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| Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week: |
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| Vanesa Pacheco (l) and Rochelle Galvao, students at The Rivers School in Weston, were chosen to participate in the Northeast Massachusetts District Music Festival in March. The festival, offered by the Massachusetts Music Educators Association is considered an enrichment opportunity for musically talented students. (Photo courtesy of The Rivers School) |
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| Gloria Villegas-Cardoza, who was recently named director of education for Mass Audubon, mingles with students at Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center. Villegas-Cardoza, who for the past seven years has served as Mass Audubon’s first and only education manager, has extensive experience in innovative science, environmental education, multicultural education and program development and administration. (Julie Brandlen photo) |
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| Arnita Cooper (seated middle) is joined by family and friends at the closing party for the South End’s iconic barbershop, M&M Barbers. The shop is closing its doors after sixty years of haircutting service to the community. Founded by Cooper’s father, Kelly “Mac” McLean, in 1947, M&M finally succumbed to gentrification in the South End. (Don West photo) |
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| World Unity, Inc. recently sponsored its second annual statewide poetry contest asking students K-12, “What Does Equality and Diversity Mean to You?” Pictured are John Garner (left), U.S. History instructor at the Snowden International School, and his students (left to right): Stan Williams (1st Place), Dana Mendes (2nd Place) and Minh Nguyen (3rd Place). (Photo courtesy of the Snowden International School) |
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| Hazel Brothers, who currently resides at the Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center in Mission Hill, celebrated her 100th birthday on Jan. 29. The center held a big celebration to honor Brothers, who was born in 1907. A well-educated woman, the former school teacher was married to Kenneth Brothers for 73 years. (Photo courtesy of Benjamin Healthcare Center) |
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| Complexions Contemporary Ballet performs tomorrow and Saturday (2/2-3) at Boston University’s Tsai Performance Center. Founded by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, two former and acclaimed dancers from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the company has performed to sold-out audiences, nationally and at major European dance festivals. The program is comprised of seven Boston premieres. Tickets, which are $45 and $30, can be purchased by calling 617-482-6661 or visiting www.celebrityseries.org. (Photo courtesy of Bank of America Celebrity Series) |
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| Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF), Boston’s largest youth and human services agency, recently launched the Girls Leadership Corps and the Girls Ambassadors programs. Pictured are Girls Leadership Corps members along with BCYF’s Executive Director Robert Lewis Jr. and program director Brianna Forde. (Photo courtesy of BCYF) |
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