DOT BY THE DAY January 16 - 21, 2016

Saturday (16th) – Strike out Parkinson’s Disease with Team PAN with a bowling tournament and a silent auction at Boston Bowl, 820 Morrissey Blvd., Dorchester. 11 a.m. $25 per person, children under 12 are free. Free food, drink, and shoes, too. To donate, please write out check to: Strike out Parkinson’s Disease
Send check to: 296 Ashmont St., Dorchester.

Monday (18th)
– Free admission for all at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Sponsored by Citizens Bank.

• 46th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast, 8 a.m. at Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer St., Boston. Tickets online at mlkbreakfastbostomn.org or call 617-536-0872. Keynote address by Dr. Ruth Simmons, president emerita of Brown University. Event proceeds fund student scholarships and community programs sponsored by Union United Methodist Church and St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church.

• St. Katherine Drexel Parish on Blue Hill Avenue hots its 31st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. prayer breakfast sponsored by the Office of Black Catholics. Tickets are $15 and on sale through Jan. 14. Contact Pat Smith at naynapat@comcast.net for tickets, which are not available at the door. Rev. Dr. Gloria E. White-Hammond if the featured speaker.

• Benkadi Drum and Dance African Journey performs in a special Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebrate event at the JFK Library, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The performance showcases the traditional rhythms and movements from West African countries. Reservations are required for all visitors to this free program. To make a reservation, please visit jfklibrary.org, or call 617-514-1644 and leave your full name, the number in your party, and your contact information.

Tuesday (19th)
– John W. McCormack Civic Association meets at 7 p.m. at Parish Hall of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta church. More at McCormackCivic.org.

• Mayor Martin Walsh delivers his State of the City address at Symphony Hall, 6 p.m.

Wednesday (20th)
– The Polish American Citizens Club celebrates the installation of new club officers and board of directors with a cocktail reception and performances by Krakowiak Polish Dancers of Boston from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 82 Boston St., Dorchester. Tickets $25 per personavailable online at www.picatic.com/PC-InstallationReception or at DJ’s Market, Euromart, and Baltic Deli.

• BRA hosts public meeting on proposed New England Heritage Homes at the Codman Square Health Center’s Black Box Theatre, 6:30 p.m. Contact Michael Rooney at 617-918-4237 for more info or see BostonRedevelopmentAuthority.org

Thursday (21st)
– The next monthly meeting of the Boston State Hospital Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) will be held at the Foley Building, 249 River St., Mattapan from 6-8 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend.

• BRA hosts public meeting on proposed Indigo Block Redevelopment at Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Rd., Dorchester, 6:30 p.m. Contact Lance Campbell at 617-918-4311 for more info or see BostonRedevelopmentAuthority.org.

Mattapan/Greater Boston Technology Learning Center Inc. offers free social media course beginning today 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or 5:30-7:30 p.m. See mattapantech.org


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