Boys and Girls Club of Boston

Old-school rappers perform alongside talented Dorchester youth, ages 10-15, when the Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club hosts “Passing the Mic." ‘80s and ‘90s rap stars Chubb Rock, Dana Dane, Gizmo and Milk Dee of Audio 2, Joeski Love, and guest host Boston Celtics center Glen “Big Baby” Davis are headlining the event.

Proceeds benefit “Studio Heat,” the Music Clubhouse at the Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club in Dorchester.

Blue Hill Club 2nd Annual Comedy Show

Join the Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club for its 2nd annual Comedy Show to benefit Dorchester and Mattapan youth. Local comedians will provide the laughs!

Comedians: Lamont Price | Dave Russo | Kelly MacFarland | Joe Wong | Emcee'd by Patty Ross
Location: Showcase Live @ Patriot Place, Foxboro MA
Date: September 30, 2010
Time: 7 PM - VIP Ticket (Luxury Booth and Floor Seats)
8 PM - Showtime (doors open at 7:30 PM for standard tickets)
Tickets: Luxury Booth $400/4 people (includes dinner) | Floor Seats $75/1 person (includes dinner) | Loge & standing room $20/1 person

For ticket questions please call Cassandra Valentine 617-506-5391.

Free Performance by The Boston Landmarks Orchestra

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra, with Conductor and Artistic Director Charles Ansbacher,will bring free orchestral music to Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston through its Concerts for Children. The orchestra will perform Nkeiru Okoye’s The Journey of Phillis Wheatley, a narrated orchestral piece about the first African American to publish a book of poems. This program helps to expose young people to live classical music and teach them history lessons by performing works commissioned specifically for children based on significant events or individuals in Boston’s history.

Date: Thursday, August 5 at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Location: Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club, located at 15 Talbot Avenue in Dorchester

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit www.landmarksorchestra.org or call (617) 520-2200.

Boston's Best - Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club Comedy Fundraiser

Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009

Time: 6 p.m. Private VIP Cocktail reception | 8 p.m. Showtime

Location: Showcase Live, Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA

Ticket Information:

View seating chart here

$30: Left, Center and Right Loge

$50: Center Stage (With a $25 upgrade, receive a ticket to the VIP Cocktail
reception)

For information on purchasing tickets please contact Cassandra Valentine at 617-506-5391 or cvalentine@bgcb.org.

Boston’s funniest comedians will take the stage for a good cause when Patty Ross, a nationally recognized comedian, actress and motivational speaker, hosts a stand-up show to benefit the Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club in Dorchester. Boston comedians - including Larry Lee Lewis, Johnny Pizzi, Dave Russo, Jessica Casciano, Joe Carroll, Mike McDonald, Don Gavin, Cory Manning and Lamont Price - will perform at this benefit, which will raise funds for the Club’s Performing Arts program – a safe haven where urban youth can express themselves, discover hidden talents and develop new skills in dance, musical theater, comedy and drama.

Blue Hill Club Performing Arts Center Presents:

April "All About Dance" Master Classes & Workshops

FREE BREAK-DANCE WORKSHOP WITH YAK BREAK-DANCE CREW

Thursday, April 9 | 4-5 p.m. ages 9-11 | 5-6 p.m. ages 6-8

FREE BELLY-DANCE WORKSHOP WITH KATTIE

Friday, April 10 | 5-6 p.m. ages 9-11

OPEN BELLY DANCE CLASS WITH KATTIE

Saturday, April 11 | 1-2 p.m. all ages | Cost $5 per person

SPECIAL SHOWCASE BY YAK BREAK-DANCE CREW

Saturday, April 11 | 5-7 p.m. open to the public | $10 Adults | $5 Children

THE ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER MASTER CLASS

Wednesday, April 29 | 5-7 p.m. open to the public / ages 11 & up

Blue Hill Club Members can participate for free

Non-Blue Hill Club Members $5 with a Club membership card | Non-Members $10

Pre-registration is highly recommended, space is limited!

Contact: Sophia Hyanes-Cardwell, Performing Arts Director at 617-506-5407

All proceeds benefit the Blue Hill Club Performing Arts Center

Releve Dance Program

Click on the images below to learn more about the upcoming Releve Dance Program that is free beginning in September for Club members.

Turkey give-away at Blue Hill Club

The Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club and the Nexus Alliance helped make Thanksgiving brighter for Dorchester families by handing out nearly 400 free turkeys to community residents on Sunday, November 23. Nearly 40 volunteers distributed the turkeys outside of the Club. The event was made possible by the Nexus Alliance, whose mission is to cultivate a network of black male professionals that provide an inclusive platform for mentoring, internal business development, community achievement and visibility. Nexus was also responsible for additional sponsors, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Metro PCS, Tremont Credit Union, Robert White Associates, Daniel Rivers (Nexus Alliance Founder), Pat Washington, Stephen Howard and the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.

The Ailey School Visit

Performing Arts students attended the world-famous Alvin Ailey School in New York City! Students participated in classes, went on a tour of the facility and met one of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company members. Click on the images below for a larger image.

Aerosmith's bassist visits the Blue Hill Music Clubhouse

Click on the image above to view a video of the session.

Tom Hamilton, the bassist from Aerosmith, visited the Blue Hill Music Clubhouse on Wednesday, April 9 to play music with Club members and give professional instruction. Mr. Hamilton also donated an electric guitar, keyboard and junior drumset to the Club. Ten members were chosen to participate in the event, which took place from 4 - 5 p.m. and was made possible in partnership with the Music & Youth Initiative; the sponsors of the Music Clubhouse.

Passion for Fashion: Fashion Show

The fashion show was held on April 5 and more than 200 members and parents attended the event. The event was a result of a Girls’ Group called Passion for Fashion, which was a sociological study of fashion, body image and identity, media, and self presentation. In the second half of the program the girls planned this fashion show. They chose four specific looks from their own closets to model during the show. The outfits were chosen in light of all that they learned about themselves during the program.