The RED HOT Chili Cook-Off

Saturday, June 5th, 7-10 pm

Featuring: Matt O'Neill (head chef at Best of Boston's Blue Ox); Representative Robert Fennell (Capitol Diner); Rolly Hayes (Rolly's Tavern on the Square); Taso Nikolakopoulos (John's Roast Beef); Dave Parsons (voted #1 chef at the Topsfield Fair), and many more!

50/50 Raffle, Silent Auction, Carnival Games, The Wall of Miniatures and more!

Tickets to benefit LynnArts Community Art Center , 25 Exchange St., Lynn,

$30 in advance, $35 at the door

For more information call 781.598.5244 or visit the LynnArts website, www.lynnarts.org

The Senior Community Service Employment Program is an opportunity for non-profit organizations to build capacity.  This program offers additional workers for agencies and organizations at no cost.  Please see the attached PDFs for more information.

    The World Folk Fest will be taking place in Lynn Heritage State Park (on the harbor - off the Lynnway) Sat. Oct. 10th, 2-6pm

Performers:  Julio Bare and musicians from Central and South America. Italian songs: Ralph Mancini and Friends, Historic Hysteria Band: American, Cajun.  Fargenign (Joy): Lynn's Russian/Jewish Choir.  Greek songs: Tery Lemanis and friends.  Mamadou's African drum workshop.

We need:  people who play oud, kora, sitar, erhu.  Food from ethnic restaurants.  Donations.

Contact:  Rose: 781.598.5399, David: 781.595.8701, david.gass@comcast.net

Sponsors:  Friends of Lynn Heritage State Park, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay - SCI, Lynn- Communities That Care - St. Pius St. Mary's, Sacred Heart schools

Central Square goes to the dogs with their 4th Annual Dog Days of Summer Parade and Pageant on Thursday, August 20th. Bring your best friend down to the Square for a chance to win prizes while enjoying music, entertainment and more!

Lynn Parks and Recreation presents the Sandcastle Contest. Come one, come all to build a beautiful sandcastle or enjoy the work of others. This new and exciting event will take place on Wednesday, July 15th 2009 from 10 AM to 1 PM at Halfway Point (Lynn/Nahant Beach).

The City of Lynn welcomes all to attend the next 3rd Thursday event on Thursday, July 16th, an International Film Festival. Enjoy films from all over the world in Central Square. Join us earlier in the evening for an array of family friendly favorites. Once the sun sets, enjoy a film under the stars. For more information please click here.

INQUIRY: Do you or someone you know have housing opportunities for AmeriCorps members serving in Lynn? SCI Lynn has recruited another group of 4 incredible AmeriCorps members that will serve the City of Lynn from September 2009 to June 2010. These members will coordinate civic engagement initiatives in the areas of Engaging Youth, Building Bridges, Connecting Citizens, and Developing Leaders.

Majority of our members are recent college graduates traveling from various cities across the nation to serve. Each of them share a common enthusiasm for public service and academic excellence. It would be a particularly rewarding experience for members to connect with residents of Lynn who could steer them in the right direction to find housing opportunities at a modest rate in the community they serve.

We hope to enlist your support and participation in helping our 2009-2010 SCI Lynn AmeriCorps members find housing and become acclimated to the neighborhood. To connect with the members and learn more about how you can support their transition to Lynn please contact Amanda Richardson at 781-599-1269 or via email at arichardson@socialcapitalinc.org.

 For more information about AmeriCorps click here. To view the position descriptions of SCI's AmeriCorps members please download the attached documents below.

Girls Inc. has a New Home! Girls Inc. of Lynn has moved into its newly renovated historic building on 50 High St. in the Highlands Neighborhood. Thanks to all the help of countless donors their new home is complete! Girls Inc. hopes you can join them to celebrate at the official ribbon cutting ceremony. The festivities begin Monday, June 22nd at 11am. PLEASE rsvp if you plan to attend to jlawrence@girlsinclynn.org.

All are welcome to ride into Boston from Lynn City Hall to see The Color Purple at the Wang Theatre on Wednesday, June 17th at starting at 7 PM. This event is made possible by Lynn Parks and Recreations, a division of the Department of Public Works. Tickets cost $85 per person, including orchestra seating and bus transportation. For more information and depature times please please visit http://www.ci.lynn.ma.us/calendar.shtml.

Third Thursdays returns to Central Square on Thursday, June 18th from 5 PM until 8 PM. The first party ever! Music, dancing, performances, food vendors, raffles, crafts for kids and more! The following artist are scheduled to perform: DJ Dave Riley, Belly-dancer Suzan, Easy Lynn Pop Warner Cheerleaders, The Lynn Breakdancers, West Lynn Pop Warner Cheerleaders and 'In the Making' step and dance group. Everyone is welcome to join in. There will be fun for all ages. For more information checkout www.thirdthursdayslynn.com or call Cynthia and Jen at (781) 598-5244.