The Ireland Fund’s Young Leaders hold Boston event
BOSTON — 450 guests attended The Ireland Fund’s Young Leaders annual St. Patrick’s party, which was held at the Wharf Room in the Boston Harbor Hotel. All photos by Bill Brett
Bill Brett
Boston Photographer
Hundreds take annual plunge in the waters off South Boston
SOUTH BOSTON — Some 600 swimsuit wearing souls took the annual Polar Plunge into the water off of M Street Beach in South Boston for the annual L Street Brownies New Year’s Day polar swim. It is one country’s oldest such charity plunges going on for more than 116 years. With air temperatures topping 50 degrees, the plungers faced a significantly different challenge than last year when the air temperature was just 1 degree above…
41st annual Holly Ball recognizes those who attend US military academies
SEAPORT — A couple hundred guests attended the 41st annual New England All Service Academy Holly Ball, which was held on December 30, 2018 at the Seaport Hotel, Boston. The Holly Ball is an evening for friends and family to gather and honor our cadets/midshipmen who attend the US Military Academy, US Naval Academy, US Coast Guard Academy, US Merchant Marine Academy, and US Air Force Academy. Also, as tradition dictates, there will be a…
Children’s Museum holds Ugly Sweater soiree
BOSTON — 600 guests attended the Boston Children’s Museum’s annual Ugly Sweater Party, complete with contests, trivia, and other activities. The event is one of the few adult, 21+ only, gatherings held each year. Among the activities were the Ugly Sweater contest, Stump! trivia, a sock skating rink where guests can show off figure skating moves, or create a unique ornament, or play old-school board games — and get down to the holiday beats. They…
A Company Christmas at the Boston Pops
BOSTON — A sold-out Symphony Hall joined Red Sox skipper Alex Cora, former Sox player and announcer Jerry Remy and others for “A Company Christmas at Pops,” the annual holiday gala that celebrates the extraordinary partnership between the corporate community and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, through the BSO’s Education and Community Engagement programs throughout the year. More than $1 million was raised. Broadway star Laura Osnes (“Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” “Bonnie and Clyde,” “Bandstand”) performed…