Pictured at the "75th Anniversary Gala" at the Boston Convention Center are, left to right, Mayor Thomas Menino, with Christine Perry and John Perry, the Secretary-Treasurer of Local 82.

(Photo by Stephen J. Allen, Jr.)

State and local leaders recently joined the men and women of Teamsters Local 82 to celebrate the union's "75th Anniversary" at a gala event at the Boston Convention Center. It was exactly 75 years to the day that the union began. Local 82 is affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Mayor Thomas Menino, State Senator Jack Hart, State Representatives Martin Walsh and Brian Wallace, along with Boston City Councilors Michael Flaherty, Maureen Feeney and Bill Linehan, joined more than 375 members and their guests.

Everyone enjoyed the special evening that included music performed by The Boston Players Band, a video, an ice sculpture in the shape of the union's logo, and an original 1933 Ford truck.

Big Sister Association To Sponsor "Dramatic" Fundraiser on November 13

This year the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston will host its gala "Big in Boston" fundraiser on Thursday, November 13 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

We are told to "Get ready for the most dramatic Big in Boston yet!" The signature event will be held at the Boston Opera House, setting the stage for a truly exciting evening.

The show will be "produced" by co-chairs Jack Connors of The Connors Family Office, and Karen Kaplan of Hill Holliday.

The "directors" include Mayor Thomas M. Menino, State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill, and Attorney General Martha Coakley.

An all-star "cast" will include Big and Little Sisters as well as surprise guests.

The large Honorary Host Committee includes Jacqui Budd, Terri Campbell, Elizabeth Graham Cook, Bill Fine, John Fish, Carol Fulp, Paul Guzzi, John Hamill, Marian Heard and Joanne Jaxtimer.

Also: Julie Kahn, Cathy Minehan, Steve Pagliuca, Regina Pisa, Janet Porter, Don Rodman, and Micho Spring - just to name a very few.

Proceeds will benefit mentoring programs for girls. For tickets and more information, call 617-236-8060 or visit www.bigsister.org.

Museum of Fine Arts Opening Permanent Photography Gallery

On November 19, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), will open its first exhibition space permanently dedicated to photography, the Herb Ritts Gallery. The gallery's premiere exhibition, "Photographic Figures," will be on view through May 10, 2009 in the Gallery and the adjacent Clementine Haas Michel Brown Gallery.

Artists have long taken advantage of the camera's ability to capture expressive images of the human form, from straightforward documentation to poetic metaphor. This exhibition explores the diversity of these approaches by artists working with a camera.

"Thanks to the generosity of the Herb Ritts Foundation, the MFA will have the opportunity to make photography accessible to our visitors throughout the year," said Malcolm Rogers, Director of the Museum. "The gallery will allow us to highlight the breadth and depth of the Museum's superb collection of photography."

"Photographic Figures" contains approximately 75 works and focuses primarily on the 20th century. It will be organized thematically and will include close-ups, nudes, and figural groups that range from the personal modernist viewpoint of Alfred Stieglitz to the surrealist poetry of Man Ray; from the searing photojournalism of James Nachtwey to the witty visual play of Lee Friedlander; and from the celebrity culture of Herb Ritts to the cycle-of-life ruminations of Dieter Appelt.

The MFA's Herb Ritts Gallery was made possible by a gift of $2.5 million from the Herb Ritts Foundation to the Museum's Campaign, "Building the New MFA." The MFA possesses one of the earliest and most historically important collections of photography in the country.

It began in 1924 when Alfred Stieglitz gave 27 of his own photographs to the Museum and expanded when Georgia O'Keeffe gave additional photographs by Stieglitz in 1950. Today, the MFA's collection contains nearly 5,000 works that highlight both the American and the European history of photography.

A related lecture program, "Sally Mann: A Personal View," takes place on Thursday, November 20 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Remis Auditorium.

For admission costs or more information, call 617-267-9300 or visit www.mfa.org.

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