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Historical Walking Tour

Submitted by SHuber on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 1:33pm

This Sunday, September 27 from 2:00pm – 3:30pm join in a tour of Ashmont Hill. The tour starts at 2pm, leaving from the Peabody Sq clock, Dorchester, MA 02124.

"Explore a wonderful area of Dorchester, a town even older than Boston. Ashmont Hill was the site of several Colonial estates eventually giving way to lovely Victorian homes in this 19th century garden suburb. This incredibly preserved architectural enclave features the Shingle style of Edwin Lewis, the Colonial Revival style of Clarence Blackhall, the Gothic Revival style of Ralph Adams Cram, and the Queen Anne styles of Arthur Vinal and Harrison Henry Atwood. See one of the finest Gothic Revival churches ever built in the United States and the neighborhood that photographer Chansonetta Stanley Emmons, educator Jeremiah Burke, painter Edmund Tarbell, and Mayor John 'Honey Fitz' Fitzgerald and daughter Rose Kennedy once called home."

Cost is $15 for non members, $5 for members.

More info at Boston By Foot.

Free "Sunday at Three" Concert

Submitted by SHuber on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 1:29pm

Continuing in the Sunday at Three Concert Series, this Sunday, September 27 at 3:00 pm Julia Mintzer will be performing at the First Parish Church, Dorchester. Mezzo Julia Mintzer has appeared in concert with Opera Boston, Opera for Humanity, the Queens College Symphony Orchestra, and at Alice Tully Hall and has a repertoire ranging from Bach and Haydn to Shostakovich and Weill.

Come hear great music at the First Parish Church, 10 Parish Street, Dorchester, MA 02122. For more information call 617.436.0527 or visit First Parish Dorchester.

Boston Bike Ride and Festival

Submitted by SHuber on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 1:23pm

Hub On Wheels!
Sunday, Sep 27, 2009
Starting at the City Hall Plaza, Boston MA

Choose from the distances of 10, 30, or 50 Miles
Music, food (free snacks and gift bags!), and fun 9am - 2pm at the City Hall Plaza

Hub On Whells is a citywide bike ride & festival. Please visit Hub On Wheels for more information and to register.

Two Great Events in Franklin Park, Saturday

Submitted by SHuber on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 1:18pm

This Saturday, September 26th from 12-2pm there will be Landscape Water Painting of the beautiful Schoolmaster Hill. All abilities welcome and all materials provided.

Afterwards, from 2:00-4:00pm there will be a Planting Day in Franklin Park. There will be planting of saplings and shrubs near the old Bear Cages and at the Egleston park entrance. Meet at the rear entrance to the Franklin Park Zoo by the Playstead ballfields at 2 pm.

For more information on these events at Franklin Park please visit Franklin Park Coalition.

Columbia Point Master Plan, Community Meeting

Submitted by SHuber on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 1:13pm

Columbia Point Master Plan process will be discussed.

Saturday, September 26th, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Corcoran Mullins Jennison Community Building
270 Mt. Vernon Street, Dorchester

Review of Draft Master Plan. For more information about the Columbia Point Master Plan and to review the Draft Master Plan itself, please go to the project web page.

Men of Boston Cook!

Submitted by SHuber on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 9:51am

Men of Boston Cook for Women's Health is back!

This wonderful community-affirming event brings the best of local celebrities serving dishes from some of Boston’s finest restaurants. The event will be held at Codman Square Health Center on September 24th from 6-9pm under the Gala Tent.

Since 1995, Men of Boston has raised crucial funds to combat women’s health disparities in issues such as breast cancer, diabetes, heart disease and HIV/AIDS for over 20,000 women in Dorchester.

Men of Boston Cook Homepage
Codman's Report on the Event

Tickets cost $150, but $100 of every ticket goes directly to supporting women’s health programs and is tax deductible. Tickets can be purchased through the Tickets section of the Men of Boston website or by contacting Sarah Larkin at Sarah.Larkin@Codman.org or (617) 822-8719.

Fall Harvest Festival and Perennial Divide

Submitted by SHuber on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 3:00pm

This Saturday, September 26, from 10 am to 2 pm join in a fall gardening festival in Mattapan. Divide your crowded perennials and bring pre-divided plants to the free plant swap. (Don't forget to bring your own containers!) Master Urban Gardener also available for gardening advice.

Purchase fresh, local produce and native plants. Tour the vegetable display beds and visit the woodland garden. There will also be live music, family activities, and The Incredible Crop Olympics.

For more information please visit BostonNatural.org for more information.

Family friendly. Rain or shine.

Locations:
City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive, Mattapan
AND
Mattapan Farmers Market, 525 River St., Mattapan Square

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