BOSTON — More than 500 guests attended the Boston Arts Academy Foundation’s 2023 gala that honored two-time Academy Award winner and Springfield native Ruth E. Carter; Lifetime Achievement Award – Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, Massachusetts State Treasurer and Receiver General; Dance Honoree – Keenan Cooks, choreographer to the stars; Fashion Honoree – Brazilian-American fashion designer, Sinesia Karol; Visual Art Honoree – Bill Brett, award-winning photojournalist. Music Honoree – Panos Panay, president of the Recording Academy. He also established the Berklee Institute for…

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BOSTON — 500 guests attended the 12th annual Concussion Legacy Foundation gala, which was held on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the InterContinental Boston hotel. CLF was co-founded by Chris Nowinski, Ph.D., and and Dr. Robert Cantu, on June 14, 2007, when, after seeking help from Dr. Cantu for his own post-concussion symptoms, Chris’s view about concussions was completely changed. Chris realized that after years of playing football he hadn’t been taught the signs of…

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BOSTON — 500 guests attended the Boston Arts Academy Foundation’s annual gala “Boston Arts Academy Honors,” which was held in the Rose Kennedy Ballroom of the InterContinental Boston hotel. The gala, which was held on May 4, 2019, raised $1.375 million. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh served as the event’s honorary chairman, and Jeff Rosica, President and CEO, Avid Technology, was the gala chairman. The honorary guest was Deborah B. Goldberg, state treasurer and receiver general,…

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WATERFRONT — More than 300 guests attended the second annual dinner of the Boston Friends of the Gaelic Players Association, which was held recently at the InterContinental Hotel. The dinner chairman was Aidan Browne, a partner at event sponsor Sullivan & Worcester, who is chairman of Boston Friends of the GPA, which was founded in 2016. The Irish American Partnership is the key local organization in support of the dinner. Mayor Marty Walsh was among…

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