Boston Scenes

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (c) shares a laugh with Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith (r) and a dinner attendee (l) during the Florida Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson fundraiser dinner in Hollywood, Fla., Saturday, June 11, 2011. (AP Photo/David Adame)

Xernona Clayton (c) makes a point during a Q & A session after the play “Xernona and the Grand Dragon X,” which is based on an incident in her life. Joining her are Jacqui Parker (l), writer/director of the play and Gail Craig Mayes, daughter of the former Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. (Don West photo)

Workers Dave King (l), of Palmer, Mass., and Matt Wynot, of Ware, Mass., perform repairs on the roof of Our Lady Mount Carmel Church damaged by a tornado that struck two days before, in Springfield, Mass., Friday, June 3, 2011. The daunting tasks of cleaning up after tornadoes tore a path of destruction across the state Last week are under way. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

The 32nd Annual Cambridge River Festival kicked off with a parade from Harvard Square to the Charles River, highlighting a giant sized puppet replica of the famous Cambridge-based storyteller, Brother Blue. The Cambridge Arts Council packed a mile-long stretch along the river on Memorial Drive with multiple stages of live music, dance, theater, arts and crafts and an international food market.  (Don West photo)

Coalitions of the Boston Alliance for Community Health gathered on May 31, 2011 at City Hall to set up 1,200 pairs of shoes in order to demonstrate the 1,200 lives lost daily in the country due to tobacco related illnesses. The youth also asked elected officials to distribute information about the free nicotine patch resource provided by the Boston Public Health Commission. Boston residents are encouraged to call 1-800-QUIT-NOW and receive two weeks worth of nicotine patches and counseling services. (Photo courtesy of Boston Alliance for Community Health)

More than 100 family and friends celebrated Ron Bell’s recovery from heart surgery at Hibernian Hall on Saturday, June 4, 2011. Pictured (from l to r) is Charlotte Golar Ritchie, Bell and Tina Brooks, Undersecretary, Housing and Community Development. (Tony Irving photo)