On 12/14 at the Greek American Political Club in Cambridge, the Puma and Basstown sponsored event, Thunderdome IX, featured DJ Assault, Mistaker, Morgan Louis, and DJ Die Young. Photos by Diana Levine.

On 12/14, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum hosted this black-tie fundraising gala with Mezzo-Soprano Frederica von Stade to support the museum's concert series. Photos by Eric Antoniou.

On 12/13, Keith Lockhart led this benefit concert for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Photos by Eric Antoniou.

On 12/09, a party for Jenna Bush's book, Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope, was held at the home of Barrie and Kevin Landry in Boston. The book, which is helping to raise money and awareness about UNICEF's efforts for children worldwide, follows a young woman who had been orphaned by AIDS and is HIV positive herself. Photos by Beth White.

The Festival of Wreaths, a holiday benefit for the Room to Dream Foundation, sponsored by Van Millwork and C&R Flooring, was held 12/8 through 12/10 at the Van Millwork showrooms in Needham.