July 19, 2007 — Vol. 42, No. 49
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FRI., JULY 20

Bethel Baptist Church Presents... “Youth Stomp Down”
Lila G. Frederick Pilot School, 270 Columbia Rd., Dorchester, 6-10 p.m. $2 admission. Live music, dance, step, singing, rap, spoken word, group slide, prizes and more. To register your group or an individual: Registration form: www.bethelbaptistof
roxbury.org/youthvision.htm. Email info@bethelbaptistof
roxbury.org or call 617-445-0584. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Harry Potter Party
 Join Jamaicaway Books in their celebration of the release of the final Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. Party begins at 10:30 p.m. Books will go on sale at midnight. Phone us at 617-983-3204 for more information. Contest, games and refreshments will be provided. Also, join Jamaicaway Books for their Friday Latin Jazz and Poetry Open Mike featuring Cornell Coley’s Sugarfoot Trio. Featured Poet will be Reggie Gibson. Friday, at 7 p.m. $7.50 admission. 676 Centre St., Jamaica Plain.

Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center Free Outdoor Summer Concerts Series
The Stan Strickland Group, 7 p.m. in CMAC’s Centanni Courtyard, 41 Second St., Cambridge, rain or shine (in case of rain, concerts will be held in CMAC’s theater). 617-577-1400, www.cmacusa.org.

SAT., JULY 21

Mattapan Square Farmers Market
Church of the Holy Spirit Parking Lot, 525 River St., 9.a.m.-1 p.m. Come enjoy fresh, affordable, locally grown fruits and vegetables at this new weekly market. WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Coupons accepted.  Market will run every Saturday through September 29th. For more information call 617-269-2000 or email mattapanfoodand
fitness@gmail.com.

SUN., JULY 22

Greenway Family Fiesta Picnic
Celebrate with your family at a waterfront picnic with art, dance. Featuring mural painting, hip-hop and dance performances, children’s story-telling, live music and performance art. FREE admission. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, Boston.

MON., JULY 23

Animal Ambassadors
Enjoy wonderful live ANIMAL AMBASSADORS shows at New England Wild Flower Society’s Garden in the Woods. If you’d like to meet some scaly inhabitants of endangered rainforests, don’t miss the “RAIN FOREST REPTILES show for children with adult companions. Meet a monitor lizard, a seven-foot boa constrictor and a 3-foot alligator! Learn about these fabulous creatures and their habitats. 10 a.m. $4 M/$5 NM per person. www.newengland
WILD.org. New England Wild Flower Society at Garden in the Woods 180 Hemenway Rd., Framingham, 508-877-7630 -- TTY: 508-877-655.

WED., JULY 25

Tribal Jewelry
Workshop for Teens
Learn about the history of tribal beads while you create a piece of jewelry. July 25, Hawaiian Jewelry – with shell and coral beads. August 1, African Jewelry — with carnelian and trade beads. Wednesdays. 3 p.m., at the Dudley Branch Library, 65 Warren St., Roxbury. For more information call 617-442-6186.

 

WED., JULY 25

Landmarks Festival at the Shell
 FREE classical music concerts every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. July 25 – Young Brilliance – With the Greenwood Music Camp Orchestra, Fredric Cohen, Conductor. Celebrating the talent of young artists and Greenwood’s 75th Anniversary with NPR’s FROM THE TOP  soloists Emily Smith, violin, and Oliver Hagen, clarinet, in works by Brahms, Weber and Saint-Saëns.

St. James Park Community Meeting
 The Boston Parks and Recreation Dept. and the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services invite the public to the first in a series of meetings to discuss improvements to the St. James Park in Roxbury. The proposed project includes renovation of the park which currently includes trees, benches, lawn and pathways. 6:30 p.m. at Twelfth Baptist Church, 160 Warren St., Roxbury. For further information, please call 617-961-3058.

How to Become a Culinary Entrepreneur: An Introduction to Nuestra Culinary Ventures
Nuestra Culinary Ventures (NCV) is holding an information session for anyone interested in starting a catering, mobile push cart, or specialty food business. Sessions will be held from 2-3 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. at NCV, which is a commercial kitchen commissary located at 31 Germania St., Bldgs I & J, Jamaica Plain. Contact Emma Hall at 617-522-7900 or ehall@nuestracdc.org to register.

THURS., JULY 26

The Acid Reggae Xperience
The Acid Reggae Xperience, an experimental reggae/dub/neo-soul band led by Matt Jenson, pianist, composer, arranger, and Berklee assistant professor, plays at the Berklee Performance Center, located at 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. The concert is open to all ages, $5, and begins at 8:15 p.m. The Berklee Performance Center is wheelchair accessible. For more information, please call 617-747-2261 or visit www.berkleebpc.com.

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