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Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

(From left): Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Jamar Roberts, Renee Robinson, Clifton Brown and Rosalyn Deshauteurs perform in choreographer Hope Boykins’ “Go in Grace.” The revered dance company group will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a series of seven performances at The Opera House, running from April 28, 2009, through May 3, 2009. For ticket availability and more information, visit http://ww.celebrityseries.org. (Steve Vaccariello photo)

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Salina Kosgei of Kenya (left) and Deriba Merga of Ethiopia share a victorious smile after winning the women’s and men’s races, respectively, in the 113th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, 2009. (Don West photo, www.donwestfoto.com)

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Dorchester’s Marquis Tucker (left) and Craig McClay (right) helped Teen Empowerment launch its new anti-violence curriculum, called “Voices From Behind The Wall,” on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Teen Empowerment’s center in Roxbury’s Egleston Square. Joining Tucker and McClay were Unique Coren, 19, of Dorchester (second from left) and Jesse Winfrey, 20, of Roxbury (third from left). (Tony Bennis photo)

 

At the 5th annual Bentley University/TIME Leadership Forum, held Thursday, April 16, 2009, local progressive leaders discussed issues like fair trade, health care, charitable giving and diversity in business ownership. (From left): Kate Otto, Keep a Child Alive; Priya Haji, co-founder and CEO, World of Good; Gloria Cordes Larson, president, Bentley University; Milton J. Benjamin, president and CEO, Initiative for a New Economy. (Photo courtesy of Bentley University)

Harvard University’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice held a lecture featuring Venezuelan Supreme Court Justice Fernando Vegas Torrealba (right) on April 15, 2009, at Ames Courtroom in Austin Hall. Soffiyah Elijah, Esq., hosted the lecture, in which Torrealba spoke about the role of human rights, gender equality and race in Venezuelan law. (Tony Irving photo)