Around Dedham: Events for Nov. 5-11, 2009
To submit an event e-mail: dedham@cnc.com. Deadline for submissions is Monday at noon.
Riverdale PTO to hold its first cook-off on Nov. 10
Riverdale Parent Teacher Organization will hold its first cook-off at the Brickhouse Café, at 107 Bridge St., on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The celebrity chefs will be Principal Doris Claypool and School Committee member Kevin Coughlin vs. Vinny Marino and staff. There are two seating times scheduled: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m. Meals include a salad, entrée and a glass of wine. Tickets are $35 a person. Make checks payable to Riverdale PTO.
Toastmasters to honor president of The Home for Little Wanderers at Dedham Hilton hotel on Nov. 7
Joan Wallace-Benjamin, the president and chief executive officer of The Home for Little Wanderers and former chief of staff for Governor Deval Patrick, has been selected as an outstanding leader and will be presented with a Communication and Leadership award by District 31 of Toastmasters International.
Around Dedham: Events for Oct. 22-31, 2009
To submit a listing for the events calendar, submit your announcement to The Dedham Transcript at 254 Second Avenue, Needham, MA 02494, or fax them to 781-433-8375 or e-mail dedham@cnc.com. Be sure to include the event name, date, time, location and any additional information about the event. Listings should be 30-50 words in length. Also include your contact information should we have any questions.
Around Dedham: Events for Oct. 1-7, 2009
To submit something for the calendar, e-mail dedham@cnc.com.
Summerfest schedule announced
The Norwood Arts Council has announced the lineup of events for Summerfest, a summer festival for the performing arts now in its 30th year.
PDF: See a description of each concert provided by the Norwood Arts Council.
Norwood Community Blood Drive
The Norwood Knights of Columbus Council 252 in conjunction with the American Red Cross will sponsor the Norwood Community Blood Drive on Monday, June 1, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Council Hall, 572 Nichols St., Norwood.
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Volunteers from Dedham Lowe’s help rebuild Dorchester home
With rakes in hand a team of Lowe’s volunteers, from stores in Dedham, Saugus, Weymouth and Woburn, was at Anna Marshall's Claybourne Street home Friday, Oct. 30 to remedy that situation. Using a $10,000 grant from Lowe’s, the nonprofit Rebuilding Together Boston arranged for various improvements to be made inside the home, including in the bathroom, where mold will be removed, the ceiling replastered and a new fan installed.
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Dedham residents get ready for a ‘super’ spooky night
Shopping with her mom at Spirit Halloween at the Dedham Mall, 8-year-old Emma Weiss had a certain costume in mind: a “candy corn witch” outfit that includes a layered dress, long black coat, black boots and “an up-do wig.”
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Dedham honored for setting good example
Dedham was given a 2009 Leading by Example Award today at the State House, a recognition of its environmental efforts on many fronts, from energy efficiency to green schools to the coming rollout of single-stream recycling.
Dedham native takes her underwater hobby to new level
After taking a few “breath holds,” a middle-age mom of three gets help putting steel shackles around her ankles and wrists and wrapping multiple chains around her body. Counting a 15-pound lead belt and nine padlocks, she straps on 55 pounds of weight in all.
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