Club Penguin

Russell Timmerman, 7, of Chelsea combined cauliflower, black olives, black-eyed peas and four cinnamon sticks to make a sheep. Using only toothpicks or cream cheese to keep his creation together, he added green-dyed coconut for a pasture for what eventually turned out to be a flock of four sheep.

  Before the mojito, before the caipirinha, the gin and tonic reigned supreme as a hot-weather drink, quenching summertime thirsts at taverns and backyard parties the world over. Born of practicality — the quinine in the tonic once helped combat malaria in the British Empire, while the gin made it easier for authorities to throw the bitter elixir down people’s throats — it survived simply as a …

B> n Till July 30 at Gallery Kanishka’s , 2/1 Hindusthan Road, 11 am - 8 pm: Confronting Masters – an exhibition of paintings by Paritosh Sen, F. N. Souza, Ram Kumar, Amit Ambalal, Ganesh Pyne, Kartick Pyne Ganesh Haloi, Rabin Mandal and Shyamal Datta Ray.

Charity events: Cafe Euro, in the US Steel Tower, 600 Grant St., Downtown, is hosting “Bourbon, Barbecue and Blues,” a happy hour event, from 5 to 7 p.m. July 31. …

While most kids have fled the schools for the summer, one group of girls is clamoring to decorate their lockers, meet new classmates, and sign up for clubs and teams. The new Beacon Street Girls’ safe social networking site and online club (Club BSG) provides girls 9-13 with a myriad of online activities designed to satisfy their ever-growing need to create and communicate with each other.

LEXINGTON, Mass.—-While most kids have fled the schools for the summer, one group of girls is clamoring to decorate their lockers, meet new classmates, and sign up for clubs and teams.