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Dog Licensing And Low-cost Rabies Clinic - Charlestown

Animal Care and Control is offering low cost-clinics across the City.

April 12, 2025
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm
  • BCYF Charlestown
    255 Medford Street
    Charlestown, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    Animal Care and Control
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
  • Downloads:
Event Date2025-04-12T10:00:00 - 2025-04-12T14:00:00
Dog licensing fees:
  • $15 for spayed and neutered pets (please provide proof)
  • $30 for intact males and females
  • For seniors residents over 70, there is no charge to license their pets.
Rabies Vaccine fees:
  • Boston residents: $5
  • Boston residents over the age of 70: $2
  • Non-residents: $10
Please note:
  • Three-year rabies vaccines will be given if you are able to show proof of previous rabies vaccines.
  • All pets must be accompanied by a person 18 years or older and on a leash or in a carrier.

For more information, call 617-635-1800 or find us on Facebook @bostonanimal

April 12, 2025
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm
  • BCYF Charlestown
    255 Medford Street
    Charlestown, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    Animal Care and Control
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
  • Downloads:
Event Date2025-04-12T10:00:00 - 2025-04-12T14:00:00

Dog Licensing And Low-cost Rabies Clinic - Dorchester

Animal Care and Control is offering low cost-clinics across the City.

March 1, 2025
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm
  • BCYF Perkins
    155 Talbot Avenue
    Dorchester, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Animal Care and Control
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
  • Downloads:
Event Date2025-03-01T10:00:00 - 2025-03-01T14:00:00
Dog licensing fees:
  • $15 for spayed and neutered pets (please provide proof)
  • $30 for intact males and females
  • For seniors residents over 70, there is no charge to license their pets.
Rabies Vaccine fees:
  • Boston residents: $5
  • Boston residents over the age of 70: $2
  • Non-residents: $10
Please note:
  • Three-year rabies vaccines will be given if you are able to show proof of previous rabies vaccines.
  • All pets must be accompanied by a person 18 years or older and on a leash or in a carrier.

For more information, call 617-635-1800 or find us on Facebook @bostonanimal

March 1, 2025
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm
  • BCYF Perkins
    155 Talbot Avenue
    Dorchester, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Animal Care and Control
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
  • Downloads:
Event Date2025-03-01T10:00:00 - 2025-03-01T14:00:00

Black Veterans Appreciation Luncheon

Please join us and Mayor Wu in celebrating and honoring the contributions and sacrifices of Black Veterans in helping to create and add to our great nation's legacy.  This event will be held on Saturday, February  22, 2025. The location of this event is will be at Boston City Hall, 1 City Hall Square (lower level 2) entrance on Congress Street.

February 22, 2025
  • 10:30am - 2:30pm
  • Boston City Hall
    1 City Hall Square (Lower level 2) Entrance on Congress Street
    Boston, MA 02109
  • Contact:
    Veterans Services Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-02-22T10:30:00 - 2025-02-22T14:30:00

We will also be honoring deserving veterans with Community and Outstanding Service awards. 

For more information, please contact us at 617-635-3026.

 

 

February 22, 2025
  • 10:30am - 2:30pm
  • Boston City Hall
    1 City Hall Square (Lower level 2) Entrance on Congress Street
    Boston, MA 02109
  • Contact:
    Veterans Services Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-02-22T10:30:00 - 2025-02-22T14:30:00

A Day of Celebration in Honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The City of Boston, the Museum of African American History, and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras continues the tradition of paying tribute to the life, legacy, and influence of Dr. King.

January 15, 2018
Event Date2018-01-15T10:30:00 - 2018-01-15T12:00:00

Mayor Martin J. Walsh, in partnership with the Museum of African American History, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO), and Boston University, will present, "A Day of Celebration in Honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.," on Monday, January 15, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Metcalf Hall on the second floor of George Sherman Union at Boston University located at 775 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. It is fitting that this year’s tribute is being generously held at Boston University since Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. earned his Ph.D. in systematic theology there in 1955.

This event celebrates Dr. King, the man, the minister, and the humanitarian. Young BYSO musicians' outstanding performances of classical music, spirituals and freedom songs are complemented by the words of Dr. King as spoken by three distinguished community leaders, and culminated with a keynote address by Beverly Morgan-Welch, the Associate Director of External Affairs for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture.

January 15, 2018
Event Date2018-01-15T10:30:00 - 2018-01-15T12:00:00

L Street Brownies New Year's Day Swim

One of Boston's oldest traditions will continue New Year's Day with an estimated 600 people plunging into Boston Harbor for the annual “L Street Brownies” New Year’s Day Plunge.

January 1, 2018
  • 9:00am - 9:30am
  • 1663 Columbia Road
    K Street entrance
    Boston, MA 02127
  • Contact:
    Dan Monahan
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Published Date
Event Date2018-01-01T09:00:00 - 2018-01-01T09:30:00

The plunge is hosted by the L Street Brownies at the BCYF Curley Community Center. The center is located 1663 Columbia Road in South Boston. Use the "M" Street entrance.  Due to the tide schedule, it will start at 9 a.m. Other information you should know:

  • Doors open at 8:15 a.m. and close at 9:30 a.m. Building closes for the day at 10:30 a.m. 
  • Participants should arrive dressed for the water as the men’s and women’s locker and shower rooms will not be available.
  • Water shoes are suggested due to shells and rocks left by the tide.
  • Pets are not allowed, please leave your furry friends at home.
  • No alcohol.
  • There is no need to pre-register. You will be asked to fill out a short form when you arrive.
  • Lifeguards will be on duty.
  • Participants must be age 16 and older.
  • Leave the little ones at home. There are no inside areas available to leave them during the swim.

This event has taken place for over 100 years. The Brownies are the oldest “polar bear” club in America.  The Brownies promote health, fun, and friendship.  Each year, the plunge is dedicated to past and recently deceased Brownies.  Spectators are welcome and creative costumes are encouraged. 

January 1, 2018
  • 9:00am - 9:30am
  • 1663 Columbia Road
    K Street entrance
    Boston, MA 02127
  • Contact:
    Dan Monahan
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Published Date
Event Date2018-01-01T09:00:00 - 2018-01-01T09:30:00

BCYF Holland Community Center’s Annual Toy Giveaway

We invite you to join us for our Annual Toy Giveaway for youth ages 4-10! ¡Te invitamos a nuestro anual Entrega de Juguetes para jóvenes de 4 a 10 años!

December 14, 2017
Event Date2017-12-14T18:00:00 - 2017-12-14T20:00:00

BCYF Holland is located at 85 Olney Street in Dorchester. Have questions? Call 617-635-5144 for more information.

December 14, 2017
Event Date2017-12-14T18:00:00 - 2017-12-14T20:00:00

IN-SIGHT Boston: artist talk

The result of a community collaboration, this participatory exhibition brings together a multitude of voices, personal accounts, sounds, and visual arts. 

December 8, 2017
Event Date2017-12-08T18:30:00

This exhibit features projects led by former Boston AIR artist Rashin Fahandej. They explore the issues of “access” and “equality." Rashin's projects focused on a critique of incarceration policies and their racial imbalances. The projects used various media and they celebrate the power of groups to create social change. 

A Father’s Lullaby highlights the role of men raising children. It also underlines the absence of fathers due to the racial disparities of mass incarceration. This project invites the community to record their voices, share their ideas, and sing a lullaby to raise awareness for this issue. They're asked to imagine policies that are based on support and not criminalization.

This exhibition invites the community to share their stories in recorded conversations with Rashin (during tea hours) at IBA Boston on the following dates: 

  • Monday Dec 11, 2017, from 1 - 5 p.m.
  • Monday Dec 18, 2017, from 1 - 5 p.m.
  • Artist Talk: Friday Dec 8, 2017, 6:30 p.m.
December 8, 2017
Event Date2017-12-08T18:30:00

IN-SIGHT Boston

The result of a community collaboration, this participatory exhibition brings together a multitude of voices, personal accounts, sounds, and visual arts. 

December 18, 2017
Event Date2017-12-18T13:00:00 - 2017-12-18T17:00:00

This exhibit features projects led by former Boston AIR artist Rashin Fahandej. They explore the issues of “access” and “equality." Rashin's projects focused on a critique of incarceration policies and their racial imbalances. The projects used various media and they celebrate the power of groups to create social change. 

A Father’s Lullaby highlights the role of men raising children. It also underlines the absence of fathers due to the racial disparities of mass incarceration. This project invites the community to record their voices, share their ideas, and sing a lullaby to raise awareness for this issue. They're asked to imagine policies that are based on support and not criminalization.

This exhibition invites the community to share their stories in recorded conversations with Rashin (during tea hours) at IBA Boston on the following dates: 

  • Artist Talk: Friday Dec 8, 2017, 6:30 p.m.
  • Monday Dec 11, 2017, from 1 - 5 p.m.
  • Monday Dec 18, 2017, from 1 - 5 p.m.
December 18, 2017
Event Date2017-12-18T13:00:00 - 2017-12-18T17:00:00

IN-SIGHT Boston

The result of a community collaboration, this participatory exhibition brings together a multitude of voices, personal accounts, sounds, and visual arts. 

December 11, 2017
Event Date2017-12-11T13:00:00 - 2017-12-11T17:00:00

This exhibit features projects led by former Boston AIR artist Rashin Fahandej. They explore the issues of “access” and “equality." Rashin's projects focused on a critique of incarceration policies and their racial imbalances. The projects used various media and they celebrate the power of groups to create social change. 

A Father’s Lullaby highlights the role of men raising children. It also underlines the absence of fathers due to the racial disparities of mass incarceration. This project invites the community to record their voices, share their ideas, and sing a lullaby to raise awareness for this issue. They're asked to imagine policies that are based on support and not criminalization.

This exhibition invites the community to share their stories in recorded conversations with Rashin (during tea hours) at IBA Boston on the following dates: 

  • Monday Dec 11, 2017, from 1 - 5 p.m.
  • Monday Dec 18, 2017, from 1 - 5 p.m.
  • Artist Talk: Friday Dec 8, 2017, 6:30 p.m.
December 11, 2017
Event Date2017-12-11T13:00:00 - 2017-12-11T17:00:00

Main Streets Explorer

Jump on a free shuttle and visit Main Streets in Hyde Park, Roslindale Village, and West Roxbury.

December 7, 2017
  • 4:00pm - 9:30pm
    Repeats weekly on Thursday, starting from December 7, 2017, until December 21, 2017
  • and West Roxbury
    Boston, MA 02136, 02131, 02132
  • Contact:
    New Urban Mechanics
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Hyde Park
    Roslindale
    West Roxbury
  • Published Date
Event Date2017-12-07T16:00:00 - 2017-12-07T21:30:00

The Main Streets Explorer is a pilot program. We're offering a shuttle on December 7, 14, and 21 between three Main Street Districts:

We want riders to experience the live music, restaurants, stores, and events in each neighborhood. Our free shuttle is open to anyone who wants to ride. It's an easy way to shop, eat, and play locally. Learn more about when and where to pick up the shuttle at the bottom of this page.

This pilot program is run by the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics. Through this experiment, they are testing ways Main Street Districts could be even more welcoming spaces for all.

December 7, 2017
  • 4:00pm - 9:30pm
    Repeats weekly on Thursday, starting from December 7, 2017, until December 21, 2017
  • and West Roxbury
    Boston, MA 02136, 02131, 02132
  • Contact:
    New Urban Mechanics
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Hyde Park
    Roslindale
    West Roxbury
  • Published Date
Event Date2017-12-07T16:00:00 - 2017-12-07T21:30:00

Where to pick up the shuttle

Pickup and drop-off locations
  1. Hyde Park Clock Tower:
    1179 River St, Hyde Park, MA 02136 (River Street and Fairmount Avenue)
  2. Roslindale Clock Tower:
    4 Birch St, Roslindale, MA 02131 (Birch Street off Belgrade)
  3. West Roxbury Clock Tower:
    1891 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA 02132 (Hastings and Centre Street)
Shuttle timeline
Hyde Park Clock Tower Roslindale Village Clock Tower West Roxbury Clock Tower
4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m.
5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m.
8:30 p.m. 9 p.m. 9:30 p.m.

Main Streets Explorer raffle

how to take part 

By riding the Main Streets Explorer, you earn the chance to win even more Main Streets experiences. Simply grab a free ticket when you climb aboard the explorer and jot down your email. You can drop off the ticket at any of the participating local businesses. Learn more about those businesses.

Each Main Street district will award one prize. Winners will be drawn at the end of the Explorer pilot on December 21. To be eligible to win a prize from a Main Street district, you must visit and drop your ticket off in that district.

Prizes: Hyde Park
  • $10 gift certificate to Ron’s Ice Cream
  • $25 gift certificate to Bacaro
  • $25 gift certificate to Fairmount Grille
  • $25 gift certificate to ZAZ
Prizes: Roslindale Village
  • A Farmers Market Tote Bag filled with a Roslindale t-shirt
  • $20 gift card to Shanti Restaurant
  • $20 in Rozzie Bucks, and
  • A mini Roslindale puzzle of Peters Hill
Prizes: West Roxbury
  • $20 Gift Card for Recreo
  • $30 Gift Card for Boomerangs
  • $25 gift card for Jack O'Neills
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