Back Bay resident Elia Perez gets to have her photo taken with the BLO’s Three Tenors, left to right, Joseph Holmes, Edgar Ramirez and Matthew DiBattista. (Photo by Leah Moens)

Boston Lyric Opera recently sponsored a cocktail party hosted by Jane Roy and co-chaired by Louise Johnson and Duncan Hughes. The lovely soiree kicked 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 featured trendy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a performance by BLO’s three tenors, Matthew DiBattista, Joseph Holmes and Edgar Ramirez. Proceeds benefited the Emerging Artists Fund. 

For complete details about the Boston Lyric Opera’s continuing spring season, please visit www.blo.org.


Boston Symphony Orchestra Continues Free Concert Series

The Boston Symphony Orchestra continues to perform its free “Community Chamber Concerts” organized by the Orchestra and performed in various venues around the Greater Boston Area and beyond. 

The last two concerts of the series are scheduled for Sunday, April 15 at the Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury and Sunday, April 29 at the First Baptist Church in Worcester.

Admission is free with a reservation, which can be made by calling 617-638-9300 or by e-mailing education@bso.org. This series is made possible by the support of State Street Foundation. For more information about the Boston Symphony Orchestra, please visit www.bso.org. 


Radcliffe Institute’s Free Conference to Focus on Food

It seems that chefs are the new celebrities. Food and foodies are “in.” The Food Channel has a loyal following, and any event featuring the likes of an Emeril Lagasse or a Rachael Ray is destined to be a success. Therefore, an upcoming event is sure to be of interest to many of our readers/visitors. 

The Radcliffe Institute’s fifth annual gender conference explores the relationship between food and gender, from production to preparation to consumption. Titled “Women, Men, and Food: Putting Gender on the Table,” the conference takes place April 12-13 at the Radcliffe gymnasium in Cambridge.

Participants will discuss the many ways in which men and women shape food; and how, in turn, food and food traditions and preparations shape men and women. 

Distinguished panelists include: Barbara Haber, former Curator of Books, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library; John Willoughby, Executive Editor, and Ruth Reichl, Editor-in-Chief, respectively, “Gourmet” magazine; Megan Vaughan, Professor of Commonwealth History, University of Cambridge; and Carole Counihan, Co-editor, “Food and Foodways” – to name a very few. 

Admission is free, but registration is required. To register, or for more information, visit www.radcliffe.edu or call 617-495-8600.


Quinceañera Show Scheduled for Lombardo’s

Lombardo's is pleased to announce that it will be hosting its first-ever “Quinceañera Show” on Sunday, April 22, at Lombardo’s Conference & Function Facility, 6 Billings St., Randolph, from 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The show, which is destined to become a yearly occurrence, will feature a wide variety of vendors representing every aspect of planning a successful Quinceañera. The event will include a fashion show by Sonia’s Bridal Boutique of Jamaica Plain, a guest appearance by “Pachanga Latina” host Dania and drawings for prize packages and giveaways, including a $10,000 Quinceañera package. Co-sponsored by Univision, event tickets will be given away on its popular teen music and entertainment show, “Pachanga Latina.” 

For ticket information or to register for the event, visit www.lombardos.com or contact Lombardo’s directly at 781-986-5000. 


“Free Shakespeare on the Common” Returns in July

Looking ahead: What better way to spend a midsummer night in Boston than taking in a free performance of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedy under the stars? Citi Performing Arts Center’s “Free Shakespeare on the Common” production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” plays free to audiences this summer for one week on Boston Common, from Tuesday, July 24 through Sunday, July 29.

Presented by the Citi Performing Arts Center and directed by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) Founding Artistic Director Steven Maler, this production will return to CSC’s original location on Boston Common at the Parkman Bandstand. 

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is CSC’s 12th annual “Free Shakespeare on the Common” offering. Since its inception, CSC has played to 850,000 people. 

Performances are Tuesday – Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 7 p.m. For more information about “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” call 617-532-1212, or visit www.freeshakespeare.org.

“Celebrate Shakespeare Day,” a program of Citi Performing Arts Center’s Education Department, will be held on Saturday, July 28. Celebrate Shakespeare Day is a multi-faceted free event featuring workshops, performances, backstage tours, and lectures for the public to enjoy and learn more about the works of William Shakespeare.

Enjoy! 

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