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An Evening with Anita Diamant, Author of The Boston Girl

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Dates:Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Hours:7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Ages:Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:Indoor
Cost:Free see below
Category:Lectures/Discussions

Join us for a special reading and Q+A session with local author Anita Diamant on her new book The Boston Girl, which chronicles the life of a Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early 20th century.

Anita is the bestselling author of the New York Times bestseller The Red Tent as well as Good Harbor, The Last Days of Dogtown, and Day After Night, and the collection of essays, Pitching My Tent.

Her writing has appeared in The Boston Globe Magazine and Parenting.

She has also written several guides on navigating modern Jewish life.
This event is open to the general public, but RSVPs are sincerely appreciated.
If you have any questions, email Jessica Antoline at [email protected] or call (617) 523-2324.

Public Transit and Walking Directions:
The Vilna Shul is easily accessible by public transportation (MBTA and commuter rail).

We are just a 4 minute walk from the MBTA Red Line Charles/MGH stop, 7 minute walk from Blue Line Bowdoin stop, 10 minute walk from Red/Green Line Park Street stop (very uphill), and a 14 minute walk from the Commuter Rail/Green/Orange Line North Station.

We highly encourage using public transportation when visiting the Vilna Shul.

Please visit mbta.com for details.
After exiting the Charles/MGH MBTA Red Line station, turn left, cross Cambridge Street (to the CVS), turn left, and walk east down Cambridge Street under the elevated subway.

Proceed east on Cambridge Street past Lindall Place, an alley, and Grove Street to Anderson Street.

Turn right on Anderson Street and walk one block up Anderson Street to Phillips Street.

Turn left/east onto Phillips Street.

The Vilna Shul is 1/2 block down Phillips Street on the right/uphill side of Phillips Street.
Parking:
Parking validation is only good for inside the underground parking at the Charles River Plaza Parking Garage, 165 Cambridge Street.

Entrance to the underground garage is between the Charles River Plaza Shopping Center (Whole Foods/CVS) and Au Bon Pain, near the intersection of Blossom St and Cambridge St.

Tickets from the the surface lot at Whole Foods will not be validated.

Validated parking is $5 per car.
You must validate your green ticket at the Vilna Shul for validated parking.

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Free, but RSVP Required

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vilnashul.org/events/event/an_evening_with_author_anita_diamant

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18 Phillips St, Boston, MA, 02114 map
Phone: (617) 523-2324

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