Boston Common - 2014 - Issue 2 - Late Spring

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boston common 2014, Issue 2 late spring

Taylor Schilling

Boston’s hottest new star returns home with jailhouse tales and Hollywood raves

Hear them Roar!

Powerhouse women bond over killer confidence, kids, and taking risks… and more risks Taylor Schilling

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Alex and Ani's Carolyn Rafaelian City Year's Michael Brown MIT wiz kid Nate Ball bostoncommon-magazine.com

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F ront Runners Members of the Women’s Naval Reserve ride in a swan boat in the Public Garden in 1932.

Fledgling Business DESPITE BUREAUCRACY AND SKEPTICISM, JULIA PAGET SINGLE-HANDEDLY RAN BOSTON’S SWAN BOATS DECADES BEFORE WOMEN HAD THE RIGHT TO VOTE. BY JENNIFER DEMERITT

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hen Robert Paget created the swan boats in Boston’s Public Garden in 1877, he was inspired by the opera Lohengrin, in which a knight journeys to save his heroine in a boat drawn by a swan—which is ironic, because Paget’s beloved wife, Julia, was a woman who definitely did not need to be rescued.

When Robert passed away just a year after launching the first swan boats, Julia, a 30-year-old Irish immigrant with no financial or family support in Boston, bucked the traditions of her era and started running the company herself.

It wasn’t easy. Because she was a woman, she had to collect signatures from local businessmen testifying that she was mentally fit for the responsibility and file a new permit with the city annually—bureaucratic hurdles she had to jump over for years—on top of juggling the business while raising four young children. Julia’s great-granddaughter Lyn Paget, who has preserved much of the family’s history, is certain that Julia kept her hands firmly on the reins.

“She could have chosen a less stressful life, even hired someone to run the swan boats,” says Lyn. “But it’s very clear she stayed in charge.” Did Julia consider herself a feminist? “She was running her own business 42 years before women had the right to vote. Was she active in the movement? I doubt it,” Lyn says, even though Susan B. Anthony was spearheading the women’s suffrage movement around the same time. Perhaps Julia was too busy overseeing repairs, hiring crew, handling the books, and wrangling her kids to think about politics. She was a trailblazer nonetheless, and in August 2011 she was added to the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail, alongside such lofty ladies as Emily Dickinson and Louisa May Alcott. Thanks to her determination the swan boats prospered, and the Paget family still operates them to this day. As warm weather beckons you to take a ride on the Public Garden waters, remember that behind each elegant swan boat is the story of one of Boston’s toughest women. BC

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8 Front Runners 22 From the Editor-in-Chief 24 From the Publisher 26 ...Without Whom This Issue Would Not Have Been Possible 29 Invited 40 The List

People 43 Karma Chameleon Alex and Ani’s Carolyn Rafaelian is quietly creating a golden empire, one zen-powered bangle at a time.

46 Ball of Fire Nate Ball is on a mission to bring Batman technology to the military and show kids that engineering is awesome.

48 Hip to Be Square American Repertory Theater artistic director Diane Paulus considers Harvard Square her muse.

MIT rocket scientist Dava Newman blazes new trails with an astronaut suit headed straight to the red planet.

56 Corps Values As City Year celebrates its 25th anniversary, its founder talks about how the nonprofit’s volunteer corps transforms at-risk students into academic achievers.

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Meet Nate Ball—wünderkind engineer and so much more.

Culture 60 Phantom: Modern and Explained The Phantom of the Opera enjoys a makeover on the set and inside the head of the infamous man with a mask.

64 Rising in the East The eyes of Boston’s art world turn to Asia as Art Basel Hong Kong launches its second year.

Taste 68 The Inn Crowd Artistry on the Green brings French-meetsAmerican cuisine to Lexington.

72 Just Rewards One of Boston’s most driven female executives reveals where she treats herself to a long lunch.

74 Blending and Trending Boston’s hottest sommeliers stir up the vat with blended wines.

76 It Takes a Kitchen

Treasures 80 En-Wraptured Diane von Furstenberg celebrates the 40th anniversary of her most iconic design.

82 Prints Charming C. Wonder brings vibrant apparel to Nantucket, and Asprey unveils scarves inspired by fairytales.

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84 High Volumes The Brattle Book shop is a treasure trove of rare and vintage books—some of them unbelievable finds.

88 A-Tisket, A-Tasket Score a classic English basket at Chatham’s Picnic Fashion.

90 Ladies First The feminine mystique headlined Geneva’s prestigious SIHH watch expo, and its influence is already sweeping Boston.

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Rialto’s Jody Adams and Community Servings CEO David B. Waters share a past and a passion for food and nurturing.

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Late Spring 2014 Features 94 Taylor Made Golden Globe nominee and Boston native Taylor Schilling breaks out her prison coveralls for a new season of Orange is the New Black.

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98 Office Ace From the John Hancock Tower to Kendall Square, Boston’s power women are well-suited in the season’s chicest pieces.

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106 The X Factor Boston’s most influential women—lawyers, doctors, academics, politicians, and restaurateurs—bond about risk taking, leadership, and the eternally fraught B-word: balance.

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94 Taylor Made

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TV’s hippest new heroine tells all.

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Find a Mother’s Day gift she’ll enjoy long after May 11.

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Forget the workplace—the parenting world needs some serious self-help.

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FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

My new best friend, Matt LeBlanc of Friends and Episodes.

Our fabulous Boston Common staff—me, Glen Kelley, Jessica Laniewski, Jennifer DeMeritt, Emily Burdett, and Amy Fischer—with the panelists from our inspiring feature on Boston’s most powerful women.

ABOVE: What a treat it was to celebrate the upcoming marriage of lovebirds Nate Long and Amy Carroccia at La Perla at The Heritage on the Garden. LEFT: I enjoyed an exquisite reception at the Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common’s Avery Bar thanks to director of sales and marketing Barbara Lootz, not to mention the carats and carats of diamonds provided

by Asprey jewelry.

One minute you’re the master of the universe; the next, you’re canned from your job. Leadership, on the other hand, seems rooted in sturdier turf: Motivate by example, communicate clearly, work hard, and you can’t go wrong, at least in theory.

This issue is devoted to women leaders, and we (the majority of our staff, incidentally, is female) were curious about how much success is helped or hindered by gender in these modern times. We reached out to take the pulse with Boston’s most successful and, yes, powerful women leaders—the criteria being that they excelled in their fields, represented a variety of industries, and had been working long enough to have a germane perspective to advance the discussion. We photographed and videotaped the one-hour, open-to-the-public live event at Harvard University’s Oberon theater in what proved to be an enormously compelling dialogue ranging from career to parenting tips (check out the video on bostoncommon-magazine.com). Have we come a long way, baby? You decide.

On a lighter note, I attended my first celebrity cover party with Boston Common with an actor who could not have been more gracious (and hilarious). Newton homeboy Matt LeBlanc Follow me on Facebook at captured all of our hearts on the red facebook.com/boston-common and on carpet at Towne Stove and Spirits. It’s bostoncommon-magazine.com. no coincidence that he is enjoying a comeback in his Emmy-nominated TV show Episodes—10 years after Friends, he’s still a star. Speaking of stars, The Black Crowes and Fitz and the Tantrums roared onto the stage at the House of Blues for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay’s annual Big Night gala, and made a fan out of me. As did the seriously spectacular lingerie at La Perla in Heritage on the Garden, where lacy corsets and ruby robes provided the backdrop for a celebration of the upcoming wedding of local couple Amy Carroccia and Nate Long (a pleasurable opportunity for ol’ Nate to invest in some honeymoon threads for his betrothed).

Finally, my heartfelt thanks to the Ritz-Carlton and Boston Common staffs, who threw the most exquisite party to christen my position as editor-in-chief.

Dainty éclairs, tuna tartare, and vintage Champagne... the night felt right.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL BLANCHARD (RITZ-CARLTON); LISA RICHOV (LA PERLA); MICHAEL BLANCHARD (LEBLANC); MITCH WEISS (PANEL DISCUSSION). MAKEUP BY TAVI DE LA ROSA

Power, like fame, is a fickle friend.

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With a very friendly Matt LeBlanc celebrating his cover at Towne Stove and Spirits.

With the Sports Club/LA’s Laura Freitas at editor-in-chief Lisa Pierpont’s welcome reception at the Avery Bar.

ABOVE: John Fish, Kelly Saito, Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Sam Aquillano, Brian Swett, Ming Tsai, and I toast the opening of the new green residential building in Fort Point, 315 on A. LEFT: Celebrating with Steve Zack at the McCourt Foundation’s cocktail party at The Liberty Hotel.

and so are we. It’s finally spring. The winter of one polar vortex after another is but a dim memory. And this issue is devoted to a subject dear to my heart: women! Specifically, women of influence, for which we produced a panel discussion about their definitions of power and success. I have to be honest: I was blown away by what they have accomplished and the challenges they faced along the way. To sit in on such a candid conversation was very eye-opening—and an honor.

Speaking of which, it was a blast to meet our Spring Fashion issue cover star Matt LeBlanc at our party at Towne Stove and Spirits with along Patrick Lyons, Chloe Wine Collection, and their wonderful winemaker Georgetta Dane. LeBlanc and a large group of his friends and family—he was born and raised in Newton, after all—stayed late into the evening.

I was happy to attend the opening of 315 on A, along with Mayor Martin J. Walsh, John Fish, and chef Ming Tsai. The new residential building ushers in a new era of environmentally conscious luxury. Boston Common was excited to be the media sponsor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay’s Big Night, where The Black Crowes and the group Fitz and The Tantrums dazzled the audience. Quite a few high rollers were made at Casino Night to benefit the Lenny Zakim Fund. I was honored to be on hand when the McCourt Foundation held an awareness event for Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis Follow me on Facebook at research at the Liberty Hotel, and I facebook.com/boston-common and on look forward to their celebration on bostoncommon-magazine.com.

May 9. On the fashion front, haute couture jeweler Alexandra Mor hosted an event at Dorfman’s with the store’s executive director, Gerard Riveron. I was also thrilled to see the affable Kilian Hennessy of By Kilian perfume hosting an event at Saks Fifth Avenue. Clarke Distribution held its annual Designer Appreciation Night in March, and it was a blast to see everyone in groovy ’60s attire.

We toasted our new editor-in-chief, Lisa Pierpont, at an intimate welcome reception at the Ritz-Carlton in early spring. Her first complete issue, with LeBlanc on the cover, was a bright sign of the many great things to come, starting with our fabulous Women of Influence issue.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL BLANCHARD (FREITAS, LEBLANC); DREA CATALANO (ZACK); MELISSA OSTROW (FISH)

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Mitch Weiss Boston-based Mitch Weiss is a fine art and commercial photographer.

He serves as creative director for Humble Hues, an art and design consultancy servicing nonprofits. In this issue: Weiss photographed our Women of Influence roundtable feature. How do you get people to feel comfortable in front of the camera? “Portraiture is

teamwork, and respecting human dignity is my priority. When the sitters are comfortable, they share a range of genuine emotions and enjoy the experience.” You’ve already published one book. Are you planning a second? “My first book, Dogs in Thought, was produced to benefit the MSPCAAngell and Animal Rescue League of Boston. Future philanthropic art books and studio projects are in the works.”

Sue Brady Radio personality Sue Brady was the “mom-wife” on Mix 104.1 FM (CBS Radio) for 10 years with Gregg Daniels and Fast Freddy. She resides in Wellesley with her family and is involved with many Boston charities. In this issue: Brady talks about “weaning in” for Parting Shot.

What’s your favorite charity-related memory? “Giving money through the

Ellie Fund to a single mom going through chemo whose roof caved in during a snowstorm.” Did the Boston Marathon have special meaning for you this year? “Knowing all three men

from Stoneham who lost their legs is one of the reasons I wanted to show the resilience of our fabulous city.”

Gretchen Voss Gretchen Voss is a freelance writer who lives outside of Boston. She is a contributing editor to Women’s Health magazine, and her work has appeared in magazines such as Marie Claire, Town & Country, Glamour, and Redbook. In this issue: Voss interviews Orange is the New Black star and Boston native Taylor Schilling for our cover story.

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EPISODES STAR AND NEWTON NATIVE MATT LEBLANC RETURNS HOME FOR A SPECIAL EVENING.

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continued from page 29 Greeted by a Jaguar F-Type, Episodes star Matt LeBlanc arrived in a slick suit with more than a dozen of his close friends and family. LeBlanc mingled and posed with partygoers while sipping on Red No. 249, his personal Chloe Wine Collection favorite. While enjoying delicious bites, attendees sipped Double Cross Vodka cocktails named after the Newton local himself and refreshing Shock Top brews. LeBlanc was all smiles as he chatted with Janet Wu (he swooped her up in his arms!), car czar Brian Kelly, media personality Liz Brunner, and many others during the fun-filled evening.

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The Ellie Fund gave Hollywood a run for its money on March 2 when its A-lister guests arrived dressed to impress and to celebrate the Academy Awards. The 18th annual Red Carpet Gala at the Taj Hotel was hosted by WCVB-TV Channel 5’s Susan Wornick and J.C. Monahan, and raised more than $215,000 to aid Massachusetts women living with breast cancer. Sue Brady and Kennedy Elsey got the evening started with their quick wit and fashion commentary, but there wasn’t a fashion victim in sight with George Regan, Tiffany Ortiz, and Bianca de la Garza hitting the red carpet.

Dante de Magistris and Brian Poe were among the many generous chefs who cooked throughout the evening as attendees ate, drank, and enthusiastically raised money for the Ellie Fund late into the evening.

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Underneath It All

Guests nibbled on charcuterie and artisanal cheeses

by Bistro du Midi.

Unmentionables were showcased in the form of lacy, frilly intimates when La Perla hosted a party to celebrate the upcoming nuptials of local couple Amy Carroccia and Nate Long at the brand’s Heritage on the Garden boutique on February 6. Family and friends of the bride and groom quaffed cocktails and nibbled on hors d’oeuvres from Bistro du Midi while browsing pieces from La Perla’s Spring/Summer collection for the couple’s destination wedding in Aruba in May.

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Urban Grape provided Pares Balta Cava Brut.

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Coming Up Roses

Guests with green thumbs were among some of Winston Flowers’ finest blooms when Penny Firemen and Simone Winston hosted a cocktail party to benefit One Family, Inc., at the couture florist’s flagship in Wellesley.

Attendees, including Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, literally smelled the roses as the greenhouse opened for guests celebrating the foundation’s appointment as Winston’s Charity in Bloom for February.

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The cast of the A.R.T.’s world premiere musical Witness Uganda performed at the gala.

A Gala for Gund

A standing ovation went to philanthropist Ann Gund, a longtime, stalwart supporter and trustee of the American Repertory Theater, when she was awarded the Angel Award on February 24 at the annual gala Boundless. Chaired by RoAnn Costin and Laura and Mike Dreese, the evening delivered a megawatt blast from the past at the Boston Park Plaza Castle when performers Bryan Cranston, Cherry Jones, and Zachary Quinto made video appearances alongside Governor Deval Patrick. Gund was further celebrated with live music by Norm Lewis, one of the actors from The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Kate Chertavian led a rousing live auction that helped raise more than $675,000 for the theater.

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High rollers raced to the tables at the Lenny Zakim Fund’s annual Casino Night on March 1 at the Four Seasons Hotel. Event cochairs Josh Zakim, Amy Belkin Mofenson, and Sam Slater joined some of Boston’s charitable younger set, including Jessica Klapman, Caroline Humphrey, and Joshua Janson, to help raise $200,000 for local grassroots organizations in Massachusetts through a VIP reception, casino games, and live auction.

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It was game on when Red Sox players Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz served as honorary cochairs for the Anti-Defamation League New England Region’s event on February 11 at Fenway Park’s EMC Club.

Dr. Charles Steinberg and the Red Sox were honored with the Distinguished Community Service Award for their role in helping the city heal after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Dream team Susan Wornick and Bob Lobel served as masters of ceremonies, and Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. put on a memorable performance.

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The Boston Conservatory filled the halls of the Harvard Club with music at its annual fundraiser on March 9.

Attendees started off their evening at the Boston Conservatory Theater in the Fenway area with performances by students and alumni that were inspired by composer Stephen Sondheim.

Afterward, guests were shuttled to the Club for dinner and an auction, with all proceeds benefiting student scholarships.

Students and alumni performed songs inspired

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Kelly Saito and Mayor Martin J. Walsh

Luid Araque, Marcus Hamblin, Jim Hornor, and Eda Muco

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Throughout the evening, guests had their names printed on a press.

Looking Up

DJ Felix Cutillo created the soundtrack to one of Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s first postinaugural appearances at the opening of new luxury residential building 315 on A. The Design Museum Boston held an exhibition on-site to celebrate the first environmentally sustainable apartment tower in Fort Point. Blue Dragon and Blue Ginger chef Ming Tsai prepared locally sourced food and signature drinks in the chef’s kitchen on the 20th floor of 315 on A for guests, including Debi Greenberg, Mario Russo, and John Fish.

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It isn’t every day you raise $1 million—so, after surpassing that mark for the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Neurology Department in support of MS and Alzheimer’s research, the McCourt Foundation hosted a celebration on February 26. A bevy of guests, including Boston Common’s publisher Glen Kelley and former mayor Raymond Flynn, filled the top balcony of the Liberty Hotel for cocktails.

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Karma Chameleon ALEX AND ANI’S CAROLYN RAFAELIAN IS QUIETLY CREATING A GOLDEN EMPIRE, ONE ZEN-POWERED BANGLE AT A TIME. BY JENNY JOHNSON

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eal power is silent,” Carolyn Rafaelian says while thoughtfully stroking a gold bracelet clasped around her wrist.

“It’s silent and it’s beautiful.” Natural dark curls cascade around Rafaelian’s pronounced cheekbones. Her eyes are deep auburn and exotic. If she needed any proof that power is indeed beautiful, all she would need to do is look in the mirror.

Rafaelian has arrived.

The founder, CEO, and creative director of the megasuccessful Alex and Ani jewelry line, Rafaelian is sitting at her corporate headquarters in Cranston, Rhode Island. The room feels more like an artist’s studio than an executive’s office.

Rafaelian sips her tea and leans back in her chair.

Awards crowd the wall behind her. A thousandplus employees are fastidiously at work all through the building. This is the castle that Rafaelian built.

Nearby is the castle that Rafaelian bought.

Literally. In 2012, she purchased Belcourt Castle— the Belcourt Castle, the one that once housed Alva Vanderbilt and the Newport Jazz Festival, and overlooks the Atlantic along the Cliff Walk of Bellevue Avenue, the Rodeo Drive of Newport, Rhode Island. She picked it up for a cool $3.6 million and has since invested at least double that amount to rehabilitate the historic property. Rafaelian has grand visions. Now renamed continued on page 44

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VIEW FROM THE TOP Symbols of protection adorn bracelets in Carolyn Rafaelian’s Carnival and Caravans series.

continued from page 43 Belcourt of Newport, the 60-room mansion will open this summer to the public. It has been blessed by her shaman and will swing open its ornate front doors for tours, art galleries, and special events.

“As the new steward, I feel blessed to take care of this Rhode Island icon, to grow the business, and give it all the love and attention it needs to show its true beauty and history.”

Then, there’s the winery—a 170-acre vineyard in Little Compton, Rhode Island, now called Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyard, which she purchased last year. There will be wine tours, tastings, and concerts, among many other events. If you prefer an espresso, well, Rafaelian has taken care of that for you, too. She bought the Teas and Javas franchise, which has cafés in Cranston, Newport, and Providence. Call it an empire, or just call it

Carolyn Rafaelian, who’s on a mission to make herself part of the cultural fabric of Rhode Island and to send her neighbors the positive energy that’s woven into her jewelry brand’s DNA. What began as a wire bangle jewelry line named after her two eldest daughters has boomed into a national brand valued at well over $230 million, capturing a cultlike following of customers from 8 to 80 years old. In less than a decade, Rafaelian’s Alex and Ani has grown by a staggering 365 percent, giving rise to more than 40 retail locations, including one on Newbury Street, and a robust philanthropic arm.

Still, this Renaissance woman doesn’t measure her success in dollars, but rather breaks it down into big-picture denominations. “If God were running a company, what would it be like? What would it feel like? What would it look like?” Rafaelian ask rhetorically, her eyes widening with each syllable. At first the objective seems lofty—disjointed, frankly— for a jewelry designer, but Rafaelian is quite serious. It’s a life pursuit that began not far from where we’re now sipping tea.

Rafaelian was born in Rhode Island to first-generation Armenian Americans, Ralph and Lucy Rafaelian. In the mid1960s, Rafaelian’s father opened Cinerama Jewelry in Providence, where he created LEFT: Carolyn Rafaelian met the Dalai Lama in 2012. BELOW: She bought a 170-acre

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patriotic jewelry that he sold to various fundraising organizations. Before long, young Carolyn found her way into the jewelry factory, where she watched her father at work. Somewhere amid the tools and frenetic energy, Rafaelian’s creativity took hold. Her imagination was inspired by her father, but her vision was all her own.

The Alex and Ani collections are based on a single premise. Each bracelet is “infused with positive energy” and designed around symbols or talismans of empowerment and protection. Rafaelian extends a finger to reveal a ring that she’s been wearing for over a decade. It was a gift from a shaman who is a dear friend of hers, and is imprinted with the Alantean symbol of protection.

But her jewelry’s impact on customers extends beyond symbolic empowerment. It has allowed her to support her beloved state of Rhode Island, too, which has struggled with low business rankings and high unemployment. She has made donations of $1 million each to Bryant University, Rhode Island College, and University of Rhode Island. In addition, as part of her Charity by Design program, Rafaelian collaborates with more than 135 nonprofits to raise money though the sale of signature bangles. The Hero bracelet, for instance, benefits the Hasbro Children’s Hospital, where her daughters were born, with 20 percent of proceeds supporting children’s health services there. Other Charity by Design causes include the Jimmy Fund, Toys for Tots, International Bird Rescue, and the National Autism Association. All told, Charity by Design has raised over $10 million since its inception.

Rafaelian, of course, has only just begun. She plans to expand into an all-encompassing lifestyle brand, through beauty products, belts, and handbags. “I think that power and femininity, if you can put those two together, is literally the most enchanting thing that anybody can harmonize.” With that, Carolyn Rafaelian has finished her tea, and is ready to get back to work. BC

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It all started while he was studying engineering at MIT. In the early aughts, the military sponsored a competition inviting students to design devices that would help soldiers in the field. He and his teammates created the Atlas Powered Ascender—“the culmination of a lifetime of admiring superheroes and a lifetime of loving to build things.” It allows a person to reverse-rappel up or down Kid stuff: “Growing a rope at speeds of several feet per second, up, I read all the Batman-style. So if a soldier is trapped on a time. Encyclopedia cliff, a rescuer can zip down from a helicopter Brown, The Way and zoom him back up to safety, without the Things Work, need for a conventional rescue hoist. The Incredible CrossSections—I’d get invention won the prestigious Lemelsonlost in those books.”

MIT Student Prize and spurred the creation Aha moment: “I of Ball’s first company, Atlas Devices, which always enjoyed today supports all four branches of the mililearning, but it really tary. “We’re always making it smaller and clicked at MIT. Once, lighter,” he says. “I think we’ll never be satisin thermal fluids class, I was like, ‘Oh, fied until it’s actual Batman size.” this is how paintball While Ball and his team were developing guns work!’” the Ascender, WGBH descended on MIT in search of ideas for a show that would get middle-school kids excited about engineering.

At first, Ball helped brainstorm ideas for the show (“It was a super fun summer job—we broke the lab window with a Frisbee-throwing prototype”). Then the producers invited him to audition as host for the pilot. He ended up hosting the show Design Squad for three years.

It was a perfect gig given Ball’s background. The son of an elementary school music teacher mom and an IT administrator father, he and his sisters were encouraged to explore while growing up in Oregon. “I really admire the trust my parents had that we would probably hurt ourMIT ALUM NATE BALL IS ON A MISSION TO BRING BATMAN selves a little bit, but it was going to be fine. That enabled so TECHNOLOGY TO THE MILITARY AND TO SHOW KIDS THAT much exploration.” (He did, in fact, burn the kitchen with ENGINEERING IS AWESOME. BY JENNIFER DEMERITT rocket fuel.) Following his curiosity also meant pursuing his love of music; in high school, he took to the streets as a beatbox performer. He’s kept up with that hobby, and last orget the idea that engineers are uptight nerds: Nate Ball—the beatbox- year competed in the American Beatboxer Championship.

As for the future, the biggest challenge for this 31-year-old, award-winning ing, pole-vaulting inventor and TV host—blows that stereotype to smithereens. It’s not just the laid-back charm and the athlete’s wiry multitasker is what to turn down. But he says he will always prioritize (espebuild. It’s the sense of fun that blazes through his every word and gesture. cially now that he’s a new father himself) inspiring kids to believe that This year he added “children’s book author” to his already impressive CV, anything—beatboxing, inventing, or otherwise—is possible. “I strive to build and May sees the release of Radio Active, the third of six titles in his Alien in My the opportunity for that click to happen.” BC

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Diane Paulus was studying government and law at Harvard when she fell in love with theater; when she needs inspiration, she often heads to the Charles River.

“I found my purpose in Harvard Square.”

AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DIANE PAULUS CONSIDERS HARVARD SQUARE HER MUSE. AS TOLD TO LISA PIERPONT

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iane Paulus may have roots in Manhattan, but her soul lives in Harvard Square— and her heart beats in the halls of the American Repertory Theater, where she is the Tony Award–winning artistic director. This is where she discovered her love of theater as a college sophomore at Harvard College. Since then, Paulus has devoted her career to updating the definition of theater, mostly through highly interactive performances (audiences find themselves doing the hustle along with the actors in The Donkey Show) and modernized adaptations

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of the classics (cross-dressing Marie Antoinette bodyguards, anyone?). From May 11 to June 15, Shakespeare’s The Tempest will be presented in true Diane Paulus form—a mash-up featuring magic created by Teller (of the legendary duo Penn & Teller), balladry by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, and a set design inspired by the Dust Bowl. Paulus has been rewarded generously for her unconventional productions, nabbing the most prestigious awards in her industry. She credits Harvard Square for offering sustenance and inspiration for her work.

“I first came to Harvard Square back in 1984, when I was a freshman living in Harvard Yard. You could literally tumble out of bed into the Square. I remember walking the streets as an 18-year-old—feeling adult for the first time, breathing in the intellectual electricity that was in the air. To this day, you can still feel the energy of great minds of the past and of the future, all intersecting in this bustling town square.

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Diane Paulus has many cherished spots in Harvard Square.

That’s always how I get a breakthrough.

On a much less profound level, my favorite cup of coffee is at DARWIN’S on Mount Auburn Street. It is completely under the radar, and they make the best lattes. Anyone who works in theater knows you live on lattes. Whenever I meet Bob Brustein [the founding A.R.T. artistic director], who is my mentor, we meet here. This is very dorky, but I adore the BORDER CAFÉ. It’s been there forever. When it first opened, it was the hippest place to go on a date. I would stand in line—the lines were enormous!—with my now-husband, but it was worth the wait. We still go there today, with our kids, and it is still my husband’s favorite place.

This is random, but one day, my actors from Witness Uganda ran into my office and told me that a hamburger had been named after me at MR. BARTLEY’S. They had actually taken a photograph of it—the Diane Paulus hamburger is right below the Beyoncé burger. It comes with a fried egg, bacon, cheese, and maple syrup. It is the best burger I have ever had in my life—and quite a claim to fame. I carry a picture of it on my iPhone.” BC

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continued from page 48 THEATER. I had been pursuing government and law at Harvard, but then I discovered the A.R.T. It completely changed my life. I would walk up and down the halls. I even took a poster of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame off the wall and hung it in my dorm at Cabot House. Now that very same poster is in my office. I would drag my Harvard roommates to all the shows. I once ran into [actress] Cherry Jones in the bathroom, and I told her I wanted to be an actor. I couldn’t believe how special the theater was—everything I saw was world-class. I knew I wanted to be a part of it. I completely changed my direction because of the A.R.T. I also am madly in love with the Charles River.

When I first came to Harvard, I used to sit by the river and just think. My boyfriend—now my husband—and I would spread a blanket with our books and study. My spot was just at the bottom of the JFK bridge because his dorm was Winthrop House, right across the street. I still go there when I’m having a mental block. I tell myself, “Stop this and get out!” and I take a run along the Charles.

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hile many locals are scheming about which bikinis and tennis rackets to pack for a Nantucket vacation, a few are strategizing how to score one of MIT professor Dava Newman’s astronaut suits for a trip to Mars. After all, there’s a global search for folks who are game to rocket up to the red planet in 2023 for Mars One, a nonprofit that’s planning to launch small groups of the first humans to live and die on the Red Planet. The challenge caught the eye of 200,000 applicants (since narrowed down to 1,058), but Newman has had her eye on space travel since she stretched out under the stars as a kindergartner back in Helena, Montana. She would grow up to earn two master’s degrees and a PhD at MIT, then rise through the ranks there to become a full professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. She has devoted her life to adventure out of the lab, too: She skied in the Junior Olympics, has sailed around the world, and competes in triathlons. But when she lectures on “Building the Future Spacesuit” at the Harvard Smithsonian on Thursday, May 15, the audience will hear how Newman has become a leading expert on Mars travel and about the acclaimed BioSuit she invented. continued on page 54

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continued from page 52 Why are you fascinated with space?

I’ve been fascinated with human spaceflight and exploration since I watched the Apollo 11 lunar landing with my family when I was 5 years old.

I’ve sent four experiments into space, and I train astronauts to perform them with the goal to better understand astronaut performance across the spectrum of gravity. I’ve also been passionate about revolutionary designs for advanced spacesuits for planetary exploration, especially for future human exploration of Mars.

“The BioSuit technology has applications here, too. It could be used to enhance athletic performance or even help people with cerebral palsy.”

—DAVA NEWMAN

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What is special about this formfitting BioSuit that you designed?

The suit is engineered to keep humans alive in space, which means the design must have 30 percent of the atmosphere’s pressure. It looks sleek because it’s pressurized close to the skin, with tension lines on the suit. It also has to be resilient.

If this suit gets punctured, an astronaut can fix it. The exciting thing about the technology is that it has applications here, too: The technology could be used to enhance athletic performance or even help people with cerebral palsy move better.

How did you come up with the idea?

The idea came to me by trying to envision an entirely new way to design a spacesuit. An artistic vision initially crossed my mind (probably while jogging along the Charles River). What if we could engineer a second-skin spacesuit? If it could be done, it would be a breakthrough technology. Then, I jumped into an exhaustive review of the literature. What had others done that could inform our work? It turns out that Dr. Paul Webb had a great idea in the late ’60s and early ’70s for something he called the Space Activity Suit, a tight-fitting suit. I thought it was a great idea, but perhaps ahead of its time. We are now incorporating active materials that hadn’t been invented 40 years ago. I also studied the work of Dr. Arthur Iberall, who proposed novel patterning for a mobile spacesuit. We’ve taken his geometrical notions and derived them mathematically to produce the patterning of the BioSuit. All of this enabled us to patent our designs and patterning for an advanced planetary spacesuit. To dream up the BioSuit concept was the easy part—to prove the

technical feasibility has taken me, and my team, more than a decade.

What are the logistics involved with traveling to Mars?

A human Mars mission will likely be about two years round-trip, and we’ll stay on Mars for around 600 days to explore with humans and robots. The reason to explore Mars is to look for past evidence of life, even if it might be billions of years old.

Will humans live on Mars someday?

Humans will definitely explore Mars. A grand vision for human habitation on Mars might include initial missions with four to six people, and then larger numbers of Mars astronauts—10 to 100 inhabitants when we can successfully make our own fuel [on Mars, especially for return flights to Earth]. The fuel will likely be methane, and we have the technology to make this on Mars given the planet’s CO2 atmosphere. My grand vision for habitation on Mars includes an international crew all working together…. It would be an incredible celebration of the human spirit of exploration if we could accomplish it cooperatively and globally—for all humankind to enjoy.

“Building the Future Spacesuit,” May 15 at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden St., Cambridge; cfa.harvard.edu BC

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF DAVA NEWMAN (DIAGRAM, SUIT)

Dava Newman’s design is meant to withstand the rigors of life on Mars. BELOW: A diagram shows the protective layers of the BioSuit.

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s a junior at Harvard University in 1982, Michael Brown was first inspired by the concept of voluntary public service while taking the year off from his studies to work for Congressman Leon Panetta. The California representative had proposed legislation that would provide stipends and other assistance for young adults who pledged a year or more of their lives to community service in America. “This would give young Americans from all different backgrounds a shared experience and idealism,” says Brown.

“I thought that was the most amazing thing.” The idea percolated in the back of Brown’s mind until 1988, when he and his Harvard Law School roommate, Alan Khazei, decided to launch City Year in Boston with a mission of harnessing the optimism and energy of the nation’s youth to give a year of their lives to serve the community. Several years later Brown’s passion for public service touched a fellow Harvard student when Jonathan Lavine heard him speak at HBS. Lavine now serves as City Year’s national board chair, overseeing the program in Boston and 24 other cities across the nation.

Nationwide an estimated 1 million students drop out of school each year. Half of those kids come from 12 percent of schools. The graduation rate in Boston Public Schools has increased recently, but is still just slightly above 65 percent, while an estimated 35 percent of students currently in grades three through nine are off track to graduate on time. Poverty plays a big role, as it often leads to family and community stresses such as homelessness, crime, and food insecurity.

Low educational attainment is concentrated in Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan, communities where 42 percent of children live in poverty.

Over the past 25 years, City Year has grown from being a grassroots, general service organization in Boston to one that focuses on students who are at risk of dropping out. This mission to target public

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schools that are most distressed is carried out by a troop of young adults between the ages of 17 and 24, who work full-time tutoring and mentoring students in the most challenged schools during their year of service. City Year’s signature red jackets are often described as a beacon of hope for the children within these communities.

Michael Brown: Alan and I decided after law school to start an organization with the concept that, just like you do a junior year or a senior year

“Not on my watch is that kid going to slip through the cracks.”

—MICHAEL BROWN

[program], why not do a City Year? It would be an “action tank” for national service—a combination of a think tank that works on an idea, and a program that is demonstrating and improving it.

We asked companies to sponsor teams, and were successful. We ran a pilot program for 10 weeks over the summer of 1988 and raised $200,000 from a standing start. We spent a year developing the pilot until July 1989, when we launched the first full City Year.

Jonathan Lavine: I met you and Alan when you came to speak to my business school section at Harvard in 1991. How could I not do my best to help? My first donation to City Year was $18.

MB: When we put out our prospectus for a fundraising campaign in 2012, you gave the first $10 million continued on page 58

PHOTOGRAPHY BY HEATHER MCGRATH

AS CITY YEAR CELEBRATES 25 YEARS AT ITS MAY 22 GALA, COFOUNDER MICHAEL BROWN AND BOARD CHAIR JONATHAN LAVINE DISCUSS HOW THEY HELP TRANSFORM AT-RISK STUDENTS INTO ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS. BY MATT STEWART

Michael Brown and Jonathan Lavine talk with kids at Elihu Greenwood Leadership Academy in Hyde Park.

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Former Mayor Menino spoke at a City Year event in 2012.

continued from page 56 commitment, which launched our campaign and was the largest gift in our history to that point.

JL: I went to public high school in downtown Providence, and the opportunity to go from there to Harvard starts with the fact that I went to a great public school. It gives me an obligation to help others achieve the same.

MB: I’ve kept one story with me from a woman named Amelia Lavin who was a City Year Rhode Island corps member. She told me about a student named David. She said, “David is a sixth grader who started the school year with his head down on his desk with a hooded sweatshirt pulled up around his ears, too overwhelmed to even try. I sat down next to him and talked to the hood until it was finally lifted. Then his head lifted off his desk, and then his grades lifted, and finally his confidence. David brought his grade from a D to an A.” When I talk to corps members, all of them have found their David. They have a conversation in their heads that goes like this: “Not on my watch is that kid going to slip through the cracks.”

JL: Everyone knows Facebook started in a dorm room at Harvard, and I am very proud to remind them that City Year also started in a dorm room at Harvard. City Year’s tagline is, “Give a year; change the world,” and I really do think it’s special. To quote Steve Jobs, “City Year is insanely great.” cityyear.org BC

What: City Year’s 25th Anniversary Gala, where former president Bill Clinton will accept the Legacy Award.

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When: May 30, 6 PM football challenge; May 31, 7 AM race start Where: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Columbia Point

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What: Walk the hot pink carpet at the annual Boston Hot Pink Party, where Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly and his wife, Paqui, will be honored with BCRF’s 2014 Humanitarian Award. Cochairs Linda Holliday, Elisha Daniels, Donna Stearns, and Linda Waintrup plan to surpass last year’s fundraising proceeds of $850,000. bostonhotpinkparty.org When: May 20, 6:30 PM Where: InterContinental Hotel, 510 Atlantic Ave.

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What: New England Patriot Tom Brady chairs the 2014 Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port, which supports the foundation’s mission to provide opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The two-day event commences on Friday evening with a football game at Harvard Stadium with Tom Brady and program participants, along with a tailgate party hosted by a celebrity chef. Saturday’s challenge features a 100-, 50-, or 20-mile bike ride, and a 5K run followed by a gourmet lobster clambake, awards ceremony, and private concert. bestbuddies.org

What: The annual Party in the Park Luncheon takes place at a new location in Jamaica Pond to celebrate the restoration and maintenance of 1,100 acres of the Emerald Necklace Parks system.

Proceeds will benefit the Justine Mee Liff Fund, and supporters hope to surpass the $850,000 raised last year. This year’s luncheon will honor Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, the founder of the Central Park Conservancy. emeraldnecklace.org

When: May 14, 11 AM reception, 12:30 PM luncheon Where: Pinebank Promontory, Jamaica Pond

PERKINS

What: The Perkins Possibilities Gala will showcase students at the Perkins school for the blind in a musical talent show. Guests will enjoy a cocktail party before a seated dinner and the show. The benefit, which raised more than $1.5 million last year, will be cochaired by Emerson college professor and TV producer Kevin Bright, Perkins Trustee Chair Elect Corinne Grousbeck, and Perkins Trustee Bill Schawbel. perkins.org When: May 1, 6 PM Where: Perkins, 175 North Beacon St., Watertown

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What: Join Sara Campbell, Kenzie Kids, and K Girl at Dress for a Cause.

Susan Wornick will emcee the evening as women and children from the Wellesley community strut their stuff on the runway. Last year’s event raised more than $165,000. The evening will also feature a silent auction, cocktail reception, and dessert bar. stjude.org When: May 14, 6 PM Where: Wellesley Country Club, 300 Wellesley Ave., Wellesley

THE FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN

What: Join cochairs Alli Achtmeyer, Alexis Egan, Annsley McAleer, and Katherine O’Keeffe at The Green and White Ball as they help raise funds to protect and improve the Public Garden, Boston Common, and Commonwealth Avenue Mall. Last year’s event raised nearly $400,000. friendsofthepublicgarden.org When: May 16, 6:30 PM Where: Taj Boston, 15 Arlington St.

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An ensemble dance scene in Laurence Connor’s new production of The Phantom of the Opera.

Phantom: Modern and Explained THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ENJOYS A MAKEOVER ON THE SET AND INSIDE THE HEAD OF THE INFAMOUS MAN WITH A MASK. BY JARED BOWEN

“As love stories go, Phantom doesn’t follow the rule of thumb.”

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he title character of The Phantom of the Opera may be a murderer, but Andrew Lloyd Webber and producer Cameron Mackintosh. It was a risky he’s a misunderstood one. Perhaps for the first time since he emerged proposition considering that the juggernaut original has racked up more from the pages of Gaston Leroux’s 1911 novel, the Phantom, an elusive than 70 awards, been seen by 130 million people in 30 countries, and grossed masked figure haunting the bowels of the Paris Opera House, is benefiting more than $5.6 billion. “I started life as an actor, and as an actor you strive to from a charitable character study as part of a newly reimagined version of find your own version of the character; you want to apply a truth to that,” the blockbuster musical—on view at the Boston Opera House from June 26 Connor says. For him, it was the Phantom’s backstory—what led the masked to July 20. Commissioned for the show’s 26th anniversary, the new produc- figure to a life of solitude beneath the opera and to an obsessive fixation with the ingénue performer Christine. “The story tells us tion of The Phantom of the Opera is unlike anything that his mother turned her back on him at a young age. audiences have seen before. “We wanted to really get He was in a freak show, caged and beaten,” Connor underneath the skin of it all,” says director Laurence explains. “There’s a vulnerability that comes with that, Connor. The result is a grittier Phantom for a whole as opposed to [the idea of] a homicidal maniac who new generation. tears around murdering people. He doesn’t understand After helming a critically acclaimed anniversary any other way.” production of Les Misérables, Connor turned his attention to Phantom, working closely with composer continued on page 62 LAURENCE CONNOR

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HOTTEST TICKET More than 100 amateur dancers will give it their all in The Grand Continental in Copley Square Park this May.

Cooper Grodin and Julia Udine sing “Music of the Night.”

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Random Acts of Dancing A CELEBRATORY PERFORMANCE CALLS ON BOSTON TO DANCE, DANCE REVOLUTION. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED more than a few pianos were randomly scattered throughout the streets of Boston last fall. There were exactly 75 of them to celebrate the launch of the performing arts nonprofit Celebrity Series’ 75th anniversary. To close the season, Celebrity Series is putting people to “play” once again—this time for an epic dance performance. From May 16 to 18, Copley Square Park will serve as the epicenter of a dance party as more than 100 local performers gather to stage Le Grand Continental, the brainchild of Montreal-based choreographer Sylvain Émard. “It’s like a big ball of joy, and it’s very contagious,” he says.

What began as a one-time-only piece, created for Montreal’s Festival TransAmériques in 2009, has exploded into a must-see experience staged across North America and Mexico. “It was such a crazy project,” Émard says. “It never stops.” Le Grand Continental is the result of the choreographer’s lifelong fascination with the social dances he saw organized in churches, gymnasiums, and community centers growing up. In the 30-minute piece, Émard stages a giant line-dance set to a musical mash-up of R&B, techno, ballroom, punk, and go-go music.

After a career that’s seen him collaborate with the world’s preeminent dance companies, he opted to work with amateur dancers for Le Grand Continental. “After many, many years working in a professional dance field, you lose track of why you decided to be a dancer,” he explains. “It was very refreshing to be among people who don’t question it.”

After an open casting call in February, Boston’s Grand group began a series of 20 mandatory rehearsals in March, during which the choreographer and his team were as strict as they’d be with a professional company. “I’m really honest and frank, and I insist on that,” Emard says. “It’s a very demanding process, very challenging for everyone.” The dancers represent all ages and body types, a variety that the choreographer relishes. “Dance can’t lie,” he says, describing the amateur dancers as “very, very generous. They put their heart out there. They’ve worked so hard and give everything they’ve got.” And that gives us plenty to behold. May 16–18, Copley Square Park, 617-598-3219; celebrityseries.org/lgc

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHEW MURPHY (PHANTOM); ROBERT ETCHEVERRY (DANCE)

continued from page 60 To that end, the creative team has opted for more realism compared to the highly stylized original. The Phantom sports stubble (a first for the musical), has a less imposing posture, and is seen more without his mask, reminding audiences that the figure beneath the cape is more disfigured man than beast. His surroundings have changed, too, with the Phantom’s traditional black-box lair replaced with a more claustrophobic labyrinth.

Actor Cooper Grodin, who plays the Phantom, explains, “We can piece together that this character was a genius—an architect and a musician. I happen to like him and identify with him—other than that whole murder thing,” he says with a laugh.

In one of the more heated moments of the show, Christine escapes with her suitor Raoul to a late, rooftop rendezvous. In the standout number “All I Ask of You,” she remains the woman still wounded by the relatively recent death of her father, and Raoul is her disarming protector. It “became a song about a man pulling her back from the brink and bringing her to a place where he can just calm her down,” explains Connor. “In this new production, it is less of a sweeping romantic ballad. It is more intense and real.”

It’s also one of the reasons the show stands the test of time, according to Connor. “As love stories go, Phantom doesn’t follow the rule of thumb,” he says. “Christine ends up with someone else who is more appropriate, but not necessarily the right one for her heart. It’s heartbreaking.” Grodin agrees that this adds to the musical’s universal appeal: “Consciously and unconsciously we’re all afraid that we’re unloved. We want to love because we want to be loved.” June 26–July 20, Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., 617-2593400; broadwayinboston.com BC

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Embroidery Series (Clothing) by Peng Wei, 2003–2012.

THE EYES OF BOSTON’S ART WORLD TURN TO ASIA AS ART BASEL HONG KONG LAUNCHES INTO ITS SECOND YEAR. BY SUE HOSTETLER

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n just a few years, Hong Kong has evolved from a city that many considered sector at the end of the fair. Also creating excitement is the Encounters seca cultural desert to the fourth-largest global market for contemporary art. tor, featuring large-scale sculptural and installation pieces curated by Japan’s More than $130 million of fine art was sold in the region in 2013, according highly regarded Yuko Hasegawa of the Museum of Contemporary Art, to art market information source Artprice, partially due to record-setting Tokyo. “Last year Yuko’s selection spurred a compelling discourse around auctions and the rise of billionaire art collectors in China. As recently as contrasting generational and cultural approaches to artistic practices,” says 2008 Hong Kong had no major art fairs, but the visionaries behind the influ- Renfrew. “I have every confidence that her program this year will again ential Art Basel shows in Switzerland and Miami Beach helped continued on page 66 push the cultural renaissance forward last year when they debuted Art Basel in Hong Kong.

Asia’s second annual Art Basel fair—which opens May 15 and features 245 of the world’s most influential galleries from 39 countries—will help add even more international exposure to the Asian art market. “Every fair has its own mission and vision,” says show director Magnus Renfrew, “and Art Basel in Hong Kong aspires to provide a fair for Asia of global stature and the highest quality while retaining its unique regional flavor. Hong Kong has long been regarded as the portal connecting the East and the West. It’s a major financial hub, and as such is [positioned] to allow for efficient transactions [between galleries and collectors].”

This year’s show will be marked by the strong programming that is a hallmark of the two other Art Basel shows. The Discoveries sector, dedicated to solo and two-person exhibitions ABOVE AND RIGHT: Magnus show director of by emerging artists, is building particular buzz, and a $25,000 Renfrew, ABHK; Handmade Book Series prize will be awarded to one of the nearly 30 participants of this by Peng Wei, 2005–2013.

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF GALERIE ORA-ORA, HONG KONG AND BEIJING (WEI); COURTESY OF ART BASEL (RENFREW)

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The Churchgoing Satanist (Earplugs) by Hernan Bas, 2012; visitors at last year’s Art Basel Hong Kong fair.

ASIAN INFLUENCES continued from page 64 present ambitious works that act as conversation points.” And one of Art Basel Miami Beach’s most beloved events—the Film sector—will debut in Hong Kong this year, developed by Chinese multimedia artist and curator Li Zhenhua and hosted in partnership with the Hong Kong Arts Centre.

These collaborations with local institutions help Art Basel support and promote the burgeoning contemporary art scene in Hong Kong. Not only is the government pouring billions of dollars into developing a cultural district in West Kowloon, but the new M+, an ambitious Herzog & de Meuron–designed world-class museum slated for completion in 2017, further illustrates Hong Kong’s commitment to the visual arts. Perhaps the most significant indicator is the number of respected Western galleries—including Gagosian, White Cube, and Lehmann Maupin—that have opened Hong Kong outposts over the last few years. These dealers, along with influential homegrown stalwarts such as 10 Chancery Lane, Galerie Ora-Ora, and Pearl Lam, are instrumental in developing both artists and collections in the region.

According to Renfrew, these relationships with the local galleries and institutions (including Asia Art Archive, Para/Site, the Asia Society, and Spring Workshop) are essential to ABHK as they create a show “grounded in the city.”

He explains, “The growth of Hong Kong’s museum sector and contemporary arts education will truly impact the larger discourse in the city, and that is something that we aim—through long-term partnerships—to cultivate.”

The fair’s impact is sure to be felt far beyond Asia. One need look no further than the talks planned as part of the Conversations and Salon programs. A discussion titled the “Global Art World/Making Biennials” will feature luminaries Juliana Engberg, artistic director of the 2014 Biennale of Sydney and artistic director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art; Eungie Joo, curator of the 2015 Sharjah Biennial; and Jessica Morgan, artistic director of the 10th Gwangju Biennale and curator of international art at Tate Modern in London—moderated by Hou Hanru, artistic director at Maxxi Museum in Rome. “This is a conversation that has international relevance, reflecting the transitional reality of today’s art world,” notes Renfrew. Programming such as

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“Asian artists have more opportunities than ever before to get critical recognition and to exhibit in their home country. Art Basel’s main contributions to the art boom in Asia are increasing consumer awareness of the pleasure of viewing more high-quality artworks, which in turn leads to increased sales and artwork acquisitions.”—Meg Maggio, director of Pékin Fine Art “The exciting thing about ABHK is that it underscores the conviction that our contemporary reality is now truly global. Rather than traditional distinctions between East and West, we now encounter a reality that good ideas and transcendent art can come from anywhere.”—Trevor Smith, curator of contemporary art at the Peabody Essex Museum “It’s fascinating to see the expression of a long-oppressed [Chinese] talent pool. Under political domination, most of these artists were oblivious to the art movements in the rest of the world, yet they emerged with an outpouring of unique ideas generated from their own existence rather than trying to copy the West.”

—Elizabeth Erdreich White, founder of Erdreich White Fine Art

this, coupled with a rapidly maturing Asian art market and the rise of Chinese art exhibitions across the US, will undoubtedly help draw record numbers of savvy collectors to the fair.

Considering that Asia’s potential as a major center for collectors and curators is only starting to be tapped, it’s no surprise that Art Basel in Hong Kong is generating serious excitement on both sides of the Pacific, and particularly for Renfrew. “The highlight for me is exposing new audiences to the depth of work from the broader region of Asia. It’s about being part of that experience of discovery when collectors discover new artists—or when curators have an opportunity to join in dialogue with artists whose work they have long followed.” artbasel.com/en/hong-kong BC

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND LEHMANN MAUPIN, NEW YORK AND HONG KONG (BAS); COURTESY OF ART BASEL (LAST YEAR’S FAIR)

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hen the leaders behind the American Revolution were planning their rebellion, they plotted in Boston’s taverns and inns. On the eve of the Battle of Lexington, the Minutemen waited for the sign to go while sipping ale at the Buckman Tavern.

Just down the road from that historic site lies a new inn—with an accompanying restaurant instead of a tavern—that combines the spirit of independence with neighborhood comfort.

Lexington is the latest historic town center in New England to benefit from the quietly burgeoning trend of villages receiving a first-class upgrade, including the refurbishment of some of the region’s independent inns and the introduction of new ones, particularly those that include the gustatory pleasures of great cuisine by up-and-coming chefs. The 22-room boutique Inn at Hastings Park sets the bar high with Artistry on the Green, its stylish restaurant.

Located in the main building of the Inn’s three-building compound, Artistry on the Green feels both cozy and chic. A zinc bar with tufted navy upholstery greets diners on the way to the 54-seat dining room, where trompe l’oeil wallpaper (printed in Western Massachusetts) artfully mimics coffered walls. Owner Trisha Pérez Kennealy sought New England artisans to stage the scene: design firm O&G Studio, comprised of Rhode Island School of Design graduates, crafted a surprisingly comfortable update of American Windsor spindle chairs. A Rhode Island foundry custom made the footings for the ashwood continued on page 70

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Executive Chef Mathew Malloy and owner Trisha Pérez Kennealy favor local, seasonal dishes at Artistry on the Green, located at the Inn at Hastings Park; their spring menu includes asparagus soup with crispy poached egg and salsa verde.

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Pappardelle pasta with artichokes à la barigoule; the 54-seat dining room; duo of Niman Ranch lamb with spring vegetables and mint.

continued from page 68 tables. A gorgeous fireplace is the centerpiece of the room.

This thoughtful design is the backdrop to some excellent food. Kennealy, who was educated at Harvard, is herself a Le Cordon Bleu–trained chef. She brought on Mathew Malloy, formerly of Lumière and Beacon Hill Bistro, as executive chef. While the cuisine has a backbone of French influences—think confit tomatoes and braises in white wine—it is clearly American, with an emphasis on all things local and fresh.

Spring specialties such as asparagus soup with a crispy poached egg and salsa verde make the point. Eggs and asparagus are a classic culinary combination, but Malloy offers a preparation that is wholly his own, chilling the perfectly poached egg before dipping it in panko crumbs and frying it lightly. It adds just the right texture to the creamy soup, while the salsa verde brings brightness. All the pasta has the toothy feel of being made inhouse, which it is. Malloy pairs it with traditional sauces, but also lighter, vegetable-based braises like a baby artichoke barigoule. Malloy serves lamb, the season’s most tender protein, two ways— as a braised shoulder and a belly cut. And Malloy isn’t afraid to add a touch of artistry to the plate—he removes the bones on the shoulder cut and shapes the meat into a neat and savory medallion.

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herbs Malloy uses in the kitchen, says General Manager Daniel Braun, formerly of Newport’s Castle Hill Inn. Ninety of the restaurant’s 100 wines are “a tribute to American tradition,” says Kennealy, and are priced for value and experimentation. Kennealy, a beer connoisseur, is as excited about the beer list—much of it small-batch, local microbrews— as she is about the food.

For Kennealy, the restaurant is the formalization of what she has been doing for friends and family her whole life. During her childhood in Puerto Rico, she remembers her family and neighbors cooking and hanging out together, a sort of open house 365 days a year. Friends here in Boston attest that she still embodies that philosophy. It’s a rare dinner when only Kennealy, her husband, Michael, and their three children are seated at the dining table. More typical are epic backyard barbecues and beer tastings.

Kennealy first began to put this same energy into a formal catering business, Artistry Boston, three years ago. She also owns AK Bistro and Artistry Kitchen in Franklin, a restaurant and a gourmet market that sells Malloy’s homemade pastas and other prepared foods to go. Kennealy’s new venture in Lexington extends her Artistry empire to an exciting frontier. 2027 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, 781-301-6660; innathastingspark.com BC

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDY RYAN

While the cuisine has a backbone of French influences, it is clearly American.

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Grilled corn with Cotija cheese and lime at Toro; the stunning roof deck at Legal Harborside.

Shared Taste

The newest addition to Brookline’s dining scene mixes American cuisine with bold Middle Eastern flavors. BY JESSICA LANIEWSKI

Just Rewards ONE OF BOSTON’S MOST DRIVEN FEMALE EXECUTIVES DIVULGES HER FAVORITE SPOTS FOR A LONG LUNCH.

BY JESSICA LANIEWSKI

EVEN THE MOST INTENSE WORKAHOLIC craves a long lunch now and then, whether it’s an official day off or an executive decision to celebrate an especially juicy sale.

As general manager of BMW and Mini for Herb Chambers in Boston, Melissa Steffy is constantly on the go serving some of the city’s most discerning car buyers. But when she has some hard-earned time to relax, these are the places she likes to kick back and congratulate herself on a job well done. Consider it the other kind of power lunch.

Toro

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“It’s wonderful when you walk into an environment where everyone loves what they do, and chef-owner Ken Oringer certainly has created a great culture at Toro. The staff is so passionate. My friends and I have had some epically long lunches there. You have to try their iconic corn on the cob, the Brussels sprouts, and the spicy pimento peppers.”

1704 Washington St., 617-536-4300; toro-restaurant.com

“I love to get the table in the corner window.

I’m a design nut, and I love what Cheryl and Jeffrey Katz did for the interior. It’s a fun, really comfortable environment. There is virtually no turnover in the staff, so when you walk in everyone knows you. Cat Silirie, the sommelier, has assembled a sensational wine list, and their menu is always interesting. I love the fried clams, and there are always wonderful salads, too, like the watercress and arugula salad and the yellowfin tuna niçoise.”

550 Tremont St., 617-423-0550; bandgoysters.com

Legal Harborside “Legal Harborside is a perfect lunch place when the weather turns warm. The restaurant opens right up to Boston Harbor, so the view is extraordinary. I absolutely love their steamers. I crave them. Their fish tacos are wonderful, and they have a fantastic selection of craft beers, too. There is great energy in the restaurant—it makes you feel happy to live in Boston. I love the fact that Roger Berkowitz [the president and CEO of Legal Sea Foods] is there all the time. He is so friendly, and he walks around to all the tables and talks with guests.”

270 Northern Ave., 617-477-2900; legalharborside.com

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Sofra Bakery and Cafe “Sofra is one of my favorite restaurants. I love the cozy and eclectic interior and the soft colors. There is something just intoxicating about the Middle Eastern culture there.

The beet tzatziki, Moroccan-style carrot salad, and cucumber salad with sweet onions, fried pita, sumac, and currant vinaigrette are all fantastic. The cookies are great, too!”

1 Belmont St., Cambridge, 617-661-3161; sofrabakery.com

PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHIP NESTOR (LEGAL HARBORSIDE); NOAH FECKS (CORN); JACKIE MORISI (FAIRSTED)

Comfort food takes on a make-new-friends meaning at Andrew Foster and Steve Bowman’s newly opened Washington Square restaurant, Fairsted Kitchen, where the food is meant to be shared at communal tables. The décor recalls the Victorian estate of Frederick Law Olmsted (the visionary behind Boston’s Emerald Necklace Conservancy and New York’s Central Park) with reproduction wallpaper, zinc bar mirrors, bold brass fixtures, and the come-join-us table, fashioned from a church door frame. The culinary team makes liberal use of Middle Eastern spices in inventive dishes such as a delectable pig-head lettuce wrap, za’atar spice chicken, and braised oxtail. “Middle Eastern spices are fun to cook with because the history of the Middle East is really a global one, with influences from North Africa, Italy, Spain, and Eastern Europe,” says Foster. “Everything can be found there and anything goes.” The same can be said of Brookline’s newest neighborhood hot spot.

1704 Beacon St., Brookline, 617-396-8752; fairstedkitchen.com

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SPIRITS

Blended wine is like a bouquet made from many flowers instead of just one.

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Lauren Collins, Beverage Director, L’Espalier Her start: “I was at Christy’s and had friends working in the wine department, and I realized that wine is such a vast world. It fascinates me.” Collins moved north to work at Lower Falls Wine Company in Newton and began pursuing Master Sommelier status through the Court of Master Sommeliers, ultimately landing at L’Espalier. Blend she champions: “A perennial favorite of mine is the red wine of Château Musar from Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. It has Cabernet as a backbone, but also Cinsault and Carignan for spice and a bit of wild eccentricity. It’s a wine that always intrigues, and I often describe it as Bordeaux meets the Rhône.” 774 Boylston St., 617-262-3023; lespalier.com

Theresa Paopao, Beverage Director, Ribelle

Nicholas Daddona, Wine Director, Boston Harbor Hotel

Her story: Paopao got bitten by the wine bug while waiting tables at Stephanie’s on Newbury. Then she pursued restaurant wine jobs and advanced through the Court of Master Sommeliers before coming to Ribelle. Blend she’s loving: “Edelzwicker! It is a loose term coined in Alsace in the 17th century referring to a blend of white grape varieties, namely Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat, and Gewürztraminer. These days there are no rules about which grapes can be included in an Edelzwicker blend, but what I love about these whites is that they are always fragrant with hints of residual sugar, yet generally countered with bright acidity and sneaky minerality.” 1665 Beacon St., Brookline, 617-232-2322; ribellebkline.com

Aha moment: “I was working at Legal Sea Foods Copley Square as a manager. One night I had dinner there and ordered a 1984 Brunello—it was absolutely fantastic.” Daddona started pursuing Master Sommelier status through the Court of Master Sommeliers and working on the wine side of restaurants before coming to Boston Harbor Hotel. Blend he’s hot on: “Some of the wines that have enthralled me are the Syrah-based reds of Saint-Joseph in the Northern Rhône Valley. It’s one of the few regions that regularly adds white varieties (a maximum of 10 percent of Roussanne and Marsanne) to their red grapes during the vinification process. When done well it can provide an ethereal experience.” 70 Rowes Wharf, 617-439-7000; bhh.com BC

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ommeliers are the new rock stars of the restaurant world, and Boston has a gifted crop who live and breathe wine as passionately as the stressed-out heroes in last year’s acclaimed documentary Somm.

Here are three young guns to watch, including what they’re pouring.

Beyond pure varietals, these somms are big on blends, which combine wines that either are made from different varietals, come from different regions of the world, have been held in different kinds of barrels (such as old and new barreled wines), or a combination of all three. They offer oenophiles the chance to taste a unique flavor combination made from more than one kind of grape. It’s like a perfume composed of many flowers instead of just one.

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Jody Adams and David Waters toast the nonprofit Community Servings and enjoy dishes such as foie gras on panettone toast at Adams’s restaurant Rialto.

ON THE MENU What: A brainstorming session between two seasoned pros.

When: A happening weeknight.

Where: Jody Adams’s acclaimed eatery Rialto, 1 Bennett St., Cambridge, 617-661-5050; rialtorestaurant.com

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or Jody Adams and David B. Waters, food is much more than a necessity. It is art. It is family. It is love. Adams, the James Beard Award– winning chef and owner of Rialto and Trade, has spent her career perfecting a restaurant sensibility that combines culinary trends with cultural history. Waters, who is CEO of Community Servings, a nonprofit providing free meals to people with life-threatening illnesses, began his career, like Adams, in the restaurant industry, at the former Upstairs at the Pudding. (“My claim to fame is that I was promoted from dishwasher to general manager without ever waiting tables.”) What he didn’t realize was that—just like Adams—he possessed an entrepreneurial streak. Since joining Community Servings, he has grown the organization into one of Boston’s most supported causes, delivering lunch, dinner, and snacks to 875 people every day. The city’s restaurant community will show its loyalty

again this year at the 22nd annual LifeSavor Gala on May 8, with a reception at The Langham Hotel followed by five-star dinners at 75 restaurants across the city, including, of course, Rialto. Adams invited Waters to dinner for a brainstorming session about the menu, but the two soon were chatting up the good ol’ days, along with a proper lesson on how to eat her grilled oysters.

David Waters: How did you find your life path?

Jody Adams: I came from Rhode Island and then moved to Boston [after graduating from Brown University]. I met Julia Child, and she said, “You must work for Lydia Shire.” Lydia was the chef at Seasons, and Gordon Hamersley was the sous chef; they didn’t hire me at first because I didn’t continued on page 78

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FROM TOP: Jody Adams and David Waters talk about the upcoming LifeSavor benefit; a chef plates monkfish osso buco; limoncello baba wraps up the meal.

“I didn’t have the confidence, but you fake it ’til you make it. It was important to do that as a woman.”

—JODY ADAMS JA: What we like to do is showcase something that is in season—fresh! So we will be deep into asparagus, peas, and fava beans… things like that.

[Dessert is served in the form of a limoncello baba (Meyer lemon, pineapple, and vanilla ice cream) and carrot cake with grappa and raisin compote, candied carrots, carrot sorbet, almonds, and mascarpone sauce.]

DW: Do you make all of your ice creams here?

JA: Yes, my partner has a passion for making ice cream, so we have a lot of fun exploring really unusual things, like goat cheese ice cream. So, David, when you wake up in the morning and say, “I’m heading to work,” what is special for you?

DW: I didn’t come to this as a public health person. I came to it as an entrepreneur, keeping the community engaged, and connecting with someone like you as well as others in the hospitality world. I always say it’s the community serving the community. It’s paying for meals for sick people, which I think is really special.

JA: It makes all the sense in the world. The first medicine is food. servings.org BC

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continued from page 76 have enough experience. A week later, Gordon called me back. I was there for three years, and then Gordon invited me to help him open Hamersley’s Bistro. It was a huge leap.

[The waiter serves Adams a Nico Occhiali cocktail (Averna, Campari, Lambisse Ginge, and orange) and Waters a glass of 2012 Dourthe La Grande Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc, from Bordeaux.]

DW: It must be like that opening two restaurants.

JA: Yes. It takes me a while, and then I take a huge leap. Now it’s been 20 years. We are the survivors—what the hell? We are the experts, right? We are still fresh!

DW: Jody, you have always had the confidence to know where you were headed.

JA: I had the determination. I didn’t have confidence, but you fake it ’til you make it, right? I knew it was important to do that as a woman. It’s important to push forward and be at the table.

[Potato gnocchi with Chantenay carrots, glazed turnips, kale pesto, and hazelnuts, as well as grilled oysters with andouille sausage and toasted garlic bread are served.]

DW: Oh, fabulous. I know this as being a classic Jody dish.

JA: Yes, I spent some time in France, and I was invited to a winery. When we arrived, there were grape vines laid out in the road. There was a grill, and on the grill were mussels.

They lit the vines, which burned very fast, and as soon as they went out they cooked the mussels. I brought the idea back. So here’s what you do: You take the bread; you’ll see that it has garlic butter on it. Add the sausage. You take an oyster and pour the juices on there. You eat the oyster.

DW: When I was a child, my mother took us all over Europe. I was 8, and I fell in love with escargot. When we came back, any restaurant we went to— Applebee’s or Denny’s—I would ask them if they had escargot. [ Jody laughs] JA: Why did you first get into the restaurant business?

DW: I had worked in the business since I was in high school. I just loved the whole idea of hospitality and operations. I worked at Upstairs at the Pudding for 10 years and was drawn as a volunteer to Community Servings—I fell in love with it.

JA: And what is amazing is that Community Servings responds to 25 different illnesses.

DW: Yes, plus, you could be lactose-intolerant, diabetic, and vegetarian, and we could still accommodate you. We also feed the caregiver and any children in the household. We once served a man who had gone blind from diabetes. He and his wife were living in a motel room with their seven children because they had lost their home due to his health care costs. My staff orchestrated that they would get a hot meal every day, with china and silver, for all nine of them until they could get their own house.

JA: Amazing.

[Monkfish osso buco with red wine risotto, roasted cauliflower, walnuts, and gremolata is served to Adams, while Waters receives smoked chicken with Brussels sprouts, mushrooms, potato gratis, pancetta, and pomegranate.]

DW: Oh, this is delicious.

JA: So, LifeSavor is coming up soon!

DW: It is our big spring gala, as you know, because you’ve been a supporter as long as it’s existed. It will raise more than half a million dollars. What will you be serving?

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En-Wraptured DIANE VON FURSTENBERG COMMEMORATES THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER MOST ICONIC DESIGN AT HER NEWBURY STREET BOUTIQUE. BY LAURIE BROOKINS

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Working with the Andy Warhol Foundation, von Furstenberg marries the signature prints of her wrap with graphics well-known to Warhol fans, including his brightly toned flowers and dollar signs. Meanwhile, in the midst of designing her Spring/Summer 2014 collection, von Furstenberg says she made a discovery. “I [realized] all these young girls love flare skirts, so I created a new dress shape, the Amelia, with the top in jersey and a flared woven skirt,” she explains, calling it “my present to the wrap.”

You’ll also find the Amelia in von Furstenberg’s latest series, her Veniceinspired pre-fall 2014 collection, which arrives in her Newbury Street boutique this month.

Ultimately, it’s just the latest phase, Wrap dress from the Amelia von Furstenberg says, of a journey she collection ($425). couldn’t have imagined at the time, but 40 years later she can fully appreciate. “For one dress to accomplish so much—that in itself is amazing.”

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hances are you watched American Hustle with an eagle eye toward spotting its Boston backdrops—but the Oscar-nominated film has also garnered attention for its inclusion of one of fashion’s most iconic items. “Doesn’t Amy Adams look fantastic in those wrap dresses?” asks Diane von Furstenberg, who appreciates that the timing of Adams wearing three versions of her wrap dress (including one 1974 original) in American Hustle couldn’t be better: Throughout 2014, von Furstenberg is putting her own spotlight on the body-skimming, curve-embracing wrap as her label celebrates the design’s 40th birthday.

The DVF wrap’s icon status is partly owed to the timing of its debut, when women entering the workforce in the 1970s embraced the wrap as more than a dress, but as a feminist ideal crafted in a few yards of graphic-printed jersey.

Over the years, the wrap has enjoyed an almost cultlike following, and you’ll find it everywhere from Cybill Shepherd’s character in Taxi Driver to Michelle Obama on the White House’s 2009 Christmas card. “Really, I owe absolutely everything to that dress,” von Furstenberg says.

She is celebrating the anniversary with a capsule collection she has dubbed Pop Wrap, which draws on her friendship with Andy Warhol.

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All Tied Up Asprey teams up with artist Benjamin Seidler for a new line of silk and cashmere scarves.

From the Martha’s Vineyard ferry to a black-tie pool party, a silk or cashmere scarf from Asprey’s new collection, created in collaboration with illustrator and designer Benjamin Seidler, is a head-turning accessory this spring. Seidler, a graduate of the prestigious Central Saint Martins art school, took inspiration from illustrated Victorian fairytale books and 19th-century wallpapers depicting palaces and starry skies. That feeling of lightness and whimsy was reflected in the choice of patterns: florals for the silk scarves ($510 each) and stars for the cashmere pieces ($895 each). “The silk floral scarf is available in three bright hues and is especially luxurious due to its hand-drawn pattern that does not repeat,” says Kerri Horton, manager of the Asprey boutique at the Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common. The cashmere scarves mirror the night sky with hand-drawn stars and dense parallel lines that create a tonal appearance. Consider both perfect options to wear while watching the sun set over the water. Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common, 10 Avery St., 617-574-7172; asprey.com Sketched flowers silk scarf ($510), Asprey.

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ome people enjoy the thrill of skydiving or white-water rafting, but Ken Gloss, the second-generation owner of the Brattle Book Shop in Downtown Crossing, nails his adrenaline high hunting down old and rare books. For more than 40 years, Gloss has peered between the neat stacks of gently used, rare, and vintage tomes in his three-floor shop, only to discover some of the city’s leading minds—scientists, Supreme Court justices, and heads of banks—scouring the shelves and purchasing his books.

Celebrities, including Michelle Williams, Martin Scorsese, and Joan Rivers, have flocked to the literary mecca while filming in Boston. The store often fields requests to outfit movie sets with some of the 150,000 volumes in the store. The most serious bibliophiles climb to the third floor, continued on page 86

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continued from page 84 where the shop’s rare books are neatly displayed. At press time, Gloss was negotiating the sale of one of John James Audubon’s folios of animals for more than $500,000.

The antiquarian bookshop was founded in 1825 in the Cornhill area of Boston (later known as Scollay Square) and has been owned by the Gloss family since 1949.

After graduating from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a degree in chemistry, Gloss returned home to help his father, George, with the store, and never left. In 1980, a fire leveled the five-story store, and the Glosses lost everything. As devastating as it was, father and son picked up the pieces and rented on the block of their current location, West Street, until 1984 when they moved up the block to the storefront they’ve occupied for the past three decades. In that time, luxury residential buildings, tony university dorms, and the RitzCarlton, Boston Common have greatly changed the area around Brattle Book Shop, but Gloss’s task remains the same: stock the store with books people can’t live without.

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Gloss’s first memories are of visiting estate sales with his father, where stacks of heavy volumes rose far overhead. He considers such fieldwork essential today.

“Sometimes I go to two or three estate sales a day,” says Gloss. “People want to see constant change in a used, rare bookstore like ours.” Gloss has also sold priceless letters over the years, including a three-page epistle from J.R.R. Tolkien explaining his inspiration for The Lord of the Rings. He once appraised a handwritten four-page account of Paul Revere’s infamous ride… written by Paul Revere. Gloss is often asked by libraries and museums to authenticate and price valuable items. “Years ago, when the state was building a new archive museum, they needed appraisals for a few important documents before they could be restored,” says Gloss. “It was the Mayflower Compact and an original Bill of Rights. I got to put my little finger on the corner of the documents. They actually shut down Route 93 North when the documents went to be restored in North Andover.”

People don’t always know what they have, whether they bring it to Gloss to appraise at the store, after one of his many lectures on rare books, or during one of his stints on the TV program Antiques Roadshow. He once spotted a signed original copy of the Declaration of Independence peeking out from a box of “old papers” that a woman had brought with her to one lecture.

And what is Gloss most interested in personally? He smiles. “I’m a huge baseball fan, so I’m always looking for baseball books from the 19th century,” he says. But one of the books he desires most is small, thin, and has a byline that says simply “A Bostonian.” “It’s called Tamerlane, and there are only a few copies of it remaining from the 50 printed,” says Gloss. “That ‘Bostonian’ was Edgar Allan Poe, and it was the first poem he had published.” If Gloss finds that treasure, it definitely won’t be for sale, thank you. 9 West St., 617-542-0210; brattlebookshop.com BC

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hen Becky Finn relocated to Cape Cod a few years ago, she noticed a surprising lack of places to buy the items she would want for a refined picnic at the seashore— and what’s a summer on the Cape without a good picnic? So she opened Picnic Fashion in the picturesque beachfront town of Chatham, in a classic shingle-style building oozing old-school New England charm. Inside, it’s stocked with high-end gear, including vintage barware from the 1940s to the ’60s, stylish linens, and everything else to elevate outdoor dining to an elegant occasion. But the wicker-inclined Finn has a special place in her heart for the Huntsman basket by Picnic at Ascot.

“I love the shape of this basket as it allows for easy access to food and gear and is classically beautiful,” says Finn. “Some English-style baskets open like a suitcase and may not provide the wow

factor of this one.” This basket packs a punch with wine glasses, four ceramic plates, stainless steel cutlery, cotton napkins, and a hardwood cutting board—along with the all-important blanket. Finn recommends bringing a few extra accoutrements to complete your own alfresco meal, such as “metal wine-glass and wine-bottle stakes to hold beverages in place—and something unexpected,” like candles, a vintage vase for flowers, or a miniature chess set. Pack your basket and head to the grassy lawn at the Benjamin Godfrey Windmill in Chase Park for a leisurely lunch that feels like one of the happy episodes of Downton Abbey. “This basket literally lasts a lifetime, which is why so many are given as wedding gifts,” says Finn. “I love offering something that will become an instant family heirloom.” 400 Main St., Chatham, 508-348-0588; picnicfashion.com BC

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walk through the halls of SIHH—the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie luxury watch exhibition, held in January in Geneva—was an eye-opening experience. The “booths” were anything but. Inspired by their brands’ respective messages, these sprawling exhibit spaces offered a glimpse inside a mansion’s great room, a peek at the world of ocean life, and a mechanical wonder featuring life-size automatons holding watches under magnifiers and turning in place once every hour. While SIHH took luxury to new heights this year, there was another important message: Women reign supreme. More than ever before, the unveilings focused squarely on satisfying the demands of today’s discerning female clients.

“In the past, it seemed we perceived women as liking watches as fashion accessories,” says Christian Selmoni, artistic director of Vacheron —CHRISTIAN SELMONI Constantin. “But in reality, ladies recognize watches as fine objects of art and technology.

They appreciate them the same way that men do, and this is an important fact to respond to.”

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“The challenge we face as an industry is giving women the perfect blend of beauty and technology.”

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continued from page 90 “The challenge we face as an industry is giving women the perfect blend of beauty and technology,” Selmoni explains. “It is not good enough to put a mechanical movement inside a watch. We need to push to develop new looks for this new frontier.”

Vacheron Constantin has done precisely that. Of the 16 brands exhibiting at SIHH last year, it was the only one to display women’s watches exclusively, including artistic masterpieces with enamel dials and mechanical movements. This year the company continued that feminine focus, unveiling the Métiers d’Art Fabuleux Ornements collection, which

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celebrates the decorative arts. Exemplars of fine watchmaking, these timepieces feature open-worked calibers, as well as cases and dials showcasing the arts of guilloche, enamel, engraving, gem setting, and more. Each new watch in the series houses the brand’s ultraslim (1.64mm) Calibre 1003, consisting of a lacework of meticulously engraved wheel trains visible in the center of the watch dial and through the caseback. The series includes pieces bearing Indian, Ottoman, French, and Chinese-inspired motifs.

Other brands are focused on giving women beauty with a touch of brawn. Hence the house Roger Dubuis, which has been creating timepieces for women since its inception in 1995, unveiled its haute joaillerie Velvet Collection at SIHH, featuring watches with mechanical movements on the inside and gems on the outside. Similarly, this year Ralph Lauren will go beyond its beloved Stirrup collection of timepieces, releasing the new Ralph Lauren 867 line—named to honor the designer’s historic New York City flagship store at 867 Madison Avenue. These glamorous reinterpretations of Art Deco are crafted in gold and house the RL430 mechanical caliber.

Many other brands are also following suit in developing collections exclusively for the fairer sex. As affluent, independent women make more of their own purchases in the luxury watch field, their buying power is being felt around the world. For more watch features and expanded coverage, go to bostoncommon-magazine.com/watches. BC The new Ralph Lauren 867 Diamond timepiece ($160,000) in 18k white gold is equipped with the caliber RL430 mechanical manual winding movement. Ralph Lauren, 93 Newbury St., 617-424-1124; ralphlaurenwatches.com

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Golden Globe nominee and Boston native Taylor Schilling breaks out her prison coveralls for an even more suspenseful season of Orange is the New Black.

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h. My. God. Taylor Schilling had that same gutwrenching reaction to the final scene in Netflix’s breakout original series Orange is the New Black as all the rabid fans out there binge-watching the prison dramedy last season. Collective jaws dropped as Schilling’s formerly prissy character, Piper Chapman, completely—not to mention, violently—loses it. “It was pretty spectacular,” says the 29-year-old Massachusetts native by phone from her home in New York.

Netflix subscribers are hungering to see what the new season—available for streaming June 6—serves up next. It’s been a delicious feast so far, following along good-girl-gone-bad Piper, a WASPy Smith College grad who peddles artisanal soap and is engaged to an earnest young fellow. She gets sentenced to 15 months in prison for a crime she committed 10 years ago (that would be laundering money for her sexy older girlfriend, who was part of an international drug ring). “The thing that is so exciting to me about this show is the arc that they’ve given Piper,” Schilling says. “She’s dancing really fast, trying to be who she thinks the world thinks she should be, but now

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she’s forced to look at what’s really happening inside of her.” That dance has been a thrill to watch, as Schilling believably two-steps from a wide-eyed ingénue to a comehither seductress to a broken-down woman unleashing 13 episodes of rage on a born-again hillbilly.

Perhaps the reason that the show has never crumbled under over-thetop clichés is that Schilling really gets her character. “She makes a lot of sense to me. I always think there’s that negotiation between what you think you need to be for the outside world and what your own honest experience is,” Schilling says. “I certainly think I’m on that quest

myself; I relate to that. She has to figure out how to play by her own rules. That’s an interesting journey people go on whether or not they’re in prison. That’s kind of what life is about.”

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say, ‘My God, I can’t believe I pulled that one off,’” she says. “Now that I’m older I can see that as being a really valuable part of who I am.”

But she didn’t question it when she was growing up and splitting her time between her prosecutor father in West Roxbury and her MIT administrator mother in Wayland (her parents divorced when she was 15 years old).

“It was a nice experience,” she says—Friday night pasta dinners in the North End, jaunts through the Arnold Arboretum, eating eggs Benedict at Mel’s Commonwealth Café in Wayland with her mom, and hitting Red Sox games at Fenway Park with her dad.

The experience that would someday change her life happened when she was 12 years old, and cast in a middle-school production of Fiddler on the Roof. “I don’t even know why I did the play,” she says. “But I remember walking home from the audition and just thinking, Oh, that’s what I’m going to do. And I just knew it.” Not that she knew how to go about doing it. “I thought the closest thing I could do was go to a TV station and see what they do there.

I don’t know what I was thinking,” she says of the internship she took at WCVB’s Chronicle her senior year. “I loved it. It was awesome,” she recalls.

After graduating from Wayland High School in 2002, Schilling earned a degree in acting from Fordham University and then completed two years toward an MFA in acting at New York University before dropping out. “I had nothing lined up when I left school, I just knew that NYU wasn’t making sense to me anymore. I felt done,” she says. “And it was scary to leave, but it felt like following my gut, my intuition.”

It only took four months to be rewarded for following her instincts, when she landed the lead role in the NBC medical drama Mercy as the toughcookie nurse Veronica Flanagan Callahan. “It was baptism by fire —such a wild experience. It was the first television show I had ever been in, and I was number-one on the call sheet and in most of the scenes,” she says. “I did not know what I was doing at all. But I’ve always had this thing where I just do it, I don’t even think. It was the same part of me that decided to go to New York or drop out of school or become an actor.”

Mercy was canceled in 2010 after just one season, but Schilling quickly made the switch to films, including a role as Zac Efron’s love interest in the syrupy-sweet Nicholas Sparks rom-com The Lucky One. She also landed a role in Argo, as Ben Affleck’s wife. “He’s such a great guy,” she gushes. “But they had to cut my part almost completely. I was so bummed when that happened.”

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hat was 2012, and Schilling was a bit burned out, pining for a vacation. So she escaped up to her beloved grandmother’s house on an island in Maine, simply looking forward to decompressing over scallop dinners. But her agent was begging her to read the script for Orange is the New Black. Schilling was reluctant. “I really didn’t want to do television again,” she says, thinking back to the frantic, overwhelming shoot of Mercy. Still, she curled up on a hammock and paged through the script. “It was amazing,” she says. “I read it with my grandmother and I was like, This is really special. It was so cool to have my first experience with the script in Maine because I really, really love it there; it’s such a special place to me.”

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“Piper has to figure out how to

play by her own rules. That’s a journey people go on whether or not they’re in prison.”

Plenty of actresses might have run screaming from playing such a complicated character—variously called an “emotionally manipulative narcissist” and a “wide-eyed ice-princess uptight thing” by fellow orange-jumpsuited women on the show—but Schilling’s gut, once again, told her to go for it. “I was really blown away by Piper, how dynamic a character she was and how she had so many places to explore,” Schilling says. “She was driving her own story, and that feels so rare to me in the scripts I read.

Her function is not to flesh out a male protagonist’s emotional life.

She really was there because her own story was important, and that really meant a lot to me.”

And while mum’s the word on any plot direction for the upcoming season, Schilling promises we’ll get to peer even deeper into the prisoners’ former lives. “The thing that I love about this show is the idea that everybody is kind of a breath away from prison. None of us are angels, and looking back at my past I think, My God, I can’t believe I got away with that,” she says. “It’s like the what-if scenario gets played out every episode of the show. This season that happens a lot more clearly with a lot more of the characters, so we really get to see where people are coming from and why they’re there and what happened to them.”

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It’s like a dream come true.”

Schilling doesn’t know when filming will commence for the third season, but she does know that she’s hoping to get back as often as she can to New Bedford, where her father now lives. “I love going there; it’s such a cool place,” she says. In an interesting artimitating-life mash-up, her dad is currently working on the legal staff for the Department of Corrections, trying to redirect kids from prisons to various programs. “I’m in the Hollywood version of the prison system, and my dad really works with people who would be incarcerated,” she says. “He talks about how the show has brought more awareness to the population he works with, and more respect for those kids. He loves the show.” And so, of course, do we. BC

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ON SHELBY: Dress ($3,045) and belt ($990), Lanvin. Saks Fifth Avenue, The Shops at Prudential Center, 617-262-8500; saks.com. 18k yellow gold and rock crystal Caged earrings, Verdura ($8,000). Neiman Marcus, Copley Place, 617-536-3660; verdura.com. 18k yellow gold Celtic Dunes ring, H.Stern ($3,200). Saks Fifth Avenue, SEE ABOVE . Pumps, Aquazzura ($595). Intermix, 186 Newbury St., 617-236-5172; intermixonline.com ON ERIKA: Dress, Oscar de la Renta ($1,790). Saks Fifth Avenue, SEE ABOVE . 18k white gold Fulfillment round diamond earrings, Hearts on Fire (price on request). Lux Bond & Green, 416 Boylston St., 617-266-4747; heartsonfire.com. 18k white gold PerlĂŠe diamond motif ring, Van Cleef & Arpels ($15,250). vancleefarpels.com.

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Barneys New York, Copley Place, 617-385-3300; barneys.com. 18k rose gold bangle ($23,500) and 18k rose gold bracelet ($44,700), Pomellato. Saks Fifth Avenue, The Shops at Prudential Center, 617-262-8500; saks.com. Bag, Dolce & Gabbana ($2,895). Saks Fifth Avenue, SEE ABOVE

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THIS PAGE: Vest, Donna Karan New York ($1,495). Saks Fifth Avenue, The Shops at Prudential Center, 617-2628500; saks.com. 18k yellow gold Perlée diamond motif earrings ($14,500) and 18k yellow gold Perlée diamond motif ring ($14,850), Van Cleef & Arpels. vancleefarpels.com.

Bracelet, Vita Fede ($675).

Intermix, 186 Newbury St., 617-236-5172; intermixonline.com OPPOSITE PAGE: ON ERIKA: Jacket, Gucci ($4,500). The Shops at Prudential Center, 617-2473000; gucci.com. Tank, Donna Karan New York ($595). Saks Fifth Avenue, The Shops at Prudential Center, 617-2628500; saks.com. Trousers, Boss ($295). Copley Place, 617-2667492; hugoboss.com. Bag, Valextra ($3,990). Barneys New York, Copley Place, 617-385-3300; barneys.com ON SHELBY: Dress (worn as top), Donna Karan New York ($995).

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Skirt, Stella McCartney ($2,185). Saks Fifth Avenue, SEE ABOVE. 18k white gold Fleurette diamond earrings, Van Cleef & Arpels ($25,400). vancleefarpels.com. Star Classique lady automatic watch, Montblanc ($5,400).

Copley Place, 617-267-8700; montblanc.com

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Nordstrom, South Shore Plaza, Braintree, 781-519-7200; nordstrom.com OPPOSITE PAGE:

Jacket ($3,900) and pants ($1,250), Dior. Copley Place, 617-927-7577; dior.com. Shirt, Burberry London ($325).

2 Newbury St., 617-236-1000; burberry.com.

18k white gold Fulfillment round diamond earrings, Hearts on Fire (price on request).

Lux Bond & Green, 416 Boylston St., 617-2664747; heartsonfire.com. iPad case, Smythson ($635). Barneys New York, Copley Place, 617-385-3300; smythson.com

Set design by Sergio Esteves for utopianyc.com Makeup by Tracy Crystal of Next Artists using Chanel Makeup assistant: Shain Kish Hair by Julien Farel of Next Artists for Julien Farel Haircare Hair assistants: Mark Anthony and Amanda Troisi for Julien Farel Haircare Manicure by Myrdith Leon-McCormack using Dior Vernis at Factory Downtown Models: Erika P. and Shelby C. at New York Model Management

BEAUTÉ, ON ERIKA THROUGHOUT:

Vitalumière Aqua foundation in beige 10 ($45), Les Beiges Healthy Glow sheer color in No. 30 ($58), Rouge Allure Intense long-wear lip color in Passion ($35), Ombre Essentielle Soft Touch eye shadow in Lotus ($30), Écriture de Chanel Automatic liquid eyeliner ($34), Inimitable Intense mascara in Noir ($30), and Ombre Essentielle sculpting eyebrow pencil in Brun Naturel ($29), Chanel. 6 Newbury St., 617-859-0055; chanel.com. Hair treatment, Moroccanoil ($43). moroccanoil.com

BEAUTÉ, ON SHELBY THROUGHOUT:

Perfection Lumière foundation ($57), Les Beiges Healthy Glow sheer color in No. 60 ($58), Rouge Allure Intense long-wear lip color in Pirate ($35), Écriture de Chanel Automatic liquid eyeliner ($34), Joues Contraste powder blush in Emotion ($43), Inimitable Intense mascara in Noir ($30), and Ombre Essentielle sculpting eyebrow pencil in Brun Cendré ($29), Chanel.

6 Newbury St., 617-859-0055; chanel.com.

Luminous medium finish hairspray, Moroccanoil ($22). moroccanoil.com

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Boston’s most influential women—the lawyers, doctors, academics, politicians and restaurateurs—bond over risk taking, leadership, and the eternally fraught B-word: balance.

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Lisa Hughes, Moderator Anchor, WBZ-TV It’s always helpful when the moderator has met the participants of any given panel; in Hughes’ case, she has covered stories with all of our guests. In fact, she has reported on every major news story Boston has seen since she moved here in 2000. The Emmy Award–winning journalist coanchors the weekday 6 PM and 11 PM newscasts on WBZ-TV. Off the air, Hughes is involved with several charities, including First Literacy, Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, Perkins (a school for the blind), and Horizons for Homeless Children.

She is married with two children.

Kerry Healey, PhD President, Babson College From Harvard College to the State House to the Babson College president’s office, Dr. Kerry Healey’s legacy is to excel at whatever task lands on her radar. Now the first woman president of Babson College, she has also served as the 70th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts and was appointed by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as a founding member of the Executive Committee of the US State Department’s Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan. She led successful efforts to expand legal protection and services for victims of domestic violence and child abuse, increase penalties for drunken driving, and create recovery high schools to support education for formerly drug-addicted youth. She is married with two children.

Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH Executive Director of the Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital If Dr. Paula Johnson had a nickname, it really should be “first” or “founder.” She was the first African American full professor in the 100-year history of Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She founded the Center for Cardiovascular Disease in Women and launched the Gretchen S. and Edward A. Fish Center for Women’s Health. She is chief of the Division of Women’s Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Her most recent work focuses on the impact of US health-care reform on women; she is also developing an initiative to advance emerging leaders devoted to improving the health of women globally. She is married with two children.

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aking it” has always been a loaded phrase.

Is it the fancy title, a mega salary, or multiple board positions that scream success?

For women, it can be even more complicated: Does it mean breaking through the notorious glass ceiling, earning equal pay for equal work… or just finding good child care, for God’s sake? We assembled five of the city’s most accomplished, prominent women, and asked them to sit in bright red chairs to share, reflect, advise, laugh—and just talk. We asked WBZ-TV’s Lisa Hughes to guide the discussion, invited an intimate crowd to listen (including several FBI agents who could not be photographed), and videotaped the one-hour event at Harvard University’s Oberon Theater in Harvard Square. While the discussion ranged from empowering younger women to handling conflict in the workplace, one common theme shone through: “Making it,” for these women, means going forth with the right finesse and fortitude to make big things happen.

Lisa Hughes: What is your personal definition of power? Barbara, I’ll start with you.

Barbara Lynch: Power is sharing knowledge. Knowledge is key, and so is learning to delegate. When I was younger I was louder, but when you’re mentoring and sharing knowledge, that’s power. Feeling good and being secure about yourself is power.

Paula Johnson: When I think about power, I also think about leadership—the two are so inextricably linked. Then I think about leaders and the importance of having vision, being able to motivate others and pursue that vision, and having the ability—the power—to influence people, populations, and to leave that legacy behind.

LH: Are the notions of leadership different for men and women?

Carmen Ortiz: I think the most difficult thing to navigate has been what people expect from you, what people perceive your abilities to be, what you are capable of based on, to some degree, stereotypes and definitions about being a woman. I believe I’ve done a good job in my office of inspiring and motivating people; basically, bringing out the best they have to offer. To be a good leader, whether you are a woman or a man, you need to be able to make decisions, be a good listener, be able to compromise. It is not always your way or the highway. That’s critically important in a good leader; compromising, in many ways, can take you very, very far, as opposed to compromise being a sign of weakness. Some people are afraid

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“YOU HAVE TO TAKE A RISK. YOU WON’T HAVE A LIFE UNLESS YOU TAKE THAT RISK. THAT’S WHEN YOU FIND THE PATH YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE ON.” —BARBARA LYNCH

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TOP: Carmen Ortiz answers a question from the audience.

LEFT: Photographer Mitch Weiss directs. BELOW: Carmen Ortiz, Kerry Healey, and Lucia Ziobro.

to compromise and think they have to be very dictatorial because they see that as a sign of strength. I see it as quite the opposite.

LH: Lucia, you made a leap from being a corporate lawyer to an agent for the FBI; and Kerry, you went from politics to education.

What gave you both the confidence to say, “I’m going to be fine”?

Kerry Healey: I looked at the culture of Babson College, and it was an entrepreneur institution. It was a place that embraced change and wanted to help change society for the better by empowering people. One of the reasons I went into government was to find ways to create positive change and to empower people. When you think about economic empowerment, that’s especially important to women, right? This is what frees women up from difficult situations, and it’s what allows them to provide for themselves and their families. I saw enough commonality between the two things that I could make that leap. I wasn’t concerned.

LH: Was that true for you as well, Lucia, knowing that you were essentially going from one area of law to another, but that something would be different? More adrenaline, perhaps?

Lucia Ziobro: At the US Attorney’s office, I was exposed to DEA agents, FBI agents, IRS agents, and they were real people. They encouraged me.

LH: How important is that notion of risk in what you’re doing?

BL: You have to take a risk. You won’t have a life unless you take that risk. Jumping off the cliff… I don’t know, opening eight restaurants was crazy. I was self-taught. Writing a menu in French—it was all crazy. It still is crazy. But when you take that risk, that’s when you find the path you’re suppose to be on.

It just grows from there.

PJ: I agree with Barbara. In medicine, women’s health is a relatively new field, so it involves developing something quite new and entrepreneurial in a very traditional environment. How to navigate that, how to build [something new] yet respect and honor the current culture, how to truly break through those barriers—that was a risk, but one that that has paid off tremendously. The science speaks for itself.

The impact speaks for itself.

CO: I totally agree that it’s important to take that risk. What I have seen and experienced is that women hold themselves back; we don’t

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Barbara Lynch Founder and CEO, Barbara Lynch Gruppo For a chef, it doesn’t get much better than winning the James Beard Award and Grand Chef status from Relais & Châteaux. It’s even sweeter when that chef created her fiverestaurant empire from scratch. Lynch is a legend in these parts—a modern-day female version of Horatio Alger, who grew up in the housing projects of South Boston, scored a random cooking job at a local rectory at the age of 13, and dreamed of becoming a famous chef one day. She did it, and now owns one of the most diverse, creative five-star restaurant groups in the country.

She also founded the Barbara Lynch Foundation, dedicated to helping Boston’s communities create healthy and inspired futures for its youth. She is married with one child.

Carmen M. Ortiz United States Attorney, District of Massachusetts President Barack Obama nominated Carmen Ortiz as the United States Attorney for the district of Massachusetts. She was the first Hispanic and first woman to represent Massachusetts as US attorney, a role in which she manages more than 120 attorneys in Boston, Worcester, and Springfield. She has overseen the criminal prosecution on arguably this state’s most important cases—James “Whitey” Bulger, and most recently, the Boston Marathon bombings—as well as leading some of the largest civil settlements in US history. She is married with two daughters.

Lucia M. Ziobro Assistant Special Agent in Charge, FBI Boston You know you are a leader when your office shows up to support you at a panel discussion (they hid in the back rows to avoid being photographed), but that is just the tip of the FBI iceberg for Lucia Ziobro. A former corporate lawyer, she has investigated the terrorist attacks of September 11, the attempted bombing of Times Square, the Russian spy network, numerous economic espionage and counterproliferation cases, and the Boston Marathon bombings. Ziobro is married with two children.

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“WITH THE FBI, THE PUBLIC SEEKS STRENGTH IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS. THERE IS NOT A LOT OF ROOM FOR BEING NERVOUS, FOR CRYING, FOR EMOTION.” —LUCIA ZIOBRO take risks, we second-guess ourselves. Before I applied for this position [as US Attorney], I hesitated to even apply and then finally decided to go for it, because what do I have to lose? Even if you don’t get what you’re aiming for, you learn a lot just by going through the process.

KH: I have to pile on here because risk taking is absolutely critical to success and to learning. At Babson they try to teach young entrepreneurs how to take rational risks as a root to success, and also to embrace failure and to learn from failure.

LH: But isn’t it true—especially in fields that are traditionally dominated by men—that there’s a sense that if we fail, it will validate an argument that women weren’t cut for this?

PJ: You’ll validate that argument if you don’t go back and try again.

BL: Is there somewhat of an increased risk for women? The answer is yes, because sexism still exists in our country and in our fields. But we have to figure out where our communities are, figure out our support systems, understand the culture, and understand how to navigate the culture.

LH: Are there certain aspects of your job in which you have to assimilate into a culture that is less expressive, less emotional, or— for a lack of a better word—more manly?

LZ: With the FBI, the public seeks strength in the midst of chaos and criminal activity, so you have to be strong. You have to be strong in order to meet the demands of your job, conduct the investigations, and catch the criminals. There is not a lot of room for being nervous, for crying, for emotion, because you owe it to the public to seek justice and find the criminals that are out there. But there are areas where you can show emotion—having just gone through the Boston Marathon bombings, I’ve seen pictures of the victims.

You’re not human if you don’t show emotion there. It brought tears to my eyes. But when it comes to human interaction, that’s what makes us good at our job. It’s human empathy.

LH: How do you handle confrontations?

CO: I look at it in terms of trying to figure out what the source of the confrontation is, what is at the heart of the issue; then I address it head-on. I don’t try to avoid it. I don’t try to sugarcoat it. I don’t try to let time pass and hope that it’s going to get better. I’m honest and direct, but you also want to work with the person to find the solution.

LZ: Empathy comes into play again. It softens things a little bit. It engages the other person. Coming up with a common solution, a common goal, as everybody said, is a sign of a good leader.

CO: It’s in the delivery. It’s in the tone. It’s in the manner, the body language. But it’s really important to be nice. People want to be around positive, nice, welcoming, embracing individuals. I think it is critically important that women support women and encourage women, and really help to build each other up.

LH: If you’re trying to empower young women in your field, what advice do you give?

KH: Just make the leap. Just do it.

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FROM TOP: Audience guests included Linda Henry, Catheline van den Branden, and Deb Sinay; Lisa Hughes moderated the discussion; Barbara Lynch in the spotlight at the one-hour live event in Harvard Square.

LZ: Do the best job you can right now, and everything else will follow. People will identify you and your skills. They are going to recruit you up. Man or woman, it doesn’t matter—it’s good advice across the board.

CO: What I would have told myself, and what I tell young women now, is don’t let life’s hardships and setbacks stop you. I wish someone had told me that I was going to encounter some very difficult life situations, but it was going to be OK—I was going to overcome them. There were going to be all these other sources for happiness and success that would allow me to really make an impact.

BL: Just being grateful—for the mistakes, the bumps, the boyfriends, right? Just be grateful for that, and then you move on. I also think it’s important for your children to see you working as a woman.

LZ: Savor the moments [with your children]. I had to move three times to get to where I am right now in the FBI, and you really feel that as a working mother.

KH: The most rewarding years were when my kids were teenagers. They were confronting all of those critical choices about who they are going to be and what their values are. Being there for them during those years—I actually think it’s more important than being there in the early years.

LH: What is next for you?

BL: My mission is fighting obesity and promoting health with food… The production of natural, better food. It’s grocery shopping, packing your kids’ lunches—working with everybody in terms of food and science. That’s my next 20 years.

LZ: I still have a lot of work to do with the FBI. The next step would be to move back to Washington.

PJ: In my field, the health of women will drive the world, quite frankly. It’s a powerful mission, and one that drives me wherever I go next.

CO: I don’t know. I know I can say I’m not running for office. I really want to work with young women, in terms of teenage pregnancy and in terms of focusing more on education.

KH: If I can have a legacy, it will be spreading this knowledge of entrepreneurship globally and making sure that it’s used to lift people out of poverty. That’s really what I’m focused on. To watch our video of the panel discussion, visit bostoncommon-magazine.com. BC

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Haute Property NEWS, STARS, AND TRENDS IN REAL ESTATE

Eleven West weaves seamlessly into its transit-oriented, mixeduse neighborhood.

A City on the Move THREE LUXURY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITH TIMESAVING AMENITIES OPEN IN BOSTON’S BURGEONING NEIGHBORHOODS. BY JESSICA LANIEWSKI

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kensingtonboston.com), a new 27-floor, 381-unit luxury building, that means a location just steps away from public transportation, a short-term rental car facility on the premises, and bike storage—all perfect for residents who don’t want the hassle (or carbon footprint) of owning a car. “Our renters are environmentally conscious and appreciate the greenness of the building,” says Charlotte Lewis, vice president of marketing for the Kensington Investment Company, owner of the LEED gold-certified building. A concierge staff helps with life’s little details, and residents who want recreation don’t have to leave the property, which features an outdoor pool and deck (a rarity in Boston’s historic neighborhoods), a billiards room, a 3,600-square-foot gym, and Club Kensington, a lounge where residents can read and relax. “We are committed to offering a community feeling continued on page 116

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uxury apartment buildings with amenities that you would normally have to leave the property to enjoy are on the rise in Boston, as overscheduled city dwellers seek ways to streamline their days and free up more personal time. Real estate broker and advisor Maggie Gold Seelig, who works exclusively with luxury buyers, reports that many of her clients looking to move from the suburbs into the city want the amenities that full-service buildings offer. “Today’s high-end downtown buyer is generally looking for the ease that comes with downtown living,” says Seelig.

“They don’t want to be lugging out their trash to the back alley twice a week and shoveling out their car from its parking spot. They want the convenience of having amenities at their doorstep.”

For residents at The Kensington (665 Washington St., 617-574-8733;

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continued from page 115 and the amenities of a five-star hotel in the heart of the city,” says Lewis. Seelig observes that many of The Kensington’s amenities are “appealing to a younger clientele. They will attract residents who are busy in other areas of life and want their building to be an extension of their apartment.”

Nearby, the first residential building in the burgeoning Fort Point neighborhood, 315 on A (315 A St., 855-284-7758; 315ona.com), also takes a forward-looking approach to saving time and resources. “315 on A is proof that ‘20-minute living’—having a place where you can meet all of your daily needs within 20 minutes—will change your quality of life,” says Kelly Saito, president of Gerding Edlen, the 202-unit building’s developer. “It offers you the opportunity to live in a sustainable apartment and lower your carbon footprint without sacrificing cuttingedge amenities.” These include green cleaning supplies for residents at no cost and 61 bicycle parking spots. The $100 million project features other environmentally friendly measures, such as intuitive Nest thermostats, which get to know a resident’s schedule and can be accessed remotely through a smartphone. As the building

works toward LEED gold certification, its efforts will save enough energy each year to power 126 homes, take 38 cars off the road, and conserve approximately 3.8 million gallons of water. “We are seeing an increase in new green developments offering residents numerous amenities under the same roof,” says Gail Lockberg, owner-broker of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Town and Country Real Estate. “What differentiates these spaces is the way that developers are paying attention to the needs of their clients to help them get the most out of where they live.” The buzz surrounding 315 on A and its efficient lifestyle has propelled Gerding Edlen and Normandy Real Estate Partners to announce the development of Troy Boston, a similar building in the South End where residents will have access to an on-site yoga studio, a dog run with grooming facilities, and a pool deck with cabanas.

In neighboring South Boston, the new residential building Eleven West (11 West Broadway, 617-482-9200; 11westbroadway.com) allows young professionals to rent in an amenityfocused building in a revitalized area of the city.

“We designed Eleven West to fit perfectly into this mixed-use, transit-oriented area,” says Ron Simons, owner of Bodwell Pines Corporation and developer of Eleven West. The building, which has 50 one- and two-bedroom units, features the same amenities that far larger residential buildings have, allowing each resident more opportunity to use the fitness room, roof terrace, and on-site Zipcars. Situated near the Broadway T Station, Eleven West has 8,000 square feet of retail space on the first floor, which also houses the new Stephi’s in Southie and the first Starbucks in South Boston. For the building’s busy residents, the transit-friendly, mixed-use space allows them to move quickly from home to work, while fitting in a few errands on the way. Simons’s approach with Eleven West is similar to what The Kensington and 315 on A are trying to achieve by seamlessly weaving the building’s culture into the neighborhood. “With these buildings your apartment is now just a piece of what you really own,” says Seelig. “The experience of living in a building like these is much broader than the footprint of your apartment.” BC The solarium (LEFT) and the swimming pool (ABOVE) at The Kensington allow residents to stay on the premises while enjoying recreation activities.

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at hand,” she says. “Lounge seating in open areas fosters collaboration, and I incorporate color into the workplace.” Goodell and McMahon have also noticed that businesses are experimenting with color and graphics; for instance, some are opting to signify spaces within an office by using different textures and materials.

How have these changes in corporate offices affected the design of home offices? Swartz is seeing a rise in his-and-hers home offices done in bright colors that set them apart from the rest of the home. “Most of my clients want a dedicated home office or two,” says Swartz. “A home office can indulge the client’s personality—for instance, by displaying golf trophies and family treasures, or using wonderful furniture, fabrics, carpets, and accessories.”

Color in the home office also resonates with interior designer Ana Donohue (31 Harvard St., Melrose, 617-331-2663; anadonohueinteriors.com). “I am having more clients ask for fun, lighthearted, and funky designs with lots of color and personality,” she says. “No one wants a standard office. Women are spending much more time in their home offices than they first expected, so now they are more important than ever.” BC

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ut: sky-high cubicle walls, sterile shag carpeting, and pea-green color schemes. In: glass walls, lounge seating, and home sweet home. The Society for Human Resource Management’s annual survey showed that an unprecedented number of companies are offering telecommuting as a benefit. Some 30 percent of all Americans now work remotely. And if workers are office-bound, their companies are calling for bright, open, and multifunctional spaces. We spoke with four female interior designers who are creating environments that combine work and pleasure.

“There has been a huge shift in office space in that it isn’t just where you go to work, but a place to engage and connect with people,” says Lois Goodell, principal at CBT (110 Canal St., 617262-4354; cbtarchitects.com). “Work spaces are a lot less rigid and less focused on just one activity. Whereas the office had previously been designed for hierarchy in an organization, there are now spaces where you can come together and benefit from all skill sets.” Goodell’s col- CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: A kitchen at league Kathy McMahon, associate principal at communal Analysis Group; a bright CBT, sees this as an interesting shift because the home office on Newbury glass walls foster hierarchical workplace has traditionally been a Street; transparency. man’s world. “There are a number of things that women historically do well that are showing up more in the office, such as an easier way of multitasking. Employees are more visible, and there is a focus on wellness.”

One of CBT’s recently completed office projects has a female CEO who wanted private offices to have glass fronts so that employees can be transparent, literally and figuratively. The firm also has a sizable café for company events, a training facility for analysts, and informal meeting zones. At The Bridgespan Group in Boston, Goodell went in the opposite direction and designed a space with no assigned seating. Employees pick where they work for the day, and while there are additional glass-fronted offices for conference calls, the communal space allows for the open flow of ideas. Designers are realizing that as people go through their day, they are inspired by different spaces or may need to change from a “quiet car” area to being plugged in alongside colleagues for a collaborative project.

Boston-based interior designer Elizabeth Swartz (11 Elkins St., 617-4210800; elizabethswartzinteriors.com) is also seeing corporate clients that want office spaces to support a sense of well-being. “Offices can be designed to be aesthetically pleasing, efficient, and a source of motivation for the task

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But I was wrong, dead wrong. After falling off the high-end radar for the better part of a decade, Lincoln has clawed its way back to the top. Exhibit A: the 2014 MKZ Hybrid. From the curb, the luxury sedan has all the sleek lines of an Audi A4 but with more attitude. Its chrome grill grins mischievously. Its sunroof stretches the full length of the cabin. The windows wink, as if asking: So what do you have in mind, big fella?

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There is no stick to shift, just buttons to press. Practically everything can be done through voice command. The MKZ and I chat about my favorite bands, who won the Sox game last night, if I should pack an umbrella for dinner. Not since Knight Rider has a car been so well spoken.

The final stroke of seduction, however, comes from a button over the dash: automatic parallel parking. For all my city driving, I’m a pathetic sight when it comes to tucking into a spot on Commonwealth Avenue. I shudder to think of the gas I’ve burned doing laps in search of double-wide spots for my 10-point maneuvers. Now with the push of a bottom, my parking anxiety is gone. The MKZ tells me to take my hands off the wheel as she deftly threads a parking spot with inches to spare. The future is here.

So watch out, luxury car world—as we speak, fleets of Lincoln MKZs are rolling off lots like ninjas in the night, stealing your parking spots, and reclaiming the brand’s rightful place at the top. I, for one, never doubted it for a second. lincoln.com BC

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Raw Ambition BOSTON’S LATEST BURGEONING NEIGHBORHOOD HOSTS A NEW SEAFOOD BAR, ROW 34.

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t’s hard enough to have one hit restaurant, but two? Could you draw the same crowds looking for refined cocktails, an eclectic beer list, and inventive seafood dishes? It seems as though the team behind Kenmore Square hot spot Island Creek Oyster Bar has mastered the magic formula. Build a second restaurant—the oyster bar Row 34—and diners will come.

Since opening this past winter in Fort Point for lunch and dinner, Row 34 has been a hard-to-get reservation, with after-work crowds filling the dining room and bar late into the evening. The restaurant’s name stems from oysters grown in the 34th row of racks on the Duxbury Bay floor, imparting a nutty flavor to the bivalves. Row 34 has distinguished itself from its sister restaurant with an industrial interior design by New York firm Bentel &

Bentel, while maintaining the tradition of delicious food and drink. The beer menu, assembled by Megan Parker-Gray, offers 24 draft options that delight and challenge the palate, from the Perle ai Porci Oyster Stout to the unique smoked Abraxxxas peated beer. In addition to a menu of oysters, the ceviche and crudo offerings make a great start to the meal (the tuna crudo with black garlic [PICTURED] is particularly outstanding). For an entrée, try the homemade bucatini with garlic breadcrumbs and clams, or the tender pan-roasted monkfish with spinach purée. Even the vegetable sides, like Brussels sprouts with orange or buttery roasted cauliflower with pecorino, are special. Save room for the already legendary butterscotch pudding; it’s even better than rumored. 383 Congress St., 617-553-5900; row34.com BC

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Bar manager Seth Freidus looked no further than American heartland history for the story behind the River Run, a cocktail named after Johnny Appleseed’s time preaching along the Ohio River in the 1800s and planting apples. Bonded applejack makes the base for this savory, earthy cocktail along with dry oloroso sherry, Alden & Harlow bitters, Demerara, and lemon juice.

40 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-864-2100; aldenharlow.com

It’s never been hard to lure cocktail enthusiasts into this island restaurant, but now the bar will be even more popular thanks to mixologist Matt McGarry’s Catcher in the Rye cocktail, made with Willett rye, Barolo Chinato, Aperol, Carpano Antica Formula, and orange bitters. It’s meant to be a sipping cocktail, but the pace is up to you.

1 Straight Wharf, Nantucket, 508-228-9278; crunantucket.com

The Blue Room

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This Kendall Square restaurant’s cocktail menu is stocked with aperitif wines and sherries that whisper of warm-weather tipples, and the Bianca (Castafiore) packs a ka-pow with Bully Boy white whiskey, St-Germain, Pamplemousse Rose, and Peychaud’s bitters.

1 Kendall Square, Cambridge, 617-494-9034; theblueroom.net

Take a trip to the West Coast with the Cypress, a mix between a daiquiri and a tiki drink, made with Bacardi eight-year rum, maple syrup, lime and grapefruit juices, honey syrup, and Peychaud’s bitters. The cocktail takes its name from the Lone Cypress, a storied cliffside tree on the coast of Monterey, California, that has inspired countless photos.

528 Commonwealth Ave., 617-532-9100; easternstandard boston.com

M.C. Spiedo Turn back time with the 14thCentury Manhattan, made with Angels Envy bourbon, housemade M.C. Husk cherry bitters, Capano Antico, and Lazzaroni Amaretto. The bitters are made by fermenting husk cherries in rye for two weeks, a process that goes hand in hand with the restaurant’s Italian Renaissance vibe and rustic cuisine.

Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, 606 Congress St., 617-4765606; mcspiedoboston.com

The Cape has its share of fine watering holes, but this French bakery-turnedbistro stands apart. Stop by before your flight to Nantucket for bar manager Iryna Savchyn’s The End, an homage to spring made with mint bitters, Bombay dry gin, green Chartreuse, Luxardo maraschino liqueur, fresh mint, and lime.

15 Hinckley Rd., Hyannis, 508-7788588; paindavignon.com

Ribelle

Never afraid to toss bitters into his cocktails, mixologist Ted Kilpatrick created the Diversionary Dam in honor of two regular patrons who orchestrated a barstool lockdown to protect him from the crowds of patrons on the

The cocktail menu at this new Brookline restaurant matches the cuisine in inventiveness. Bar manager Sean Woods has concocted the Fortune and Glory with a dash of Fee Bros. whiskey-barrel-aged bitters, lemon juice, Nux Alpina walnut liqueur, crème de cacao, house-made cherry bark gin, and Daron Calvados.

1665 Beacon St., Brookline, 617-2322322; ribellebkline.com

Alden & Harlow’s Seth Freidus on making his own potent bitters.

How do bitters elevate a cocktail? They add depth of flavor, complexity, texture, and body.

What makes a successful cocktail? It must be balanced in its flavors, and it should pique the palate to make you want another.

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The River Run cocktail, spiked with house-made bitters and applejack.

first night of Restaurant Week. The cocktail will keep you fortified with Chartreuse, Angostura bitters, lime juice, and Kübler absinthe.

9 Park St., 617-742-9991; no9park.com

What goes into Alden & Harlow’s house-made bitters?

They’re vermouth-based. We infuse our own blend of herbs, spices, roots, and barks into the wine and Madeira mixture at a boil.

Wink & Nod Don’t be fooled by the Prohibition-era vibe at Boston’s newest speakeasy: It’s a snap to get a stiff drink at this spacious bar. Start with a signature cocktail like La Pistola, made with Montelobos mezcal, Montenegro amaro, Luxardo maraschino liqueur, Punt e Mes, coffee bitters, and a grapefruit twist.

3 Appleton St., 617-482-0117; winkandnod.com BC

PHOTOGRAPHY BY KRISTIN TEIG (FREIDUS)

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Mother Lode CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY WITH GIFTS THAT SHE WILL ENJOY LONG AFTER MAY 11. BY JESSICA LANIEWSKI

Barneys New York For the mom who burns the candle at both ends, the elegant Fornasetti Flora large scented candle ($495) sets the tone for a post-homework evening. Made in Milan, the three-wick candle burns for 200 hours and can scent an entire room. The floral and portrait sketching on the porcelain candleholder will make it a memento to save.

Copley Place, 617-385-3300; barneys.com

Be Styled Save mom from a bad hair day with a blowout package from Be Styled that will double as some “me” time.

The lounges’ serene white-andblue interiors and flat-screen TVs make it easy to kick back, relax, and watch non-kid shows. The Lots of Style package (12 sessions for $350) includes a wash, blowout, and style each time.

49 Boylston St., Ste. 4920, Chestnut Hill, 617-734-4000; 67 Central St., Wellesley, 781-992-5500; bestyled.com

Covet + Lou Mother of two Tina Burgos is the genius behind this Boston-based website, where she curates the unique apparel and accessories that brought attention to her former

boutique, Stel’s. Burgos is known for her eagle eye and her selection of unusual items, such as stacking rings by Gabriela Artigas (the elegant edging is a great detail) and the Iosselliani fringe bib necklace. covetandlou.com

December Thieves iBride’s funky trays made from high-pressure laminate can be used as wall art or attentiongrabbing serving pieces. The original designs—like a rabbit dressed in Elizabethan garb—will have guests doing a double take.

The cutout edging makes these trays a groovy departure from the standard mirrored or silver ones.

524 Harrison Ave., 617-375-7879; decemberthieves.com

Forty Winks Let mom feel sassy while she sleeps in the Gisele short pajama set by Eberjey ($102) from this fabulous Harvard Square boutique. The soft material and decorative piping give the set a subtle menswear feel while still being feminine.

56 JFK St., Cambridge, 617-4929100; shopfortywinks.com

Fresh Transform your special lady’s bathroom into a spa by stocking it with elegant Fresh products. The Porcelain vases by Jonathan Adler make whimsical Mother’s Day gifts.

born-in-Boston brand never disappoints with its dazzling packaging; opt for one of the newest soaps, the fresh Cucumber Baie Oval Soap ($15) in a turquoise green wrapper, for a flash of color and a refreshing scent.

121 Newbury St., 617-421-1212; fresh.com

Jonathan Adler Don’t be a square—instead of a standard clear vase, gift mom with the fanciful I-Scream vase ($68) from this quirky designer. A delicate sculpted-porcelain hand with a ruffled sleeve holds aloft an ice cream cone, a clever place to arrange a beautiful bunch of flowers. Pair the vase with a luscious bouquet from nearby Winston’s Flowers.

129 Newbury St., 617-437-0018; jonathanadler.com

Neiman Marcus It’s hard not to smile at Judith Leiber Couture’s playful but regal clutches, which mirror works of art with their attention to detail.

Studded with Austrian crystals, the multicolored butterfly minaudière ($5,995) is the perfect two-in-one gift—as an artwork in its own right and as an accessory for one of Boston’s formal galas this spring.

Copley Place, 617-536-3660; neimanmarcus.com

OUTSIDE THE BOX Covet + Lou’s Tina Burgos on the most priceless gift.

What’s the most thoughtful gift you’ve received? After my twin girls were born, my husband had necklaces of their initials made for me. I wear them almost every day.

Who is the Covet + Lou woman? In her wardrobe and décor, this woman knows how to fit pieces into her personal aesthetic.

Why is great clothing important? When a woman puts on something that makes her feel good about herself, it increases her confidence.

Saks Fifth Avenue All hail Alexander McQueen with the bejeweled brass-knuckle leather clutch ($1,995). The eye-catching floral design is set off by the signature bad-girl knuckle clasp, this time covered in rhinestones. It’s a perfect gift for mom’s night out with friends.

The Shops at Prudential Center, 617-262-8500; saks.com BC

Stacking rings by Gabriela Artigas, available at Covet + Lou.

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Olympians and celebrities flock to Barry’s Bootcamp for its challenging workouts.

Spring Training DITCH THE GYM ROUTINE AND REVAMP YOUR FITNESS REGIMEN WITH THESE OUTDOOR AND INDOOR PROGRAMS. BY KARA KEARNS

Barry’s Bootcamp Olympic athletes as well as celebrities Kim Kardashian and Katie Holmes credit the highenergy workout at Barry’s Bootcamp with helping them maintain their figure. Each class at its new Boston studio includes 30 minutes of treadmill cardio work and 30 minutes of strength training using free weights, resistance bands, and medicine balls. Clients can expect to burn up to a whopping 1,000 calories per session.

30 Chauncy St., 857-350-4019; barrysbootcamp.com

Beantown Bootcamp Every morning, rain or shine, fitness enthusiasts can be seen sprinting up staircases in downtown Boston in Beantown Bootcamp’s agility training sessions. The outdoor program is lead by owner and eight-time Boston marathoner John Wayman, who helped inspire the design of the New Balance 871 cross-training sneaker in 2010. He encourages participants to set an attainable goal and works closely with them to achieve it.

90 Canal St., 617-259-6955; beantownbootcamp.com

Boston Sports Clubs Shed stubborn winter weight with Boston Sports Clubs’ new UXF Training Circuits. The classes combine plyometrics, core work, and strength training to burn calories and build muscle just in time for shorts season. Professional trainers work with clients on a

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variety of specialized equipment, such as suspension bands, agility ladders, and battle ropes, in order to maximize fitness training.

800 Boylston St., 617-262-2050; 560 Harrison Ave., 617-4821266; mysportsclubs.com

The Clubs at Charles River Park From May to October, this community center offers an outdoor fitness boot camp that provides a scenic backdrop for a challenging workout. The program uses intervals such as cardio drills, partner relays, circuits, and tabata training to keep program participants active and toned. Classes run on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 6:30 AM. 10 Whittier Place, 617-726-2900; clubsatcrp.com

CorePower Yoga Nationally renowned CorePower Yoga recently opened the doors of its first Boston location, the Fresh Pond Studio. The Cambridge retreat boasts a full retail boutique and four spacious rooms where yogis can meet for a variety of classes, including Power Vinyasa, Hot Yoga, Hot Power Fusion, and our favorite, Yoga Sculpt.

170R Alewife Brook Pkwy., Cambridge, 617-945-2754; corepoweryoga.com

Exhale This year, Exhale has expanded its programming to include the new Core Fusion Barre+Cardio.

The body-transforming regimen alternates high-intensity cardio and interval training with toning barre work to focus on problem areas such as thighs, buttocks, and abs. The experts at Exhale refer to the program as a “calorie-torching, body-tightening workout,” which sounds painful but ensures that your physique is beach-ready.

45 Province St., 617-532-7000; 28 Arlington St., 617-532-7000; 2 Battery Wharf, 617-603-3100; exhalespa.com

BOOTING UP Beantown Bootcamp’s John Wayman makes every workout count.

Flywheel Put a spin in your weekend with Club Fly spinning classes. The program, held at the new Flywheel Boston location, hosts three classes per afternoon on the last Friday of each month. The cycle ride is accompanied by upbeat, motivational dance tracks and themes (boy bands or disco, for instance) and ends with light weight lifting done while moderately pedaling.

800 Boylston St., 617-300-0388; flywheelsports.com

Z Spot Each summer, the city of Boston teams up with this Zumba studio to provide free outdoor classes all around town (previous locations include Government Center and Faneuil Hall). Lena Andrade, owner and director of the South End studio Z Spot, says that she enjoys watching the progress of her students and their growing camaraderie with instructors.

121 East Berkeley St., 617-3387768; thezspotboston.com BC

What makes Boston a great city for outdoor workouts?

We have everything we need within a mile radius of our gym, such as parks, playgrounds, hills, and stairs.

How do you help people stick to their fitness goals?

We stay on them with phone calls and e-mails when they don’t show up.

If you had just 20 minutes to exercise, what would you do?

Take three exercises, such as jumping jacks, body-weight squats, and push-ups.

Perform each for 25 seconds with a 10 second rest. Do three cycles with increasing intensity.

Beantown Bootcamp takes it outside.

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P arting Shot Wean In FORGET THE WORKPLACE—THE BOSTON PARENTING WORLD NEEDS SOME SERIOUS SELF-HELP.

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Have you noticed how many ’ologists live there? Oncologists, cardiologists, nephrologists? It’s a great place to get sick. Then there are the Stoneham Moms. In this town, you are a cop, a fireman, or a teacher, and you’d better marry each other or you’ll get yelled at. Little-league play-off games require police detail. They are a loud bunch. (My mom was one, so I know firsthand.)

If Wellesley, Newton, and Stoneham moms were in the sandbox together, there would be a lot of judging going on. The Newton mom would be telling the Stoneham mom her kid will never get into Harvard since he’s 3 and still drinking from a sippy cup. The Stoneham mom will yell at her so forcefully that it will cause a sudden gust to mess up the Wellesley mom’s blown-out coif.

But if they practiced the Scriptures of Sheryl, which they all preach when they’re at work, it would never have escalated like this. Instead of competing with each other, they’d simply focus on the goals they’d set for themselves and their children—then work together to make them happen.

They’d hold hands and say, “We must stop striving for perfection. We must trade in anger for love.” And they might even mean it.

Some women find Sandberg so inspiring they want her to be president of the United States. I’ll settle for president of the playground. Wean in, mamas. BC

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t’s Mother’s Day on May 11 and I, for one, wish Sheryl Sandberg could “lean in” about that. I want her to weigh in on what it means to be a modern mother, which on a good day means having it all and on a bad day means screwing it all up.

Surely you have heard of Sandberg—she’s the Harvard Business School guru and Facebook honcho who has inspired women to climb the corporate ladder with aplomb, teaching us how to embrace risk, negotiate effectively, and communicate authentically.

How’s this for communicating authentically? I think some moms out there stink more than a dirty diaper. I think the parenting playground is more toxic than any highfalutin’ boardroom. It may be a jungle out there, but the jungle gym is way more dangerous. When their little puddings aren’t looking, moms are taking aim—at each other!

First, there are the neighborhood factions. Here’s a random sampler: Swellesley Wellesley lives up to its name—the moms are a breed all to themselves. I should know. I am one. You can’t go to Roche Bros. without your hair blown out, wearing Lululemon and maybe your daughter’s Hunter wellies. The Newton Moms, just next door, start plotting and scheming to get their kids into Harvard or Yale from the day the little geniuses are born.

If you’re a Newton mom, you really ought to be married to a doctor to fit in.

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