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Beauty Event

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:46:04 -0400

Start: 09/04/2008 - 18:30

End: 09/04/2008 - 20:30

Have a cocktail with that eyeliner tonight at the Neiman Marcus fall beauty event in the Natick Collection, 6:30-8:30pm. Neimanmarcus.com

Step Up against Ovarian Cancer

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:50:40 -0400

Start: 09/06/2008 - 09:00

End: 09/06/2008 - 09:00

Sisters Against Ovarian Cancer (SAOC) holds its first annual 5-mile walk, Step Up and Break the Silence, in Stoneham today to benefit ovarian cancer research and genetic testing at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. sistersagainstoc.org

Back to School Deals

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:51:32 -0400

Start: 09/06/2008 - 09:00

End: 09/06/2008 - 09:00

It’s Harvard Square Day, when merchants in this part of Cambridge offer special deals to welcome students back to school. Harvardsquare.com

Komen 5K race

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:52:16 -0400

Start: 09/07/2008 - 07:00

End: 09/07/2008 - 07:00

Join the Komen 5K Race for the Cure at Umass-Boston today or support breast cancer research and survivors by purchasing a memorial flag or paying for a mammogram for another woman. Komenmassrace.org

Suicide Prevention Week

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:53:05 -0400

Start: 09/07/2008 - 10:52

End: 09/13/2008 - 17:52

It’s Suicide Prevention Week. Consider volunteering as an outreach volunteer with Families for Depression Awareness, a Waltham-based organization. Familyaware.org

Patsy Cline's Birthday

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:52:51 -0400

Start: 09/08/2008 - 10:00

End: 09/08/2008 - 10:59

“Sitting around the house playing the wife and mother is driving me crazy.” Singer Patsy Cline’s birthday is today.

Womens Travel Writing -- Four Stories

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:51:25 -0400

Start: 09/11/2008 - 19:00

End: 09/11/2008 - 19:00

Join Four Stories founder Tracy Slater and past Four Stories authors @

Readings from Best Women's Travel Writing 2008

Thurs, Sept 11 at 7pm, Harvard Bookstore

featuring:
Jennifer Carole Cook
Abbie Kozolchyk
Kathleen Spivack
Jean Trounstine

also,
Tue, Sept 16 at 7pm, Portersquare Books

Boston Fashion Week (plus!)

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:30:23 -0400

Start: 09/12/2008 - 07:30

End: 09/23/2008 - 23:00

Fashion is more than what you wear, it’s an expression of who you are, a great opportunity to get together with girlfriends, to explore new styles and be part of making stuffy, conservative New England much more hip (as long as whale pants and flannel shirts are around, we still have work to do!).

The festivities stretch for much more than 7 days, including pre- and post-events.

Mothers, Daughters & Money

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:45:02 -0400

Start: 09/13/2008 - 08:00

End: 09/13/2008 - 08:00

Mothers, Daughters, and Money Conference

Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Simmons College, 300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
Cost: FREE!

If you were to lose your job, how long could you survive on your available funds? What are predatory lending and reverse mortgages? How do you plan to retire?

United Way's 3rd Annual
Mothers, Daughters, and Money Conference

Snacks at Lord & Taylors

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:54:06 -0400

Start: 09/13/2008 - 10:00

End: 09/13/2008 - 10:00

Stop in at any Lord & Taylor store today for a guilt-free snack. Proceeds of Cookies for Kids’ Cancer sales benefit pediatric cancer research. Lordandtaylor.com

Agatha Christie's Birthday

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:53:48 -0400

Start: 09/15/2008 - 10:00

End: 09/15/2008 - 10:59

Solve a mystery in honor of Agatha Christie, who was born on this day in 1890.

Womens Travel Writers -- Four Stories

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:52:28 -0400

Start: 09/16/2008 - 19:00

End: 09/16/2008 - 19:00

Join Four Stories founder Tracy Slater and past Four Stories authors @

Readings from Best Women's Travel Writing 2008

Tue, Sept 16 at 7pm, Portersquare Books

MOM Workshops

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:54:41 -0400

Start: 09/17/2008 - 10:00

End: 09/17/2008 - 10:00

Decide how to handle your career options at the Bentley College Women’s Leadership Institute M.O.M: More Opportunities for Mom workshops, which start today and run for four Wednesdays. See bentley.edu/wli/events/cfm for info.

Back to Business Workshop

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:56:59 -0400

Start: 09/18/2008 - 10:00

End: 09/18/2008 - 10:00

Whether starting your own business, changing jobs or going back to work, you can get good advice at a full-day Back to Business Women’s Workshop at Gillette Stadium. Backtobusiness.org

Entrepreneur Open House

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:57:59 -0400

Start: 09/18/2008 - 12:30

End: 09/18/2008 - 12:30

What does the Center for Women and Enterprise offer to female entrepreneurs? Visit during today’s 12:30pm free information session to find out. RSVP: 617.536.0703. cweonline.org

Queer and Catholic

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:58:51 -0400

Start: 09/19/2008 - 19:00

End: 09/19/2008 - 19:00

What’s it like to be Queer and Catholic? Find out from the editor and contributors to a new book by the same name, 7pm at the Linda K. Paresky Conference Center at Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston. Centerfornewwords.org

Sandra Day O'Connor confirmed

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:55:01 -0400

Start: 09/21/2008 - 10:00

End: 09/21/2008 - 10:59

Sandra Day O'Connor was confirmed by the Senate as the first woman Supreme Court Justice, 1981.

Autumn Equinox

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:56:34 -0400

Start: 09/22/2008 - 10:00

End: 09/22/2008 - 10:59

Today is the Autumn Equinox.

Dress for a Cause

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:59:43 -0400

Start: 09/22/2008 - 18:00

End: 09/22/2008 - 18:00

See the latest fall and resort wear designs by Sara Campbell at the annual Dress for a Cause event at the Boston Harbor Hotel’s Wharf Room. Proceeds support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Call 617.423.3134, ext 231 for tickets.

Women Who Care Breakfast

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:48:56 -0400

Start: 09/23/2008 - 07:30

End: 09/23/2008 - 07:30

Join 600 women at the Westin Copley Place for the annual American Red Cross Women Who Care breakfast on Sept. 23.

Hosted by Deborah C. Jackson, chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Bay chapter, and emceed by WCVB TV 5 anchor Liz Brunner, this breakfast invites women to follow the footsteps of women leaders who have gone before, like the founder of the American Red Cross and Massachusetts native, Clara Barton. A highlight of the morning will be the keynote address from Margaret A. McKenna, President of the Wal-Mart Foundation.

Banned Book Week

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:44:47 -0400

Start: 09/23/2008 - 10:00

End: 09/23/2008 - 10:59

Today marks the start of Banned Book Week. Visit www.ala.org/bbooks to see which of your favorite classics have been blacklisted from schools across the nation.

Women in Technology Workshop

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:46:19 -0400

Start: 09/23/2008 - 13:00

End: 09/23/2008 - 13:00

Women in Technology Workshop
Women in Technology

Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Location: MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA

Hosted in conjunction with EmTech08
www.technologyreview.com/emtech/08/w orkshop.aspx

Brown Bag History Lesson

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:38 -0400

Start: 09/24/2008 - 12:00

End: 09/24/2008 - 12:00

Bring a brown bag lunch to hear Brown University’s Christine Reiser discuss "Rooted in Movement: Community Keeping Practices in 18th & 19th Century Native Southern New England" at the Mass. Historical Society, 1154 Boylston St., Boston. Masshist.org

Business Workshop

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:01:20 -0400

Start: 09/25/2008 - 18:00

End: 09/25/2008 - 18:00

Learn the difference between working on your business and in your business at this month’s meeting of the National Association of Women Business Owners, 6-8pm at Double Tree Suites. Nawboboston.com

Chick Drummers at Beantown Jazz Fest

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:13:33 -0400

Start: 09/26/2008 - 10:00

End: 09/27/2008 - 22:00

2008 BERKLEE BEANTOWN JAZZ FESTIVAL SEPT. 26 - 27

INCLUDES EXPLOSIVE KICK-OFF DRUM SUMMIT AT THE BPC

FREE, ALL-DAY BLOCK PARTY ON THREE OUTDOOR STAGES

FEATURES JAVON JACKSON, KURT ELLING, LES MCCANN, JAMES CARTER, CYRUS CHESTNUT, GERI ALLEN, CINDY BLACKMAN, TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON, PATRICE RUSHEN, RANDY WESTON, WALTER BEASLEY, RUSSELL MALONE, RALPH PETERSON, AND MORE

Celebrate Fluff!

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:02:01 -0400

Start: 09/27/2008 - 11:00

End: 09/27/2008 - 11:00

What the Fluff? Celebrate one of Somerville’s most famous exports, peanut butter’s perfect companion, with the Flufferettes and a cooking contest, in Union Square. Unionsquaremain.org

Fashion Brunch @ Burlington Mall

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:13:05 -0400

Start: 09/27/2008 - 13:00

End: 09/27/2008 - 13:00