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CALLING ALL YOUTH AND ADULTS! The Dorchester Community Center for the Visual Arts - Dot Art - is holding a day of FREE clay workshops for children at their new ceramics studio, The Clay Station, at the corner of Dot Ave and Shepton Street. Workshop admission is free for children who bring an adult who is willing to spend 2 hours helping Dot Art prepare the new studio for its Grand Opening. Work will include mending walls, painting, helping our carpenter install shelves, etc. If you don't mind getting your hands dirty, come and see us on January 5th! Please RSVP to 617-265-3503 or development@dotart.org Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn Group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at Lee Elementary/Lee Academy. Come play and learn with us! Any Boston resident with a 1-3 year old child can attend. Registration is required, but is ongoing, and each playgroup is limited to 8-15 families. The playgroup leader speaks English and Haitian. For more information, please contact Marie Wade at 617-756-9650 or mwade@boston.k12.ma.us. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
CALLING ALL YOUTH AND ADULTS! The Dorchester Community Center for the Visual Arts - Dot Art - is holding a day of FREE clay workshops for children at their new ceramics studio, The Clay Station, at the corner of Dot Ave and Shepton Street. Workshop admission is free for children who bring an adult who is willing to spend 2 hours helping Dot Art prepare the new studio for its Grand Opening. Work will include mending walls, painting, helping our carpenter install shelves, etc. If you don't mind getting your hands dirty, come and see us on January 5th! Please RSVP to 617-265-3503 or development@dotart.org Start: 3:00 pm
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CALLING ALL YOUTH AND ADULTS! The Dorchester Community Center for the Visual Arts - Dot Art - is holding a day of FREE clay workshops for children at their new ceramics studio, The Clay Station, at the corner of Dot Ave and Shepton Street. Workshop admission is free for children who bring an adult who is willing to spend 2 hours helping Dot Art prepare the new studio for its Grand Opening. Work will include mending walls, painting, helping our carpenter install shelves, etc. If you don't mind getting your hands dirty, come and see us on January 5th! Please RSVP to 617-265-3503 or development@dotart.org | ||
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FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn Group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Holmes Elementary. Come play and learn with us! Any Boston resident with a 1-3 year old child can attend. Registration is required, but is ongoing, and each playgroup is limited to 8-15 families. The playgroup leader speaks English and Haitian. For more information, please contact Marie Wade at 617-756-9650 or mwade@boston.k12.ma.us. | ||
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Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
January 8 Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pmTopic: Understanding the MCAS Presenter: Patricia Riddick, Training Specialist Location: Vine Street Community Center, 339 Dudley Street, Roxbury Description: This workshop gives families a comprehensive overview of the statewide standardized test. Participants will engage in activities that will help them understand what is expected on the exam including techniques to help students do well. Participants will receive suggestions on how they can help their children at home.Audience: Parents, school staff, and FCE Professionals Start: 8:30 pm
Organized by BCYF, Girls Coalition of Greater Boston, Simmons College, Sociedad Latina | ||
01 / 9
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Washington St/Talbot Avenue Corridor Neighborhood Initiative and Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley's Office invites the community to a Community-Wide Safety Meeting. There will be a brief overview of the initiative, small group discussions (problems, opportunities, needs, resources and goal setting) and next steps. Speakers: Dan Conley, Suffolk County District Attorney and Captain James Claibourne and Area B-3 police. All are welcomed. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact, Adam Gibbons, Project Coordinator at 617-822-8378 or adam.gibbons@state,ma.us. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Hear about the River Restore project to restore the Neponset River's historic herring and shad runs by removing two dams and cleaning up sediments contaminated with toxic PCBs. For more information on this project see www.neponset.org. | ||
01 / 10
Start: 11:00 am
There will be 14 stories told for ages 9-30, with songs and crafts. There is a pre-registration required. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Save the Harbor Save the Bay is holding a workshop for folks who are submitting a proposal to fund local beach programming such as swimming lessons, outdoor concerts, kite festivals, farmers' markets, sand castle competitions. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
The Book Discussion Group of the Lower Mills Branch Library will discuss My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk at 6:30 pm on January 10th. For more information or to obtain a copy of the book call 617-298-7841. Start: 6:30 pm
The book to be discussed will be MY NAme is Red by Orhan Pamuk. | ||
01 / 11
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:47 am
Toys games,coloring sheets and crafts for children. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Become acquainted with the winter night sky on this new moon evening. You'll learn constellations, see the brightest planets, and be able to ask questions of local astronomer, Jeffrey Ferris. Hot chocolate provided! Meet at the Franklin Park Golf Clubhouse and plan to work a short way across the landscape (could be snowy or muddy) to a hillside away from the city lights. For more information and directions: 617-282-2881 / www.franklinparkcoalition.org | ||
01 / 12
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Learn about energy conservation, fuel assistance, energy audits, low-interest loans for energy-related home improvements. Giveaways and door prizes! Start: 2:00 pm
This will be a knitting class, with arts and crafts and listen to a classic or mystery. | ||
01 / 13
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:30 pm
A New documentary chronicling the accomplishments of R. Sargent Shriver with Maria Shriver. This is a part of the Kennedy Library Forums. | ||
01 / 14
Start: 7:00 am
End: 9:00 am
Community meeting in the Field Corner area will be held at the Vietnamese American Community Center. this meeting will focus on the needs of the community ,come out and participate. Start: 10:00 am
Call Allen Knight at the branch to make an appointment for one-on-one assistance. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm
Monday January 14 My Little Chickadee (81 min) w/ W.C. Fields & Mae West. The voluptuous Flowerbelle Lee accepts the proposal of Guthbert J. Twillie – and all manner of mayhem ensues… Start: 2:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
If you are worried about your own or someone else’s drinking and/or drug use, a Community Substance Abuse Drop-In Service will be available to have your questions answered about substance abuse on the Second and Fourth Mondays of the Month from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Neponset Health Center, 398 Neponset Ave., Dorchester, MA. This service is confidential. For more information, call (617) 282-3200. Start: 2:00 pm
This will be movie and popcorn time.The movie to be shown will be, "My little Chickadee". Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
This program will be starting on Monday January 14, 2008 with two sessions per week on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Recreation area. The FANtastic kids is a FREE 9-week fitness and nutrition program which combines fun, interactive nutrition games, and gym and pool based physical activities program for Children between the ages of 8 and 12. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm
A Conversation with Madeleine Albright with Harvard University professor Joseph Nye.For more information please call 617-514-1643 Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
January 14 Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pmTopic: SPC Roles & Responsibilities Presenter: Patricia Riddick, Training Specialist Location: John D. O’Bryant School, 55 Malcolm X Boulevard, Roxbury, MADescription: The activities of the School Parent Council Executive Committee (SPCEC) include but are not limited to setting the meeting agenda, conducting meetings, coordinating fundraising events, and organizing various other projects. This workshop is based on a “common sense” approach and is designed to help participants realize exactly what is required of each individual SPCEC member.Audience: Parents, school staff, and FCE Professionals | ||
01 / 15
Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:30 am
Stories songs and crafts for children ages 2-4. Pre-registration is required. Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
On Dr. King's birth date his eldest son, Martin Luther King III, joins Mayor Thomas Menino at the City of Boston's commencement ceremony. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
January 15 Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm Topic: BCP “Get Smart Mindset” WorkshopPresenter: Fran Smith, Boston Campaign for Proficiency Location: Title 1 Training Center, 445 Warren Street, Dorchester, MA Description: The Boston Campaign for Proficiency believes that all children can reach proficiency in academic and character development. Parents will better understand the role of effective effort in the learning process. This workshop will offer tools and resources that help parents tap into their children’s best and help them reach proficiency. Audience: Parents, school staff and FCE Professionals Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Mayor's State of the Cit address will be held at the Strand Theatre in Uphams Corner at 543 Columbia Road. There will be shuttle busses from the Bayside Expo Center. If you would like to let me know you are attending, please feel free to email or phone or RSVP to 617-635-4446 or rsvp@cityofboston>gov. Start: 6:30 pm
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The Mayor's State of the City address will be held at the Strand Theatre in Uphams Corner at 543 Columbia Road. There will be shuttle busses from the Bayside Expo Center. If you would like to let me know you are attending, please feel free to email or phone or RSVP to 617-635-4446 or rsvp@cityofboston>gov. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
The book to be disscused will be The Quickie by James Patterson. | ||
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Story time for children ages 3 and under. Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Members of the Grove Hall Youth Workers Alliance is hosting a meeting to discuss issues and obstacles that we are seeing regarding substance abuse and mental health issues, what works and where there are gaps. We are discussing with Rep. Liz Malia, Senator Jack Hart, Senator Dianne Wilkerson who also represent our Grove Hall neighborhood. We will have a number of different representatives from agencies, schools and groups to talk about the issues, but also possible solutions as well. Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
The Boston Licensing Board will hear the application of Barrington Edwards for a common Victualers 7-Day Malt and Wine License for the new art gallery and restaurant that he proposes to open at 1820 Dorchester Avenue. This building is the former location of Layden's Pub, at the corner of Dot Ave and Edwin Street.Barrington has received support from St. Mark's Area Main Street for his plans and is asking other neighborhood groups to write letters of support as well. Barrington Edward's email address is BEdwards @bostonartsacademy.org. I'm sure he would be happy to answer any immediate questions people might have. If you want to express an opinion regarding the Licensing Board application, you can contact the Board directly at 617-635-4170, fax#617-635-4752. I'm sure Lauren Smyth in the Mayor's Office would also be interested in receiving input; she can be reached at Lauren.Smyth@cityofboston.gov Start: 1:00 pm
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On January 21, 2008, the Boston Police Department will launch its Safe Home Initiative. As part of this initiative, members of the Boston Police Department will knock on doors and ask permission to search the homes of youth and families where they have reason to believe gun are being held. As you may know there is some controversy about the impact the Safe Homes Initiative may have on our youth in the communities.The High Risk Youth Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Hear Majora Carter - Founder of Sustainable South Bronx, co-Founder (along with Van Jones) of Green for All, and a true social justice/sustainability visionary - she will be speaking at the Boston Public Library Wednesday, January 16 at 6pm, in Copley Square. It is a free event and all are welcome, please pass this on to anyone you think would be interested. For anyone unfamiliar with Ms. Carter's work, check out a speech she gave this past Oct: http://youtube.com/watch?v=NO6oY2qP4Ew She has done incredible things in the South Bronx, turning abandoned and toxic water front into beautiful parks, starting a program that Green for All: www.greenforall.org Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Michael Moore's,"Sicko," This movie will be discussed after. for more information please call 617-373-5787. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Every third Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m., the Area B-3 Dorchester/Mattapan Neighborhood Council meeting is held at the Mildred Avenue Community Center, 5 Mildred Ave., Mattapan, MA. Police and community representatives will be available to address and answer community related questions. | ||
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Dot Art ~ the Dorchester Community Center for the Visual Arts ~ is proud to announce Art for the Ave, a ceramics class for youth ages 6 - 14 held every Saturday from 10am - 12pm at The Clay Station, 1782 Dorchester Avenue at the corner of Shepton Street. Students in this class will create 3-D ceramic tiles that will be installed on the facade of Dot 2 Dot Cafe, a new restaurant opening this spring on Dot Ave. Cost: $80 - meets every Saturday through March 15 Start: 10:00 am
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On January 21,2008, the Boston Police Department will launch its Safe Home Initiative. As part of this initiative, members of the Boston Police Department will knock on doors and ask permission to search the homes of youth and families where they have reason to believe guns are being held. As you may know, there is some controversy about the impact the Safe Homes Initiative may have on the youth of our communities. The High Risk Youth Network (HRYN) invites residents, churches, Start: 11:00 am
This is story time for infants ages9-30 months old.Pre-registration is required for the sessions. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
On January 21,2008, the Boston Police Department will launch its Safe Home Initiative. As part of this initiative, members of the Boston Police Department will knock on doors and ask permission to search the homes of youth and families where they have reason to believe guns are being held. As you may know, there is some controversy about the impact the Safe Homes Initiative may have on the youth of our communities.The High Risk Youth Network (HRYN) invites residents, churches, community based organizations and faith based organizations to a planning meeting in early January. While the HRYN neither advocates nor opposes the Safe Home Initiative,we would like to help neighborhoods identify and coodinate their resources in order to assist and support the families that may be affected by the Safe Home Initiative. Our understanding is that the Safe Homes Initiative will start in the Bowdoin Street, Grove Hall, Egleston and Franklin Hill neightborhoods. If you have any questions, please contact Talia Rivera at 617-445-2737 ex.16 Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm
Boston Worker's Alliance Benefit Cost: Tickets $10, Contributions $1 - $1,000 welcome to fund Employment & Training Initiative 2008 | ||
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Jan 18. Doors open at 7pm and event starts at 8pm. Citi Performing Arts Center, Wang Theatre. Tickets Required. For ticket availability please call Alda Marshall at 617-635-1238, www.cityofboston.gov/arts | ||
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Art for the Ave In this class students will create 3-d ceramic tile sculptures that will be installed on the facade of Dot 2 Dot Cafe, a new restaurant opening on Dot Ave this spring! Registration required - call 617-265-3503 or visit www.dotart.org for more info! Start: 2:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Design Studio and BYOP( Boston-area Youth Organizating Project) Learn how to design and create your own T-shirt, meet and chill with youth organizations from across the area. Music & Enterainment provided by the Hip Hop Media Lab Start: 6:05 pm
Start: 01/19/2008 - 6:05pm
End: 01/20/2008 - 6:05pm
The 7th Annual Youth Work Intensive Conference will be Wednesday, March 19th & Thursday, March 20th. Our partner, the College of Public and Community Service at UMass-Boston, will again be the host. As you know, each day includes networking, interactive workshops focused on skillbuiding and a gathering space for attendees to join each other in celebrating and recognizing the work we all do to support the development of young people. Oh, yeah, there is breakfast, lunch, information tables, a speaker and more.... Start: 10:00 pm
Please be our guest at the Dorchester Family YMCA Open House and Health Fair this Saturday, January 19th from 10:00-2:00. Some of the things you'll find: o Health Screenings If you haven't been to the Dorchester Family YMCA recently, you don't know what you're missing! The whole fitness center and lobby have been renovated. We now have new cardio equipment with personal TV's, flat screen TV's, ZUMBA classes, and new personal training options. | ||
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Start: 01/19/2008 - 6:05pm
End: 01/20/2008 - 6:05pm
The 7th Annual Youth Work Intensive Conference will be Wednesday, March 19th & Thursday, March 20th. Our partner, the College of Public and Community Service at UMass-Boston, will again be the host. As you know, each day includes networking, interactive workshops focused on skillbuiding and a gathering space for attendees to join each other in celebrating and recognizing the work we all do to support the development of young people. Oh, yeah, there is breakfast, lunch, information tables, a speaker and more.... Start: 1:00 pm
An experienced City-Wide Dialogues facilitator will facilitate the post-screening audience discussion. It will be an excellent neighborhood discussion, there is no charge to attend, and you are warmly invited! Cordially, Jeff Stone City-Wide Dialogues on Boston's Ethnic & Racial Diversity The Jamaica Plain Forum "Community Conversations on the great issues shaping our neighborhood and our planet" From the 1860s to the 1920s, dozens of towns and counties across America violently expelled entire African American communities, forcing thousands of black families to flee their homes. A century later, these towns remain all white. BANISHED tells the story of three of these communities and their black descendants, who return to learn shocking histories. We will hold a discussion after the film with Janet Gillespie from Community Change, Inc., and Amaad Rivera from United for a Fair Economy. Matt Thompson, resident of Jamaica Plain and City-Wide Dialogue facilitator, will moderate the evening's program. Popcorn Provided! Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:45 pm
In 1788, a young African Price named Abdul Rahman is torn from a life of power and privilege, thrust into enslavement in a strange land. There he endures unimaginable hardship, yet carves out a life, and through improbable circumstances, gains his freedom and begins a remarkabe journey... This is his story Narrated by Mos Def Admission Cost: Tickets only available through RSVP, Seating is Limited Please RSVP by January 18th at 617-623-3004 or email For more information or to watch the trailer visit Partners: Mass. Council of Churches Harvard Islam in the West Program and Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries 5:00 6:45 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Avenue of the Arts 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston | ||
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Jan 21, 12pm. Mayor Menino and the City of Boston welcome civil rights legend Reverend, Dr. C.T. Vivian. Dr. Vivian is best known for his work with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a member of his executive staff. Join the City of Boston in listening to the inspirational words of speakers influenced by Martin Luther King Jr. Faneuil Hall. 617-635-3911 Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
This event is full however the there are many other opportunites to be involved in a MLK Day celebration. Check out the community calendar for listings of events. Also check out www.mlkday.gov for information on service projects. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
Civil rights legend, Reverend, Dr. C.T. Vivian will be a featured guest at the Martin Luther King National Oration at Faneuil Hall. Dr. Vivian is best known for his work with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a member of his executive staff. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm
A Civil Rights Miestone? June 11, 1963 with James Hood, Callie Crossley and others. For more information please call 617-514-1643 Start: 8:30 pm
The Camille Cosby girls program at the Judge Baker Children's Center is hosting the Say It Write conference on writing and other forms of self expression for girls ages 11-14 on Monday, January 21st (Martin Luther King Jr. Day). Girls will explore new and exciting ways to express themselves in areas such as dance, poetry and creative writing. For more information or to register contact Shaya Gregory at 617-278-4265 or email ccgp@jbcc.harvard.edu. | ||
01 / 22
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Lets get together and plan some fun events and good partnerships, all to improve biking in Dorchester. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
The Friends of Edward Everett Square group is meeting tonight at the Dorchester Historical Society's headquarters at 195 Boston Street, Tuesday January 22, at 6:30 p.m. | ||
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The Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE) will be hosting our Nineteenth Annual Minority Job Fair on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, MA. For more information visit http://www.aisne.org/member_services/professional_dev/calendar_detail.asp?eventid=950296 or call (781) 843-8440 | ||
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Jan 24, 4pm. Learn drawing and sketching techniques with accomplished artist, painter, and printmaker, Jesus Matheus. To sign up for the class, call the Young Adult Room in the Copley Library, 617-859-2334. | ||
01 / 25
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End: 5:30 pm
You are invited to the A full description of sessions and speakers as well as online registration is available at www.newecologyforum.org. For more information about the Forum or to sponsor the event, please contact Madeline Fraser Cook at forum@newecology.org or 617-354-4099, ext.25 Start: 7:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Come learn about the amazing things students are doing at Young Achievers and practice your salsa moves at the same time. Master of Ceremonies - Jose'Masso' 7pm Tour of school and Student Exhibits - Silent Auction 8pm Student performances 8:30pm Salsa dance lessons 9pm Open salsa dancing Please RSVP to Helen @ hrosenfeld@foya.org or 617-522-7231. Tickets are $25 if purchased by January 4 and $35 if purchsed by January 18. | ||
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Art for the Ave In this class students will create 3-d ceramic tile sculptures that will be installed on the facade of Dot 2 Dot Cafe, a new restaurant opening on Dot Ave this spring! Registration required - call 617-265-3503 or visit www.dotart.org for more info! Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Come tell your stories about Franklin Park. Did you ride the trolley down Blue Hill Avenue to the park on Sundays as a child? Watch the elephants bathing? Buy hot dogs at the old refectory? If you grew up around Franklin Park or have lived nearby for a long time, please come share your memories of the park. Bring photos of you, your family and your neighbors in the park. Newcomers to the park are welcome to come listen. We are collecting stories and photographs for a book about Franklin Park. Light breakfast refreshments. For more information and directions: 617-282-2881/www.franklinparkcoaliton.org Start: 5:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The 13th-annual Reebok Boston Indoor Games, the second stop in USA Track & Field's Visa Championship Series, begins at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 26 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College, 1350 Tremont St. Information is now available on-line at www.BostonIndoorGames.com, and tickets are on sale by phone at 1-877-TIX-TRAC. On-line ticket sales will begin soon. | ||
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01 / 28
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End: 4:00 pm
Monday January 28 Ziegfeld Follies (118 min) w/ Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Fanny Brice, Judy Garland, Lena Horne…. A dead showman looks down from Heaven and imagines his perfect show. A veritable who’s who of singers, actors & dancers. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Welcome to the New Poet Laureate/ June 11 1963 with Robert Pinskey and the new poet Laureate Charles Simic. For more information please call 617-514-1643. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
This is Spike's, "Get on the Bus," the film will run 121 min. fro more information please call,617-536-5400 | ||
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01 / 30
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Come learn about the changing history of Welcoming Remarks: Featured Speakers: Robert Hall , Acting Chair, African American Studies Department, Northeastern University For more information, contact Terry Mason Co-sponsored by: Massachusetts Public Health Association Food & Nutrition Section, Boston Organization of Nutritionists and Dieticians (BOND) of Color, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Roxbury YMCA, and Nutrition and Fitness for Life Program, Boston Medical Center. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
You are invited to take part in revitalizing the Dorchester Historical Society (DHS) Clapp Farmstead on Boston Street. | ||
01 / 31
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Details Doors open at 6:00pm. Musical introduction by a Brass Quintet, doing American shape note and Bulgarian village harmonies. Noam Chomsky will speak followed by a question and answer period. Next will be a slideshow by Carl Kurz, founder of Bikes Not Bombs, giving an illustrated history of BNB's beginnings in war-torn Nicaragua, and an updated overview of BNB's international and youth work today. NOTE: This event was rescheduled because of a blizzard in December. If you had tickets for that event, they are now relevant for the new date, or you can ask for a refund, or just make your earlier purchase a donation (but if you won't be using your previous ticket, let us know so we can give your seat to someone else!) DIRECTIONS Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
This is a free class in learning Yoga open to the community. Please come out and join this time of fitness, learning. | ||
On January 21, 2008, Boston Cares, SCI Dorchester, and Civic Health will be honoring the work and life of Martin Luther King Jr. and celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the federal holiday by coordinating a program called Art Builds Community (ABC). Art Builds Community (ABC) is a project through which over 200 volunteers, community members, AmeriCorps members and corporate friends of Boston Cares will use art to reflect together on themes of peace and social justice in our community. Participants from a variety of backgrounds will engage in reflective exercises inspired by the legacy of Dr. King, while expressing their feelings about peace, justice and self-worth by painting murals and creating “self portraits” and “prayer flags” with fabric.
