BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Madison Park Development Corporation - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Madison Park Development Corporation X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.madison-park.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Madison Park Development Corporation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20150101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161028T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161028T220000 DTSTAMP:20260206T021651 CREATED:20160613T233031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161003T080408Z UID:10000457-1477681200-1477692000@www.madison-park.org SUMMARY:MPDC's 50th Anniversary Gala DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us at our Gala Celebration on October 28\, 2016 at Hibernian Hall’s beautiful ballroom.  With music\, video\, and community leader awards and a dance party\, the Gala in the culminating event that celebrates MPDC’s achievements\, honors community supporters\, and looks to the future with a sanguine eye. \n50th Anniversary Community Catalyst Awardees: \n  \n \nState Representative Gloria Fox\, serving 7th Suffolk District since 1987\, Lifetime Achievement Award – Rep. Fox has faithfully served the people of the 7th Suffolk District as their State Representative since 1987. She has spent her adult life advocating for human\, social and economic development issues for those whose voices need to be heard. \n  \n  \nBing Broderick\, Executive Director of Haley House – Bing is Executive Director of Haley House\, a sister organization that provides food\, housing\, community events\, and job training to residents of Roxbury\, the South End\, and beyond. A community activist\, Bing joined Haley House in 2005\, which is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary. \n  \n  \nEric Hall\, Sr.\, Resident Leader – Born and raised in Orchard Park (now Orchard Gardens)\, Eric is a lifelong volunteer and community leader who has made an impact on thousands of individuals as an educator in the areas of financial empowerment\, business enterprise\, and personal development. \n  \n  \nJacqui Parker\, award-winning Roxbury playwright – Jacqui is playwright in residence at Hibernian Hall residing in Dudley Square. She is an actor and director and the artistic director of Our Place Theatre\, and founder of the African American Theatre Festival at Boston Center for the Arts\, which has sought out and promoted works by people of color. \n  \n  \nJoyce Stanley\, Executive Director of Dudley Square Main Streets – Joyce has served as the Executive Director of Dudley Square Main Street for over two decades. She has spent her career weaving together her interests in neighborhood planning\, historic preservation\, real estate\, history\, and art. \n  \n  \nDarnell Williams\, President and CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts – Darnell is a well-respected community leader and resident of Roxbury. He is the President and CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts\, a nonprofit organization providing services and programs in education\, career and personal development and employment for African-Americans and other residents of color. \n  \n  \nTo purchase tickets or become a sponsor click here. URL:https://www.madison-park.org/event/sparks-arts-50th-anniversary-gala/ LOCATION:Hibernian Hall\, 184 Dudley Street\, Roxbury\, MA\, 02119\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,MPDC50 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.madison-park.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gala-image.gif GEO:42.32875;-71.0820409 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hibernian Hall 184 Dudley Street Roxbury MA 02119 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=184 Dudley Street:geo:-71.0820409,42.32875 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160927T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160927T100000 DTSTAMP:20260206T021651 CREATED:20160906T224131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160920T062848Z UID:10000475-1474963200-1474970400@www.madison-park.org SUMMARY:Historic Tour Celebrating a Half Century of Activism\, Renewal\, and Culture DESCRIPTION:Join us in September to learn about MPDC’s origins and hopes for the future.  State representative and esteemed local historian Byron Rushing will lead an interesting discussion of the history of Lower Roxbury and the origins of MPDC.  CEO Jeanne Pinado will reflect on the past and give us a sneak peek of upcoming projects.  We will gather on the 12th floor of Smith House (which has stunning views of the Boston skyline) for breakfast and conversation.  The morning will conclude with a short walking tour. \nTo RSVP please click this link. \nFor more details please contact Kay Mathew at 617.849.6335 or kmathew@madison-park.org. \n  URL:https://www.madison-park.org/event/historic-tour-celebrating-half-century-activism-renewal-culture/ LOCATION:Smith House\, 757 Shawmut Avenue\, MA\, 02119\, United States CATEGORIES:MPDC50 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.madison-park.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mpdc45th2-thumb-520x371-53009.jpg GEO:42.3320251;-71.0842593 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Smith House 757 Shawmut Avenue MA 02119 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=757 Shawmut Avenue:geo:-71.0842593,42.3320251 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR