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  • Wednesday, June 12, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Brainstorming Meeting for a Dog Park – NEW LOCATION

    The Charlesgate Alliance and Landing Studio will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, June 12th, in conjunction with the Back Bay Dog Park group, from 5:30 to 7:00pm at a meeting room at 91 Bay State Road (to the right as you enter the building) for a brainstorming session about a dog park. This is the first Charlesgate Alliance meeting devoted solely to the dog park element of the future Charlesgate Park. If you are interested in attending this or future meetings, please e-mail Rachel Bakish at charlesgatealliance@gmail.com who will be chairing a Dog Park committee for the Alliance.

  • Wednesday, September 27, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Care For the Square

    Wednesday, September 27, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Care For the Square

    The Friends of Copley Square invite you to help Care for the Square on Wednesday, September 27. The evening begins at 5:30 with Cocktails and hors d’oeuvre by The Catered Affair in the Courtyard Cafe in the Boston Public Library on Copley Square. Then, continue the evening with a special Farm to Table Dinner by Chef Sean MacAlpine in the Dome Room of the Lenox Hotel, from 7 – 9. Tickets are $175 per person (table for eight guests – $1,200). You may mail a check made out to Friends of Copley Square, PO Box 170124, Boston, MA 02117, or purchase online at   https://friendsofcopleysquare.org/

  • Wednesday, February 29, 3:00 pm – Garden Club of the Back Bay Annual Member Tea

    This year’s Garden Club of the Back Bay Annual Member Tea will take place under the dome at The Lenox Hotel, 61 Exeter Street in Boston, on Wednesday, February 29, from 3 – 5.  The menu will include smoked salmon finger sandwiches with shaved cucumber and dilled cheese on dark rye, shaved prosciutto di Parma with roasted red pepper aioli and smoked mozzarella on a baguette, a garden vegetable sandwich with alfalfa sprouts, bibb lettuce, cherry tomato, balsamic mayonnaise, and roasted portabello mushroom, and sliced rosemary chicken breast with watercress and  red grapes in a curry vinaigrette.  Assorted scones (blueberry, lemon, plain and pumpkin) and a rich cheese assortment (manchego, gruyere, brie, chedder, chevre and pecorino) will be followed by a variety of freshly baked cookies.  Members will receive written notice of the event.  Guests are welcome.  The price per person is $40 for our members, $50 for guests.  If you are not a member but are interested in attending, please email info@bostonflora.com. The photo below was taken at a wedding in the Dome Room by Lisa Rigby Photography.

  • Friday, February 17, 7:30 pm – Friends of Copley Square Second Annual Mardi Gras Celebration

    The Friends of Copley Square, a non-profit organization that provides funding to assist the City of Boston with the preservation, maintenance, and beautification of the Copley Square, will host its second annual Mardi Gras Celebration on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held at The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel.

    The evening will bring the feeling of the French Quarter into the heart of Boston’s Back Bay. The event will include a New Orleans dinner buffet, live music and dancing, and auction prizes. Guests are encouraged to come in festive Mardi Gras attire, including masks if desired.

    Tickets are $300 per couple, which includes two tickets to the event, as well as accommodations on February 17 donated by The Copley Square Hotel, The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel and The Lenox Hotel. Hotel availability is limited so guests are encouraged to make their reservations early. Individual tickets are available for $175 per person.

    To purchase tickets, please visit www.friendsofcopleysquare.org. All of the proceeds from the event benefit The Friends of Copley Square. The organization’s activity includes maintenance of the fountain, care of the trees and the development of programming to create a vibrant park for all to enjoy.

    For more information on The Friends of Copley Square  email friendsofcopleysquare@gmail.com. The Friends of Copley Square is a registered 501(c)3 not for profit corporation.  Photo by Courtney Sacco from www.backbay.patch.com.