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Âs Nupumukômun (We Still Dance)

June 29, 2024
  • 6:30pm - 9:00pm
  • MassArt Tower Auditorium
    621 Huntington Ave
    Boston, MA 02115
  • Contact:
    Amira Madison
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mission Hill
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-06-29T18:30:00 - 2024-06-29T21:00:00

In collaboration with Danza Orgánica, the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, the Equity and Inclusion Cabinet, and the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, we bring you Âs Nupumukômun (We Still Dance) to Boston. Âs Nupumukômun (We Still Dance), a new dance theater work, highlights traditional and contemporary stories of the Aquinnah Wampanoag People through dance, music, installation, and multimedia.The work was developed in close collaboration between Danza Orgánica, members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah, the Aquinnah Cultural Center, and The Yard on Martha’s Vineyard. 

Âs Nupumukômun is dedicated to Micah H. Washington (Brave Deer).

June 29, 2024
  • 6:30pm - 9:00pm
  • MassArt Tower Auditorium
    621 Huntington Ave
    Boston, MA 02115
  • Contact:
    Amira Madison
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mission Hill
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-06-29T18:30:00 - 2024-06-29T21:00:00
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Navy Expo and Veterans Concert

Join us for the Navy Expo and Veterans Concert event on Saturday, July 6, 2024 from 12 - 4 p.m

The locations of this event is at the Christopher Columbus Park, 100 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA.

July 6, 2024
  • 12:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Christopher Columbus Park
    100 Atlantic Avenue
    Boston , MA 02110
  • Contact:
    Elliott Pawlak
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    North End
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-07-06T12:00:00 - 2024-07-06T16:00:00

This event is to bring awareness to Navy recruiting and any opportunities the navy provides. The Navy Expo and Concert is an opportunity for organizations to provide information and resources to veterans attending the event through tabling. Veterans will be able to apply to programs that meet their specific needs and learn about the different opportunities available to them.

This concert will feature music from the Northeast Navy band. 

Please contact our office for more details on this event.

July 6, 2024
  • 12:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Christopher Columbus Park
    100 Atlantic Avenue
    Boston , MA 02110
  • Contact:
    Elliott Pawlak
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    North End
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-07-06T12:00:00 - 2024-07-06T16:00:00
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Reclaiming Folk: Celebrating People of Color in Folk Music

The Reclaiming Folk Event Series is a celebration of people of color in folk music. Folk music is traditional music, folk music is storytelling, folk music is music of the people, and folk music is a voice for what’s happening in the world today.

April 4, 2024
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • 700 Boylston Street
    Rabb Lecture Hall on the Lower Level of the Boylston Street Building
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Boston Public Library
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
    Citywide
  • Posted:
2024-04-04T18:00:13 - 2024-04-04T19:30:00

In our society, there is often no space for marginalized people to tell their stories. Reclaiming Folk seeks to make space for musicians of color to tell their stories and tell the stories of our past, so that our future can be a more inclusive place for all. 

We are Reclaiming Folk because history has forgotten that people of color have always been at the root of American folk music. From field calls to blues to gospel, the origin of American folk music is connected to people of color.

This 90 minute program includes a 60 minute performance by three Massachusetts based folk artists of color—Naomi WestwaterPamela Means, and Kim Moberg—singing songs in the round. Each musician will play original songs and one traditional folk song by a musician of color. Following the performance will be a 30 minute talk back—moderated by Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola, who will also read a poem—where the musicians will talk about their songs and their experience as folk musicians. There will be time for audience Q&A.

Reclaiming Folk graphic

WBUR and WERS are media partners for the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture's 2024 event season. 

logos for WBUR and WERS

 

April 4, 2024
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • 700 Boylston Street
    Rabb Lecture Hall on the Lower Level of the Boylston Street Building
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Boston Public Library
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
    Citywide
  • Posted:
2024-04-04T18:00:13 - 2024-04-04T19:30:00
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Open Your Heart: Immigrant Stories from Boston and Beyond

Join ZUMIX and Hoopla Productions at the Civic Pavilion on City Hall Plaza for a film screening and musical performance.

March 16, 2024
2024-03-16T16:00:15 - 2024-03-16T17:30:00

In "Open Your Heart: Immigrant Stories from Boston and Beyond," you will trace the journey of ZUMIX youth from interviewing immigrant activists in East Boston to performing their stories at City Hall Plaza. 

Graphic with text "Open Your Heart Immigrant Stories from Boston and Beyond - Film screening & live music. Open Your Heart traces the journey of ZUMIX youth from interviewing immigrant activists in East Boston to performing their stories at City Hall Plaza. Saturday March 16, 2024, 4-5:30pm Boston's Civic Pavilion @ 5 Congress St"

March 16, 2024
2024-03-16T16:00:15 - 2024-03-16T17:30:00
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KMRU Concert

Non-Event, the Mayor’s Office of Arts + Culture, and the Goethe-Institut Boston are pleased to present a performance of live electronic music by the Kenyan-born, Berlin-based artist Joseph Kamaru (KMRU) inside Boston’s cavernous City Hall.

March 19, 2024
  • 7:30pm - 9:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts & Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-03-19T19:30:21 - 2024-03-19T21:00:00

KMRU Flyer

About the artist

KMRU, is Nairobi-born, Berlin-based sound artist Joseph Kamaru. For him, sound is a sensorial medium through which social, material and conceptual interpretations are manifested in his works. KMRU carries with him a repository of listening experiences from Nairobi and beyond expanding his sonic practices, bringing an awareness of surroundings through creative compositions, installations and performances.

He has earned international acclaim from his performances at the Barbican, Berlin Atonal, Présences électronique, and releases on Editions Mego, Subtext, Seil Records. KMRU has carved out a serious and definitive space on the list of essential authors in ambient experimental music – one of the most prolific and innovative artists in his field.

March 19, 2024
  • 7:30pm - 9:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts & Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-03-19T19:30:21 - 2024-03-19T21:00:00
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Women's Artistry Reception: Celebrating Her Story

Join us in celebrating the artwork in City Hall's galleries at the Women’s Artistry Reception: Celebrating Her Story!

March 7, 2024
2024-03-07T18:00:36 - 2024-03-07T19:30:00

Join us on Thursday, March 7 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. for the Women’s Artistry Reception: Celebrating Her Story. We will be celebrating women artists whose work will be displayed all over City Hall.

Women's Artistry Reception Poster

 

Don’t miss this chance to be in community, enjoy music from DJ Juelz, and experience some of the wonderful artwork that enlivens our building.



This program is a collaboration between the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture and the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement.

March 7, 2024
2024-03-07T18:00:36 - 2024-03-07T19:30:00
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Fire and Flow

February 1 - February 2, 2024
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square - The Pavilion
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Jamarhl Crawford
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Downtown
  • Posted:
2024-02-01T18:00:00 - 2024-02-02T20:00:00

Join us for an inspiring evening of spoken word and rhythmic beats, featuring an incredible lineup of poets and a soulful performance by Chief Dion Irish, AKA DJ Underground.

🔥 Featured Invited Guest Poets 🔥

  • Amanda Shea
  • Art Collins
  • Michael Bonds
  • Vernon (VCR) Robinson

🎧 DJ Underground: Chief Dion Irish 🎧

As we honor Black History Month, immerse yourself in the powerful narratives and expressions that have shaped our community. This event promises to be a dynamic celebration of resilience, talent, and unity.

We invite you to participate in this cultural celebration by sharing your own voice during the open mic segment. Embrace the spirit of Black History Month with us at "Fire and Flow."

For more details or to sign up for the open mic, please contact Jamarhl Crawford. 

February 1 - February 2, 2024
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square - The Pavilion
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Jamarhl Crawford
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Downtown
  • Posted:
2024-02-01T18:00:00 - 2024-02-02T20:00:00
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Selections from Songs of Free Men: Honoring Baldwin's Centennial

February 9, 2024
2024-02-09T18:30:00 - 2024-02-09T21:30:00

An evening dedicated to commemorating Black History Month, featuring the music of Negro Spirituals and narratives honoring James Baldwin.

Free Food will be provided



 

February 9, 2024
2024-02-09T18:30:00 - 2024-02-09T21:30:00
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2024 Black History Month Celebration and Flag Raising

Join us as we kickoff Black History Month 2024 with 'An Ode to Black Culture Through the Arts' 

February 6, 2024
2024-02-06T12:00:00 - 2024-02-06T14:00:00

Join us on the third floor Mezzanine, where we will showcase incredible art from members of the Black ART Community, with keynote speaker Taneshia Laird, Inaugural President and CEO of the Greater Roxbury Arts & Cultural Center.

This year's theme, "African Americans and the Arts," pays tribute to the profound impact Black Americans have made in visual arts, music, and cultural expressions. From the deep south's solace-seeking melodies to the urban jazz scenes in New Orleans and Chicago, our history is steeped in artistic brilliance. 

The kickoff will also be a special occasion as we collectively honor living legends of African American Artists:

  • Paul Goodnight,
  • Dominga Martin,
  • Shaumba-Yandje Dibinga

These remarkable individuals have made significant contributions to the arts, and we are delighted to come together as a community to celebrate their impact.

Visit our page for more information regarding Black History Month!

February 6, 2024
2024-02-06T12:00:00 - 2024-02-06T14:00:00
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Closing Fiesta (Fiesta en la Plaza)

The City of Boston and Cultural Ágora celebrate Latinx Heritage Month with Fiesta en la Plaza, a diverse program of cultural activities that will take place over four weekends on City Hall Plaza.

October 14, 2023
2023-10-14T14:00:00 - 2023-10-14T22:00:00

Don't miss this discussion about Afro-Latin arts and cultures, the joy of the Hyde Square Task Force youth dance group, and a musical closing with the extraordinary Venezuelan harpist Eduardo Betancourt and Newman Fellow Cristela Guerra.

Graphic for "Fiesta en la Plaza," Sept. 16th - Oct. 14th

October 14, 2023
2023-10-14T14:00:00 - 2023-10-14T22:00:00
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