Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

Grammy Award-winning superstar Philip Bailey of Earth Wind and Fire (center) performs with Berklee College of Music gospel ensemble Overjoyed during the “Shining Stars: The Music of Earth, Wind & Fire” concert on Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the Berklee Performance Center. The evening covered the full spectrum of music that defines Bailey’s illustrious career, from soul and R&B to jazz and gospel, as the legend shared the spotlight with students. (Phil Farnsworth photo)

Actor Dan Aykroyd (center) receives the Harvard Foundation’s 2009 Artist of the Year Award, a medal that bears the signature of Harvard University president Drew Gilpin Faust, during the university’s annual Cultural Rhythms ceremony, held Feb. 28, 2009. Presenting Aykroyd with the award are Dr. S. Allen Counter (left), director of the Harvard Foundation, and Evelynn Hammonds, dean of Harvard College. (George Weinstein photo)

The painting “French Horn” is one of many stark images that will be on display at Wheelock College’s Towne Art Gallery from March 17 through April 17, when the gallery presents an exhibition of works by renowned artist Paul Goodnight. For more information, visit http://www.wheelock.edu/art. (Image courtesy of Wheelock College)

Back in 2007, Boston Neighborhood Network General Manager and singer Curtis Henderson Jr. began working with R&B producers Larry Woo and Gordon Worthy on his first CD, “Magic of the Night.” The album was released last month, featuring a combination of funky ’70s and ’80s influences and performances by a host of Boston’s jazz and R&B luminaries. Henderson will celebrate the CD’s release with a concert at Scullers Jazz Club in Allston on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at 8 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.scullersjazz.com. (Photo courtesy of Sue Auclair Promotions)

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