Please find attached a press release announcement for Boston
Chinatown Neighborhood Center’s (BCNC) Annual Chinese New Year Banquet, which
will take place on Friday, March 1, 2013. Also attached is a photo from last
year’s banquet.
Please post this to your events listing page, and feel free
to use the attached photo.
Tasha Chu
Development Intern
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Inc.
617-635-5129 x1041 • 885 Washington St. Boston, MA
02111 •
www.bcnc.netMain Office: 885 Washington Street,
Boston, MA 02111 TTD/Voice (617) 635-5129
Press Contact 617-635-5129 x1053
Fax 617-635-5132
PRESS ADVISORY 新聞稿
MEDIA CONTACT: Carmen Chan,
617-635-5129 x1053, carmen.chan@bcnc.net. January 18,
2013
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
Celebrates the Year of the
Snake
波士頓華埠社區中心春宴
WHAT:
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC)
will host its annual Chinese New Year Banquet to celebrate the Year of the
Snake.
The banquet is BCNC’s largest annual celebration and fundraiser.
Proceeds from the banquet will help fund and expand BCNC’s programs — child
care, after school, youth, recreation, adult education, and family services –
which reach over 2,000 children, youth, and adults in the Greater Boston area
each year.
The banquet will include a 10-course dinner, performances, and
silent and live auctions.
WHEN:
Friday, March 1, 2013, Reception 5:30 pm,
Banquet 7:00 pm
WHERE:
Empire Garden Restaurant, 690 Washington Street,
Boston, MA
WHO:
Performances: Gund Kwok Children Lion Dance, Genki Spark
Taiko Drum
Friends of BCNC Award Recipients:
Michael and Susan
Fung
Comcast
Master of Ceremonies: David Brown, WCVB-Channel 5
Boston
TICKETS AND INFORMATION:
Tickets $125 each. Sponsorship and
advertising opportunities available.
Please contact Tina Chien at tina.chien@bcnc.net or call 617-635-5129
x1054.
ABOUT BCNC:
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) was founded
in 1969 by neighborhood residents. For over 40 years, BCNC has served as the
vital link to the Asian-American community throughout Greater Boston, providing
support and resources to ease their integration into American society. BCNC
offers exemplary services to over 2,000 people each year, strengthening families
and building communities. BCNC is the largest Asian social service provider in
New England. Its programs include: Center for Early Education and Care, Adult
Education, Arts and Enrichment, Family Child Care, Family Services, Youth
Center, Recreation and Fitness, and After School Program. www.bcnc.net.
Statement of Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Co-Chair of Mayors Against Illegal
Guns, in Response to President Obama’s Gun Control
Announcement
“In nearly 20
years as Boston’s mayor, I have watched with frustration as our government has
been bullied by special interests and ignored its duty to protect our citizens
from gun violence. At long last, President Obama’s historic proposal brings
Washington in line with the needs of our nation, our families – and, most
importantly, our children and grandchildren,
who look to us believing that our streets and schools, playgrounds and movie
theaters, should be places of safety and joy, not conflict and mass murder. I
applaud President Obama and Vice President Biden for their leadership and
courage on this issue and encourage Congress to move forward with urgency. For
the sake of the 33 American lives lost every day, for the sake of Newtown and
too many American communities to list, it is time for a new day.”
____________________________________________________________________________
Public Schedule of Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Friday, January 18, 2013
Friday, January 18
1:00 p.m. Public Availability with Senator Elizabeth
Warren
Parkman House, 33 Beacon Street
Mayor Menino will join Senator
Elizabeth Warren to discuss gun legislation and President Obama’s recent
proposals.
___________________________________________________________________________
Wintertime Author Talks at the Boston Public
Library
Former Bruins player Derek Sanderson among authors
appearing in February
<!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->BOSTON – January 17, 2013 –
During February, the Boston Public Library will host author
talks at the Central Library in Copley Square and several branches throughout
the city. February author appearances include:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Jamaica Plain author Myra Love will
read from her new book Other People's Dreams. Ms. Love speaks to the
changes that parents and grown children confront when age and illness shift
their dynamic. Monday,
February 4, at 7 p.m. at the Connolly Branch of the Boston Public Library,
located at 433 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Author talk with Derek Sanderson, who
will discuss his autobiography Crossing the Line: The Outrageous Story of a
Hockey Original. Sanderson was a beloved member of the “Big Bad Bruins” and
was known as “the Turk” when he played. Tuesday, February 5,
at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square,
located at 700 Boylston Street.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->To
celebrate Black History Month, author Calvin Alexander
Ramsey will share readings from his book, Ruth and the Green Book,
and will lead a discussion on fairness and discrimination. Mr. Ramsey will also
discuss the importance of preserving old family documents and photos, just as
the 1936 Green Book was preserved. RSVPs are required for this free event via ramsey.eventbrite.com. This event is
sponsored by the Associates of the Boston Public Library. Saturday,
February 9, at 2 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in
Copley Square, located at 700 Boylston Street.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Local author Dwight will read from his
book The Mango Drive Days and give a multimedia presentation on Jamaican
culture, including the effects of European and Arab religious influences on the
country. Saturday,
February 9, at 2 p.m., at the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public
Library, located at 41 Geneva Avenue in Dorchester.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Joe Gallo, author of Boston Bronze
& Stone Speak to Us, will present a slide show and discussion of public
art in Boston. Monday,
February 11, 6:30 p.m. at the Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public
Library, located at 690 Adams Street in Dorchester. Mr. Gallo’s appearance is
part of the library’s ongoing Building
Boston initiative.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Writer, activist, and attorney Mary E.
Blevins Cox will give a reading and presentation of her book My Journey to
Justice. The book chronicles Ms. Cox’s life experiences, from her childhood
in San Diego to the opening of her law practice in Virginia and her involvement
in the high-profile trial of Mayor Marion Barry. The presentation will be
accompanied by a jazz performance by the Bill Lowe Trio. Thursday,
February 14, 6 p.m. at the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library,
located at 41 Geneva Avenue in Dorchester.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Debut novelist panel with Charles
Dubow, author of Indiscretion, and William Kuhn, author of Mrs. Queen
Takes the Train. Mr. Dubrow was a founding editor of Forbes.com and later an
editor at Businessweek.com. Mr. Kuhn is a biographer
and historian. Thursday, February 21,
at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square,
located at 700 Boylston Street.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Author talk with Tim Dorsey. Mr. Dorsey
is the author of sixteen novels, the latest of which is The Riptide
Ultra-Glide, in which lovable serial killer Serge Storms comes to the rescue
of a Midwestern couple who aren't finding Florida quite as charming as he does.
Saturday, February 23,
at 3 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square,
located at 700 Boylston Street.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Author talk with Tom Farmer and Marty
Foley, authors of A Murder in Wellesley: The Inside Story of an Ivy-League
Doctor’s Double Life, His Slain Wife, and the Trial That Gripped the Nation.
On Halloween morning in 1999, Mabel Greineder was savagely murdered along a
wooded trail in the well-heeled community of Wellesley, Massachusetts. As the
shock following the brutal killing slowly subsided, the community was further
shaken when the focus of the investigation turned to her husband, Dirk
Greineder, a prominent physician and family man who was soon revealed to be
leading a secret double life. A Murder in Wellesley takes the reader far
beyond the headlines and national news coverage and tells the untold story of
the meticulous investigation. Tuesday, February 26,
at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square,
located at 700 Boylston Street.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Author talk with David Roberts, who
will discuss his book Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the
History of Exploration. Mr. Roberts documents the harrowing journey of
Douglas Mawson’s Australian Antarctic Expedition, which rivals the stories of
Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Earnest Shackleton. Thursday, February 28,
at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square,
located at 700 Boylston Street.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Author talk with Jennifer Haigh, whose
most recent publication is News from Heaven, a collection of ten
interconnected short stories. Ms. Haigh is also the author of the novels
Faith, The Condition, Baker Towers, and Mrs. Kimble.
Thursday,
February 28, at 6:45 p.m. at the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public
Library, located at 12 Sedgwick Street.
The complete schedule of upcoming
events at Boston Public Library locations is available at www.bpl.org/calendar.
About the BOSTON
PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Boston Public
Library has a Central Library, twenty-five branches, a literacy center, map
center, business library, and a website filled with digital content and
services. Established in 1848, the Boston Public Library has pioneered public
library service in America. It was the first publicly supported municipal
library in America, the first public library to lend books, the first to have a
branch library, and the first to have a children’s room. Each year, the Boston
Public Library hosts thousands of programs and serves millions of people. All of
its programs and exhibitions are free and open to the public. At the Boston
Public Library, books are just the beginning. To learn more, visit www.bpl.org.
_________________________________________________________________________
Front Line City Employees Learn Spanish as
Part of Constituent Engagement Pilot Program
Mayor Thomas M. Menino today
announced the successful completion of a pilot program to train front line city
employees in basic Spanish. Thirteen City of Boston employees, representing the
Registry Division, Election Department, Emergency Shelter Commission, Department
of Neighborhood Development, and the Mayor’s 24-Hour Hotline, took part in the
two-day course in an effort to make City Hall a more welcoming environment for
Boston residents who speak Spanish as their first language.
“City Hall should be accessible to
every Boston resident, regardless of the language they speak,” Mayor Menino
said. “Constituent service has always been a priority of my administration, and
this is one more step to continue to improve the customer service experience at
City Hall, and expand our outreach to the growing population of Spanish-speaking
Bostonians.”
Students rehearsed basic skits,
practiced greetings and phrases, and reviewed existing City resources for
additional language assistance. An instructor from Berlitz, a
nationally-recognized language instruction company, taught and organized the
class, which was provided free of charge to employees.
Approximately 90,000
(15 percent) Boston residents speak Spanish, the most common non-English
language in the city. Nearly 40 percent of Boston Public Schools students are
Hispanic, and 27 percent of the District’s English Language Learners are Spanish
speakers. Boston’s Hispanic/Latino population has increased by 74 percent since
1990.
Mayor Menino and Senator
Warren Meet on Gun Violence Prevention
Senator Warren to fight for Senate
bills backed by
Mayors Against Illegal
Guns
Mayor Thomas M. Menino and US
Senator Elizabeth Warren this afternoon met to discuss a gun violence prevention
agenda backed by the coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), co-founded
by Mayor Menino. Upon the Senate’s return next week, Senator Warren will support
a comprehensive approach to preventing gun violence, including three Senate
bills focused on gun control reform, which reflect the three main priorities of
the coalition’s recommendations sent to President Obama in December: requiring
every gun buyer to pass a criminal background check, getting military-style
assault weapons and high-capacity magazines off city streets, and making gun
trafficking a federal crime. Senator Warren will also continue to review
additional proposals to prevent gun violence.
“Massachusetts has always had a
champion in the Senate on common sense gun reform. Senator Warren will carry on
the fight long-waged by Senator Kerry and Senator Kennedy,” Mayor Menino said.
“I know she’ll work hard for the people of Massachusetts and the people of
Boston on this issue, as we work to turn words into actions that will make our
neighborhoods safer.”
“I’m proud to stand with Mayor
Menino and mayors across the Commonwealth to fight for common sense proposals to
reduce gun violence,” Senator Warren said. “President Obama’s proposals present
a critically important start to ending the epidemic of gun violence that plagues
our country, and now our work must begin in turning those proposals into
reality.”
In a press conference following
his meeting with Senator Warren, Mayor Menino also expressed his desire to have
any interim Senate appointment follow the Senator’s lead and support her on gun
issues, as Paul Kirk did in signing on to the Fix Gun Checks Act along with
Senator John Kerry. The Mayor also hailed Senator Warren’s appointment to the US
Senate Committees on Banking, Aging, and Health, Education, Labor, &
Pensions (HELP).
The HELP Committee works on a
wide variety of health issues and its jurisdiction includes the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. Mayors
Against Illegal Guns recently released a report entitled “Access Denied” which
recommended that these restrictions be lifted and particularly that Congress
remove “policy riders” on federal appropriations bills that limit firearms
research at the CDC and NIH provide appropriate funding to study the role of
firearms on public health to reduce crime and save lives.
Details on
Senate Bills Supported by Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Next
week, three US Senators will unveil legislation central to the common sense
agenda of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Senator Warren will act as an original
sponsor for all three bills.
Senator
Charles Schumer (D-NY) will file The Fix Gun Checks Act to close the enormous
gap in current laws by requiring a criminal background check for every gun sale.
Background checks are the only systematic way to stop felons, domestic abusers
and other dangerous people from buying firearms. These checks are instantaneous
and highly effective. Since its inception, the National Instant Criminal
Background Check System (NICS) has blocked firearms purchases at licensed
dealerships by millions of individuals who are barred by federal law from owning
them. But criminals and other prohibited purchasers avoid these checks by buying
firearms, including online and at gun shows, from unlicensed private sellers who
are not required by federal law to conduct the checks. Millions of gun sales —
estimated at more than 40 percent of the U.S. annual total — are conducted
through private sellers.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
will file a bill to make gun trafficking a federal crime and empower law
enforcement to investigate these crimes. Today, there is no clear and effective
statute making gun trafficking a crime. Prosecutors are instead forced to rely
on a weak law prohibiting engaging in the business of selling guns without a
federal license, which carries the same punishment as trafficking chicken or
livestock. As a result, according to the Justice Department’s Inspector General,
U.S. Attorneys decline to prosecute 25 percent of those cases while declining
only 9 percent of drug conspiracy cases. Despite some of the toughest gun laws
in the nation, the Boston Police Department continues to remove weapons due to
glaring loopholes in federal law. To date in 2012, the BPD has removed more than
500 illegal firearms from Boston’s streets. Sixty percent of all crime guns
recovered by BPD come from outside the state.
Finally,
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) will file a bill for a national assault weapons
ban.
In
their December letter to President Obama, Mayor Menino and Mayor Bloomberg
argued that military-style weapons have no appropriate civilian or sporting
function, but are designed to kill large numbers of people quickly.
About Mayors
Against Illegal Guns
Mayors Against Illegal Guns has
created and advocated for legislation to fix background checks, close loopholes,
and make communities safer since its founding by Mayor Menino and Mayor
Bloomberg in April 2006. The Massachusetts delegation of Mayors Against Illegal
Guns now includes 25 Mayors. Mayors recently joining the bipartisan coalition
include Attleboro Mayor Kevin Dumas, Beverly Mayor Bill Scanlon, Everett Mayor
Carlo DeMaria, Lowell Mayor Patrick Murphy, Quincy Mayor Tom Koch, Braintree
Mayor Joseph Sullivan and Melrose Mayor Robert Dolan.
For more
information on the Demand a Plan campaign, visit: http://www.demandaplan.org/
For more
information on Mayors Against Illegal Guns, visit: http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/home/home.shtml
________________________________________________________________________
Mayor Menino
Submits 2013 Legislative Agenda for Support of the Boston
Delegation
Proposals aimed
at public school achievement,
public safety
reforms
Mayor Thomas M. Menino today presented the City’s
legislative initiatives for the 2013-2014 session and asked for the support of
Boston’s state delegation. The legislative package prioritizes initiatives to
boost student achievement in Boston Public Schools, reforms to the state’s
firearms background check and gun offender registry systems, and a bill to
address the next phase of sentencing reform. Mayor Menino thanked the delegation
for last session helping to pass his municipal health care reform act, slowing
the growth of employee health care costs by more than $70
million.
“Today, I’m asking for the state delegation’s
support of legislation that will make our schools stronger and our neighborhoods
safer,” Mayor Menino said. “There is nothing more effective than when the Boston
Delegation is united on an issue, and we need to stand together to fight for
common sense reforms and innovative solutions that will help not just the
residents of Boston, but residents of the entire Commonwealth.”
Filing 24 new bills in a total package of 49,
Mayor Menino’s key focuses for the 2013-2014 session are promoting public school
success and making communities across the Commonwealth safer through gun and
sentencing reform. The Mayor’s proposal to boost student achievement and improve
quality choices for Boston families would extend “turn-around” powers and
support grants to Level 3 schools, including High-Support Schools; eliminate the
cap on In-District charter schools; extend the school day for additional
instruction and professional development; and level the playing field for
charter schools and District schools.
As Co-Chair of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Mayor
Menino has been at the forefront of national gun violence prevention and is also
calling for stronger gun laws in Massachusetts. Working with Governor Patrick,
Mayor Menino is again filing legislation that would close loopholes that allow
people with mental illness to purchase handguns without detection by the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The proposal would
bring Massachusetts into compliance with NICS, and require courts of the
Commonwealth transmit all required mental health records to the criminal justice
background system for the purpose of firearms licensing. The Mayor will also
file an act to establish a gun offender registry, modeled after Megan’s Law,
which would require defendants convicted of specified gun crimes to register
their addresses with police.
As a follow-up to the habitual offender
legislation that passed last session, Mayor Menino will file a bill to address
the next phase of sentencing reform. The bill aims to ensure strict enforcement
for the most violent repeat felons, while also providing adequate rehabilitation
for those demonstrating readiness to rejoin their communities as productive
members of society.
Mayor Menino’s new proposals also include an act
to allow for municipal innovation through procurement reform, granting
municipalities the authority to select partners quickly and work with them to
scope projects, rather than have terms defined through a conventional RFP. Other
new legislation includes an effort to fix problem properties, improve programs
for homeless families, and a bill that would help facilitate the growth of food
enterprises in the Commonwealth.
As in past years, Mayor Menino continues to push
for legislation that would provide concurrent jurisdiction for both the State
Police and Boston Police in order to improve public safety and coordination in
Boston’s growing South Boston waterfront; and will work closely with
environmental advocates on legislation to update the Commonwealth’s bottle bill.
With the support of the Boston delegation, Mayor
Menino succeeded in passing a number of important initiatives last session, most
notably an act to reform municipal health care. Mayor Menino will finalize the
City of Boston’s legislative submissions for the Legislature’s filing deadline
on January 18.
______________________________________________________________________
City and community health
centers vaccinate over 7,000 people at free flu
clinics
Walgreens increases support for flu prevention efforts
with donation of free flu shot vouchers
Following Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s declaration of a public
health emergency for the flu epidemic in Boston last week, 24 free flu clinics
throughout the city vaccinated over 7,000 people this past weekend. To help
support the city’s flu prevention efforts, Walgreens has provided hundreds of
flu shot vouchers to the Boston Public Health Commission. Each voucher is good
for one flu shot for an adult over the age of 18 at any Walgreens pharmacy and
available while supplies last for those without health insurance and who cannot
afford the cost of a flu shot without the voucher. Vouchers may be obtained by
contacting the Mayor’s Health Line at (617) 534-5050 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
“We took swift action to raise awareness about how severe
this year’s flu season is, and we’re thrilled that so many people responded by
going out and getting their flu shot this weekend,” Mayor Menino said. “The free
public flu clinics were a great success, and I’m proud to have such strong
partners in our community health centers. They made sure that residents could
get their flu shot quickly and close to home. Now, I want to thank Walgreens for
its generous support and for helping us make sure people have access to the flu
vaccine.”
The Boston Public Health
Commission worked closely with community health centers over the weekend to
monitor their vaccine inventories and to ensure that locations had a sufficient
amount on hand to satisfy the increased demand. The commission distributed
approximately 6,500 doses of flu vaccine to help health centers supplement their
existing supplies, and officials have ordered an additional 2,500 doses to
support upcoming public flu clinics. A calendar of free public flu clinics is
available at www.bphc.org, and people can call the Mayor’s
Health Line for more information.
According to the latest figures
from the Boston Public Health Commission, there have been over 950 confirmed
cases of the flu among Boston residents since October 1, compared to 70 cases
all of last season. Eight residents, including seven seniors and one child under
the age of six, have passed away from flu-related illnesses this season. Flu
cases now account for over five percent of all emergency department visits at
Boston hospitals, compared to about one percent during non-influenza season. Of
the cases reported to date in Boston residents, twenty five percent of those
sick with the flu have been ill enough to require
hospitalization.
“We hope this weekend’s efforts
combined with the support of companies like Walgreens will help to stem the flow
of flu activity in Boston,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Executive Director of the
Boston Public Health Commission. “We want to keep encouraging folks get
vaccinated if they haven’t already because we’re only halfway through the flu
season, and it doesn’t seem that activity has peaked quite yet.”
Certain people, including the elderly, young children,
pregnant women, and people with certain underlying health conditions (such as
asthma, diabetes, and heart disease), are at greater risk for serious illness if
they get influenza. Some individuals may not be at risk for severe illness
themselves, but can transmit the infection to others.
Health officials suggest the
follow tips to avoid getting sick or spreading germs:
- Wash your hands often with
soap and water for 20 seconds, especially after coughing or sneezing. If water
is not nearby, use an alcohol-based hand cleaner. - Try not to touch your eyes,
nose or mouth. Germs can spread this way. - As much as possible, avoid
close contact with people who are sick. - If you have a fever or feel
ill, stay home.
________________________________________________________________________
Public Schedule of
Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Wednesday, January 16
2:30 p.m. Call with Mayor Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake
Parkman House, 33 Beacon Street
As Sunday’s AFC Championship Game
approaches, the mayors of Boston and Baltimore will also put local food pride on
the line. Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Chair of the US Conference of Mayors Food
Policy Task Force will speak via phone with Food Policy Task Force Vice-Chair
and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to set a friendly
wager.
2:40 p.m. Public Availability on President’s Gun Control
Strategy
Parkman House, 33 Beacon Street
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Wintertime
Author Talks at the Boston Public Library
Former Bruins player Derek Sanderson among authors
appearing in February
<!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->BOSTON – January 17, 2013 –
During February, the Boston Public Library will host author
talks at the Central Library in Copley Square and several branches throughout
the city. February author appearances include:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Jamaica Plain author Myra Love will
read from her new book Other People's Dreams. Ms. Love speaks to the
changes that parents and grown children confront when age and illness shift
their dynamic. Monday, February 4, at 7 p.m. at the Connolly Branch of
the Boston Public Library, located at 433 Centre Street in Jamaica
Plain.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Author talk with Derek Sanderson, who
will discuss his autobiography Crossing the Line: The Outrageous Story of a
Hockey Original. Sanderson was a beloved member of the “Big Bad Bruins” and
was known as “the Turk” when he played. Tuesday, February 5, at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth
Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700
Boylston Street.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->To
celebrate Black History Month, author Calvin Alexander Ramsey will share readings from his
book, Ruth and the Green Book, and will lead a discussion on fairness and
discrimination. Mr. Ramsey will also discuss the importance of preserving old
family documents and photos, just as the 1936 Green Book was preserved. RSVPs
are required for this free event via ramsey.eventbrite.com. This event is sponsored by the
Associates of the Boston Public Library. Saturday, February 9, at 2 p.m. in the Commonwealth
Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700
Boylston Street.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Local author Dwight will read from his
book The Mango Drive Days and give a multimedia presentation on Jamaican
culture, including the effects of European and Arab religious influences on the
country. Saturday, February 9, at 2 p.m., at the Grove Hall
Branch of the Boston Public Library, located at 41 Geneva Avenue in
Dorchester.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Joe Gallo, author of Boston Bronze
& Stone Speak to Us, will present a slide show and discussion of public
art in Boston. Monday, February 11, 6:30 p.m. at the Adams Street
Branch of the Boston Public Library, located at 690 Adams Street in Dorchester.
Mr. Gallo’s appearance is part of the library’s ongoing Building Boston initiative.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Writer, activist, and attorney Mary E.
Blevins Cox will give a reading and presentation of her book My Journey to
Justice. The book chronicles Ms. Cox’s life experiences, from her childhood
in San Diego to the opening of her law practice in Virginia and her involvement
in the high-profile trial of Mayor Marion Barry. The presentation will be
accompanied by a jazz performance by the Bill Lowe Trio. Thursday, February 14, 6 p.m. at the Grove Hall Branch
of the Boston Public Library, located at 41 Geneva Avenue in
Dorchester.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Debut novelist panel with Charles
Dubow, author of Indiscretion, and William Kuhn, author of Mrs. Queen
Takes the Train. Mr. Dubrow was a founding editor of Forbes.com and later an editor at Businessweek.com. Mr. Kuhn is a biographer and
historian. Thursday, February 21, at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth
Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700
Boylston Street.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Author talk with Tim Dorsey. Mr. Dorsey
is the author of sixteen novels, the latest of which is The Riptide
Ultra-Glide, in which lovable serial killer Serge Storms comes to the rescue
of a Midwestern couple who aren't finding Florida quite as charming as he does.
Saturday, February 23, at 3 p.m. in the Commonwealth
Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700
Boylston Street.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Author talk with Tom Farmer and Marty
Foley, authors of A Murder in Wellesley: The Inside Story of an Ivy-League
Doctor’s Double Life, His Slain Wife, and the Trial That Gripped the Nation.
On Halloween morning in 1999, Mabel Greineder was savagely murdered along a
wooded trail in the well-heeled community of Wellesley, Massachusetts. As the
shock following the brutal killing slowly subsided, the community was further
shaken when the focus of the investigation turned to her husband, Dirk
Greineder, a prominent physician and family man who was soon revealed to be
leading a secret double life. A Murder in Wellesley takes the reader far
beyond the headlines and national news coverage and tells the untold story of
the meticulous investigation. Tuesday, February 26, at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth
Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700
Boylston Street.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Author talk with David Roberts, who
will discuss his book Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the
History of Exploration. Mr. Roberts documents the harrowing journey of
Douglas Mawson’s Australian Antarctic Expedition, which rivals the stories of
Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Earnest Shackleton. Thursday, February 28, at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth
Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700
Boylston Street.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·
<!--[endif]-->Author talk with Jennifer Haigh, whose
most recent publication is News from Heaven, a collection of ten
interconnected short stories. Ms. Haigh is also the author of the novels
Faith, The Condition, Baker Towers, and Mrs. Kimble.
Thursday, February 28, at 6:45 p.m. at the Jamaica
Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library, located at 12 Sedgwick Street.
The complete schedule of upcoming
events at Boston Public Library locations is available at www.bpl.org/calendar.
About the BOSTON
PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Boston Public
Library has a Central Library, twenty-five branches, a literacy center, map
center, business library, and a website filled with digital content and
services. Established in 1848, the Boston Public Library has pioneered public
library service in America. It was the first publicly supported municipal
library in America, the first public library to lend books, the first to have a
branch library, and the first to have a children’s room. Each year, the Boston
Public Library hosts thousands of programs and serves millions of people. All of
its programs and exhibitions are free and open to the public. At the Boston
Public Library, books are just the beginning. To learn more, visit www.bpl.org.
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