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Plant the City

We're seeking youth volunteers to help us plant fruits and vegetables in their communities.

May 18, 2019
  • 10:00am
  • 1483 Tremont Street
    Boston, MA 02120
  • Contact:
    Ruth Georges
  • send an email
  • 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
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Environment and green living
    Food and farmers markets
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-05-18T10:00:00

Did you know that there are farmers in the City?

Join Youth Engagement and Employment and Food Access on May 18 to help provide healthy food options for your community by planting fruits and vegetables to be harvested and shared with your neighbors this summer. Come learn about urban farming and plant healthy food for your community! 

Free breakfast and lunch, and free swag. These are volunteer hours.

RSVP for the event

May 18, 2019
  • 10:00am
  • 1483 Tremont Street
    Boston, MA 02120
  • Contact:
    Ruth Georges
  • send an email
  • 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
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Environment and green living
    Food and farmers markets
    Outdoor
    Social good
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-05-18T10:00:00

City Council Committee on Government Operations Working Session on Docket #0137

  • 07:00PM - 07:00PM
  • Posted:
    04/29/2019 - 10:08AM
  • Accessibility Services
    Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please reach out to the contact listed in this Public Notice.

Licensing Board hearing

  • 02:00PM - 02:00PM
  • Posted:
    04/29/2019 - 9:09AM
  • Accessibility Services
    Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please reach out to the contact listed in this Public Notice.

Non Hearing Common Victualler Transactions

  • 02:00PM - 02:00PM
  • Posted:
    04/26/2019 - 1:24PM
  • Accessibility Services
    Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please reach out to the contact listed in this Public Notice.

In the Yard: Charlestown Navy Yard's 1833 Dry Dock 1

View the 186-year-old Dry Dock 1 in the Charlestown Navy Yard.

May 23, 2019
Event Date2019-05-23T16:00:00 - 2019-05-23T17:30:00

Learn about the building of the dry dock, its importance to the 19th- and 20th-century U.S. Navy, and the dock’s history with “Old Ironsides”, the first warship to enter the dock on June 24, 1833.

Please note: This tour requires participants to be able to climb steep and long flights of stairs in and out of the dry dock, and to be exposed to the sun. The tour is not recommended for children under the age of 10. Close-toe shoes and sneakers are a must. The tour is limited to 25 people and will leave from the USS Constitution Museum’s Lobby.

May 23, 2019
Event Date2019-05-23T16:00:00 - 2019-05-23T17:30:00

In the Yard: Tour USS Constitution’s preservation facility

Join Margherita Desy, a historian with the USS Constitution, for a tour of the 1847, Alexander Parris-designed carpenters’ and riggers’ shops.

May 16, 2019
Event Date2019-05-16T10:30:00 - 2019-05-16T11:30:00

Get a sneak peek of on-going preservation work for the USS Constitution with a behind-the-scenes tour of the Naval History and Heritage Command Detachment Boston restoration facility in the Charlestown Navy Yard.

Please note: This tour requires participants to be able to climb steep and long flights of stairs in the building. The tour is not recommended for children under the age of 10. Close-toe shoes or sneakers are a must. The tour is limited to 25 people and will leave from the USS Constitution Museum Lobby.

 

May 16, 2019
Event Date2019-05-16T10:30:00 - 2019-05-16T11:30:00

In the Yard: Charlestown Navy Yard's 1833 Dry Dock 1

View the 186-year-old Dry Dock 1 in the Charlestown Navy Yard 

May 9, 2019
Event Date2019-05-09T12:00:00 - 2019-05-09T13:30:00

Learn about the building of the dry dock, its importance to the 19th- and 20th-century U.S. Navy, and the dock’s history with “Old Ironsides”, the first warship to enter the dock on June 24, 1833.

Please note: This tour requires participants to be able to climb steep and long flights of stairs in and out of the dry dock, and to be exposed to the sun. The tour is not recommended for children under the age of 10. Close-toe shoes and sneakers are a must. The tour is limited to 25 people and will leave from the USS Constitution Museum’s Lobby.

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May 9, 2019
Event Date2019-05-09T12:00:00 - 2019-05-09T13:30:00

Conservation Commission Hearing

In accordance with the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40, the Boston Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing in Boston City Hall, Piemonte Room, at 6:00 p.m. on May 1, 2019 to review the following projects to determine what conditions, if any, the Commission will impose in order to protect the interests of the public and private water supply, ground water, prevention of pollution, flood control, prevention of storm damage, protection of fisheries and land containing shellfish, and protection of wildlife habitat.

  • 10:00PM - 10:00PM
  • Posted:
    04/23/2019 - 1:52PM
  • Accessibility Services
    Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please reach out to the contact listed in this Public Notice.

Canceled:
Boston Bubble Festival 2020

Reason for cancellation: Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency
May 30, 2020
  • 11:00am - 1:00pm
  • Boston Common
    Bandstand
    Boston, MA 02108
  • Contact:
    Parks and Recreation
  • send an email
  • 617-635-4505
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Citywide
    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
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Environment and green living
    Family friendly
    Festivals and fairs
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
Event Date2020-05-30T11:00:00 - 2020-05-30T13:00:00

Presented by Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, join us Saturday, May 30, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., as bubbles fill the air with fun over Boston Common.

The celebration will include giant floating bubble demonstrations from various bubble performers, a DJ, live entertainment, giveaways, and more.

For more information, please call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 617-635-4505. This event is weather dependent.

May 30, 2020
  • 11:00am - 1:00pm
  • Boston Common
    Bandstand
    Boston, MA 02108
  • Contact:
    Parks and Recreation
  • send an email
  • 617-635-4505
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Citywide
    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
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Environment and green living
    Family friendly
    Festivals and fairs
    Outdoor
  • Published Date
Event Date2020-05-30T11:00:00 - 2020-05-30T13:00:00

BCYF Girls Summit 2019

Registration is closed. The BCYF Girls Summit is now full.

May 11, 2019
  • 11:00am - 3:00pm
  • 300 The Fenway
    Boston, MA 02115
  • Contact:
    Erika Butler
  • send an email
  • 617-635-4920
  • 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
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Learning and lectures
    Other
    Social good
    Sports and health
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-05-11T11:00:00 - 2019-05-11T15:00:00

The 2019 BCYF Girls Summit theme is "Working on Me."  This FREE event includes workshops, resources, food, fun, music, and the opportunity to meet women leaders. Workshops topics are: My Body, My Temple; Coping with Trauma; Spa Experience; Building Me Up; Not Your Average Yoga; Healthy Relationships; Express Yourself.

A special thank you to our partners and supporters who make this summit possible:

  • Boston Police Athletic League
  • Lingzi Lu Foundation
  • Shannon Grant
  • Foundation for BCYF
  • Simmons College Community Engagement
  • Mayor’s Office of Women's Advancement
  • Mayor’s Office of Health and Human Services
  • Women in Blue
May 11, 2019
  • 11:00am - 3:00pm
  • 300 The Fenway
    Boston, MA 02115
  • Contact:
    Erika Butler
  • send an email
  • 617-635-4920
  • 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
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Learning and lectures
    Other
    Social good
    Sports and health
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-05-11T11:00:00 - 2019-05-11T15:00:00
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