Author: Mia

Harvest Fest for Beer Lovers

Beer Summit, one of the longest running and most respected craft beer tasting events in New England, returns next weekend, November 20 & 21, 2015, for its annual Harvest Fest. Harvest Fest gives beer lovers the chance to experience 56 breweries pouring over 200 beers and the opportunity to meet some of the best brewers in the country. Harvest Fest places emphasis on local beers, with a great amount from New England, but also shines a spotlight on talented breweries from around the country and overseas. Harvest Fest is held at the Castle at Park Plaza, 130 Columbus Ave in Boston, MA. Tickets are still on sale at www.beersummit.com.

Harvest Fest brings together some of the most celebrated and talked about breweries in the country, many of which are pouring a variety of seasonal offerings such as Imperial Pumpkin Ale fromTrinity Brewhouse, Autumnation from Sixpoint Brewery, Just Like Apple Pie from Woodchuck Cider, Pecan Porter from Clown Shoes, Oatmeal Stout from Anderson Valley, and Holiday Alefrom Two Roads Brewing Company.

“Harvest Fest will feature one of our most exciting brewery lineups yet. With our fall event, we’re able to showcase some great autumn brews as well as preview some of the coming winter offerings from New England and beyond. With 200 plus different beers being poured, there is really something for every type of beer drinker to discover,” says Mike Munnelly, co-owner of Beer Summit.

Harvest Fest once again welcomes a number of Massachusetts based breweries to its event, including Opa Opa Brewing Company from Williamsburg, Bad Martha from Martha’s Vineyard, Down The Road Beer Co. from Everett, Naukabout Beer from North Dartmouth and Lookout Farm Cider House from Natick.

Allowing ticket-holders to explore some of the world’s most unique and celebrated breweries, Victory Brewing from Downington, PA, Stone Brewing Company from San Diego, CA, Finch’s Beer Company from Chicago, IL, Crean’s from Dingle Brewing Company in Dingle, Ireland and Stiegl Pils from Salzburg, Austria will all appear at Harvest Fest.

As with each Beer Summit event, attendees can also enjoy foods from local vendors and music entertainment.

The Harvest Fest 2015 lineup is as follows:

14^th Star Brewing Company (Saint Albans, VT)
3 Beards Beer Company (Holyoke, MA)
Anderson Valley (Boonsville, CA)
Backlash Beer (Boston, MA)
Bad Martha (Martha’s Vineyard, MA)
Bay State Beer Company (Leicester, MA)
Berkshire Brewing Company (South Deerfield, MA)
Blue Hills Brewery (Canton, MA)
Boulevard Brewing Company (Kansas City, MO)
Brewery Ommegang (Cooperstown, NY)
Brewery van Honsebrouci (Ingelmunster, Belgium)
Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, NY)
Brouwerij Van Steenberge (Lindenlaan, Belgium)
Cisco Brewers (Nantucket, MA)
Clown Shoes (Ipswich, MA)
Coronado Brewing Company (Coronado, CO)
Crean’s of Dingle Brewing Company (Dingle, Ireland)
De Brabandere (Bavikhove, Belgium)
Dinkel Acker (Stuttgart, Germany)
Down The Road Beer Company (Everett, MA)
Downeast Cider (Charlestown, MA)
Far From The Tree Cider (Salem, MA)
Finch’s Beer Company (Chicago, IL)
Foolproof Brewing (Pawtucket, RI)
Green Flash Brewing Company (San Diego, CA)
Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island (Westerly, RI)
Harpoon Brewery (Boston, MA)
Heavy Seas Beer (Baltimore, MD)
Henniker Brewing Company (Henniker, NH)
Hofbrau Original (Munich, Germany)
Ipswich Ale Brewery (Ipswich, MA)
John Harvard’s Brewery and Ale House (Framingham, MA)
Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, CA)
Left Hand Brewing (Longmont, CO)
Lookout Farm Cider House (Natick, MA)
Magners Irish Cider (Middlebury, VT)
Mystic Brewery (Chelsea, MA)
Narragansett Beer (Narragansett, RI)
Naukabout Beer (North Dartmouth, MA)
Newport Storm Beers (Newport, RI)
O’Hara’s of Carlow Brewing Company (Carlow, Ireland)
Opa Opa Brewing Company (Williamsburg, MA)
Peak Organic Brewery (Portland, ME)
Samuel Adams (Boston, MA)
Saranac Brewing (Utica, NY)
Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA)
Sixpoint Brewery (Brooklyn, NY)
Smuttynose Brewing Company (Hampton, NH)
Stiegl Brewery (Salzburg, Austria)
Stone Brewing Company (San Diego, CA)
Trinity Brewhouse (Providence, RI)
Two Roads Brewing Company (Stratford, CT)
Victory Brewing Company (Downingtown, PA)
Yuengling (Pottsville, PA)
Woodchuck Cider (Middlebury, VT)
Woodstock Inn Station & Brewery (Woodstock, NH)

Tickets and Session Tasting Times: Tickets for Harvest Fest are $55 per person, per session (must be 21+ to purchase and attend). The schedule for Harvest Fest’s tasting sessions is as follows:

Friday November 20: 6:00pm – 9:30pm

Saturday November 21: 12:30pm – 4:00pm

Saturday November 21: 5:30pm – 9:00pm

Check out www.beersummit.com and follow Beer Summit on Facebook @BeerSummitFans and Twitter @BeerSummit

November 19, 2015
Curley K-8 Gets Resource Room from Staples!

Staples Unveil Renovated Afterschool Resource Room at
Curley K-8 School with City Year Boston

Staples also will donate school supplies to improve learning environment for young students

Students entering the afterschool program at the Curley K-8 School on the afternoon of Tuesday, November 17th, will receive a surprise when they see their newly remodeled resource room, a gift from Staples. Educators and students from the Curley K – 8 School and the City Year Boston AmeriCorps members who serve at the school as tutors, mentors, and role models supporting student success will welcome representatives from Staples for a tour of the school, distribution of school supplies, and the revealing the room makeover beginning at 2:45 p.m., Curley K-8 School, 493 Centre St, Jamaica Plain.

Staples supported the Mary E. Curley School in Jamaica Plain, Mass. with a makeover of the City Year Team Room, portable smart board and classroom supplies on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Staples gave all of the school’s 60 teachers a classroom supply kit and a gift card, and more than 875 students received a school supply pack.

Who: David Diaz, Assistant Principal, Curley K – 8 School

Students and Teachers from the Curley K – 8 School

John Burke, Chief Culture Officer, Staples, Inc.

Bryan Rotach, Managing Director, City Year Boston

City Year Boston AmeriCorps Members

What: Celebrate Staples’ support of the students and teachers of the Curley school and the City Year Boston AmeriCorps members who are serving at the school

When: Tuesday, November 17, 2015, beginning at 2:45 p.m. (full schedule below)

Where: Curley K – 8 School, 493 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130

Contact: Colleen Flynn, Communications Director, City Year Boston,

617.927.2381/cflynn1@cityyear.org

The event celebrates Staples’ commitment to education and creating positive learning environments for students in Boston. Staples committed artwork, banners, furniture, a portable SMART board and school supplies to help create a vibrant space for Curley K-8 students to work alongside City Year Boston AmeriCorps to increase their academic achievement and school engagement. This is the second year that City Year Boston is serving the Curley School’s nearly 900 students in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. City Year AmeriCorps members partner with teachers and provide attendance coaching, additional support, and academic tutoring to help increase student success.

In addition to the room makeover, Staples is donating individual school supplies to all 876 students and robust resource kits, including a Staples gift card, to all 60 teachers of the Curley K – 8 School.

About the Curley K – 8 School: The Curley K-8 School is a Boston Public School in Jamaica Plain with a strong academic program, a dedicated faculty and staff, an extensive and engaged parent community, and some of the best kids in the world. We are a school which strives to create a place where all students and adults feel cared for. To guide our work, we have three school-wide expectations: we care about ourselves, we care about each other, and we care about our school. More information is available at www.curleyk8.com.

About Staples: Staples makes it easy to make more happen with more products and more ways to shop. Through its world-class retail, online and delivery capabilities, Staples lets customers shop however and whenever they want, whether it’s in-store, online or on mobile devices. Staples offers more products than ever, such as technology, facilities and break room supplies, furniture, safety supplies, medical supplies, and Copy and Print services. Staples also offers free shipping for Staples Rewards Members, in most cases overnight. Headquartered outside of Boston, Staples operates in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. More information about Staples (SPLS) is available at www.staples.com.

About City Year: City Year is dedicated to helping students and schools succeed. City Year partners with public schools in 27 urban, high-poverty communities across the U.S. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members serve full-time in high-poverty urban schools, providing high-impact student, classroom, and school-wide support to help students stay in school and on track to graduate from high school, ready for college and career success. A recent third-party study found that schools that partner with City Year are two to three times more likely to improve on state student assessments in English and math compared to similar schools. A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is made possible by support from the Corporation for National and Community Service, school district partnerships, and private philanthropy from corporations, foundations and individuals. For more information, go to www.cityyear.org.

November 18, 2015
Valeo FC Winter Soccer Training

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November 18, 2015
Boston Children’s Hospital Holiday Cards

When the holidays approach, everyone loves to spread the spirit by giving to their friends and family, and helping others. This year, give a gift that does both.

Boston Children’s Hospital has created a collection of holiday cards where 100% of the proceeds are donated to helping patients at Boston Children’s Hospital. This means that every time you give a card to a friend or a family member, you help the children of the hospital.

Shoppers can select from multiple designs and themes or create completely customized cards by uploading family photos and adding in personalized messages. The pre-designed holiday cards feature wintry scenes of Boston, illustrating the hospital’s hometown.

At just $30 for 25 cards, spread holiday cheer to a couple dozen friends and family members while helping the hospital ranked “Best Children’s Hospital” by U.S. News & World Report.

November 17, 2015
A Perspective on the HPV Vaccine

Checking One Thing Off My Worry List: A Perspective on the HPV Vaccine

As a parent, we worry about everything. From the food that our children eat, to their friends, to what they will do the moment they leave our sight. It’s enough to cause an ulcer.

What I have learned in my years of being a parent is to control the things you can and try not to worry about those things you can’t (lest you are resolved to rocking in the fetal position all day every day).

For me, health is one of those things that falls into the bucket of ‘control the things you can’ (to some extent). We are fortunate enough to live in a time where real solutions are available to us: access to healthier food options, research on what works and what doesn’t, health advances such as vaccines, treatments for many sicknesses, and quick and easy access to loads of information on the Internet.

But even with all these advances, our families and our children still face many health issues. So if you could cross at least one of these off your list of things to worry about, you’d do it, right?

HPV cancer vaccine flyer – 8-1/2 x 11

Did you know that about 14 million people will be infected with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) this year? And while some of those infected with HPV will be fine, others will develop cancer as a result of being infected. But there is an easy 3-step vaccine that can be given to both boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 12 – and it can prevent cervical cancer.

So why wouldn’t you want to vaccinate against this preventable cancer if you could? I know I want to.

But don’t take my word for it – read about this important health issue and the vaccine to prevent it at CDC’s website here.

And remember, always talk with your doctor about anything health-related before making any decisions.

November 16, 2015
The Secret Life of a Massachusetts Teen

The Secret Life of a Massachusetts Teen
Thursday, November 19 at 7:00 pm

Join us for an upcoming seminar in Druker Auditorium at the Newton Free Library on Thursday, November 19th at 7:00 pm.

Do you wonder…What teens are really thinking? Why they don’t share their fears? How we can better support teens? How we can become better parents? This is a high-energy presentation for that actively focuses on what teens are really thinking, what they fear, why they do not share their fears, and how parents can more effectively support their teen.

This presentation will cover areas such as acting out behaviors, drug and alcohol use, depression, suicide, and more. The workshop will be facilitated by Jon Mattleman, a mental health counselor and trainer with 30 years of experience working with youth, parents, and families.

This event is cosponsored by Newton Youth Services and Newton Cares.

Please register online

November 15, 2015
Thanksgiving Art Activity at Arsenal Arts

November 14, 2015
Barnes & Noble All-American Art Unwind
THE BARNES & NOBLE ALL-AMERICAN ART UNWIND ENCOURAGES ADULTS TO JOIN IN A CELEBRATION OF COLORING

Stores Nationwide Invite Customers to Connect, Create & Color on Saturday, Nov. 14

WHAT: The trend of adult coloring is sweeping the nation with coloring books selling millions of copies and topping best-seller charts, and Barnes & Noble is inviting customers to celebrate coloring with The Barnes & Noble All-American Art Unwind event. Coloring offers a number of health benefits including relaxation, improved fine motor skills and renewed focus, which has led to an explosion of participation from adults everywhere.

The Barnes & Noble All-American Art Unwind will feature a nationwide in-store takeover with three unique stations:
- CREATE – This is the focal point of the event and will give customers an opportunity to take part in a nationwide coloring project where they can color a piece of art designed by renowned artist Millie Marotta, creator of the international bestselling Animal Kingdom and Tropical World coloring books. Customers can then upload a photo of their work to Instagram or Twitter with a special hashtag to help create a national digital art mosaic, and visit www.BNArtUnwind.comto see if their work is selected for inclusion, along with that of other customers from around the country.
- CONNECT – Customers can personalize with color a selection of greeting cards and envelopes from Hallmark that they can send to friends and family. Customers can also share their creations on social media with the #BNColoringContest hashtag for a chance to win a one-year supply of Hallmark cards featuring two greeting card lines new to Barnes & Noble stores this fall: Shoebox Greetings and Hallmark Signature.
- COLOR – Experiment with color, different illustration styles and art supplies featuring some of today’s bestselling coloring books and a variety of artist supplies to bring the pages to life.
WHEN: Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: All Barnes & Noble locations nationwide
November 13, 2015
‘Big Dream’ – Free STEM Event for Girls

‘Big Dream’ – Free STEM Inspiration Event for Girls, Grades 6-12

Saturday, November 14th at 2:00 pm

Middle and high school girls are invited to a free STEM event on Saturday, November 14, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, in Newton Free Library’s Druker Auditorium. Meet with over a dozen women scientists and engineers in a wide range of fields and careers. View an inspiring documentary, “Big Dream”, which tells the stories of seven young women as they face challenges pursuing STEM careers. Discuss the issues the film raises. Ask questions. Get answers and new ideas. Space is limited and registration is required. Register at: http://bit.ly/BigDream-Nov14.

This Envision the Future event is sponsored by the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club, the Newton Free Library, and NewtonSTEM. Ice cream provided by the generosity of Cabot’s. For more information, visit NewtonSTEM.org or contact Liz Rowland at 617-796-1380 orteens@newtonfreelibrary.net.

November 12, 2015
BUST Craftacular with Adoptable Friends

Crafts, Crowns and Cats at the BUST

Craftacular Happening NOV 28^th + 29^th at

the Cyclorama in Boston, MA

Broken Tail Rescue’s Cat Café Returns to

the BUST Craftacular with Adoptable

Friends

Tickets Available at Doors

General Admission Only $3

“Girl-power mag BUST has been hosting its annual indie craft bazaar since

2005 (long before putting a bird on it meant anything), so expect an expertly

curated lineup of unique vendors at this year’s BUST Craftacular”

-TimeOut New York

The BUST Craftacular is celebrating the holidays with a DIY bash in Boston to kick off the season with a very special Local Saturday. The event will be held on November 28^th and 29^th in the gorgeous South End neighborhood at theBoston Center for the Arts Cyclorama. The event will have over 100+ of the trendiest handmade craftspeople selling unique gifts, toys, jewelry, street wear, cosmetics, delectable food and more. Plus, guests will be treated to make-n-take flowers crowns and be able to make a stop at the Broken Tail Rescue’s Cat Café for a snack and a snuggle with some furry, adoptable, friends. Tickets will be available at the door and general admission is just $3. To purchase tickets online, head to: http://bust.com/boston/buy-tickets-boston.html

The first 300 guests each day will get a free swag bag full of BUST’s favorite companies and coupons, have the chance to sign up for a raffle full of free gifts, make custom cards with local card company Crumple + Toss at our gift wrapping station, take a selfie at our Ugly Sweater Booth and jam out to a live (lady) DJ. This is definitely one of the don’t miss things to do in Boston, offering an interactive shopping experience that everyone can enjoy!

More than 113 vendors will be in attendance with local companies such as Emporium 32, Joyo, Sweet Lydia’s, DKDKnit, Urban Kitchen Handmade, Union Press, Ferro & Fawn, lovepop, Rapt Stonewear and more being highlighted. For more information head .

Check out the full list of vendors at this link.

The BUST Craftacular is slated as a don’t-miss, all-day party, featuring DJs, musical performances, crafting classes, demos, a giant sweepstakes, product giveaways, food and drinks.

Founded in 1993, BUST is a trusted authority on up-and-coming trends in music, fashion, art, crafting, books, pop culture, politics, entrepreneurship, sex, feminism, DIY, tech, and news among trendy, discerning, educated, and culturally aware women. BUST connects with its audience through three primary channels: a bi-monthly print magazine, a news website, and event marketing. Their signature, award-winning event is the BUST Craftacular.

November 11, 2015