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  • Sunday, October 27, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Fall Pumpkin Fest

    Mayor Thomas M. Menino presents the Fall Pumpkin Fest on the Boston Common Frog Pond on Sunday, October 27th from 4:30 – 6:30 pm.  Bring an 8 inch or smaller carved pumpkin to the Frog Pond to float and help set the Pond aglow at twilight.  Interact with spooky ParkSCIENCE experiments from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Bio+Art Collaboration, and Boston Best Bees Company.  Wear your Halloween costume and participate in the Halloween Parade led by Frog Pond Freddie.  Watch Rosalita’s Ghoulish Puppet Show, a dazzling magic show by Kayla Drescher Magic, and a fun bubble show by “Bubble Man” Jim Dichter.  Try scarily delicious treats, refreshments and games from National Dairy Council’s Fuel Up to Play, Archway Cookies, New England Coffee, Magic 106.7 and more.  Bring donations of canned goods for CANshare, Mayor Menino’s annual food drive for those in need.  ParkSCIENCE is funded in part by a Green Parks Green Kids grant through a partnership between the National Recreation and Park Association and the National Recreation Foundation.  Free.

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  • Sunday, October 27, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Women’s Memorial

    Sunday, October 27, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Women’s Memorial

    We have learned that this coming weekend, the 10th Anniversary of the Women’s Memorial between Fairfield and Gloucester Streets on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall will be celebrated.  Enjoy a charming video of the making and the dedication of the statue at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12t429KHAL8&feature=youtu.be, featuring a young Tom Menino.

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  • City of Boston Open Space Plan 2015 – 2021 Questionnaire

    The City of Boston is preparing a new citywide Open Space Plan for the years 2015 to 2021. As part of this effort, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has developed a questionnaire to enable the public to provide valuable input about their park use and preferences.

    Mayor Thomas M. Menino understands the importance that Boston’s citizens place on open space and parks and the need for balanced development. With that in mind, the Parks Department is developing a multi-year integrated plan for open space protection and development.

    The Open Space Plan will look at all public open space, regardless of ownership, including parks, playgrounds, squares, malls, urban wilds, community gardens, cemeteries, greenways, trails, thoroughfares, and harbor islands. The Plan will also look at city residents to understand demographic and socio-economic trends which impact the use of open space.

    As part of the data collection process, an environmental inventory is compiled enabling natural areas to be targeted for protection and stewardship in a priority plan. Natural features of our parks, rivers and harbors, wildlife, geologic features, soils, and vegetation become part of this truly comprehensive Open Space Plan.

    Public participation is crucial to the success of the Plan and the key ingredient to helping us make our parks and open spaces better. The Department is reaching out to users of the parks, playgrounds, and other open spaces in the city, both residents and visitors, to learn about how they use open space in Boston and how their experience can be improved.

    PLEASE FILL OUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE ONLINE!! IT’S EASY AND QUICK. You will find links to the questionnaire in English, Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Cape Verdean Creole, and Portuguese available at http://www.cityofboston.gov/parks/about/questionnaire.asp.

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  • Saturday, June 22, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – The Evening Garden Club of Roxbury Garden Tour 2013

    On Saturday, June 22, from 10 – 3, rain or shine, The Evening Garden Club of Roxbury will sponsor its 2013 Garden Tour.  The self-guided tour features six unique residential gardens PLUS the West Roxbury Public Library Reading Garden, the Theodore Parker Church garden with “Landscape Triptych” stained glass windows, and the Patrick Lyndon School teaching garden.  Raffle table at the library will feature over 30 donated items, including Red Sox tickets from Mayor Thomas M. Menino.  Advance tickets ($15) are available at Halls of Tara, 2051 Centre Street, Maria Lisa Bridal & Boutique, 1754 Centre Street, Picture This, 2093 Centre Street, and from any Evening Garden Club of West Roxbury member.  Tour day tickets ($18) may be purchased at the West Roxbury Public Library and other tour sites.  All proceeds benefit civic beautification projects.

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  • Wednesday, May 15, 11:00 am – Party in the Park

    The Chairs of Party in the Park announce a 10th anniversary goal of $1 million and the founding of the Olmsted Tree Society, at the Justine Mee Liff Luncheon Party in the Park, to be held on Wednesday, May 15 in the Kelleher Rose Garden, The Fenway, beginning at 11:00 am.  The 2013 Liff Spirit Award will honor Thomas M. and Angela Menino, Mayor and First Lady of the City of Boston.  Proceeds from the luncheon will benefit the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, preserving Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace.  $750 per person – please respond by April 26.  Valet parking and a complimentary trolley will be available.  Make checks payable to Justine Mee Liff Fund for the Emerald Necklace, and send to the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115.  If you wish to pay with a credit card, call 617-522-2700 or visit www.emeraldnecklace.org.

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  • Wednesday, November 28, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Honoring the Life of Donald V. Little

    Mayor Thomas M. Menino, along with Annette Born, Harry Collings, Adrienne Camier, Julia Donahue, Christine Dunn, Pam Lazares, and Judith Little, invite you to join them for a holiday jog, nog and nod to honor the life of horseman Donald V. Little (pictured below at Myopia as a teenager,)  and to support the continuation of The Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit, on Wednesday, November 28, from 5:30 – 7:30 at The Parkman House, 33 Beacon Street in Boston.  Donation $500.  The Mayor thanks sponsors Christy and Jay Cashman, Julie and Ron Druker, Elizabeth L. Johnson, Barbara and David Roby, and The Friends of Post Office Square.

    There are many wonderful adjectives that come to mind when Don’s name is mentioned.  The phrase one hears most is “bigger than life.”  Don was that!  His life and the equestrian world were intertwined.  The Mounted Unit was one of his favorite causes.  Don was a keystone figure early on to help save Boston’s six horses.  We honor and thank him.  For more information, contact Julia Donahue at jdonahue@baystatefinancial.com, or call 617-585-4534.

  • Monday, November 7, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit Party

    Please join The Honorable Thomas M. Menino and the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit on Monday, November 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 for cocktails and light fare to honor Henry Lee and Betsy Shure Gross for establishing and founding the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit.  The event will take place at Parkman House, 33 Beacon Street in Boston, and space is limited.  $500 per ticket.  Make checks payable to the Justine Mee Liff Fund for Friends of the Boston Park Rangers, and mail to Emerald Necklace Conservancy, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115.  RSVP by telephone to Ashley Helie at 617-522-2700, or email ahelie@emeraldnecklace.org by October 24, if possible.

  • Volunteers Needed to Plant Daffodils October 22 or October 29

    Mayor Thomas M. Menino has announced that 40,000 daffodil bulbs will be planted in late October (October 22 or 29) along Boston’s public ways, including sidewalks, medians and paths.  The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is seeking volunteers to assist with the plantings and suggestions for locations to be beautified.  Sign up today by filling out a form to support the daffodil planting program at www.cityofboston.gov/parks/daffodil_signup.aspx.  Take photos of your group planting.  Photos may be viewed on Facebook and will be submitted to local newspapers.  Email parks@cityofboston.gov if you need more information or have any questions.

  • Thursday, June 2, 11:00 am – Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion Opening

    Join the Boston Harbor Alliance for an opening celebration on Thursday, June 2 at 11 am.  Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Ms. Victoria Reggie Kennedy, and other dignitaries will join Boston Harbor Island Alliance and National Park Service staff on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway to open the new $5,000,000, 2,500 square foot Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion.  This pavilion is the first structure to be built on the Rose Kennedy Greenway and will be a new gateway for residents and tourists to the Boston Harbor Islands National Park area.  The structure is located in the Wharf District Parks (between State Street and Atlantic Avenue.) We have to admire the contractor who got away with charging the government $2,000 per square foot.  Come view our tax dollars at work.

  • Wednesday, March 23, 12:00 noon – Groundbreaking Ceremony at Brewer Fountain

    The Friends of the Public Garden, in association with the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, and Boston Parks Commissioner Antonia Pollak, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of construction of the Brewer Plaza and surrounding green space near the Brewer Fountain by Tremont Street on Wednesday, March 23, at noon.