August 12, 2010 — vol. 46, no 1
Boston Scenes
Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week
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Shalaine Parker joined hundreds of youth that attended the Roxbury Environmental Empowerment Project (REEP) 14th annual Environmental Youth Summit at Northeastern University. (Ernesto Arroyo photo) |
The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts (ULEM) hosted the Boston Open 2010 last weekend at the William J. Devine Golf Course at Franklin Park. Darnell Williams(l), president and CEO of ULEM, was the host of the event and joined sponsors Chris Buchanan, Wal-Mart; Sam Smith, Altria Group; and Jerry Rodgers, Mann & Rodgers Funeral Home. (Tony Irving photo) |
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State Senate candidate Hassan Williams is joined by supporters at a standout in Grove Hall. (Ernesto Arroyo photo) |
Mark Walhberg at “The Other Guys” red carpet premiere last week at Alma Nove in Hingham, Mass. (Colette Greenstein photo) |
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Larky Watson, professor of music at Berklee College of Music, acknowledges the audience at the conclusion of his “Afternoon of Music to Heal the Soul” held at Berklee. The purpose of the afternoon was to bring a variety of music genres together in one continuous performance by his students to demonstrate music’s transformative powers. Watson has been a longtime musical force for social justice and equity around the world. (Don West photo) |
Mayor Thomas M. Menino greets 10-year-old Lyron Bennett of Roslindale at the August 9 session of the Boston Centers for Youth & Families White Stadium Youth Sports Center. Sponsored by BNY Mellon at Franklin Park, the six-week Sports Center is offered in the summer free of charge to Boston residents and open to boys and girls ages 7 to 14. In the background are Mellon executives Lindy Calzada, interim relationship manager and Dolores Ortiz, manager of CityACCESS. (Photo courtesy of city of Boston/ Isabel Leon) |
