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| Save the Date - MyDorchester Night |  Get ready to celebrate the rich culture and diversity of the Dot this summer with MyDorchester Night! On June 10, MyDorchester Night will feature food, performances, music, art and awards, all focused on the positive happenings in Dorchester! All are cordially invited to join us at the Great Hall in Codman Square to network with your neighbors and enjoy the lively talent and energy this community embodies. Mark your calendars for a night to remember!
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Uphams Corner Reinvented |
Join Uphams Corner Main Streets at the Kroc Community Center for an unveiling of their new organizational strategic plan. The event will include an opportunity to tour the new Kroc Center, a reception, and an introduction to a plan which will continue to build a vibrant commercial district in Upham's Corner. |
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Project DEEP Student & Volunteer Recognition Night |
 Support Project D.E.E.P. in honoring students and community servants for their civic and academic achievements at the IBEW Hall this Friday evening. Admission is free with suggested donations. Keynote speakers will include former lineman for the New England Patriots, Dan Stevenson and Boston College alum & defenseman for the New York Islanders, Mike Mottau. |
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Tolieth Marks at Dot 2 Dot Cafe
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 Come by Dot 2 Dot for dinner on Friday and listen to Tolieth Marks play a wide range of styles from jazz and gospel to R&B and soul/pop. All are welcome to bring any desired beverages, hear music and eat great food.
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| 19th Annual Youth Peace Conference | |
 Teen Empowerment presents the 19th Annual Youth Peace Conference entitled, "The Open Book: Same Cover, Different Stories." Come listen to youth speaking truth in theatre, speeches, raps, poetry and more. There will be food, treats, resources and opportunities for teens to get more involved in the community. The best part is tickets are only $2 in advance and $3 at the door! So come support peace in your community at the Jeremiah Burke School on Saturday.
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Kite & Bike Festival at Franklin Park |
 Can you think of a better way to celebrate the spring season with the family than going to the park for a bike ride and flying kites? Well here's your chance! Bike "rentals" will be available along with materials to make your own kite at Franklin Park's Bike and Kite Festival. Experts will be on site to help you fly or ride if you're a novice, so no need to be shy! Come show off your kite flying skills or just relax at the park this Saturday. |
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Anna Clapp Harris Smith House Clean Up & Cook Out
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 Help the Dorchester Historical Society preserve the Ann Clapp Harris Smith House by participating in a light work day of clearing household items, light sweeping and interior beautification. After the work is done all are invited to a cookout for neighbors, friends and partners. Clean up and eat well this weekend with the Dorchester Historical Society.
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Franklin Park History Tours |
 Come learn all about the rich history right in Dorchester's backyard this Saturday morning with The Franklin Park Coalition. This educational tour is one of three walks throughout the spring and summer which will explore different areas of Franklin Park. Walks will be led by a local historian, a FPC member, and author Julie Arrison! The community is invited to join in on the history fun and take a walk through Franklin Park while the beautiful spring weather lasts. |
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Mother's Day Chinese Cultural Dance |
 The City of Boston is hosting a Chinese Cultural Dance in honor of Mother's Day this Saturday. This free performance will feature the children of Boston Chinese Dance with the Melody Dance Troupe & Zhou Na Adult Dance Workshop. The Melody Dance Troupe was awarded first prize in the American Chinese Art Society's dance competition in 2005 and has performed in many major ethnic and cultural shows in Greater Boston. Come enjoy the beautiful art of Chinese Dance this weekend at the Strand Theatre. |
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Dorchester Poets at Massachusetts Poetry Festival
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 Dorchester is proudly representing this year at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival in Salem. Local poets Connie Veenendaal, Meg Campbell, Sandy Kohler and Jean Knox form the dynamic team known as The Dot Four. These ladies will read "Songs of Experience," a selection of about 18 poems. The festival will also feature many other fantastic artists sharing their work, so if you feel the itch to get out of the city for a day this is your opportunity!
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| Boston City Singers Singing All Together |
 On May 15 be inspired by hundreds of young singers from Boston's neighborhoods and beyond. The Boston City Singers are friends, daughters, sons, grandchildren, neices, nephews, and neighbors who will melt your hearts with their harmonious voices. This concert will take place in the historic Strand Theatre and is free and open to the public.
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| DHS Annual Meeting |
 Join the Dorchester Historical Society for their Annual Meeting, where you can hear all their achievements and goals for the year to come. The meeting is free and open to the public, and afterward come enjoy DHS's houses which will be open for visits. Robert Severy will also give an intriguing slide presentation on "Diverse Dorchester." Come support DHS in its efforts to preserve our community's history.
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| 2nd Annual Ladies' Tea |
 All the phenomenal females in the Dot are cordially invited to an occasion to celebrate women while encouraging healthy living. Com enjoy delicious teas, door prizes, great music and more at the 2nd Annual Ladies' Tea. This Sunday at the William E. Devine Clubhouse all are welcome to sip, nibble and chat the afternoon away. |
| Dorchester CARES Coalition Community Meeting |
 Come learn about what Dorchester has to offer you on Monday, May 16 with the Dorchester CARES Coalition. This community meeting is for Dorchester residents to discover where to access resources for their family. Dinner and childcare will be provided, so come by to contribute and learn from your community.
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| Free Entry & Community Dialogue at the Science Museum | |
 The Science Museum currently has a fascinating exhibit exploring the cultural, biological and historical aspects of race entitled, "Race: Are We So Different?" Volunteers from the YWCA will be leading community dialogues in the museum that include free admission to the exhibit followed by a conversation based on the Native American tradition of talking circles. Free admission is granted to anyone who registers one day before the event and May 14 is the last dialogue so make sure you don't miss out on this great opportunity! Any teens interested in the exhibit please contact marisa.imon@dotwell.org to attend with the GNA Teen Center.
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Congratulations to the Boston City Singers!
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 Dorchester's Boston City Singers have received the honor of being selected in a nationwide contest to be in Boston Pops Over The Rainbow video collage. Their rendition of "Over the Rainbow" will be shown throughout the 2011 Boston Pops Season that starts on Wednesday, May 11 and continues through Sunday, June 26. A hearty congratulations goes out to these stars, if you are planning on attending Boston Pops this season look out for the Boston City Singers!
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Dress Addressed 3rd Annual Prom Dress Drive
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 Having trouble finding an affordable dress for prom this year? Fear not, the Grove Hall Community Center is hosting its 3rd Annual Prom Drive! This drive is an opportunity for young women to attend their prom and look fabulous at the same time! Come by and select a dress on May 24 and 31.
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More Save The Date Reminders
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~ Wednesday, May 25: Grove Hall Peace Walk - come out and show your support to end violence in the community ~
Saturday & Sunday, May 21 & 22: NACA Powwow - celebrate with the Native American Cultural Awareness, Inc. of Boston ~
Thursday, May 26: Grove Hall Open Mic - the Grove Hall Library is hosting a Poetry/Rap Slam featuring local artist Arthur Collins ~
Thursday, May 26: Turn the Corner with UCMS - Uphams Corner Main Streets presents a casual night of mingling at the Dublin House ~
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Sunday, June 5: Dorchester Day Parade - bring your community spirit and celebrate your neighborhood pride on Dot Day ~
Thursday, June 10: We Are College Bound - learn about College Bound Dorchester's commitment to helping residents to embrace education ~
Friday, June 10: MyDorchester Night - a free event celebrating arts, culture & civic engagement within our community! ~
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Congratulations Ming Wei Nagasawa, you guessed the photo of the week correctly! The location of last week's photo was the Generations of Hope Community Garden on Nightingale Street. 
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. 1538
This photo is of the interior of 34 Alban Street. Notice the ornate furniture, framed pictures (including one on an easel), gas lamp fixture, and the draperies between the front room and the library.
Something not everyone may have noticed in the earlier interior photo were the two keyboard instruments--one in the hall and one in the parlor to the left of the statue of Mercury. Doug Wynne got his brother Ed to comment:
Having peered through the dark Victorian furnishings here is my opinion (considered or not) about the two keyboard instruments in the picture. The one on the left is definitely a reed organ-- the give-a-way is the horizontal row of stops just above the keyboard. And if your eyesight is good and your imagination keen, you can just about make out the corner of one of the pump pedals under the bench. As for the instrument in the parlor, to the left of Mercury's statue, it presents a puzzle. Spinet pianos were invented and sold in the 1930s-- a little late for this era? All harpsichords, since their strings are plucked rather than struck, have by gravity's necessity their strings on a horizontal plane, so the harpsichord cases are wing-shaped, like a baby grand or concert grand pianos. The harpsichord was the keyboard instrument of choice in the 18th and early19th centuries, until it was eclipsed by the piano. I am not aware of any reed organs without stops. The studio piano is sort of a variation on a spinet, so the dating seems too modern for this picture. Given the very ornate carving of the leg support makes me want to lean in favor of another "one-lung" (i.e. a single set of reeds without stops) reed organ.
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join the Dorchester Historical Society's group by joining this google group. You may also want to contact Earl Taylor
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