| Juneteenth and Roxbury Day Celebration |
 The annual Juneteenth/Roxbury Day Celebration will be held at Franklin Park (Shattuck Picnic Grove) in Dorchester. Come early to get a good spot and bring your picnic basket!
Music by DJ Gary Marion.
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| Free Franklin Park Walking Tour |
 Come for a walk in the park and learn about the exciting history of the 527-acre, 120-year-old jewel of the Emerald Necklace!
The tour will begin with a history of the Franklin Park Zoo, including the spooky old bear dens! See Elma Lewis' original Playhouse in the Park, where Duke Ellington played, and White Stadium, where Richard Pryor and Sly and the Family Stone performed.
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| Summer Fair |
Enjoy this wonderful Summer Fair at the First Parish Church in Dorchester! The day will be
full of a variety of activities and entertainment. 
There will be a church white elephant sale, BBQ, Kids games, Farmer's market, and Baked goods!
Artisan Fair featuring: Sharon Armour, Sandy Coleman, Susan Krause, David Mynott, Raine Newman, Mike Ritter and others. Special Live Music - Delta Blues. MORE INFO |
| Dot Art's Snazzy Jazzy Arty Party |
 Dot Art's fifth annual fund-raiser, the Snazzy Jazzy Arty Party, will be held at an elegant private home in Dorchester.
Featuring:
*participatory art making
*live jazz
*silent and live auctions
*a tapas-style buffet and bar
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| 23rd Annual Bike-A-Thon and Free Green Roots Festival |
CALLING ALL BIKE RIDERS and Volunteers! Ride or volunteer with Bikes Not Bombs (BNB)
to support unique bicycle-based  social justice work, through youth programs in Boston and the donation of over 5,000 bicycles annually to Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
As a grassroots organization, BNB depends on YOU to join the ride to keep this work going in its 26th year! The ride will be followed by the FREE Green Roots Festival!
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| DotOUT's Annual Summer Solstice Tea |
 Come celebrate the longest day of the year with the original Dorchester summer party benefiting Dorchester charities!
*Neighbors*Food*Drink*Dance*Raffle*
Dbar, 1236 Dorchester Ave.
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2nd Annual St. Mark's Area Main Street Golf Open
 Support SMAMS & win prizes! Best Ball scoring - as long as one of your group can hit the ball straight, you're in the hunt for the championship! After the round, enjoy the Texas BBQ awards lunch with great prizes. Hole-in-one contest to win a three-year lease on a Mercury Sable, courtesy of Century South Lincoln-Mercury.
MORE INFO
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| Harry Potter Trivia and More at Lower Mills Library |
 The Lower Mills Library is hosting, among other events, a Harry Potter trivia night for teenagers.
Click the link for more events happening at the Lower Mills Library, such as a puppet show by Sparky's Puppets, a free outdoor concert, and more activities for all ages!
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| Women's $50,000 Pro Circuit Tennis Tournament |
 Compete for cash & a chance at the US Open. This week-long tournament will bring women from around the world to Dorchester to compete for cash winnings and a chance to play at the US Open in August in New York.
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| Join SCI at Big Papi's Favorite Restaurant |
 Stop by Merengue Restaurant after work to celebrate the first full day of summer with SCI!
There will be networking, free appetizers, cash bar and an auction taking place for a chance to win some fabulous items like a year's YMCA membership & Red Sox tickets - so don't be late! MORE INFO |
| Traditional West African Storytelling |
 Come to the Mattapan Library to hear "Tales from the Rainforest," Traditional West African storytelling with Master Storyteller Won-Ldy Paye and Mayn Wontan.
Tuesday, June 22, 6:30pm - 8pm |
| Fields Corner Main Street Stimulus Party |
 Even your neighborhood needs a bailout!
Local celebrity bartenders Sue Menino, Lauren Smyth, Alan Issokson, Tom Gannon, and others will be working for your tips!
6:30-9:30 pm
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| Intern or Work with SCI Dorchester @ DotWell! |
  Like MyDorchester? Want to gain experience running the DotWell Volunteer Program during the summer? Better yet, want to take over next year and learn web development and program management? 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 a Website and Volunteer Coordinator intern for the summer and new Outreach and Technology Coordinators and Youth Leadership Coordinators for next year (September 2010 to June 2011).
Apply now!
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| The DotBoard: Job Postings, Opportunities & More | |
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| Save the Date! |
Thurs. Jun. 24: Free Bloco Afro-Brazil Concert
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Fri. Jun. 25: Safe Summer Kickoff Event
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Sat. Jun. 26: Grove Hall Community Multi-Cultural Festival
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Sat. Jun. 26: 6th Annual Great American Backyard Campout
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Tues. Jun. 29: Read Your Way to Fenway Kickoff
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Sun. July 4: Independence Day
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Tues. July 6: Wainwright Park Weekday Fun Kickoff
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Send Us Your Photos for the MyDorchester Photo Contest! |
Last week's photo has been identified as the corner of Columbia Road and Buttonwood Street by Jen Traugut.
If you have photos of unique Dorchester outdoor artwork, monuments, you name it, email info@mydorchester.org with your pictures of Dorchester and their locations so we can keep the photo contest up and running. We'll credit you as the author, of course.
Want to know where the past Photos of the Week were taken? Visit our Archive. |
| Dorchester Flashback |  Organized in 1856 and incorporated in 1857, the Dorchester Atheneum was a private subscription library located at the corner of East Cottage Pleasant and Pond Streets.
In March, 1856, several gentlemen in the north part of the town suggested the idea of a society for the promotion of social intercourse and mutual improvement. Among the most active were John J. May, Ambrose H. White, and Amasa Pray. A public meeting was called, and such progress was made that the old Everett school-house was soon purchased and removed from Sumner Street to the Junction of Pleasant, Cottage and Pond streets. [In 1856 the town had constructed a new building for the Edward Everett School next to the old one on Sumner Street.]
The organization issued a catalog of books owned in 1857 and again in 1870. But by 1889 the Bromley atlas shows that the building was at that time no longer owned by the Atheneum.
Sometime between 1918 and 1933 the building was taken down, and the city acquired the property, which is now a playground. 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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