| Arbor Day Celebration & Tree Climbing Contest |
 The City of Boston and the Massachusetts Arborists Association will join together in Franklin Park for the city's official Arbor Day celebration. Seven major tree companies with over 30 arborist volunteers will participate in the event.
Spectators will get a firsthand look at the arborists' tree pruning expertise including tree climbing, bucket work, and crane work. In addition, participants will also help to eradicate one of New England's most invasive plants, the Glossy Buckhorn.
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| El día de los niños / El día de los libros |
 Celebrate El día de los niños / El día de los libros with bilingual stories, rhymes, and crafts at Uphams Corner Library.
El 30 de abril es una fecha muy significativa para los niños. Se celebra el día de los niños y de los libros. Esta celebración se conoce como El día de los niños/ El día de los libros, y celebra la alegría y las maravillas de la infancia y la importancia de los libros en nuestra vida.
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| Blue Eyed, Brown Eyed |
 You are invited to join the Dorchester People for Peace in the STAND AGAINST RACISM with the YWCA and more than 2000 other organizations across the country in national day to promote diversity and equality.
An award winning documentary which offers viewers a chance to watch a full-length workshop with America's most dynamic diversity trainer, Jane Elliott.
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| Free Healthy Kids Day at the Dorchester YMCA |
 Bring your family and friends to the Dorchester YMCA and get ready for a variety of fun and free activities including a Bounce House, face painting, Kids Power Hour of Yoga, Zumba, Swim, and Gym, a nutritionist, dental consultations, information on hand washing and hygiene, a smoothie bar, and information on childhood obesity and diabetes.
This event is free and open to the public.
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| Fitness and Feast Fundraiser Extravaganza |
 Get fit for a great cause at HealthWorks! Join Tito Jackson on Saturday, May 1st for a Zumba, Turbo Kick, or Hip-Hop Hustle class and help support the Haiti relief effort by making a $10 donation to Partners in Health! There'll be raffle prizes and tasty, healthy snacks available.
Entry to classes is first come, first serve. Men, women and children are welcome so bring your friends and family!
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| First Parish Church Building Restoration Benefit Gala |
 The Benefit Gala features:
- notable speaker: Maureen Feeney
- elegant dinner
- silent auction
- live music
- see church restoration plans
First Parish Church founded in 1630 and continues to serve the community today. >>MORE INFO |
| Weeds as Feed: Edible Plant Walk ; Bird Walk |
Weeds as Feed
Tour the park as you would the produce aisle in your grocery store looking for tasty edibles! Learn what plants will liven up your salad or baking. One of the most challenging invasives, Japanese Knotweed, can be turned into a wonderful tart compote tasting a little like rhubarb. Bring a trowel and bag for harvesting. Led by local naturalist, author, and FPC member, Pam Kristan.
Bird Walk to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day
Join Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site birders and the Brookline Bird Club for a stroll in the park to see the everyday and the unusual bird life around Scarboro Pond and in the woodlands.
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| The South Sea Bubble and the Public Sphere - Free Lecture |
 The Research Center for Urban Cultural History and the UMB History Department present "The South Sea Bubble and the Public Sphere," a lecture by Professor Carl B. Estabrook, History Dept, Dartmouth College on Monday at UMass Boston.
Free and Open to the Public.
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| Blue Hill Boys and Girls Club Summer Camp Info Session |
 Come learn about summer camp at the Blue Hill Boys and Girls Club! Parents or guardians must attend one of these sessions to be eligible for camp. Financial aid application may be requested at orientation.
15 Talbot Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02124
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| Drop In Science at Fields Corner Library |
 Over four weeks, the Fields Corner Library will help children build and test 4 cool science experiments - and when the program ends, you can take the project home! Space is limited - Register early. Appropriate for students in grades 2-7.
Free and open to the public!
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| Spring Fling to Fitness at the Holland Community Center |
 Come to Spring Fling to FITNESS every Wednesday night at The JP Holland School Community Center. Classes available for men and women!
Classes:
*Adult YOGA with Sonia Erlich
*Adult "Soul" Line Dancing Classes with Lady Barbara & Ms. Sonia
*Adult Men: "Intro to Chicago Style Steppin"
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| The DotBoard: Job Postings, Opportunities & More | |
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| Save the Date! |
Sat. May 8: My Family, My Community, and Me
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Sat. May 8: Young Miss Dorchester Competition
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Sun. May 9: 14th Annual Mothers Day Walk for Peace
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Sat. May 15: Little Miss Dorchester Competition
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Sun. May 16: Boston City Singers Concert
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Sat. May 22: Franklin Park Walk & Draw for Artists
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Sat. May 22: Dining on Main Street Walk
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Sun. May 23: Boston Children's Chorus' "Kids Can..."
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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 |
Congratulations to Abby Brissett for correctly guessing last week's photo as the mural by 790 Washington Street. The participation in our contest continues to grow, so be sure to get in your guesses as soon as you can! 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 |
Courtesy of the City Archives,
this week we have a view of schools on Bailey Street in 1902.
The maps from 1884 through 1918 show the building on the
left usually as wood-frame construction, but in 1889 it is shown as
masonry. Perhaps the confusion is that
the first floor seems to be clad in masonry and the upper floor in wood. In the early years the school was known only
as Primary School. From 1884 to 1898 the
building at the left (where the VFW post is located today) is the only school
building. The 1904 map shows that the city
had acquired the double house on the right to serve as a school. By 1910 the house had been demolished. The 1904, 1910, and 1918 maps show the name
of the school as the Bailey Street School. The 1933 map shows that the brick building that was later the Thomas
Francis Leen School is in place (where the house used to be), but its name was
the Helen Burgess School in that year. The original school building still existed in 1933. I don't know when it was removed and replaced
with the concrete block VFW building that stands there today. The Leen School was surplus property in the
1980s, and the City turned the building into a residential facility.
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. |
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