Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month at Fiesta en la Plaza! Enjoy performances by award-winning Puerto Rican saxophonist Edmar Colón and pianist Alain Mallet, the charming Fabiola Méndez Trio, the dynamic Meta Movements dance group, and the versatile Colombian artist Manuela Sánchez Goubert and her band. Let’s celebrate Latin talent!

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The Live Like a Local Tour Boston: Community Arts Showcase (CAS) aims to create a vibrant, inclusive event that brings together a diverse array of local arts organizations to perform for the public. This event will celebrate Boston's rich cultural heritage and artistic talent, providing a unique platform for artists to showcase their work, engage with the community, and support local businesses.

Join us on Thursday, September 19 from 6 - 8 p.m. at in Dewey Square for a free, all-ages evening of performance, drag, dance, music and art-making as we mark the opening of Jeffrey Gibson's new mural, your spirit whispering in my ear, on The Greenway in partnership with MASS MoCA!

Gibson's mural ushers in the 10th installation of The Greenway's rotating mural program on Dewey Square. Bring your friends and come ready to dance and celebrate!

The event will feature Greenway food trucks offering both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals for purchase, including Zaaki, Vaz & Mac, Jamaica Mi Hungry, and Cookie Monster.

Night Shift Brewing will offer beer, wine, and alcoholic beverages for purchase for visitors 21+.

Join us for an electrifying public conversation at Boston Common, where Tufts University historians Kerri Greenidge and Kendra T. Field will delve into the untold histories of the African Diaspora in New England. Moderated by Kyera Singleton, the dynamic director of the Royall House and Slave Quarters, this event titled “Black Lives, Black Stories, Our History: The African Diaspora and New England” promises to illuminate the rich and often overlooked narratives that have shaped the region.

Greenidge and Fields, both renowned for their pathbreaking work on abolitionism, the early civil rights movement, family history, popular memory, and the profound impact of slavery in New England, will introduce innovative public scholarship that challenges and expands our understanding of the past. This engaging panel will spark dialogue and offer fresh perspectives on the enduring legacy of Black history in New England. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with groundbreaking historians who are redefining our understanding of the region’s history.

Please join us for the Opening Reception of Rewriting Our City: Unsettled Accounts, a group show by the ICA Teens. Stop by to celebrate the show and meet the artists! Light refreshments will be provided.

Directions

Entering from the 1st or 3rd floor: Take the elevators to the 2nd floor. The gallery will be on your left.

Entering from the 2nd floor: Once through security, continue straight past the transaction windows and "Kiddie Hall" to the gallery.

Please join us for the Opening Reception of Displacement: stories of migration, a group show curated by Flor Delgadillo. Stop by to celebrate the show and meet the artists! Light refreshments will be provided.

Directions

Enter on Congress Street, across from Faneuil Hall. After passing through security, take the nearby elevators to the 3rd floor. The Scollay Square Gallery is located to the left as you exit the elevator, past the information desk.

Welcome to the future of art experiences!

MF Dynamics and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture are collaborating to transform City Hall Plaza into an interactive playground of the future. Featuring multi-sensory live performances, participatory light art, and good vibes, the plaza will be activated by a cohort of incredible multidisciplinary regional artists.

Formerly at the Milky Way in Jamaica Plain, the series includes 12 adult open mics and four youth open mics. This will be their 14th annual series since losing their host space at the Milky Way due to COVID-19.

Formerly at the Milky Way in Jamaica Plain, the series includes 12 adult open mics and four youth open mics. This will be their 14th annual series since losing their host space at the Milky Way due to COVID-19.