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Oct
6
Thu
Working with Decorative & Fine Art
Oct 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

This event will be a prime opportunity for attendees to experience decorative arts as well as fine arts. Two very important aspects to decorating a home are art and rugs. You will experience the decorative art of Stephanie Saunders and the fine art of Dover Rug. The history, inspiration, and correlation behind the two types of arts and those involved in making them.

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This event will teach attendees a scope of matters. Those attending the event will learn the fine art of rug making and what goes in to it. For three generations, The Jafri family has been designing, weaving, and exporting fine, hand-knotted rugs and carpeting from Pakistan, India and Nepal to Western Europe, The United States and, to other parts of the world. At this event, the attendees will be able to have a look into this journey and learn how the rugs are made. The attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about Stephanie Saunders Art Gallery. Stephanie Saunders, who is the owner and artist of Stephanie Saunders Art Gallery and a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston will be displaying pieces of art and explaining to guests the inspiration behind her paintings and the process of her work. Both Dover Rug and Stephanie will also let the attendees know how to decorate their homes with art and how art and rugs are to match and compliment one another in the home.

Oct
27
Thu
Key to the Cure at Saks Fifth Avenue
Oct 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Purchase Tickets Here

About Key to the Cure

Key to the Cure is Saks Fifth Avenue’s Annual event focused on raising money for cancer research. For one weekend in October, Saks Fifth Avenue, Boston is proud to support Friends of Dana-Farber, by donating 2% of sales. 

Aug
26
Sat
Lineage Society Summit at NE Historic Genealogical Society
Aug 26 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Lineage Society Summit at NE Historic Genealogical Society @ New England Historic Genealogical Society | Boston | Massachusetts | United States

Ready to verify your Mayflower connection?

Interested in confirming a patriot ancestor?

Consider joining a lineage society! Meet with representatives from a number of national and local hereditary societies (including the Daughters of the American Revolution, Society of the Cincinnati, the Mayflower Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, and others) to learn more about the organization, the application process, and requirements.

This is a free, drop-in activity open to the public with a brief presentation at 11:00 am (and repeated at 2:00 pm). Registration is encouraged.

For more information or to register, please click here.

Nov
18
Sat
Vince Private Shopping Event Benefitting Lion Heart
Nov 18 @ 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Shop Vince and Raise Funds for Breast Cancer Research

Vince at 71 Newbury Street invites you to join them in raising funds for breast cancer research with Lion Heart.  Twenty percent of all sales on November 18 will be donated to Lion Heart’s breast cancer research fundraising team.

Lion Heart is committed to finding a cure for breast cancer. Founded and led by Kathleen van Rijn, Lion Heart supports Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven and the Yale Cancer Center by endowing breast cancer research grants. 100% of all money raised is donated to Breast Cancer Research.

To learn more about Lion Heart, please click here.

To learn more about Vince, please click here.

Sep
22
Sat
Pumpkin Spice Brunch!
Sep 22 @ 10:00 am
Pumpkin Spice Brunch! @ City Table | Boston | Massachusetts | United States

Fall is cool and all… but honestly, what would it be without pumpkin spice!?

It’s the flavor of the season that you don’t even need to be #basic to obsess over… and it’s coming to City Table in a BIG way!

City Table is devoting an entire weekend to the sacred pumpkin spice– their special themed menu will be available on both Saturday & Sunday from 10am – 2pm (in addition to their regular brunch menu). They will offer a variety of mouthwatering #pumpkinspice creations, both sweet and savory. From french toast to pasta, they’ve covered it all– check out some of their offerings below!

Cocktail specials coming soon – head to bit.ly/pumpkinspicemenu to view the menu on their website.

Food Specials:

Pumpkin Spice Beignets 
– Cinnamon sugar, espresso crème anglaise for dipping

Basic Parfait
Housemade granola, pumpkin spice yogurt, fresh berries

OMG (Oh My Gourd) 
Two eggs baked in an acorn squash, smoked maple bacon

Maple French Totes 
Griddled sourdough French toast, maple pecan topping,
cinnamon whipped cream, bourbon syrup

#PumpkinRavioli
Candied walnuts, fresh sage, smoked maple cream

Sep
23
Sun
Pumpkin Spice Brunch!
Sep 23 @ 10:00 am
Pumpkin Spice Brunch! @ City Table | Boston | Massachusetts | United States

Fall is cool and all… but honestly, what would it be without pumpkin spice!?

It’s the flavor of the season that you don’t even need to be #basic to obsess over… and it’s coming to City Table in a BIG way!

City Table is devoting an entire weekend to the sacred pumpkin spice– their special themed menu will be available on both Saturday & Sunday from 10am – 2pm (in addition to their regular brunch menu). They will offer a variety of mouthwatering #pumpkinspice creations, both sweet and savory. From french toast to pasta, they’ve covered it all– check out some of their offerings below!

Cocktail specials coming soon – head to bit.ly/pumpkinspicemenu to view the menu on their website.

Food Specials:

Pumpkin Spice Beignets 
– Cinnamon sugar, espresso crème anglaise for dipping

Basic Parfait
Housemade granola, pumpkin spice yogurt, fresh berries

OMG (Oh My Gourd) 
Two eggs baked in an acorn squash, smoked maple bacon

Maple French Totes 
Griddled sourdough French toast, maple pecan topping,
cinnamon whipped cream, bourbon syrup

#PumpkinRavioli
Candied walnuts, fresh sage, smoked maple cream

May
28
Tue
Gardens of the Arts & Crafts Movement, Judith B. Tankard at NEHGS
May 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

In this illustrated lecture, landscape scholar Judith B. Tankard surveys the inspiration, characteristics, and development of garden design during the Arts & Crafts Movement.

Tankard presents a selection of houses and gardens of the era from Britain and the United States, with an emphasis on the diversity of designers who helped forge a truly distinct approach to garden design. Her lecture is the first event in a series of exhibition programming for The Gardens of Rose Standish Nichols, 1890-1935 opening May 16, 2019 at the Nichols House Museum.

Judith B. Tankard is a landscape historian, award-winning author, and preservation consultant. She taught at the Landscape Institute of Harvard University for more than twenty years. She is the author or coauthor of ten books on landscape history, including Gardens of the Arts & Crafts Movement, Ellen Shipman and the American Garden and Beatrix Farrand: Private Gardens, Public Landscapes. A popular lecturer in the United States and Britain, Judith is a speaker at symposia and conferences devoted to the preservation of historic landscapes.

Image: the garden at Snowshill Manor, Gloucestershire; © National Trust Images Nick Meers


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