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Mayor Menino Dedicates Carruth Building Nov. 22
 Please join Mayor Menino for the formal dedication of the Carruth Building on
Saturday, Nov. 22, 12 Noon, in the well-heated retail space at 1912
Dorchester Ave.
This building is a monument to the strength of our community, and we are looking forward to a great turnout!
Wainwright Bank, the Carruth's anchor tenant, will also hold their welcoming open house on the 22nd, from 9 AM to 1 PM. There will be great music, food, a face painter, magician, balloon artist, and several giveaways. For more information, please call Wainwright branch manager Nick Calos at 617-929-1906.
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Peabody Square Cleanup Saturday, Nov. 29
Earn points with Santa by helping to spruce up Peabody Square for the evening's tree lighting celebration!
Meet Saturday, Nov. 29 at 9:00 AM at the Peabody Square Clock with your broom, rake, and/or shovel. We'll be done by 11:00.
This is part of our ongoing program to keep our district clean. Based on your enthusiastic support of our last three cleanups, our Design Committee will be sponsoring a cleanup every two months or so from now on.
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Peabody Square Tree Lighting Nov. 29
 Join Santa & Mrs. Claus and all your neighbors at the annual Peabody Square Tree Lighting on Saturday, Nov. 29. Gather at the tree on the traffic island at 6:30 PM for caroling, hot chocolate, and goody bags for the kids. Santa & Mrs. C arrive at 7:00 to light the tree, and we head for the party afterward in the Peabody Square Fire Station!
Many thanks to our co-sponsors (as of press time): Ashmont Grill; Dot-2-Dot Cafe; Flat Black Coffee; Store 24; O'Brien's Market & Liquors; Dorchester Holiday Celebrations Committee; Ashmont Adams Neighborhood Association; Ashmont Hill Association; Florida Corridor Neighborhood Association; Fuller-Bailey Street Association; St. Mark's Area Civic Association; Mayor Tom Menino; Sheriff Andrea Cabral; Lauren Smyth, Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services; Boston Fire Dept. Engine 18 & Ladder 6; Boston Police Area C-11; MBTA Transit Police; City View Trolley; Dot Art; Mass. Convention Center Authority; and Trinity Financial.
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Dot-2-Dot Art Reception Dec. 11
Visit the Dot-2-Dot Cafe, 1739 Dorchester Ave., Thursday, Dec. 11, 6:30 - 10 PM, for an art reception featuring works by the Black Artists' Movement at UMass-Boston and fantastic Dot-2-Dot hors d'oeuvres! Admission is $10. For more information, please call the Dot-2-Dot at 617-436-2368.
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Winter Stars Concert Dec. 13SMAMS and the Boston City Singers will present Winter Stars, a holiday concert for all, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 7:00 PM at St. Mark's Church, 1725 Dorchester Ave. Performers include the Boston City Singers youth chorus; Dorchester Symphony Orchestra; and Branches Pan Groove Caribbean Steel Orchestra. Admission is $10, but free to all who complete the Healthy Holidays on Main Streets promotion! (see below) For tickets or information, please call the Boston City Singers at 617-825-0674. Thanks to our sponsors (as of press time): St. Mark's Parish, Howe Allen/Gibson/Sotheby's Real Estate, Lee Kennedy Company, The Mentor Network, Trinity Financial, Boston Main Streets, and the board of Boston City Singers.
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Healthy Holidays on Main Street
Do some walking in the district and visit some SMAMS merchants, and you'll get free admission to the Winter Stars concert (above) and be entered to win a prize package including: a pair of tickets to Shear Madness at the Charles Playhouse; a $50 gift certificate to the New Balance Factory Outlet; and a three-month family membership to the Dorchester YMCA! It's all part of Healthy Holidays on Main Streets, presented in partnership with Boston Main Streets.
Pick up your scorecard in the Nov. 26 Dorchester Reporter or at the Peabody Square Tree Lighting on Nov. 29; visit our participating merchants - Hair Solutions, Beauty Line Beauty Supply, Dot-2-Dot Cafe, Brenda's Flowers & Gifts, and the Dorchester YMCA; Get your card initialed by a staff person at each site (no purchase necessary, but check out the great discounts at each location); drop off your completed card at Flat Black Coffee in the Carruth Building by 5:00 PM Saturday, Dec 6 and pick up your ticket to Winter Stars!
For further info, please call the SMAMS office at 617-825-3846. And, for healthy holiday recipes (including the Dot-2-Dot's butternut squash soup), visit www.healthymainstreets.com
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Woodworker/Artist Space Available
Welcome to SMAMS' newest business: Northwind Woodwork, at 15 Banton Street.
Owner Thomas Guevin has a 2,000 sq. ft. space that he's looking to share with a craftperson, woodworker, sculptor, funiture maker,
potter, etc. Thomas notes that the space has has 16' ceilings and some natural light; he is asking $400 per month to share.
For more information, please contact Thomas William Guevin, Northwind Woodwork, 617-423-3393, northwindwoodwork@msn.com |
Holiday Helpers
Jack Conway Real Estate, 1810 Dot Ave, collects non-perishable food which they donate to Dorchester food pantries. They also take monetary donations, which food pantries use to purchase food at the Greater Boston Food Bank. Make checks payable to Dorchester House, or to Codman Square Health
Center, and write Food Pantry on the Memo line. If you need someone to pick up your donation, or for more info, please call Julie Simmons at Jack Conway, 617-288-0100.
Tom's Toy Party, hosted by Tom
Gannon to benefit children at Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester. You
can bring a new toy to the party (Sat., Dec. 6, 8 PM- 1 AM, 232 Old
Colony Ave, 2nd Floor, South Boston), or you can donate directly to
Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester by going to www.tomstoyparty.org and clicking on the PayPal "donate" button. For more information, please call 617-436-1287 or write to TOM_GANNON@comcast.net
9th Annual Christmas with Bobby, in memory of Bobby and Matthew Mendez, sponsored by Isaura Mendez. New, unwrapped toys may be dropped off until December 9 at Wainwright Bank,in the Carruth building, 1906 Dot Ave. For more information, please call branch manager Nick Calos at 617-929-1906.
St. Mark's Parish provides toys to needy families in the area. You can drop off new, unwrapped toys at St. Mark's Rectory, 20 Roseland Street (at the corner of Dot Ave.) until December 19. For more information, please call the rectory at 617-825-2852.
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