Find great bargains while strolling one of Boston's nicest neighborhoods! On September 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - one of Dorchester's best and biggest Yard Sales (rain date Sep. 18) the Annual Melville Park Community Yard Sale. Lots of participating households and lots of great deals to be found! Look for signs on Dorchester Ave and Washington Street directing you to Melville Ave. Maps of all participating households will be available in the neighborhood on Saturday. To learn more, visit the Melville Park Association website.

Anna Myer and Dancers embarks on a new venture in conjunction with Youth Link/NAFI! The Hoop Suite Project relies on the interface of various art forms, and the creative participation of urban youths. Classical violin, contemporary dance, Hip Hop, rap and spoken word unite to create a new language; language being that tool which connects people, communities and enables social change. 

All are invited to an evening of fun, fortune, fundraising and fine Irish entertainment! The event, whose proceeds support The Irish Heritage Festival 2011 on October 9th, features great music from The Fenian Sons and DJ Music Machine, as well as raffles, a silent auction and some terrific ambience. Please come to help support The Irish Heritage Fesitival!

Join Brookview House for the annual Summer Sizzler on Sunday, September 18. Enjoy food, wine and music at Ashmont Grill. Tickets will be $75, with proceeds benefitting homeless mothers and children served by Brookview House. For more information, visit www.brookviewhouse.org. You can RSVP to (617)265-2965 x. 207.  

Members of the public are invited to join Caroline Kennedy as she signs copies of Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy. The deluxe book and CD set, to be published by Hyperion on September 14, 2011, will make available for the first time the audio and transcripts of seven interviews given by Mrs. Kennedy shortly after her husband's death. Copies of Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy will be available for purchase in the JFK Museum Store prior to the book signing.

Every School in Boston should be excellent and you can help make it happen! Learn more about becoming a member of your School Site Council. Parents, Students and Teachers, join your School Site Council! Did you know that School Site Councils: write reviews and comment on your school budget; develop the Whole School Improvement Plan; serve as "subjects" as interviews; and make recommendations for hiring teachers. Attend a workshop and learn more! Food and childcare will be provided.

Invest in early childhood education! Become a part of a crucial deciding body. The Dorchester Cluster (Boston Community Partnerships Programs) and Fields Corner Children Thrive invite parents, caregivers, community member and service providers to join the next Fields Corner Children Thrive School Readiness Roundtable on Wednesday, September 21 Lunch and childcare provided. 

The Franklin Hill Boys & Girls Club located at 5 Shandon Rd in Dorchester still has space available in their after school programming. The BGC serves ages 6-12, Monday thru Friday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Membership fee is $25 per child for the school year. Please stop by or call 617-282-2800 for more information.

 

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.