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| Men of Boston Cook for Women's Health |
 The annual "Men of Boston Cook for Women's Health" event is tonight! You won't want to miss this year's line-up of Celebrity Chefs and signature dishes from Boston-area restaurants. It is a great night to mingle with local celebrities and support Codman Square Health Center's initiatives, including our many women's health programs and our nationally celebrated "Fruit & Veggie Prescription Program" featured on CNN's American Morning and in the NY Times and Boston Globe. MORE INFO |
| Save Our Barn Gala |
 The Dorchester Historical Society is holding a "Save Our Barn" Gala on Friday, September 24, at DHS Headquarters, 195 Boston Street, to raise funds to restore the mid-19th century Clapp Family Barn. Everyone is invited to this evening of merriment, which begins at 6 p.m. with cocktails and dinner provided by Gourmet Caterers. Musicians from the Dorchester Symphony Orchestra will play during the social hour. The Barn and the Society's houses and exhibits will be open for viewing. And Ryan Landry, Dorchester-based actor, playwright, and founder of the Gold Dust Orphans, will be master of ceremonies for a vibrant live auction during dinner, followed by dancing. The Clapp Family Barn is one of the few barns remaining in the City of Boston. Funds will be used for structural repairs and other necessary work. MORE INFOGala tickets are available at the DHS Website |
Unity's Caribbean-American Cultural Exhibition
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 Come see beautiful cultures from around the world! Share your culture with others who are eager to share their culture with you. This event is located at the Unity Sports and Cultural Club in Dorchester and completely FREE of charge. The exhibition will include customs, food, drinks, music and artifacts from over a dozen diverse nations. |
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Museum Day
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 Saturday, Sept. 25 is Museum Day! Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Media in which participating museums across the country open their doors for free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket. The Museum ticket provides free admission to one person, plus a guest. Boston-area museums participating in the event include: MFA, Museum of Science, Mary Baker Eddy library, Nichols House Museum, Otis House, Old South Meeting House, Boston Children's Museum, several Museums at Harvard University, and more! |
| Codman Square Energy Fair |
Green Neighbors and The Second Church in Dorchester are hosting their First Energy Fair this Saturday which offers free workshops on how you can save money by saving energy at home and fighting climate change. With worldwide heat records broken, two major oil spills, other environmental disasters and record costs for utilities there IS something you can do! The fair is completely free and includes music, food, great energy saving ideas and devices, a bicycle clinic, and lots of fun activities! MORE INFO |
| The Concert @ 3 Series is Back! |
The Sunday at Three Concert Series presents the guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan in "Dance, Sleep, Bach". His program features works from Spain and Latin America by Albeniz and Piazzolla, some Bach, and new lullabies from from Aaron recent CD release. This performance is free to the public, and donations are also accepted. MORE INFO |
| A Conversation with Justice Stephen Breyer |
Justice Stephen Breyer discusses his new book, Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge's View, with Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker writer and author of The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court.
This event is completely free and located at the JFK Library, but reservations are recommended. MORE INFO |
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Monday, Sept. 27- Dec.: Looking for something to do after school? - The FANtastic Kids Fitness And Nutrition program ~ A community businessman is opening a local bike shop and would really love your feedback on biking in Dorchester. Click on the bike to help him out: |
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Send Us Your Photos for the MyDorchester Photo Contest! |
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. |
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Dorchester Flashback | The Clapp Family Barn
One of the last remaining barns in Boston, the Dorchester's Historical Society Clapp family barn stands as a symbols of the town's agricultural heritage. Dorchester's farm supplied food to Boston's population over a long history, notably during the occupation of the city by British troops at the start of the Revoluntionary War. The Clapp family's story can be followed from the settlement of Dorchester in 1630 from the subsistence farming to the development of extensive orchards made up of fruits that were hybridized on the estate. This barn is a physical artifact that serves to evoke history better than words could ever do.
The Society's goal is to stabilize the barn structure and save the resources it holds - the horse stalls, the hay loft, early 19th century farm implements, the Clapp family horse-drawn trap and many other wonderful examples of our agricultural heritage.
The Society has planned a gala fundraising dinner this Friday, September 24 to take place at the headquarters property at 195 Boston Street with all net proceeds going to barn repairs. Come support our local history and enjoy dinner, dancing, and special events in the shadow of the Clapp Family Barn. The Dorchester Historical Society needs your help to preserve this important part of our agricultural heritage.
Please visit the the DHS website if you would like to attend the gala and help out!
If you would like to receive a historical image via daily e-mail, please
join the Dorchester Historical Society's group by joining this google group. You may also want to contact Earl Taylor |
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The new team is here! |
Aine Creedon, Joel Wool and Allison Lamb, the new SCI Dorchester @ Dotwell team, are excited to hear about and be a part of all the great events offered in Dorchester! Laura Santel is returning for another year with SCI Dorchester and there will be two Youth Leadership Coordinators joining the team very shortly. To read about the new staff click here! Please email eBlast@scidorchester.org if you have any organization or community events you would like to get out to the community and on the eBlast. |
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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