The Scene In and Around Boston . . .
By Hilda M. Morrill
February 16, 2007
 Boston Harbor Hotel Chef Daniel Bruce, left, and General Manager Paul Jacques welcome guests to the “Grand Opening Reception” of “The Boston Wine Festival.” (Photo by Michael Maloney)
“The Boston Wine Festival” continues at the Boston Harbor Hotel through Friday, April 6. The festivities kicked off on January 12 with a “Grand Opening Reception” in the Atlantic Room.
Guests enjoyed samples of more than 50 wines from the many wineries featured in this year's Festival, while savoring selections from Chef Daniel Bruce's elegant buffet.
Among the hundreds of guests were Charlestown residents Beth Favaloro, Adrienne Sweetser and Jennifer Morgan; Terry and Judy Clarke; Beth LaPointe of Gacan Island, NH, and Jim Adams of Boston, just to name a very few.
Upcoming Wine Festival special events include:
A “Jazz Brunch,” Sunday, February 25—Reservations will be taken for seatings between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Chef Daniel Bruce has created a lavish buffet menu of Cajun-influenced cuisine. Guests will experience the “Big Easy” as they enjoy wine chosen to complement the Chef’s interpretation of Creole dishes while listening to the authentic sounds of a New Orleans Jazz band.
On Wednesday, February 28 at 7 p.m., Howie Rubin returns to the Festival as host of an exciting dinner as he leads guests through a “blind tasting” of a variety of wines. Mr. Rubin, general manager of Bauer Wines and one of Boston’s favorite wine personalities, will share his techniques for identifying certain flavors and characteristics of wines, making for a fun and informative evening.
For more information about these or other scheduled Boston Wine Festival events, call 617-439-7000, or visit
www.bostonwinefestival.net.
“Masquerade Cocktail Party” Scheduled by BLO
Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) will host a “Masquerade Cocktail Party” on Thursday, March 1, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. in the elegant Music Room at 211 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. The event kicks off the spring opera season at BLO, which includes Verdi’s “Un ballo in maschera” (A Masked Ball) and Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro” (The Marriage of Figaro).
The evening will feature trendy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a performance by BLO’s three tenors, Matthew DiBattista, Joseph Holmes and Edgar Ramirez. The event is hosted by Jane Roy and co-chaired by Louise Johnson and Duncan Hughes.
Proceeds will benefit the Emerging Artists Fund. For ticket information, please contact Elizabeth Ryan at 617-542-4912, ext. 253, or
eryan@blo.org.
Founded in 1976, BLO is recognized for its artistically excellent productions of a diverse repertoire that entertain and inspire audiences and which feature emerging operatic talent. Its mainstage productions at The Citi Shubert Theatre, live broadcasts on WGBH radio and its traveling production of a fully staged, one-hour English version of a popular opera for schools and families reach some 200,000 people a year.
Berklee Grads Win at the GRAMMY Awards
Boston’s Berklee College of Music is celebrating the fact that two of its alumni, Natalie Maines ’95, of the Dixie Chicks, and John Mayer ’98, walked away from the recent GRAMMY Awards ceremonies with a total of seven awards.
Representing the wealth of musicians and recording artists that got their start at Berklee, the winners were recognized for their outstanding contributions in some of the top overall categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. With this year’s wins, Berklee alumni have now won a total of 154 GRAMMY Awards.
The Dixie Chicks were the evening’s biggest winners, taking top honors in all five categories in which they were nominated. The group’s “Taking The Long Way” won Album of the Year and Country Album of the Year, and the song “Not Ready to Make Nice,” was awarded Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocal.
John Mayer, who performed at the ceremony with John Legend and Corinne Bailey Rae, received the fourth and fifth GRAMMY Awards of his career, with wins in the categories Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Waiting on the World to Change,” and Best Pop Vocal Album, for “Continuum.”
As publicist Margot Edwards notes, Berklee College of Music was founded on the principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music was through the study and practice of contemporary music. For more than half a century, the college has evolved constantly to reflect the state of the art of music and the music business. With over a dozen performance and non-performance majors, a diverse and talented student body representing 70-plus countries, and a music industry "who's who" of alumni, Berklee is the world's premier learning lab for the music of today — and tomorrow.
Congratulations and Best Wishes to all!
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