Events

Flag rugby is an exciting game that anyone can play because unlike football, everyone can run with the ball. Come down to our FREE clinics, held every Sunday from 12:00 - 1:30pm at Madison Park High School Football Field. Please contact Justin Goonan @ (646)761-4752 or email: justin.goonan@playrugbyusa.com FREE

Where: Madison Park High School Football Field, 75 Malcolm X Boulevard, Roxbury

When: 12:00PM - 1:30PM

Contact: Event Website / (646) 761-4752

Come out and play and help strike out arthritis! Recruiting teams of 3-5 players to register. To register or for more information, visit our website at www.strikeoutarthritis.org

Where: The Fessenden School, 250 Waltham Street, Newton

When: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-219-8220

This tour will explore the more radical side of Roxbury's history. We'll begin at Roxbury Crossing with the relatively well-known protests against the construction of I-95 along the Southwest Corridor. From there our attention will focus on mid-20th century revolutionary leaders Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcolm X. After passing the former locations of the Black Panthers and SNCC, we'll end with an overview of the 1967 and 1968 riots in Grove Hall and the police staging grounds in Franklin Park. Helmets are required. Limit 20 people. Tour is weather permitting. Meet at Roxbury Crossing Station Co-presented with the Franklin Park Coalition. Participants are advised to list an email address in case the tour is rescheduled due to inclement weather. $5

Where: Roxbury Crossing Station, 1400 Columbus Ave, Roxbury, MA 02119

When: 10am - 12pm

Contact: Event Website / 6174271006

Starting on June 24th, The Egan Maritime Institute will present a series of acclaimed authors for the 2010 Summer Speaker Series. Headlining the series will be award winning author Michael Tougias, National Book Award winner; Nantucket resident, national award-winning author and historian, Nathaniel Philbrick, and accomplished deep-sea explorer, Dr. Robert Ballard, best known for the historic discovery of the sunken RMSTitanic. On August 16, Dr. Robert Ballard will be lecturing on Adventure in Deep Sea Exploration presented by the Egan Maritime Institute at the Great Harbor Yacht Club. Dr. Ballard will speak at a Family Presentation from 3-4 pm. Adult prices are $25 per ticket, and students are $10 per ticket. Dr. Ballard will also lecture, following a Cocktail Reception, from 5-6 pm. Tickets are $100 per person. 60 Union Street, Nantucket. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Maritime Festival on Saturday, September 25, sponsored by the Egan Maritime Institute and reMain Nantucket. Tickets for the Family Reception are $25 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets for the lecture following the Cocktail Reception are $100 per person.

Where: Great Harbor Yacht Club, 60 Union Street, Nantucket, MA 02554

When: 3:00pm

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Photography Exhibition Michal Chelbin: Strangely Familiar Portraits of performers and athletes in Russia, Ukraine, and England Exhibition runs September 7–October 31, 2010 Reception: Thursday, September 16, 6:30–8 p.m. For more information: (617) 975-0600 or http://www.bu.edu/prc/schedule.htm Photographic Resource Center at Boston University 832 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215, 617-975-0600 www.prcboston.org

Where: Photographic Resource Center, 832 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

Contact: Event Website / 617-975-0600

If you are ready to buy a home, but don't know where to start, come to Nuestra CDC's Homebuyer Education Workshop! Graduates of the class receive the Homebuying 101 Certificate that helps eligible applicants access better loan products and financial assistance from the City of Boston. Class will be held Sept 7, 14, 21, & 28 from 4:30-7:00pm in the Longwood Medical Center. To register, please visit our website or call Jacqui at 617.989.1219. Free

Where: MASCO Building, Fifth Floor Conference Room, 375 Longwood Ave, Boston

When: 4:30pm - 7:00pm

Contact: Event Website / 617.989.1219

Jamaicaway Books & Gifts will host the presentation, “Early American Cookbook Authors and Slavery: Direct and Indirect Traces of African-American Cooking,” with Mark Zanger, author of The American History Cookbook and The American Ethnic Cookbook for Students, Thursday, September 9 at 7PM. Copies of the books will be available for purchase. This event is free and open to the public. Free

Where: Jamaicaway Books & Gifts, 676 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain

When: 7PM

Contact: Event Website / 617-983-3204

TranScriptions is a radically inclusive space for queer creative expression! Read a poem, play a song, spit a rhyme, bust a move, tell a joke... Sept. 9 features the unapologetically opinionated, outspoken, sometimes shy, black, gay and at times crazy Uriah Bell! Uriah founded Rising Voices Press in 2009 to publish new and upcoming minority GLBT writers and to continue the fight for literacy in the black community. As he says on UriahBell.com: "My goal is to make poetry tangible. I want to be the people's poet." His poetry collections include the very personal "Mood Swings" and "epiphany: poems in the key of love" with its poignant discoveries about the elements of love. - Bring your words . . . it's open mic! - Indulge in our vegan bake sale! - TranScriptions is for queer and trans folks -- and for YOU. Always ally-friendly! HOW TO GET THERE: MBTA Orange Line to Stony Brook, turn right onto Boylston St., cross Lamartine St., turn right on Danforth St. Spontaneous Celebrations is 45 Danforth St. Accessibility: Spontaneous Celebrations has a wheelchair ramp and the event is on the first floor. Optional RSVP on Facebook: http://groups.to/transcriptions Website: http://sites.google.com/site/transcriptionsboston/home Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/transopenmic $5 - $10 sliding scale

Where: Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth St, Jamaica Plain (Boston)

When: 7:30pm - 10pm

Contact: Event Website

Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz has announced neighborhood office hours for 2010. Office Hours will be held within each of the 10 neighborhoods of the Second Suffolk District each month at the same time and same location. Senator Chang-Díaz or one of her legislative staff will be present at each session. The Senator has district hours each month at the Haley House in Roxbury at 12 Dade Street on the first (1st) Thursday of each month (September 2nd) from 8:30 – 9:30 AM. However, the Haley House will be closed from Saturday August 28th, 2010 to Tuesday September 7th, 2010. In lieu of office hours being at the Haley House on September 2nd, this month’s hours will be held at the Haley House Bakery & Café one week later on September 9th from 8:30 to 9:30. Same time, same place, different day. Senator Chang-Díaz encourages any resident or interested party to attend and discuss any community, regional, or statewide issue that may concern them. Any questions regarding the Senator’s office hours should be directed to her District Director, Melina Muñoz, at melina.munoz@state.ma.us or (617) 722-1673. If you cannot attend these office hours and would like to speak with the Senator, please contact her office at 617-722-1673 or stop by her State House office, located in room 413-C on the Fourth Floor of the State House for assistance at any time. Our office and staff will do the best we can to assist you in any way. For a link to other district office hours, please visit: www.senatorchangdiaz.com Free

Where: Haley House Bakery & Cafe, 12 Dade Street , Roxbury, MA

When: 8:30 - 9:30

Contact: Event Website / 617-722-1673

Join us for a "Women and Wine Tasting" event at BRIX Wine Shop in the Financial District. Help us to create our "wine cellar" auction item for this fall's "For the Love of Literacy" gala, which will be held on November 5th at the Seaport Hotel. Donate any amount you wish and it will be used to add bottles of wine to the "Room to Read Wine Cellar." The cellar of 48-50 bottles of wine will be selected by Carri Wroblewski of BRIX. Carri's extensive knowledge of wine will make the cellar a very special auction item for our fall gala. Donate any amount that you wish!

Where: BRIX Wine Shop, 105 Broad Street, Boston

When: 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Contact: Event Website / 508-397-1138

Join us for Porchefest! Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 10am – 2pm! Sponsored by Porche Club of America [Northeast Chapter] * Car Registration is $20 * Breakfast and Lunch Menu will be available on-site from Euro Delights Catering for more information visit www.eurodelights.org. * Become a member today and spectator admission at all our Lawn Events is free of charge. Memberships begin at $30 and are the best value if you plan to attend most of our events! * For more information and to pre-register: Please email Steve Ross at slr944@aol.com Adult spectator admission is only $10 and $5 for children, seniors, and active military and includes admission to the museum. Children under 6 are free!

Where: Larz Anderson Auto Museum, 15 Newton St, Brookline, Ma

When: 10am - 2pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-522-6547

Are you trying to become a better vocalist or musician? Then you should attend this free gospel music clinic brought to you by 4:12 Productions! Come enjoy live music while you network with other musicians and vocalists in the Boston area. Free music workshops will be given by Berklee Professor of Music Jerome Kyles, and Music Instructor Koriana Bradford. Your host for the day will be local recording artist Stanley Porter. Event sponsored by The Fellowes Athenaeum Fund. FREE

Where: Dudley Branch Library, 65 Warren St., Boston MA 02119

When: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Contact: Event Website / 617 445 8735

Join us for our 5th annual Spirit of Roxbury event, a free, family-friendly celebration of community that is part of the Yawkey Club of Roxbury’s year-long Centennial Celebration. The event will offer food, games and fun activities for guests of all ages. In an effort to save lives in Roxbury and other Boston communities, Swab a Cheek, Save a Life will be on site to recruit bone marrow donors and increase racial and ethnic diversity in the bone marrow registry. For more information contact the Club at 617-427-6050. Free

Where: Yawkey Boys & Girls Club, 115 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA 02119

When: 12 PM - 4 PM

Contact: Event Website / 617-427-6050

Join us as we run Boston's most scenic 5K. We'll start and finish in East Boston's magnificent Piers Park, which offers expansive views of our city's historic skyline and harbor. In between, enjoy 3.1 miles of trails - flat and fast, of course - down Eastie's wooded Greenway and through two sparkling new parks. We're running to celebrate the work of youth arts organization ZUMIX, so count on grooving to first-rate music along the way. $30

Where: Piers Park, Marginal Street, East Boston

When: 9:00 am

Contact: Event Website / (617) 568-9777

Join us for European Motorcycle Day! Sunday, September 12, 2010 from 10am – 4pm! Sponsored by the Larz Anderson Auto Museum * Motorcycle Registration is $10 * Breakfast and Lunch Menu will be available on-site from Euro Delights Catering for more information visit www.eurodelights.org. * Pre-register by emailing the form (see below) to frontdesk@larzanderson.org or by calling (617)522-6547. * Become a member today and spectator admission at all our Lawn Events is free of charge. Memberships begin at $30 and are the best value if you plan to attend most of our events! For more information: Sheldon Steele – steele@larzanderson.org Download Registration Form from our website. Adult spectator admission is only $10 and $5 for children, seniors, and active military and includes admission to the museum. Children under 6 are free!

Where: Larz Anderson Auto Museum, 15 Newton St, Brookline, Ma

When: 10am - 4pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-522-6547

2nd ANNUAL FENWAY PARK BRIDAL FESTIVAL Sunday, September 12 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Four (4) lucky couples will win a Fenway Park wedding ceremony!* Come see New England's best and brightest companies in today's wedding industry. See, touch, hear, compare and ask questions to qualified professionals. Plan your wedding at the Fenway Park Bridal Festival, "America's Most Beloved Ballpark". The Bridal Festival features: Vendor exhibits Fashion Show Raffle prizes Free parking at 73 Brookline Avenue lot (first-come, first-served basis, subject to availability) A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase at Fenway Park's Gate B ticket window on the day of the event, however, you can save $5 per ticket by purchasing in advance. Get your tickets now! To reserve your exhibit space or for more information, call (617) 226-6791 or email fenwaybridalfestival@redsox.com

Where: Fenway Park, Gate B, Boston

When: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Contact: Event Website / (617) 226-6791

If you are looking to buy a home,and don't know where to start, come to Nuestra CDC's Homebuyer Education Workshop! Graduates of the class receive the Homebuying 101 Certificate that helps eligible applicants access better loan products and financial assistance from the City of Boston. Class will be held Sept 7, 14, 21, & 28 from 4:30-7:00pm in the Longwood Medical Center. To register, please visit our website or call Jacqui at 617.989.1219. Free

Where: MASCO Building, Fifth Floor Conference Room, 375 Longwood Ave, Boston

When: 4:30pm - 7:00pm

Contact: Event Website / 617.989.1219

Michal Goldman, a Waltham-based documentary filmmaker, will present and lead a post-screening discussion of her latest work "At Home in Utopia." The story of working-class immigrants starting a cooperative housing colony in the 1920s Bronx, the film holds deep resonance in today's economic crisis. Free

Where: Lucy Parsons Center, 549 Columbus Ave., Boston

When: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Contact: Event Website / 781-647-1102

Come join the Boston Chapter of The National Organization for Women for a night of networking, drinks, and raffles! Bring your friends to meet the fabulous members of Boston NOW, make new friends, and mingle with nonprofit leaders and professionals. FREE

Where: Enormous Room, 569 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA

When: 6 PM - 8 PM

Contact: Event Website

SoJust is 4! That's right, it's been FOUR years since our first event! Join us at Connecting for Justice on September 16th from 6-9PM at Lir Irish Pub to celebrate almost 1400 members, 80 events and hundreds of connections made since then! Our birthday parties are always our biggest events - we'll need all you SoJusters there to celebrate - and to eat up all the cupcakes! What may seem like just another liberal social group is really the start of a revolution. What can we create together? Join us if you are ready to go BEYOND ALLIES and build a CROSS-ISSUE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT. RSVP at http://www.sojust.org (our main website and view Member Profiles, Message Board and Calendar of Progressive Events). Newcomers always welcomed! Cost: $2-$10 (covers group expenses) As always we'll help you meet people - so no worries if you're new to SoJust, plus we'll have "I’m Looking For" and "Ask Me About" tags, a Catalyst Corner staffed by our amazing STARZ (regular attendees), our wildly popular Jobs Board and Action Stations to make it even more likely you'll find the right connections. This is not a meeting - it's a fun networking social! No Program. No Speaker. Just Us. For Justice. Arrive early! Dance Party starts at 8pm "If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution." Once again we're hosting a Dance Party from 8-9pm after 2 awesome hours from 6-8pm of building and strengthening relationships. Want to cross-promote your events and campaigns? Looking for like-minded progressives to hang out with in Boston? Are you new to the area and looking for groups to get involved in? Are you psyched about building strong cross-issue coalitions? Join us! YES, WE MEAN YOU. Members are all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, levels of activism and professions. We hope you see someone like yourself and meet someone you otherwise wouldn't have. HEY ORGANIZERS! If you're involved with a group or project and want to spread the word bring flyers for the free lit table. ACTION STATIONS - if you have an action that can be done in 2 minutes (sign a petition) or within 2 weeks of the event (attend rally, stuff mass mailing) bring it so SoJusters can get connected to you and your work. This is not a typical tabling event, there'll be lots of opportunity to schmooze and network! *The venue is open to anyone over 18 and is physically accessible - elevator is at the back of the venue. Lir is across from the Hynes Convention Center. Help spread the word! Invite your friends to the facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142843615744856 Join the SoJust Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8770189934 On Twitter? Follow @SoJust http://www.twitter.com/sojust and SoJust's Co-Founder @RobbieSamuels http://www.twitter.com/robbiesamuels Socializing for Justice - http://www.sojust.org Since 2006, we've been building this great sandbox where we can bring progressives of all stripes together and try out new ideas in this "Movement Moment". Spaces like this are crucial as we start to reframe and build new visions for our movement(s). With almost 1400 members and 4 years of creating a diverse cross-issue community in Boston, Socializing for Justice is the best place to find the great people, organizations and community you're looking for while putting the SOCIAL back in social justice. Wanna know more about SoJust? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions and past event photos at http://www.sojust.org! $2-10 for group expenses

Where: Lir Restaurant and Pub, 903 Boylston Street, Boston

When: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Contact: Event Website

After the April showers, May flowers, and a summer of growing, what does Roxbury's harvest look like? Three months after the spring Highland Park/Fort Hill Garden Walk, return to follow up with the Highland Park/Fort Hill gardeners. Grow green with envy at the harvest growing in the orchard and in the Garden Girl's Farm. Also, learn tricks of the trade for preparing gardens for the winter. The tour is led by the aptly-named Tom Plant, Director of Special Projects in the Environmental Health Office of the Boston Public Health Commission. Like the gardens, this tour happens rain or shine. Be sure to wear sturdy, comfortable shoes for walking up and down irregular ground. $10

Where: Cooper Educational Center and Community Gardens, 34 Linwood Street, Roxbury, MA 02119

When: 10am - 12:30pm

Contact: Event Website / 6174271006

ROXBURY DAY Saturday September 18, 2010 12 – 5 pm Celebrate PRIDE At the Dillaway Thomas House of the Roxbury Heritage State Park 183 Dudley Street, Eliot Square with The Makanda Jazz Project Swagga Inc. the Poetry Café Featuring Sam Cornish , Boston’s Poet Laureate Rochelle O’Neal Thorpe & WigglesPress “A Quiet Genocide” film by Sam Williams on the personal experiences and aftermath of street violence Reirdren –“ Ancestors in the Attic” Writerways Institute Free Books for children & youth Games & Amateur Roxbury Historian Contest Vendors, Food, Information, Fun For more information and vendor space contact: M. Hicks Roxbury Action Program 16 Centre Street 617-749-3010 highfort@juno.com Sponsored by Roxbury Action Program Roxbury Heritage State Park WELD Management FREE

Where: Roxbury State Heritage Park- Dillaway Thomas House, 183 Roxbury St., Roxbury

When: 12pm - 5pm

Contact: Event Website / 617 748-3010

Come learn how to utilize social media tools as a position of power to enhance your social reputation!! This FREE forum will teach you ways to: *Position your profile for success *Create a strong profile visability *Build a positive online presence Our dynamic speaker is Beverly Cohen who is the Founder and CEO of OnTarget Coaching! *Light refreshments will be served! Hosted by ELEC, Inc! PLEASE RSVP TO ELEC@MAIL.ORG Saturday, September 18th, 2010 12 - 1:30pm Center for Nonprofit Management 16 Belmont St, Easton, MA FREE

Where: Center for Nonprofit Management, 16 Belmont St, South Easton

When: 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Contact: Event Website / 857.869.4722

Pentecostal Tabernacle (PT) will be having it's annual "Back To School Sunday" Service. Students (of all ages) and Educators are invited. There will be: **Music **Worship **the Word **Prayer (for all students & educators) **Prices **FREE Food **and most importantly, having an awesome time in the presence of the LORD, as we fellowship together. So come and be blessed as you start this school year. **Please note that there will only be one service (11:00 AM), that Sunday.** FREE

Where: First Baptist Church, 5 Magazine Street (Central Square), Cambridge, MA

When: 11:00 AM

Contact: Event Website / 617-661-0222

Women golfers and their friends are invited to participate The Home for Little Wanderers’ 3rd Annual Home in One Women’s Golf Tournament to benefit at-risk children and families in The Home’s programs across New England. Space is limited and participants are encouraged to register early. For registration or sponsorship opportunity information, visit www.thehome.org/homeinone or contact Jamille Benson at 617-927-0682. Registration is $300/person and $1,200/foursome. Cost includes a choice of a round of golf or golf lessons, in addition breakfast and lunch.

Where: Woodland Golf Club, 1897 Washington St., Auburndale, MA

When: 7:30 am - 3:00 pm

Contact: Event Website / Contact Jamille Benson at (617) 927-0682

If you are looking to buy a home but don't know where to start, come to Nuestra CDC's Homebuyer Education Workshop! Graduates of the class receive the Homebuying 101 Certificate that helps eligible applicants access better loan products and financial assistance from the City of Boston. Class will be held Sept 7, 14, 21, & 28 from 4:30-7:00pm in the Longwood Medical Center. To register, please visit our website or call Jacqui at 617.989.1219. Free

Where: MASCO Building, Fifth Floor Conference Room, 375 Longwood Avenue, Boston

When: 4:30pm - 7:00pm

Contact: Event Website / 617.989.1219

It is the Mayor's most important celebration of diversity and multiculturalism n/a

Where: City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Square, Boston

When: 11AM - 2:30PM

Contact: Event Website / 617-635-1961

Join us for a series of gatherings in the Boston area to discuss critical topics in public art. Come hear from field experts and peers, network with artists, and participate in the discussion. This session features Lynn Basa, faculty member at the Art Institute of Chicago, and author of The Artists Guide to Public Art. Lynn will lead us through a refresher on responding to RFQs and then will dive into the finalist round of a public art commission. Participate in hands-on exercises with current RFQs, listen to winning finalist presentations from Lynn and Boston area artists Ralph Helmick. All levels of public art experience are welcome! $15 in advance; $20 at the door

Where: Villa Victoria Center for the Arts , 85 West Newton St.,, Boston

When: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Contact: Event Website / (617) 951.0010 x516

The 2010 Berklee College of Music Signature Series announces a fall season that embraces the college’s global community and Boston’s diverse musical tastes. The monthly series of concerts from September to December includes Paula Cole (9/24), Ron Carter (10/14), Jorge Drexler (11/18), and the annual Singers Showcase spotlighting the Beatles’ Abbey Road (12/2). Many of the performances will feature Berklee faculty and students. Concerts take place at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. All shows start at 8:15 p.m. For information on these and all other fall concerts call 617-747-2261, or visit Berklee.edu/events. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Tickets for the Signature Series go on sale August 20 at Ticketmaster.com and the Berklee Performance Center Box Office. Tickets for all shows are $15 and $10, except for Paula Cole, which are $36 and $26. A special Signature Series package for all four shows is $65, also at Ticketmaster.com and the Berklee Box Office. September 24 - An Evening with Paula Cole at the BeanTown Jazz Festival. Paula Cole celebrates the release of her anticipated new album Ithaca on September 21. A native of Rockport, Massachusetts, Grammy Award-winner Cole received a scholarship to Berklee, graduating in 1990. In 1993, Peter Gabriel asked her to join his Secret World Tour, after her Imago debut, Harbinger. The fan base she built from two years of extensive touring embraced her next album, This Fire. It was a breakthrough smash, yielding the hits "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" and "I Don't Want to Wait” (also known as the theme song to the hit TV series Dawson's Creek). She won the 1997 Grammy for Best New Artist. In 1999, she released her third album, the spiritually soul-influenced Amen. After a seven-year hiatus, she returned in 2007 with a powerful album titled Courage, her daily mantra. $26-$36; Signature Series Package $65

Where: Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue , Boston

When: 8:15 pm

Contact: Event Website

Did you know: There are approximately 100,000 homeless children and youth in the Bay State, about half of whom are under the age of six. Horizons for Homeless Children is seeking volunteers to interact and play with children living in family, teen parent, and domestic violence shelters in Greater Boston. Opportunities for play are critical to young children, and our Playspace Activity Leaders (PALs) help ensure that children who are homeless have a chance to learn and grow through play. A commitment of 2 hours a week for 6 months is required. UPCOMING TRAINING DATES: Saturday, September 25th 9:30am – 4:30pm Boston, MA To learn more about becoming a volunteer or to sign up for a training, please contact boston@horizonsforhomelesschildren or call (617) 445-1480. You can also visit our website at http://www.horizonsforhomelesschildren.org to fill out an application and view additional training dates.

Where: TBA, TBA, Boston

When: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Contact: Event Website / (617) 445-1480

Register today for the Chelmsford Free to Breathe® 5K Run/Walk and help raise public awareness and vital research funding to fight lung cancer. Together we can create hope for those affected by lung cancer, the number one cancer killer in Chelmsford. REGISTER: $20 online – closes September 22 (FreeToBreathe.org) $23 mail-in – closes September 20 $25 on event day – September 26 All proceeds help support the National Lung Cancer Partnership’s vital research, education and awareness programs. For more info go to FreeToBreathe.org. $20-25

Where: Chelmsford High School, ,, MA 01863, 200 Richardson Road, N. Chelmsford

When: Registration begins at 7:00 a.m., 5K Run/Walk begins at 8:30 a.m.

Contact: Event Website / 608-233-7905

If you are looking to buy a home, but don't know where to start come to Nuestra CDC's Homebuyer Education Workshop! Graduates of the class receive the Homebuying 101 Certificate that helps eligible applicants access better loan products and financial assistance from the City of Boston. Class will be held Sept 7, 14, 21, & 28 from 4:30-7:00pm in the Longwood Medical Center. To register, please visit our website or call Jacqui at 617.989.1219. Free

Where: MASCO Building, Fifth Floor Conference Room, 375 Longwood Avenue, Boston

When: 4:30pm - 7:00pm

Contact: Event Website / 617.989.1219

The Center for Church and Prison in collaboration with the New Democracy Coalition, The Judge Banks Community Justice Program, Greater Love Tabernacle etc. host: BACK IN THE HOOD: RE-ENTRY AND THE REDUCTION OF RECIDIVISM IN SUFFOLK COUNTY. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Sheriff Andrea J. Cabral Working to Reduce Recidivism and Incarceration. FREE !!

Where: Anthony Perkins Community Center , 155 Talbot Avenue , DORCHESTER, MA 02124

When: 5:30 - 8:30

Contact: Event Website / (781) 233-1528

Class Act Entertainment Presents BACK TO BLACK 3rd Annual All Black Affair Moseley's on the Charles 50 Bridge Street Dedham Ma. October 2, 2010 8PM - 1AM FEATURING Live Band SOUL4YOSYSTEM Music by DJ Mystique $20.00 in advance $25.00 @ Door FOR VIP AND TABLES CALL CLASS ACT 1-800-608-2391 DERRICK 617-592-4161 *VIP TICKETS $30.00 TABLES DISCOUNT $175.00 Purchase your All Black Affair tickets @ http://www.classactentertainment.net/event or at Nubian Notion, Mod Boston, Mattapan Finest, and Skippy White PHOTOGRAPHY By Studio 10 *includes private bar access, intamate setting, and complimentary buffet throughout the evening Class Act Entertainment Your Destination For The Elite Social Networking Experience !! If you missed Black Affair 2008 or 2009 check out pictures at www.classactentertainment.net $20.00 - $25.00 - $30.00

Where: Moseley's On The Charles, 50 Bridge Street, Dedham

When: 8:00pm - 1:00am

Contact: Event Website / 1-800-608-2391

Fashion Expose: the Rise of Fashion is a collaborative Fashion event happening as part of Boston Fashion Week. Featuring the work of Prajje Couture, Project Runway's Kurto Momolu, South African design star David Tlale, and the Mataano twins who were recently featured on Oprah, this event will combine the character and creativity of the spirit of Boston with the international talent of fashion design stars! $25.00

Where: Boston World Trade Center, 1 Seaport Lane, Boston

When: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-266-6540

Join us for Mercedes Day/GermanFest XXIII Sunday, October 3, 2010 from 9:30am – 3:30pm! Sponsored by MBCA Minuteman Section * Car Registration is $20 * Breakfast and Lunch Menu will be available on-site from Euro Delights Catering for more information visit www.eurodelights.org. * Registration opens at 8am on the day of the event.There is no pre-registration! * For more information: Contact John at 560sec@charter.net Adult spectator admission is only $10 and $5 for children, seniors, and active military and includes admission to the museum. Children under 6 are free!

Where: Larz Anderson Auto Museum, 15 Newton St, Brookline, Ma

When: 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-522-6547

Learn to play with your favorite musicians. For beginner to advanced players, two separate afternoon sessions available. $35 per session-general public & $30 per session-WUMB members

Where: UMass Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston

When: 12:00pm & 3:30pm - 2:30 & 6:00pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-287-6900

In honor of his 2010 Lifetime Achievement Grammy, The Reel Blues Fest presents a special tribute to legendary Delta Blues guitarist David “Honeyboy” Edwards, who will perform with the James Montgomery Band, Barry Goudreau (former member of the band Boston), guitarist Johnny A, the Uptown Horns (Rolling Stones horn section), and other special guests. Ernie and the Automatics, featuring Barry Goudreau and Sib Hassian, opens the show. The evening raises funds for musicians’ health care and first time filmmakers. Honeyboy, who at age 95 still maintains a heavy touring schedule, is Robert Johnson’s only living disciple and one of the last original acoustic Delta blues players. His life has been intertwined with almost every major blues legend, including Charlie Patton, Big Joe Williams, Rice "Sonny Boy Williamson" Miller, Howlin' Wolf, Peetie Wheatstraw, Sunnyland Slim, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Walter, Little Walter, Magic Sam, and Muddy Waters,to name a few. He has influenced a lifetime of musicians and won numerous awards, most recently a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album of 2008.

Where: House of Blues, 15 Landsdowne Street, Boston

When: 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Contact: Event Website / 508-495-3456

Dick Gregory entered the comedy scene in 1961 when Chicago’s Playboy Club booked him as a replacement comedian and his ability to win over the audience landed him a three year contract at the Club. By 1962, Gregory had become a nationally known headline performer, selling out nightclubs, making national television appearances, and recording comedy albums. Gregory’s acts drew on current events, especially focusing on racial issues. As an activist, Gregory took part in the Civil Rights Movement and used his celebrity status to draw attention to such issues as segregation and disfranchisement. In 1962, Gregory’s autobiography became the number one best-selling book in America and has sold over seven million copies over the decades. Gregory ran for president in 1968 as a write-in candidate for the Freedom and Peace Party and received 1.5 million votes. He has since released several books, CDs and DVDs. $25.00 - $32.00

Where: Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont St., Boston

When: 4:00 PM

Contact: Event Website / (800) 745-3000

Join us for Transporter Fest / Volkswagen Day! Sunday, October 10, 2010 from 10am – 2pm! * Car Registration is $ 15 * Breakfast and Lunch Menu will be available on-site from Euro Delights Catering for more information visit www.eurodelights.org. * Pre-register by emailing Stan Wohlfarth [mailto:stan_wohlfarth@msn.com] * Become a member today and spectator admission at all our Lawn Events is free of charge. Memberships begin at $30 and are the best value if you plan to attend most of our events! Adult spectator admission is only $10 and $5 for children, seniors, and active military and includes admission to the museum. Children under 6 are free!

Where: Larz Anderson Auto Museum, 15 Newton St, Brookline, Ma

When: 10am - 2pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-522-6547

The 2010 Berklee College of Music Signature Series announces a fall season that embraces the college’s global community and Boston’s diverse musical tastes. The monthly series of concerts from September to December includes Paula Cole (9/24), Ron Carter (10/14), Jorge Drexler (11/18), and the annual Singers Showcase spotlighting the Beatles’ Abbey Road (12/2). Many of the performances will feature Berklee faculty and students. Concerts take place at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. All shows start at 8:15 p.m. For information on these and all other fall concerts call 617-747-2261, or visit Berklee.edu/events. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Tickets for the Signature Series go on sale August 20 at Ticketmaster.com and the Berklee Performance Center Box Office. Tickets for all shows are $15 and $10, except for Paula Cole, which are $36 and $26. A special Signature Series package for all four shows is $65, also at Ticketmaster.com and the Berklee Box Office. Ron Carter with the Berklee World Strings Play the Music of Oscar Pettiford. For five decades, two-time Grammy Award-winner Ron Carter has been recognized as one of the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in music. He has played on more than 2,500 albums with an array of superstars including Coleman Hawkins, James Brown, Lena Horne, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, B.B. King, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, and A Tribe Called Quest. From 1963 to ‘68, Carter was a member of the legendary Miles Davis Quintet with Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter. He has released more than a dozen albums as a leader, the most recent was 2008’s Jazz and Bossa. Carter was artistic director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Studies and was named Distinguished Professor Emeritus at City College of New York. Carter and the Berklee World Strings will pay tribute to pioneering bebopper Oscar Pettiford, who, like Carter, is one of the most-recorded bass-playing bandleader/composers in jazz. $10-15

Where: Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue , Boston

When: 8:15 pm

Contact: Event Website

Chameleon Arts Ensemble opens its 2010-11 chamber music series with works Beethoven, Bartok, Roslavets, Joan Tower, and Charles Ives on October 16 and 17. Music history is rich with pioneers, trailblazers who strike an individual path and compel us to listen in new and invigorating ways. Banned in Russia, long-forgotten in the west, Nikolai Roslavets developed a method of serial composition entirely independent of Schoenberg. Join us for a rare performance, and a celebration of five great visionaries. $20, $30, $40; $5 off for students/seniors

Where: Goethe-Institut, Boston, 170 Beacon Street, Boston

When: 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-427-8200

The Association of Haitian Women of Boston will be holding their 14th Annual Fundraising Dinner to celebrate twenty-two years of grassroots organizing for Haitian women's and immigrant's rights. This event is a special opportunity to acknowledge our accomplishments and to admire the contribution of outstanding women to the broader community.AFAB is a non-profit community- based organization that has grown in its community-based advocacy with an extensive set of programs.Programs including an affordable housing project,domestic violence prevention, adult education, youth development, and regarding the January 12,2010 earthquake helping the Haitian families in time of need. Adult: $30 - Children: $20

Where: First Parish Church, 10 Parish Street, Dorchester,MA 02124O

When: 6:30pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-287-0096

Please join us Sunday, October 17th, 2010 for Ocean Bay Chapter, Studebaker Drivers Club’s - 20th Annual Octoberfest “2010” Concours d’Elegance * This event will run from 10:00AM to 2:00PM * Concours Admission $12.00 per car This includes admission for two to the Museum and the new exhibit * This meet will be a judged event and it is open to all Studebakers as well as any automobiles that were manufactured by Studebaker, which includes Packard, Pierce Arrow, EMF, Flanders and Avanti II. There will be eight classes with two trophies per class. Trophies will be given out at approximately 1:00 PM * A Breakfast and Lunch Menu will be available. Provided by Euro Delights Catering in Wellesley. * Ocean Bay Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club Inc. website www.oceanbaychapter.com For more information contact; Dennis Jolicoeur djolicoeur@oceanbaychapter.com Adult spectator admission is only $10 and $5 for children, seniors, and active military and includes admission to the museum. Children under 6 are free!

Where: Larz Anderson Auto Museum, 15 Newton St, Brookline, Ma

When: 10am - 2pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-522-6547

Chameleon Arts Ensemble opens its 2010-11 chamber music series with works Beethoven, Bartok, Roslavets, Joan Tower, and Charles Ives on October 16 and 17. Music history is rich with pioneers, trailblazers who strike an individual path and compel us to listen in new and invigorating ways. Banned in Russia, long-forgotten in the west, Nikolai Roslavets developed a method of serial composition entirely independent of Schoenberg. Join us for a rare performance, and a celebration of five great visionaries. $20, $30, $40; $5 off for students/seniors

Where: Goethe-Institut, Boston, 170 Beacon Street, Boston

When: 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-427-8200

Heart of the Hub is Roxbury's most prominent art-inspired fundraising party. Enjoy an evening filled with food, friends, and fun. As in previous years, there will be live music, art for sale, and A Taste of Roxbury dinner. We will also present the second annual Roxbury Puddingstone Awards to honor a person or persons for their advocacy and continued commitment to and development of Roxbury's physical and cultural assets. This year, Heart of the Hub will be held on Thursday, October 21, 6pm-9pm at the Roxbury Center for the Arts at Hibernian Hall in Dudley Square. Notes Dress: cocktail attire $50

Where: Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119

When: 6pm - 9pm

Contact: Event Website / 6174271006

Cartoonist/columnist Ted Rall will be present his latest work, The Anti-American Manifesto, published by Seven Stories Press. Rall's work has appeared in hundreds of publication including the New York Times, Washington Post, Village Voice, and Los Angeles Times

Where: Back Pages Books, 289 Moody St. , Waltham

When: 7:00pm

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The successful lunch will celebrate its 10th anniversary with comedian Tammy Pescatelli and Boston media women Latoyia Edwards, Lisa Hughes, Kim Khazei, Kate Merrill, Maria Stephanos and Susan Wornick, as they discuss the funny – and sometimes not so funny – business of being a woman. Proceeds benefit Rosie's Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women in Boston's South End. $150

Where: Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston

When: 12 noon - 2:00 p.m.

Contact: Event Website / (617) 318-0211

The evening will feature internationally renowned and locally celebrated artists from R&B, Jazz, Gospel, Latin,Folk, Bluegrass, Swing and Big Band. 9 time Grammy Award winner, legendary pianist and composer Eddie Palmieri with the Brian Lynch Quartet; Walter Beasley; Lavay Smith & Her Red HOt Skillet Lickers; Maysa; Sarah Jarosz; Soul Rebels Brass Band and much more (see website for full line up)

Where: Westin Copley Plaza, 10 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

When: 8pm - 2am

Contact: Event Website / (617) 442-8800 xt. 1285

Dates: November 5, 7m, 10, 12, 14m, 16, 2010 Time: Weeknights 7:30pm, Sunday matinees 3pm In this Puccini favorite, the tension and agony are reflected on a personal level in the passionate struggles of the imprisoned Cavaradossi and Tosca, his beautiful, jealous lover. There are few good choices when life, death, and dignity are on the line. Performed in Italian with projected English translation. Tickets start at $34.

Where: Citi Performing Arts Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont Street, Boston, MA

When: 7:30pm

Contact: Event Website / (617) 542-6772

You don't want to miss this Fall Affair on the North Shore. Portions of this fundraiser proceeds will go toward preparing care packages to be sent just in time for Christmas to our TROOPS still fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. Music will be provided by Mixmaster Rudi Dottin spinning the lastest in music for Steppers, R/B,& Top 40. Don't miss our Special Steppin & other Dance Genre Showcase. For details visit webpage details and Sponsorship Info.

Where: tbd, tbd, Woburn, MA

When: 7:00PM

Contact: Event Website / (781)325-2460

Join the Chameleons for a chamber music program exploring the passage of time on November 6 and 7 with Brahms’ supreme achievement in chamber music, his Clarinet Quintet, and other works by Saint-Saens, Lukas Foss, and Zhou Long. Great music draws us into its own inexorable pace, changing our very perception of time. This must be why we so cherish the late works of venerated composers, reflective masterpieces that evoke lifetimes worth of experience. $20, $30, $40; $5 off for students/seniors

Where: Goethe-Institut, Boston, 170 Beacon Street, Boston

When: 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-427-8200

The names and stories of Roxbury's men are familiar to most people. But how many stories do you know about Roxbury's prominent women? Melnea Cass, Jesse Garnett, Ella Collins, and even Coretta Scott all lived in Roxbury. Explore their histories and see their legacies on a fascinating tour led by members of the Boston Women's Heritage Trail. This tour has 2 pickup locations - 9:30am at Hotel 140 (140 Clarendon St), 9:45am at Roxbury Heritage State Park (183 Roxbury St) $20

Where: Roxbury Heritage State Park, 183 Roxbury St, Roxbury, MA 02119

When: 9:30am - 12pm

Contact: Event Website / 6174271006

The 2010 Berklee College of Music Signature Series announces a fall season that embraces the college’s global community and Boston’s diverse musical tastes. The monthly series of concerts from September to December includes Paula Cole (9/24), Ron Carter (10/14), Jorge Drexler (11/18), and the annual Singers Showcase spotlighting the Beatles’ Abbey Road (12/2). Many of the performances will feature Berklee faculty and students. Concerts take place at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. All shows start at 8:15 p.m. For information on these and all other fall concerts call 617-747-2261, or visit Berklee.edu/events. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Tickets for the Signature Series go on sale August 20 at Ticketmaster.com and the Berklee Performance Center Box Office. Tickets for all shows are $15 and $10, except for Paula Cole, which are $36 and $26. A special Signature Series package for all four shows is $65, also at Ticketmaster.com and the Berklee Box Office. Jorge Drexler Meets Berklee. Oscar-winning singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler matches a world music sensibility with the rhythms of his native Uruguay. Artists like Mercedes Sosa, Shakira, Omara Portuondo, Maria Rita, Ana Belen, Victor Manuel and Zelia Duncan have recorded of his songs. Drexler released his first album, La Luz Que Sabe Robar, in 1992, the same year he earned a doctorate from the University of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. His albums have received a combined total of seven Grammy and Latin Grammy Award nominations, and he’s won two Spanish Music Prizes. He became the first Uruguayan to win an Academy Award with a Best Original Song Oscar for "Al Otro Lado del Río," from the internationally acclaimed film The Motorcycle Diaries. Drexler’s recent work includes writing the soundtrack for James Ivory’s film The City of Your Final Destination. $10-15

Where: Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave , Bsoton

When: 8:15 pm

Contact: Event Website

Arts & craft items dvds, customed t-shits, fried chicken dinners, white elephant table, raffle

Where: Church of St. Augustine & St. Martin, 31 Lenox St., Boston, MA 02118

When: 10 am - 4 pm

Contact: Event Website

The Massachusetts Conference for Women will feature Judge Glenda Hatchett; Elizabeth Lesser, cofounder of the Omega Institute; and dozens of nationally recognized speakers who will share expertise on personal finance, career development, business and entrepreneurship, work-life balance, and much more. The Conference will also offer the ReWork Career Fair, an opportunity for networking, mentoring and resume critiquing. For more information, visit MAConferenceforWomen.org.

Where: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston

When: 7:30am - 5:00pm

Contact: Event Website

Dates: February 1, 2, 4, 5, 6m, 2011 Time: Weeknights 7:30pm, Sunday matinees 3pm Boston Lyric Opera presents Viktor Ullmann’s The Emperor of Atlantis, or Death Quits sung in English. An emperor unleashes total war. He orders destruction. He orders death. But Death…Well, Death doesn’t take orders. Now what? In 1943, composer Viktor Ullmann and poet Petr Kien were prisoners in the concentration camp Terezin, where they created this almost inconceivably wry and touching opera. They died at Auschwitz. Their opera survives—an allusive, haunting, texturally rich testament to their spirit. The performance will include the world premiere of a prologue, composed by Richard Beaudoin, and specially commissioned by Boston Lyric Opera. Music by Viktor Ullmann | Libretto by poet Petr Kien | Sung in English BLO premiere and new BLO production BLO’s Opera Annex is a fully staged production designed for an alternative space outside the traditional opera theater. Tickets start at $33.

Where: The Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA

When: 7:30pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-542-6772

Join us for a program of brilliant, colorful chamber music on February 12 and 13 with Ravel’s Piano Trio, Mozart’s Trio for clarinet, viola, and piano, and other works by Steven Stucky, Kaija Saariaho, and Darius Milhaud. Musicians speak of color almost as much as painters, and Ravel’s vivid palette has been an inspiration to nearly every composer since. Steven Stucky invokes the great colorist Paul Klee, and Kaija Saariaho’s spectral analysis of sound has led her to develop a unique, rigorous musical idiom that is undeniably sensual, eloquent and lyrical. $20, $30, $40; $5 off for students/seniors

Where: Goethe-Institut, Boston, 170 Beacon Street, Boston

When: 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-427-8200

Dates: March 11, 13m, 16, 18, 20m, 22, 2011 Time: Weeknights 7:30pm, Sunday matinees 3pm Boston Lyric Opera presents Handel’s Agrippina sung in Italian with projected English translation. Agrippina wants her rotten son to be the emperor of Rome. What’s a mother to do? She promises anything to everyone standing in her way: Nero himself, an ambitious courtesan, a general, a couple of fawning sycophants, and half the Roman Senate. Also her husband, current emperor Claudius. The numbers are staggering. No, really. Handel’s music soars. Come delight in his fresh musical invention and some crazy, hothouse humanity. Music by George Frideric Handel | Libretto by Vincenzo Grimani Sung in Italian with projected English translation A Glimmerglass Opera/New York City Opera production Tickets start at $34.

Where: Citi Performing Arts Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont Street, Boston, MA

When: 7:30pm

Contact: Event Website / 617-542-6772

Hand-made hooked rugs from members of the Quiet Corner Association of Hookcrafting Artists. Rug artist, Linda Rae Coughlin, to present at 1:00. Vendors from New England. $5.00

Where: Woodstock Fairgrounds, Route 169, Woostock, CT

When: 9:oo am - 3:00 pm

Contact: 410-746-1071

Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa kicks off Fourth of July Weekend with a Barbecue Buffet, pie-eating contests and cardboard boat races. For guests who enjoy down-home music, the Big Spike Bluegrass band will perform a toe-tapping extravaganza, while others can take in the view of New Hampshire’s White Mountains while tasting savory backyard barbecue at the outdoor buffet. The weekend will culminate with a bang-up fireworks celebration on Independence Day night. Room rates for Independence Day weekend start at $209 and include all Fourth of July weekend activities. $209

Where: Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa, 101 Mountain View Road, Whitefield, NH

When: July 5th

Contact: Event Website / 866.484.3843