BOSTON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM AND THE FAMILY DINNER PROJECT PLAN “COMMUNITY DINNER” EVENT

BOSTON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM AND THE FAMILY DINNER PROJECT PLAN “COMMUNITY DINNER” EVENT

     

Boston, MA --- July 11, 2016 -- Boston Children’s Museum and The Family Dinner Project, a national initiative based in Cambridge, will co-host a public event dedicated to their mission of gathering families for food, fun and conversation about things that matter. The picnic will take place on July 15, 2016 from 5:30-7:30, during the Museum’s recurring Target $1 Friday Night series. There is no additional charge for the dinner event.

Visitors will enjoy a self-directed menu of activities that explore how families can connect and grow together through play and dinner. Boston Children’s Museum will offer a number of stations on the theme of “Reading Together,” while The Family Dinner Project will enhance the picnic experience with activities and conversation starters to demonstrate how families can incorporate play and exploration to make shared mealtimes fun and rewarding. This event will be “BYOP”: families are encouraged to bring their own picnic dinners.  No food will be provided. 

The two organizations have been working together for a number of years to serve area families. Recently, the Museum incorporated mealtime-related themes into various exhibits as part of its health and wellness programming with guidance from The Family Dinner Project.

“We’re excited and grateful to Boston Children’s Museum for this opportunity to expand on our existing work together and spend some time with their wonderful families,” says Lynn Barendsen, Executive Director of The Family Dinner Project. “During this fun evening, we’ll be serving up some games, activities and conversation starters that families can bring home to their own tables.”

Abundant research over the past two decades shows the many meaningful benefits of regular family dinners: Healthier eating habits, a lower risk of childhood obesity, stronger relationship satisfaction for parents, and even better vocabulary and early literacy skills. In fact, youngsters who have frequent family dinners have even stronger vocabularies and narrative skills -- an important part of literacy and comprehension later in childhood -- than those whose parents read aloud to them.

“Healthy eating and positive social-emotional development are both important focus points of the Museum. It’s been great to partner with The Family Dinner Project and organize this ‘Community Dinner’ event,” said Saki Iwamoto, Educator Health and Wellness. “We hope families are able to use this opportunity to take a little time to sit and eat together, learn about each other, and just have a good time!”

The Family Dinner Project, founded in 2010 is a growing movement of food, fun and conversation about things that matter. A non-profit organization operating from the offices of Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, The Family Dinner Project’s goal is to help families of all kinds enjoy the social, emotional and health benefits of frequent and meaningful family meals. Basing their work on a growing body of research conducted over the past two decades, The Family Dinner Project has reached nearly half a million families so far through its free tools and resources, offered both online and through community-based events.

Boston Children’s Museum is the second oldest, and one of the most influential, children’s museums in the world. For over 100 years it has been engaging children in joyful discovery experiences that instill an appreciation of our world, develop foundational skills, and spark a lifelong love of learning. The Museum’s exhibits and programs emphasize hands-on engagement and learning through experience, employing play as a tool to spark the inherent creativity, curiosity, and imagination of children.  As one of the largest children’s museums in the world, Boston Children’s Museum also provides museum consulting services and creates award winning traveling exhibits, staff training curriculum, and exhibit kits for Museum professionals.

State Police Investigating Sexual Assault Report in East Boston

State Police Investigating Sexual Assault Report in East Boston

Separate Death Investigation Under Way at Constitution Beach 

BOSTON, July 10, 2016--Massachusetts State Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault late last night on Massport property in East Boston, as well as an unattended death on Constitution Beach  this afternoon, State Police Colonel Richard McKeon and Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.  

Massport police notified State Police early this morning after speaking to a woman who reported being assaulted by three males in Bremen Street Park several hours earlier. The men have not been identified.  The woman was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment. 

Because the incident took place on Massport property, the investigation is being led by State Police, specifically Troop F detectives and the Suffolk County State Police Detective Unit.  

In addition to a sexual assault examination and the victim's statements, investigators gathered physical evidence from the area of the reported assault and are seeking assistance from any witnesses who may have been in the area of the park and observed anything unusual between yesterday afternoon and early this morning. Tipsters may contact Troop F detectives at 617-568-7300 or Suffolk County detectives at 617-727-8817. 

 

Sexual assault can happen to anyone. While the victims of any crime should call 911 in an emergency, survivors of sexual violence can also call their local rape crisis center for free and confidential services and to discuss their options.  Services by city and town can be found at www.janedoe.org/find_help/search. 

 

In Suffolk County, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (www.barcc.org) offers a free and confidential 24-hour hotline at 800-841-8371. The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center provides medical accompaniment and many other free services to victims of rape and sexual assault. Suffolk victim-witness advocates can assist in referrals to BARCC and a wide array of non-profit service providers who can offer additional support and services.

Separately, State Police detectives are also investigating the unattended death of an adult male at the northern end of Constitution Beach this afternoon.  The man, who has not yet been identified but appeared to be in his late 30s, was transported to MGH and pronounced dead at about 2:20 pm. Though a preliminary examination of his body showed no signs of violent trauma, his death remains the subject of an open investigation led by the Suffolk State Police Detective Unit and assisted by the Crime Scene Services Section, troopers from the Revere barracks, and additional State Police assets. At this stage, it does not appear connected in any way with the Bremen Street Park investigation or the arrest of a suspect in the June homicide of Blanca Lainez on Princeton Street. 

星樂隊以歌會友 Winchester歡聲揚

星樂隊主唱趙寶玲（右一）與波城飛歌俱樂部合唱。（周菊子攝）

         (Boston Orange 周菊子Winchester報導)成立約二年的星樂隊，7月9日下午在Winchester “以歌會友”，邀來嘉賓歌手，波城飛歌俱樂部，Winchester歌友組合，和150多名來自四面八方的觀眾同樂，在歡聲笑語，熱烈掌聲中歡渡一下午。

星樂隊創辦人甄若矛（右二）彈琴伴奏。（周菊子攝）

            演唱會以“乘風破浪”一曲開場，彷如宣告，星樂隊今後將勇往直前，與社區音樂愛好者有更多互動，鼓勵有心人，愛樂就要秀。

波城飛歌俱樂部女聲組亮相。（周菊子攝）

             甄若矛，趙寶玲策劃的這場歌唱會，由廉艷主持，安排有25首曲子，從趙寶玲的“女人心“，到閉幕曲的”映山紅“，曲目非常多元化，包括”我一見你就笑“，粵語歌”萬水千山總是情“，”童話“，”原鄉人“，”龍船調“，”縴夫的愛“，”回娘家“，”共和國之戀“，”熱情的沙漠“，”無言的結局“等等，不少歌曲是社區大眾耳熟能詳的好歌，出席觀眾聽得十分投入。

       演唱者儘管多半都非專業歌手，但不少獨唱者，嗓音優美，觀眾傾聽之際，很能體會演唱者“好聲難自棄”的心情。

廉艷當主持。（周菊子攝）

       音樂科班出身的廉艷，更是發揮製造氣氛的主持功力，先調侃“波城飛歌俱樂部”女聲小組成員演唱“飄落”一曲時，禮服很好看，可惜太保守，披肩緊裹，連臂膀都不肯露，忒煞風景，待男聲組演唱“山楂樹”時，又發表觀察高見，說“原來戴眼鏡的人都很會唱歌”，小組成員中，10人有7人戴眼鏡。

鍾瑜演唱“鴻雁”。（周菊子攝）

       星樂隊這“以歌會友”演唱會，的確有不少嗓子好的業餘歌手，包括演唱“鴻雁”，屢次在波城華埠象棋比賽中得獎的鍾瑜，被稱為王爺，在多個合唱團都是台柱歌手的王慶，也是合唱團員，擅攝影，演唱“掌聲響起“的周軍培等人一開口，觀眾就暗暗點頭稱好。

甄若矛的女兒甄茵也捧場，上台演唱。（周菊子攝）

       星樂隊的主唱，中華蔥油餅店老闆娘趙寶玲，更是令人驚艷。她拜師學藝後，從一名純粹的歌唱愛好者，搖身變得儼如專業歌唱家，不但音色準，嗓子好，還連歌劇唱腔都難不倒她。

        趙寶玲還和甄若矛同台，以口琴吹奏“啊朋友再見、喀秋莎“。星樂隊的林瑩玉也率波士頓琵琶坊演奏了一曲”琵琶語“。

主持人廉艷讚美有王爺之聲的王慶歌美人帥。（周菊子攝）

       這演唱會還因為趙寶玲的關係，在星樂隊之外，既有“波城飛歌俱樂部”，也有首次出現在社區活動中的“Winchester歌友組合“。主持人廉艷笑說，這天的表現，觀眾受落的話，“Winchester歌友組合“就會正式成立一個歌唱俱樂部，為大波士頓已然非常蓬勃的合唱界，再添一個新社團。

       星樂隊創辦人，廣東音樂學院科班出身的甄若矛9

趙寶玲演唱。（周菊子攝）

日強調，這天的活動不算音樂會，只是與社區同樂的大派對，包括藝聯慈善社主席鄭慧民夫婦，電影巨星甄子丹之父甄雲龍，在社區中有不少其他活動，卻選擇參加了他們這場演出。

      星樂隊最後以該隊改編，二年前在紐約參加比賽的“映山紅“一曲，為”以歌會友“活動畫下句點，期待與社區支持者下次再見。

郭曉茜。（周菊子攝）

波城飛哥俱樂部男生組。（周菊子攝）

林瑩玉與波士頓琵琶坊。（周菊子攝）

Winchester歌有組合。（周菊子攝）

李尹演唱共和國之戀。（周菊子攝）

周軍培演唱“掌聲響起”。（周菊子攝）

甄若矛感謝藝聯慈善社主席鄭慧民等嘉賓出席。 (周菊子攝)

甄若矛（右），趙寶玲表演吹口琴。(周菊子攝)

全美亞裔婦女會麻省分會舉辦「精英領袖聯網計畫」座談會

全美亞裔婦女會麻省分會舉辦「精英領袖聯網計畫」座談會

全美亞裔婦女會麻省分會7月9日下午在紐英崙中華公所舉「精英領袖聯網計畫」座談會及媒體發布會，由該會會長黎雯主持，並舉辦「傑出婦女的趨勢」、「促進創業渠道」、「投資健康享受人生」及「國際文化交流」等4場專題演講，共計近百人參加，場面熱絡。駐波士頓辦事處副處長陳銘俊、僑教中心主任應邀出席，並分別致詞肯定此一活動對於提升女性地位及推動性別主流化的貢獻，也感謝該會對我之支持。（波士頓華僑文教中心提供）

全美亞裔婦女會麻省分會會長黎雯（左五）與嘉賓合影。（波士頓華僑文教中心提供）

劍橋合唱團將與台大EMBA合唱團攜手唱“台灣”

9/14/2016 「台灣之聲」音樂會　台大EMBA x 劍橋合唱團聯合演出

MIT劍橋合唱團訂於9月14日星期三七點半晚間在劍橋第一教堂（First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA）與首度訪美的台灣大學EMBA合唱團聯合演出「台灣之聲」音樂會。

由台灣高階企業主管和專業人士組成的台大EMBA合唱團，重視企業家的社會責任，長期推動台灣本土音樂藝術、活絡台灣當代音樂環境，現由彭孟賢擔任指揮、李明妍伴奏，成立至今已公演超過四十餘場，近年曾在國家音樂廳演出「二二八安魂曲」、貝多芬第9號交響曲、魯特「榮耀頌」、舒伯特第6號彌撒曲，並和一線音樂家葉綠娜、薛映東、林明慧、歐陽伶宜、羅明芳及許博欽演出「蕭泰然大師紀念音樂會」等。本次由團長許英昌領軍赴美東巡迴演出，將在紐約台灣會館和聯合國廣場獻唱為台灣發聲，在波士頓則與劍橋合唱團聯合演出全系列台灣作曲家作品，呈現台灣當代文化的主體性。這不僅是台大EMBA的美國初登場、也是劍橋合唱團近年來首次破例在校外公演，史無前例的組合，企盼讓更多人們聆聽來自這塊土地的聲音。

購票請洽http://soundoftaiwan.eventbrite.com。20人以上團體或廣告贊助商另有優惠，請逕洽劍橋合唱團。

劍橋合唱團八月份開始新樂季練唱與招生，每週五晚間8點在MIT教室練習，歡迎有志於演唱或協助團務行政的志工加入。 聯絡電話：217-979-9719 │Email: cccs-officers@mit.edu

9/14/2016 "The Sound of Taiwan" NTU-EMBA Chamber Choir Concert Tour hosted by MIT CCCS

MIT CCCS is hosting a joint concert with the NTU-EMBA Chamber Choir on 9/14/2016, Wednesday night 7:30 PM at the First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA.

National Taiwan University EMBA Chamber Choir was established in 2003. The members include EMBA classmates, alumni, relatives and friends. The purposes of the organization is to provide an opportunity to learn to sing together, team building, and through these to contribute to our social obligations. The most important mission is to promote Taiwanese art and culture locally and globally.  The purpose of the this concert tour is to present the beauty of Taiwanese songs with the communities in Boston and New York. 

NTU-EMBA Chamber Choir has participated in more than forty concerts, with performance pieces including Fang Rong Ko’s “228 requiem”, Beethoven’s “9th symphony”, John Rutter's “Gloria”, and Schubert’s “Mass No.6” at the Taiwan National Concert Hall.  The EMBA Chamber Choir is conducted by Miss Meng Hsien Peng, who is also the conductor of Taipei Muller Chamber Choir that won the grand prize of International Johannes Brahms’ choir competition in 2015.

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Best Regards,

 

MIT-Cambridge Chinese Choral Society (MIT-CCCS)

mit.cccs@gmail.com

當代國際藝術村新展覽 7/10 下午兩點開幕

圖片由CAI 提供

Acton, MA – Contemporary Arts International (CAI), a nonprofit art center, announces the opening of Robert Maloney’s “Building Memories” multi media installation. The show is held from July 6 through July 31, 2016 at CAI Gallery. CAI is located at The Quarry, 12.9 beautiful acres at 68 Quarry Road, Acton MA.

An opening reception for the exhibition will take place at The Quarry on July 10, 2016, 2pm to 5pm. Robert will be present for an artist talk Sunday July 24 at 2pm.*

As an interdisciplinary artist, Robert Maloney has often incorporated “space” into his visual memories/experience. Inspired by the fluid and flawed process of our deteriorating memories, Maloney’s Building Memories installation at CAI Gallery utilizes digital projection of portraits that are superimposed onto architecturally inspired structures made of topographic maps and thin strips of wood. The portraits ameliorate and deteriorate through a series of time lapse animations, as the imagery is projected onto the structures, they dissolve and reform at different stages of recognition.

The skeletal structures fragment the imagery into a field of cubist­like architectural shadows. “We struggle to make out the features embedded in the structures in the same way that we excavate the memories of the individuals and dwellings of our past…” as Maloney stated. In this installation, a soundtrack of ambient and rhythmic sounds will accompany the video footage to create a fully immersive experience for the viewer.

In conjunction with “Building Memories” at CAI, a joint exhibit of Robert’s monotype prints and mixed media wall constructions will be on view at Rapscallion Table & Tap, a restaurant/bar only two miles away from CAI grounds (artist reception July 31, 3pm ­ 5pm).

Robert Maloney is an Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. His recent work focuses on the connections between the temporary materials of our man­made, urban structures and how these fragile forms relate to the erosion of memory. His work has been featured in Creative Quarterly Magazine, Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine, The Pulse of Mixed Media (North Light Books), Art Revolution (North Light Books) and Artscope Magazine and his work is held in the collection of Wellington Management, Liberty Mutual and private collections.

* The gallery is closed for a private event July 16.

CAI’s admission fee is $5 for students and $10 for adults, which will include a tour of the studio and the sculpture park. For a group rate (10+), please contact us beforehand so that we can better prepare for your visit. 

For more information, visit our website at www.contemporaryartsinternational.org.

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Contemporary Arts International (CAI), also known as The Quarry, is a non-profit located in a 12.9-acre quarry in Acton MA. The mission of CAI is to promote the creation, understanding and appreciation of contemporary arts in the global context through art education, exhibition, and international symposium. For more information, visit the CAI’s website.

Contemporary Arts International (CAI)

68 Quarry Road

Acton MA 01720

Phone: 617-699-6401  

Email:  ypeet@verizon.net

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The Contemporary Arts International (CAI), a non-profit art center located at 68 Quarry Road, Acton MA, is hosting an exhibition, “Building Memories” featuring installation and digital projection work by Robert Maloney, the show will run from July 6 through July 31, 2016 at CAI Gallery. An opening reception will take place on July 10 from 2pm to 5pm, with Artist Talk at 2pm. The CAI is open to visitors everyday 2pm to 5pm or by appointment (617-699-6401). The admission is $5 for students and $10 for adults.

AG HEALEY CELEBRATES SIGNING OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BILL INTO LAW

AG HEALEY CELEBRATES SIGNING OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BILL INTO LAW

            BOSTON – Following Governor Charlie Baker’s signing of the transgender public accommodations bill, An Act Relative to Transgender Anti-Discrimination, Attorney General Maura Healey today issued the following statement:

“Today is a huge victory for civil rights and for our transgender friends, family and neighbors. So many people have spent years advocating, educating and fighting for equality, and now these important protections will be extended to everyone. We have transgender children and their parents in particular to thank, for bravely sharing their families’ stories and for persisting in their mission to end discrimination in public places. Today, regardless of gender identity, people have a legal right to be free from discrimination no matter where they go in Massachusetts. I thank the House and Senate for their leadership, the many businesses and individuals who lent their unwavering support and Governor Baker for signing this bill into law.”

BACKGROUND:

AG Healey has worked closely with advocates to garner support for this law. In October, AG Healey testified in support of the legislation and submitted a letter  advocating for its passage. In March, the AG’s Office launched the #EveryoneWelcome social media campaign, featuring short video messages from celebrity allies of the transgender community and families from across the state. Dozens of Massachusetts businesses also joined the AG’s Office in a letter urging the Legislature to take a favorable vote on the bill.