WGBH hosts Sherlock Holmes event in Brighton
BRIGHTON — WGBH hosted a sold-out “An Evening Inspired by Sherlock Holmes” on February 23, 2019 at its Brighton studios. All photos by Bill Brett
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Ellie Fund teams up with WCVB NewsCenter 5 for annual Oscar viewing party
COPLEY SQUARE — More than 300 guests attended the Ellie Fund’s Academy Award viewing party, which was held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel. The 23rd annual Oscar “red carpet” soiree that is co-hosted by local ABC Network outlet, WCVB NewsCenter 5. Since 1996, the Ellie Fund has hosted the Red Carpet Gala for the Academy Awards, with the money raised from the event supporting the Ellie Fund’s mission to provide essential support services for…
A look at the Friday night session at the Irish Cultural Centre
CANTON — Bill Brett stopped by the Friday night open session at the Irish Cultural Centre that is led by John Kearney. The session is held in the ICC’s Pub & Restaurant. All photos by Bill Brett
Chef Daniel Bruce, designer Taniya Nayak and Boston Harbor Hotel host event for Share Our Strength
BOSTON — 250 guests attended the inaugural first annual Uncorked Wine Festival, which was held on February 15, 2019 at the Boston Harbor Hotel. The wine festival, which was hosted by Chef Daniel Bruce and designer Taniya Nayak, partnered with Share Our Strength, whose mission is to end hunger and poverty through campaigns such as “No Kid Hungry”. All photos by Bill Brett
Hundreds turn out to pay respects to late World War II veteran
LAWRENCE — Hundreds turned out for the funeral for James E. McCue, a 97-year-old veteran of World War II. Mr. McCue died on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Cedarview Healthcare Center, Methuen. The decorated Army veteran had no known survivors, which prompted the local veterans officers to get the word out for people to attend the graveside services with military honors at the veteran’s lot at Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence on February 14, 2019 at 1:00…