Things to Know in the South End, June 24: Québec Fête at Beehive
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a sunny day, with a high near 90 degrees. There’s a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 2. Quebec National Day at Beehive: To celebrate “La Fête nationale du Québec” or “Quebec National Day” Beehive Restaurant will be featuring an evening of inspired food and live performance from award-winning singer-songwriters Isabelle Cyr and Yves Marchand. Dinner starts at 5 p.m., and music starts at 8 p.m. The evening’s food will feature traditional Quebec fare and cocktails. See here for more information. 3. For the Kids: Urbanity Dance, (280 Shawmut Ave) is hosting a variety of summer kids dance classes, with everything from hip hop to a summer intensive program for kids 16 and older. Sessions start this week. See here for more information. 4. Add Your Events: Are you hosting a summer block party, yard sale or special event in the neighborhood? Let the neigborhood know by adding it to our South End Events Calendar. 5. New Site Soon: Starting on Thursday, you’ll see a brand new site for South End Patch. Don’t be scared – this new site will make it easier to share your news and find the news you’ve come to know and expect from South End Patch. Read more about the new site here. Psst. Know what’s cool? Liking us on Facebook. Yeah, I said it. Things you can do every day on South End Patch: Share your news with the rest of the community. Click here to add an announcement. Add your events to our events calendar. Click here to sign up for breaking news updates. Want up-to-the-minute news? Click here to follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Share your thoughts on your community in a blog. Click here to get started. South End Patch
Things to Know in the South End Today, May 20: Stevie Wonder Night at Beehive
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a partly sunny day, with a high near 79 degrees and a 50 percent chance of showers and a thunderstorm in the morning. 2. Stevie Wonder Night: The Beehive Restaurant (541 Tremont St.) is holding a birthday tribute to Stevie Wonder tonight with funk-jazz band The Funky ABs. The show goes on from 8 p.m. through midnight, and there’ll be a full dinner menu as well as snacks at the bar. See here for more information. 3. Name Change: Over the weekend, Mayor Thomas M. Menino officially announced the renaming of the Cathedral public housing development for Ruth Lillian Barkley, a former resident and leader who worked for more than 40 years to improve the quality of life for BHA residents at Cathedral and throughout the City of Boston. 4. Marathon Fundraiser: The Boston Center for Adult Education (122 Arlington St.) is hosting a special fundraiser just for hair stylists to raise money for Celeste Corcoran, a stylist from Emerge Salson who was injured in the marathon bombing. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. attendees will learn how to style models for a formal wear editorial photo shoot from start to finish. The BCAE and all stylists are donating their space and time for the event. All proceeds will go directly to Celeste Corcoran. Preregistration is necessary and can be done by calling The Loft Salon at (617) 536-5638. See here for more information. 5. Add your events: Do you have a great event coming up at your organization or business? If it’s happening right here in the South End, add it to the Events Calendar! I feature great events every single day in the daily email update, on the homepage and on social media, so add yours to the mix and help get the word out to South Enders about what’s happening in their neighborhood.Click here to add an event. Things you can do every day on South End Patch: Share your news with the rest of the community. Click here to add an announcement. Add your events to our events calendar. Click here to sign up for breaking news updates. Want up-to-the-minute news? Click here to follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Share your thoughts on your community in a blog. Click here to get started. South End Patch
Things to Know in the South End Today, April 12: Carbo-Load at Beehive
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a windy, rainy day with a high of 41 degrees. There’s an 100 percent chance of rain and wind gusts could get up to 35 mph. 2. Pre-run Carbo Load: If you’re planning to run the marathon (or not) fuel up on carbs on Sunday night at The Beehive’s “Sunday Night Blues Series” featuring an all-star house blues band led by 25-year musical veteran keyboardist and producer, Bruce Bears. Enjoy carbo-loaded pasta specials such as eggplant & spinach parmesan with pasta ($ 22), duck and jalapeño risotto ($ 23) and swordfish milanese ($ 26). See here for more information. 3. Musical at BCA: The Boston Children’s Theatre presents a musical take on the children’s book, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day,” this weekend and next weekend at the Boston Center for the Arts (572 Tremont St.) See here for more information. 4. Artist Walk-Through: Boston Artist Ken Beck will “extemporize” on 78 paintings and drawings from his private collection spanning nearly 30 years which presently are on display at Hammond Residential Real Estate, 10 Berkeley St. this coming Sunday, April 14, from 4-5pm. The exhibit is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekend through May. See here for more information. 5. Kid-friendly events: Is your business or organization hosting any kid-friendly events next week during April vacation? Email sara.jacobi@patch.com to be included in an upcoming article next week! Things you can do every day on South End Patch: Share your news with the rest of the community. Click here to add an announcement. Add your events to our events calendar. Click here to sign up for breaking news updates. Want up-to-the-minute news? Click here to follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Share your thoughts on your community in a blog. Click here to get started. South End Patch