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Healthy Kids Running Series Dorchester MA

HKRS is a national, community-based non-profit that provides a fun, inclusive five-week running series in the spring and fall for ages 2-14, designed for kids to get active, feel accomplished and lay the foundation for a healthy lifestyle.The running program provides a fun environment and builds self-esteem. The program  encourages kids to adopt a “Get […]

Dot Jazz: Eric Hofbauer’s Book of Fire

Greater Ashmont Main Street and Mandorla Music Events are very pleased to co-present the 2019-2020 Dot Jazz Series at Peabody Hall in the Parish of All Saints Ashmont.  Our February event will be the CD release concert for ‘Book of Fire,’ a collaboration between guitarist Eric Hofbauer and bassist Tony Leva out 1/31 on Creative […]

UMN’s 2nd Annual Boston BLACK EXCELLENCE Awards

Union of Minority Neighborhoods 2nd Annual “Boston Black Excellence Awards” A night of honoring individuals for leadership and impact The 2nd Annual Boston Black Excellence Awards UMN honors amazing people of the diaspora who have demonstrated leadership, dedication, and commitment to community. This year our theme is “Unsung Heroes & Sheroes” We are celebrating the […]

The Ties That Bind: A Concert Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry presents: The Ties That Bind: A Concert Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This Sunday, January 19 at 3 pm at The First Church in Roxbury,  10 Putnam Street, Roxbury, MA 02119. Opera UnMet, led by founder Marshall Hughes, brings a soul-stirring  performance. Not to be missed!  Suggested donation of $15 […]

Tufts: FREE DENTAL SCREENING

What is It? Senior dental students, under the supervision of Tufts Dental faculty, are providing free dental screenings to recruit patients for a licensure exam. If you qualify during the screening, you could receive specific dental services at no cost to you. You may qualify if you are over the age of 18 and have […]

Respect: A Boston Arts Academy Tribute to Aretha Franklin

You don’t want to miss Boston Arts Academy students paying tribute to Aretha Franklin—twice named “the greatest singer of all time” by Rolling Stone. This entertaining production showcases the best of all the Boston Arts Academy’s departments’ artistic work through an interdisciplinary collaboration. This year, BAA is partnering with Roxbury Community College to put on […]

Respect: A Boston Arts Academy Tribute to Aretha Franklin

You don’t want to miss Boston Arts Academy students paying tribute to Aretha Franklin—twice named “the greatest singer of all time” by Rolling Stone. This entertaining production showcases the best of all the Boston Arts Academy’s departments’ artistic work through an interdisciplinary collaboration. This year, BAA is partnering with Roxbury Community College to put on […]

Respect: A Boston Arts Academy Tribute to Aretha Franklin

You don’t want to miss Boston Arts Academy students paying tribute to Aretha Franklin—twice named “the greatest singer of all time” by Rolling Stone. This entertaining production showcases the best of all the Boston Arts Academy’s departments’ artistic work through an interdisciplinary collaboration. This year, BAA is partnering with Roxbury Community College to put on […]

Malcolm X Speaker Series

Event Details: Residence Inn 2001 Washington St. Boston/Roxbury 2020 Date(s) : Jan. 24th, Feb. 21st, March 20th 5:30-6:30 PM Includes: Discussions on Historical Moments in: Human Rights, Social Justice in Journalism & Malcolm X (1940’s – Today) A Colloquium with: Prof. A. Peter Bailey. Bailey is the former Editor of Ebony Magazine under LeRone Bennet […]

Community Outreach Meeting for a Proposed Cannabis Establishment

Notice of Public Meeting Notice is hereby given that a Community Outreach Meeting for a Proposed Cannabis Establishment is scheduled for: Monday, January 6, 2020 at 6PM At The Great Hall 6 Norfolk Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 The proposed Cannabis Establishment is anticipated to be located at: 571B Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 The will […]

BRAVEHEART: STORYTELLING FROM A SOULFUL PLACE

Being a woman/womyn is multi-disciplinary—requiring different roles to be adopted and hats to be worn each day. From mother and wife, to businesswoman and philanthropist, Isabella’s story and her Museum have provided multiple perspectives on the world in which we live today and imagine in the future. Listen to the interconnecting stories of women/womyn poets […]