What does it mean to be celebrated??? To be recognized. To be noticed. To be cheered. To be uplifted. Imagine a time in your life when you were celebrated, whether a birthday, an achievement, an award, and how being celebrated made you feel. Now, imagine that feeling for a whole community. To be recognized, noticed, […]
Event Neighborhood: Roxbury
Every Voice: Handel + Haydn Society at the UUUM at First Church
Please join the UU Urban Ministry in our First Church in Roxbury Meetinghouse for Every Voice, a special program of Boston’s renowned Handel + Haydn Society, in partnership with Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción. This year’s concert raises the voices of the LGBTQIA and Latinx communities, as well as veterans and others affected by war. You are invited […]
Roxbury Open Studios October 6 – 7, 2018
The 19th Annual ROXBURY OPEN STUDIOS, features local artists with their latest expressions and creations! Visit 7 personal studios and 3 major group sites: Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley Street, First Church – John Eliot Square, 10 Putnam Street, and AAMARP, 76 Atherton Street.Reception:Friday October 5 at the Museum of the National Center of Afro American […]
Boston Book Festival: Roxbury Edition
Boston’s most beloved book festival is coming to Roxbury! The full day of free, all-ages festivities will take place at the Bolling Municipal Building in Dudley Square on the same day as the Copley Square main event—on October 13, 2018—providing a rare opportunity to celebrate local authors alongside well-known writers from around the country. The […]
Welcome to the Next Steps for Boston Dance Information Session
Next Steps for Boston Dance responds to the needs of dance artists working in multiple genres to have the flexibilityto push creative boundaries, work in dedicated spaces, and have mentorship and/or skill development opportunities.Next Steps for Boston Dance supports choreographers creating original work in any genre to move forward and take a “next step” in […]
Oasis@Bartlett Kick Off Reception (A Night of Art and Poetry) Host by Dudley Café
Please join us to kick off the Oasis@Bartlett event. Oasis@Bartlett will serve as a green space performance and arts park in the heart of Roxbury. Featuring local artists promoting arts in the neighborhood. The vision for the park is for it serve as an OASIS for the community of Roxbury. As well as the city of Boston. […]
Who’s Who in Boston RoofTop Mixer
Fortunez presents #WhosWhoInBoston A formal #BlackTie Day Event for our community professionals & Entrepreneurs at the historical Bruce C. Bolling Municipal on 6th floor RoofTop deck. Hosted by: LalaRenee Music by: DJ NestleQuick from the QuickTime Radio Show Advance Entry donation: $20 Vendor Registration: $50 For more info Please contact Sherika Alford (617) 293-2147 fortunez1976@gmail.com […]
Conversation with Antonio Inniss, creator of the Cell Solace Collection
Come meet and hear Antonio Inniss whose Cell Solace Collection is on display at the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists. Born in Roxbury, Inniss has collected a remarkable body of extraordinary containers ranging from hand bags to jewelry boxes all made by inmates in American prisons and jails from the 1930s to […]
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 […]
UNLR 2nd Annual Town Hall Community Gathering
Celebrate at UNLR’s 2nd Annual Town Hall Community Forum LOWER ROXBURY, MA — Join us for our Second Annual UNLR Town Hall Community Gathering. Our mission, since 1971, is to promote economic, civic, and social engagement and to improve the quality of life of the Lower Roxbury community and beyond. What does United Neighbors of […]
SOLEFUL BLISS: Arts & Music Series
Join Soleful Bliss: Arts & Music Series – The Year to Manage Up! Host Jha D | Circus Artist | Contemporary dance Dine + Network: 5-6:30PM Opening Visuals/Art Exhibit: 6:30-7PM Live Music: 7-8:30PM Dance + Circus Art: 8:30-9PM DJ Reception: 9:00PM Catered Delights | Cash Bar Everyone is Welcome! ASL Interpreter Children (ages 1-15) FREE; Students […]
Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association’s 40 Year Anniversary
GTNA members and Friends will gather on Sunday, August 12th to celebrate 40 Years of dedication and commitment to the lives of our children and spirits of our elders, those friends, family and neighbors who came before us; who gave freely of their time and energy to assure that the quality of life for each of us in this […]