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Horse-Of-Course

Join the Boston Park Rangers as we offer FREE environmental education through guided tours and nature-based programming intended for ALL AGES. 

June 1, 2025
2025-06-01T14:00:00 - 2025-06-01T14:45:00
  • Come along as the Boston Park Rangers introduce you with one of our equine partners. Spend 30-minutes exploring how we feed,  groom, and tack up our mounts as they get ready for patrol in Boston's parks. 
  • For more information on this event and future events hosted by the Park Rangers visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.
  • For any inquiries specific to environmental education please email Nathan Smith.
June 1, 2025
2025-06-01T14:00:00 - 2025-06-01T14:45:00
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Horse-Of-Course

Join the Boston Park Rangers as we offer FREE environmental education through guided tours and nature-based programming intended for ALL AGES. 

May 18, 2025
2025-05-18T14:00:00 - 2025-05-18T14:45:00
  • Come along as the Boston Park Rangers introduce you with one of our equine partners. Spend 30-minutes exploring how we feed,  groom, and tack up our mounts as they get ready for patrol in Boston's parks. 
  • For more information on this event and future events hosted by the Park Rangers visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.
  • For any inquiries specific to environmental education please email Nathan Smith.
May 18, 2025
2025-05-18T14:00:00 - 2025-05-18T14:45:00
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Arts Lessons for Older Adults

Check out Age Strong Programming happening in BCYF Holland!

May 2, 2025
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Wednesday and Friday, starting from April 16, 2025, until July 16, 2025
  • Boston Center for Youth and Families
    Holland Community Center
    Dorchester, MA 02121
  • Contact:
    Tomeka Hall
  • send an email
  • 617-821-2357
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Art
    Family friendly
  • Posted:
2025-05-02T10:00:00 - 2025-05-02T13:00:00

Arts Lessons for Older Adults is a FREE 16-week arts series for Boston’s older adults offering 15 FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVE spots to learn new skills like canvas painting & candle making.

For more information and to RSVP, contact Tomeka Hall at 617-821-2357 or tomeka.hall@boston.gov

May 2, 2025
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Wednesday and Friday, starting from April 16, 2025, until July 16, 2025
  • Boston Center for Youth and Families
    Holland Community Center
    Dorchester, MA 02121
  • Contact:
    Tomeka Hall
  • send an email
  • 617-821-2357
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Art
    Family friendly
  • Posted:
2025-05-02T10:00:00 - 2025-05-02T13:00:00
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Horse-Of-Course

The Boston Park Rangers offer FREE guided tours and nature-based programs for ALL AGES. 

May 1, 2025
2025-05-01T11:00:00 - 2025-05-01T11:45:00
  •  Join the Boston Park Rangers for a 30-minute meet-and-greet with one of our equine partners and learn they're fed, groomed, tacked up, and ready for their patrol in your parks.

For more information, visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.

May 1, 2025
2025-05-01T11:00:00 - 2025-05-01T11:45:00
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Social Gatherings for Older Adults

Check out Age Strong Programming happening in BCYF Holland!

May 2, 2025
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Wednesday and Friday, starting from April 16, 2025, until July 16, 2025
  • Boston Center for Youth and Families
    Holland Community Center
    Dorchester, MA 02121
  • Contact:
    Tomeka Hall
  • send an email
  • 617-821-2357
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Sports and health
  • Posted:
2025-05-02T10:00:00 - 2025-05-02T13:00:00

Social Gathering for Older Adults is a FREE 16-week connection series for Boston’s older adults offering board games, fitness classes, a social hour and guest speakers over coffee and tea.

For more information and to RSVP, contact Tomeka Hall at 617-821-2357 or tomeka.hall@boston.gov

May 2, 2025
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Wednesday and Friday, starting from April 16, 2025, until July 16, 2025
  • Boston Center for Youth and Families
    Holland Community Center
    Dorchester, MA 02121
  • Contact:
    Tomeka Hall
  • send an email
  • 617-821-2357
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
    Sports and health
  • Posted:
2025-05-02T10:00:00 - 2025-05-02T13:00:00
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Sample New Programing for Older Adults (Age 55+)

Boston's Age Strong Commission in activating Union Church with older adult programming!

May 6, 2025
  • 9:00am - 1:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Tuesday and Thursday, starting from April 22, 2025, until December 31, 2025
  • Union Church
    485 Columbus Ave
    South End, MA 02118
  • Contact:
    Nuria Silva
  • send an email
  • 617-635-3979
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    South End
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
  • Posted:
2025-05-06T09:00:00 - 2025-05-06T13:00:00

Explore a variety of engaging activities and programs offered by Boston's Age Strong Commission.

For more info and to RSVP, contact Nuria Silva at 617-635-3979 or nuria.silva@boston.gov.

May 6, 2025
  • 9:00am - 1:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Tuesday and Thursday, starting from April 22, 2025, until December 31, 2025
  • Union Church
    485 Columbus Ave
    South End, MA 02118
  • Contact:
    Nuria Silva
  • send an email
  • 617-635-3979
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    South End
  • Event Type:
    Family friendly
  • Posted:
2025-05-06T09:00:00 - 2025-05-06T13:00:00
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Special Collections Open House: The American Revolution in Boston

Happy Patriots’ Day and Marathon Weekend! Did you know that April 19, 2025 is the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord—and the start of the American Revolutionary War? In honor of this anniversary, Special Collections and the Leventhal Map and Education Center are collaborating on an open house to highlight items for their collections relating to this event, as well as other major events of the American Revolution in Boston.

April 22, 2025
2025-04-22T11:00:13 - 2025-04-22T16:00:13

Stop by the Leventhal Map and Education Center to see their new exhibit, Terrains of Independence, which uses maps to highlight the geography of Boston and Massachusetts in the Revolutionary War. Then, head into their classroom to see related items from Special Collections across a variety of formats.

This open house will take place on both Saturday, April 19, and Tuesday, April 22, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The same items will be on display at both open houses. No reservation is required to attend.

April 22, 2025
2025-04-22T11:00:13 - 2025-04-22T16:00:13
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Special Collections Open House: The American Revolution in Boston

Happy Patriots’ Day and Marathon Weekend! Did you know that April 19, 2025 is the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord—and the start of the American Revolutionary War? In honor of this anniversary, Special Collections and the Leventhal Map and Education Center are collaborating on an open house to highlight items for their collections relating to this event, as well as other major events of the American Revolution in Boston.

April 19, 2025
2025-04-19T11:00:13 - 2025-04-19T16:00:13

Stop by the Leventhal Map and Education Center to see their new exhibit, Terrains of Independence, which uses maps to highlight the geography of Boston and Massachusetts in the Revolutionary War. Then, head into their classroom to see related items from Special Collections across a variety of formats.

This open house will take place on both Saturday, April 19, and Tuesday, April 22, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The same items will be on display at both open houses. No reservation is required to attend.

April 19, 2025
2025-04-19T11:00:13 - 2025-04-19T16:00:13
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Roxbury's Patriots' Day and William Dawes' Ride

Re-enactment of William Dawes' ride, breakfast for everyone, historic talks, activities for children, and a trolley tour of historic Roxbury.

April 21, 2025
2025-04-21T08:15:44 - 2025-04-21T12:00:44
April 21, 2025
2025-04-21T08:15:44 - 2025-04-21T12:00:44
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Parker-Vincent Alva: National Poetry Month

Come meet, write, read, and listen to poetry with the current Boston Youth Poet Laureate, Parker Vincent-Alva. For teens ages 13 to 19 years old.

April 29, 2025
2025-04-29T16:00:16 - 2025-04-29T17:00:16
April 29, 2025
2025-04-29T16:00:16 - 2025-04-29T17:00:16
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