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Provide Childcare During Nonstandard Hours - Info Session

The Care that Work Coalition is building a network of licensed Family Child Care providers who can open as early as 5 a.m. and accommodate other shifts as needed.

March 16, 2023
2023-03-16T18:00:00 - 2023-03-16T19:00:00

Join our info session to learn more about this great opportunity for Family Child Care providers, the benefits of providing nonstandard hours, and to confirm your eligibility. Learn more about the opportunity to provide child care for caregivers that work nonstandard shifts.

March 16, 2023
2023-03-16T18:00:00 - 2023-03-16T19:00:00
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BCYF Clougherty Design Review Meeting

This meeting will discuss the overall project, show the initial pool and bathhouse design options, and receive feedback.

February 13, 2023
2023-02-13T17:30:00 - 2023-02-13T19:00:00
The Public Facilities Department (PFD), Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF), and Fennick McCredie Architecture invite you to join us for an in person public meeting to discuss the BCYF Clougherty Pool Project. The meeting will discuss the overall project, show the initial pool and bathhouse design options, and receive feedback.

 

February 13, 2023
2023-02-13T17:30:00 - 2023-02-13T19:00:00
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Hike Boston - Roslindale Wetlands

Hike Boston is a week-day day-time hiking series where we invite you to join us for a walk in one of Boston's parks or urban wilds.

March 28, 2025
2025-03-28T12:00:00 - 2025-03-28T13:00:00

Boston Park Rangers, Urban Wilds staff, or Parks employees will provide formal and informal discussions or tours during the hikes. Some hikes may be more focused on taking a walk in the park, while others may be more informational.

Join us for an Urban Wilds walk of the Roslindale Wetlands.

Map of the wetlands with meeting location on Walter Street marked.

For more information visit the Hike Boston home page.

March 28, 2025
2025-03-28T12:00:00 - 2025-03-28T13:00:00
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Hike Boston: Horse of Course

Boston Park Rangers, Urban Wilds staff, or Parks employees will provide formal and informal discussions or tours during the hikes. Some hikes may be more focused on taking a walk in the park, while others may be more informational.

September 27, 2024
2024-09-27T15:00:00

Boston Park Rangers, Urban Wilds staff, and Parks employees will provide formal and informal discussions or tours during the hikes. Some hikes may be more focused on taking a walk in the park, while others may be more informational. Hikes will explore different wilderness or park areas of Boston. Hikes will take place primarily on unpaved paths. Programs will last about one hour and length may vary.

THIS IS NOT A HIKE - THIS IS A PROGRAM Description: This is a "Horse of Course" program hosted by a Boston Park Ranger. Come meet one of the mounted units from our herd and learn about their role in the parks, and how they are cared for.

For more information visit the Hike Boston homepage.

September 27, 2024
2024-09-27T15:00:00
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Hike Boston: Beginning Boston Tour

Hike Boston is a weekday, day-time hiking series where we invite you to join us for a walk in one of Boston's parks or urban wilds.

August 25, 2024
2024-08-25T13:00:00

Boston Park Rangers, Urban Wilds staff, and Parks employees will provide formal and informal discussions or tours during the hikes. Some hikes may be more focused on taking a walk in the park, while others may be more informational.

Description: Discover Boston's eventful history with our Urban Park Rangers as you stroll along the Boston Common and parts of the Freedom Trail exploring historical events, people, and communities that have shaped our city over the past 5 decades. Beginning Boston Tours vary in length from .5 miles up to 2 miles. Depending on the length, they can last from 30 minutes up to 2 hours. Starting location will be outside the VIC, with the ending location varying from tour-to-tour.  Restrooms and drinking water may or may not be available, come prepared with whatever you will need for the walk or hike.

For more information visit the Hike Boston home page.

August 25, 2024
2024-08-25T13:00:00
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Hike Boston: Horse of Course Program

Hike Boston is a hiking series where we invite you to join us for a walk or an interpretive program in one of Boston's parks or urban wilds.

September 30, 2024
2024-09-30T15:00:00

Boston Park Rangers, Urban Wilds staff, and Parks employees will provide formal and informal discussions or tours during the hikes. Some hikes may be more focused on taking a walk in the park, while others may be more informational.

Please note — this is not a hike. This is a "Horse of Course" program hosted by a Boston Park Ranger. Come meet one of the mounted units from our herd and learn about their role in the parks, and how they are cared for.

For more information visit the Hike Boston home page.

September 30, 2024
2024-09-30T15:00:00
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Hike Boston: Allandale Woods

Hike Boston is our series where we invite you to join us for a walk, hike, or interpretive program in one of Boston's parks or urban wilds.

September 16, 2024
2024-09-16T10:30:00

Boston Park Rangers, Urban Wilds staff, and Parks employees will provide formal and informal discussions or tours during the hikes. Some hikes may be more focused on taking a walk in the park, while others may be more informational.

A good old fashioned hike in Allandale Woods.

For more information visit the Hike Boston home page.

September 16, 2024
2024-09-16T10:30:00
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Fight The Power: 70s-themed Skate Party

It's a groovy blast from the past! Break out your bell bottoms and skate and boogie to some of the greatest hits of the era.

February 18, 2023
  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Chez Vous Roller Skating Rink
    11 Rhoades Street
    Mattapan, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    susan.mccollin@boston.gov
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-02-18T12:00:00 - 2023-02-18T15:00:00

Attendance is first come, first served. Skate rental and pizza included.

Fight the Power 2023-1

February 18, 2023
  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Chez Vous Roller Skating Rink
    11 Rhoades Street
    Mattapan, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    susan.mccollin@boston.gov
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-02-18T12:00:00 - 2023-02-18T15:00:00
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Sankofa Night

Sankofa is a phrase that encourages learning from the past to inform the future, reaching back to move forward, and lifting as we climb.

February 9, 2023
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Black Market
    2136 Washington Street
    Roxbury, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Susan McCollin
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Posted:
2023-02-09T18:00:00 - 2023-02-09T20:00:00

Celebrate Black culture with an evening of music performances, poetry, art, and more! We will have a conversation on the legacy of racism and discrimination that Black Americans have resisted. Attendees will be invited to write intentions for the Black Diaspora in the spirit of Sankofa.

Sankofa Night 2023

 

February 9, 2023
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Black Market
    2136 Washington Street
    Roxbury, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Susan McCollin
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Posted:
2023-02-09T18:00:00 - 2023-02-09T20:00:00
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Archaeology at the Loring-Greenough House

Join us at the Jamaica Plain branch of the Boston Public Library to discuss the initial findings from our archaeological excavations at the Loring-Greenough House in the fall of 2022.

March 9, 2023
2023-03-09T18:00:00 - 2023-03-09T19:30:00

Joe Bagley, Archaeologist for the City of Boston, will present the initial findings from the dig conducted at the Loring Greenough House in the fall of 2022.

This event is co-sponsored by the Jamaica Plain Historical Society.

It will be a hybrid event, you can attend in person or by Zoom. 

Please register for the Zoom event here

March 9, 2023
2023-03-09T18:00:00 - 2023-03-09T19:30:00
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