General Discussion - Boston

Any active members of Boston Bar Assoc. or Mass. Bar Assoc. here?
I attended some great BBA meetings in the fall, when I had some free time. Regrettably, I have had trouble making meetings lately, as my firm is hopping with work lately. From the small sample of people I met at the BBA amd MBA, it seems some of the larger Boston firms are more flexible and encouraging of their associates to attend bar asssociation meetings than smaller-medium size firms
Anyone else in this predicament? I probably shouldn't complain, given the growing layoff casualty list, but there is tremendous networking opportunities at both organizations, and I feel like I'm getting stale. Lets face it, this Hub is small legal community.