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This Upcoming Week                             
Wednesday, April 4
HC for All
Rally to Restore

Please join co-chairs of the Legislative Oral Health Caucus Representative John Scibak and Senator Harriette Chandler, along with Health Care for All's Oral Health Advocacy Taskforce will hold a rally on April 4 to advocate for the restoration of MassHealth adult dental benefits. Click HERE for time and location.

 

Tavolo
Food Fests of Italy

One Wednesday a month, Regional Pasta Tour is devoted to one of Italy's countless food festivals...this Wednesday the Artichoke Festival Pasta Tour will be held at Tavolo. Click HERE for the recipe and more.


Thursday, April 5
Marijuana Workshop
Marijuana Prevention Workshop

The Dorchester Substance Coalition in collaboration with the Dorchester Patch Office will be offering a Marijuana Prevention Workshop.  This event is geared towards educating and preventing the use of marijuana. Click HERE for time and location.

HAP
Howard Art Project: Peer Pressure

The Howard Art Project presents: Peer Pressure, an MFA Thesis Exhibition with artists Alaina Gurdak, Anthony Montuori, Christopher Ford, Erik Benjamins, Leah Craig, Joanna Tam, Jordan Tynes, and Michael Gaughran. Click HERE for more information on the artists and dates of the event.

Bus Routes Community Meetings

The MBTA will be introducing the Key

bus routes  Bus Route Improvement Program at a series of community meetings. Your feedback is wanted on how we can improve Bus Routes 15, 22 and 28. Preliminary recommendations include the addition of customer amenities and bus stop consolidation, which will result in changes to the location of some bus stops. Bus stops may be relocated and/or eliminated. Click HERE for a list of the meetings.


Friday, April 6
vietaid

Close to Home's Improv Night

Close to Home Invite's you to Improvisation Night where you will have the oppurtunity to meet your neighbors, show off your talents, and watch Fields Corner's Finest Performances. FREE ADMISSION, FREE REFRESHMENTS, FREE COMMUNITY EVENT FOR ALL. Click HERE for more info.


Saturday, April 7
Egg Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt 

There will be an Easter Egg Hunt on the Lawn at Second Church in Dorchester Saturday,morning. Kids 12 years and younger are invited to enjoy fun and snacks. Click HERE for more info - other Easter events are listed on MyDorchester.org


Wednesday, April 11
Wellness

Spring Into Wellness! Health Fair

UMass Boston's annual Spring into Wellness Alternative Health and Wellness Fair is taking place April 11th. Meet local providers and practitioners who will share resources, tips and advice about how to improve your health and wellness with alternative approaches.  Free chair massages provided by University Health Services. Click HERE for a full list of exhibitors.


This Past Week                                  

Food Co-OpBaseball
Above(right)/Below(right)Scenes from the Food Co-Op's Annual Pot Luck Dinner
 
Above(left): The Christo Rey baseball team practices in McConnell Park. 

 

Below(left): Jack Hart delivers a speech at the Gallivan/Morton Planning Meeting
 
 Food Co-Op

April 4, 2012 

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In This Issue
Rally to Restore
Food Fests of Italy
Marijuana Prevention Workshop
Howard Art Project: Peer Pressure
Fields Corner CDC Traffic Meeting
Easter Egg Hunt
Spring Into Wellness!

HOT in the DOT

 

CAN'T WAIT PRODUCTIONS seeks Boston based non-Equity stage actors for a summer production of Show Up, an original play by local Boston Playwright Paloma Valenzuela, and directed by Adobuere Ebiama. MORE INFO

 

Part-time Surveyors to Assist with Community Survey Project Duties Include Conduct in-person surveys at local bus station and local businesses during various scheduled days and times during the week between APRIL16 -20, 2012. Participants must not be afraid to speak with people they do not know. MORE INFO

 

The Asian American Civic Association is offering free basic Microsoft Word, Excel and internet classes for all eligible Boston residents! Classes will be held starting in May.

To be eligible for the class, you must have:

- Proof of Boston residency

- Proof of income (low to moderate preferred)

- Ability to speak and understand English

- Ability to attend ALL classes MORE INFO

 

GET YOUR TAXES DONE!

DotWell's last few free tax clinics for those eligible are April 4, 7, 9, 11, 14th!

MyDorchester Photo Contest 
Can you identify where in Dorchester this photo was taken? Can you take one yourself and leave others guessing where it is? Email eblast@mydorchester.org if you know where! 
Attention Participants! 
For a limited time, MyDorchester will be giving away 8 x 10 prints to the contest winner. 

Weekly Photo Contest
    Winner:       Jackie Gentile/Angela Kelly
    Location:     Boston Globe 
 
 
  
    Photo of the Week

Tips for Thriving KidsThrive in 5

Have a colorful spring with your baby!

 

Notice the colors that fill your baby's world.  Point out his red hat, the green leaves, the orange tabby cat. Have a snack of yellow bananas, red strawberries and purple grapes. Look out into the black night and try to find yellow stars winking in the sky.     

 

Once your child knows the names of colors, you can begin to use these words in context: "Can you get your red sneakers?"  "Would you like a green apple or a yellow apple for snack?"  You can also begin to expand your child's understanding of color by pointing out the difference between grass green and lime green, lemon yellow and golden yellow.  April is the time when color begins to bloom outside with flowers and trees. What colors can your child find in the world around him? 

 

              Tips for Thriving Kids are brought to you by: Fields Corner Children Thrive 

Save the Date
~Thu. April 12: Real Men Read Day


~Mon. April 16: DFSI Marathon


~Sat. April 21: Spring Planting 2012


~Thu. April 26: Dining Out for Life

~Fri. April 27: "When Our Brushes Shook"

~Fri. April 27: Spring Talent Showcase

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Please check our regularly updated Calendar for many more events!

Dorchester Flashback
Dorchester Illustration of the Day no.1752 

(Wikipedia 2012-03-28)

Illustration

Neal P. McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American film, tv and voice actor. McDonough was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the son of Catherine (née Bushe) and Frank McDonough, motel owners who emigrated from Ireland, with his mother coming from County Tipperary and his father from County Galway.  

 

McDonough grew up in Barnstable, Massachusetts, graduated from Barnstable High School, and attended Syracuse University, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1988. McDonough frequently appeared as "Captain Laser", inspiring young students to bring their studies to completion. From there, McDonough trained for a short time at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

In 1991, McDonough won the Best Actor Dramalogue for "Away Alone". McDonough has made many tv and film appearances since then, including Band of Brothers, Boomtown, Star Trek: First Contact, Minority Report and The Hitcher. McDonough played Dave Williams on the fifth season of Desperate Housewives. He also starred in the lead role on 2004 medical drama Medical Investigation for its one full season.

 

McDonough was set to star in the ABC dramedy Scoundrels but was fired for refusing to do sex scenes for the show. He credits his family and his Catholic faith for his decision.

McDonough portrays the role of "Jesus" in "The Truth & Life Dramatized audio New Testament Bible," a 22-hour, celebrity-voiced, fully dramatized audio New Testament which uses the Catholic edition of the RSV.

 

The Illustration of the Day is sent out via www.DorchesterHistoricalSociety.org
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