif-ferent to, join the King’s Chapel History Program on a candlelit crypt tour, exploring the his-tory of love, loss, and laying the dead to rest! Uncover the
history of American mourning traditions, funeral customs, and burial practices as they relate to the loss of a loved one through-out Boston’s history. Explore the crypt beneath King’s Chapel, walking among the 21 tombs, and discover the stories of the historic people and couples laid to rest within them. Tours offered at 5:30 and 6:15 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17. Admission is $10 per person, and advance tickets are required. Visit https://squareup.com/store/kings-chapel-freedom-trail-program/item/till-death-us-do-part- valentine-s-day-crypt-tours to purchase tickets.
Chinese New Year Celebration at West End Branch LibraryThe Friends of the West End Branch Library invite you to join in the celebration of the Chinese New Year-The Year of the Earth Dog at the West End Branch Library, located at 151 Cambridge St., on Saturday, Feb. 17, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Refreshments will be served. According to the Chinese calen-dar, the Year of the Earth Dog was last celebrated 60 years ago in 1958. The prediction for this year is that it will be a year of great prosperity, so come and celebrate. Call 617-523-3957 or email [email protected] for more information.
Hill House Senior DinnersHill House serves a hot meal to the seniors of the commu-nity at 74 Joy St. on the third Tuesday of each month, includ-ing Feb. 20, March 20, April 17 and May 15, from 5 to 7 p.m.No sign up is required for the seniors - they are more than wel-come to come by for a meal and socialization. Contact Meredith at Hill House (617-226-5838) for more information.
King’s Chapel’s Tuesday RecitalsKing’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., presents its Tuesday Recitals. Admission is by suggested dona-tion of $3 per person; the dona-tions are given to the performing musicians. Programs begin at 12:15 p.m. and last approxi-mately 35 minutes; for more information, call 617-227-2155. Programming includes Kyle Bertulli on the C.B. Fisk organ
performing works by Bach, Callahan and Mendelsshon on Feb. 20; and John Tyson (record-ers) and Miyuki Tsurutani (harp-sichord) performing French and Italian Renaissance music on Feb. 27
Hidden Gallery happenings at JP LicksThe Hidden Gallery presents a performance by Steve Ferraro at J.P. Licks on Charles Street on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 5 to 7 p.m., as well as original art by Anderson and Arguello and live music by Tom Despress (“Captain Easychord”) on Thursday, Feb. 22, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Romantic movies at West End LibraryThe West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, located at151 Cambridge St., pres-ents “Film Series: A Little Romance,” including screenings of “Moonrise Kingdom” (2012, 93 minutes, Rated PG-13) on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m.; and “Before Midnight” (2013, 108 minutes, Rated R) on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 3 p.m.Call 617-523-3957 for more information.
TSA recruitments sessions plannedThe West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, locat-ed at 151 Cambridge St., is offering recruiting sessions for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursdays, Feb. 22, March 8 and April 12, from 12:20 to 2:30 p.m. Ask questions about the Transportation Security Officer (TSO) position and the applica-tion process. For more informa-tion, contact the office at [email protected] or 617-561-2048.
King’s Chapel’s 60th season Concert SeriesKing’s Chapel, located at 58 Tremont St., presents organ-ist Heinrich Christensen with a string ensemble perform-ing “Concerto!” featuring J.S. Bach’s “Double Concerto for Two Violins,” G.F. Handel’s “Organ Concerto in F Major, Op. 4, No. 4,” G.P. Telemann’s “Viola Concerto No. 2 in G Major” and F.X. Schnizer’s “Organ Concerto in A Major” on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 5 p.m.;
and King’s Chapel Choir soloists and orchestra performing G.F. Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” on Sunday, March 18, at 5 p.m. Tickets are $15 and $10 for students and seniors in advance, and $20 and $15 for students and seniors at the door. Call 617-227-2155 or visit www.kings-chapel.org/concert-series.html for more information.
‘Story Time with the Boston Ballet’The West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, located at 151 Cambridge St., presents “Story Time with the Boston Ballet” on Mondays, Feb. 26, March 19, April 23, May 21 and June 11, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Children ages 2+ and their caregivers are invited to hear stories about a famous ballet or dancer. Each story time is supplemented with a movement experience that highlights major themes of the story. All story times are led by Boston Ballet faculty dance educators. Groups and individuals are welcome, and no registration required.
Lecture explores attorney general’s roleWest End Branch of the Boston Public Library, located at 151 Cambridge St., presents “The People’s Law Firm: Assisting Communities in Challenging Times” on Thursday, March 1, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. At this time, Yarlennys Villaman, outreach coordinator for the Community Engagement Division of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, will offer a brief overview of the roles of the attorney general in the state of Massachusetts and of the Community Engagement Division. Call 617-523-3957 for more information.
Nichols House Museum seeking volunteer tour guidesThe Nichols House Museum welcomes volunteers to join the museum as tour guides begin-ning in March. Guides provide vital sup-port to the museum by lead-ing high-quality tours to diverse audiences and communities. Hours are flexible, and orienta-tion and training throughout the month of March are required. Guides receive complimentary admission to the museum and all
museum programming events. There are also regular oppor-tunities for complimentary, behind-the-scenes visits to other local museums and cul-tural organizations. Applicants should be interested in histo-ry, architecture, and decorative arts, and enjoy interacting with visitors of all ages. Tour Guides typically commit to half or full-day shifts. To apply, complete the appli-cation form available on the museum’s homepage, www.nicholshousemuseum.org.
Women’s History Month film seriesThe West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, located at 151 Cambridge St., presents the “Film Series: Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women Directors,” includ-ing screenings of “The Hitch-Hiker” (1953, 70 minutes, not rated) on Wednesday, March 7, at 3 p.m.; “Stories We Tell” (2013,118 minutes, Rated PG-13) on Wednesday, March 14, at 3 p.m.; “After The Wedding” (2007, 124 minutes, Rated R) on Wednesday, March 21, at 3 p.m.; and “Belle” (2014, 103 minutes, Rated PG) on Wednesday, March 28, at 3 p.m.Call 617-523-3957 for more information.
Music of the Great J.S. Bach Come to the Church On The Hill at 140 Bowdoin St. for a con-cert by the George James Webb Scholarship winner Forrest Eimold, who will perform the compete “Goldberg Variations” by Johann Sebastian Bach,” on Sunday, March 4, at 3 p.m. Eimold began his studies at the New England Conservatory of Music Preparatory School in 2008 at the age of 8. He is currently studying piano with Dr. Marc Ryser, composition with Dr. Larry Bell, and cham-ber music with Dr. Rodney Lister. In 2015, Eimold was a prize-winner in the American Guild of Organist’s Quimby Regional Competition for the Boston Chapter. During the years of 2008 to 2012, he was one of the winners of the UMass Lowell CMENC Youth Composition Festival. In 2012, Eimold won First Prize in the Helen Puff Powers Young Artists Competition in the category of
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Neighborhood rouNduppiano performance. His per-formances have been positively reviewed by The Washington Post, The Boston Musical Intelligencer and Corpus Christi Watershed. The concert is free and open to the public, and there will be a full reception with savory and sweet delights immediately following. (The concert site is handicap accessible.) For more information, call 617-523-4575 or visit http://churchonthehillboston.org.
Book Discussion Group to meet at West End Branch LibraryThe West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, located at 151 Cambridge St., welcomes the Book Discussion Group on Thursday, March 15, at 3 p.m. The book for discussion will be “Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann, copies of the book are available to borrow at the library.Call 617-523-3957 for more information.
Bruins PJ Drive The Chinatown, North End and West End branches of the Boston Public Library have teamed up with the Boston Bruins and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners to participate in their annual pajama drive to benefit DCF Kids and Cradles to Crayons. The PJ Drive’s goal is to collect 15,000 pairs of new pajamas for babies, children and teens in need. The Boston Bruins PJ Drive runs through March 15. Donations may be brought to any branch.
‘Creative Kitchens Tour 2018’ set for April 7 “Creative Kitchens Tour 2018” offers a look at kitchens from cozy country to sleek contem-porary in eight Beacon Hill and Back Bay 19th century town-houses on Saturday, April 7, from 1 to 4 p.m. A reception follows at Hampshire House at 84 Beacon St. from 3 to 5 p.m., and an optional luncheon is available at Hampshire House from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets for the tour and recep-tion are $50 each, and can be purchased at www.beaconhill-village.org or by calling the office at 617-723-9713. Tickets will also be available the day of the tour for $60 at Hampshire House, Cambridge Trust Co.
at 65 Beacon St. or Hingham Savings Bank at 80 Charles St. Tickets for the luncheon, tour and reception are $135, but lun-cheon tickets are limited and should be purchased in advance. For more information, contact Beacon Hill Village at 617- 723-9713.
Lecture on weather patternsThe West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, located at 151 Cambridge St., presents a lecture called “Tales from the Home of the World’s Worst Weather” on Thursday, April 12, at 6:30 p.m.Join Mount Washington Observatory’s Will Broussard for an investigation into the unique life and work of weather observers stationed there year-round. Explore how the moun-tain’s weather works and what it can tell us about New England’s own weather patterns. This program, which is appropriate for adults and children alike, will include interactive demon-strations, weather instruments, stunning photography and video footage from the summit.Call 617-523-3957 for more information.
Storytelling at the West End Branch LibraryThe West End Branch of the Boston Public Library at 151 Cambridge St. presents “Let Me Tell You A Story” on the second Thursday of the month at 12:30 p.m. Love a good story? Being read to is a rare pleasure for adults. Take a break from your work-day, and some to the library for a reading of a short story (or two). Bring your lunch if you like.
MGH seeking volunteersMassachusetts General Hospital Volunteer Department is seek-ing volunteers for its very busy office. Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with a broad interna-tional community of volunteers, as well as the ability to handle multiple tasks. Various shifts are available. Contact Kim Northrup at 617-724-1826 for more infor-mation.
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay will host their seventh annu-al Harpoon Shamrock Splash on Sunday, March 11, at M Street Beach in South Boston to raise money for free beach events and programs on the region’s public beaches from Nahant to Nantasket. In 2017, Save the Harbor awarded $5,000 to Revere organizations to support free events includ-ing the International Sand Sculpting Festival on Revere Beach Boulevard. For just $25, participants can enjoy refresh-ing Harpoon beer, tasty treats, a terrific beach party and a chance to win round trip flights from JetBlue, terrific swag from Harpoon and other great prizes for best costume and biggest fundraiser.
The Harpoon Shamrock Splash began in 2011 to jump start free events and activities on the region’s public beaches from Nahant to Nantasket. In 2017, the Harpoon Shamrock Splash raised more than $55,000 to support nearly 100 free concerts, beach festivals, sand raking com-petitions, and circus performanc-es in Lynn, Nahant, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy and Hull.
“There is simply no bet-ter way to celebrate the end of winter than with a quick dip in the cool clean water of Boston Harbor followed by a refreshing Harpoon and burgers on the beach with your friends” said Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s spokesman Bruce Berman, who
has splashed each year since the event began. “Sure, you will be cold for a few minutes but the warm feeling you get from rais-ing funds for a great cause will last all year long.”
Save the Harbor plans to
top last year’s record and raise $60,000 to support free events and programs on the region’s public beaches this year. Register online before the event at www.shamrocksplash.org for just $20, or register on the day of for $25. Registration includes a beer, a burger, a Harpoon Koozie, and the chance to win round-trip flights on JetBlue for best cos-tume and biggest fundraiser.* Start a team, invite friends to join, and help Save the Harbor make a big splash on the beach in 2018.
“We’re grateful for the fact that we get to do what we do - make great beer - because of the support of our friends and neighbors. So when we have a chance to return the favor, especially with a group like Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, we’re happy to do so.” said Harpoon Brewery President Charlie Storey. “I’m not as happy about jumping in the frigid water - but, as Bruce says, the cause (not to mention the food and beers!) make it all worth it!”
At the Splash Kick-Off party at Harpoon Brewery on January 30, Save the Harbor’s President Patricia Foley thanked event sponsors at Harpoon Brewery, JetBlue, Mix 104.1, B. Good, L.L. Bean and the
Blue Sky Collaborative, and their Better Beaches Program Funding Partners at The Boston Foundation, The Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust, the Richard Saltonstall Foundation, National Grid and Comcast. “We would also like to thank the Massachusetts Legislature, the Baker-Polito Administration and the Metropolitan Beaches Commission for their support for local beaches, and to their partners at the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Boston Centers for Youth and Families and the Greater Boston YMCA for their sup-port.”
Register today at www.sham-rocksplash.org to join Save the Harbor/Save the Bay on the beach on March 11th.
About Save the Harbor/Save the Bay
As the region’s leading voice for clean water and continued pub-lic investment in Boston Harbor, the region’s public beaches, and the Boston Harbor Islands, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s mis-sion is to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay and the marine environment and share them with the pub-lic for everyone to enjoy. For more information about Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the work we do, please visit our website at www.savehtheharbor.org, our blog “Sea, Sand & Sky” at blog.savetheharbor.org, or fol-low savetheharbor on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
In 2017, hundreds of costumed splashers plunged into the cold waters of Boston Harbor at the BCYF Curley Community Center at M Street Beach in South Boston, raising over $50,000 for the Harpoon Shamrock Splash to benefit Save the Harbor/Save the Bay. On Sunday, March 11, 2018, the organiza-tion will once again host their annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash at M Street Beach in South Boston to raise money for free beach events and programs on the region’s public beaches from Nahant to Nantasket.
Annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash set for March 11
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Hackensack, N.J., to Harvey Carter Day and Sophie Therese Bausback, The Rev. Day had an older brother, Harvey Carter Day, Jr., who predeceased him. After graduating from high school in Wilmington, Del., he served in the U.S. Army from 1945-1946 and went on to graduate from the University of Delaware in 1949. He was then awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and taught English in Kavala, Greece, from 1955-1956, earning an MA in English language and literature from Oxford University’s Corpus Christi College in Oxford, England, in 1959.
Upon returning to the U.S., The Rev. Day taught English at The Greer School in New York, Gunnery School in Connecticut, Groton School in Groton, Mass., and St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire before heeding the call to become an Episcopal min-ister. He earned his Masters of
Divinity in 1965 from Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge. In 1966 he was ordained a minister at The Church of the Advent, where he served for many years.
In the summer of 1964 during the height of the civil rights move-ment, The Rev. Day and Barbara left Boston to teach students at Miles College in Birmingham, Ala. This trip inspired his pas-sion to build a school as a model for integration and opportunity for all children, as he explained several years later: “Barbara and I both realized elementary school is where we need to start, this foundation was the most import-ant. The Advent School was the place where we could do some-thing special and meaningful, and enact what the nation was struggling so hard to do.”
Shortly thereafter, in 1965, The Rev. Day became headmas-ter of the newly formed Advent School, where he remained for 30 years until 1995. Building a school that offered a progressive,
integrated education in Boston was of paramount importance to him. During his leadership, he helped transform the school into a thriving independent school that served a diverse com-munity and proudly pioneered progressive teaching methods. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino declared May 5, 1995, Robert C. Day Day, in honor of The Rev. Day and his contributions to the city, and he was featured in “Legendary Locals of Beacon Hill,” a book on prominent local figures. He was a trustee on the boards of Beacon Hill’s Hill House Community Center and the Commonwealth School in Boston, he was a founding trust-ee of the Historic Neighborhoods Foundation, and a member of the Urban Mission Committee of the Diocese of Massachusetts, Finance Subcommittee.
During his active retirement, The Rev. Day and Barbara set-tled year-round on Martha’s Vineyard where they cherished
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the island community and natu-ral beauty as longtime seasonal residents with a family associa-tion through Barbara spanning six generations. He served at Grace Church in Vineyard Haven as a substitute and assistant min-ister near where he and Barbara, a local artist, raised their three children during summers in a former fisherman’s cottage that was sold to The Rev. Day on a handshake. After moving full time to the island, the couple settled in rural West Tisbury, which offered unlimited garden-ing opportunities for Father Day.
During their 23 years of resi-dence in West Tisbury, The Rev. Day and Barbara were politically active, and he became involved in several community groups and roles. The Rev. Day was a com-missioner of the West Tisbury Conservation Commission, a counselor at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, elected to the West Tisbury Park and Recreation Commission, a board member of Howe’s House and of Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society and president of the Grace Church preschool board. He also enjoyed lead-ing a book group and attending the First Third men’s luncheons at the Harbor View Hotel. For many years, The Rev. Day and Barbara continued to enjoy sea-son theater tickets in Boston with dear friends.
The Rev. Day relished long walks in the Boston Common, the Public Garden, Arnold Arboretum, Menemsha Hills and Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank properties, swimming at Stonewall Beach and Nashaquitsa Pond, and playing charades and board games. He particularly
enjoyed gardening, and nur-tured his peonies, catmint, phlox and hydrangeas. The Rev. Day rose early and exer-cised daily, loved reading and listening to classical music, and was known to sing cheerful ditties. He and Barbara trav-eled extensively with family and friends across the U.S. and in Asia, Africa, South America and Europe.
During his life, The Rev. Day thoughtfully planted many seeds and steadily tend-ed many gardens across the multiple spheres of his life. He will be greatly missed, but his gardens will continue to bloom in his honor and in service to others.
The Rev. Day is survived by his wife, Barbara, daugh-ter Catherine Day-Carlson and husband, Dave, daughter Elizabeth Churchill, and son Matthew Day and wife Tracy, along with loving grand-children Jessica, Jack Lucas, Scott, Frederick, Robert, Lucy, Jackson, Garrett, and Caroline. He was sadly predeceased by his son-in-law, John Churchill. A small family service was held in Sarasota, Fla., where the couple moved in October to be near family.
The Rev. Day will be bur-ied at Abel’s Hill Cemetery in Chilmark. A celebration of his life will be held in July at Grace Episcopal Church, Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard. Contact Grace Church at 508-693-0332 for the date and time.
In lieu of flowers, consid-er contributing to the Robert C. Day Financial Aid Fund, c/o The Advent School, 15 Brimmer St., Boston, MA 02108 or go to https://advent-school.networkforgood.com/projects/45771-rev-robert-c-day-financial-aid-fund.
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the BHCA, and we share Mayor Walsh’s goal of improving acces-sibility for all our residents and visitors,” said BHCA President Suzanne Besser. “Beacon Hill is home to six housing facilities, including elder housing, housing for persons with disabilities, and downtown Boston’s only pur-pose-built facility for persons dis-abled by HIV/AIDS, along with a disproportionate number of resi-dents over-65. Navigating Beacon Hill’s steep streets and narrow sidewalks presents a significant obstacle for the many among us
living with mobility and/or visual challenges,” said Besser.
Beacon Hill also has long been a pioneer in innovative accessi-ble design, as demonstrated by its Temple Street pedestrian thor-oughfare, and we believe that accessibility and historic preser-vation are completely compatible. “This agreement will help make Beacon Hill a more hospitable environment while also further-ing our shared commitment to the preservation of our historic resources,” said Besser.
Building on this agreement,
BHCA has also established an Accessibility Working Group that will work with the City and the disability community to devel-op a vision and plan for further addressing Beacon Hill’s acces-sibility challenges over the next decade. “We thank Mayor Walsh for his continued leadership on this important issue, and look for-ward to working with him and his team going forward,” said Besser. A copy of the agreement is avail-able on our website at www.bhciv-ic.org, or could can be obtained from the BHCA office.
