Kroc Center Dedication Weekend
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 Join The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in celebrating the opening of a fantastic new community space this weekend! The Kroc Center will be hosting tons of FREE family fun events, including a ribbon cutting, dedication ceremony, arts festival, worship service and much more. The center will be closed for all other activities this weekend, so come out and participate in this momentous occasion.
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"Cupid Splash": Save The Harbor
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 It's begin to look more like spring everyday here in Boston, but I'm sure the water in the Harbor is still FREEZING! Live a little this weekend and plunge into the Boston Harbor for Save the Harbor/ Save the Bay's First Annual "Cupid Splash". In Dorchester, participants will gather at Malibu Beach before they run into the 40 degree water! Afterward "warm up" parties will be held across the city, Dorchester's cupids will make their way to the Harp and Bard to warm up and celebrate their successful splash. Registration is still open, sign up now!
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3rd Annual Silent Auction for R.J. Murphy School
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 Come support youth education and Richard J. Murphy School at the 3rd Annual Silent Auction & Spring Social Event at the Old Colony Yacht Club. Some of the auction items include event tickets, principal for a day, private sunset dinner & wine cruise to Spectacle Island, and more!
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Elizabeth Seton Academy Gala
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 This Sunday Elizabeth Seton Academy is honoring Dr. Alice Tolbert Coombs, President of the Massachusetts Medical Society at its 2011 "Make a Difference" Gala. The gala is at Boston College High School and will feature auction, cocktails, dinner, and the presentation of Coombs' award and recognition.
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DotOUT Annual Meeting
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 DotOUT will hold its annual membership meeting this Monday at Tavolo Restaurant. DotOUT will go over past successes and also discuss future events in planning. Come mingle with your LGBT neighbors and learn all the great things DotOUT are doing in the community while sipping on delicious drinks and complementary appetizers.
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"Behind The Music" Evening Tea
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 Boston City Singers are hosting a second "Behind the Music - Inspiring Young Voices" on April 5 for evening tea. Sip on your soothing beverages while the Boston City Singers showcase what the group has become today and how these kids make a difference in our neighborhoods. This event is not a fundraiser and is free to the public, so bring the whole family over to The All Saints Ashmont Church!
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Free Hatha Yoga Classes Continue at Fields Corner Library
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 Free Hatha yoga classes will be resuming on April 5th at The Fields Corner Library and will run for 9 weeks through Tuesday, May 31st. Integral yoga instructor Alicia Zipp will be teaching classes which incorporates a gentle, meditative style of yoga. Hatha would like to welcome back old friends, and invite other members of the community to come experience the benefits of yoga. No registration is necessary, so stop by and get a fun and free workout!
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| Community Sponsored Agriculture in Dorchester! | |
 CSA shares are here in Dorchester and going fast! Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer without leaving your community. There are at least three locations in Dorchester where you can get your very own CSA; Ashmont/Peabody Square, Codman Square, Carney Hospital, and possibly more locations to come. Click below for details on how to get your shares!
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| Codman Square NDC Youth Programs | |
 Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation is offering yet another youth program opportunity & this time it's for the boys! Boys 2 Men is an all male group for boys between the ages of 13 - 18. The group meets every Tuesday for workshops and group discussions on topics such as: healthy relationships, self esteem, becoming active in the community and many more. The program also allows members to create a business of their own, their current business involves selling T-shirts, that they design themselves, that contain positive messages. Come check out all the great youth opportunities over at Codman Square NDC!
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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
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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1502
Emmons, Chansonetta Stanley, 1858-1937.
One of the few women of the 19th century to establish a career in photography, Emmons is known for her touching scenes of rural Maine life, evocative landscapes, and incisive travel photographs. She lived in the house at 22 Harley Street on Ashmont Hill for only a few years. On February 2, 1887, she married James N.W. Emmons. Unfortunately James' business habits caused the couple to live in a precarious manner, forcing them to move numerous times. Her brother, F.O., purchased the house at 22 Harley Street for Chansonetta in 1895. She gave birth to a daughter, Dorothy, in 1891, and she rediscovered the camera. She took several photographs of home-life in Dorchester in the later 1890s. James died unexpectedly of blood poisoning in 1898 at the age of 41. Chansonetta and Dorothy were forced to give up the Dorchester home and moved to an apartment in Newton.
Little recognized in her own day, she captured on film a rapidly changing America. Her known work includes black-and-white prints and original hand-colored glass slides, as well as a 1900 scrapbook The images reveal the reflective nature of her vision and her interest in memory and the passage of time. Born in Kingfield, Maine, the young Chansonetta became interested in photography after her enterprising older brothers F. E. and F. O. Stanley invented a new method for dry-plate printing in 1883 (they also collaborated on the early automobile the Stanley Steamer). After her husband's death in 1898 she increasingly relied upon photography as a means of emotional and financial support. Being both a woman and a photographer at a time when being either placed one somewhat outside the accepted parameters of the art world, Emmons was obliged to be resourceful when it came to fashioning a career.
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
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