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Family Activities

Victorian Carolers - Faneuil Hall

11/28/2008 - 12:00pm
11/28/2008 - 4:00pm
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Location(s)

Faneuil Hall Marketplace
4 South Market Building
Boston, MA
See map: Google Maps

 

Costumed in clothing of the Victorian era, quartets of carolers will
greet visitors at the Faneuil Hall as well as throughout
the Marketplace, bringing festive music to the galleries.

 

Directions 

Welcome Baby Program Benefit

12/11/2008 - 6:00pm
12/11/2008 - 8:00pm
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Location(s)

Vietnamese Community Center
42 Charles Street
Dorchester, MA
See map: Google Maps

“Embrace our new arrivals”
by putting your wallet where
your palate is and join us for this fundraiser which will benefit
Dorchester’s “Welcome Baby Program“and local businesses.

Tickets are
limited for this event and are selling quickly. Reserve by phone to
guarantee
you a seat. This event will be held on Thursday December 11 at the
Vietnamese Community Center, 42 Charles Street, Dorchester from 6pm to
8pm.

Music will be
provided by our own “Dorchester Symphony” under the leadership of
William Shoucair. F
or information and to RSVP, contact Sandra
Kennedy at Bowdoin- Geneva Main Streets by calling 617-436-9980.
Tickets are
$15.00 per person

Simon Evening of Giving

11/23/2008 - 7:00pm
11/23/2008 - 9:30pm
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Location(s)

South Shore Plaza
Granite Street
Braintree, MA
See map: Google Maps

NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF BOSTON 

The 9th
Annual Simon Evening of Giving
is South Shore Plaza’s
spectacular kick-off for the holiday season.  Retailers offer the best values of the season to guests during this exclusive after-hours
shopping event.

Enjoy the entertainment, prizes, special offers
and store discounts!  All ticket holders will participate in the opportunity to win great prizes. It is your chance to give back to your
community and support Neighborhood Children’s Theatre of Boston.
 

Simon Evening
of Giving”

Sunday, November 23rd,

2008 

7:00 P.M. - 9:30 P.M.

Tickets are $10.00 

($7.00 will
go to NCT & $3.00 will go to the Simon Youth Foundation) 
 

For tickets,
please contact Carolanne McDonnell @ 617-265-9796
 

Thanks for your support!

Meet The Orchestra! Featuring the Dorchester Symphony Orchestra! For Kids - Free!

11/08/2008 - 1:00pm
11/08/2008 - 4:00pm
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Location(s)

First Parish Church in Dorchester
10 Parish Street
Dorchester, MA
See map: Google Maps

Kids! Come and see how a symphony orchestra works! The Dorchester Symphony Orchestra (Your Hometown Orchestra) will hold a special open rehearsal for children. Come and talk to the players, see how they play their instruments and watch the orchestra rehearse! See how an orchestra prepares for a concert, why the players sit where they do, how each instrument sounds, and what the conductor does - everything you wanted to know about a symphony orchestra! Very interactive and totally fun! Refreshments too! Bring your parents!

Here's our website: http://www.dorchestersymphony.org 

Dorchester Symphony Orchestra Concert

11/15/2008 - 7:30pm
11/15/2008 - 9:45pm
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Location(s)

Parish of All Saints Ashmont
209 Ashmont St,
Dorchester, MA
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Join the Dorchester Symphony Orchestra for our second concert of the season. The program includes works by Rossini, Bizet, and Mendelssohn. Come hear how great your own symphony orchestra sounds! $15 for adults, kids free! www.dorchestersymphony.org

11/2: build garden beds with Earthworks

11/02/2008 - 12:00pm
11/02/2008 - 4:00pm
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Location(s)

Russell School
750 Columbia Road
Dorchester, MA, 02125
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Help Earthworks build new garden beds at the Russell School at 750 Columbia Road in Dorchester to support our Outdoor Classroom Program at the School.

On Sunday, November 2, we need up to 12 volunteers to help build and fill two garden beds for school kids to plant flowers and other perennials.
 
Not only will this help to improve the look and feel of the public school's exterior, but it will also add places to explore and study in the schoolyard. The schoolyard already boasts an orchard with pie cherries, apples and hazelnuts. The flowers will help to attract beneficial insects to improve the health of the trees and quality of the harvest.
 
Please call to RSVP if you are interested in signing up. The project will start at 12:00pm, and, depending on turnout, will take from 2-4 hours.
Benjamin Crouch
City Fruit Program Director
Earthworks 617-442-1059

Belle Isle Harvest Fair

10/05/2008 - 1:00pm
10/05/2008 - 3:00pm
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Location(s)

Belle Isle Marsh
Bennington Street
East Boston, MA
See map: Google Maps

The Friends of Belle Isle Marsh sponsor a day of family activities
within this scenic conservation area. The coastal terrain within Belle
Isle Marsh, one of Boston's largest surviving salt marshes, is a
valuable ecosystem and habitat to a diverse array of species. Take a
hayride, decorate a pumpkin, learn the art of quilt making, and dance
to live music on this autumn afternoon. Free, all welcome.

Visit http://www.bostonharborwalk.com/events/ or dial
617-482-1722 for more information.

Fall Family Fun Day

10/25/2008 - 1:00pm
10/25/2008 - 4:00pm
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Location(s)

Pierce House Museum
24 Oakton Avenue
Dorchester, MA, 02122
See map: Google Maps

Fall Family Fun features craft and other activities connected to harvest time and the history of the Pierce House as a working farm.  Make a leaf rubbing, design a pressed leaf card, practice spinning and weaving, or step back in time with colonial clothing, toys, and games. Tours of the Pierce House are on the hour, from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

 

            Pierce House is located at 24 Oakton Avenue in Dorchester, Massachusetts.  Admission is free for Historic New England members and $2 for the general public.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.  For more information call 617-288-6041.  Rain or shine. 

Dorchester Symphony Orchestra Concert

09/20/2008 - 7:30pm
09/20/2008 - 9:00pm
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Location(s)

Parish of All Saints Church
209 Ashmont St.
Dorchester, MA
See map: Google Maps

The Dorchester Symphony Orchestra presents its first concert of the season. The program consists of Beethoven's 8th Symphony and Haydn's Symphony #104. Please come hear and support Dorchester's OWN Symphony Orchestra! Kids under 12 are free, adults $15

Free Parent-Child Playgroup at Holmes Elementary

05/06/2009 - 9:30am
05/06/2009 - 11:30am
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Location(s)

Holmes Elementary School
40 School Street
Dorchester, MA
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FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn Group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at 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.