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Roxbury Presbyterian Church 136th Church Anniversary

Join the Roxbury Presbyterian Church family as we celebrate 136 years of God’s faithfulness to our faith community. Together we will reflect and remember the past, embrace the present and look forward to the future. Come, celebrate with us!

New Black City at #BlackTrust: Chuck Turner Arts & Lecture Series 

This year, we welcome Shari Davis and Marlon Forrester to the #BlackTrust stage. As part of our October Assembly titled: “all of the threatened and delicious things joining one another,” this #BlackTrust lecture will focus on participatory governance and what is possible in cities where community power is centered, BIPOC and working class voices drive decision, and Black creativity […]

Writing Our Truth in the Park

This intergenerational writing workshop will create a space for BIPOC women and girls to craft stories, essays, and poems about their memories in our city’s neighborhood parks. All pieces of writing created at each workshop will be considered to be published in a professionally bound book. This special book project will be released in spring 2028. A journal, […]

International Over Dose Awareness Day

STEPRox Recovery Support Center 153 Blue Hill Ave. Roxbury ~ Presents ~ International Over Dose Awareness Day August 31, 2022 ~ 6:30 – 8pm Featuring FaceBook Live Podcast – Live Streaming from our Livingroom  with Testimonials from Survivors & Families of overdose. THEN.. Join the Candlelight Vigil ” A Calling Of Names” remembering those lost […]

“The Essence of Us: We Have Always Been Here”

Sisters In Stitches Joined By The Cloth Quilt Guild Celebrates 25 Years (Roxbury, MA) The tradition of African American quilt making will be the focus of an exhibit featuring the work of Sisters In Stitches Joined By The Cloth Quilt Guild. Called “The Essence of Us: We Have Always Been Here,” the exhibit marks the Guild’s […]

Chamber Music at Shirley Place

Enjoy a charming and witty selection of popular songs and academic chamber pieces from the post-Revolutionary era at The Shirley-Eustis House! On September 24 at 1pm, we will host the inaugural concert for our Babcock pianoforte live at Shirley Place in Roxbury, MA. In this specially programmed event, pianist Mark Kroll and violinist Carol Lieberman […]

DeeDee’s Cry Presents Movement in the Park

We know that fresh air, sun, music, and being with others are good for our spirit. Join DeeDee’s Cry for Movement in the Park in partnership with UUUM. It’s on a Friday at 5 pm, on August 26. It’s free. This is just what you need to end your work week on a good note. […]

Arias on the Steps – Free Concert at the UU Urban Ministry

Join us for performances from Marshall Hughes, Alan Rias, Sarah Cooper, and Isabel Randell as they perform operatic ballads from the steps of the Meetinghouse! There will be selections from Verdi, Bizet, Gershwin, and more. Bring a chair or blanket, and enjoy this wonderful free performance. No tickets or RSVP necessary.  Join us for this […]

Nubian Nights Goes Live in Nubian Square

Community Calendar Announcement Media Contact: Kelley Chunn For Immediate Release (cell) 617/388-7148 August 5- August 21st, 2022 kelley.roxburyculturaldistrict@gmail.com -Danny Rivera, DannyRivera563@gmail.com Nubian Nights Goes Live in Nubian Square (Roxbury, MA) Join the Roxbury Cultural District for the second iteration of “Nubian Nights,” a multimedia experience that has since been expanded to a live in-person activation […]

2022 Roxbury Community Cruise

Welcome Aboard, Roxbury, for YOUR FREE Community Cruise on Boston Harbor! Boston Harbor Now, along with Bay State Cruise Company and in partnership with The American City Coalition (TACC), welcomes all members of the Roxbury community on the Provincetown II for an evening of FREE food (from Fresh Food Generation), art, music (from Sista Dee […]

STEPRox Recovery Support Center’s Soft Opening

Come to our walk through where you can “Look & See” what we’ve done.                                                STEPRox has created a new welcoming space for the communities of Boston. We are a peer-led recovery center […]