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FROM THE PUBLISHER With Mark Wahlberg and Nick Varano at the local premiere of Broken City at Wahlburgers in Hingham. Warm weather has finally returned Gary Friedman (LEFT), Restoration Hardware's chairman emeritus, creator, and curator, and Carlos Alberini, the company's CEO, attend the Berkeley Street flagship store's grand opening. ABOVE: Steve Weiner and Mary Kakas at the RH bash. LEFT: With Emily Lohrman and Antonio Corral Calero of Moroccanoil and Renee Shakour at a dinner for the brand and Dress for Success Boston at Menton. to Boston and with it a slew of fantastic events in the city and on the islands. The winter didn't end without a bang, though, and we were surprised by a blizzard in February that closed the city but couldn't prevent Grace Potter & the Nocturnals from performing during Big Night 2013 at the House of Blues. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay raised more than $1.4 million on that snowy night. On the heels of all this generosity, The Lenny Zakim Fund Young Leaders held its fourth annual Casino Night at the Four Seasons Hotel, and it was a sell-out success for cochairs Sam Slater, Josh Zakim, and Amy Belkin. We welcomed former Boston Common cover star Mark Wahlberg back to town when we teamed up with the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation and Mohegan Sun for the local premiere of his movie Broken City at Wahlburgers in Hingham. Mark was as gracious as ever and excited to be back in Boston. Boston Common was also thrilled to welcome to the city Antonio Corral Calero and Emily Lohrman from Moroccanoil for a special day partnering with Dress for Success Boston. After Kim Todd, executive director of the organization, and Diana Wong-Pellegrino, one of its beneficiaries, received beautiful transformations at the salon Mizu, everyone gathered for an intimate dinner at Menton. Congratulations to Restoration Hardware on the opening of its new flagship store in one of the most storied buildings in Boston. We also had a terrific time celebrating Follow me on Facebook at Allison Williams's spring cover Facebook.com/boston-common and on with the actress and Russian bostoncommon-magazine.com. Standard Vodka at Bond at The Langham in March. Bond did a terrific job with the food, and our guests enjoyed those Moscow mules! In April, Clarke gave its annual Designer Appreciation Night a disco theme, and I was excited to see so many people dressed up for the occasion. We are looking forward to once again sponsoring the Nantucket Wine Festival in May. It is the unofficial kickoff to summer, and we greatly enjoy seeing all our friends reunited in one spot after a long winter. Here's raising a glass to a wonderful summer ahead. GLEN KELLEY 26 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM 026_BC_FOB_PubLetter_LATESPRING_13.indd 26 4/10/13 11:13 AM