Free

Saturday and Sunday, January 4 and 5, join Franklin Park Zoo as they kick off a New Year of fun and adventure! All kids will receive free admission, when accompanied by a paying adult, to Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo (this promotion does not include the event Zoolights at Stone Zoo).

 

It’s a wonderful opportunity to spend a memorable day with family and friends while discovering all of the incredible animals at each Zoo.

 

For more information on this event please visit Franklin Park Zoo

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins is empowering women* to protect themselves, and each other through DASH ( Defensive Aids in Situations of Help).

 

D.A.S.H. is a free self-defense training seminar for women who seek a greater sense of security and confidence.

 

The seminar will be held  Wednesday, January 22nd from 5:30-8:30pm at the Grove Hall Community Center (51 Geneva Ave in Dorchester, Ma 02121).

 

For more info, contact Zakiyyah Sutton at 617-704-6656 or zsutton@scsdma.org

 

*Open to women ages 18 and up

 

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins ● 200 Nashua Street, Boston, Ma 02114

 

 

Join in for the tree lighting Thursday, December 19, 5 PM, at Unity Plaza at the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Washington Street. Continue the celebration and fun at the Grove Hall Branch.

 

Sponsored by:

Greater Grove Hall Main Streets, Project Right, Inc.,  Grove Hall Neighborhood Development Corporation, Touch 106.1, GotSole, One United Bank, Narman Construction, City of Boston Office Business Development, Watson’s Health and Sports Rehab, and Zoo New England.

 

For more information contact www.bpl.org or visit the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library (41 Geneva Ave, ) or call 617.427.3337

 

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 6:00pm

 

On Monday December 16 between, 6- 7 p.m. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Thomas Fitzgerald share stories of Rose and Joe Kennedy (Townsend's grandparents and Fitzgerald's aunt and uncle) to launch the new book, Rose Kennedy's Family Album, featuring the Kennedy matriarch's personal photos spanning more than 60 years, from 1878 to 1946. Pulitzer Prize-winning former Boston Globe columnist Eileen McNamara moderates.

 

This forum will be held at the:

 

This event is free but you must call 617-514-1643 to reserve a seat.

 

 

Tuesday December 3, Peter Meade, Director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority; Brian McGrory, Editor of The Boston Globe; and Jack Beatty, WBUR's On Point commentator, pay tribute to outgoing Boston Mayor Tom Menino.

 

The forum will take place at the 

 

All forums are free and open to the public. Reservations for forums are strongly recommended. They guarantee a seat in the building but not the main hall. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors to the main hall open one hour before the program begins.

 

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