COHASSET — 250 guests attended the “Sneak Peek: Folk Americana Roots Hall Of Fame” co-presented by the South Shore Art Center & The Boch Center at the 64th annual Arts Festival Preview Celebration, which was held on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at the Art Center in Cohasset. The general public can attend the 64th annual ARTS Festival this weekend: Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16 (rain or shine) at the South Shore Art Center,…

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PAINTING BY JANET LEE HARROLD, COPYRIGHT RESERVED. DORCHESTER — Today, June 3, 2019, marks the 55th anniversary of Bill Brett’s photographs appearing in the pages of The Boston Globe. And, he had a spread on Page B6 of his photographs from the South End Settlements’ gala. You can view them on this website or, in the Globe by clicking here. The team at BillBrettBoston.com is using Janet Lee Harrold’s beautiful painting of the old Globe…

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BOSTON — Comcast hosted more than 100 guests at its “Winter Olympics with Xfinity” event at Boston Winter featuring 1980 USA Hockey “Miracle on Ice’’ Olympic gold medalist Jim Craig and Consul General Kim Yonghyo from the Korean Consulate in Boston. The event also included a curling demo on the Boston Winter ice featuring members of the North End Curling Club (which ended up attracting participants from the MIT Curling Club, Cape Cod Curling Club,…

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TUBBERCURRY, Co. Sligo, Ireland — Bill Brett took this amazing photograph while on a trip to Ireland in 1985. The man in this photo is Tom Scully, who is riding his bike in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo, where the Brett family traces its roots. PHOTO TAKEN BY BILL BRETT

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Remember when the numbers for the amount of gas moved more quickly than the numbers counting out how much you owed at the gas pump? Well, Bill Brett does and he photographed this about 40 years ago just as the gas shortages started and the prices started to fluctuate almost daily. We know what you’re thinking and he made us check, prices are supposed to go up again this week. The average price in Massachusetts…

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