The perfect place to celebrate, relax, and connect.
SCOTT TEST - Social Events
With architecturally stunning rooms and outdoor gardens and terraces, the Connors Center will make your social function an event to remember.
Indoor Spaces
Main Parlor
This magnificent formal parlor features wood paneling, French doors, and a large fireplace. The Main Parlor can also be combined with the Dover Parlor and Estate Room for larger receptions, and overlooks a garden terrace, which can accommodate outdoor receptions.
- Dimensions: 38' x 23.5'
- Capacity: 100 (reception); 60 (dinner); 70 (theater); 36 (hollow square)
- Ideal for: cocktail receptions, social functions, midsize meetings and presentations, vendor area
Estate Room
The Estate Room, located off the main parlor, provides a beautiful space for large receptions, dinners and meetings.
- Dimensions: 57' x 31'
- Capacity: 150 (dinner); 200 (reception); 180 (theater)
- Ideal for: large seated receptions and dinners, keynote addresses, meetings and conferences
Charles River Meeting Room
The Charles River Meeting Room offers fully modern amenities and traditional accents. The multipurpose space can be configured to serve a broad range of needs.
- Dimensions: 25' x 53'
- Capacity: 50 (theater); 36 (u-shape); 40 (hollow square)
- Ideal for: meetings and conferences
Dover Parlor
A grand carved mantle is the focal point of this elegant parlor. Standard furnishings include an upright piano and luxurious furniture. Larger receptions can overflow into a terrace and onto an outdoor patio.
- Dimensions: 25.5' x 19'
- Capacity: 45 (reception); 30 (dinner); 35 (theater); 18 (hollow square)
- Ideal for: small meetings, breakout space, small receptions
Garden Terrace Room
This bright and airy space features high ceilings and large doors that open onto the expansive grounds. With exceptional light and a cheery color palate, this room is an ideal setting for daytime and evening events.
- Dimensions: 18’ x 28’
- Capacity: 16 (square); 40 (dinner); 45 (theater)
- Ideal for: board meetings, social receptions, small dinners
Dining Room
The Dining Room offers a relaxed setting to gather for meals and special events.
- Dimensions: 70' x 26.5'
- Capacity: 120 (dinner)
- Ideal for: casual meals
Sun Parlor
The Sun Parlor offers a bright and cozy space to connect and relax.
- Dimensions: 29' x 16'
- Capacity: 16 (hollow square); 20 (lounge)
- Ideal for: meetings, breakout space
Hospitality Suite
Chapel of St. Ignatius
Our chapel is an ideal location for traditional Catholic ceremonies.
- Dimensions: 57' x 31'
- Capacity: 180 (chapel seating)
- Ideal for: Mass
Reflection Room(s)
These cozy spaces forgo traditional furniture, and instead offer plenty of pillows for relaxation and reflection.
- Dimensions: Varies
- Capacity: Varies
- Ideal for: reflection, retreats, team building
Siena House
Need an all-in-one retreat or meeting space with a kitchen to cook your own meals? Siena House offers basic retreats facilities for value-conscious groups.
- Capacity: 24 (lounge)
- Ideal for: retreats
Outdoor Spaces
Pavilion
Whether dressed up with white linens for casual elegance or red-checkered tablecloths for a classic cookout, the Pavilion offers a covered, open-air reception space for many types of functions.
- Dimensions: 26.5' x 62.5'
- Capacity: 80 (seated meals)
- Ideal for: barbecues, cocktail receptions, dinners
St. Cecilia's Garden
Originally designed by Olmstead and Vaux, famed landscape designers of New York City’s Central Park, St. Cecilia’s Garden features beautiful fieldstone pathways and picturesque flower beds.
- Dimensions: 69' x 58.5'
- Capacity: 200
- Ideal for: large team building activities, small group discussions.
Lower Garden
The expansive lower garden affords plenty of space for a large reception tent, positioned adjacent to the archways and stone staircases that make the Connors Center truly memorable.
- Dimensions: 142' x 53'
- Capacity: 400 (tent)
- Ideal for: galas, large social functions, outdoor breakout space.
Charles River Landing
Visitors who take the five-minute walk through wooded trails arrive at the rustic Charles River Landing. This undeveloped riverside spot offers a serene break from the day to day.
- Ideal for: reflection, nature walks
Arched Terrace and Stone Staircases
Among the Center’s most distinctive outdoor spaces, the terraces, stone staircases and archways lead visitors from the parlors down to the lower garden. The distinctive stone archways, meandering stone paths, and staircases offer picture-perfect reception spaces for events of any size and type.
- Dimensions: 73.5' x 10'
- Ideal for: cocktail receptions, small breakout groups
Amenities
Our spectacular setting is only half the story. To guarantee a seamless and professional meeting, our staff will support you every step of the way. The Connors Center offers a broad range of amenities and resources, including:
- On-site professional event coordinator
- Wireless internet
- Business center with computers and printer
- Hospitality suite
- Free parking
- Coat room
Audiovisual equipment
Select meeting rooms have built-in audiovisual systems. Audiovisual and technology costs are included in the rental fee. Available equipment includes:
- LCD projector
- Projector screen
- Bose Wave Radio with five-disc CD player
- Easels
- Flipchart paper and markers
- Podium with microphone
If you require any equipment not listed above, we can arrange for rental at a nominal fee.
Signature Suites
The Connors Center offers six finely appointed guest suites. Each room offers a queen-size bed, desk, private bathroom, and includes cable television and wireless internet access.
Guest Wing Suites
The Connors Center offers 21 additional suites with queen- or full-size beds, private bathrooms, and wireless internet access.
Single Occupancy Guest Rooms
The Connors Center offers approximately 36 single-occupancy guest rooms with shared bathrooms. These rooms each have a twin bed, desk, and sink.
Overnight guests also enjoy access to our hospitality suite, equipped with snacks, beverages, a flat-screen TV, air hockey and foosball tables, a piano, and other games, books, and magazines. In addition, guests may use our cardiovascular room, equipped with stair climbers and free weights.
Our event coordinator can provide more information about lodging options and pricing. All lodging fees are subject to the Massachusetts lodging tax.
The Connors Center works with a select group of celebrated caterers and vendors. Through these time-tested partnerships, the Connors Center is able to offer you world-class dining options and flawless on-site execution.
We tailor event menus to meet your individual needs. Our caterers have experience with traditional selections and with accommodating a range of special dietary needs, including vegetarian and kosher style menus.
Tents
DJs
Group Transportation
Facility Rental
As event requests are highly variable, all facility rates are determined based on space use and number of guests.
Deposits
An initial nonrefundable deposit of 50 percent of the facility rental fee is due when you sign the contract. A second payment (of the balance) is due one week prior to your event. Final payment of alcohol and miscellaneous charges is due 30 days after distribution of the bill.
Cancellations
If the reservation is cancelled, the sponsor will be responsible for a cancellation fee as outlined in their contract.
Payment
Payments for events can be made via a secure link with a credit card or by mailing a check.
Alcohol
Because all alcohol menus are created specifically for each event, costs will vary depending on selections and services. The Connors Center provides all alcohol services. The Center doesn't allow alcohol to be brought in for any circumstance and reserves the right to limit and control the amount of alcohol served. Specific information regarding pricing will be provided by the event coordinator.
Other Fees
Any additional services required will be charged directly to the client. These may include tent rentals, chair upgrades, damage fees, police services, valet parking, and coat check.
