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Embrace Massó "¡Con Salsa!" International Music Festival: On Saturday, Sept. 14, Embrace Boston hosted its Inaugural Embrace Massó “¡Con Salsa!” International Music Festival. Embrace Boston President and CEO Dr. Imari Paris Jeffries (middle) poses for a photo with José C. Massó III (right) and his son José Massó (left). PHOTO: COURTESY OF EMBRACE BOSTON
6th Annual Caribbean Rum & Food Festival: Anita and Barbara of the Authentic Caribbean Foundation greet guests at the 6th Annual Caribbean Rum & Food Festival. PHOTO: JAMYRA PERRY/BAY STATE BANNER
6th Annual Caribbean Rum & Food Festival: Authentic Caribbean Foundation Inc. founder and CEO Andrew Sharpe shows off one of the Caribbean Rum & Food Festival signature drinks, the Barbados Surprise. PHOTO: JAMYRA PERRY/BAY STATE BANNER
Boston’s Top Chefs of Color & Best Ethnic Restaurants: Get Konnected & Colette Phillips Inc celebrate the inaugural Top 25 best ethnic restaurants in Boston, and Boston’s top 10 chefs of color. Pictured: Esther Tetreault, owner of Trillium; Nia Grace, owner of Grace by Nia; Hector and Nivia Peña, owners of Tres Islas Restaurant Group. PHOTO: COURTESY OF GET KONNECTED
One Day Only Fest presented by KickBack Boston: From left: Chimel “Real P” Idiokitas, founder of Silk RnB Party; Devin
Morrison, co-founder of The Teachers’ Lounge; Rachel Francois, co-founder of KickBack Boston; Daniel Francois, co-founder of KickBack Boston and Maxime Hilaire, founder of Gangsters Buy Flowers PHOTO: DENISE DOSSANTOS
Silk R&B Party: This past weekend hundreds of people headed to the Tall Ship Boston for Silk, a day-long party featuring smooth vibes, classic hits and soul-stirring rhythms. PHOTO: OBINNA “OBY BOSTON” OJIMBA
North Shore Latino Business Association Annual Gala: Last Sunday, the North Shore Latino Business Association held its 13th Annual Dinner Gala. Almost 900 members packed the Harborview Ballroom at Danversport for an evening of dining, live entertainment and networking. Frances Martinez
(CEO, Founder, center with the microphone) with the
Executive Board. From left, Eliud Alcala, Obed Matul, Rosa
Feliz, Diana Moreno, Ircania Valera, Victor Ferreira, Sergio
M. Espinoza, Elizabeth Castro, Francisco Munoz, Toyuwa
Harris, Alicia Chan and Schuyler Hogan. PHOTO: NORTH SHORE LATINO BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
