Publishing Solutions Group

Events & Celebrations

Publishing Solutions Group President & CEO Lori Becker is known for her “work hard, play hard” philosophy and a few times a year the PSG staff gets to play hard at the Summerfest, Springfest, and Winterfest celebrations. A PSG team member, whose most important role is to keep the party a secret, organizes each one of our events! PSG events are “Top Secret,” held in various locations in and around Boston and always come with a few twists. 

Here are the highlights from a few of our favorite events:

• Summerfest 2008 - PSG staffers were brought back to a time of Smurfs, slap bracelets, and synthesizers as we hopped onboard an 80’s party bus. We answered 80’s trivia and listened to Wham! while we headed to Golf Country where we played mini golf, hit a bucket of balls at the driving range, and practiced hitting at the batting cages. We finished the day at Richardson’s Ice Cream, an ice cream stand with its own dairy farm that’s been around for over 300 years!
• Springfest 2008 - PSG staffers’ creative juices were flowing as they made plans for our first spring decorating contest. The staff was divided into three groups and each chose an area of the office to decorate with a spring theme. The Art, Design and Production team prepared an elegant spring picnic while the Project Managers made spring break come alive with Barbies at the bar and on the beach. The Editorial team won the contest with their creative play on the word spring with a display that included everything from Red Sox spring training to spring rolls to Irish Spring Soap. They even had a “Name that Spring” quiz where the judges answered questions about Jerry Springer, spring inspired musical selections, and Springer Spaniels.
• Winterfest 2007 - We bundled up and headed to the North End, the center of the Italian community in Boston known for its intimate and authentic Italian restaurants. We had dinner at Taranta restaurant where they prepared a special menu just for us. The combination of Southern Italian and Peruvian cuisine was unique and delicious.
• Summerfest 2007 - the staff at PSG split into three groups and competed in a fun, team-building scavenger hunt. From Boston Common to the North End, we explored our city searching for answers to questions about Paul Revere, Colonial Era cuisine, and the Boston Massacre. The competition was fierce to the bitter end and the tie-breaking question about the height of the wave of molasses in Boston’s infamous Molasses flood.
• Winterfest 2006 - The staff at PSG went to Boston’s best fondue and wine restaurant, The Wine Cellar. We enjoyed a customized menu, played wine trivia with the proprietor, and even won several bottles of wine! The decadent fondue combined with aromatic wines was the perfect meal for a chilly New England evening.
• Summerfest 2006 - PSG staff had the chance to explore Boston by land and by sea at Summerfest 2006. We went on the original and world famous Boston Duck Tour! We saw the sights of the city on a World War II style amphibious landing vehicle. Our conDUCKtor was great, telling us all the little-known facts about places we pass every day. We traveled around to the State House, TD Banknorth Garden, Government Center, and Newbury Street before plunging into the Charles River where we had a stunning view of the Boston and Cambridge Skyline.