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March 2010

When What Where Thursdays, March 4, 11, 17, 25 8:00pm Lisa Yves in a Tribute to Bette Midler (theater/cabaret) Lisa Yves sings Bette Midler! Lisa, an award winning vocalist, pianist, and musician interprets the songs: Wind Beneath My Wings, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, When a Man Loves a Woman, The Rose, ...and more! She's been featured on the Today Show with her all-women rock band, HRT, heard her sing at Boston Symphony Hall, and with Harry Connick Jr. Now see Lisa in person as she pays tribute in song and word to that versatile brash belter, The Divine Miss M, in a dazzling live musical performance! A portion of the proceeds benefits Riverside Theatre Works. http://www.rtwboston.org 617-361-5269 Riverside Theatre Works 45 Fairmount Ave. Hyde Park, MA Thu., March 18 6:00PM Barakat's 10th Anniversary Reception (Wine and Food) Come join Barakat as we celebrate our 10th year as a non-profit at Vlora Restaurant! Enjoy a taste of authentic Mediterranean hors d'oeuvres from Vlora, one of the most outstanding fine dining spots in Boston’s Back Bay, and learn more about Barakat's work to promote education for women and children in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. To R.S.V.P., and for more information, email Lyla@BarakatWorld.org or call (617) 876-3830. http://www.barakatworld.org/Upcoming-Events/barakat-turns-10-com e-celebrate.html (617) 876-3830 Lyla@BarakatWorld.org Vlora Restaurant 545 Boylston Street Boston, MA Sat., March 20 6pm Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival (film festival) Be prepared to be inspired because The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival, hosted by local non-profit "e" inc., is back! WSEFF will take place on March 20th from 6-10 PM at The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston's South End. The evening will showcase 9 films - shorts, animations, documentaries - about pressing environmental issues, opening with the award winning documentary ‘Tapped’ about the privatization of water and the effects of buying back what you already own. Tickets also include a light supper, dessert, and a silent auction. Supper begins at 6 and films at 7:15. Dessert/Intermission is from 8:30 to 9 followed by the 2nd set of films from 9 to 10. Admission for the entire event is just $25 if purchased before March 1 and $30 after that. All proceeds benefit “e” inc.'s mission of bringing science literacy and community action to urban children and teens. http://www.e-action.us 617-227-1522 drickystern@yahoo.com Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology 41 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116 Sun., March 21 5:00 PM Music On & Up Showcase (music) The first show of its kind in the Boston area! Join us for Music On & Up's Showcase event at the Boston Hard Rock Cafe. The showcase will feature twelve incredibly talented performers from the east coast under the age of 18. The performers were selected by a professional panel of judges in the music industry from a large volume of submissions. Celebrity bands and performers will opening the show. Families, students, aspiring musicians and performers will be inspired and motivated by this amazing lineup of talent! A panel of judges will select the top showcase performances and award music scholarships. Purchase tickets through http://www.musiconandup.eventbrite.com. Talent submissions may be sent to http://www.sonicbids.com/musiconandup. http://www.facebook.com/youngperformersclub 978-758-0823 duffey@musiconandup.com Hard Rock Cafe 22 Clinton Street Boston, MA Mon., Mar. 22 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Let's Duet For Haiti (theatre) The Boston Theater Community presents a one night only benefit concert for Haiti relief efforts featuring well-known local theater performers. http://www.bostontheatrescene.com Stanford Calderwood Pavilion - Roberts Studio Theatre, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116 Wed., March 24 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 41st Annual Wheaton College Wine Tasting for Scholarship (wine tasting, fundraising) Celebrate the coming of spring and support scholarship by sampling delicious wines and cheeses in a beautiful greenhouse setting. All proceeds go to the Wheaton College Scholarship Fund.Tickets $25 at the door. http://wheatoncollege.edu Mahoney's Garden Center 242 Cambridge St. Winchester, MA 01890 March 24-27 6:00-10:30 PM (W-F); 12:00 -7:00 PM (Sat) New England Real Ale Exhibition (NERAX) (festival) NERAX, the longest running real ale festival in the US, hosts its 14th annual beer festival featuring cask-conditioned beers from the North East, Great Britain and beyond. Come to NERAX for a hand-pulled pint of Real Ale plus Redbones BBQ. The beers include recent award-winning bitters, pale ales, ESBs, IPAs, porters, stouts, lagers, ciders and more. Taste English ales that are rare and seldom offered in the US. Proceeds from this year’s festival go to benefit a charity chosen by the George Dilboy VFW Post. http://nerax.org 617-625-5224 nerax@nerax.org George Dilboy VFW Post 371 Summer St. Davis Square Somerville, MA Thur., March 25 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. East End House's Cooking for a Cause (fundraiser gala dinner) Cooking for a Cause is a food and wine tasting gala to benefit the programs and services East End House offers to the community. This year Culinary Chair Rachel Klein of Aura will be joined by some of the most celebrated chefs in the city, local wineries and breweries, the hottest bartenders in the area, and desserts from some of the finest specialty shops around. Guests will enjoy fabulous food, sensational wine and beer, creative cocktails, and delicious coffee and desserts all in a gorgeous and dramatic space. There will also be lively music and a live and silent auction. You can be part of this festive and elegant evening. Tickets are on sale now for $100. All the proceeds support the programs and services East End House offers to the community. For more information, contact Roman Cames by email (roman@eastendhouse.org) or call him at 617-876-4444. http://www.eastendhouse.org/... (617) 876-4444 roman@eastendhouse.com The Seaport Hotel 1 Seaport Lane Boston, MA 02210 Friday, March 26 7:00 pm Equipment Fundraiser for our Newton Firefighters (Fundraiser) Newton residents have joined together with local businesses to raise money for the purchase of new fire equipment.  The event is sponsored by the Jessica Locke Firefighters Fund and will be held at the American Legion Post 440, 295 California St., Newton on March 26th from 7 - 11 p.m. There will be a live and silent auction, raffle items, comedy with Tony V, dancing, food, and a bachelor firefighter auction. $20/person admission. For more information or to purchase tickets, please go to our website: www.firefightersfund.org. or call 617-924-9999. www.firefightersfund.org 617-924-9999 jessica@firefightersfund.org American Legion Post 440 295 California Street Newton, MA Fri., March 26 8:00 PM The Shakespeare Concerts (classical music) Described as "beautifully expressive and deeply emotional," founder and composer Joseph Summer's captivating music has a home at The Shakespeare Concerts where world class singers and musicians masterfully perform settings of the immortal bard. Music of Summer, Schubert, Watkins, and Prokofiev, Andrea Chenoweth, Soprano; Kellie Van Horn, Mezzo-Soprano; Miroslav Sekera, Piano; Anna Reinersman, Harp; Eric Ruske, French Horn. Music Director: Ian Watson http://www.shakespeareconcerts.com 607-585-1260 info@commonwealthopera.org New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall 30 Gainsborough Street Boston, MA Saturday March 27, 2010 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt at Brewster Park, Plymouth, Ma. (Easter Egg Hunt) An Easter Egg Hunt Hosted by Discovery Church of the Nazarene for children 2 to 10 years old. No Charge, sponsored by your local merchants and the community. Bring your colorful baskets…then look high, look low, scurry around bushes and don’t be slow. Gather as many eggs as you can and be the Easter Bunny’s biggest fan. Free pictures with the Easter Bunny. 041889760-070540091 http://www.discoverynazareneplymouth.org (781) 588-5898 aglensight@comcast.net Brewster Park, Plymouth, Ma. Sat, March 27, 10:00 - 4:00 PM Sacred Space 2010 Conference (Conference) Register for the Sacred Space 2010 Conference today! The conference is free! Open to ladies and men in Cambridge, Massachusetts at 99 Bishop Allen Drive - March 27 2010 - 10 am until 4 pm. Women of Color addressing Media Justice and creating spacesfor themselves outside of the mainstream. This conference would address the concepts of Women of Color using media tools to build websites, blogs, podcasts, etc that address issues that are essentially "blacked" out of mainstream/corporate media. Join other writers, artists, journalists, activists, feminists and more for roundtable discussions and presentations. Email Joyce Jellison at writeoutloudboston@gmail.com The conference is a hosted by Write Out Loud: Transforming Our Lives through Writing Our Truths - a nonprofit that works to empower women who have been traditionally marginalized. WOL believes in the power of story telling to heal and empower individuals to better their lives and communities. http://writeoutloud.yolasite.com/ writeoutloudboston@gmail.com 99 Bishop Allen Drive Cambridge MA 02151 (Central Square T) Sat., March 27 10:30am-7:30pm Vinfen's Moving Images Film Festival (Film Festival) The 3rd Annual Moving Images Film Festival will held on March 27, 2010. Films by and about people living with psychiatric and developmental disabilities will be shown to help raise community awareness about Vinfen and its programs. Meet Actor Joe Pantoliano at the Moving Images Film Festival on Saturday March 27. Joey will screen his documentary No Kidding Me Too, a look at the devastating affects of depression. Also screening will be The Soloist starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx and Shooting Beauty, which tells the story of an aspiring fashion photography whose career takes a life-changing turn when she discovers a hidden world of beauty at a center for people living with significant disabilities. Admission to the Festival and parking are free. For details and to register, please visit www.vinfen.org. http://www.vinfen.org 617-441-1726 goldbergl@vinfen.org Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston Saturday, March 27 12:00pm - 2:00pm Reach Summer Outreach Dance Audition (Dance Audition) March 27, 12pm - 2pm Reach is a four week dance program for students (ages 13–18) that and combines technical training, making dances and performing at day camps and for the public. Under the guidance of professional dancers and college interns, sixteen teen-age apprentices create a 45 minute dance performance and go "on tour" to day camps in the Greater Boston area. Students will hone their technical, performance and choreographic skills during the first two weeks; for the next two weeks, the "company" will perform and lead workshops at a dozen Associated Grantmakers’ Summer Fund sites. In addition, there will be master classes, an evening performance for the public, and an informational session on preparing for college admission. Reach is looking for students who are proficient in at least one style of dance, willing to learn other styles, and are cooperative learners. Interest in choreographing is welcome but not required. To audition, students must have completed the Application form (linked below) by March 25 at 5pm. http://www.bu.edu/fitrec/programs/dance/reach/documents/StudentApplicationfprReach2010.pdf http://www.bu.edu/fitrec/dance/r each 617-353-1597 budance@bu.edu Boston University's Dance Theater 915 Commonwealth Avenue Sat., March 27, 2010 6:00 pm - 12:00 am RoxComp's 24th Annual "We Take Your Health to Heart" Gala (Fundraiser, Concert, Live Music, Healthcare) On Saturday, March 27, 2010, five-time Grammy Award winner Michael McDonald is set to perform at the 24th annual "We Take Your Health to Heart" gala to benefit Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center, Inc. (RoxComp). The gala, taking place at the Mandarin Oriental, Boston, features a live and intimate concert with Michael McDonald, a VIP Champagne & Caviar Reception at the Mandarin's Arcade, a silent and live auction, an eclectic Dine-Around Reception, and Healthy Lifestyle Awards. The intimate concert, followed by a post concert after party, promises to be Boston's premier black-tie gala event benefiting RoxComp! Individual tickets $500 includes main event / VIP tickets $2,500 includes 2 Tickets for the VIP Reception, Main event, premier concert seating and post concert after party. Please visit www.roxcompgala.com for more details or call 617-267-2244. http://www.roxcompgala.com 617-267-2244 aj@creativeeventsinc.com Mandarin Oriental, Boston Sat. March 27, 6:30 PM The Girl in the Picture: Reception & Presentation (Charity reception, presentation) The “Girl in the Picture,” Kim Phuc, will speak about her experience and the cruelty of war toward children while delivering her message of peace and forgiveness. Phuc was the girl running in agony with severe burns from a South Vietnamese napalm attack, in the 1972 Pulitzer Prize winning photograph. The Burn Survivors of New England will host the “Witness History” presentation and reception, with proceeds from the night benefiting The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors. http://bsofne.ning.com/ 415-216-8494 Kait@Redarrowcomm.com Florian Hall 55 Hallett Street Dorchester, MA 02124 Sat. March 27, 6:30PM THE “GIRL IN THE PICTURE,” KIM PHUC, BRINGS MESSAGE OF PEACE AND HEALING TO BOSTON (Charity, presentation, reception) Burn Survivor and United Nations Ambassador, Kim Phuc's famous photograph (seen here: http://www.kimfoundation.com/) by AP photographer, Nick UT, won a Pulitzer Prize and changed the world. Standard Tickets provide admission to preliminary proceedings and main presentation by Kim Phuc. VIP tickets provide admission to preliminary proceedings and main presentation by Kim Phuc, as well as a special reception with Kim Phuc afterwards. Beverages and refreshments will be served at the reception. Donations are tax-deductible (to the extent of the law) and will benefit the "PHOENIX SOCIETY FOR BURN SURVIVORS", a non-profit organization that supports burn survivors worldwide. http://bsofne.ning.com/ 508-612-8101 Kait@redarrowcomm.com Florian Hall 55 Hallett Street Dorchester, MA 02124 Sat., March 27 7 pm - midnight The Fisher House Boston Red Carpet Gala (Fundraiser) The Gala will feature a catered dinner donated by Creative Entertaining at Roche Bros., a Silent Auction, and dancing to the music of Java Jive! Your contribution will directly support the constructions costs of the House, so please join us for a wonderful and lively evening of fun and entertainment! For reservations and information contact Brigid Boyle, Gala Chair: 617-323-5253, or at bboyle4@gmail.com. Fisher House Boston will receive 100% of all proceeds from the GALA, and donations made to FHB are tax-deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law. Fisher House Boston is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Federal Tax ID: 26-0190895. What Is Fisher House? A Fisher House(TM) is "a home away from home" for military families. It offers accommodations and support at no cost for families of members of our Armed Forces, retirees, and veterans during a medical crisis by enabling families and patients to be close to one another during extended hospitalizations and rehabilitation resulting from injuries or serious illness. Fisher House Boston is the first of its kind in New England; and with its nationally recognized Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder Program and its ability to treat patients with multiple injuries, the VA campus in West Roxbury serves patients from around the world. Please visit www.fisherhouseboston.org for more information. 617-323-5253 bboyle4@gmail.com Moseley's on the Charles Rte. 109 Dedham, MA Sat., Mar. 27 7:30 p.m. Stuart Highlanders Pipe Band-Live In Concert (music) The Stuart Highlanders are the premiere pipe band organization in New England, with an active roster of more than 50 players. On March 27th, the band will present traditional tunes and contemporary music that is at the forefront of innovation in the pipe band world. Guest performers will include Boston's emerging celtic group Trì(www.triceol.com) and the Celtic Company Dancers of Dance New England. http://www.stuarthighlanders.com/ 978-726-4386 baystatepipers@yahoo.com Chelmsford Performing Arts Center 200 Richardson Road North Chelmsford, MA 01863 Sat., Mar. 27 + Sun., Mar. 28 7:30 P.M. "African Rhythms" - to benefit "Build a School In Africa" (African dance and music) Dance and Music from the African Diaspora: traditional dances and drumming from Mali, Guinea and Senegal, Hip-Hop, Afro-fusion, and more! 100% of the proceeds will benefit Build a School In Africa,Inc., a 501(c)3, all-volunteer non-profit organization now fundraising for its 6th school in southern Mali, in partnership with Save the Children. Our 5th school was just completed; construction on the 6th will begin next November in Tabarako, just north of Sikasso. http://BuildaSchoolinAfrica.org 978-433-2384 jmlorimer@verizon.net Two Performances, Two Locations: (1) Sat. 3/27: Cronin Auditorium at the Bromfield School 14 Massachusetts Ave Harvard, MA, 01451 (2) Sun. 3/28: Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts 40 Stow St. Concord, MA 01742 Sun., March 28 3:00pm Composers in Red Sneakers: "TWO" - Duos performed by The Ibis Camerata (music (classical)) Composers in Red Sneakers presents: "TWO" - duos performed by members of The Ibis Camerata. Biljana Milovanovic, piano Rachele Schmiege, soprano Steven Jackson, clarinet Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello ---- FREE admission ---- PROGRAM: Aaron Copland: Sonata (1943) clarinet & piano Lansing McLoskey: Sudden Music (2009) soprano & piano Delvyn Case: Brutal Arithmetic (2004) soprano & piano Howard Frazin: Sonata for Cello and Piano (2002) Delvyn Case: Dayspring (2003) clarinet & piano 617-876-9101 odhecaton@bellsouth.net Swedenborg Church, 50 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA. (Across the street from Sanders Theater, North Harvard Yard) March 29th 2010 8:00-5:00 "Rock Your Business World" (business development program) Event includes breakfast and lunch, a Pre-Planning Questionnaire, which jumpstarts the learning, a Training Workbook, plus a Post-Planning questionnaire that will support you to understand where you were, how far you have come, and create a commitment/accountability plan to continue the success. This is an amazing opportunity to attend in-depth and interactive business development program and great networking opportunity at an unbelievable price! This 6 Module program includes: • Commit to Yourself and Business Success • Focus on your Daily Business Results • Differentiate Yourself & E-Mail Marketing Your Business • Create Effective Business Relationships • Manage the Emotional Side of Business • Be Accountable & Retain Commitment for Business Success Shelly Berman-Rubera, Founder & President of SBR-Small Business Results, is coming to Constant Contact Corporate headquarters on March 29, 2010 for a full-day, interactive business development workshop, based on the proven frame-work of “Rock Your Business World!”. You will leave the day with the skills, focus, business structures and accountability necessary to increase sales and grow your business. You will the ability to implement these tools immediately. http://www.smallbusresults.com 617-969-7224 info@smallbusresults.com Constant Contact Headquarters (The Great Room) Reservoir Place 1601 Trapelo Road Waltham, MA 02451 March 31, 2010 7pm Living in the Dark: A Full Moon Tour What was it like to live in the dark with only candles to light your way? Led by a guide in period clothing, this special evening tour of the beautiful Governor Gore mansion will explore life before the electric light. Admission is $12 adults, seniors and teens, $8 children 5 to 12. Free parking. For advanced tickets, call: (781) 894-2798. http://www.goreplace.org /full-moon-tours.htm (781) 894-2798 events@goreplace.org Gore Place, 52 Gore Street, Waltham, MA

When What Where Friday, April 2 Pre-concert discussion at 7pm; concert starts at 8pm Boston Landmarks Orchestra Presents Witness Cantata (music, classical music, chorus) Witness Cantata, composed by Ambassador Swanee Hunt, combines chorus, orchestra, soloists and a narrator to explore the themes of human suffering, endurance and rebirth. This work is structured around the tradition of the “seven last words” of Jesus on the cross, as reflected in writings of Anna Akhmatova, Theodore Roethke, William Blake, Elie Wiesel and the composer herself. There will be a pre-concert discussion with composer Ambassador Swanee Hunt. 617-520-2200 info@landmarksorchestra.org The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul 138 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02111 April 3, 2010 11:00am-3:00pm Bunny Bonanzoo (family, kids, zoo, easter) Stone Zoo Holds Easter-themed Event for Kids Throughout Massachusetts Hop on down the bunny trail to Stone Zoo where an Easter celebration awaits! Children’s activities include holiday games, crafts and other fun surprises. Families can also visit with a special guest, the Easter Bunny, who will be ready to smile for photographs! Guests may take photos with their own camera for a suggested donation of $5. All of the proceeds will benefit Stone Zoo. Event is free with regular paid admission. Stone Zoo Admission: $11.00 for adults; $7.00 for children 2-12; Children under 2 are free. ($9.00 for seniors 62+) http://www.stonezoo.org 781-438-5100 Stone Zoo, 149 Pond Street, Stoneham MA, 02180 Mon., April 5 6 pm - 9 pm A Spoonful of Ginger (charity fundraiser, food tasting) A fabulous evening of food tasting bringing together Boston's finest chefs to raise money and increase awareness of the growing incidence of diabetes among Asian Americans. The event honors Lily Apteker, Sally and Larry Ho and the Wing Family, and celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Joslin Diabetes Center’s Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI). Participating chefs include Ming Tsai of Blue Ginger, Jasper White of Summer Shack and Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery and Myers + Chang, and others. Guests who purchase special “Art Lover” tickets may enjoy an exclusive tour from 5:00 ­ 6:00 p.m. with a MFA curator of either The Secrets of Tomb 10A: Egypt 2000 BC or The Silk Road and Chinese Art prior to the Ginger event program. A Spoonful of Ginger tickets are $250 each and “Art Lover” Tour Tickets are $500 each (includes ticket to Ginger and special MFA Curator Tour). All proceeds benefit AADI. http://www.joslin.org/... 617-732-2531 ginger@joslin.harvard.edu Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston MA Tues., April 6 6:00pm - 10:00pm South Boston Neighborhood House Annual Benefit and Auction (annual benefit and auction with live entertainment) "The House is where the Heart is." One of Boston's original settlement houses, SBNH has been an anchor in the community since 1901. Serving 3,000 individuals annually through community activism and programs for preschoolers to our seniors. http://www.sbnh.org 617-268-1619 x 206 sgdonovan@sbnh.org Plaza Ballroom Seaport Hotel Thur., April 8 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Brewers Helping Neighbors (non-profit fundraiser) Brewers Helping Neighbors is a BEER tasting event to benefit United South End Settlements (USES), a community non-profit organization in the South End/Lower Roxbury Neighborhood of Boston. Participating Breweries (so far): Sam Adams Brewery, Boston MA Blue Hills Brewery, Canton MA Harpoon Brewery, Boston MA Great Food Provided By (so far): Great Hill Blue Cheese Haley House Bakery BEER! The ultimate gatherer! Our Mission? Simple: Enjoy some of the worlds best BEER brewed right here in Massachusetts while supporting the work of USES. Think Globally, Act Locally, Drink Responsibly. Tickets will be $40, all proceeds going to USES (a charitable organization). Tickets will go on sale March 1st. Ticket includes a tasting glass, BEER, food, entertainment. Brewers Helping Neighbors Merchandise will be available for purchase at the event. This event is very accessible via public transportation! Please use it! http://www.uses.org (617) 536-8610 sfredericks@uses.org United South End Settlements 566 Columbus Avenue Boston, MA 02118 Thur., April 8 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm RockBand 'Battle of the Bands' (Charity Fundraiser) Join us for Everybody Wins! Metro Boston’s 2nd annual RockBand ‘Battle of the Bands’ Fundraiser. Putting their RockBand skills to work for a great cause 5 bands will compete in the hallowed halls of the House of Blues private Foundation Room. Competing for a GRAND PRIZE, including ROCKBAND 2 Bundles, BOSE Portable SoundDocks for iPod, and Samuel Adams Buckets of Cheer!, bands will be judged in three ways--game score, scores from a panel of CELEBRITY JUDGES, and FUNdraising totals. Bands are asked to raise a minimum of $1000 to support Everybody Wins! a literacy and mentoring organization providing over 800 elementary school children with a one-to-one reading mentor in the Power Lunch program in Metro Boston. There’s still time to sign up for this exclusive opportunity to compete at the House of Blues so sign up and get in on the fun. (Event is 21+) http://ewmb.org 617-654-0334 darcy.madden@ewmb.org House of Blues Foundation Room 15 Landsdowne St. Boston, MA. April 9-11 Friday and Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 11am-5pm CRAFTBOSTON Spring 2010 (art show) CRAFTBOSTON is New England's premiere exhibition and sale of contemporary craft. CRAFTBOSTON showcases one-of-a-kind and limited-edition pieces in baskets, ceramics, decorative fiber, wearables, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper and wood. CRAFTBOSTON Spring includes 200 artists and is located at the Seaport World Trade Center on Boston’s historic waterfront. CRAFTBOSTON is produced by The Society of Arts and Crafts. Incorporated in 1897, SAC has been at the forefront of the American craft movement fostering the development, sales, recognition and education of craft for over 100 years. Friday, April 9, 2010 10-6; Saturday, April 10, 2010 10-6; Sunday, April 11, 2010 11-5. General Admission $15; Senior Citizens $13; SAC Members $12; Children, 12 years and under Free. Admission tickets valid for readmission throughout the weekend. $3 off general admission coupons available in many major local newspapers http://www.craftboston.org (617) 266-1810 show@craftboston.org Seaport World Trade Center - Boston 200 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA Friday, April 9, 2010 6:00pm - 10:00pm (VIP Hour: 5:00pm - 6:00pm) 2nd Annual “Chefs for the Cure” Food Tasting Event to Benefit MA Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) (Fundraiser, Food Tasting Event ) The Massachusetts Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is serving up a delicious way to fight and eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. Join some of Boston’s finest chefs at the Viking Center for an evening of gourmet cuisine and fundraising. Participating chefs include Joanne Chang of Myers+Chang, Michael Leviton of Lumiere, Jason Bond of Beacon Hill Bistro, Nicole Coady of Finale, Mary Dumont of Harvest, Rebecca Newell of The Beehive, Denise Baron of Burtons Grill, Evan Porcaro of BOKX 109 American Prime and Jose Duarte of Taranta. Cost: $100 per general ticket, $150 per VIP ticket Proceeds from the event will enable the Komen Massachusetts Affiliate to continue its mission of reducing breast cancer in the state by funding education, screening and treatment programs, with an emphasis on the medically underserved. The Affiliate is committed to 100% screening, 100% access to care. http://www.chefsforthecure.com (617) 737-5111 The Viking Center 400 Blue Hill Drive Weswood, MA Friday, April 9 6:30pm - 8:30pm Samuel Adams Bowl for Boston Cares (Community) Good friends, great beer, piles of pizza, and bowling - not to mention those stylin' shoes. Yes, the Samuel Adams Bowl for Boston Cares returns to Boston Bowl on April 9, and you simply must join us! This fun, non-competitive night can accommodate teams of 2 to 6 people, and if you want to come but your friends are lame, email us and we'll put you on one of our teams where you can make new friends. http://bostoncares.org 617.422.0910 x203 rratner@bostoncares.org Boston Bowl, 820 Morrissey Boulevard, Dorchester, MA Sun., April 11 Registration begins at 10 am Boston Area Rape Crisis Center's 5th Annual Walk for Change (fundraiser) The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) will hold its 5th Annual Walk for Change! (A benefit walk to kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April) This event is an amazing day that brings together community members, agencies, survivors, friends, and families, for the two crucial reasons: increasing the awareness about preventing sexual violence as well as raising much-needed funds for BARCC to be able to offer its free services to survivors. http://www.firstgiving.com/barcc 617-492-8306 events@barcc.org Start/Stop: Canal Park, CambridgeSide Galleria, Cambridge Walk Route: 5k along the DCR's Charles River Basin pathways Thurs., April 15 6:00 pm Thompson Island Evening Expedition Gala (fundraiser) Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center's annual fundraising dinner. Includes, cocktail reception, dinner, live and silent auctions. http://www.thompsonisland.org/... 617-830-5124 sswanson@thompsonisland.org Seaport Hotel Ballroom, Boston, MA Thur., April 15 6pm 23rd Annual Beyond Shelter Gala (non-profit fundraiser/gala) Hosted by Mayor Thomas Menino and emceed by The Improper Bostonian’s Jonathan Soroff, the event will feature gourmet tastings by the city’s top chefs with live music by Bellevue Cadillac, live auction, and raffle. Friends of Boston's Homeless. http://www.fobh.org 617-534-2526 House of Blues 15 Lansdowne Street Boston, MA 02215 Saturday, April 17, 2010 9am-4pm Start Living the Truth w/ Dr. Keith Ablow (self-improvement) Want to transform your marriage or love life? Are you overcome with anxiety? Hoping to defeat an addiction to smoking, food or overspending? Feel trapped in a job you hate? Do you want to become a genuine and powerful individual? Then spend the day with "America’s Psychiatrist" Dr. Keith Ablow, where you will practice Living the Truth exercises, hear illuminating stories from his practice and get straight-up-advice and strategies to turn your personal pain into power. The one-day event will provide participants with a healing and supportive environment in which to grow and progress in their Living the Truth experience. Space is limited so register today! http://livingthetruthday.com/index.html 800-453-7733 info@keithablow.com Four Points Sheraton Boston Logan Airport 407 Squire Rd. Revere, MA 02151 Wednesday, April 21 – Friday, July 2, 2010 HGTV Green Home Charity Tour (Charity) HGTV has built its third annual “green” home in The Pinehills, an innovative master-planned community located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The 2010 HGTV Green Home, just eight miles north of Cape Cod, will be a custom-built, shingle-style cottage with approximately 2,100 square feet of living space. It will feature construction and design elements that are known to contribute to an energy efficient, cleaner and healthier living environment. Scheduled 60 minute tours of the HGTV Green Home at The Pinehills are available from April 21 - July 2. All proceeds benefit The Pinehills Affordable Housing Charitable Trust, a 501C3, established to assist the affordable housing efforts in the town of Plymouth. Viewers can also enter for a chance to win the HGTV Green Home Giveaway grand prize package during the entry period from April 16 – June 4, 2010. Visit hgtv.com for information on how to enter to win. http://www.pinehills.com 508-209-2000 The Pinehills, 33 Summerhouse Dr., Plymouth, MA 02360 Sat., April 24 10am to 5pm 23rd annual Sheepshearing Festival at Gore Place (festival) 23rd annual! Demonstrations of sheep-shearing, herding dogs, spinning, weaving, and more. Large crafts fair, live entertainment, wagon rides, historic demonstrators, games and farm animals. Food vendors on site. Free parking. No dogs allowed. Admission: $10, children ages 12 and under free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. http://www.goreplace.org/sheepshearing.htm (781) 894-2798 events@goreplace.org Gore Place, 52 Gore Street, Waltham, MA. Saturday, April 24, 2010 4:30pm Helping Hands Monkey Helpers Red Sox Fundraiser (Fundraiser) Join us at our 5th Annual Red Sox Fundraiser. All funds raised will be used to support our monkey helper Training and Placement Program. Tickets cost $125 and include: *one Red Sox vs. Orioles game ticket (7:10 first pitch) *access to pre-event reception and silent auction *light food *two drink tickets *two raffle tickets *Helping Hands information and updates The pre-event reception starts at 4:30pm at An Tua Nua on 835 Beacon Street, Boston. http://www.monkeyhelpers.org/Red-Sox/ (617) 787-4419 noellel@monkeyhelpers.org An Tua Nua 835 Beacon St. Boston, MA 02215 Sun., April 25 8:30 am 28th Run of the Charles Canoe & Kayak Race (canoe, kayak, family festival, environmental) The Charles River Watershed Association celebrates 28 years of canoe & kayak races on the Charles River at the Run of the Charles on Sunday, April 25! Professional, amateur and recreational canoe and kayak races include international, national, and local racers. More than 1,500 racers and thousands of spectators line the Charles River as the race winds through Dedham, Needham, Newton, Wellesley, Waltham and Boston to the free day-long Finish Line Festival at DCR’s Artesani Park, Soldiers Field Road, Brighton. Races include the $5000 Professional Flatwater Canoe Marathon, 24-Mile Canoe Relay Race for teams of ten, and 19-, 9- and 6-Mile canoe & kayak races. The Run of the Charles Canoe & Kayak Race benefits the Charles River Watershed Association which has been working to protect the health and beauty of the Charles River since 1965. Entry fees range from $35 -$50 per paddler. The Free Finish Line Festival features live music, games, refreshments, and exhibits. To race, sponsor or volunteer, contact: (508) 698-6810 or rotc@crwa.org. Visit www.charlesriver.org for more information. http://www.crwa.org/rotc/rotc.html 508-698-6810 rotc@crwa.org Run of the Charles Starting Point Great Plains Avenue Needham, MA 02492 Tue, April 27, 2010 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Charity Casino Night to Benefit GLBT Youth (casino; ) Get ready to put on your poker face for a good cause! The Waltham House Committee and The Home for Little Wanderers are hosting a Casino Night Fundraiser at Club Café, 209 Columbus Ave., Boston on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from 6 – 10 p.m. This Vegas-style bash is open to the public and will feature live entertainment, a fabulous silent auction and an opportunity to network with friends new and old. All of the proceeds from the Casino Night will benefit Waltham House, The Home’s residential group home designed to provide a safe and supportive living environment for gay, lesbian, transgender and questioning youth. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, Waltham House is the first residential group home designed specifically for GLBT youth in New England, and is only one of two programs of its kind in the nation. The money raised will go towards the program’s operating expenses such as rent, electricity and food, as well as much-needed repairs. Tickets are $50 in advance or at the door. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.thehome.org/events. http://www.thehome.org/events 617-267-3700 jbenson@thehome.org Club Café, 209 Columbus Ave., Boston Thur., April, 29 Dining Out For Life (fundraiser/ dinner) for a simple way to get involved and build a sense of community? Then join us on April 29th for the first ever Boston area Dining Out For Life, an international HIV/AIDS fundraiser celebrated in 55 cities across the US and Canada. Participating restaurants will donate 25% of their proceeds on this one special evening to provide vital funds to Cambridge Cares About AIDS(CCA).CCA delivers HIV/AIDS services and prevention programming to people from 90 zip codes in the Greater Boston area. Help us make this event a success! Dining Out For Life is a great opportunity to get your group engaged in a service project that is as simple as enjoying a meal with friends! Here’s how you can help: • Be a Host Be the leader of a great evening out! The Dining Out for Life Host is the spokesperson in a particular restaurant, The obligations are small; attend a small training event, be in the restaurant throughout the evening, help encourage personal donations from patrons, and invite your friends to dine out. • Captain a Table Plan to bring a party of 10 or more to one of the participating restaurants and encourage them to make individual donations. • Dine out grab a friend and dine out at a participating restaurant and bring your generosity and enthusiasm with you. http://www.ccaa.org DiningOut@ccaa.org restaurants all over the greater Boston Area Thurs., April 29 - Sat., May 1 12 pm - 10 pm 12th Annual Boston College Arts Festival (festival) Join us for the 12th Annual Boston College Arts Festival. Come explore exhibitions and demonstrations in photography, ceramics, painting and drawing. Enjoy performances from Shakespeare to contemporary theater as well as ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, Irish dance, swing dance and much more. Events for all ages including Children's Activities on Saturday. A great way to spend a spring day! http://www.bc.edu/... 617-552-4935 arts@bc.edu Boston College 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Fri., April 30 7-10pm 8th Annual Friends of the Malden Public Library Wine Tasting and Chocolate Buffet (wine, food, piano, music, art, raffle, library, malden) Enjoy a selection of wines, food from area restaurants, and a chocolate buffet. The event is held in the beautiful art galleries and includes live piano music and a raffle. Tickets on sale at the Library, M&M Liquors and http://www.localwineevents.com starting March 9th. http://www.maldenpubliclibrary.org 781-324-0218 friendsmpl@yahoo.com Malden Public Library 36 Salem St. Malden, MA 02148

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