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  • Thursday, June 13, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – 17th Annual Rose Garden Party

    First Lady Angela Menino and Commissioner Antonia Pollak cordially invite you to attend the 17th Annual Rose Garden Party to benefit ParkARTS on Thursday, June 13, from 5:30 – 8 in the Kelleher Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens in Boston.  Garden party attire enthusiastically encouraged.  Wear a hat to enter the “Hats Galore” contest.  For more information, call 617-635-4032 or visit www.cityofboston.gov/parks/rosegarden/

    Boston’s ParkARTS program, launched by Mayor Thomas Menino and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department in 1996, offers the public the opportunity to enjoy free programs in parks year-round.  The Sapphire Sponsors of this event are Paul and Sandra Edgerley.  Individual tickets $125.  Parking will be available on Park Drive and Agassiz Road – please look for the Boston Park Rangers to direct you.  Photo courtesy of yelp.com.

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  • Wednesday, May 15, 11:00 am – Party in the Park

    The Chairs of Party in the Park announce a 10th anniversary goal of $1 million and the founding of the Olmsted Tree Society, at the Justine Mee Liff Luncheon Party in the Park, to be held on Wednesday, May 15 in the Kelleher Rose Garden, The Fenway, beginning at 11:00 am.  The 2013 Liff Spirit Award will honor Thomas M. and Angela Menino, Mayor and First Lady of the City of Boston.  Proceeds from the luncheon will benefit the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, preserving Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace.  $750 per person – please respond by April 26.  Valet parking and a complimentary trolley will be available.  Make checks payable to Justine Mee Liff Fund for the Emerald Necklace, and send to the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115.  If you wish to pay with a credit card, call 617-522-2700 or visit www.emeraldnecklace.org.

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  • Thursday, June 28, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Rose Garden Party

    Thursday, June 28, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Rose Garden Party

    Mayor Thomas M. Menino and First Lady Angela Menino invite you to the 16th Annual Rose Garden Party on Thursday, June 28, from 5:30 – 8 in the Kelleher Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens.  The event features the popular Hats Galore! contest (hat below was designed for this year’s Boston Flower & Garden Show, and would be a smash at the party.)  To purchase tickets and learn about sponsorship opportunities, please call 617-635-4032, or visit www.cityofboston.gov/parks.

  • Thursday, June 16, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – 15th Annual Rose Garden Party

    Mrs. Angela Menino and Commissioner Antonia Pollak cordially invite you to the 15th Annual Rose Garden Party to benefit Park ARTS on Thursday, June 16, from 5:30 – 8:00 at The Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens, Boston.  Garden party attire is enthusiastically encouraged – pictured below is the queen of the garden party hat, none other than HRH Queen Elizabeth II, not currently scheduled to attend (thank you www.telegraph.co.uk.)  Wear a hat to enter the Hats Galore! contest, where judges will choose their favorites in the following categories: Best Garden Party Hat, Most Creative Hat, Most Elegant Hat, and Just for Men Hat.  This year’s event is generously supported by the Boston Pops.  Individual tickets $125, or be a sponsor at $500, or patron at $1,500.  To reserve and make credit card payment by telephone, call 617-961-3039, or send a check  made payable to The Fund for Parks & Recreation: Park ARTS, and  mail to the Rose Garden Party Committee c/o Boston Parks and Recreation Department, 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02118.  Parking will be available on Park Drive and Agassiz Drive, and there will be Boston Park Rangers to direct you.

  • Sunday, February 13, 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Children’s Tea and Fashion Show

    The Friends of the Boston Park Ranger Mounted Unit invites you to a Children’s Tea and Fashion Show on Sunday, February 13 at the Four Seasons Hotel, 200 Boylston Street, Boston, from 2:30 – 5. Mrs. Angela Menino is Honorary Chair, and the event MC is J.C. Monahan of Channel %.  Enjoy coloring and stickers, cookie decorating, adopt-a-stuffed-pony, photo opportunities with a Boston Park Ranger, an auction, and a raffle.  Fashion presentation by Pollywogs.   $85 adults, $45 child, $850/table. Children 2 and younger are free. Contact Ashley at 617-522-2700.  Checks may be made out to Justine Mee Liff Fund for Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit and mailed to the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit, c/o The Emerald Necklace Conservancy, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115.  Names will be held at the door.

  • Saturday, September 25, 6:30 pm – Esplanade Centennial Gala

    Join honorary chairs The Honorable Governor Deval L. Patrick and First Lady Diane B. Patrick, and The Honorable mayor Thomas M. Menino and First Lady of Boston Angela F. Menino, and The Esplanade Association on the banks of the Charles River to celebrate the Esplanade’s 100th year of nature, culture and recreation.  A spectacular evening on the Esplanade will support the vital programs and projects of The Esplanade Association, including Children in the Park, Kids Fishing Club, Dancing Under the Stars, Yoga on the Esplanade, Four Season Walking Tours, Esplanade 2020, Community Boating Dock Replacement, Tree Care and Turf Improvement, Park Amenities, Historic Granite Landings Restoration, Esplanade Collection (Tree Adoption, Bench Sponsorship and Flower Planting).

    The Arthur Fiedler Achievement Award will honor Maestro Keith Lockhart, Conductor of the famed Boston Pops. Sponsorship opportunities ranging from $25,000 – $3,000 are available, and individual tickets are $750.  For more information, please contact June Mattioli at 617-227-0365, or email jmattioli@esplanadeassociation.org.

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  • Wednesday, June 24, 5:30 – 8:00 – 13th Annual Rose Garden Party

    Mrs. Angela Menino and Commissioner Antonia Pollak cordially invite you to the 13th Annual Rose Garden Party to benefit Park ARTS on Wednesday, June 24, from 5:30 – 8:00 at The Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens, Boston.  Garden party attire is enthusiastically encouraged.  Wear a hat to enter the Hats Galore! contest, where judges will choose their favorites in the following categories: Best Garden Party Hat, Most Creative Hat, Most Elegant Hat, and Just for Men Hat.  Individual tickets $125.  To reserve and make credit card payment by telephone, call 617-961-3039, or send a check  made payable to The Fund for Parks & Recreation: Park ARTS, and  mail to the Rose Garden Party Committee c/o Boston Parks and Recreation Department, 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02118.  Parking will be available on Park Drive and Agassiz Drive, and there will be Boston Park Rangers to direct you.