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What's UP


Reprinted from the July 2010 Mission Hill Gazette


The final, last-minute deadline for What's Up listings is noon, Aug. 17 for the Aug 20 issue. E-mail listings to news@jamaicaplaingazette.com. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given.

Meetings

Mission Main Tenant Task Force, the newly elected Task Force board requests residents' help and input, third Monday of each month 6-8pm, Mission Main Community Room, 43 Smith St. Info: 708-8515.
Community Alliance of Mission Hill, contact Richard Johnson for meeting dates, 7:30pm Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave Info: rjohnson@camhonline.org.
Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services Board of Directors, first Monday of every month, 6-7:30pm, Mission Church Parish Center, 1545 Tremont St. Info: 566-6565.
Mission Hill Crime Committee, last Thursday of every month, 7pm, Mission Church Music Room, 1545 Tremont St.
LMA Forum, fourth Monday of each month. Meeting locations vary. Info: lfogerty@masco.harvard.edu.

Special Interest

Travel to New York City with the Mission Main Concerned Residents Committee. Visit Aqueduct Flea Market and Jamaica Ave in Queens. Will stop for a soul food lunch. Raffles and movies on board coach bus leaves Sat. Aug. 14. Bus leaves 6:15am, returns 10:30pm from 43 Smith St. $45 per seat. Payment due July 15th. First come, first served. Info: Gloria, 785-4646.
Brigham Circle Farmers Market, produce from MacArthur Farm of Holliston and Gary's Too of Townsend. EBT Cards and WIC vouchers accepted. Nutritionists from UMass Boston will sponsor healthy food demonstrations and offer free samples throughout the summer. Second Thursdays: Boston Bicyclists Union offers free bike tune-ups and minor repairs. Thursdays through early November 11 am-6 pm, 1 Brigham Circle.
Free Neighborhood Nights, at the Gardner Museum, enjoy the museum, music and beautiful courtyard, July 22 and Aug. 5, 5-8 p.m. Free tickets available Tues.-Thurs., 11am-4pm, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway. Info: www.gardnermuseum.org/566-1401.
Harmony on the Hill, a grassroots organization serving Mission Hill and all surrounding communities, needs volunteers to help plan a Mission Hill Celebration of Community Unity around race and diversity. The celebration will be in early fall. Info: 427-6919/info@missionhillinharmony.org/.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, offers free admission to members of the military and their families, through Labor Day, Sept. 6, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway. Info: www.gardnermuseum.org.
Inaugural Mass Dash, to benefit the Jimmy Fund, two-day relay across Massachusetts, July 17-18, 2010. Info: www.dana-farber.org.
Gardner After Hours, cutting edge art, music, performances, cocktails and more, third Thursdays, 5-9pm, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway. Info: www.gardnermuseum.org.

Programs at the Tobin Community Center
1481 Tremont Street, Info: 617-635-5216. Community Center membership: family & adults $20, teens $10, 12 and under $5

Toddler Playgroup, free, ages 1-3 year-olds and their caregivers. Learn new ways to encourage your child's creativity, listening, language and social skills. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Info/Registration: Sylvia Rodriguez, 756-3908.
Preschool Childcare, full-day, DEEC-licensed program for 2.9-5 year-olds. Private and subsidized slots available, vouchers accepted.
Afterschool Care, ages 6-12 year olds, $20 per month plus membership, homework help, sports, arts, chess club, computers
Teen Programming, Free with membership. Homework help, sports, chess club, astronomy, computer lab.
Karate, Ages 6-17, Mondays and Wednesdays, $20 plus membership
Computer Lab, adult access: Monday-Friday, 11:00-12:00; Teens: Friday, 2:00-5:00
Summer Sports Camp, ages 6 - 13, two 3-week sessions July 6th - 23rd and July 26th - Aug.13th, $150 per session, breakfast and lunch provided. Applications available now

Film

Movies at the Museum of Fine Arts, for current listings and ticket prices, visit www.mfa.org. Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave.
Roxbury Film Festival, 12th Annual Roxbury International Film Festival, Thurs., July 29-Sun., Aug. 1. Venues: Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts College of Art, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Hibernian Hall, Haley House Bakery & Cafe. More than 50 films including features, shorts, documentaries and youth-produced works over four days. Includes Sat., July 31, 9pm, Mass College of Art, "Do It Again," directed by Roxbury native Robert Patton-Spruill; Thurs., July 29., MFA, "Speed Dating,"; TBD "Children of Invention,"; Fri. July 30, 7:30pm, Haley House, "Machete Joe," dinner and a movie $25. Sat., July 31, Workshops, Wentworth Institute of Technology. Admission with pass or tickets. Passes $75-$125. Info: www.roxburyfilmfestival.org.

Music

Summer Concert Series, presented by 1 Brigham Circle and Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services. July 15: Live Radio; July 29: Skye; Aug. 12: iJam. All shows, 6:30-8:30pm, 1 Brigham Circle Plaza.
Museum of Fine Arts Concerts In The Courtyard, exhilarating sounds of local and global music sensations, from Zimbabwean beats and gospel to indie and bluegrass, Wednesdays, 7:30pm, through Aug. 25. $30, members/students/seniors $24. Info: www.mfa.org.
Gardner Sunday Concert Series, featuring young classical artists from around the world, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway. $23, general admission; $18, seniors; $15 members; $10, college students; $5, children 5-17. Info: www.gardnermuseum.org.
Recording Studio, Sociedad Latina's Music Club House has a high-quality recording studio available for the community, Fridays 1-5pn; Saturdays 11-3pm, 153 Tremont St. Info/Scheduling: Hernando Buitrago, 442-4299/www.sociedadlatina.org.
Brendan Behan Pub, offering live music, 378 Centre St., JP. 522-5386.

Youth/Families

Kids Activities, with Department of Conservation and Recreation Park Rangers, Thursdays through Sept. 9, 10am-12pm, Mission Hill Playground/Spray Deck. Info: www.mass.gov/dcr.
Fusion Arts Summer, presented by Sociedad Latina. Wednesdays, July 7-Aug. 1, 3:30-5pm: Games, community events. 5-8pm: Live music, Sheehy Park between Mission Church and the Parker Hill Branch Library Tremont St. Info: David, david@sociedadlatina.org/442-4299 x142.
Music Classes, group classes for ages 8-21. Classes are taught by professionals and can accommodate up to 6 students. They are 1 hour a week and run for 6 weeks. Drums, Mon., 5-6pm; Voice, Weds, 5-6pm; Keyboard, Thurs., 5-6pm; Guitar, Sat., 12-1pm; Beat making, Sat., 12pm. Sociedad Latina Music Club House, 1530 Tremont St. Info/Registration: Hernando Buitrago: 442-4299 x.142/www.sociedadlatina.
Parker Hill Branch Library, Tues., 10:30am, Go Green Toddler and Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5; Thurs., 1:15pm, through Aug. 12, ReadBoston Story Mobile, professional storytellers, free books, Through Aug. 13, Go Green summer reading program Kids in grades 5-10 register at the library or online at www.readsinma.org/boston/. Special Events: Weds., July 21, 10:30am, New England Aquarium Traveling Tidepool; Thurs., July 22, 6pm, free film, Ferngully; Fri., July 30, 2pm, Save The Trees Story & Craft Time; Weds., Aug. 4, 2-4pm, Go Green Scavenger Hunt; Weds., Aug, 11, 2pm, Summer Reading Celebration. Parker Hill Branch Library, 1497 Tremont St. Info: 427-3820/kkire@bpl.org.
ABCD Child Care Choices for Boston, parents looking for quality affordable care for their children, child-care providers seeking technical assistance and parents with special situations like children with disabilities can call 542-5437 (KIDS) for referrals and information.

Seniors

Arts and Crafts Classes at RTH, Weds., mornings, 10am-12pm, Flynn House Kitchen, 805 Huntington Ave, 1st Floor. Info: Laura Adams, 566-4025/ladams@roxburytenants.org.

Health/Fitness

Free Fitness Classes at RTH, Aerobics Classes: Saturday mornings, 9:00am; Yoga Classes: Saturday mornings, 9:45am, Parks Community Building, 2 New Whitney Street. Info: Laura Adams, 566-4025/ladams@roxburytenants.org. .
Quit Smoking, Dana-Farber Cancer institute is offering inexpensive weekly classes with flexible schedules, Dana-Farber Cancer institute, 44 Binney St. $10/session. Info: 632-2099/www.dana-farber.org/quit-smoking-class.
Fitness Classes, certified fitness instructor and Hill resident Victoria Nadel teaches classes Mondays, 6:30pm; work on your abs, Wednesdays, 12pm; Yoga, Thursdays, 6pm. Childcare provided. $8 members, $15 non-members, Tobin Community Center, 1481 Tremont St. info: 635-5216.
Grief Support Services, Samaritans provide services for community members who have lost loved ones to suicide, including the support group SafePlace, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7-9pm, JCRT radiology conference room, 5th Floor, Shapiro Building at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Info: Kim Kates: 536-2460.

Volunteers Need Volunteers? Non-profit orgs can post listings for volunteer positions at the Mass. College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences web site, www.mcphs.edu. Look for "MCPHS In the Community" in the "About MCPHS" section.
FriendshipWorks, matches volunteers with frail elders and adults with disabilities in Greater Boston Visit for coffee, go for a walk, or help with shopping. Info: 482-1510/lwaller@matchelder.org.
Road To Recovery, American Cancer Society needs local residents to drive cancer patients to and from treatment. Info: 800-227-2345/www.cancer.org.

Office Hours

State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, fourth Wednesday of each month, 8-9am, Mike's Donuts, 1524-A Tremont St. Info: 722-1673.
Neighborhood Coordinator from The Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, Will Onuoha, 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, 3:30-5:30pm, Tobin Community Center, 1481 Tremont St. Info: 635-2679.

Public Notices

Resident Parking Program Expanded, resident parking only signs are being installed on Bucknam, Lawn, Wensley, Hayden and Estey streets and on Fisher Avenue. Enforcement began May 3. Apply for a resident parking permit Mon.-Fri., 9am-4:30pm, Office of the Parking Clerk, Room 224, Boston City Hall. Info: 635-4682/www.cityofboston.gov/parking.
US Small Business Administration warns small businesses to use caution if they are contacted by firms offering to help them apply for SBA funds. Info: www.sba.gov.
Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization now on Twitter http://twitter.com/BostonRegionMPO.
The Problem Properties Task Force has a new cell phone hotline number. Student-related issues occurring Thurs.-Sat. between 11:45pm and 3:45am can be reported to 504-7003. For immediate issues at other times, call 911. Ongoing matters leave a message at the taskforce number or email mhproblempropertytaskforce@gmail.com.
Mission Hill Activist Carmen Pola's records are now available for research at Northeastern University's Snell Library.
Some MBTA buses run on "snow routes" during snow emergencies. Info: www.mbta.com.
BRA Board Meetings, will now be broadcast live on Boston's government access channel, Comcast 24/RCN 13, and available for streaming video at www.cityofboston.gov/cable/live.asp.
$5 million Reward, for information leading directly to the return of 13 works of art stolen 18 years ago from the Gardner Museum. Anonymous tips can be mailed to 280 The Fenway. Info: Anthony Amore, Director of Security: 278-5114.
Purchase Compost Bins and Kitchen Scrap Buckets, from the city at the Boston Building Materials Co-op, Mon.-Sat., 9am-3pm. Buckets-$10, Bins-$35 (half of retail price.) Discounts available while supplies last. Info: 635-4959.
To Request a Recycling Box, or learn more about recycling, go to www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/recycling.

Compiled by Dave Taber


       
      
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