Boston’s African-American community once was centered in the North End, then Beacon Hill, the South End, and the highlands of Roxbury. Tour three centuries of African-American neighborhoods on Feb. 12, during one of the city’s many events celebrating Black History Month. The Black History Trolley Tour departs Roxbury Heritage State Park (183 Roxbury St.) at 12:30 p.m. and Hotel 140 (140 Clarendon St.) at 12:50 p.m., and runs until 3 p.m. You will visit historic churches, hear about local struggles during the civil rights movement, and learn about Boston’s African-American art scene and most prominent figures. Tickets $25; one child under age 10 free with a paying adult. 617-417-1006,www.discoverroxbury.org
Roxbury tour hails area’s black history
Cranmore child-centered
Buy two full-price adult lift tickets at Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway, good through Thursday and March 14-25, and your child can attend one free Penguin or Adventure camp the same day. The full-day ski and snowboard instruction is geared to ages 4 to 14, and typically runs $115. Tickets are valid Mondays through Thursdays within the eligible period; you must reserve in advance by phone and mention the Midweek Penguin special when booking. Adult lift prices run $59. Add children’s rental equipment for an additional $10 per person, per day, for the child attending the camp. 800-786-6754, Ext. 4, www.cranmore.com
Be multilingual instantly
Ortsbo’s real-time automatic translator lets you chat with people in more than 50 languages, from Greek to Ukrainian to Vietnamese, using your native language. The free, web-based application works with 13 social media networks, including Facebook, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, iChat, and AIM, that allow you to instantly send and receive messages in your chosen language. It can translate multiple languages with multiple people at the same time.Ortsbo, which means “local’’ in Swedish, needs no special software, but you and your fellow chatters have to install Microsoft’s Silverlight plug-in. 800-395-9943,ext. 324, www.ortsbo.com
KARI BODNARCHUK
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