Monday, May 14, 2012
The Sly Voxes are offering only once concert this spring, and it is on Wednesday.
Enjoy a fun, lively, and free concert on Wednesday, with the Sly Voxes Spring Concert. The Sly Voxes is a men's a cappella group directed by Roxbury Latin Headmaster Kerry Brennan, performing motets, madrigals, folksongs, spiritual and pop favorites. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. at the Roxbury Latin School, 101 St. Theresa Avenue, West Roxbury. All are welcome. Admission is free, and a reception will follow.
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Roxbury Latin School
101 Saint Theresa Ave, West Roxbury, MA
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Choose your favorite out of the six finalists.
Twenty-four submissions are now down to six finalists competing to take the top prize in Patch's Video Battle of the Bands. Six bands and individuals, ranging the gamut from rock to rap, square off to see who will win the grand prize, which includes headlining a show at the Harp in Boston in June. The top two vote getters from each regional competition who are now in the finals are: BlackLight SunRise and DCLA (Dukes County Love Affair) from the South Shore/Cape Cod and the Islands regional round. The President featuring L.E.S White and Scotty and the Gang from the Greater Boston regional round. Forget the Former and The Truezoos from the North Shore/Merrimack Valley regional round. Voting for the final round will run until noon on Friday…
The mural on Macy's will be lost, and at least one resident would like it to be brought back.
To the Editor: I'm getting in touch about something that I feel needs to be brought to the West Roxbury community's attention. You are probably familiar with the mural on the side of Macy's on Centre Street. It's a farm/field scene with wonderful color and it brings such a bright, positive appearance on a drab brick wall-a beautiful scene on an otherwise busy street. I spoke with an employee there today, and he told me that they're having to repoint the brick and the mural will be lost. The guy at Macy's mentioned the existing mural was painted by a community arts group with an artist's guidance. It would be wonderful if something like that could be done again. Elizabeth Gross West Roxbury resident
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Macy's Wine and Spirits
1826 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA
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Friday, May 4, 2012
The President featuring L.E.S White and Scotty and the Gang move on to the final round.
The regional round of Patch's Video Battle of the Bands contest has ended, and we have our winners, with two bands moving on to the final round with a chance to win a rockstar prize pack! Winning first place is The President featuring L.E.S White -- "You Can Change That," with band member Nicholas Kermelewicz of Wakefield. The President wins two hours of recording time at Oak Grove Recording in Malden. Coming in second place is Scotty and the Gang -- "Free," with band members Dan Kendricksen, Matt Tagan, Eliot Carduff and Scott Clark, all of Melrose. Starting on Monday, both The President and Scotty and the Gang will square off against the top two finishers from North Shore/Merrimack Valley and South Shore/Cape Cod and the Islands. The …
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Julia Fox Garrison spoke about how laughter was central to her recovery during a free public
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Editor's note: The following is a press release. These photos were provided by Faulkner Hospital's Facebook page. Julia Fox Garrison had a promising executive career in the computer industry when she suffered a massive brain hemorrhage and paralyzing stroke. While recovering, Julia realized that she had a lot to say. There were lessons to share —about humor, inner strength, and self-determination— that she chronicled in her memoir, "Don't Leave Me This Way: or when I get back on my feet you’ll be sorry." On Wednesday she spoke at Faulkner Hospital in a free talk. Since the publication of her book, Julia has appeared on various media outlets throughout the US and Canada including: Good Morning America, Fox25, BBC, and Oprah and Friends …
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1153 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Making Music Matters! provides free instrumental music lessons to children in grades three through six, in six BPS schools, including the Beethoven and Ohrenberger
Dear Beethoven, Ohrenberger, Mozart, Bates, Mattahunt and Washington Irving schools families: Making Music Matters! needs your help. For the first time in the program's history, we are faced with the challenge of being underfunded for the coming school year. Our funders have been more than generous for more than a decade, but some are no longer funding programs such as ours. We need to increase our fundraising efforts to close this gap. We are kicking off this initiative by participating in the Walk For Music this weekend. On Sunday, a team of MMM! staff members and students will be joining in this two-mile walk around the beautiful Back Bay Fens (WalkForMusic.org). There are many ways to help: For those not familiar with the program…
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Beethoven Elementary School
5125 Washington St, West Roxbury, MA
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William Ohrenberger Elementary School
175 W Boundary Rd, West Roxbury, MA
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
The exhibit is from April 27-May 11 at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology as part of the graduate school’s focus on global mental health this spring.
Editor's note: The following is a press release. As time passes and some wounds heal, Haitian artists have begun to express more hope and optimism in their works of art, according to Charlot Lucien, funder and co-director of the Haitian Artists Assembly of Mass. (HAAM) and one of the founders of “When Our Brushes Shook,” an organization formed in the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake to “revive” the work of the artists in the city of Jacmel, whose lives and work were devastated by the disaster. The emotional shift Lucien refers to can be seen in an exhibit from April 27 - May 11 at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP) as part of the graduate school’s focus on global mental health this spring. There will be an…
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Brenner Psychological Assessment Center at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
221 Rivermoor St, West Roxbury, MA
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Twitterer LasBatcountry posted these beautiful photos of her West Roxbury neighborhood.
Check out these beautiful photos taken by @LasBatcountry on Twitter using instagr.am. The photos were tagged under #westroxbury and the photographer added, "It's a #beautiful #day in my #neighborhood" LasBatcountry says, "The only thing sharper than my tongue is my wit" - well, you've got a sharp eye for photography!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Come on down to the ceremony for the 2012 Intergenerational Poetry Contest this Thursday.
National Poetry Month is fast running out, but there’s still time to celebrate with this week’s awards ceremony for the 23rd West Roxbury Branch Library Intergenerational Poetry Contest. The event is set for this Thursday at 6:30 p.m., and will feature live readings of winning poems as well as honorable mentions entered with the theme of “speaking up.” Sponsored each year by The Friends of the West Roxbury Branch Library, the contest was started by the late poet – and former Friends member – Martin Robbins, and has grown in scope to include entrants ranging in age from 4 to mid-80s. “We’ve had diverse themes over the years,” said West Roxbury Branch Director Sheila Scott. “People have about a month to submit on each year’s theme. Once it…
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West Roxbury Library
1961 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Come and discuss China in the new millennium at the West Roxbury Library tonight.
Tonight the very popular video lecture series at the West Roxbury Library continues with "China in the New Millennium" at 6:30 p.m. "China in the New Millennium" is a video lecture given by Richard Baum of UCLA. Min Hwa Kennard of the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement will respond to the video lecture and lead discussion. The event starts at 6:30 and runs until 7:45 p.m. and is free.
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West Roxbury Library
1961 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA
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