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Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras’ Intensive Community Program Holiday Concert

  Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras’ Intensive Community Program (ICP) FREE Family Holiday Concert Sunday December 8, 2019 at 3pm Faneuil Hall Marta Zurad, ICP Conductor Nicole Cariglia, ICP Artistic Director Janet Underhill, ICP Artistic Director FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC   BYSO’s Intensive Community Program (ICP) presents its annual holiday concert featuring ICP musicians […]

END OF SUMMER COOKOUT

The Mayor’s Office of Health & Human Services, in partnership with Bank of America, the Pedro Martinez Foundation, and Hillsong Church, invite you to attend the 2019 End of Summer Cookout!! There will be music, a dunk tank, a bouncy house, carnival games, and free backpacks (as supplies last). If you would like to setup […]

FREE Labor Day COMMUNITY COOKOUT

The Supreme Team’s annual FREE Labor Day Community COOKOUT In collaboration with Urban Heat 98.1FM, Rhythm Nights, Row Dogs, Boston Police B3 and 365Dad Hosted by KENNY GRUBBS | Music by DJ Wade There will be FREE Food, Kids Dance Contest and activities for kids, teens and adults!! Food Trucks will be onsite (separate cost) […]

9th Annual African Festival of Boston

9th Annual African Festival of Boston Unite – Promote – Educate – Legacy Saturday, August 10, 2019  |  10AM-7PM Boston Common  |  139 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02111 The 9th Annual African Festival of Boston is considered the multicultural celebration of the year and the largest gathering of Africans in Boston featuring best of African […]

Mattapan Patriots POP WARNER ROCK THE BLOCK Community Block Party Event

Mattapan Patriots Pop Warner 5th Annual Fish Fry Fundraiser & Community Block Party Saturday, July 27th 12PM-6PM FREE to enter park – Bring CASH for fundraiser Food, Drinks & Raffles Almont Park 40 Almont Street, Mattapan, MA 02126 Games | Raffles | Flag Football | 3 on 3 Tournament | Zumba | Music | Live […]

Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park

Elma Lewis was one of Boston’s most revered cultural icons. In the 1950s, she founded the Elma Lewis School for Fine and Performing Arts, where thousands of African-American children and adults learned cultural history, explored their creativity, and cultivated their artistic skills. In the 1960s, Miss Lewis and her students cleared an overgrown area in […]

WICKED BIG BUGS Exhibit – Franklin Park Zoo

Open through Sept. 2 Weekdays 10:30AM – 4:30PM; Weekends 10:30AM – 5:30PM Giant BUGS have invaded Franklin Park Zoo! Roles will be reversed as you venture through the exhibit and find yourself looking up into the eyes of an 8-foot-tall tarantula, or at the tail of a mighty emperor scorpion looming 15 feet in the […]

FREE Neighborhood Nights at the Gardner Museum

Bring the whole family to the Gardner for FREE interactive evenings in our beautiful galleries and gardens. Enjoy performances, hands-on art-making, food trucks, a cash bar and gallery games. This summer, we invite you to engage with themes from our special exhibition Big Plans and represent your personal vision of community and belonging.  NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHTS […]

6th Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival plus Jazz & Gender Symposium

Join us for the 6th Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 28th 12PM-6PM featuring Elan Trotman, Carla Cook, Yoko Miwa, Eguie Castrillo and the Ron Savage Trio! FREE and open to everyone! Rain or Shine! LOCATION: Danehy Park | 99 Sherman Street | Cambridge, MA 02140 Also, a day earlier, on Saturday July 27th […]

ROXBURY UNITY PARADE

Roxbury, known for being the heart and soul of Boston’s black culture, will be celebrated for her beauty, diversity, culture, and her resiliency. Let’s walk to pay homage and celebrate our love for Roxbury – a city like no other! Roxbury Unity Parade Sunday, July 21, 2019 Walk begins at 1PM | WALKERS arrive at […]

Roxbury Rocks Music Festival

Roxbury Community College takes great pride in cultivating the Roxbury Rocks Music Festival.  Now in its 5th year, the Festival has been a family-friendly cornerstone in the Roxbury area each summer. This year is no different!  Our afternoon will include musical performances from some of the best local artists, free activities for children, free snacks […]

Roxbury Film Festival 2019

—– TIMES/LOCATIONS VARY based on the film/date —– The largest New England film festival dedicated to celebrating films by, for, and about people of color, the 21st Annual Roxbury International Film Festival gives voice to diverse cultures both local and worldwide. TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! For a list of the films screening, check out our […]