| Mujeres Unidas en Acción's Community Fair |
 Come to Mujeres Unidas en Acción's Community Fair from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The fair will feature the following...
*Variety of Great Vendors
*A White Elephant Table
*Artists
*Raffle
*Homemade Spanish Cuisine
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| Vegetable Garden Basics |
Want to grow your own delicious vegetables? Learn about soil building, plant spacing,
water conservation  and how to develop a garden schedule. Get answers to: What are the advantages to crop rotation? What is succession planting? How early and late in the season can you plant?
Come to this great workshop in the afternoon in Mattapan.
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| Bike Rodeo |
 Enjoy the Police District C-11's Bike Rodeo from 10 AM to 2 PM. The Rodeo is especially for those ages 5 to 10.
*Children ages 4-12 years and parents welcome
*Safety info for kids and parents
*Bring your bike and helmet
*Fun bike games and agility test
*Cool bike helmets - FREE as supplies last!
*FREE raffle for 2 20" kids' bikes!
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| Why Can't We Be Friends? Cookout & Yard Sale |
 Friends of the Mattapan Branch Library are holding their 4th annual "Why can't we be friends?" book sale, cookout, and yard sale at the Mattapan Branch Library from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Admission is $3 per child, $5 per adult, and $10 per family. This includes a freshly prepared meal and a free book or magazine. Music, Balloons, Raffles, Face Painting, and more! |
Even More Events Are Happening This Weekend!
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Father's Day Crafts and More at Lower Mills Library
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 The Lower Mills Library is hosting, among other events, a Father's Day Crafty Afternoon for school-aged kids. This is a perfect opportunity for kids to make a FREE Father's Day gift!
Click the link for more events happening at the Lower Mills Library, such as a Harry Potter teen trivia night, a puppet show by Sparky's Puppets, and more activities for all ages!
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| Upham's Corner Main St. Urban Safari Barnyard BBQ Bash |
 The Barnyard at Franklin Park Zoo immerses guests in a fascinating experience! Visitors will not want to miss the dozens of animals including prairie dogs, ducks, and a rare Amur Leopard. A petting area which contains sheep, goats, horses and other animals, makes the barnyard a truly unforgettable experience. But this fun-filled event is more than just a night at the zoo; the evening's adventure includes music, food and drink, games and prizes, and a silent auction. The Barnyard BBQ Bash will be from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Franklin Park Zoo Barnyard, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Dorchester.
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| Free Violin Classical Concert |
 This year's International Bach Competition participant violinist Akiko Kobayashi is offering a free classical violin concert featuring Bach Keyboard Sonata in G major, Locatelli Caprice, and Prokofiev Sonata no.1 with pianist Claudia Kobayashi. Come enjoy some wonderful classical violin music at 5:30 PM. The concert is at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 35 Bowdoin St., Boston, MA, 02121.
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| Intern or Work with SCI Dorchester @ DotWell! |
  Like MyDorchester? Want to learn how to run it during the summer? Better yet, want to take over next year and learn web development? Interested in community outreach, volunteer coordination and youth programming? Want to get things done!? SCI could be the place for you!
SCI and DotWell are looking for new AmeriCorps Members for next year (September 2010 to June 2011) and Outreach and Technology Coordinator interns for the summer.
Apply now!
For more information and to apply, please visit: http://socialcapitalinc.org/getinvolved/employment |
June's Business of the Month
| Flat Black Coffee Company
If you like coffee, you've probably heard of Flat Black Coffee Company. Flat Black was founded with an emphasis on specialty coffee, fair trade
beans, and finely crafted drinks. Flat Black consists of three
branches, with two locations in Dorchester (Lower Mills and Peabody
Square). Learn more about Flat Black
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| The DotBoard: Job Postings, Opportunities & More | |
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| Save the Date! |
Thurs. Jun. 17- Sun. Jun. 27: Common Boston Week 2010
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Sat. Jun. 19: Dot Art's Snazzy Jazzy Arty Party
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Sat. Jun. 19: Summer Fair
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Mon. Jun. 21: 2nd Annual St. Mark's Area Main Street Golf Open
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Sat. Jun. 26: Grove Hall Community Multi-Cultural Festival
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MyDorchester Photo Contest |
Here is the new photo for this week. Any guesses where it was taken? Last week's winter photo was identified by Irene Duff as Melville Ave.
 Want to know where the past Photos of the Week were taken? Visit our Archive. |
| Dorchester Flashback |  There was a blacksmith shop close by Jones Hill at the corner of Columbia Road and Hancock Street as you can see in today's illustration from about 1890 to 1900. Behind the shop on the right, you can see the building where John Bell, a painter and decorator had his business. Further back on the left you can see the sign for Wheelock's Stable. For a short time at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, the newly-built grand houses needed stable services for their horses and carriages, but the automobile quickly made stables obsolete. Click the image to see a larger version.
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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