The Scene In and Around Boston . . .
By Hilda M. Morrill
March 16, 2007
 During a rehearsal for the upcoming “Making Minds Sing” gala, student performers Bernard White and Jane Zhao had a chance to meet with guest artists Paula Robison, center, and Sol y Canto's guitarist Brian Amador, left, and singer Rosi Amador, right. (Photo © Roger Farrington)
The Conservatory Lab Charter School's "Making Minds Sing” gala benefit concert takes place on Tuesday, March 20 at Jordan Hall in the New England Conservatory.
The 8 p.m. concert, featuring performances by renowned artists Paula Robison, the group “Sol y Canto,” and the NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Ben Zander, promises to be a Latin-influenced "Musical Fiesta."
Ambassador Swanee Hunt and Boston Landmarks Orchestra conductor Charles Ansbacher are the honorary co-chairs of this gala event. Chair for the Musical Fiesta is long-time CLCS Board member and past Chair of the Board, Katharine M. Pell.
Tickets are available for the concert and/or reception and dinner. For more information, please call 617-254-8904, ext. 102, or visit
www.conservatorylab.org.
The Conservatory Lab Charter School was created and launched by a team of educators, researchers, music curriculum writers and administrators from the New England Conservatory and other institutions that were interested in the effects of music on children’s social and cognitive development.
Divas to Sponsor Conference
The Divas Uncorked fourth annual wine conference for women, “Wine, Women and . . . Grape Expectations,” takes place from Friday, March 23 through Saturday, March 24 at the Westin Boston Waterfront hotel.
The Divas are thrilled to welcome master sommelier, author and television personality Alpana Singh as this year’s dinner speaker. At 26, Singh became the youngest female to be inducted into the exclusive Court of Master Sommeliers and now serves as director of wine and spirits for Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc.
As host of the Divas Uncorked Vintner Dinner on Friday evening at 6:30 p.m., Singh will kick off the conference as she leads guests through multiple courses and shares pairing tips from her new book, “Alpana Pours.”
On Saturday, the “Women in the Wine Industry” luncheon, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., pops the cork on the day’s festivities. Bella English of “The Boston Globe” will moderate the luncheon discussion, while speakers Lauren Bias, chief operating officer and co-proprietor of Sugarleaf Vineyards, Anne Matasar, author of “Women of the Vine,” and Deborah Brenner, author of “Women of Wine,” offer historical and biographical insights into women’s roles in the world of wine.
A series of wine-focused seminars and tasting sessions follow, when conference attendees “will travel around the world via the grapevine.” Heralded sommeliers and wine experts will lead the seminars, which run the gamut from “Wine Basics” to “The Perfect Match.”
The conference will close with “Let’s Chill,” a tasting and networking social on Saturday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., as participants get to sample wines and mingle with the day’s speakers. Signed copies of the speakers’ books will be available for purchase.
While the vintner dinner is open to all, Saturday’s events are just for women. For tickets and registration as well as a complete list of workshops and descriptions, visit
www.divasuncorked.com.
The mission of Divas Uncorked, Inc. is to make wine more approachable to women of all ages by breaking down the intimidating image of the wine world. Since forming in 1998, the vivacious African-American women of Divas Uncorked have met monthly at each other’s homes, pairing wine with food, exploring wine’s inherent social and style characteristics, identifying the nuances of bouquet, and discovering the tradition of vintage.
“Wine savvy, not wine snobby” is their mantra. They take this unique approach public by offering women a chance to improve their appreciation of and comfort around wine through their annual “Wine, Women and . . .” conferences in Boston and through educational wine events across the country throughout the year. The Divas Uncorked Collaborative Consortium helps wineries, distributors and retailers expand to reach diverse consumer markets.
Flower Show at Bayside Expo Center
The theme of the 2007 “New England Spring Flower Show,” presented by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society at the Bayside Expo Center (March 17-25), is “Yes, You Can!”
A dramatic 6,000 square-foot seascape, a “Seaside Garden Party,” will take center stage and draw visitors through rustic, windswept sand dunes exhibiting the hardy plants that thrive there. The seashore sights will then roll into a festive and whimsical setting – a staged private party held in an imaginary host’s lush, seaside garden.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society enlisted the award-winning creative team of Falmouth, MA-based landscape designer Paul Miskovsky and New Bedford nurseryman David Haskell, son of renowned plantsman Allen C. Haskell, to design and build this magical garden.
According to Executive Director Thomas Herrera-Mishler, the Flower Show gives visitors opportunities to “learn new ideas for your garden, identify new plants to grow, and discover wonderful garden-related items to purchase.” He continues, “There are many additions to the show this year . . .” So, don’t miss it!
For more information about the 136th New England Spring Flower Show, including admission prices, special events, or membership in the MassHort Society (members get to enjoy private preview hours), call 617-933-4923 or visit
www.masshort.org.
Lanoue Fine Art Gallery to Feature Work of Marc Civitarese
Lanoue Fine Art is pleased to announce its exhibition for native Massachusetts, contemporary painter Marc Civitarese. The show will feature his abstracted, coastal landscapes from March 17 to April 15.
Born on Massachusetts’s north shore, Civitarese grew up alongside the New England coast where he found inspiration and developed a special relationship with the sea.
The gallery will host an evening reception on Saturday, March 24 from 6 to 8 pm. Advance reservations are requested. Located at 160 Newbury Street, Boston, Lanoue Fine Art features contemporary paintings and sculptures by internationally renowned artists.
For reservations or more information on the exhibition, please call 617-262-4400 or visit
www.lanouefineart.com.
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