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Tennis for Everyone – Free Tennis Lessons for Kids and Adults

Tennis For Everyone provides free lessons for kids and adults in a family friendly format. It is intended for: Youth ages 7+ (beginner & intermediate) Beginner adults (see other programs on our website for non-beginners) We are looking for participants who are motivated and can attend regularly. We understand that you may just want to […]

New Year’s Eve Ice Sculpture Stroll

Celebrate winter with ice sculptures, food, art, and community in Roxbury! Then take the trolley to enjoy 30+ more sculptures around Boston’s waterfront–starting at the New England Aquarium (free tickets, supply limited). Free. More information. Questions? Contact us at waterways@tamcc.org or call 857.308.3016.

Crumbs From the Table of Joy

Adrift in Brooklyn during the racially charged 1950s, two teenage sisters Ernestine and Ermina live with their devout, recently widowed father, Godfrey, who follows the teachings of spiritual leader Father Divine. Almost to the point of obsession, Godfrey’s staunch beliefs cause his girls to heal their wounds with Hollywood films, daydreams, and lots of cookies. […]

Food Addicts Information Session

Sat, Jan 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM Add to calendar Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library, 41 Geneva Ave, Boston, MA, 02121 Are You Having Trouble Controlling the Way You Eat? Are you overweight? Underweight? Obsessed with food, weight, or dieting? You are not alone. Today, there is a solution. No dues, fees or weigh-ins! Join us […]

Roxbury Cultural District hosts A Winter NubianLand!

A Winter NubianLand is finally here! Join us for an evening celebrating the vibrant artists and merchants of the Roxbury Cultural District. Enjoy the sweet sounds of Roxbury’s own Fred Woodard Band, motivating Hip Hop and Spoken Word by Teen Empowerment, inspiring vocals of Karim Johnson, live art making with Alexis Smith, and many more! […]

Twilight at MAAM: Lights Out

As we approach the darkest evening of the year and the final days of our current exhibition, Displacement, embrace the night at Twilight at MAAM: Lights Out. Featuring an immersive, sensory-awakening performance by percussionist, composer, and digital media artist Maria Finkelmeier. Her dynamic performance on marimba, percussion, and electronics will offer moments of reflection juxtaposed with moments of […]

Sun-Music.net Presents Charenee Wade

Sun Music presents Charenee Wade Charenee Wade is an award-winning singer, arranger, educator and composer from New York City. She has excited audiences all over the world with her ingenuity, vibrancy and vocal dexterity. Gigwise recently named Charenee Ward one of the 27 standout contemporary female jazz vocalists who have made their mark in the […]

“Father and Son Reading” public conversation

John Wilson’s monumental Father and Son Reading models how tenderness and familial nurture dispel violence and communal distress. Learning to care matters, not just in families but also in the larger community. No work could better demonstrate this truth about learning together where one teaches another across generations. Come gain new insights into this major […]

Celebration of Hip-Hop with Kid ‘N Play

A Celebration of Hip-Hop! Join us for a night of Hip-Hop history. Kid ‘N Play headlines our 2nd Annual Celebration on November 13th. Celebrate their Hall of Fame induction and live performance. Tickets are available, but going fast. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass Ave, Boston @berkleebpc@berkleecollege#Berkleehiphophalloffame

Hollow Tree: A Film Screening and Conversation

Hollow Tree is a feature-length documentary that follows three teenagers coming of age in their sinking homeplace of Louisiana. For the first time, they notice the Mississippi River’s engineering, stumps of cypress trees, and polluting refineries. Their different perspectives — as Indigenous, white, and Angolan young women — shape their story of the climate crisis. Offered […]

Twilight at MAAM: Earth Studies featuring Skooby Laposky

Experience the museum through all of your senses. Join sound designer and artist Skooby Laposky for Earth Studies: Ancient/Future Sounds, a soundscape created in real time utilizing a pop-up garden teaming with ancient and future life. Create a work of art with natural and found materials in the Studio. And activate your tastebuds with a craft-your-own […]

Strings Entwined

This is a free event but where possible a donation of $15 per ticket would be graciously accepted.   DATE: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH TIME: 3PM ADDRESS: ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 14 CUSHING AVE, BOSTON   Join Convergence Ensemble for an enchanting program of music for violin, viola, and cello – Classic, Exotic, Moody, and Rhapsodic. This performance features […]