Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

Members of the Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and the Boston Pearl Foundation Inc. pose with 2008 scholarship recipients during their annual scholarship ceremony at Roxbury Community College on June 21. The award recipients are: Lois-Angel Simpson, Rubby Wuabu (left), Anthonina Fenelon (center) and Alysha Thomas (right). Each scholarship recipient also received individualized citations from state Rep. Gloria L. Fox and a gift basket filled with various school supplies to get them started on their journey of higher education. (Alisa Drayton photo)

Carole Baggerly (center) was a guest speaker at a Vitamin D awareness forum held at the Mattapan Community Health Center (MCHC), last week. Here she is accompanied by Dr. Douglass Bibuld (left), medical director at MCHC, and Dr. Azzie Young, CEO of MCHC. Baggerly was a breast cancer survivor looking for a more compatible treatment when she discovered the far reaching benefits of vitamin D at a medical conference. She has been a passionate advocate since, founding the organization GrassrootsHealth. She spreads the message that vitamin D prevents many chronic diseases. (Don West photo)

(From left): Six-year-old Brianna Osteen, Evelyn Rodrigues and Gene St. Paul of Dorchester relax on City Hall Plaza before the start of the July 16 Dorothy Curran Wednesday Evenings on the Plaza concert, featuring Shirley Alston Reeves and Charlie Thomas’ Drifters. (Jon Seamans photo)

Charlie Thomas’ Drifters, featuring (from left) Louis Bailey, Jerone Manning, Stephen Brown and R&B legend Thomas, thrilled the crowd with classic Drifters hits at their July 16 Dorothy Curran Wednesday Evenings on the Plaza concert. (Jon Seamans photo)

Throughout this month, youth from a variety of local community organizations — including these youngsters from the Madison Park Community Center — have set sail from the Bank of America Pavilion with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay (SHSB) to explore and enjoy the Boston Harbor Islands National Park. The four-hour trips are part of SHSB’s “All Access Boston Harbor,” a free summer program that offers nearly 5,000 Boston-area youth from 68 community groups the opportunity to explore the Harbor Islands while learning first-hand about the marine environment and the history of Boston Harbor. (Photo courtesy of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay)