Admission is free!

We'll be encouraging donations of all sizes at the event.
Childcare available on-site.

Join hundreds of your fellow ACE supporters as we celebrate our 15th anniversary, raise funds and present environmental justice awards to:

• Brockton/West Bridgewater Residents Against The Power Plant
• Michelle McGruder, T Riders Union member
• Ian Phillips, Roux Associates, Inc.

Please RSVP by Friday, May 15 and include childcare needs.

To RSVP / for more info, email Holly or call (617) 442-3343 x231.

Organizations and businesses are encouraged to show their support by sponsoring the event. Download a sponsorship form!

For more information, see:

• Jammin' 2009 Host Committee
• Event schedule
• Our Dinner Menu, catered by local chef Darnell Adams of Eat in Style
• Our band, Love in Stockholm
• Silent auction items
• Directions
• Parking

Jammin' 2009 Host Committee

Neenah Estrella-Luna & Marcos Luna
Daniel Goodenough
Jamie Hoyte
Joy Lucas & Andy Schulert
Robert Madden
Bill Parker & Susanne Beck
Sandra Ryeom
Cathleen Douglas Stone
Danah Tench
Michele Washburn
Bruce Wickersham

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Event schedule

6:00 - Appetizers, open bar, beer and wine

7:00 - Breakdancing performance

7:15 - Program and awards

7:45 - Dinner

8:30 - Dessert

9:00 - Auction closes

9:15 - Auction payment and pickup begins

10:00 - See you next year! (Hopefully sooner!)

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Dinner menu

Appetizers
Hot spinach and artichoke dip
Roasted potato wedges with lemon basil dip
Fresh crudite platter
Balsamic dipping sauce and homemade ranch dressing
Cheese, cracker and fruit platter
Hummus with grilled pita

Entrees
Chicken Jambalaya with tomatoes, bell peppers and onion
Meatballs in a Southern BBQ sauce
Tofu, chickpea and tomato stew
Rice pilaf
Garden salad

Dessert
Chocolate and yellow cake with fresh butter cream frosting

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Silent auction items

Items arriving daily! Check back for more listings. Last update: May 5, 2009

Entertainment and activities

• Movie passes to Coolidge Corner Theater
• Four VIP Tickets to the Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Three hour karaoke party at Limelight for 30 people + food
• Four tickets to Mass Bay Line's Summer Music Cruise

• Membership to ACT Roxbury (Arts, Culture, Trade)

Food and restaurants

• $25 Gift Certificate from Flour Bakery
• $15 Gift Certificate from Toscanini's
• A year's worth of Samuel Adams World Class Beer, one case each month
• Dinner at Pepper Pot Jamaican Restaurant
• $25 Gift Certificate from Ashmont Grill
• Homemade Eggplant Parmesan
• Gift Certificate and Recipe Book from Haley House Bakery and Cafe in Roxbury
• Seasonal Homemade Desserts

Handmade Arts and Crafts

• ACE Cheer Baskets
• Pearl and Green Perodite Beaded Earrings
• Handmade Child's Sweater
• Handmade knit Hat and Scarf Set
• Quartz and sterling silver necklace/earring set
• Hand Knit Red Sox Baby Booties
• Sterling silver and freshwater shell earrings

Health and Beauty

• $50 Gift Card from Fresh Hair for make up lesson
• One Acupuncture Treatment
• One hour Deep Touch Massage
• One Hour Facial at Boston's Park Plaza Hotel
• Two Full Body Therapeutic Massages
• Sunny Spa Essentials Gift Basket

Home/Books/Other

• $50 Gift Certificate from Crate and Barrel
• One year subscription to Colorlines magazine
• Light blue 2GB ipod shuffle
• Four hours of childcare
• Gift Certificate to the Clayroom in Brookline
• 90 minute computer literacy class
• Pizza Stone Set
• Two Sewing Classes, beginning & intermediate
• South End Press Book Package

Outdoors, recreation and fitness

• One year membership from Appalachian Mountain Club
• Family pass from Mass Audubon
• One year membership from Mass Bike
• Four Person Sailboat Cruise in Boston Harbor
• One Week in Cape Cod Vacation Home
• Two Passes to the Discovery Museum
• Four Passes to New England Aquarium

Sports

• Bruins Autographed Photo
• Patriots Autographed Sweatshirt
• Patriots Autographed T-Shirt
• Four Patriots Pre-Season Tickets
• Four Red Sox Tickets




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Public transportation directions

Orange Line to Back Bay Station:
Take Clarendon Street exit, walk with traffic (Clarendon Street is one-way). Walk approx. 500 yards to Tremont Street. Take left onto Tremont. The BCA is on first block on left.

Green Line to Copley: C
ontinue along Boylston Street with traffic (Boylston Street is one-way). Take right onto Clarendon Street, walk approx. 750 yards to Tremont Street. Take left onto Tremont. The BCA is on first block on left.

Bus #43 travels along Tremont Street between Dudley Square in Roxbury and Park Street Station on MBTA Green Line. Please ask driver for proper stop.



See the MBTA's Trip Planner for more transit information.




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Driving directions

If you are driving, plan to arrive 30 minutes early to allow ample time for parking.

From Storrow Drive Eastbound:
Take Copley exit onto Clarendon Street. Continue along Clarendon; at Tremont Street, turn left. The BCA is on the first block on the left.

From Storrow Drive Westbound:
Take Copley exit and turn right onto Beacon Street. Take first left onto Clarendon Street. Continue along Clarendon; at Tremont Street, turn left. The BCA is on the first block on the left.

From Massachusetts Turnpike:
Take Copley Square exit. Turn right onto Dartmouth Street. Turn left onto Tremont Street. The BCA is on the third block on the left.

From the North:
Take 93 S to I-90 exit, exit 20, towards Worcester/Albany Street. Take Albany Street exit on left towards South Boston. Turn slight right onto Albany Street. Turn right onto East Berkeley Street. Turn left onto Tremont Street.

From the South:
From the Southeast Expressway, take exit 20 towards I-90. Take Frontage Road exit on left towards South Station. Turn slight right onto New Frontage Road/Frontage Road. Turn left onto East Berkeley Street. Turn left onto Tremont Street.

See the Boston Center for the Arts for more directions.




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Parking information

We recommend that guests use public transportation if possible. On-street parking is very limited in the immediate area of the Cyclorama. If you are driving, we recommend that you plan to arrive as early as possible to allow ample time for parking.

We've secured a special $7 discount rate at Garage@100 Clarendon, 100 Clarendon Street at Stanhope, a seven minute walk to the Cyclorama. Thank you, Garage@100 Clarendon! The special rate starts at 5:00 p.m. and ends at 7:00 a.m. the next day.

See directions to the garage and additional information. ACE will validate your Garage@100 Clarendon parking ticket at the event to ensure that you receive the discount rate.




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