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| Crafts with Mrs. C at the Library |
 Children aged 8-16 are invited to come make a craft at the Upham's Corner Branch Library to take home.
Thu Apr 22 5pm - 7pm
Upham's Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library, 500 Columbia Road, Dorchester
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| Tips for New Home Owners |
 This seminar especially for new homeowners includes information on property maintenance, lead paint, landlord/tenant issues and budgeting.
At the MA Affordable Housing Alliance Office.
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| $10,000 Drawing for Dorchester Day |
 Help the Dorchester Day Parade Committee with their major fundraiser of the year. Help raise the funds needed to put the parade on the street. Only 300 tickets are offered and the ticket cost includes dinner at Florian Hall on the night of the drawing.
You have the opportunity of walking away a winner with up to $10,000.
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| City Spotlights Interactive Performance |
 Children and teens, ages 9 and up, are invited to a free hour of performing arts fun, including theatre games and improvs focusing on your personal stories and your neighborhood. Pre-registration is required.
Fields Corner Branch Boston Public Library, 1520 Dorchester Avenue |
| Safe City Unity Pool Party |
 To end the vacation week the DotWell Teen Center will be having a pool party. The pool party is open to the first 50 youth who show up. Free, open to youth ages 13-18.
When: Fri, April 23, 2pm - 4pm
Where: Dorchester House Multi-Service Center Pool, 1353 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122 |
| Boston Shines: Clean Up Dorchester! |
This two day (Apr. 23 + 24) clean-up event is part of the Mayor's year-round clean-up and community service program, Boston Shines 365. Many Dorchester organizations, including DotWell, are participating.
We could use your help cleaning up Fields Corner!
To sign up please call Lauren Anderson at 617.822.8296 or send her an email.
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| Free Tai Chi Class for World Tai Chi & Qigong Day |
 Attend a Free Tai Chi/Qigong class for World Tai Chi and Qigong Day from 10am to 11:30am.
"Tai chi, sometimes called tai chi chuan, is a noncompetitive, self-paced system of gentle physical exercise and stretching."
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| Clinic for Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake |
 Codman Square Health Center will be hosting another clinic for survivors of the Haiti earthquake. Please spread the word! - all Haiti earthquake survivors are welcome.
What: health care; support groups; legal, social service and school registration resources
When: Saturday April 24, 2010 from 10am-2pm
Where: 637 Washington St, Dorchester, MA
For whom: Survivors of the earthquake in Haiti >>MORE INFO |
| Ride with DotBike on The Shiny Green Dot Ride |
 In celebration of Earth Week and Boston Shines Dot Bike is going for a ride around the neighborhood to check out a selection of Dorchester's many parks and green spaces.
We'll ride at a relaxed pace, starting at Pope John Paul II Park, and leave no one behind with stops along the way. Helmets are required and riders under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
>>GET MORE INFO & RSVP |
| Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic Circus - Free! |
 Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic Circus is a fast-paced show jammed with fun and excitement. Jedlie provides the direction and energy, but the real stars of this circus are in the audience. Come be amazed and entertained. Coming to Codman Square Library!
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| Mothers Day Walk for Peace Kick-off |
 The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute's 14th Annual Mothers Day Walk for Peace is coming up.
To get ready for the Mothers Walk there will be a kick-off dinner celebration on April 26th 2010 at the Blarney Stone in Fields Corner. This kick-off is a great way for walkers to get to know each other and for Dorchester residents to get to know more about the Peace Institute's work.
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| Men: Join the Dialogue on Dorchester's Ethnic and Racial Diversity |
Get to know your neighbors and learn a different point of view in a moderated dialogue! Refreshments provided.
Community dialogue participants complete a 5 week series of discussions about race and ethnicity now starting April 27 at 450 Washington Street. Dialogues are led by trained, skilled moderators and comprised of a diverse group of Boston men and women.
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| St. Marks Area Main Street Business Task Force Lunch! |
 Win Red Sox Tickets at St Marks Area Main Street (Peabody Square) Business Task Force Lunch at the Dot-2-Dot Cafe!
Enjoy a light lunch and start to set up our business crime watch. As a bonus, SMAMS will have a pair of Red Sox tickets as a door prize, courtesy of Mike Butts and Yankee Insurance.
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| PHNA Welcomes Hon. William Bulger |
 Join the Pope's Hill Neighborhood Association at the Murphy School as they welcome the Honorable William Bulger to discuss his recent book on political legend James Michael Curley.
*An evening filled with stories from a political era gone by
*Lecture & Book Signing
*Coffee and Desserts will be served
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| 2nd Annual Taste of Dorchester |
 This reception-style event will bring together Dorchester's best restaurants, coffee shops, and bakeries to showcase the many culinary delights available in our wonderful neighborhood. Last year over 400 event attendees gathered to sample food while celebrating Dorchester's diversity and community spirit. All proceeds from the event will benefit Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance.
Raffle - Free Parking - Cash Bar - Music all night provided by The Kevin Harris Project!
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| Save the Date! |
Sat. May 1: Dorchester Building Restoration Benefit Gala at First Parish Church
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Sat. May 1: Jill and the Beanstalk Show with Rosalita's Puppets
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Wed. May 5: Spring Fling to FITNESS
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Sat. May 8: My Family, My Community, and Me
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Sun. May 9: 14th Annual Mothers Day Walk for Peace
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Sun. Jun. 6: Dorchester Day
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Please check our regularly updated Calendar for lots of other events this week and coming up! |
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MyDorchester Photo Contest |
The participation in our contest continues to grow, so be sure to get in your guesses as soon as you can! Congrats to Elisa Birdseye for identifying last week's photo. Here is this week's photo. Can you identify where it was taken?
 Want to know where the past Photos of the Week were taken? Visit our Archive. |
| Dorchester Flashback | Dorchester Illustration of the Week
Which station do you think this is?
From about 1930
to the 1970s Ashmont Station had a brick headhouse similar to Shawmut and Savin
Hill stations.
Today's illustration
shows the entrance to Ashmont Station at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and
Ashmont Street where the plaza is today.
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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