| Last Day to See The Left Hand Singing |
The Milton Players is pleased to announce their production of Barbara Lebow's The Left Hand Singing.
Directed by Brian Delaney, The Left Hand Singing will be presented at the Milton Woman's Club.
Performances will run February 5, 6, 2010 with a matinee on Sunday, February 7th. Friday and Saturday evening performances are at 8 p.m. and are cabaret-style, including complimentary wine, soft drinks and snacks.
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| Live Jazz Brunch |
The Dot-2-Dot Cafe is having their first live jazz brunch this Sunday, featuring the Muse Stew Band, playing a mixture of jazz, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and West African rhythms.
Enjoy brunch from 9:00am to 3:00pm and music from 12:00pm to 2:00pm.
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| Design a Community Garden with TNT |
 Would you like to design a new garden in your neighborhood? Meet your neighbors from 7pm to 8pm to discuss concepts for a community garden to be developed on the 106 Norfolk Lot by Talbot-Norfolk Triangle Neighbors United.
Experienced gardeners of all ages and those without green thumbs are invited! The community space was donated through the Boston Adopt-a-Lot program and will focus on teaching children about gardening.
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| Learn About Codman Academy |
 Interested in applying for admission to Codman Academy? Come learn more about Codman Academy Charter School!
Information sessions with administration and current Codman students:
ยท Tuesday February 9th at 6:00pm
Students and parents can receive an application for admission at the session. Applications are due in March.
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| What's Going On for Black History Month |
We at My Dorchester have compiled a calendar of Black History Month events in Dorchester and throughout Boston.
Visit our calendar for events from film screenings to trolley tours throughout the month of February.
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| Free Flu Clinics This Week |
 The following Boston flu clinics are free and are now open to the General Public. Get your H1N1 Vaccine to ward off that sickness in advance! Check out all of these local Dorchester Clinics around the new year:
Thursday, February 4
Upham's Corner Health Center Free H1N1 Flu Clinic 1-6pm
Wednesday, February 10
Neponset Health Center Free H1N1 Flu Clinic 9am-12pm >>MORE INFO |
| Dorchester Day Essay Contest |
 The Dorchester Day Celebration & Parade Committees are hosting an essay contest open to all Dorchester residents in the 6th through 10th grade.
The essay must be written on either Edward Everett or Lucy Stone.
There will be two prizes (9th-10th grade and 6th-8th grade) of a $500 United States Savings Bond.
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Highlighted DotWell Programs
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| Let DotWell Prepare Your Taxes for Free |
 DotWell, in partnership with the Boston EITC Coalition, will professionally prepare your taxes for FREE if you worked and earned less than $49,000 this year. Free tax clinics begin Saturday, January 16, 2010 at the Codman Square Tech Center, 450 Washington Street, Dorchester, and at Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, 1353 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester.
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| Free Teen Job Training |
 The DotWell Teen Center is providing a free job-training program for teens ages 14-18.
The 10 week program ends March 25th. It will be held every Thursday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Teen Center, located at Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, 1353 Dorchester Ave.
The training will include job searches, creating resumes, cover letters, computer and interviewing skills, summer job planning and so much more! Space is limited, so stop by today!
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| Save the Date! |
Thurs. Feb. 11: Valentine's Day Dinner for Seniors
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Sat. Feb. 13: Franklin Park Winter Snow Festival
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Tues. Feb. 16: Dorchester Summer & Afterschool Resource Fair
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Fri. Feb 19: DotWell Teen Center's Safe Love Dance
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Tues. Feb. 23: Dorchester Avenue Project meeting
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Tues. Feb. 23: FANtastic Kids Program
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Please check our regularly updated Calendar for lots of other events! |
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MyDorchester Photo Contest |
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Congratulations to Liz Boyd for identifying last week's photo as the Children's Park in Franklin Field opposite Wales St!
Can you be the first to identify where in Dorchester this photograph was taken? Be the first to identify and have your name entered into a drawing for a free print!
Want to know where the past Photos of the Week were taken? Visit our Archive. |
| Volunteer in Your Community |
Dorchester Volunteer Opportunities
There is a new Volunteer eBlast featuring various opportunities throughout Dorchester. To sign up for this email or for more volunteer opportunities, please contact SCI Dorchester, 617-822-8297 or email Lauren Anderson. For an example Volunteer eBlast check one out here.
Find a job, class, or opportunity on the DotBoard: mydorchester.org/dotboard |
| Dorchester Flashback |
 Dorchester Illustration of the Week
This week's illustration is a photo of the residence of Oliver Optic, the pseudonym of a prolific Dorchester writer. William Taylor Adam's house, an elaborate towered Italianate mansion, stood where the ramps to the Field's Corner T Station are located today (1479 Dorchester Avenue). "Oliver Optic lived on the west side of Dorchester Avenue at Field's Corner, on the first lot south of the railroad line. William Adams, who lived a large part of his life in Dorchester, was the author of 126 books and over 1000 stories, issued mostly under the pseudonym of Oliver Optic and a few under other pseudonyms including Warren T. Ashton, Gayle Wintertown, Brooks McCormick, Irving Brown and Clingham Hunter, M.D." The Illustration of the Day is sent out via email by Earl Taylor of the Dorchester Historical Society. If you would like to get these daily images, please visit this site and join the group. Questions? call 781-272-6700. |
SCI Dorchester's mission is to strengthen the Dorchester community by connecting diverse individuals and organizations through civic engagement initiatives. We envision a community where individuals are strongly connected to their neighbors and play an active role in shaping the destiny of our community. This increase in 'social capital' will result in a community that is safer, healthier and more vital. For more information click here.
The mission of DotWell is to work in collaboration with our founding health center partners - Codman Square Health Center and Dorchester House Multi-Service Center -
to provide integrated clinical and community services that address
health disparities, build social capital, and meet the complex needs of
our communities.
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