Artist Julia Powell to Kick-Start BHWF’s Fifth Season

The opening event of the fifth season of the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF), “Artist on the Rise with Julia S. Powell,” will take place on Tuesday, September 12, at the Hampshire House, 84 Beacon Street. The evening will commence with a cash-bar cocktail hour at 6 p.m, followed by the featured speaker’s presentation and interactive discussion starting promptly at 6:45 p.m. Artist Julia Powell to Kick-Start BHWF’s Fifth Season

Spring into May with the BHWF’s Annual Fashion Show

Mark your calendars for a jubilant and colorful evening well suited for the first Friday of May! The Beacon Hill Womens Forum (BHWF) cordially invites you to the Fourth Annual Charles Street Couture Fashion Show on May 5th from 6 to 8 pm. Held at the University of Massachusetts Club, One Beacon Street, the 32nd Floor venue boasts gorgeous rooms with spectacular views of the Charles River and the City of Boston. Spring into May with the BHWF’s Annual Fashion Show

BHWF Receives Virtual Tour of BPL in Boston’s Secret Stash

Vivian Spiro grew up loving to visit libraries in her hometown; and when she entered the Central Library in Copley Square for the first time, she was astounded. Greeted by a sculpture of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Edward Austin Abbey’s mural, “The Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail,” Spiro was impressed by how the City of Boston erected a civic building created to expose its citizens to art and architecture. BHWF Receives Virtual Tour of BPL in Boston’s Secret Stash

A Leader of Boston’s Palace of the People Comes to BHWF

On Tuesday evening, April 11, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) welcomes Vivian Spiro, Chairman of the Board of the Associates of the Boston Public Library, and a key leader in mustering financial support for the ongoing digitization of the BPL’s Special Collections. If you haven’t visited our Boston Public Library on Copley Square since its grand re-opening last summer, you must go, and take your out-of-town visitors, too. With a gorgeous new children’s library, eye-popping colors, a cool teen center, on top of its well-known architectural and artistic treasures, it’s a worthy destination, and still earns its nineteenth-century moniker as Boston’s “Palace of the People.” A Leader of Boston’s Palace of the People Comes to BHWF

Art and Jewelry Auctioneer Lucy Grogan at BHWF

There are few things more exciting in the world of dusty antiques than finding a “gem” of unexpected value, as attested by the continuing popularity of PBS’s “Antique Roadshow.” On Tuesday, March 14, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) welcomes Lucy P. Grogan, local fine art and jewelry appraiser and auctioneer, who has appeared several times as an expert on the popular TV show. The upcoming event, dubbed “Going Once, Going Twice: The 21st Century Auction House,” will be held at 6-8 pm at Hampshire House, 84 Beacon Street. Art and Jewelry Auctioneer Lucy Grogan at BHWF

BHWF Thanks Tom Kershaw

At this month’s Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF), all the group members signed a giant Valentine’s Day Card and presented it to Tom Kershaw, along with a heart-shaped box of chocolates and red roses. Kershaw has generously underwritten the room rental cost for the organization from its inception four years ago in May 2013. BHWF Thanks Tom Kershaw

Holiday Wassail Party at BHWF

On Tuesday, December 20th, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) will celebrate “A Lively Evening of Merriment” with music and songs of the season. Local jazz singer Lisa Macalaster, founder and former president of the young organization, will lead the sing along, accompanied by Boston conservatory pianist Chris McCarthy. Ms. Paula Stookey will conduct the traditional “Twelve Days of Christmas” carol. And for those brave enough to look into their futures, complimentary Tarot card readings will be offered by Charles Street psychics Bianca and Tina. Holiday Wassail Party at BHWF

Designing A Dream: Sara Campbell at BHWF Tonight

We often wonder whether or not women today can “have it all”: can you happily have a big career and a family at the same time? Can you have a successful business while also working for the common good? Tonight, at Hampshire House, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) welcomes Sara Campbell, local designer and founder of Sara Campbell LTD, for a discussion about her creative life and career in the fashion industry over the past thirty years—a life that spans a number of personal and professional goals at the same time. Designing A Dream: Sara Campbell at BHWF Tonight

Fashion Design Entrepreneur at BHWF on November 8

On Tuesday, November 8, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) welcomes Sara Campbell, founder and creative spirit behind the retail boutiques which bear her name. An avid sewing-machine whiz by age seven, Ms. Campbell went on to study Design at UCDavis, Art Education at Lesley College, and Textile Arts at Mass College of Art. Her first business was a mail-order catalogue of women’s art. Fashion Design Entrepreneur at BHWF on November 8

Cook with a Fire in Her Soul at the BHWF Tonight

The Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) welcomes Azita Bina-Seibel, one of Boston’s top chefs and restauranteurs, for her talk “Cooking: The Recipe for Success.” Included in Esquire’s “Female Universe of Culinary Bostonians,” Ms. Bina-Seibel is co-owner of the Beacon Hill gems LaLa Rokh and Bin 26 Enoteca. Cook with a Fire in Her Soul at the BHWF Tonight