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Twist & Shout! An Evening of Dance, Spoken Word & Music

OrigiNation is celebrating its 25th anniversary with this PHENOMENAL and INSPIRING performance by our Professional Dance Division.  NIA Dance Troupe, Girlz of IMANI, IMANI JR and Aleye Boyz Troupe will perform new and retrospective works from our repertoire from the past 25 years.  OrigiNation will also honor Antonio Ansaldi, Thaddeus Miles, Kaidi Grant (The Black […]

Farm Share Fair

Do you love local, fresh food? Maybe you’ve been thinking about joining a CSA – a Farm Share? A Farm Share program allows you to receive a fabulous box of great stuff every week direct from a Massachusetts farm. Join us at THE ARMORY in Somerville on MAY 10th and meet the fantastic farmers and […]

Skinner Auction | American & European Works of Art

Skinner begins the fall season with a two-day auction of American & European Works of Art, offering a wide variety of prints, photographs, paintings and sculpture from Old Master through Contemporary. Norman Wilfred Lewis (American, 1909-1979) Abstract Signed and dated “NORMAN LEWIS. 66” l.l. Oil on canvas, 38 x 56 in. (96.5 x 142.2 cm), […]

Celebrate the Official Opening of the New Neponset Greenway Path Extension

On Saturday, May 12 from Noon to 3pm everyone is invited to celebrate the opening of the Neponset Greenway path between Mattapan Square and Central Avenue. Festivities will take place at Ryan Playground in Mattapan and the Harvest Bridge (directly behind Ryan Playground) that connects the Mattapan and Milton sides of the Greenway. Festivities include […]

An Evening with NAVARASA created by SINDHOOR/NATYAVEDA/S M RAJU

WHEN: MAY 12- 13, 2018 SAT 12, 7.30PM: OPENING NIGHT SUN 13, 3PM WHERE: BLACK BOX AT THE BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116 TICKETS: Suggested donation $25: 857-389-0273 or sindhoormanager@gmail.com It is a fundraiser for “Dance For Everyone,” a free dance training program. ADDED VALUE: TALKBACK after performance and […]

PHEN Presents: “Daddy’s Boys” Stage Play

With highly entertaining music, drama and comedy, the Broadway-Style Stage Play “Daddy’s Boys” tells the story of a widowed father and his sons coming together through fractured relationships when faced with prostate cancer. PHEN is the nation’s leading prostate cancer patient education and advocacy organization focusing on the needs of African American men who have […]

Playspace Activity Leader Training

VOLUNTEER to help homeless children. 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 […]

Seeking local bands and performers

The newly formed Roxbury Cultural District seeks local bands to perform in their outdoor festival on Saturday May 19 in one of three venues. We seek performers representing the diverse rich culture of Roxbury from jazz to R&B, to reggae to Latino. Honorariums given to those bands and performers selected. All groups are welcomed to […]

CBES WALK FOR FALLS PREVENTION

Central Boston Elder Services WALK FOR FALLS PREVENTION in Dudley Square on Sept. 23 at 10 am Event sponsored by State Rep. Chynah Tyler  Led by State Rep. Chynah Tyler, CBES staff, program participants and community supporters and residents will walk through Dudley Square on Falls Prevention Awareness Day to raise awareness of the dangers of […]

Selma to Soweto: Songs of Power

MYSTIC CHORALE SINGS WITH YSAYE BARNWELL!! Come share the joy as 200 singers of the Mystic Chorale, led by Nick Page, perform SELMA TO SOWETO, songs of community, power and hope from the ongoing Civil Rights movements of South Africa and the US. Ysaye Barnwell, who has spent three decades singing with Sweet Honey In […]

Castle of our Skins presents: Ain’t I a Woman

The “Ain’t I a Woman” project explores Black feminism through music, arts, spoken word and history. Castle of our Skins will bring together local creatives, musicians, historians, and the sounds – both old and newly created – from female composers in a celebration of Black women and their creative power. Music by Jessica Mays (world […]

“We Dare Say Love”: Supporting Achievement in the Educational Life of Black Boys

“WE DARE SAY LOVE”: Supporting Achievement in the Educational Life of Black Boys Gutman Library Book Talk Featuring speaker – Jarvis R. Givens – Assistant Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Suzanne Young Murray Assistant Professor at the Radcliffe Institute Monday, September 23, 2019 (lunch will be served) 12-1:30pm Gutman Conference […]