May 16, 2013 — vol. 48, no 41
Boston Scenes
Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week
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James Austin of the Student Conservation Association (SCA) works to help clear a trail during the April 27 Earth Day clean-up hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s Urban Wilds Initiative at the Mattahunt Woods Urban Wild in Mattapan. Volunteers from FedEx and the SCA teamed up to establish new trails, remove debris and eradicate invasive plant growth in the five-acre parcel of woods and wetlands. (Jon Seamans photo) |
About 42,000 people came to the Boston Common on May 1 to participate in Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger. Walkers and sponsors raised $3.6 million, which will provide food for 448 emergency food programs in 130 Massachusetts cities and towns. (Photo courtesy of Project Bread) |
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Helen Credle, director of Mature Workers Program for Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, was the keynote speaker last month at Metro Boston Alive’s first annual awards ceremony and fundraiser at the William E. Reed Auditorium. (Tony Irving photo)
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Catherine Opie, “Untitled #5” (Inauguration Portrait), 2009, C-print, 16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 60.9 cm), courtesy of the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles, CA © Catherine Opie. |
