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Tag: Clarendon Street Playground

  • Wednesday, October 13, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Women at Play

    The Friends of the Esplanade Playspace  invite you to its First Annual “Women at Play” lunch reception on October 13, 2010. As they have gone through the process of trying to get a playspace built, they have come to realize the hard work and perseverance that goes into making a playground,  and wish to recognize some of the Boston women that led the way, including three current members of The Garden Club of the Back Bay, Sue Prindle, Lois Kunian, and Jeryl Oristaglio.

    Honorees

    * Sue Prindle & Lois Kunian, Clarendon Street Playground
    * Holly McGrath, Tadpole Playground
    * Jeryl Oristaglio, Stoneman Playground

    The details of the lunch reception are as follows:

    * Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
    * Time: 11:30 am – 1:00pm
    * Where: 8 Mount Vernon Place, Beacon Hill
    * Cost: $100 per ticket

    You may purchase tickets on line at www.esplanadeplayspace.org/luncheon-2010/.

    Friends of Esplanade Playspace

  • Saturday, May 8, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Clarendon Street Playground Family Fun Day

    Come to the Clarendon Street Playground on the corner of Clarendon and Commonwealth Avenue on Saturday, May 8.  There will be food, drinks, games, face painting, a balloon artist, entertainment, a juggling show with magic, prizes, and fun for all.  Pizza and drinks will be available for purchase, and an ice cream truck will visit during the event. The playground is in need of new toys – please bring a new, fun, weatherproof toy to leave that day.  Suggestions include sand shovels and pails, soft balls and bats, trucks, and push/riding toys.  Please, no jump ropes, skateboards, hard balls, or anything dangerous!  To make the day a success, the Playground Committee of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay needs volunteers.  Contact playground@nabbonline.com, or call NABB at 617-247-3961.

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  • Saturday, April 24, 8:30 – noon – Alley Rally

    What’s a good way to get to know your neighbors and work in a little exercise as well? The Back Bay Alley Rally! This annual neighborhood cleanup will take place on Saturday, April 24th, in conjunction with Mayor Menino’s Boston Shines. Volunteers of all ages gather with Chairs Ellen Rooney, Chris Mitchell and Roseann Colot at the Clarendon Street Playground at 8:30 am to fortify themselves with juice, coffee and doughnuts provided by our local stores. We then divide into teams and — using the rakes, shovels and brooms provided by the City of Boston — volunteers fan out to clean the alleys and side streets. Your labors will end at noon, when everyone returns to the playground for a picnic lunch, with food donated by our local businesses.  Bring your own fashionable gloves, of course.

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  • Saturday, April 3, 10:00 am – Spring Celebration with the Friends of Clarendon Street Playground

    Join the Friends of Clarendon Street Playground (corner of Clarendon Street and Commonwealth Avenue) on Saturday, April 3, beginning at 10:00 am, for an egg hunt, coffee and doughnuts, and a visit from the Easter Bunny!  Volunteers are needed to hide eggs at 8:00 am – if you are able to help with the event, contact playground@nabbonline.com, or call The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay at 617-247-3961.

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  • Saturday, October 31, 3:30 – 5:30 pm – Clarendon Street Playground Halloween Party

    Join your friends and neighbors for the Annual Halloween Party on Saturday, October 31, from 3:30 – 5:30 pm.  Pizza, drinks, and glow necklaces will be available for purchase.  Entertainment and variety shows will be provided by Jenny the Juggler.Hayrides around the neighborhood, photography by Aurora De Luca, and trick or treating safe house lists will be available as well.

    Marlborough Street between Berkeley and Fairfield Streets, as well as Dartmouth and Clarendon Streets between Commonwealth and Beacon, will be closed to traffic from 3:30 pm – 9:30 pm.  Parked cars may stay there during this time, but they cannot be moved.


    The Clarendon Street Playground Committee needs volunteers to make this event happen.  Please sign up for a 30 minute shift to help with the party.  Email playground@nabbonline.com.  Also, if you wish to be on the safe house list, call the NABB office at 617-247-3961, or email info@nabbonline.com.

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  • Friday, May 29, 1 pm – Mayfest

    On Friday, May 29, The Learning Project Elementary School will present its annual Mayfest celebration on the steps of Trinity Church facing Copley Square.  The festivities begin at one o’clock with a program of singing by Learning Project students, grades K-6.  The highlight of the performance is the weaving of the traditional Maypole by the sixth graders.  Former Garden Club of the Back Bay co-President Margaret Pokorny built the Maypole for the Learning Project, and the program is a delight for all ages.  In the event the construction currently underway in front of Trinity Church is not completed by May 29, the program will be moved to the amphitheater in front of First Church, Boston, on the corner of Marlborough and Berkeley Streets, and the Maypole will be danced at the Clarendon Street Playground.  The public is encouraged to attend.  Log on to www.learningproject.org, or call 617-266-8427 for more information.

  • Saturday, May 30, 11-2 – Clarendon Street Playground Family Fun Day

    Come to the Clarendon Street Playground on the corner of Clarendon and Commonwealth Avenue on Saturday, May 30.  There will be food, drinks, games, balloons, entertainment, prizes, and fun for all.  The playground is in need of new toys – please bring a new, fun, weatherproof toy to leave that day.  Suggestions include sand shovels and pails, soft balls and bats, trucks, and push/riding toys.  To make the day a success, the Playground Committee of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay needs volunteers.  Contact playground@nabbonline.com, or call NABB at 617-247-3961.

  • Monday, April 27, 9:30 a.m. – Coffee with Mayor Menino at Clarendon Street Playground

    Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department invite local residents to enjoy an informational Coffee Hour, sponsored by Dunkin’ Donuts.The Coffee Hours give residents a unique opportunity to speak directly with Mayor Menino about open space and other needs in their neighborhoods. Through these one-on-one discussions, Mayor Menino looks forward to hearing how the City of Boston can improve upon local parks, public areas, and city services. All participants will enjoy coffee and breakfast treats provided by Dunkin’ Donuts. In addition, each family in attendance will receive a flowering plant grown in the city’s greenhouses as a gift from Mayor Menino. Residents at the event will also be eligible to win a “Day on the Town” raffle prize package including a Dunkin’ Donuts gift basket, Macy’s and Legal Sea Foods gift certificates, Swan Boat rides, and free parking downtown for the day compliments of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority.

  • Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m. – Easter Egg Hunt

    The Friends of Clarendon Street Playground will host an egg hunt with coffee and doughnuts, plus a visit from the Easter Bunny, on Saturday April 11 at the Clarendon Street Playground at the corner of Clarendon and Commonwealth Avenue.  The gates will open at 10 a.m.  Volunteers are needed to help set up and hide eggs at 8 a.m.  To help with the event, please contact Sue Baker at baker.sue@comcast.net, or call 617-867-9501