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CBES Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Elder Abuse Awareness Walk on Boston Common on June 15 Sponsored by Central Boston Elder Services, Ethos, Boston Senior Home Care, on Worldwide Elder Abuse Awareness Day  Speakers include MA Elder Affairs Sec. Elizabeth Chen, AG Andrea Campbell, DA Kevin Hayden  Central Boston Elder Services will join its partners in the aging services network on […]

Percussion Workshops & Concert

FREE Percussion Workshops & Concert in Dorchester with Acclaimed Musician & Teaching Artist Cornell Coley  Families Creating Together Sponsors Unique Musical Experience Children, youth and family members have the opportunity to join well-known percussion musician and Mattapan resident Cornell Coley for a free musical experience in Dorchester that explores exciting rhythms and songs from the […]

Focus Group | Share Your Ideas about the Earth’s Future

Have some free time on June 10 and June 11? Interested in sharing your ideas about the earth’s future? Please consider joining The American City Coalition (TACC) and our local co-host the Museum of Science, Boston for a focus group in Nubian Square. No experience necessary; all perspectives welcomed. $150 gift card provided. Lunch served. […]

Arias on the Steps: A free concert at the Urban Ministry

Arias on the Steps: A free concert at the Urban Ministry Opera couples with Broadway and all that jazz! Join us for an evening of beautiful music under the stars, with performances by: Sarah Cooper Joel LaRue Smith Marshall Hughes Special Guest: Ron Murphy The concert will feature works by Puccini, Sondheim, jazz by Laru […]

Ready Set Dance Summer Intensive

Does your child LOVE to dance!! Do they want to make new friends? Learn new dance techniques? Well, Ready Set Dance is THE place for them to be this summer!! Ready Set Dance is a five-week program that provides high-quality and low-cost dance instruction and performance opportunities to youth ages 8-13. It is open to beginner and intermediate students who WANT to dance! Students […]

Breath & Imagination: The Story of Roland Hayes

Before there was Marian Anderson, there was Roland Hayes – one of the first world-renowned African-American classical vocalists. Breath & Imagination is a play with music that chronicles the amazing journey of this pioneer from the plantation in Georgia to singing before kings and queens in Europe. At the heart of the story is Roland’s […]

NABA UMP’s 31st Anniversary Ebony Winter Gala

NABA/UMP in association with National Black MBA Association cordially invites you to the 31st Annual EBONY WINTER GALA. This year’s event will be better than ever with more surprises and announcements to come plus the great value and entertainment you have come to expect from the premiere Boston event. **Light fare & desserts, cash bar, […]

Tafuta! A Young Child’s Search for the True Meaning of Kwanzaa

This original production blends music, dance and spoken word to tell the story of a young child who is bullied in school because of her family’s tradition of celebrating Kwanzaa. The child ultimately embraces her heritage, discovers her voice and triumphs over the bullies. Tafuta! is the only play of its kind and is surely going to make audiences […]

Family Hike at the Arnold Arboretum: Short Days/Long Nights

Family Hike at the Arnold Arboretum:  December 16, from 2:00-3:30pm.  Meet inside the main gate at 125 Arborway.  We will hike the landscape and read a story, The Longest Night.  Afterwards, families are invited to make a paper chickadee in the Visitor Center lecture hall.  Free and open to all. For more information call 617-384-5209. […]

Cruz Companies Tree Lighting Ceremony

WHO: Cruz Companies WHAT: 33rd Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony WHERE: The Cox Building One John Eliot Square Roxbury, MA WHEN: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 5:30 P.M. HOW: Residents will sing songs and share the Christmas spirit, Refreshments will be served. WHY: the holiday spirit of giving back!

Upgrade My Life in 2019

The Upgrade My Life program has supported hundreds of Women since the TOLGI premier launch in 2017. We have seen hundreds of women reclaim their goals and it is exciting. Busy schedules, challenges, and personal responsibilities are aspects of living in our society. In this life we may face difficult setbacks and may choose to […]