FRI., APR. 20
Boston Medical Center Offers Free Voice Screenings
As part of World Voice Week, Boston Medical Center is offering free voice screenings. Get checked for voice and swallowing disorders including vocal cord paralysis, spasmodic dysphonia, acid reflux, vocal polyps and cysts. Screenings will be held at BMC’s Moakley Building, 830 Harrison Ave., between noon and 5 p.m. For more information, call Dr. Gregory Grillone at 617-63-Voice.
Harlem Book Fair
Roxbury 2007
Featured Authors: Valerie R. Foxx, Link & Foxx Productions, “Poets on the Horizon.” Catherine Reed, “Crossing Boundaries.” Haywood Fennel, “This Man.” Admission Donation $4.00. For more information contact M. Hicks at Roxbury Action Program (RAP) - 617-442-4400. Email: rapnroxbury@verizon.net. Edward L. Cooper Educational Center, 34 Linwood St., Roxbury. 7 p.m.
SAT., APR. 21
Free Children’s Opera
“Jack and the Beanstalk”
The Boston Conservatory Opera Department presents an afternoon of children’s performances of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” an operatic version of the classic tale, based on an adaptation by John Davies, music by Sir Arthur Sullivan. Directed by Kirsten Z. Cairns. The 45-minute show is geared toward children K-6. Admission is FREE. Saturday, April 21, 12 noon and 2 p.m. at the Conservatory’s Seully Hall, 8 The Fenway, 4th floor, Boston. For more information call 617-912-9222. For more information about The Boston Conservatory, visit www. bostonconservatory.edu.
Dining on Main Street Walk
Tour Four Corners and sample delicious food along the way! At 3 p.m. Meet at the Erie/Ellington Community Room (31 Erie St.) to receive a WALK Four Corners t-shirt and pedometer. Loop around the commercial district for a 1.3 mile walk, stopping at various restaurants for refreshments. For more information, please call Four Corners Main Street at 617-287-1651. FREE!
|
|
SUN., APR. 22
Hungry for Health Insurance?
Get a Bite! Get Enrolled!
Did you know that all MA residents age 19 or older must obtain health insurance by July 1st of this year? If you are uninsured, or even if you simply have questions, please feel welcome to join the Multicultural AIDS Coalition (MAC) & the Greater Boston Vineyard Christian Fellowship for a Community Brunch! Visit us from 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. to enjoy the food, the music, and get information on your options for public health insurance coverage through MassHealth or Commonwealth Care. Representatives from the health plans will also be on hand to provide information. If you qualify and decide to enroll with us, we’ll even give you a $10 gift card for completing your application. Additional enrollments occur on Tues., April 24 and ongoing on Tuesdays until June 12 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Multicultural AIDS Coalition (MAC) - 31 Heath Street, Fl. 4, Jamaica Plain. Also in the So. End on Fridays for the month of April. Location: Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology - 41 Berkeley St., Boston, (corner of Berkeley & Tremont, So. End). For more details on this event and the qualifications, please call 617-238-2475.
TUES., APR. 24
African American Studies Program Events
“Cocktail Party,” a reading of a screen adaptation of the Akutagawa Prize winning novella by Oshiro Tatsuhiro. Led by Independent Film Maker Regge Life. At the Photonics Center, 8 St. Mary’s St., Boston, All events take place 4-6 p.m. and are free and open to the public. For more information email afam@bu.edu.
WEDS., APR. 25
Race, Culture, Identity and Achievement
Nationally praised urban high school students who vigorously and successfully fought their school system for better schools will be at Simmons College to share their battle stories and encourage other young people to fight inequities in the classroom. Students in the Baltimore Algebra Project -— who staged classroom walkouts, held rallies, and even sued their own school system for equity in educational funding--will speak from 4-6 p.m., in the Linda K. Paresky Conference Center at Simmons, 300 The Fenway in Boston. A discussion with Boston-area educators and civic leaders will follow the talk, which is part of the “Race, Culture, Identity and Achievement” lecture series — a groundbreaking initiative conceived by Simmons College Education and Africana Studies Professor Theresa Perry. visit www.achievement seminars.com.
|
|
THURS., APR. 26
Veterans to Meet to Discuss Health Care Disparities for African American Veterans
At the William E. Carter American Legion Post No. 16 located at 1531 Blue Hill Ave. in Mattapan starting at 1:30 p.m. there will be a gathering of veterans and community folks to hear the findings from a questionnaire survey that was performed through a collaboration of Tri-Ad Veterans League, Inc., Northeastern University, and the Boston Public Health Commission. Elected officials from the Federal, State and city level as well as community leaders have been invited to meet with veterans.
“The State of Minority Veterans Health Affairs 2007,” is a collaboration of veteran’s organization, individual veterans and community based health care services agencies that recognized health care disparities with the VA health Care System in the Greater Boston area before the high lighting of the Walter Reed Army Hospital crisis. This collaboration is concerned with health care disparities experienced by African American Veterans and have been working together for the last three-years to heighten awareness and to develop solution strategies on the importance of eradicating health disparities through policy changes and the importance of cultural sensitivity when delivering health care. This event is open to the Public. For more information call, (617) 238-2460.
MON., APR. 30
The Connolly Branch Library in Jamaica Plain Celebrates its 75th Anniversary
The Connolly Branch Library in Jamaica Plain will be celebrating its 75th Anniversary from 6-8 p.m. Patrons, “friends” and the community will toast this neighborhood jewel, the Connolly Branch, it’s free resources, services and the many changes the building has undergone through the years. The 75th Anniversary will feature live music by the “Sugarfoot” Latin Jazz Band, an historical exhibition of the branch and an art exhibit titled “Faces of JP” which will include portraits by Carla Osberg and Gloria Carrigg. These artists will also be available from 5-6 p.m. to answer questions about the exhibit. Other festivities of the night will include a display of autographed books donated to the library by local authors and honorary committee members; fun activities for children and a birthday cake. 433 Centre St., Jamaica Plain. 617-522-1960.
|
|
