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Frank Marone founded Club America Teen Center in Lynn to give kids a place to go and stay out of trouble. It hosted after-school programs, athletic events, dances, and sober parties.
Marone died last year while shoveling snow in front of the club, and its doors have been closed since.
The hip-hop group Universal Truth hosts a night of music at Tatiana's in Lynn Saturday to raise money for the club. The group will perform two sets and be joined by local hip-hop artists X and Mr. Nash, and a live disc jockey.
Universal Truth aims to use music as a tool for positive change. It performs throughout New England. It also organizes charity events and donates a portion of proceeds from its shows to local charities.
The group includes Micah Casey, Marqus Mitchell, Andy Gerard, Ian Hamel, and Josh Cohn.
The event begins at 10 p.m. at 70 Market St. Admission is $5. Call 978-979-2221.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR GAYS AND LESBIANS: A support group for gays and lesbians who have lost a loved one is again being offered by the Center for Grief & Healing, a program of Hospice of the North Shore in Danvers.
``Every group is unique in its mission of helping people cope with grief," said Nancy Sherman, director of bereavement services at the hospice.
``This group fosters a safe place respectful of gay and lesbian lives where participants can explore issues and coping techniques unique to their situations."
The eight-week session runs Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Sept. 20 through Nov. 8 at 78 Liberty St., Danvers.
The group is free, but advance registration is required. Call 978-774-5100.
CHINESE PROGRAM ADDED: Due to a growing demand, Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill is offering credit and noncredit courses in Chinese for the first time this fall.
``With its rapid growth as a global economic power, Chinese has become a major language of business," said Beth Wilcoxson, assistant dean of humanities at Northern Essex.
``We felt that Chinese would complement the credit courses we currently offer in Spanish, French, and Italian."
Courses include a three-credit Introductory Chinese 1, Wednesday evenings, Sept. 6 through Dec. 20, on the college's Haverhill campus; and a noncredit eight-week course Monday evenings, Sept. 18 through Nov. 13, at the Timony Grammar School in Methuen.
Both courses are taught by Huiying Zhao of Andover.
Call 978-556-3700 or visit www.necc.mass.edu.
WALK FOR ALS: Get out those sneakers and get ready for the 5th Annual Walk of Hope for ALS Sept. 9.
The event includes a 3.5-mile walk around Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield, and entertainment, children's activities, and refreshments on Wakefield Common.
Money is raised through pledges from individual walkers or teams and sponsorships. Proceeds benefit The Angel Fund, a nonprofit that supports research of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, at the Cecil B. Day Neuromuscular Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.
``This is a great family event that raises money to help in the fight against ALS," said Rich Kennedy, president of The Angel Fund.
Walkers of all abilities are welcome. The first 500 walkers to register by Aug. 31 receive a free T-shirt.
To register or make a donation, call 781-245-7070 or visit www.theangelfund.org.
INTO AFRICA: Jessica Glynn of Peabody, the 2006 Peabody Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, is studying in Tanzania for a year.
Glynn is a graduate of Peabody High School and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In college, she served as an AmeriCorps volunteer and was an intern for US Representative John Tierney.
This will be her second stay in Africa; during her junior year, she studied at the University of Cape Town. She plans on enrolling in law school when she returns from Tanzania next June.
WHO'S WHAT WHERE: Fay E. Curtis is the new director of acute care services at Beverly Hospital and Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester. She is responsible for the acute care nursing departments at both hospitals, which includes management of about 300 full-time employees. She has some 30 years of experience in nursing leadership, including posts at Kindred Hospital Boston North Shore, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, and the former Hunt Hospital in Danvers. . . Stephanie Lavino is the new director of admissions at Pope John XXIII High School in Everett. She previously worked as an administrative aide for state Representative Ed Connolly of Everett. She is a 1999 graduate of Pope John. . . . Perry Frankston has been named executive director of the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore in Marblehead, where he previously served as the comptroller. He has a master's degree in musicology and taught music at the University of New Hampshire, and was director of the Lucy Moses School for Music and Dance at the Kaufman Cultural Center in New York. He also has been a conductor and performer.
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