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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:
- Two tickets to Shear Madness at the Charles Playhouse
- A $50 gift certificate to the New Balance Factory Outlet
- 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 Dec. 4 Dorchester Reporter or at at any of our participating merchants:
- Beauty Line Beauty Supply, 1692 Dot Ave.
- Brenda's Flowers & Gifts, 1726 Dot Ave.
- Dot-2-Dot Cafe, 1739 Dot Ave.
- Hair Solutions, 1882 Dot. Ave
- Dorchester YMCA, 776 Washington St.
- Flat Black Coffee, 1906 Dot Ave.
- Get your card initialed by a staff person at each of the first five sites (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 Wednesday, Dec. 10, and pick up your ticket to Winter Stars! The winner of the grand prize will be drawn at the concert (winner need not be present).
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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Dot-2-Dot Art Reception Dec. 11
Visit the Dot-2-Dot Cafe, 1739 Dorchester Ave., Thursday, Dec. 11, 6:30 - 9:30 PM, for an art reception featuring works by the Black Artists' Movement at UMass-Boston and a fantastic buffet supper! Admission is $10. For more information, please call the Dot-2-Dot at 617-436-2368.
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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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