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You are invited to Sarau Fest's Anniversary Celebration.
Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 6 pm at Second Church in Dorchester, corner of Washington St & Talbot Ave, Codman Square, Dorchester, MA.
A Sarau is a cultural, musical or sporting event in which people unite to express themselves artistically.
Celebration Highlights include: Dinner, Live Music, Fun Activities, Reports & Proposed Goals, Volunteer/Staff Inauguration, Volunteer & Sponsor Awards.
Guest Performers: Paulo Leite, Sherrylyn Sealy, First Nazarene NMI Choir.
RSVP: Timoy Gregory 347.293.3836 or Manuel D. Pires (DuNaiss) 857.492.1273 newenglandsarau@gmail.com
The annual "Men of Boston Cook for Women’s Health" event is fast approaching!
You won’t want to miss this year’s line-up of Celebrity Chefs and signature dishes from Boston-area restaurants. It is a great night to mingle with local celebrities and support Codman Square Health Center's initiatives, including our many women's health programs and our nationally celebrated "Fruit & Veggie Prescription Program" featured on CNN's American Morning and in the NY Times and Boston Globe. >>Read More
The Dorchester Historical Society is holding a “Save Our Barn” Gala on Friday, September 24, at DHS Headquarters, 195 Boston Street, to raise funds to restore the mid-19th century Clapp Family Barn.
Everyone is invited to this evening of merriment, which begins at 6 p.m. with cocktails and dinner provided by Gourmet Caterers, one of Boston’s premier event caterers. Musicians from the Dorchester Symphony Orchestra will play during the social hour. The Barn and the Society’s houses and exhibits will be open for viewing. And Ryan Landry, Dorchester-based actor, playwright, and founder of the Gold Dust Orphans, will be master of ceremonies for a vibrant live auction during dinner, followed by dancing.
The Clapp Family Barn is one of the few barns remaining in the City of Boston; with the Historical Society’s extensive collection of antique agriculture implements, the building with its long history is an unmatched resource for the study of Dorchester’s agricultural past. Funds will be used for structural repairs and other necessary work.
Gala tickets, $150 each ($75 taxdeductible), are available at the the DHS website or by calling 617-293-3052.
The DHS property at 195 Boston Street was well-known in Dorchester history, and was where many varieties of fruit were developed, including the well-known Clapp’s Favorite pear which was developed in 1820 and marketed by 1860. It remains in wide commercial use today. See this recent Boston Globe article about Dorchester's famous pear.
Where: UMass Boston Campus Center Ballroom
When: 9/16/10 - 3-5pm and 6-7:30pm
What:
UMass Boston has filed an Expanded Environmental Notification Form (EENF) with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs in accordance with the regulations set forth by the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office.
The EENF filing document presents UMass Boston's initial assessment of the potential environmental impacts for its 25-year Master Plan. In addition, the EENF presents several initial Phase One projects that will be completed over the next few years, including the Integrated Sciences Complex, road relocation projects, construction of a segment of a proposed new utility corridor, rebuilding the Fox Point dock, and construction of approximately 800 linear feet of Harborwalk and shoreline stabilization along the northern edge of campus.
The MEPA Office invites the general public to a consultation session on the UMass Boston EENF filing on September 16, 2010, from 3-5 p.m. in the UMass Boston Campus Center Ballroom. This session will provide agencies, organizations, and all interested constituents with the opportunity to hear more about the filing, to offer comments and feedback, and to ask questions. UMass Boston will also hold a community meeting about the EENF filing on the evening of September 16, 2010 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the UMass Boston Campus Center Ballroom. Representatives from the MEPA office will also be in attendance.
In addition, comments on the EENF are welcome and should reference the project and should be sent in writing by mail, email, fax, or hand delivery by September 24, 2010 to the MEPA office of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs at the following address:
Secretary Ian A. Bowles
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Attn: Holly Johnson, MEPA Office
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900
Boston, MA 02114-2524
Phone: 617-626-1020
Fax: 617-626-1181
holly.s.johnson@state.ma.us
The Greater Four Corners Action Coalition Public Safety Initiative presents the first annual Youth Responsibility Conference. The event will take place Friday, August 27, 2010 at the Codman Square Technology Center, 450 Washington Street, from 10AM-3PM.
Join us for a responsibility group discussion, transformative mediation and peacekeeping workshop, free food and t-shirts, and guest speakers including Tina Cherry of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute. We hope to see you there!
For an event flyer, click here.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Rain or Shine!
9am: Registration; 10am: Race/Walk Start Time
The Road Race and Walk honors the late Elsie Frank (1913–2005),
beloved and inspirational mother of Congressman Barney Frank.
Goodie bags and t-shirts for all registrants!
Playground and activities for kids!
Free public parking
Location: Pope John Paul II Park, Gallivan Boulevard, Dorchester MA
Registration form is available here.
Mail your filled-out form with fee to:
Kit Clark Senior Services
1500 Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02122
Or register conveniently online: www.kitclark.org ($17 entry fee applies)
For additional information or sponsorship opportunities, please
contact Mark Belluardo-Crosby at (617) 474-1263 ext. 143 or mcrosby@kitclark.org
Proceeds will benefit Kit Clark Senior Services’ Meals-on-Wheels and Nutrition Programs
The Foreclosure Symposium will be held at the Codman Square Erie Ellington Community Room (31 Erie Street, Dorchester, MA 02124, see attached map below).
The title of this symposium is “Developing a Coordinated Response to Maintain Neighborhood Stability.”
The symposium will serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas among housing practitioners, policy makers, legislators, and community members about how to best respond to the foreclosure crisis in our service area. We will be asking panelists to respond to our research, as well as to provide their own perspectives and recommendations, as a means of bringing attention to this important issue and to formulate key strategies to help minimize the negative impacts of foreclosures in Codman's service area. Panelists include:
• Evelyn Friedman, Director of the City of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development (DND)
• Joe Flatley, President and CEO of the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation (MHIC)
• Aaron Gornstein, Executive Director of Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)
• LaRayne Hebert, District Director of Neighborworks America
In addition, the event will be moderated by special guest Kalima Rose, Senior Director at Policy Link and coauthor of the recently released report, “When Investors Buy Up the Neighborhood: Preventing Investor Ownership from Causing Neighborhood Decline.”
For further information or to register for the event, please respond to Dana McQuillin at 617-825-4224 x135 or dana@csndc.com (RSVP by September 3, 2010).
Adult GED Classes begin September 7 at College Bound Dorchester's Log School located at 222 Bowdoin Street. Registration is taking place tomorrow at 10 AM, 11 AM and 12 PM. Call for more information: 617-506-5964. Classes are held in the morning and you must be able to pass a placement exam to qualify.
On Thursday, August 26, 2010 from 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Registration closes at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116
Residents of Boston and surrounding cities and towns are encouraged to attend.
See attached file for details.
The Healthy Futures Code A peer education summer program presents: "The Special Key", a very dynamic & powerful performance. The two performances will take place on Aug 18 & 19, 2010 at 7:p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 44 Moultrie St, Dorchester, MA
For more information see the attached flyers below, or visit www.healthy-futures.org or call (617) 929-1037.
