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Close 2 Home Potluck |
 The "Let's Eat and Talk" potluck marks the sixty-seventh action of Close 2 Home's "1000 Actions to Prevent Domestic and Sexual Violence." Come to the Vietnamese American Community Center to eat delicious food and have interesting conversations. All attendees are encouraged to bring a dish and join in on the Best Pie Contest! |
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Lower Mills Holiday Stroll |
 The Lower Mills Civic Association and Lower Mills Merchant's Association present the Third Annual Lower Mills Holiday Stroll. There will be wine & cheese tastings, a free raffle, hot chocolate and lots of local merchants to check out. Join us in this festive event to celebrate the winter holidays heading our way! |
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Dot Art Ornament Workshop |
 Dot Art is hosting free workshops to make decorations for the holiday tree in Peabody Square on Thursday & Friday. You must call ahead and register your family or friends in order to have the location revealed. All materials will be provided, so come enjoy the family fun holiday festivities!
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DAC Breakfast |
 Come meet the new Executive Director of The Art Connection, Susan Collins, at DAC's informative breakfast this Friday. This event will take place in the back room of Victoria's Diner, where you can enjoy artistic conversations, meet important people and eat scrumptious food! |
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Hidden Heroes Award Ceremony |
 The Hidden Heroes awards provides a great way to recognize leaders and gives $1,500.00 in scholarships to two high school seniors who have shown dedication to their community. Please come support these important individuals in Dorchester by attending this special event on Friday.
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| Green Perspectives II |
.jpg) Greater Four Corners Action Coalition is hosting Green Perspectives II this weekend. If you have any interest in green programs, weatherization, job training or contract certification this is the place for you! This event will teach you about everything green from recycling to installing green/vegetative roofs.
Lunch will be free and childcare will be provided.
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| Nightingale Garden Community Meeting |
The Nightingale Garden, located on Park Street, is undergoing extensive renovations to add 120 new garden plots for neighborhood residents to grow fresh vegetables. This will provide new opportunities for the community since Nightingale Garden is the largest in Dorchester! Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN) is hosting the third and final meeting to discuss these plans and is encouraging any interested community members to attend.
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| Sunday @ 3 Concert Series Presents Ana Sorina Popa | |
 The Sunday At Three Concert Series continues with renowned pianist Ana Sorina Popa. Ana will be playing famous works of L. V. Beethoven and R. Schumann in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Schumann's birth. The afternoon will conclude with a reception and a meet and greet with the pianist herself. All are encouraged to come and enjoy the beautiful sounds of the piano free of charge.
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| Maureen Feeney Pre-Thanksgiving Breakfast & YALA | |
The Maureen Feeney Committee will announce the recipients of the Young Adult Leadership Awards at the annual pre-Thanksgiving Breakfast, on Sunday, November 21st at Florian Hall. Two $500 scholarships will be presented to a young man and woman whose contributions through activities in the Dorchester community have been outstanding. The breakfast will also feature live music, fun activities, face painting, and delicious food. Maureen Feeney invites you to join the celebration!
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Congratulations Eileen Boyle for being the first to guess last week's Photo Contest correctly! You really know your Dorchester! The location was the "Savin Hill 500 Years Ago" mural on the wall of McKenna's Cafe in Savin Hill.
New Photo: Email eBlast@mydorchester.org if you know the location of the photo below and we will give you recognition in the next eBlast!
Send Us Your Photos for the MyDorchester Photo Contest! |
If you have photos of unique Dorchester outdoor artwork, monuments, you name it, email eBlast@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 |
Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1426
The photo this week is a room from the Gleason house, an ornate Gothic Revival house built in the 1840s on Claybourne Street, with Gothic spires, diamond-paned arched windows, and striking ornamentation on the interior. It had been built by Mary Bowker's great-grandfather Roswell Gleason, a successful metalsmith and entrepreneur.
When Bowker was nearing 90 and planning to move into a nursing home she asked the Museum of Fine Arts' curator of American decorative arts, Johnathan Fairbanks, to help her preserve this historic landmark in Fields Corner.
In 1977 the MFA decided to purchase two rooms, the parlor and the dining room. The Museum of Fine Arts has just opened its new wing, and one of the galleries is a reconstruction of the rooms from the Roswell Gleason house in Dorchester. We encourage you to check out the new wing at the MFA and support preservation of priceless historical pieces like the Gleason house!
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 |
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.
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to provide integrated clinical and community services that address
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