Past DotOUT events:
Boston Pride Parade DotOUT style
June 12th 2010 12:00-3:00pm • Boston Pride parade
Represent Dorchester and raise some Dorchesteria by riding our float and partying it up for the hottest GLBT section of Boston. Otherwise, stand on the sidelines and cheer on your home neighborhood!. See our event on Facebook here.
Dorchester Day Garden Party
June 6th 2010 5-8pm • Cedar Grove Gardens at 911 Adams Street
A new, more open tradition. Enjoy the last few hours of Dorchester Day with some wine, beer and a BBQ in a garden setting hosted by Cedar Grove Gardens owner and DotOUT steering committee member, Richard O'Mara. See our event on Facebook here.
Dorchester Day Garden Party
June 6th 2010 5-8pm • Cedar Grove Gardens at 911 Adams Street
A new, more open tradition. Enjoy the last few hours of Dorchester Day with some wine, beer and a BBQ in a garden setting hosted by Cedar Grove Gardens owner and DotOUT steering committee member, Richard O'Mara. See our event on Facebook here.
2010 Dorchester Day Parade
June 6th, 2010 1-3 pm • Dorchester Avenue
DotOUT represents the GLBT community in the most diverse parade in the city: Join us on or behind the float or just watch from the sidelines. Join us early before we line up, at 10:30 am at 911 Adams Street or by 12 noon at the parade staging area. See our event on Facebook here
Dorchester Day Float Build-a-thon!
June 5, 2010, 12:00pm - 5:00pm 36 Milton Street
We're in need of help for the constructification of our over-designed float. Mix and match screws with painted nails to help us create our masterpiece. At the same time, you'll be scouted for America's Next Top Float Maker and Extreme FloatMakeover, now on cable. You'll also comradaradize with others with muzak, drinks and more.
This is always a fun afternoon to put those creative constructions skills to work! Hope to see you there (across from Cedar Grove Gardens at 911 Adams Street).
DotOUT Annual Meeting
April 12, 2010 • Harp & Bard
Thank you to everyone who made DotOUT’s 2010 Spring Reception and Annual Meeting a great success. We were delighted to welcome more than 50 LGBT neighbors and friends to the Harp & Bard. Congratulations to four members elected to two-year terms on the DotOUT Steering Committee: Chris Brum, Dianne Curtin, Matthew Duffy, and Tony Gale
DotOUT's Bowling, Books, & Books!
March 21, 2010• Boston Bowl
Thanks to the over 60 DotOUT members came out for a for an afternoon of Bowling to benefit Boston Partners in Education at Boston Bowl on Morrissey Blvd! Some great photos taken by one of our DotOUT members here.
DotOUT Endorsement Meeting for City Council and Mayoral races
August 31, 2009 • The Ledge
DotOUT gathered at the new Lower Mills hot spot, The Ledge to meet and vote for endorsement of the mayoral candidates
and city councillor seats. After a contentious debate and series of votes, the results are here.
DotOUT at the Dorchester Beach Festival
August 8, 2009 • Savin Hill Beach
DotOUT joined other local organizations to celebrate the use of the Savin Hill beach area. We hosted a bean bag toss in the games pavillion. There was food, music, games and a beautiful day for everyone.
Dorchester Park Cleanup Day
Saturday, July 25, 2009 • Dorchester Park
DotOUT members came out and helped to clean up beautiful Dorchester Park, helping to make our neighborhood “cleaner and greener.” Refreshments were provided by the Dorchester Park Association.
DotOUT LGBT family outing to Franklin Park Zoo
Sunday, June 28, 2009 10am - 12pm • Franklin Park Zoo
Dorchester LGBT families and friends came out for a morning of fun at the Franklin Park Zoo!
DotOUT 2nd Annual Summer Solstice Tea Dance
Sunday, June 21, 2009 3:00 pm- 7:00 pm • dbar
Thank you to everyone who helped make DotOUT’s 2nd Summer Solstice Tea Dance at dbar another great success!
We are thrilled that hundreds of friends and neighbors turned out – despite rain and Father’s Day commitments – for a great afternoon. Great raffle prizes were won, we danced, drank and were visited by Mayor Menino as well as mayoral hopefuls city councilors Michael Flaherty and Sam Yoon. Special thanks to the staff of dbar, to our generous sponsors and prize donors, to our tireless volunteers, and most of all, to DotOUT members and friends who attended.
With the proceeds from this event, we look forward to sponsoring two upcoming community events in Dorchester…
The Dorchester Beach Festival: Saturday, August 8 at Malibu Beach, and
The Elsie Frank / Meals on Wheels 5K Road Race and Walk to benefit Kit Clark Senior Services: Saturday, September 26 at Pope John Paul II Park
Photos from the event.
Please support our generous sponsors:
DotOUT in the Dorchester Day Parade 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009 12:00 noon • Dorchester Avenue
We dazzled last year with our fabulous beach-themed float, and this year’s “green-themed” entry was just as good if not better! We marched and drove up Dorchester Ave with a great turnout of DotOUT members and supporters. The crowds were great in each of Dorchesters neighborhoods. Afterwards, we had a great DotOUT post-parade party generously hosted by DotOUT member Richard O'Mara and his partner Robert at Cedar Grove Gardens.
Special thanks to the DotOUT member team who helped design and build this great float on Saturday.
Some event photos can be found here.
We handed out wildflower seeds attached to cards promoting our upcoming tea dance at dbar to encourage people to make Dorchester a greener and more inviting neighborhood. Information on the seed mix and planting instructions are here
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DotOUT Annual Spring Reception and Elections
Monday May 11, 2009 6:30 pm - 8 pm • Tavolo Restaurant
Thank you to everyone who made the Spring Reception and Annual Meeting at Tavolo Restaurant another great success! More than 40 new and veteran DotOUTmembers gathered to hear about our progress over the past year and about exciting upcoming events.
Congratulations to two new members of the Steering Committee – Justin Holmes and Chris McCoy – and to several returning members elected to new terms. The Steering Committee officers and members for the year ahead are:
- Chris Horan, President
- Dianne Curtin, Vice-President
- Richard O’Mara, Treasurer
- Tony Gale, Clerk
- David Breen
- Mark Haley
- Justin Holmes
- Chris McCoy
- Stephanie Moura
DotOUT Fall Fling
Sunday, November 16, 2008 3:00- 7:00 p.m. • The Blarney Stone
Who doesn't love a good fall fling? The Blarney Stone was the venue for another great DotOUT Sunday afternoon event, featuring food, drink, music and fun with your neighbors. Over 150 danced, drank, and socialized a beautiful fall Sunday away.
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Pro-Equality Phone Bank Night
Oct 23, 2008 • 11 Beacon St., Suite 1125; MBTA: Park Street
DotOUT joined our friends at MassEquality to call voters across the country about critical elections for GLBT issues:
* Support of Barack Obama for President
* Support for pro-equality Massachusetts legislators
* Support "No on 8" for marriage equality in California
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DotOUT & FLAG football Friends & Family Day
October 18, 2008 10 - 2 pm • M Street Field in South Boston
DotOUT went out and supported Boston's FLAG flag football league. The league is a great group of GLBT friends and their allies. It was a beautiful day with football, food, and friends. The day was well attended by DotOUT at the M Street field in Southie. DotOUT also donated a Christmas tree to the FLAG football league's raffle. More information about the FLAG football league can be found at www.flagflagfootball.com
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Endorsement Meeting for Contested Dorchester State Races
September 8th, 2008, 6:30pm • Tavolo
Thank you for making our Endorsement Night at Tavolo such a success. With a strong turnout from members, elected officials and candidates, the event provided a great forum for lively discussion about issues of importance to Dorchester's GLBT community.
Congratulations to the candidates who received DotOUT endorsements. Please join us in supporting these incumbent legislators in their bid for re-election:
* State Senator Dianne Wilkerson (2nd Suffolk)
* State Representatives Marie St. Fleur (5th Suffolk)
* State Representative Willie Mae Allen (6th Suffolk)
For more information about the endorsements, visit http://www.dotout.org/Endorsement/endorsement.htm.
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DotOUT goes to the Boston Red Sox
August 12, 2008 • Fenway Park
Thanks to everyone who came out to root for the Red Sox as they played the Texas Rangers. We had a great turnout and a great game. The Red Sox kept us on our toes in one of the wildest games of the season. After establishing a 10 run lead in the first inning, the Rangers fought back to a final Red Sox win of 19-17.
Thanks to attendees generosity, DotOUT was able to allocate some of the ticket fees to allow DotOUT to purchase tickets to the Futures at Fenway farm league game on August 9, 2008 and send 50 kids from Dorchester to the game.
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Summer Solstice Tea Dance
June 22, 2008 • dbar
DotOUT threw an old-fashioned tea dance to celebrate the longest day of the year at one of Dorchester's hot-spots, dbar. We had tremendous turnout of over 250 people and socialized, drank, and danced the afternoon away. DotOUT held a raffle with many prizes generously donated by area businesses. Proceeds from the raffle allowed DotOUT to donate $1000 to Dot Art, a local organization that provides art education to children and adults in Dorchester.
Thanks to Brian Piccini for hosting us at dbar.
Thanks to the generosity of Cedar Grove Gardens for their support.
Thanks to Jeff Coakley and our media sponsor BayWindows
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Dorchester Day Parade
June 1, 2008 • Dorchester Avenue
DotOUT participated in the annual Dorchester Day Parade with a fabulous beach-themed float. Dorchester Avenue was lined with throngs of avid parade watchers as DotOUT rolled up the Avenue to the beat of some great music.
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DotOUT Annual Steering Committee Elections
April 16, 2008 • Harp & Bard
DotOUT held its annual membership meeting at the Harp & Bard. There was a great turnout of old and new members. This meeting kicked off a newly invigorated organization. There were great discussions on organization purpose and direction.
The Harp & Bard provided a great buffet of snack foods and served everyone cocktails during the meeting. The new organization by-laws were ratified and a new slate of steering committee members were elected. The organization also agreed to launch a great prescence in this year's 2008 Dorchester Day Parade.