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| Third Thursdays at Hancock 309 | |
Hancock 309 Gallery is hosting an evening to showcase local artists and support Fields Corner Main Street on Thursday, February 17. Come view Larry Martin Pierce's "Journey" along with other artist's work, sample delicious snacks and enjoy the company of your friends and neighbors!
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| Boston Collegiate Charter School Info Session | |
Boston Collegiate Charter School is now accepting applications! This school has sent 100% of graduates onto college and is tuition-free! If you or your children are in grades 5 through 8 come learn about a school filled with dedicated, hardworking and passionate teachers. Applications for the school year 2011-12 are due by March 4 and an information session will be held this Thursday.
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DAC Breakfast
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 Join The Dorchester Arts Collaborative at Girard's this Saturday morning for their monthly breakfast series. The breakfasts offer a chance to get together with fellow artists and join in discussions about all matters pertaining to art, artists, the business of arts, and current arts events. Come hungry and ready to engage in colorful conversations.
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❤ The 8th Annual Safe Love Dance ❤
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 The Generation Next Academy presents their 8th Annual Safe Love Dance! The event begins with an educational resource fair about healthy relationships, safe sex, abstinence, HIV/AIDS, self confidence, and healthy eating, followed by a fun dance for teens. Admission to the dance is FREE and doors close at 8:15, so come get down to DJ Pretty Bee's jams and you may even win prizes at the raffle!
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"Squeeze" Justice Speaks Film & Speaker Series
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 The community is invited to watch & discuss the made-in-Dorchester film "Squeeze," a movie written by and featuring youth from the Dorchester Youth Collaborative in Fields Corner. "Squeeze" is an urban drama about three youths struggling with the pull of gang life. Child care and refreshments will be provided.
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Presidents' Day Week at JFK Library
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 From February 19 to February 27 the JFK Library is hosting a variety of events to celebrate Presidents' Day. The museum will be offering a $2 off coupon online, an interactive museum activity, make-your-own sundae bar, "Tales From African Traditions", children's programs and much more! Come by the JFK Library to experience all sorts of fun and educational activities for Presidents' Day Week.
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Strand Winter Festival
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 This Saturday come celebrate the winter season at a free Winter Festival at the Strand Theatre. The Festival will feature carnival games, music, dancing, refreshments, and arts and crafts. Bring the whole family to have a blast and kick off February Break in style!
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Save Energy Workshop
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A Save Energy Workshop will be taking place at Codman Square Tech Center where you can learn about free energy audits, free lightbulbs and other efficiency measures. Renew Boston representatives will be on hand to answer any questions about free home energy improvements and coffee & treats will be provided.
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| "We Shall Not Be Moved" Foreclosure Stories | |
 If you missed Dot 2 Dot's art exhibit last week, fear not! This Saturday come by the Great Hall at Codman Square to experience, "We Shall Not Be Moved: Stories from the grassroots struggle against foreclosure". Come enjoy photography and moving audio testimonies that will tell the story of families fighting to protect their homes.
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Teen Job Open House at Viet-AID
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 This Saturday Viet-AID is hosting an open house for Boston youth ages 14-18 looking for jobs for this coming summer. Get help registering for BYF Hopeline, learn about the ABCD application process, discover opportunities for work around the Fields Corner area, and come ready to interview for summer positions!
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Dorchester Historical Society's Chocolate Cook-off Extravaganza
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 Amateur and professional cooks alike are invited to deliver their best chocolate creations at the Second Annual Great Chocolate Cook-Off Extravaganza. The Dorchester Historical Society is still encouraging community members to show off their chocolicious treats, so sign up and join in on the scrumptious post-Valentine's Day fun! A $5 donation is suggested for those who come without a dish.
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TAG Academy Program
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 The TAG Winter Academy Program is offering students 12 hours of academic enrichment which will help them develop their academic, collaborative and presentation skills. Not only can parents trust the quality of the program, run by the Talented And Gifted Latino Program at UMass Boston, but it's FREE and provides lunch and activities or trips daily! Enrollment is open immediately & space is limited to 30 middle-school students and 30 high-school students, so hurry up and apply before it's too late!
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| Doll E Daze at The Fields Corner Library | |
 To celebrate Black History Month The Fields Corner Library is holding a Black Doll making workshop. Come learn about the history of black dolls and you will also get to create your own beautiful doll to bring home! The Doll E Daze is an all ages program free of cost, but children should be accompanied by an adult.
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| Summer & After School Resource Fair | |
 On Wednesday the Dorchester CARES Coalition of The Family Nurturing Center in collaboration with the Dorchester PATCH Program will host their 3rd annual Summer & After School Resource Fair. The Fair will feature summer programs and jobs for youth, as well as information on children's after school programs. Bring the family together to enjoy an evening of free food, fun and activities during February break.
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| Close to Home's Know-Your-Neighbor Launches! | |
 SCI Dorchester is helping out with this wonderful campaign on getting to know your neighbors with Close to Home. Knowing your neighbors better is just one way to prevent violence in our homes and on our streets. There will be eating, talking, laughing and live music by The Whammy Bars. We encourage everyone from the community to mark their calendar for February 24 and join us to celebrate bringing Dorchester together!
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| Free Weatherization for Boston Residents | |
 Renew Boston is currently offering eligible residents low-hassle, no-cost home energy assessments & free efficiency upgrades. These upgrades could include insulation, air sealing, water saving devices and high-efficiency light bulbs! Dorchester community members can contact Max MacCarthy from Dorchester Bay EDC to learn about all your options.
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| Vote Dorchester Businesses for "Best of Boston" Awards | |
 This Friday is the deadline for Boston Phoenix's "Best of Boston" awards. Make sure you vote for your favorite Dorchester spots so the community can be represented and get public acclaim!
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Save The Date(s)
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Saturday, Feb. 19: Give Kids a Smile - an initiative to provide free educational, preventive and restorative services to children from low-income families. ~ ~
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Sunday, Feb. 27: Jazz at Tavolo - the Ashmont Jazz Group will play at Tavolo Ristorante on several Sunday evenings ~
Sunday, Feb. 27: OSCAR Fashion Dish - DotOUT presents a red carpet event at the glamorous Harp & Bard ~
Wednesday, Mar. 9: Incarceration and Health Disparities Symposium - a symposium & discussion on the role incarceration may play in promoting ethnic disparities in healthcare. ~ Wednesday, Mar. 16: Dot Dads - start date for one of Dorchester House's favorite parenting programs ~ Wednesday, Mar. 30: SCI Luncheon - a celebratory luncheon presenting this year's SCI Idealist Awards to Ophelia Dahl and Judith Kidd ~
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Congratulations Debra Paul, you guessed last week's photo correctly, great job & way to know your Dorchester! The location was the Centervale Street right by Gibson Playground.
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!
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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
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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1488
One of Isaac Field's houses was located at Four Corners.
Isaac is the patriarch of the family for whom Fields Corner is named. For a time he lived on Washington Street. Isaac owned another house that stood where the O'Hearn Storage Building is located today. Isaac's house was moved to the back of the property to allow the construction of the Storage Building. Fields Corner is named for the six families by the name of Field who lived and worked near the intersection-Isaac operated a large currying shop there employing over 40 workmen.
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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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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