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  • Wednesday, October 2 – COGdesign Project Showcase

    The COGdesign Project Showcase will take place October 2 at the Roxbury Innovation Center, 2300 Washington Street in Boston. Not only will this night feature insight into current COG projects, but the guest speaker will be Greg C. Watson, Director of Policy and Systems Design at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics.

    Greg is the Former Director of Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, the 19th Commissioner of Agriculture in Massachusetts under Governors Dukakis and Weld from 1990 to 1993 and under Governor Deval Patrick from 2012 to 2014 when he launched a statewide urban agriculture grants program.

    His work currently focuses on community food systems and the dynamics between local and geo-economic systems. Time and ticketing details will be announced on the COG website, http://cogdesign.org


  • Thursday, June 2, 11:00 am – Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion Opening

    Join the Boston Harbor Alliance for an opening celebration on Thursday, June 2 at 11 am.  Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Ms. Victoria Reggie Kennedy, and other dignitaries will join Boston Harbor Island Alliance and National Park Service staff on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway to open the new $5,000,000, 2,500 square foot Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion.  This pavilion is the first structure to be built on the Rose Kennedy Greenway and will be a new gateway for residents and tourists to the Boston Harbor Islands National Park area.  The structure is located in the Wharf District Parks (between State Street and Atlantic Avenue.) We have to admire the contractor who got away with charging the government $2,000 per square foot.  Come view our tax dollars at work.

  • 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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  • Saturday, April 10, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Spring Fling Auction

    You are invited to The Boston Nature Center’s Spring Fling Auction on Saturday, April 10, from 7 – 10 (auction closes promptly at 9:15), at The Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill Street, Mattapan, one of the Mass Audubon Society’s 47 wildlife sanctuaries.  Enjoy an evening of delicious appetizers and desserts, complimentary seltzer, beer and wine, and live jazz by musicians from the Community Music Center of Boston.  Honorary Committee Members include Governor Deval Patrick and First Lady Diane B. Patrick, Mayor Thomas Menino, Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, Councillors Felix Arroyo, Maureen Feeney, John Connolly, Stephen Murphy, Charles Yancey, Robert Consalvo, and Ayanna Pressley.  Garden Club of the Back Bay member Chris Anderson sits on the working committee, so we encourage our members to participate in this worthy cause, which raises funds to benefit the Boston Nature Center Summer Camp and Teen Ambassador Scholarship Funds.  The very modest ticket price is $30 per person, $50 per couple, and all tickets will be held at the door.  RSVP no later than April 2, please, by calling 617-983-8500, or visit www.massaudubon.org/boston.

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