Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

Emerson College President M. Lee Pelton congratulates 2011 Charles Beard Program participant Abanu Strickland. The program exposes middle and high school students from Boston-area schools to arts and communication fields studied at Emerson. (Photo by David Rosen/Courtesy of Emerson College)

Roxbury Technology CEO Beth Williams is joined by City Councilor Tito Jackson and Mayor Thomas M. Menino at the opening of her company’s new manufacturing plant in Hyde Park. (Tony Irving photo)

(From l to r): Ron Bell, founder of You Count Too (UC2); Karen Miller, health editor of Bay State Banner’s award-winning Be Healthy; and Tony Brewer of UC2 participated in the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk event on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. (Tony Irving photo)

Councilor Charles Yancey attended Priscilla Flint’s book signing at Frugal Bookstore in the Roxbury Mall. Flint is a Boston native and has written her first book titled, “I Look Back and Wonder How I Got Over.” Pictured (from l to r) are: Marilyn Brown, Flint, Yancey and a woman who purchased her book. (Photo courtesy of Priscilla Flint

Scores of workers from Fidelity Investments participated in the company’s recent “Transformation Day,” where they took part in a clean-up effort at the Dearborn School in Roxbury. (Photo courtesy of Fidelity Investments)

Gov. Deval Patrick spoke at the opening of Roxbury Technology Corporation’s new facility in Hyde Park Sept. 9, 2011. (Tony Irving photo)