Lorenz Island Kuisine presents The 5th Annual One Heart Festival in Codman Square! This free, all ages event features live entertainment, food and specialty vendors. The mission of One Heart is to unite Boston's diverse communities and visitors together for a fun day of live entertainment, food and shopping that all can enjoy.

The end of the growing season is just around the corner! Come to Nightingale Community Garden to learn the options for wrapping up the season right, including mulch, cover crops and growing fall vegetables.

Honor the fallen by joining your friends and neighbors in an act of solidarity on a day of national mourning. On Sunday, September 11, community members will line up along Gallivan Boulevard in remembrance of 9/11 and in support of America.  

Learn how the country's most elite bodyguards guard their charges. Clinton Hill, Jacqueline Kennedy's Secret Service detail, shares memories of the Kennedy White House and his service protecting the first family with Tom Putnam, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

Smart from the Start and the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts will hold a Fall Resource Fair at Franklin Field! Come by to learn about opportunities available to the Dorchester community and meet representatives of local organizations. Those wishing to table at the event should register by September 9.

Sign up for the Boston City Singers! The Singers groups use a distinctive curriculum that trains children as young as three years old (or as old as 18) to sing well. No other major area chorus program starts with children so young! Each singer progresses through several levels: Kodály Singing Class, Neighborhood Training Chorus and Concert Chorus. Singers learn about diverse communities and cultures by performing an extensive repertoire including gospel music, international folk music, opera, jazz, and medieval chant.

A great friend to Haiti has a new home! Join the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) to celebrate the establishment of a Boston-based headquarters. Mingle with members of the Boston Haitian community and friends of Haiti while supporting a terrific effort to fight for fair representation and human rights. 

The Clemente Course in the Humanities provides college level instruction, with the award of college credits, to individuals at no cost and in an accessible and welcoming community setting. Participants study four disciplines: literature, art history, moral philosophy, and American history. Students explore great works of fiction, poetry, drama, painting, sculpture, architecture, and philosophy, while learning also about the events and ideals that define America as a nation. The course also offers instruction in writing and critical thinking.

 

Clemente classes will be held at the Codman Square Technology Center, 450 Washington Street, Dorchester on Monday and Wednesday evenings beginning October 2011 and running through June 2012.