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Jul
14
Thu
Kenwood Wine Dinner at Davio’s Boston
Jul 14 @ 6:00 pm
Kenwood Wine Dinner at Davio's Boston @ Davio's | Boston | Massachusetts | United States

Join Davio’s Boston and senior winemaker Pat Henderson of Kenwood Vineyards for a 5 course dinner paired with wine!

KENWOOD WINE DINNER 

BENVENUTO
Lobster Gougere
Goat Cheese Puffs
2014 Kenwood Vineyards Chardonnay, Sonoma

ANTIPASTO
Crispy Soft Shell Crab, Charred Corn, Vidalia Onion, Avocado Relish
2013 Kenwood Vineyards Pinot Gris, Russian River Valley

FARINACEO
Spaghetti, Heirloom Tomatoes, Guanciale, Burrata Cheese
2014 Kenwood Vineyards Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

PIATTO DEL GIORNO
Prime Sirloin, Polenta Fries, Baby Carrots, Fava Beans, Cipollini  
2012 Kenwood Vineyards ‘Six Ridges’ Cabernet, Alexander Valley

DOLCE
Chocolate Torte, Amarena Cherry Ice Cream
Sandeman Founders Reserve Port

$95 PER PERSON, PLUS TAXES AND GRATUITIES.

Tickets much be purchased in advance. When purchasing tickets, 7% MA meals tax will be added to the ticket price. Gratuity to be paid on the evening of the event. All ticket sales are final.

Aug
21
Sun
Beauty Brunch Back Bay
Aug 21 @ 11:00 am
Beauty Brunch Back Bay @ Post 390 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States

Welcome to Beauty Brunch Back Bay, a Brunches of Boston event celebrating glamour, relaxation and excellent food. 

Our host Post 390, is transforming part of their dining area into our exclusive spa and providing a separate dining space where you’ll enjoy a specially crafted two course brunch that includes bottomless banana bread and a mimosa. Beauty Brunch Back Bay attendees will receive complimentary hair styling from Mitchell John Salon stylists, make up services from Beauitful Belleza owner Carina Lopez, eyebrow waxing provided by Peaches and Pearls Skincare owner Jenn Irwin,  5-10 minute massages compliments of John John Mobile Massage, access to a full retail pop up from Fashion Fun Pop Up and tickets to the International Fine Arts Show

This event is perfect for anyone looking for an excuse to be pampered. Whether you need some “me time”, want to catch up with friends over brunch and beauty or are celebrating a special occasion, join us for Beauty Brunch Back Bay and be Brunch Royalty! 

Meet your Beauty Brunch Back Bay Glam Team! 

Eric HauckHighly respected for his cutting edge hair styling and iconic cuts and known among industry professionals for having some of the best razor cutting skills, Eric Hauck has certainly made a name for himself as a leader in the competitive hair care business. He has worked backstage at some of Fashion Week’s biggest shows including Dior, Marc Jacobs, and Helmut Lang and on the pages of leading fashion and beauty publications in the US and internationally. After 11 years he has relocated to Boston where he is the Lead Stylist and Creative Director of Mitchell John Salon, as well as an Education Director at Living Proof. 

Victoria VitaleAfter 5 years of perfecting her craft, Victoria has become known for her voluminous blowouts and intricate updos. She has found the key to her success is fine attention to detail and ensuring a cohesive look. Joining Mitchell John was the next evolution of her training and after completing the rigorous training program faster than any other stylists has, she has become a rising star among the team.

Jenn IrwinWith over 11 years in the Esthetic industry, Esthetician & Lash Artist Jenn Irwin brings a high level of knowledge and passion for performing quality skincare services including facials, peels, waxing & eyelash extensions. She recently left a local spa chain to open Peaches & Pearls Skincare Boutique in Lexington, MA where she can now fully realize her mission of offering clients customized services featuring locally made products with a focus on natural & organic ingredients.
Carina LopezBeautiful Belleza offers on-site makeup services in the Boston area. Founder and makeup artist Carina Lopez has over 6 years of experience enhancing women’s natural beauty.  She uses makeup as tool to improve women’s self-image and lift their confidence and self-esteem.
John PeñaJohn John Massage was created on the vision of making massage accessible to all. John brings the spa experience to your location of choice and personalizes each massage to address your individual needs.  He specializes in chair massage for corporate and private events. John is also known for sports massage with clients including international athletes from the Copa America.

Tickets to This Event Include: 

  • Two Course Brunch at Post 390 in private dining area* 
  • Complimentary Mimosa
  • Complimentary hair styling provided by Mitchell John Salon**
  • Complimentary make up servies from Beautiful Belleza
  • Complimentary eyebrow waxing from Peaches and Pearls Skincare 
  • Complimentary 5-10 minute massages from John John Massage 
  • On-site shopping experience from Fashion Fun Pop 
  • Tickets to the International Fine Arts Show Boston 
  • A Brunches of Boston swag bag filled with gifts from local businesses 
Details: 
Beauty Brunch Back Bay is an exclusive Brunches of Boston event open from 11 AM-2 PM. Attendees are welcome to enjoy brunch and beauty services as they please throughout the three hour event window. 
Any additional  alcohol can be purchased directly through Post 390. 

*gluten free and vegetarian options available upon request 

**Hair styling limited to up-dos, styled pony tails, braids.

Please let us know if you will be joining Beauty Brunch Back Bay as part of a birthday celebration. 

Sep
15
Thu
Post 390 Farm-to-Post Dinner Series #5: Kimball Fruit Farm
Sep 15 @ 6:00 pm

Join Post 390 for the fifth of a 6-part “Farm to Post” dinner series in 2106. This dinner will highlight the best of Kimball Fruit Farm, a third generation family-run farm owned and operated by Carl and Marie Hills. The evening will start with a reception, followed by a four course dinner.

Tickets are limited and are available for $55.

The final date for the the dinners series will be November 2nd for their “Novemberfest” celebration.

About Kimball Fruit Farm

Kimball Fruit Farm grows a variety of fruits and vegetables for the retail and wholesale trade at their Pepperell store and 12 farmers markets throughout New England. Aside from over 70 varieties of award-winning heirloom tomatoes, they are swimming in peaches (white and yellow freestone), corn (white and two color), apples (nearly 40 varieties), pears (6 varieties), and an amazing array of other fruits, vegetables, greens and herbs.

Apr
23
Sun
29th Annual Literary Lights
Apr 23 @ 6:00 pm

The Associates of the Boston Public Library is pleased to invite you to the 29th Annual Literary Lights awards dinner.

Join the BPL on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at the Boston Park Plaza for a spectacular black tie (optional) evening honoring distinguished authors from the Northeast for their contributions to literature and the written word. The evening begins with a reception at 6:00 PM, followed by dinner and the awards program at 7:00 PM.

The Associates of the Boston Public Library are honored to recognize the following authors as their 2017 Literary Lights:

Kwame Anthony AppiahKwame Anthony Appiah 

Presented by: Hentry Louis Gates, Jr.

Appiah is a philosopher, novelist, professor and cultural theorist.  He grew up in Ghana and earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy at Cambridge University in London. Professor Appiah has lectured around the world and taught at Princeton, Yale, Cornell, Duke and Harvard Universities before moving to New York University where he now teaches in the Department of Philosophy. In 2009 Forbes Magazine named him one of the world’s most powerful thinkers, in 2010 he was on the list of Foreign Policy Magazine’s top global thinkers, and he was awarded the National Humanitarian Medal at a White House ceremony in 2012. Appiah, the author of numerous books and articles, has traveled around the world giving lectures on multiculturalism, global citizenship, courage, identity, and religion. One of his early books, In My Father’s House, which explores the role of African American intellectuals in shaping contemporary African life, won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and the Herskovits Award for the most important scholarly work on African studies published in English. Appiah is well known for his columns and podcasts as the Ethicist for the New York Times.

 

Susan FaludiSusan Faludi

Presented by: Christopher Lydon

Faludi is a journalist and author who has written extensively on gender issues. In 1991 she was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism for a piece on the leverage buyout of Safeway Stores, focusing on the “human cost of high finance.”  After graduating from Harvard University, where she wrote for The Harvard Crimson, she was a contributor to the New Yorker, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Nation, as well as many other publications. In the 1980s Faludi wrote several pieces on the feminist movement and the resistance to it, resulting in her 1991 book, Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, for which she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction.  She went on to write Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man, The Terror Dream, and, most recently, The Darkroom, which was inspired by her father’s transsexuality. She was a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies in the 2008-2009 academic year and a 2013-2014 Tallman Scholar in the Gender and Women’s Studies Program at Bowdoin College.

 

Wally LambWally Lamb

Presented by: Andre Dubus III

Lamb is the best-selling author of She’s Come Undone, I know This Much is True, The Hour I First Believed, and Wishin’ and Hopin’. His first two books were selected for Oprah’s Book Club, were New York Times best-sellers, New York Times Notable Books of the Year and, between them, have been translated into 18 languages. His latest novel is We Are Water.  Lamb has also edited two volumes of essays: Couldn’t Keep it to Myself and I’ll Fly Away, written by students in his writing workshops at a women’s prison in Connecticut. He has taught creative writing in the English department at the University of Connecticut, was founder and director of the Writing Center at Norwich Free Academy, has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Connecticut Commission for the Arts, and was honored with the Connecticut Center for the Book’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

Brian SelznickBrian Selznick

Presented by: Gregory Maguire

Selznick graduated from RISD where he studied illustration and, while there, took classes in set design at Brown University. After graduation, he worked at a children’s book store in New York City while writing his debut book, The Houdini Box. In 2008 he won the Caldecott Medal from the American Library Association, for The Invention of Hugo Cabret, the first such award for a book this long; 533 pages with 284 illustrations. The book was adapted into a 2011 film, Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese. He has also been awarded a 2002 Caldecott Honor for his illustrations of Barbara Kerley’s The Dinosaurs of Waterhorse Hawkins.  In addition, Mr. Selznick has received the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Rhode Island Children’s Book Award and the Christopher Award, given to media which “affirm the highest values of the human spirit.”

 

Chief Justice Margaret MarshallChief Justice Margaret H. Marshall (Keynote Speaker)

Presented by: David Leonard

Marshall was born in South Africa where, as a student, she led the National Union of South African Students, working to end oppressive minority rule and achieve equality for all South Africans.  Marshall first came to the US as a high school exchange student in Wilmington, DL in 1962, as the civil rights battles were beginning to boil over, and later returned to the US for graduate school, where she became involved with the anti-war and the women’s movements. After Yale Law School, she entered private practice, became President of the Boston Bar Association, Vice President & General Counsel for Harvard University, and then went on to the State’s Supreme Court, where she became the first female Chief Justice of the oldest continuously serving appellate court in the Western Hemisphere. Though she has had many accomplishments, Justice Marshall is most renowned for her 2003 opinion which led Massachusetts to become the first state in the nation to outlaw the ban on same-sex marriage. Although she loved her time on the bench, Justice Marshall stepped down in 2010. She now mentors young lawyers at her former law firm, Choate Hall & Stewart, and teaches at Harvard University.

 


 

In addition to celebrating the accomplishments of these outstanding writers, proceeds from Literary Lights support the David McCullough Conservation Fund, William O. Taylor Art Preservation Fund, Associates Endowment Fund, and the Associates of the Boston Public Library’s operations. The Associates created the McCullough Fund in 2001 to provide a consistent source of funding for the conservation and preservation of books, manuscripts, works of art and historic documents in the BPL’s Special Collections.

If you would prefer to receive a mailed invitation or for more information about sponsorship opportunitiesplease contact the Associates office at associates@bpl.org or (617) 536-3886. Thank you.

Sep
27
Thu
Oktoberfest@Revere
Sep 27 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Oktoberfest@Revere @ Revere Hotel | Boston | Massachusetts | United States

Join the Revere Hotel for an Oktoberfest Celebration on the Rooftop

Not able to make it to Germany this Oktoberfest?  No worries.  The Revere has you covered with steins of Sam Adams Oktoberfest beer, mini bratwurst, sauerkraut, pretzel bites, and more.

Tickets are going quickly, so reserve yours today!

Feb
27
Thu
Trivia Night at The Revolution Hotel
Feb 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Who knows Boston trivia better than The Revolution Hotel?

Come test your knowledge with us at our trivia night where true friendships are put to the ultimate test. The pressure is on, will you be your teams MVP?

Cosmica drinks and tacos will be flowing at our cash bar in our coworking space, Conspire. Located inside The Revolution Hotel in Boston’s South End.

For more about The Revolution, please click here.

Mar
23
Mon
Be Your Own Brave with Kelley Connors at The Revolution Hotel
Mar 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Be Your Own Brave & Reignite Your Life’s Work: A Book Signing and Guided Visualization for Women.

Looking to make a change or leap towards the next chapter of your life? Join The Revolution on Monday, March 23rd for a book signing and guided Visualization with Kelley Connors, MPH, who’s a Life Work Coach & Brand Consultant.

Release your inner critic and walk forward with your brave, wise loving self on the journey to what’s next. Plus, drop your name in the raffle to win a copy of Kelley’s book or a free 30 minute coaching session with her.

About Kelley Connors
Kelley Connors, MPH, is a life work coach and personal brand consultant who helps women leaders reignite their life’s work. She is trained in positive psychology, health and wellness, mindfulness and coaching. Her unique blend of skills complements a 20 year career in advertising and PR for organizations and small businesses. Kelley received her MPH from Boston University School of Public Health and she lives in the South End and Martha’s Vineyard with her husband Julien and her dog Lucy. She teaches yoga and mindfulness to a community of women in Rosie’s Place and is a coach to many women seeing what’s next.

For more about The Revolution Hotel, please click here.


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