Skip navigation.

Boston, MA (02124)

34 ºF Low
Sunrise : 6:58 AM
Sunset : 4:12 PM

Events

Select event terms to filter by
« April 17, 2008 - May 17, 2008 »
 
04 / 17
Start: 10:00 am
Start: 04/17/2008 - 10:00am
End: 04/19/2008 - 2:00pm

Are You Ready, My Sister?

April 17 - 19
This powerful story of Harriet Tubman is an American adventure about the woman who helped shepherd over 300 slaves to freedom in the fight to end slavery in the United States.
Appropriate for ages 8 and older.

Underground Railway Theatre
Roxbury Center for the Arts

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 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.

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

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.

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

This is a college and career fair for young people. Come out and connect with organizations that have job offers for young people.

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

We are pleased to announce that the Collaborative is hosting the Forward Momentum College and Career Fair for young adults, ages 16-24, on Thursday, April 17, 2008.  The fair will host tables for career training, colleges, and employers who want to hire 16-24 year olds!


Pre-registration required at
http://bywc.eventbrite.com

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm

this is a informational session  about making dollars and cents on how to pay for college.

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm

This workshop will give students and families insight on how to pay for college. Participants will learn how to prepare and live on a budget and how to research scholarships and grants. In addition, there will be financial aid advisors on hand for financial counseling.

Audience: Families and FCE Professionals

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 10:30 pm

Ryan wood's is running for Major of Dorchester. This is a fund raiser for the Dorchester parade. Please come out and enjoy the fun.for more information  contact www.dotnews.com

04 / 18
(all day)
Start: 04/17/2008 - 10:00am
End: 04/19/2008 - 2:00pm

Are You Ready, My Sister?

April 17 - 19
This powerful story of Harriet Tubman is an American adventure about the woman who helped shepherd over 300 slaves to freedom in the fight to end slavery in the United States.
Appropriate for ages 8 and older.

Underground Railway Theatre
Roxbury Center for the Arts

Start: 8:00 pm
End: 9:18 pm

This is event that you should not miss. this artist is a must see.

04 / 19
End: 2:00 pm
Start: 04/17/2008 - 10:00am
End: 04/19/2008 - 2:00pm

Are You Ready, My Sister?

April 17 - 19
This powerful story of Harriet Tubman is an American adventure about the woman who helped shepherd over 300 slaves to freedom in the fight to end slavery in the United States.
Appropriate for ages 8 and older.

Underground Railway Theatre
Roxbury Center for the Arts

Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:30 pm
You Are Invited!

 

The Money Conference, a project of Massachusetts State Treasurer Tim Cahill, is pleased to announce that online registration is open to the public for:

 

COST: Free

INCLUDES: Free Continental Breakfast & Lunch

Free Childcare available for ages 3+, space is limited

PRE-REGISTRATION: Required @ www.themoneyconference.com

KEY NOTE SPEAKER: Dee Lee, CFP www.deelee.net

Workshops Choices Include:

Budgeting Basics for Financial Freedom

4 Credit Topics Every Woman Should Know

Tax Tips for 2008

Financially Fit Kids

Get Your Money Straight in ‘08

Single Sophistication & Financial Transitions

Dress for Success and Reach Your Goals

The Retirement Doctor: Retirement Planning for Women

Financial Planning for Higher Education

OR

Schedule 15 minute, one-on-one session with a "Money Mentor" for

recommendations that are specific to your financial situation

 

New this year:

We are introducing a two track format to this spring’s conference. Track one is recommended for first time attendees and will provide participants with the tools to start achieving both short and long-term financial goals and gives participants eight different workshops from which to choose. Track two is for returning Money Conference attendees or those who feel prepared for a more advanced topics. Track two features an expert financial panel before lunch and then the choice of three break out sessions in the afternoon. Please visit www.themoneyconference.com for more information on the two tracks.

 

Visit our new website for details and please share this message with your family, co-workers, and friends. This event is open to the public, but pre-registration is required. Don't miss this opportunity to become your own financial guru!

 

*There is not cost to attend this event, it is a service brought to you by State Treasurer Tim Cahill in conjunction with the YWCA.

Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

The Baltimore Oriole is a beautiful songbird which annually migrates to Massachusetts in early May. While they are not yet endangered, their numbers have been diminishing, and the Audobon Society is enlisting the aid of bird lovers and young scientists to count the birds that arrive. Learn how you can participate, and make an Oriole feeder to take home. Join Steve from the Blue Hills Trailside Museum/Audobon Society in this fascinating program

 

“It’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird because all it does is sing.” So says Atticus Finch in the classic novel which takes its name from this sentiment. Draw a picture of the birds you learn about, write a small poem about birds, or write a letter to us about why you love birds.

  This program is in celebration Earth Day, and is also part of the Adams St. Branch’s series of programs, Mockingbird Lives!, a series in support of The Big Read of Eastern Massachusetts.  The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and bring the transformative power of literature into the lives of its citizens. The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment.

Start: 11:00 pm

The new face of Civic Engagement.A common mobilization and voter registration event featuring, street theater, spoken word, Ron Bell, Ali Noorani, Grace Ross and over twenty five community organizations and much more.

04 / 20
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm

Staying healthy and drama free This is a youth and young adult conference.

04 / 21
Start: 7:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

Who:  DFSI is a partnership of the three schools along with DotWell (a collaborative effort of the Codman Square Health Center and the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center), Wheelock College, FAMILY Inc., Dorchester Neighborhood Service Center and a number of other local social, civic and health services organizations.
What:  Three runners; Doug Palmer, Diana Rosenstein and Meredith Bazigan will run to raise money for all three schools This is a fundraiser for Lucy Stone, Joseph Lee and Emily Fifield elementary school. Donations of any amount can be mailed to Dotwell, 1452 Dorchester ,Ma. 02122

Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Kenny Elementary School. 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 Spanish. For more information, please contact Kendra Bucklin at 617-756-9492 or kbucklin@boston.k12.ma.us.

Start: 3:00 pm

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Kenny Elementary School. 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 Spanish. For more information, please contact Kendra Bucklin at 617-756-9492 or kbucklin@boston.k12.ma.us.

Start: 3:00 pm

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Lee Elementary/Adademy building. 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: 5:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm

Staying healthy and drama free This is a youth and young adult conference.

04 / 22
Start: 8:30 am
End: 3:30 pm

Looking For Vacation Activities?

The Camille Cosby Girls Program will offer a free one-day conference on Tuesday, April 22 during the Boston Public School spring vacation for girls ages 11-14 to learn about nutrition, physical fitness, relationships, and healthy, active alternatives to electronic media. Registration ends on April 16.  For more information please contact Shaya or Olivenne at 617-278-4265 or email ccgp@jbcc.harvard.edu.  Registration forms are available at www.jbcc.harvard.edu

Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am

Collaborative artmaking projects by local youth in the theme of Ubuntu. For more information please call; 617-879-2200.

Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Holmes Elementary School. 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: 2:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

Art supplies will be available in the rear kitchen of Dorchester House for teens ages 13-19 from 2-6pm during school vacation for teens to create projects representing why do not use tobacco and are members of The 84. The DotWell Teen Center received a grant to promote The 84, which consists of 84% of MA teens do not smoke, and they hope to acquire 84 projects for The 84 Art Exhibit, to be held Saturday, May 10th from 10am-1pm in the Dorchester House gym.

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Kenny Elementary School. 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 Spanish. For more information, please contact Kendra Bucklin at 617-756-9492 or kbucklin@boston.k12.ma.us.

Start: 5:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm

Staying healthy and drama free This is a youth and young adult conference.

04 / 23
Start: 2:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

Capote (114 min) Truman Capote and Harper Lee were childhood friends. In this award-winning film, Harper Lee accompanies Capote as he researches the material for his classic, In Cold Blood, while at the same time she was writing and publishing To Kill a Mockingbird.

Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am

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.

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

Art supplies will be available in the rear kitchen of Dorchester House for teens ages 13-19 from 2-6pm during school vacation for teens to create projects representing why do not use tobacco and are members of The 84. The DotWell Teen Center received a grant to promote The 84, which consists of 84% of MA teens do not smoke, and they hope to acquire 84 projects for The 84 Art Exhibit, to be held Saturday, May 10th from 10am-1pm in the Dorchester House gym.

Start: 2:30 pm
End: 4:30 pm

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Lee Elementary/Adademy building. 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: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Dancing with the Stars is a gala fundraising event for Fields Corner Main Street where Boston celebrities are paired with professional dancers in a fun competition. There are several exciting volunteer positions available for this event and those who volunteer will be able to attend the event. There will be an orientation on Wednesday, April 23rd, 6:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center. This is an opportunity for prospective volunteers to learn about the different positions available and to meet the staff.

04 / 24
Start: 8:00 am
End: 9:15 am

This is a meeting to net-work and find out, what are the plans for Upham's Corner"s anchor , the Strand Theater.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm

Large site tree planting - tree planters needed! No experience necessary, training will be provided. Help Boston's Urban Forest Coalition green the city!
This is a Grow Boston Greener event, please rsvp to Gretchen, gretchen@earthworks.org or call 617.442.1059 if you would like to participate.
Visit www.growbostongreener.org for more info.

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 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.

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

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.

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

Art supplies will be available in the rear kitchen of Dorchester House for teens ages 13-19 from 2-6pm during school vacation for teens to create projects representing why do not use tobacco and are members of The 84. The DotWell Teen Center received a grant to promote The 84, which consists of 84% of MA teens do not smoke, and they hope to acquire 84 projects for The 84 Art Exhibit, to be held Saturday, May 10th from 10am-1pm in the Dorchester House gym.

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm

This is the kick off of the Governor Deval Patrick's State Youth council.Please come out and join in time of celebration.

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

This is a fundraiser for the Dorchester Day Parade.  The tickets for this dinner are 100 dollars and you have a chance to win 10,000. For more information please call: 617-287-0085.

04 / 25
Start: 9:00 am

To volunteer or for more information please call: 617635-3485. This is a city wide neighborhood cleanup day. The City would like your helping beautifying Boston. We would like universities, organizations, civic groups and residents to join us for a day of cleaning up Boston.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm

Large site tree planting - tree planters needed! No experience necessary, training will be provided. Help Boston's Urban Forest Coalition green the city!
This is a Grow Boston Greener event, please rsvp to Gretchen, gretchen@earthworks.org or call 617.442.1059 if you would like to participate.
Visit www.growbostongreener.org for more info.

Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

This is the cleanup of Franklin Park clean up. Youth Services celebration afterwards at the Franklin Park Golf Clubhouse from 4-7pm Pizza, soda, discussions, and a movie! For more information please call 617-282-2881

 

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

Art supplies will be available in the rear kitchen of Dorchester House for teens ages 13-19 from 2-6pm during school vacation for teens to create projects representing why do not use tobacco and are members of The 84. The DotWell Teen Center received a grant to promote The 84, which consists of 84% of MA teens do not smoke, and they hope to acquire 84 projects for The 84 Art Exhibit, to be held Saturday, May 10th from 10am-1pm in the Dorchester House gym.

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Mayor Menino and the City of Boston welcomes back Status Quo for representing Boston on Randy Jackson's MTV America's Best Dance Crew. The event will be hosted by Melissa from the Morning Show, Akrobatik, DJ Roy Barboza, and guest artist Dre Robinson. This is a free event.

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Why should you come out. We know after this play your kids life, and your life will change. This play show both side. The good time and The sad time. Please come and bring out the kids.

Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:30 pm

A musical revue of song and dance, silent art auction, raffle, beer, wine & refreshments for sale. Tickets $10.00 All money to benefit the Steeple Restoration Project

for more info go to: http://firstparish.com

04 / 26
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

Large site tree planting - tree planters needed! No experience necessary, training will be provided. Help Boston's Urban Forest Coalition green the city! This is a Grow Boston Greener event, please rsvp to Gretchen, gretchen@earthworks.org or call 617.442.1059 if you would like to participate. Visit www.growbostongreener.org for more info.

Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

The quartet in residence at the Chittick Elementary School in Mattapan will perform music by African American composers including Duke Ellington, Scot Joplin, and William Grant Still. Grace Aldrich will read poems by Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou.  

Start: 12:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm

Come celebrate the coming of Spring!

Good Food; hear good music!

Get free compost for your garden.

Learn about healthy soil, lead contamination and composting practices.

Any questions, please call Kathleen Banfield, 617-442-1322 x 12. www.thefoodproject.org

Start: 12:30 pm
End: 3:30 pm

In celebration of Earth Week and Boston Shines DotBike is going for a ride around the neighborhood to check out some of Dorchester’s many parks and green spaces.

The ride starts from the Giraffe Entrance of the Franklin Park Zoo at 12:30 p.m. and after a riding tour of Franklin Park we’ll head out of the park on an approximately 12 mile loop to hit various other green spaces.

We’ll ride at a relaxed pace and leave no one behind and there will be several stops along the way.

Helmets are required and riders under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Email dotbike AT bostonbiker DOT org or call Andy at 781-367-9200 with questions.
Map of ride on www.dotbike.org.

To check for more Dorchester area enviro events, see Dorchester Envionmental Health Coalition's calendar of events.

 

Start: 3:00 pm

For over two centuries Second Church in Dorchester stands with its Steeple overlooking the neighborhoods of greater Boston.  On April 26, 2008 at 3:00 pm the church celebrates its Lineage, Legacy and Leverage with a High Tea. The community is invited to attend. Second Church is located at the corner of Washington St and Talbot Ave in Codman Square.

Presentations at the High Tea highlight the historical significance of Second Church in Dorchester by presenting:  Snapshots of historical events, transitions and current occurrences in the process of revitalizing our community;  Progress on the newly renovated Historical Room;  “Project Angel Wings” – a collaboration of Boston Project Ministries, Boston Trinity Academy and Park Street Church’s Cross Walk together with Second Church plan for the reconstruction, restoration and revitalization of the Codman Cemetery;  and, Second Church, its facility, its history and its legacy, as a national and historical gem.

For more information or to R.S.V.P. contact Mrs. Ava Ann Townsend at (617) 825-2797 or legacy@secondchurchnaz.org

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

This is an event to celebrate the clean up event of Boston shines all are welcome.

Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:30 pm

Enjoy a musical revue of song and dance, a silent art & gift auction, raffle, beer, wine & refrshments for sale. Tickets $10.00 All money to benefit the Steeple Restoration Project. For more info go to: http://firstparish.com

04 / 27
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:07 pm

This is a time of fun and games . The event is a fund raiser for the Dorchester parade .

Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm


CONTACT
Phone: 617-436-0527, Barbara Greene and Michael Pratt

Don't miss the fifth and final show of the musical fundraiser series
starring Mike Pratt and Friends -- a club-style cabaret with live
performances, and serving coffee and tea, soft drinks, beer and wine,
snacks and hors d'oeuvres -- all proceeds benefits the steeple
restoration. All ages.

Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Come and Enjoy a musical revue of song and dance, a silent art and gift auction, raffle items, and beer, wine and refreshments for sale.  Tickets $10.00.  All money to benefit the Steeple Restoration Project.

for more info go to: http://firstparish.com 

04 / 28
Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Kenny Elementary School. 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 Spanish. For more information, please contact Kendra Bucklin at 617-756-9492 or kbucklin@boston.k12.ma.us.

Start: 2:00 pm

Rain Man  (133 min) w/ Tom Cruise & Dustin Hoffman.Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country and learn more than they expected.

Start: 3:00 pm

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Kenny Elementary School. 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 Spanish. For more information, please contact Kendra Bucklin at 617-756-9492 or kbucklin@boston.k12.ma.us.

Start: 3:00 pm

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Lee Elementary/Adademy building. 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: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm

This is sponsored by Dana Farber/ Harvard Cancer Center. The information on cancer disparities will be the discussion.

04 / 29
Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Holmes Elementary School. 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: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm

This work shop will help you change and deepen the public conversation about young people, learn about the common pitfalls of some of our current communications strategies.

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Kenny Elementary School. 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 Spanish. For more information, please contact Kendra Bucklin at 617-756-9492 or kbucklin@boston.k12.ma.us.

Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Celebrate this year's successes

learn about new initiatives honor and thank BMS volunteers, businesses, and partners

Please RSVP by April 21, 2008 the ceremony begins promptly at 6:00. 

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm

This workshop covers a variety of help parents support at home what their children are learning in the class
. This is a family event, please come out and gather information.

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm

This workshop covers a variety of topics to help parents support at home what their children are learning in the classroom. Parents will discuss why homework is important, how to make homework time a productive learning time and how to help their children develop good study habits.

Audience:  Families and FCE Professionals

04 / 30
Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am

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.

Start: 2:00 pm

Alabama (49 min.)  A film that explores the old and new Alabama and the differences between them.

Start: 2:30 pm
End: 4:30 pm

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Lee Elementary/Adademy building. 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.

05 / 1
Start: 6:00 am
End: 8:30 am

Community is the spice of life. this event will feature some of Dorchester finest cuisine from around the World. A benefit for Dorchester CARES Coalition for Families & Children, Inc.  For more information please call (978- 378-4675)

Start: 6:30 am
End: 9:00 am

The Committee to Elect Gloria-Ann Vieira Mayor of Dorchester is sponsoring a FUN Trivia Night On Thursday May 1st at 6:30pm at the Seven 50 Grille - 750 Dudley Street it is $15 per person we wil have trivia, prizes, raffles and a light buffet for more information call Gloria-Ann 617-233-9177

Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

Raise money for AIDS Action Committee and help to raise awaareness about AIDS and HIV. For more information please contact www.aac.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 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.

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

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.

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm

Community is the spice of life. Dorchester Cares Coalition for families and children's benefit. Featuring Dorchester's finest cuisine from around the world.

05 / 2
Start: 7:00 am
End: 8:30 am

Morning Bird Walk is the first event of the Birds & Bards Festival. Enjoy an early morning walk with bird expert Bob Mayer at the Arnold Arboretum. Novices as well as experienced birders are welcome. Meet at the Hunnewell Visitor Center. The Birds & Bards Festival is presented by six local conservation and educational organizations - Franklin Park, Boston Nature Center, Forest Hills Cemetery, Zoo New England, Arnold Arboretum and Jamaica Plain's Wake Up the Earth event. All events are open to the public and most are free. See www.massaudubon.org/boston for details.

Start: 1:14 pm

BPS Youth Leadership Conference - Call for Workshop Presenters
TechBoston is recruiting students to present workshops at an exciting BPS Youth Leadership Conference that is being planned by students at TechBoston Academy . The event will feature innovative students who are using technology as a tool for creative expression. Entitled, Fierce Expression Through Technology , the conference will be held on Friday, May 2nd at the Boston Convention Center and will be comprised of workshops led by students from any of the Boston Public high schools. We are seeking your help in identifying students in your school might be interested in leading a 45 minute workshop to showcase their creative use of technology. Students can apply to conduct a workshop on anything they do well including digital storytelling, podcasting, graphic design, entrepreneurship, video or audio production, programming, etc. The students are required to have a teacher or staff member at their school serve as their *coach* but the workshop must be facilitated by students. A recruitment flyer and the workshop proposal application accompany this message. The deadline for students to submit the workshop applications is Friday, February 29th. On Feb. 21st and 22nd - during the vacation week – the TechBoston department will provide drop-in support for students who want help developing an idea for a workshop and filling out the application. Once a workshop application has been approved and accepted, the student presenters will be required to attend a training at Madison Park HS during the April vacation week (April 24th and 25th) to finalize and get help in preparing their presentation. For more information, please contact Eric Esteves (eesteves@techboston.org or 617-635-9790).

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

SCI Dorchester cordially invites you to their annual volunteer recognition and award ceremony on Friday, May 2nd at the historic Great Hall in Codman Square.

This year we will be honoring seven individuals for their exemplary service and commitment to building social capital and civic engagement in Dorchester.

We are excited to have Ron Bell, Director of the Office of Civic Engagement, as our special guest speaker for the event.

Space is limited, so please RSVP by April 30.
Contact: Kelley Winters, kwinters@scidorchester.org or 617-822-8297

05 / 3
Start: 7:00 am
End: 8:30 am

Morning Bird Walk is the first event of the Birds & Bards Festival. Enjoy an early morning walk with bird expert Bob Mayer at the Arnold Arboretum. Novices as well as experienced birders are welcome. Meet at the Hunnewell Visitor Center. The Birds & Bards Festival is presented by six local conservation and educational organizations - Franklin Park, Boston Nature Center, Forest Hills Cemetery, Zoo New England, Arnold Arboretum and Jamaica Plain's Wake Up the Earth event. All events are open to the public and most are free. See www.massaudubon.org/boston for details.

Start: 8:15 am
End: 3:45 pm

The Boston Civic Summit is a first of its kind effort to assemble Boston area civic and community leaders from every neighborhood with the purpose of having an open discussion on how we can strengthen the vitality of city life. see www.BostonCivicSummit.org

Start: 8:15 am

Participate in open discussion on how we can strengthen Boston by promoting growing educational sessions, along with best practices from around the city.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm

The Washington Bank has set up a fund at the codman Square branch to raise money for the fire victims. For more information please call; Oscar Moreno at 857-524-1146

Start: 2:30 pm
End: 5:00 pm

This event is a real treat!  Eat AND get exercise at the same time! You will receive a pedometer and WALK Four Corners water bottle when you sign in. Then together we will take a casual stroll through Four Corners, stopping at FIVE restaurants to sample a menu item.  
 
Participating Restaurants:
Four Corners Pizza Cafe
Island Style Jamaican Restaurant
Nice N Clean Jamaican Cuisine
Right Taste Jamaican Restaurant
Vaughan's Fish & Chips
  Plan to be full and happy by 5pm!  The walk will be about 1.5 miles long and should be comfortable for most people.  Children are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult who can sign a waiver for him/her. This is a free event, sponsored by the Boston Public Health Commission and Boston Steps.
Please call 617-287-1651 with questions.

 

 
This past Saturday, a small, but focused group of community folks gave some TLC to most of our street trees along Washington Street.
 
We pruned, raked, weeded and mulched the trees using supplies loaned by the Mayor's Boston Shines effort.
 
In addition, local college student, Jermaine Bell, handed out brooms and dustpans to our businesses to assist them in keeping their storefronts tidy.  Many were surprised to receive this gift (made possible by the Boston Public Health Commission and Boston Steps), but appreciative.  We hope it helps keep our commercial district clean!
 

During 2008, Four Corners Main Street will be sponsoring a variety of efforts to encourage cleanliness in our neighborhood.  Other Dorchester Main Street districts, the Inspectional Services Department and folks in Co

Start: 8:15 pm

The Boston Civic Summit is a first of its kind effort to assemble Boston area civic and community leaders from every neighborhood with the purpose of having an open discussion on how we can strengthen the vitality of the city life by promoting greater civic engagement and fostering dialogue between community groups. The event will be held the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Saturday, May 3rd from 8:15-3:45 pm .

05 / 4
Start: 7:00 am
End: 8:30 am

Morning Bird Walk is the first event of the Birds & Bards Festival. Enjoy an early morning walk with bird expert Bob Mayer at the Arnold Arboretum. Novices as well as experienced birders are welcome. Meet at the Hunnewell Visitor Center. The Birds & Bards Festival is presented by six local conservation and educational organizations - Franklin Park, Boston Nature Center, Forest Hills Cemetery, Zoo New England, Arnold Arboretum and Jamaica Plain's Wake Up the Earth event. All events are open to the public and most are free. See www.massaudubon.org/boston for details.

05 / 5
Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Kenny Elementary School. 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 Spanish. For more information, please contact Kendra Bucklin at 617-756-9492 or kbucklin@boston.k12.ma.us.

Start: 2:00 pm

 Spellbound (111 min) w/ Ingrid Bergman & Gregory Peck.A female psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory.

Start: 3:00 pm

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Kenny Elementary School. 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 Spanish. For more information, please contact Kendra Bucklin at 617-756-9492 or kbucklin@boston.k12.ma.us.

Start: 3:00 pm

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Lee Elementary/Adademy building. 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: 5:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

This class will have six consecutive Monday's. You will learn how to make healthy meals, learn about nutrition, and also learn how to maximize your food dollars by improving your fiscal health.

for more information call; Bichphuong Do at: 617-288-3230

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Learn about the history of Fields Corner and share both your memories of the past and ideas on the district's future with Fields Corner Main Street, Viet-AID and Historic Boston, Inc. on Monday, May 5, 2008 at 6 p.m. at the Dorchester House, 1353 Dorchester Avenue.
HBI will present the findings of their preliminary historical research on the commercial district and talk about the role of historic preservation in revitalization efforts. Most importantly, we would like to hear your reactions to our project ideas and strategies.

This meeting is free and open to all!
Light refreshments will be served. Please call FCMS at 617.474.1432 to RSVP.
 
HBI is partnering with FCMS and Viet-AID on their new Historic Neighborhood Centers initiative. This program aims to use historic preservation as a catalyst to improve Fields Corner, stimulate economic and cultural development and preserve the district's heritage. Through the program we will be developing a preservation strategy guided by neighborhood-identified priorities and feasibility studies.

05 / 6
Start: 8:00 am
End: 3:00 pm

This is a day long conference of elementary and secondary education . The conference will teach the implementing safe and supportive learning environments, trauma-sensitive schools.

Start: 8:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

The New England education and training center.  This is part of a series of the HIV, "Education Consortium". For more information please call 617-262-5657

Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Holmes Elementary School. 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