猴年公共藝術雕像矗立華埠

比亞迪電動大巴有意進波士頓

比亞迪（BYD）汽車公司美東商務主任林意華（前右二）抵波士頓，展示電動大巴。前左起，李徐慕蓮，謝如鍵，阮鴻燦，後又起，Jim Viola，李衛新，Jim Gascolgne等人應邀參觀。（周菊子攝）

哈佛文化沙龍橋接兩岸學者交流

左起，王開元，羅智強，葉浩，楊鵬，尹麗喬。（周菊子攝）

INTERNATIONAL FINE PRINT DEALERS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES SUPPORT TO SIX MUSEUM PRINT DEPARTMENTS THROUGH 2016 CURATORIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

INTERNATIONAL FINE PRINT DEALERS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES SUPPORT TO SIX MUSEUM PRINT DEPARTMENTS THROUGH 2016 CURATORIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM  Grant Recipients are the Chrysler Museum of Art, The Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Harvard Art Museums, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the RISD Museum, and the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of  Missouri - St. Louis #IFPDA #Collectprints  Alison Van Denend, Library Company of Philadelphia, Summer 2014 New York, May 11, 2016 - The International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) is pleased to announce the award of grants to six esteemed art institutions under the IFPDA Foundation's program to support curatorial internships in museum print collections.  Founded in 1987, the IFPDA is the international authority on fine art prints and their connoisseurship and collection. As the leading non-profit organization of international art dealers, galleries, and publishers, the IFPDA is dedicated to increasing the appreciation for works on paper among collectors and the general public.   Now in its third year, the program will offer funding to awarded institutions to host a summer curatorial intern in each of their print departments, reflecting the IFPDA's belief in the importance of early career exposure to prints, as well as its commitment to fostering connoisseurship among young curators, scholars and dealers. "With the awarding of summer curatorial internship grants, we affirm the Foundation's commitment to cultivating the appreciation of fine prints through institutional and professional contributions of the highest standard," says Michele Senecal, Executive Director of the IFPDA. "The summer internship program recognizes the museums' significant contribution to fostering professional and public appreciation of fine prints, as well as the role of young scholars in strengthening the future of the field. We are proud to support these institutions and the next generation of print specialists in their indispensable work in the field of prints." This year's grant recipients are: the Chrysler Museum of Art, The Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Harvard Art Museums, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the RISD Museum, and the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri - St. Louis.   Of the six, four institutions will utilize the IFPDA grant to develop new internship programs and two will expand upon existing opportunities. Each museum will offer object-based exposure to their print collection under the guidance of highly trained specialists, allowing trainees to gain in-depth experience in a variety of areas related to the archiving, handling, storage, and study of fine prints.

駐波士頓經文處在波士頓種梅花

            （Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導）駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處響應僑胞建議，先後在牛頓市，波士頓市種植梅花樹，期盼今後，每年梅花盛開時，麻州人們都會想起，在海洋那岸的台灣，“梅花是我們的國花”。

            駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪，雲雯臻夫婦，副處長陳銘俊，波士頓僑務委員蔣宗壬，波士頓國民黨常委張韻蘭，阮氏公所主席阮鴻燦，以及劉華權等人，今（12）日中午在華人經濟發展協會的好事福街10號小公園內的董其昌“谷中清天”山水壁畫下，動鏟種下六株平均五尺五寸高的梅花樹。

            華經會董事余麗媖，雷國輝，昭倫公所副主席謝如鍵，阮氏公所的阮梅掌珠，僑胞謝中之，劉華權等人，今日中午也都到現場，見證種樹。

            經文處長賴銘琪和紐英崙中華公所主席陳家驊等人，5月7日一早，在牛頓市僑教中心前，也種了六株梅花樹。

            賴銘琪處長和郭大文主任笑說，這寓意著“六六大順”。

            賴銘琪透露，前任紐英崙中華公所主席阮鴻燦的夫人在一次僑社餐敘中談起，有甚麼媒介可以把本地僑社和台灣連起來，最後大家都認為種樹，讓波士頓人都看得見梅花是個好主意。

            波士頓華僑文教中心接著承擔起打聽哪裡有梅花樹苗賣，怎麼運，怎麼種，怎麼維護等細節。最後，斥資1080元，在麻州本地買來12株梅花樹，自己挖坑，鋪土，施肥，澆水，工程不小。

            僑教中心主任郭大文透露，為了種梅花樹，牛頓市議員約翰萊斯也來幫忙，他和僑教中心員工張小慧，許淑芬等人更是累慘了，為了挖坑，手都幾乎磨破了。

            根據維基百科，梅是薔薇顆落葉喬木，原產於中國，通常冬春季開花，與蘭竹菊並列為四君子，與松竹並稱為“歲寒三友”，梅花品種多達300多種，開花日期視地區而定，從12月至4月都有。

        經文處有意在大波士頓種植更多梅花樹，並安裝牌匾，解釋梅花與中華民國，台灣的淵源。賴銘琪處長刻正籲請僑胞建議更多種植地點。

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CITY OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR NEW COMMUNITY RADIO STATION

CITY OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR NEW COMMUNITY RADIO STATION

BOSTON - Thursday, May 12, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced three public meetings for the community to discuss a new low-power FM (LPFM) radio station for Boston that will go on-air in June of this year.  Broadcasting on 102.9 FM under the call sign WBCA, the station will be programmed and operated by Boston Neighborhood Network (BNN) as a community radio station. BNN will hold three public meetings from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on: May 18, Roxbury Innovation Center at the Bolling Building, 2300 Washington Street, Roxbury June 15, Joseph P. Tynan School, 650 E 4th Street, South Boston June 22, Jackson/Mann K-8 School, 40 Armington Street, Allston "I encourage residents to come out and discuss how our new community radio station can best serve our neighborhoods," said Mayor Walsh. "I thank BNN for their partnership with the city to create another platform for civic engagement."    "As a community and local media resource, we know how important it is to gather ideas from our neighbors about different types of programming," said Curtis Henderson, General Manager for BNN. "BNN is looking forward to developing radio programming for Boston's LPFM. We are proud and grateful that Mayor Walsh has asked us to take on the task of developing a radio presence that will truly represent the people and the cultures of Boston's diverse neighborhoods. BNN has the background and experience in community media to make this a success."   Boston's WBCA 102.9 FM will operate 6:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. daily.  Initially, early evening broadcasting will feature current BNN programming including  BNN Live studio programs and Boston Neighborhood Network News nightly at 9:00 p.m.   BNN will also develop late evening programming as a resource for local artists, bands, musicians, poets and performers.  The recent series of "Boston Creates" Town Hall meetings revealed a strong interest by local talent in not only performing music and spoken word, but also engaging local youth in mentoring and training. BNN will also develop new opportunities for community participation. Because multiple qualified community organizations applied for the one available LPFM license for the Boston market, a sharing agreement was created under FCC guidelines.  The signal is shared with Lasell College from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily and Global Ministries from 2:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.   BNN Background   Boston Neighborhood Network Television (BNN) is a nationally recognized community media center and 501(c)(3) nonprofit, that acts as a public forum for all Boston residents, nonprofit and community-based organizations, providing them with affordable training and access to emerging media technologies.   BNN-TV has proven to be an effective resource serving all communities of Boston, including groups whose first language is other than English..  BNN channels feature over 1,000 programs annually for new immigrants or in languages other than English.  BNN currently offers television programming in:  Spanish, French, Russian, Haitian Creole, Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Irish, Albanian, Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole, Greek, and Vietnamese.   Boston Neighborhood Network currently manages two community television channels: BNN "News and Information" (Comcast 9, RCN 15) and BNN "Community TV" (Comcast 23, RCN 83), and streams all programming onwww.bnntv.org.   FCC LPFM Background   In 2013, the FCC opened up applications for Low-Power FM (LPFM) Radio licenses to community and civic organizations.  This was the first license application window in more than 10 years for local Low-Power FM Radio licenses.  The City of Boston applied for the open FCC LPFM license to provide public safety programming to Boston residents via LPFM radio on a regular and frequent basis as a source of news and information and, also, in the event of any local or regional emergency.     Boston was granted a license-to-construct permit in 2015 for a new FCC Low Power FM (LPFM) radio station.