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| Reading by Joyce Angela Jellison |
 Join poet Joyce Angela Jellison in examining politics, sexuality, race, class, and feminism with verse, short stories, and essays from her book, Where Everything Fits Perfectly at the Uphams Corner Branch Library.
Joyce Angela Jellison's work has been featured in The Daily News Tribune, The Boston Globe and The MetroWest Daily News.
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| Free Jazz Performance |
 Come see jazz artist Victor Brown perform live at Grove Hall Branch Library this Thursday.
After the concert, stay for a reception celebrating the wonderful creativity of the art students from the Jeremiah Burke High School.
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| Reporting from Haiti: After the Earthquake |
 Join State Representative Marie St. Fleur and Dr. Alix Cantave, UMass Boston, at a Town Hall Briefing on what they have seen and heard on their recent visit to Haiti.
Panelists include:
Senator Mark Montigny
Donna Barry, Partners in Health
Yvon Alteon, CEO Telediaspora
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| Peace Institute Fundraiser |
 Celebrate culture and diversity and see Boston's inspiring performers while supporting the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute and M.Y.H.O.O.D. Dinner, Dancing, Singing, Poetry, R&B, and more are all included in the $15 ticket price! |
| Fairmount Greenway Meeting |
 Help shape one of the newest and largest "green" projects in the Dorchester community!
Share information about lots, green spaces, and other key community destinations near your home.
Light Breakfast will be served.
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| Take Action on the Climate: Represent Dorchester! |
 The city of Boston is updating its climate action goals for the years 2020 and 2050. What will it be like to live in Boston then? No one knows for sure, but anyone that is high school age now will be an adult by then and will be living with the results of decisions made today.
The citywide Climate Action Youth Workshop is happening this Saturday in Copley Square. Registration will begin at 10AM. Free brunch will be served at 11AM. Young people from Dorchester are encouraged to attend this workshop and share their ideas on climate change! |
| One Night Only! Barber of Seville |
 One Night Only!! Introduce your family to the amazing, multidisciplinary world of opera in a production tailored for children: fully staged, sung in English and just one squirm-proof hour long.
In Rossini's Barber of Seville, the legendary barber Figaro uses every trick in the book to free the lovely Rosina from the clutches of crotchety Dr. Bartolo and unite her with the dashing Count Almaviva. A buoyant experience that will have your kids singing all the way home!
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| Gov. Patrick in Codman Square |
Governor Deval Patrick will hold a town hall meeting open to the public this Sunday, February 28th at Global Ministries Church in Codman Square. This is a good opportunity to talk directly with the governor! Please arrive promptly at 6:30pm.
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| Sunday at Three Concert Series: Eric Hewitt, Saxophone |
 Saxophonist Eric Hewitt, Boston Conservatory woodwind chair, presents a program of classic recital pieces with his longtime collaborator, pianist Yoshiko Hiramatsu-Kline.
Hewitt says of the event, "These pieces, original compositions for the saxophone and transcriptions alike, are among my most beloved intimate musical treasures. Many of them have been with me since my very beginnings as a purely classical saxophonist. Revisiting them with Yoshiko is always fulfilling and rewarding." Free, donations accepted. Reception to follow.
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| Senator Paul Kirk on Senator Kennedy |
 Senator Paul Kirk reflects on his long friendship with Senator Edward M. Kennedy, his experience in the United States Senate, and the state of our national politics. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Tom Oliphant, formerly of The Boston Globe, moderates.
Kennedy Library Forums are a series of public affairs programs offered by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to foster public discussion on a diverse range of historical, political and cultural topics reflecting the legacy of President and Mrs. Kennedy's White House years. They are conducted as conversations rather than lectures.
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| Adams Village Wine Tasting |
 The Adams Village Business Association invites you to a wine tasting event on Tuesday at 6pm.
·wines of California
·great social/networking event
·wines provided by Supreme Liquors
·hors d'oeuvres provided by Gerard's
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| Headlines & Color Lines: Black History Exhibit |
 The exhibit, "Headlines and Color Lines: Celebrating the Heritage of the Negro Leagues," will feature eight lockers, photographs, and complete replica uniforms from Negro League teams such as the Kansas City Monarchs, the Detroit Stars, and the New York Cuban Giants. A Satchel Paige glove and photographs will also be on view.
The community is invited to attend the exhibit at UMass Boston's Campus Center through Friday, February 26 before it moves to The Sports Museum at the TD Garden, where it will remain on display through February 2011.
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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 |
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Highlighted DotWell Programs
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| Does Your Organization Need Volunteers? |
 Do you work or serve with an organization that needs volunteers? We at SCI Dorchester @ DotWell are here to help connect your organization with potential volunteers as part of our mission to promote civic engagement in Dorchester.
For more information, call SCI Dorchester at 617-822-8296 or email Lauren Anderson.
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| Have 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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| The DotBoard: Job Postings, Opportunities & More |
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| Nominate a Business to Be Our Business of the Month |
We are accepting nominations for April's business of the month for Mydorchester.org.
In an effort to support local business, especially those businesses who give to the Dorchester community, MyDorchester features a local business each month! Businesses are selected based on three criteria: contribution to the Dorchester community, quality of service/product, and being locally owned in Dorchester. If you know of a business that meets these criteria, email us with your reasons why the business should be nominated. |
| Save the Date! |
Thurs. Mar. 4: Celebration of Hope & Caring
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Fri. Mar. 5: An Evening of Song & Laughter with Foster & Allen
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Sat. Mar. 6: UFO Wrestling at St. William's School
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Sun. Mar. 7: Ending Child Poverty: The Legacy of Senator Edward M. Kennedy
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Wed. Mar. 10: Computer Troubleshooting at Grove Hall Library
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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 Michael Mulyk for being first to identify last week's photo as the lantern tower of First Parish Church in Meetinghouse Hill!
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. |
| Dorchester Flashback |
 Dorchester Illustration of the Week
Here we have a scan of an illustrati on of the Monadnock Apartments, 715-721 Dudley Street at the corner of Monadnock Street from American Architect and Building News, Aug. 17, 1895.
"The massive and architecturally distinguished 6-story Monadnock Apartments, which evidently represented the height of apartment living in their day, possess a design that is the equal to any Back Bay or Brookline apartment building of similar vintage with its subtly bowed tan brick surfaces and overall sophisticated Renaissance Revival design."
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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