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“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 […]

2022 Community Open House (Hosted by: UU Urban Ministry)

2022 COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE (Hosted by: UU Urban Ministry) Spotlighting the best of Roxbury and the Boston-area! We have great organizations in this part of the city doing great things. The 2022 Community Open House event will feature more than a dozen organizations (below) from Roxbury and the Boston-area here to offer you information about […]

Suite Talk

Suite Talk:   This feature-length piece is rooted in the belief that no cultural, musical, or choreographic styles are mutually exclusive. We want to explore the possibilities of what lies beyond racism through hope and connection. The piece demonstrates that social change occurs when many people change themselves by seeing the world through the eyes of “the […]

Community Conversations

Boston Ward 12 and Ward 14 Democratic Committees present Community Conversations with Suffolk County Sheriff and Suffolk County District Attorney candidates. IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES State Primary Voter Registration Deadline: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 State Primary Election Day: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 General Election Voter Registration Deadline: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 General Election Day: Tuesday, November, […]

Preserving Roxbury’s Housing Through Adaptive Reuse

What is adaptive reuse? How has it supported preservation efforts in Boston? Join the Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library for a talk by this year’s Public Research Fellow, Madeline Webster, on adaptive reuse in the neighborhood of Roxbury. Maddie will discuss how Black Bostonians converted upper Roxbury’s Victorian-era single-family houses into […]