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#Roxtweet
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#Roxtweet is a recurring tweet-up/networking event designed to bring people together across sectors and industries. Use twitter to build new connections, whether you are an artist, professional, activist, foodie. Keep the conversation going after the conversation ends, and importantly, make real-life connections doing it!
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CSNDC's 30th Anniversary
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A celebration of Codman Square Neighborhood Development Coorporation's 30th Anniversary will take place this Thursday. The event will feature food, music, friends, an auction and a chance to honor three individuals who have made an enormous difference by providing support and inspiration for CSNDC! For more information visit their website at www.csndc.com.
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Dot Ave Service Day
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 The Boston marketing firm Cone will be doing its annual Service Day on Dorchester Avenue from Fields Corner to Peabody Square on Thursday, October 6. More than 100 Cone employees will volunteer to help Fields Corner Main Street plant bulbs, landscape, clean up litter and paint murals! (Image Credit: Artists for Humanity)
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DotRox Info Sessions 
Get involved in the planning of a brand new and upcoming gardening cooperative! DotRox has announced three meeting dates for October and they can be found by clicking on the link below. | |
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| Senator Brown's Job Fair |
Want to meet with a wide range of Massachusetts employers - including large companies, hospital groups, and trade associations - while also be able to find advice on resume writing, networking and interview strategies?
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Sound Bath
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(image by ianmcfarland)
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On the 1st Friday of each month, come and bathe in the luxurious experience and profound restoration that comes from the intentional use of rattles, drums, gongs, crystal bowls, voice, and nature sounds. | |
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| Putting your Garden to Bed | |
The end of the growing season is just around the corner! On October 8, learn the options for wrapping up the season right, including mulch, cover crops and growing fall vegetables. Come to Nightingale Community Garden for this free event, which is open to the public and organized by the Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN). To register and for further information, contact BNAN at 617-542-7696, or write to info@bostonnatural.org. For updates, maps to locations and further details, visit www.bostonnatural.org.
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| Teen Tap Dancing | |
Think you can (tap) dance? Ms. Regina Tandeka Jackson, a multi-talented performer with over 40 years experience is offering free tap dancing classes for teens over the course of six weeks. The class is an amazing opportunity to learn!
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| Irish Heritage Festival | |
The 2011 Irish Heritage Festival will feature Irish entertainment, shopping, food and culture in Massachusetts' most Irish neighborhood, Adams Corner in Dorchester. Featured musicians include: The Joshua Tree, Devri, The Gobshites, Clancy Legacy, Robbie O'Connell /Aoife Clancy, Margaret Dalton & Erin's Melody, Sean Og Connors, and more.
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El Esplendor de Mexico: Celebrate! at JFK Library
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the spirit of Mexico through song and dance with a Mariachi ensemble and folk dancers!Veronica Robles will perform traditional songs and dances, and everyone can join in. Space is available on a first come first serve basis.
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Opening Our Doors Day!
On Opening Our Doors Day, 22 institutions that make up the Fenway Alliance and 30 community partner organizations welcome others to participate in an enormous array of free activities for everyone and anyone!The day will include music events, explorations, art events, dance performances, plus theater, film, and hands-on workshops - it is Boston's largest single day of free arts and cultural events! There will definitely be something for everyone. Participating institutions can be found by clicking the link below.
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| Boston Police District B-3 Comedy Night |
BPD will be hosting a Comedy Night on October 11th at the Boston Police Post at 500 Morton Street. Enter from American Legion Highway. The BPD is in need of auction and raffle prizes for the event. If you have any questions, or would like to donate, or purchase or reserve tickets call the office at 617.343.4717.
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Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition
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The Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition draws on the wonderful ethnic and cultural diversity of the Mattapan community to promote a healthy living environment, with a focus on access to healthy foods and the promotion of physical fitness for all ages. For further information on key partners and programs, click on the link below.
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Parent Power Hour
Are you a Parent or Caregiver? Empower yourself and socialize with other parents to learn new ideas that lead to a brighter future. To find times and attachment click on the link below.
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"Protecting Jacqueline Kennedy"
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.
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| Hubway Memberships |
Hubway, Boston's "bikeshare" program, is offering $5 annual memberships to Low Income residents of the city! Get a subsidized membership code and free helmet by calling 1-617-534-5690. You must be 17 or older to apply.
Hubway does not currently have stations in Dorchester, but if you weigh in, you can affect future development (in all of Boston and surrounding communities). Visit http://stations.thehubway.com/ and place your ideal stations!
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| Sign Up Deadlines for Learn It Online and Water Babies |
Learn it Online provides FREE online tutoring in reading and math to students who attend the Boston Public Schools. The program is geared to improve MCAS scores, and when completed the students leave with a new netbook.
Sign up before the October 7th deadline. Click here to find out how.
For children 18 months - 3 years, Fields Corner Children Thrive will be offering Water Babies Family Swim Saturdays, which teaches basic water safety skills to children.
Sign up before the October 8th deadline. Click here to find out how.
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Kit Clark Services
Kit Clark Senior Services currently has openings in our Dementia and Adult Day Health Programs. To learn more information please visit our website at www.KitClark.org . To make a referral please contact Tammy Means at 617-825-5000 X 123, or email tmeans@baycove.org. |
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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
Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1641
Raising the flagstaff at Uphams Corner from Dorchester Day book 1909.
It seems as if the street must be Columbia Road, but what is the building (or buildings) behind the flagpole? It may be the Edward Everett School when it was located on Sumner Street. I am guessing that the flagpole in the distance must be at Richardson Park near Edward Everett Square.
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 contactEarl 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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