As seen around town

Boston, MA - 12-26-12 - Elyse Spink (cq) of Arlington hangs onto family members while skating at Boston Common. She caught herself while almost falling. (Globe staff photo / Bill Greene) section:metro,

GREAT CATCH: Elyse Spink of Arlington wobbles (but doesn’t fall) while skating on the Boston Common’s Frog Pond on December 26. photograph by bill greene/globe staff

As seen around town

12-23-2012 Boston, Mass. Kara Paladino and Caitlin Smith of Brookline organized a candlelight vigil in Copley Sq, for the families of the Newtown, CT. school shooting. Globe photo by Bill Brett

REMEMBERING: A candlelight vigil after the Newtown school shooting was held at Copley Square in Boston on December 23.

photograph by bill brett |

PARTY LIKE IT’S 2012: Gene Kalaw of Medford and Mena Mahaniah of Newton at the End of the Mayan Calendar party at the Painted Burro in Somerville on December 21.

photograph by laurie swope |

Boston, MA - 12/26/2012 - Chu Ling Dance Academy - Eva Gee, cq, 14, of Allston, MA practiced with a large fan during one of the dances. Young dancers practiced traditional and contemporary styles of Chinese dance at Chu Ling Dance Academy in Chinatown in preparation for their first Night performance at the FedEx Family Festival. Photo by Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

FAN CLUB: Eva Gee of Allston rehearses at Chu Ling Dance Academy for the school’s First Night performance of Chinese dance on December 26.

photograph by dina rudick/globe staff |

GREAT CATCH: Elyse Spink of Arlington wobbles (but doesn’t fall) while skating on the Boston Common’s Frog Pond on December 26.

photograph by bill greene/globe staff |

12-21-2012 Boston, Mass. 500 guests attended the 2012 Winter Ball to benefit Discovery Ensemble held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel , music by Alex Dooner Band . L. to R. are Tony DeMarco of Arlington, Jennifer Bingham of Cambridge, Devin Hill of Boston and Traci Bingham of Cambridge. Globe photo by Bill Brett

SISTER ACT: Tony DeMarco of Arlington, Jennifer Bingham of Cambridge, Devin Hill of Boston, and ex-”Baywatch” star Traci Bingham at the Winter Ball at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel on December 21.

photograph by bill brett |

Boston-12/26/2012 Close to a thousand Jewish youth gathered in Copley Square of a

STANDING UP: Young people gather in Copley Square in Boston for a rally by United Synagogue Youth against gun violence on December 26.

photograph by john tlumacki/globe staff |

Boston- Friday, December 21, 2012- Lynne Inguyen, 4, of Boston, told Globe Santa of her Christmas wishes at Copley Place. (Mary O'Connor for The Boston Globe)

MAKING A LIST: Lynne Inguyen, 4, of Boston shares her Christmas wishes with Globe Santa at Copley Place on December 21.

photograph by mary o’connor |

Boston, MA - 12/25/2012 - Dan and Lisa Radomsky, cq, of Boston, took their two-year-old Golden Doodle Ginger, cq, for a Christmas morning walk in the Boston Public Garden, which was dusted with snow. Photo by Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

HERDING DUCKS: Dan Radomski of Boston takes his dog, Ginger, for a Christmas morning walk in the Public Garden on December 25.

photograph by dina rudick/globe staff |