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6th Annual Big Head Community Festival

The Big Head Festival is a day of family fun that is entertaining and educational. It features performances, art making, storytelling, face painting, and educational workshops, as well as local vendors offering a wide variety of artifacts, clothing, books and food. And it is all open and free to the public. The Big Head Festival […]

Veteran’s Job Fair

We hope hundreds will turn out for this event for Veterans and their families! We have secured a great group of companies that are aggressively recruiting for good jobs.   In addition to the list on the flyer, we’ll also have the following companies on site accepting applications and hiring on the spot: The US Census […]

HUSTLEX2: CAREER AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE

BE EMPOWERED BY WOMEN WHO HAVE LEARNED TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE BOTH WORLDS! Do you love your job, but still passionate about building a side hustle?   Do you hate your job and want to start a business?​   Come hear from career focused and entrepreneur driven women – all experts in their fields who also have […]

Doin’ It with Finesse! NEW DATE!

The Doin’ It with ‘FINESSE!’ FUNK Fest has a NEW DATE! A FULL DAY of Old School FUNK and a little bit of soul…because we got LUTHAH!! Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, MA SATURDAY, October 6th 12PM-10PM Features “Lufa” (if you know him, LOL!) Luther Vandross RE-Lives (with William Wardlaw singing LUFA), along with international artist […]

For Gold & Glory | A Special Viewing

In honor of Black History Month, please join us at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum for a special viewing of For Gold & Glory, a PBS documentary directed by Todd Gould, which focuses on Charlie Wiggins, “the Negro Speed King,” and the creation of the national racing league for African Americans. During the 1920s, before […]

2020 Build Black Wealth: FREE Monthly Series

It’s no secret there is a huge disparity of wealth amongst races in the greater Boston area. Roxbury Community College has partnered with Our Village Initiative to bring some gold nuggets to the community. We’ve decided to take the issue from conversation to action. Bringing tangible steps people of color can take to increase their […]

The Berklee BEANTOWN JAZZ FESTIVAL

The annual Berklee Beantown Jazz Fest RETURNS! Saturday, September 29, 2018 12PM-6PM starting at the corner of Columbus and Massachusetts Avenues Featuring the Rina Yamazaki Trio, Jason Palmer, Catherine Russell, Tia Fuller’s Diamond Cut, Gerschlauer/Fiuczynski “Mikrojazz” with Utar Artum, Drew Gress and special guest Jack DeJohnette AND MORE ARTISTS!!! This event is open to the […]

SOCA FITNESS: It’s A LEAP YEAR WINE UP!!!

  Heelloo BOSTON Famalay!! I’m super excited to be invited to your city all the way from Charlotte NC by way of Grenada WI to bring you a Soca Fitness experience like no other!! Grab your friends & get ready for a FUN FITNESS turn up like no OTHER.. so if you love Soca music, […]

FREE COMMUNITY COOKOUT: Supreme Team

The Supreme Team’s Family Friendly Collaborative presents its annual FREE COMMUNITY COOKOUT! FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! ALL AGES WELCOMED! Every Year on Labor Day – Monday, September 3rd 2PM-8PM This event will be held in a NEW LOCATION this year – Franklin Park Circuit Drive, behind the Shattuck (in the space where Juneteenth […]

Volunteers Needed to Play with Children Living in Homeless Shelters

Become a superhero to homeless children living in shelters in the Boston area. Volunteer just two hours a week with Horizons for Homeless Children, and you can make a difference in their lives. Locations in Dorchester, Roxbury, East Boston and Mattapan. An initial training and a commitment of two hours a week for six months […]

GMNC MONTHLY MEETING | FEBRUARY

The Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council (GMNC) will hold its scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, February 3, 2020, from 6:30 – 8 p.m., at the Mildred Ave Community Ctr. Our presenter is Segun Idowu, Executive Director of BECMA – will focus on BECMA’s stated solutions to the lack of racial equity in public contracts in both the City and […]

Millennial’s Meet, Mix & Mingle (Ages 22 – 37)

Millennials Speed Date Night With Boston’s Own Courtney B & DJ G7 Tickets on Eventbrite @Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen (Your Favorite Intersection) 604 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02118 Meet Millennial singles in a coordinated and comfortable setting where a first date can turn into several more. Our seated singles speed dating events allow you […]