As seen around town (Photo 2 of 8) - Pictures

12-16-2012 Randolph,Mass Over 300 guests attended Jeff Coombs Memorial Foundation 5th Annual Holiday Party for Military Families, the event was held at Lombardos Randolph.L. to R. are Actor Chris Cooper of Kingston, Party Host Christine Coombs of Abington and Marianne Leone of Kingston. Globe photo by Bill Brett

SUPPORT NETWORK: Actor Chris Cooper, foundation president Christie Coombs, and actor Marianne Leone, Cooper’s wife, at the Jeffrey Coombs Memorial Foundation’s holiday party for military families at Lombardo’s in Randolph on December 16

Photograph by Bill Brett |

12-10-2012 Boston, Mass Over 400 guests attended 8th Annual Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts Dinnerat the Seaport Hotel. L. to R. are Zorica Pantic, President of Wentworth Instituate of Technology, Michael Alexander , President of Lesell College and Ellen Hurwitz, President of Pine Manor College. Globe photo by Bill Brett

PRESIDENTS’ NIGHT: Zorica Pantic, president of Wentworth Institute of Technology, Michael Alexander, president of Lasell College, and Ellen Hurwitz, interim president of Pine Manor College, at a gathering of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts at the Seaport Hotel in Boston on December 10

Photograph by Bill Brett |

12-10-2012 Boston, Mass. Over 2,000 guests attended the 29th Annual A Company Christmas at Pops at Symphony Hall. L. to R. are Nigel Travis and his wife Joanna of Wellesley, he is CEO of Dunkin Donuts. Globe photo by Bill Brett

CHEERS: Dunkin’ Brands CEO Nigel Travis and Joanna Travis of Wellesley at Symphony Hall in Boston for a Pops holiday concert on December 10

Photograph by Bill Brett |

12-10-2012 Boston, Mass. Over 2,000 guests attended the 29th Annual A Company Christmas at Pops at Symphony Hall. L. to R. are Marc Johnson of Dorchester and Liveda Clements of Milton. Globe photo by Bill Brett

POPS FANS: Marc Johnson of Dorchester and Liveda Clements of Milton at the Pops holiday concert on December 10

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12-18-2012 Boston, Mass Hundreds of guests attended the opening night for Abby Lane. L. to R. are Chef Louis DiBiccari, NECN Jenny Johnson, Chef/Owner Jason Santos and Chef Jamie Bissonnette. Globe photo by Bill Brett

OPENING NIGHT: Sel de la Terre’s Louis DiBiccari, NECN’s Jenny Johnson, Jason Santos of Abby Lane, and Toro and Coppa’s Jamie Bissonnette at Santos’s new Boston restaurant on December 18

Photograph by Bill Brett |

12-7-2012 Boston, Mass. Over 1600 guests attended Massachusetts Fallen Heroes Memorial 3rd Annual Dinner held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. L. to R. are Elizabeth Magoon of Hanover with her brother Dan Magoon of Dorchester, President of Memorial.Globe photo by Bill Brett

PROUD OF VETS: Elizabeth Magoon of Hanover with her brother Dan Magoon of the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes Memorial Fund at a dinner for the fund at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on December 7

Photograph by Bill Brett |

12-14-2012 Boston, Mass. Over 1800 guests attended the NABA-Boston in Association with the United Minority Professionals celerates the 25th Ebony Winter Gala, held Marriott Boston Copley Place Hotel. L. to R. are Joyce Jenkines of Boston and Darcell Burton of Stoughton. Globe photo by Bill Brett

GALA GALS: Joyce Jenkins of Boston and Darcell Burton of Stoughton at NABA-Boston/United Minority Professionals’ 25th annual winter gala, held at the Marriott Boston Copley Place hotel on December 14

Photograph by Bill Brett |

12-7-2012 Boston, Mass. 450 guests attended Room to Grow Fall Gala held at the Westin Copley Place Hotel. the event raised 425,000 dollars. L. to R. are Greg and Jada Den Herder of Boston. Globe photo by Bill Brett

FAMILY FRIENDS: Greg and Jada Den Herder of Boston at a Room to Grow fund-raiser at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston on December 7

Photograph by Bill Brett |