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  • Wednesday, October 14, 6:00 pm – An Emerald Necklace Evening In

    You’re invited to the Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s first-ever virtual fundraiser, An Emerald Evening In. Parks are essential to our individual and community health, now more than ever. Please join us at this special event supporting the vitality of the Emerald Necklace.

    An Emerald Evening In is the Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s signature biennial fundraiser, supporting our education programs, advocacy efforts, visitor services and community engagement. Your ticket or sponsorship purchase helps the Conservancy continue stewarding these vital parks and connecting our community to its treasured green space.

    Each ticket or sponsorship purchase includes special perks, such as a gourmet cheese and wine pairing curated by Curd & Co. and The Urban Grape, a virtual gift bag and other benefits.

    Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh will join us at An Emerald Evening In to accept the Olmsted Award of Excellence. We are thrilled to honor Mayor Walsh for his administration’s significant investments in Boston’s parks. Since 2014, over $60M has been committed to the Emerald Necklace – the largest-ever capital investment in the Necklace. 

    The prestigious Olmsted Award of Excellence is presented to an individual or organization who demonstrates an unwavering commitment and service to carrying our Frederick Law Olmsted’s vision for urban parks through exemplary and enduring work on behalf of local parks and the Emerald Necklace in particular. 

    Prior Olmsted Award of Excellence recipients include long-time Conservancy volunteer and Olmsted Tree Society founder Janet Atkins (2018), Conservancy Board Chair Benjamin Taylor (2016), former Massachusetts Governor and Conservancy Life Trustee Michael Dukakis (2014) and parks advocate Sarah Freeman (2013).

    Tickets begin at $100. Register at www.emeraldnecklace.org

  • Wednesday, May 18 – 11:30 a.m. – Party in the Park

    The Emerald Necklace Conservancy  cordially invites you to attend the annual Party in the Park to benefit the Justine Mee Liff Fund, Wednesday, May 18 in the Kelleher Rose Garden, The Fenway, Boston.  Cocktail reception begins at 11:30, and at 12:30 the Luncheon and Presentation of the Liff Spirit Award will begin.  Valet parking available.    Please reserve by April 29.  Individual ticket prices begin at $375.  Mail your check to Emerald Necklace Conservancy, 891 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.  For more information, or to reserve by telephone, call 617-522-2700.  Visit www.emeraldnecklace.org for more information, or to buy tickets online.

  • Wednesday, October 6, 4:30 pm – Parks Panel Discussion

    On Wednesday, October 6, beginning at 4:30 pm, The Friends of the Public Garden, along with Boston College Citizen Seminars and The Colonnade Boston Hotel, host a panel, moderated by former Governor Michael Dukakis, with speakers from around the country.  They will discuss the importance of urban parks and the necessity of public-private partnerships to preserve and support them in this time of fiscal challenges.  The event will take place at the Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, and is free and open to the public.  For more information log on to www.friendsofthepublicgarden.org.

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  • Thursday, May 13, 6:00 pm – Boston Preservation Alliance Auction and Awards

    Join the Boston Preservation Alliance for Gala on the Greenway, the 2010 Auction and Living Icons Award night, at Goulston & Storrs, 400 Atlantic Avenue in Boston.  Silent and Live Auctions begin at 6:00.  The Boston Preservation Alliance honors Governor Michael S. Dukakis (below, middle) and Frederick P. Salvucci (below, right), former Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth.  The pair will be presented with the Alliance’s first “Living Icons” award for their vision in conceiving Boston’s Central Artery Project, and fortitude in making it a reality. Hors d’oeuvre and cocktails by La Morra, wines by Greenvale Vineyards in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.  Tickets $150, of which $115 is deductible.  For more information on the awards and auction items log on to www.bostonpreservation.org.

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