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  • Thursday, December 7, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Beacon Hill Annual Holiday Stroll

    Strolling carolers, horse and buggy rides, and refreshments will be among the many enticements offered on Thursday, December 7 at the Beacon Hill Annual Holiday Stroll.  Santa Claus will be available for photos at the Firehouse, 127 Mt. Vernon Street, from 3:30 – 6:30. The tree lighting will take place at Charles and Mt. Vernon Streets at 7:15.  Stores will be open late, and Charles Street will be closed to traffic in the early afternoon until 9 pm.   Sponsored by the Beacon Hill Business Association.  Visit www.beaconhillbusinessassociation.org for more information.

  • Thursday, May 22, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Filling the Flat: Beacon Hill’s Western Expansion

    You may have heard that Bostonians of years past enthusiastically embarked on landmaking ventures, expanding the City’s coastlines to make way for development.  But do you know that Charles Street lies on land that was once beyond the shoreline?  The western expansion of Beacon Hill onto the tidal flats of the Charles River provided a foundation for residential and commercial expansion, and later for portions of the Esplanade and Storrow Drive.  the Flat of the Hill now contains an eclectic array of buildings, early examples of adaptive reuse, and a vibrant commercial district.  From tidal flat to historic district, the Flat of the Hill continues its evolution to the current day.  On Thusday, May 22, from 5 0 6:30, join City of Boston Preservation Planner Erin Doherty to investigate the history of this transformation.  Free and open to the public.  Meeting place confirmed at time of reservation.  Contact erin.doherty@boston.gov before May 19 to reserve a place (that’s tomorrow!) Image by www.bostonbyfoot.org.

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  • Saturday, December 4, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, and Sunday, December 5, 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm – Beacon Hill Decorating Days

    Please join the Beacon Hill Civic Association and your neighbors in Decorating the Hill for the Holidays. You can help one day or both, sign up or just show up, come for the whole day or just and hour. Do your own street or help wherever needed- they’ll show you how.

    On Saturday, December 4, from 10 – 4, meet at the Harrison Gray Otis House, 141 Cambridge Street.  On Sunday, December 5, from noon – 5, assemble at 160 Charles Street (next to Savenor’s.)  At 5pm on Sunday you will celebrate with a festive wrap up party for all the volunteers at 74 Joy Street. Join the Decorating Days email list by emailing: info@bhcivic.org.  One couple who met during this event have since married, so consider this an opportunity on a number of different levels.  Picture below by Charlotte Joan Sternberg.

  • Saturdays, 11:00 am, beginning this Fall – Twig’s Floral Design Series Classes

    Twig is now accepting enrollments in its fall design classes. There are two 6 week sessions, so enroll early as class size is limited.  Courses include instruction on preparing flowers for arrangements, choosing the right vases, hand tied bouquets, centerpieces and a seasonal themed arrangement. The cost per session is $275.00.
    -All supplies included
    -Participants will leave with an arrangement after each session.
    -Participants will receive a 20% discount on all loose and bunched flowers at any Twig location for 3 months after the class.

    Twig has two locations, one at 769 Tremont Street in the South End, and a second at 83 Charles Street in Beacon Hill.  For more information, log on to www.twigboston.com, or call 617-292-8944, x. 801.  You may also email info@twigboston.com for the specific dates of the Fall session.

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  • Thursday, June 4, 5 pm – 8 pm – Summer Shopping Stroll

    On Thursday, June 4th from 5 pm to 8 pm more than twenty participating businesses from Boston’s historic Beacon Hill will join together to celebrate the coming of summer with a fabulous Summer Shopping Stroll. The festivities include exciting promotions and tasty refreshments offered by each participating retailer during the stroll, and a chance to win a gift basket with a selection of products and services from all participating businesses. Visit each participating business the night of the Summer Stroll and enter to win a fabulous Gift Basket (on display as of Friday, May 29th at Core de Vie Studios, 40 Charles Street)! The more businesses you visit, the greater your odds of winning (one entry per business). For more information log on to www.beaconhillsummerstroll.com.