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Posted: April 8, 2014
Public Service Announcements
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Renew Boston - Whole Building Incentive Program Extended - Free Information Sessions
 Many neighborhoods in the City of Boston consist of two and
three-family homes. The City has a strong desire to make sure these
iconic homes remain comfortable and affordable.
To allow more multi-family home owner residents to improve their home's
energy efficiency, the City's Renew Boston program, "Whole Building
Incentive," has been extended
through June 1st, 2014
Information sessions are coming up soon
in South Boston, Mattapan and Dorchester.
Posted: April 8, 2014
Scrub the Hub - Vimeo on how to Get Rid of Bulk Items
This animated Public Service Announcement by the City of Boston shows
how to easily schedule a bulk item pickup while doing your spring
cleaning
http://vimeo.com/91450066
DSNI Community Summit - Generations of Change
 The
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) is celebrating and
reflecting on 30-years of community service. Join them Saturday
4/12/14 at the Community Summit, "Generations of Change," as they focus
on revitalization and work with residents, community organizations and
businesses.
The goal is to envision action steps for the community's collective
future. Saturday, April 12, 2014 10am - 3pm.
Registration required. Lunch is free.
Posted: March 31, 2014
 Uphams Corner Library Presents - Open MIC April 17, 5:30pm
Let everyone know. Come to read or sing. It MUST be clean.
OPEN TO ALL AGES
Uphams Corner Branch Library
500 Columbia Road.
CALL THE LIBRARY. FOR MORE INFORMATION
617-265-0139
Dorchester Bay - Celebrating 35 Years 4/24/14
 This
year's Dorchester Bay fundraiser is celebrating their 35th anniversary
with a banquet at Venezia's Restaurant on 4/24/14.
The 2014 Candidates for Governor will attend the opening VIP
session. Then dinner features keynote speakers from the
Newmarket Business Assoc, Michael Rothschild and Susan
Sullivan. Live entertainment by the Fred Woodard Band.
Mistress of Ceremony - Karen Holmes.
For sponsorship and tickets, contact Sandra at 617.825.4200 x210.
Posted: March 31, 2014
RCC Community Career Fair 4/24/14
Roxbury Community College is holding a Community Career Fair on
Thursday, April 24, 2014, 11am to 3pm. Over 30 employers
representing careers in health care, non-profit, government,
hospitality, education and more. Room #200, Building 4.
Posted: March 31, 2014
CreateSpace Workshop in Dorchester
How to Self-Publish Your Own Book with Create Space
April 26, 2014 Saturday
10am to 1pm
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Erick Jean Center for the Arts
157A Washington Street
Dorchester, Mass. 02121
Cost:
$40 for class plus a instructional book.
$30 for early bird special (before April 18, 2014.)
$25 per person for AWB Members
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Posted: March 31, 2014
Senior Fitness Classes at Grove Hall Library in April 2014
 The Senior Fitness Classes will run every Saturday in April from 11:00-11:30. Advanced registration is encouraged.
Experience a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular
strength, range of movement and activities for daily senior living,
including cardio, weight training and stretching while sitting.
This
class will meet the needs and abilities of those new to workouts or at
an advanced level while providing a total body workout.
Posted: April 4, 2014
Little Miss & Young Miss Dorchester Contests
Saturday March 10, 2014 - Winners Announced.
 The
winners of the two contests will be participating in the Dorchester Day
Parade on 6/1/14. Little Miss is for girls 7-9 years and Young
Miss is for girls 10-12 years old
Applications must be submitted by May 1, 2014 and winners will be
announced on Saturday, May 10 at the First Parish Church.
Full applications can be found on the Dorchester Day website:
http://dotdayparade.com/forms/2014/14LMYMflyer.pdf
Posted: March 28, 2014
Cristo Rey Sign and Thrive 5/1/14
Cristo Rey Boston High School invites you to witness the Top Five Senior "Scholastic Superstars" publicly declare the name of
the college or university they will attend this fall.
The event will also feature tours of school renovations and words from
Cristo Rey Alumni.
For more information on Sign & Thrive, contact Emily Smalley, Vice President of External Relations, at (617)
825-2580 ext. 21 or esmalley@cristoreyboston.org.
Cristo Rey Sign & Thrive Website
Posted: April 11, 2014
Boston Shines May 2-3, 2014
 Please
join the City of Boston Friday May 2nd & Saturday May 3rd for
Boston’s annual Spring clean up. Help get your neighborhood get
ready for Spring!
Last year Mid Dorchester had the highest number of volunteers city wide (853).
Let's plan to expand the projects and come out on top again in
2014. Let your neighbors know. Thank you for what you do to
improve our neighborhoods.
Register Here or Call!
http://www.cityofboston.gov/ons/bostonshines/
Flavio Daveiga - Neighborhood Coordinator - 617-635-1880
Posted: February 13, 2014
Earlean Blakely - 18th Annual Mother’s Day Banquet 5/11/14
 18th
Annual Earlean Blakely Mother’s Day Banquet, Celebrating Mothers
1920–2009. Sunday May 11, 2014 @ Kroc Center in Dorchester.
Welcome reception at 3pm
Dinner at 4pm
5:30 pm salute and tribute at 5:30pm.
You can sponsor a Mother for $25.00
Posted: April 6, 2014
Dance for Seniors at Grove Hall Library in May 2014
 Dancing
on the balcony is an interactive dance class that presents seniors the
opportunity to study dance with professional dancer, choreographer and
teacher, Joan Green.
Participants will learn a variety of dance skills including warm-ups,
activities to help maintain mobility and balance, locomotor phrases,
creating choreography as a group and performance skills.
The
Dance for Seniors classes run every Wednesday in May from 10:30-11:30.
Advanced registration is required.
Posted: April 5, 2014
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Uphams Corner InSight into the News
Featured Articles
Cedric Douglas - Winner, Uphams Corner Public Art Commission
 Cedric Douglas, winner of the Uphams Corner Public Arts Commission,
has a daunting task ahead - to engage the residents and businesses in a
conversation about public art.
The Arts committee under the direction
of DSNI and funding by The Boston Foundation found his proposal most
compelling.
His winning proposal is already taking shape with a
brazenly decorated UP truck designed to comb the neighborhood streets
for anyone who is curious, loves talking, is passionate and
expressive.
Posted: April 11, 2014
Boston Public Library Commemorates Boston Marathon 2013
April 14-19, 2014
 In
honor of the one-year anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon, the
Boston Public Library has scheduled a series of dedicated programs all
of which are free to the public and open to all.
All
programs will be held at the Copley Square Branch. Running Mon
Apr 14 through Sun April 20, the programs being offered are as a
respite during a week of remembrance.
Posted: April 8, 2014
Hub Theatre - "Three Days Rain" - A Look at the Human Condition
 The
Hub Theatre of Boston's 2nd season opens with Richard Greenberg's play,
"Three Days of Rain." Playing weekends through April 19, the play
is ostensibly about a dysfunctional family but twists the plot into a
statement - or question - about ourselves.
The
acting is superb and the play complex and maintains your interest,
curiosity and intellectual questioning. Hub Theatre's production
is a must-see for excellent literature and excellent acting. At First
Church of Boston in the Back Bay.
Posted: April 6, 2014
St. Kevin's from the Past - Photos
There is a growing interest in nostalgic photos and memories about St.
Kevin's as the buildings crumble to the ground and get changed so much,
they fail to look like the past.
On
December 30, 2011 and January 1, 2012, because the Catholic Archdiocese
was not securing the buildigs, they were wide open. Just walk
in. So we documented the contents in both buildings - 516
and 530 Columbia Rd.
While
the inside photos are ostensibly warehouse-like with stacked school
equipment, they are more than that. Hidden inside and behind were
wonders to behold. They are sure to be important to those who
went to St. Kevin's and remember it well.
Photos - Inside St. Kevins Early 2012 (facebook)
Posted: April 8, 2014
Grove Hall Branch Library - Celebrating Five Years
 Celebrating
its 5th anniversary, the Grove Hall Branch Library invited community
organizations and, of course, library members - adults and kids - to
enjoy in the festivities.
Who
couldn't resist the JP Licks ice cream or pizza or cookies? "Has
it really been that long?"
Time
flies and onto the next ten or more years of serviing the Grove Hall
community. "We encourage everyone, especially the youth, to read,
read, read."
Posted: April 6, 2014
Election Workers - Behind the Scenes on Voting Day
 Boston's
Election Department works quietly to set up a well-oiled voting process
- training the workers, distributing equipment, receiving the voting
counts after 8 pm and retrieving the equipment the next day.
How the voting public experiences the voting process is key to voters returning to the polls.
Thanks go to Marty Kain for ensuring the election workers are
thoroughly trained and thanks to the election workers for arriving at 6
am and working a very long day to ensure a smooth and error-free voting
day.
Posted: April 6, 2014
MS Awards to The Boston Home Staff
 Clarissa
Luzuriaga-Perez and Nellie Thomas, staff from Rehabilitation Department
of The Boston Home have received fellowships from Multiple Sclerosis
organizations.
Both
will be attending a week-long program at the Cleveland Clinic which
will allow them to both learn and share their knowledge based on work
at The Boston Home.
Congratulations are in order for both.
Posted: April 6, 2014
Jones Hill Neighborhood Assoc April Mtg
Wed, April 9th, 7 pm
St. Mary's Women and Infants Center
90 Cushing Avenue, Dorchester
Folks, for those who were not able to attend the February and March
Jones Hill Neighborhood Association meetings, the meeting notes are now
available:
February 2014: http://bit.ly/1gHCT2g
March 2014: http://bit.ly/OqGjQv
Hope you can make it to our next meeting this Wed, April 9th, 7 pm, at
St. Mary's Women and Infants Center, 90 Cushing Avenue.
Bob Freeman
http://www.joneshill.com
@JonesHillAssoc
Posted: April 6, 2014
Letters to the Editor - Who
is the Winner?
Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:35 am
The Pumpkin Cart will rock at the Strand in support for my pick artist
from the first five. Though this idea was not selected, it still
represents a piece of Uphams Corner's history - the early times before
modern transportation emerged in the City of Boston.
Thank you Nancy, you are fabulous!
Carol Perez
Letters to the Editor - Fairmount Moves to Phase II
Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:42 AM
I must commend you directly for this synopsis. It is telling overall
and in one aspect for me, a confirmation. Acknowledging the community
assets and leveraging them carefully con make a significant difference.
Trust, however, is a key factor.
I will share this with a small cohort of Caribbean leaders serving
Dorchester youth since we are in the Fairmount Corridor. Our "island"
voices, too, should be acknowledged and responded to beyond polite
words.
"The red arrows show the first three BRA priorities falling while the
blue arrows show the community priorities at the bottom of the BRA
report rising to the top. If we look at priority #1, the BRA / WAG
identified "strengthening business" while the community said "minimize
displacement." Other report sections experienced similar upheavals. "
Ronald Lammy
Letters to the Editor - "Three Days of Rain"
Tue Apr 08, 2014 5:17 pm
Regarding the play "Three Days of Rain" - I had made plans to see this play next Friday, your review definitely makes me want to see it.
Sean R Cooper
Uphams Corner Public Art Commission - Who is the Winner?
The
Uphams Corner Public Art Commission project is an outcome of The Boston
Foundation / ArtPlace endeavor. Initial exploratory phases are
complete. Only the formal announcement of the winner
remains. After that, the work to develop the public art begins.
Announcement of the winner will be made at a community meeting on
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 6-8pm at the Strand Theatre.
Plan to come to meet the artist and determine how you can be involved
in the community process about to begin.
Posted: April 4, 2014
Hub Theatre's 2nd Season: "Three Days of Rain"
April 4-19
 'Three Days of Rain' by Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg will open Hub Theatre Company's second season.
This modern-day masterpiece is the story of a dysfunctional family’s
tumultuous relationships over the course of two generations.
Daniel Bourque directs a trio of Boston's finest actors, Marty Seeger
Mason, Tim Hoover, and the Hub's Artistic Director, John
Geoffrion.
At the First Church In Boston, 66 Marlborough St, April 4-19, 2014. All
tickets are Pay-What-You-Can.
Posted: April 4, 2014
Boston Ballet at the Strand 4/11/14
 The Boston Ballet is proud to present an evening of dance at the Strand Theatre, April 11, 2014.
The Company, Boston Ballet II, students from Boston Ballet School and
students from Boston Ballet's Department of Education and Community
Initiatives will all be participating.
A direct result of the Company's mission to promote excellence in
ballet and to grow the diversity of its audiences, this program is one
night only and very affordable at $5.00.
Posted: April 2, 2014
Tufts University Student on Assignment in Uphams Corner
 Tufts
University student Zhuangchen Zhou is on assignment. With heart
and passion embedded in photography, he is getting to know Uphams
Corner with camera in hand.
His project is a little tougher than simple point and shoot photos of
the people who live, work and travel here He is hoping to
photograph them in authentic settings including in their homes.
And he is looking forward to riding with the police.
Posted: March 31, 2014
Dunya - Tribute to Turkish Music - Truth to Power at the NEC
 An
ensemble of musicians from the musician's collective known as Dunya
performed Turkish music to an enthusiastic audience on March 27, 2014.
Part of NEC's Music: Truth to Power series, each program examines
the importance of music in human struggle and how music takes form in
the artistic expression of revolution.
The NEC program consisted of a series of "songs" - poetry set to music
- which touched on the centuries-long struggles of Turkish people as
well as the beauty of the Turkish folk music.
Posted: March 22, 2014
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