* Tuesday Aug. 4 - 5 to 8 pm. National Night Out! Franklin Park Zoo, Dorchester.

* Tuesday Aug.4 - 6:30 pm. Director of Bicycle Programs, Nicole Freedman. 566 Columbus Avenue, USES. Find out more about Bike Lanes in Boston. For more information, contact Tabitha Bennett, 617-635-3485,
tabitha.bennett@cityofboston.gov.

* Saturday Aug 8 - 9 am - Pine Village Preschool, 700 Harrison. Open House. See the facilities of this new preschool.

* Monday Aug. 10 - Pine Street Inn Dinner. Once a year the neighborhood association makes and serves a dinner at the Pine Street Inn. We need food shoppers and cooks before the 10th and then servers the evening of the 10th. Let me know if you are interested. For more information, info@bfsna.org.

* Saturday August 15 - 2 pm to 4 pm. Family event by Washington Street Gateway in Franklin Square on Washington Street. We will have a booth at this event. Meet your neighbors. ReadBoston at the Storymobile. Fingerprint your child by the Sheriff's Department. For more info, call 617 542 1234.

* Tuesday August 25 - 11am. 1521 Washington Street. Ceremony to dedicate a commemorative plaque honoring Massachusetts' first school nurse Annie McKay who began her pioneering work in 1905 here in Boston. Contact Dorothy Keeney RN,BS,MA
dkeeney01@comcast.net or 857 991 1440 for more information. This plaque is the result of Dorothy's hard work.

MetroPCS would like to install rooftop wireless communication facilities at 14 East Brookline Street (BHA Cathedral Building). MetroPCS has filed for zoning relief to install panel antennas on the rooftop of the BHA’s Cathedral building at 14 East Brookline Street with associated exterior equipment to provide coverage for its PCS wireless communications network to serve future residential and business customers in this area.

See the links to see photographs of the potential installations.

The Blackstone/Franklin Square Neighborhood Association is having its annual Christmas tree and wreath sale. Orders are due by Friday November 28. The trees and wreaths arrive on Saturday December 6.

The PDFs below contain additional information on the trees and wreaths.

Summer in the City at BU will feature attractions for boys and girls of all ages at Boston University's FitRec, a street fair on Agganis Way and an American Idol Rewind concert at the Agganis Arena. This is an all-day event, which will be fun and safe for families. Fun, food, refreshments, beverages and trophies will be provided for attendees.

See the attached PDF.

As in years past, we are having our annual wreath and tree holiday sale.  Proceeds from this sale go to hang wreaths on light poles through the neighborhood.  Please download the order form here:

Order Form

All order must be faxed back by December 4th, 2007. Thank you!

Join us for the Huntington Theatre Company's Neighborhood Nights. Attend a pre-show reception with wine, snacks, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the show's outrageous costumes, free with your ticket purchase!

 

When: Thursday, May 24

Pre-show reception, 6pm-7:15pm

Performance, 7:30pm

 

Where: Huntington Theatre Company mainstage Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Avenue

 

Tickets: $25 - Special South End discount (normal prices, $44-$65) Available online only at http://www.huntingtontheatre.org .  Select the

5/24 performance of "Present Laughter" then enter code 1132 on the ticket login screen, after you select your seat location. Tickets subject to availability.

 

About the play:

 

Victor Garber in

PRESENT LAUGHTER

by Noel Coward

Directed by Nicholas Martin

May 18 - June 17, 2007

 

Boston University Theatre

264 Huntington Avenue, Boston

 

Victor Garber (Broadway's "Sweeney Todd" and "Arcadia" and TV's "Alias") stars as aging matinee idol Garry Essendine in one of Noel Coward's funniest and most delightful comedies. Devastatingly handsome and thoroughly charming, Garry lives his life like it's one grand performance. But on the eve of a major tour, things fall apart in hysterical fashion as he juggles old flames, a crazed playwright, and

(gasp!) middle age. Nicholas Martin, the Huntington's own master of laughter, directs.

 

617 266-0800

http://www.huntingtontheatre.org

May 22nd 6 PM
at the BCA/Cyclorama

Tickets are 25 in advance through the Blackstone/Franklin Square Neighborhood Association or $30 at the door

 

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There will be two Ribbon Cutting for two great projects in the South End. Come join Mayor Menino and your neighbors at these two events!

Artblock,  731 Harrison Ave, South End Thursday  February 20, at 2:00 PM 

Project Place: new home for Project Place, East Berkeley Street/ Washington Street, Wednesday February 28^th at 11:00 AM

 

Are you tired of searching the neighborhood for a parking space?  Getting plowed in?  Starting a cold car in the morning?  Then why not buy a heated, convenient, garage space?

 Parking spaces are now available at ArtBlock for South End residents 

• Single and tandem spaces available
• Condominim ownership permanently secures your space
• 24 hour secure remote control access
• Two heated single-level garages in residential building
• Low traffic flow - only 24 spaces in each garage, entry off of E. Newton or E. Brookline streets
• Take advantage of price appreciation potential

 Call or email for more information today!

 Lora Tomita - 617-338-7600 x309 or lora@newatlantic.net

The YWA is looking for a volunteer to assist us with designing a new website.

We are a small non-profit coalition in the South End/Lower Roxbury, working with the staff of youth programs, in order to create a more well-coordinated and supportive community for all youth. We work with all the youth agencies in the community, as well as many others across the city. And our alliance is a model for others throughout the city.

Our current website contains only the most basic info & images. We're hoping to create something that visually shows our connection to our beautiful neighborhood and to young people. We need someone to create the visual design, and someone to do the CCS coding. And our fantasy is to do this over February & March.

Please call so we can discuss whether our needs and your interests will be a good match.

Thank you!
-Sandy Martin

South End/Lower Roxbury Youth Workers’ Alliance617-442-9800www.youthworkersalliance.org

Do not miss the Health Care Law Forum.  The Massachusetts Health Care legislation is imposing obligations on ALL EMPLOYERS in the State.

If you are interested in knowing more about these new laws please attend this forum to be held Wednesday, January 10^th at 8:30 a.m. at the Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center located at 85 West Newton Street (between Tremont and Shawmut).

Are you happy with the neighborhood?
Annoyed about something?
Do you have questions about local organizations, parks, trash collections, etc…?

These issues and more are what your Neighborhood Association is for!!!

Let us hear your voice

Also, David Goldman and Penn Lindsay will give us an overview of proposed development on Worcester Street.

Come join us Tuesday, January 9, 7:00 - Franklin House Library at 11 E. Newton Street, and every second Tuesday, same time, same place.