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Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

Gov. Deval Patrick (right) speaks as the Rev. Dr. Evan C. Hines, pastor of the Eliot Church of Roxbury, listens during services held in memory of the late Robert “Bob” Brown on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at the church. Brown, a longtime activist who volunteered in support of Patrick’s 2006 gubernatorial campaign, died on Aug. 16, 2009. (Tony Irving photo)

Eighteen graduates of Action for Boston Community Development Inc.’s (ABCD) New Careers in Early Childhood Education Program join with ABCD teachers, staff and ABCD Executive Vice President John Drew (far right) to celebrate their graduation from what might be the first economic stimulus-funded program in the nation. They can now move into solid jobs as child care providers. (Don West photo, http://www.donwestfoto.com)

Dr. Carol R. Johnson and Akim Lloyd, of South Boston, a junior at Odyssey High School, attend a special luncheon featuring locally grown vegetables in honor of Massachusetts Harvest for Students Week. The lunch highlighted the importance of healthy eating and supporting local farmers. (Photo courtesy of Boston Public Schools)

 

Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard psychiatrist Nancy Rappaport (right) celebrates the release of her new book, “In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide,” with Boston TenPoint Coalition co-founder Reverend Eugene F. Rivers and his wife Jackie at the Cambridge Boat Club on Sept. 19, 2009. (Photo courtesy of Cambridge Health Alliance)