We'd like to invite our East Boston neighbors and Mary Ellen Welch Greenway users to join our third Community Meeting. We’ll be holding a virtual meeting via Zoom featuring a presentation by our designers where the team will present the concept plan for Mary Ellen Welch Greenway. 

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For more information on Mary Ellen Welch Greenway please visit the project page. 

Interpretation and translation services will be provided in Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic. For additional information, please contact us at 617-635-4505 or parks@boston.gov.

Found Boston and the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion present Found On Canal, bringing a series of four vintage markets to Canal Street, across from the entrance to the TD Garden, in September and October. These markets will feature 30 of Boston's best vintage vendors. 

Join us on Friday, October 11 for the final of four vintage markets, taking place on Canal Street from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. before the Billie Eilish concert at the TD Garden. 

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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Join us on Saturday, September 14, as we celebrate Central American Independence Day with a vibrant festival on City Hall Plaza! This event will honor the rich cultural heritage of Central America, featuring the ceremonial raising of flags from countries such as Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Belize.

The day will be filled with traditional music, dance, and delicious cuisine from across Central America. It's a wonderful opportunity to learn about and experience the pride and unity of the Central American community here in Boston. All are welcome to join in this joyous celebration of culture, history, and community!

Don’t miss it—let’s come together to show our support and appreciation for the Central American diaspora.

Join the City of Boston in celebrating Mexico's Independence Day with a special flag-raising ceremony at City Hall Plaza. This event honors Mexico's rich cultural heritage and its vibrant community here in Boston.

Mexico’s Independence Day, celebrated on September 16th, commemorates the country’s fight for independence from Spain in 1810. The day is marked by festivities across the globe, and we are proud to join in recognizing the contributions of the Mexican community to Boston's diverse cultural fabric.

The event will feature remarks from city officials, community leaders, and representatives from the Mexican Consulate, followed by the ceremonial raising of the Mexican flag. We invite residents and visitors to come together to celebrate this important day and reflect on the shared values of freedom, unity, and cultural pride.

Mayor Michelle Wu will join Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF), the Property Management Department, the Boston Housing Authority, elected officials, and Mission Hill residents to officially reopen the BCYF Johnson Community Center which has not been a City community center since 2010.

BCYF Curley Community Center, 1663 Columbia Road in South Boston, invites you to stop by their fall Open House on Tuesday, September 24 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Learn what's planned for fall programming including new classes, see what's planned for older adults, view the Children's Room schedule and hear about expanded capacity and frequency of fitness classes. There will also be the opportunity to take an informal tour of the facility and speak with staff. Staff will also be available to assist with membership registration.

Whether you are a current member or have never been there we would love to see you there!

A Trike Called Funk’s Funk Fest is a free, family-friendly event that will feature local creatives who will put their own spin on what it means to “make it funky” in their respective mediums. A Trike Called Funk’s resident DJ EdWord plus Dorchester native DJ Safire will spin music throughout the event with Trike’s MC and Dance Lead A-A-Ron inviting people to jump in and get down on A Trike Called Funk’s large checkerboard dance floor.

The first hour will feature Funk music-inspired vegetarian wraps and patties from Rhythm and Wraps plus refreshing all natural juices by LymeLyfe–both black owned and operated local businesses–for free on a first-come, first serve basis. The first hour will also feature live painting on each side of A Trike Called Funk’s large-scale, free-standing frame. One side will be a wild-style “Funk Fest” piece by Sobek and the other side will be a piece by GoFive paying tribute to a dearly departed Popper, Domino, who passed away in 2018.

The live painting will run into the second hour, which will include Popping Showcase and dance battle featuring local dance leaders and their groups including Stiggity Stackz, MegaTron and members of SlaughterHouse Kingz, Beast Mode and members of The Flavor Continues, as well as Poppin’ Groove and members of the All City Rockers. And the third hour will feature a special live music performance of modern Funk performed live by keyboardist Yukihiro Kanesaka Carmichael aka U-Key.

Between the live painting, Popping showcase and dance battle, and the live Funk performance segments there will be generous amounts of open dance / community cypher time when all participants take turns dancing together to classic electro-Funk tracks, celebrating the legacy of Funk from the airwaves to the dance floor. In the spirit of James Brown’s “Funky Good Time” and George Clinton’s “One Nation Under a Groove,” A Trike Called Funk’s Funk Fest will unite nine local artists and 50+ community members to celebrate the past, present, and future of the Funk here in Boston.

Friends of the South End Library (FOSEL) is excited to honor our South End jazz heritage with another series of jazz and blues concerts this summer, featuring our long time friend and gifted saxophonist, Pat Loomis with his amazing musical Friends. 

On Wednesdays starting July 17 and continuing every other Wednesday until September 11, attendees will hear some fantastic music. If we have rain on any concert night, come back to this space, as we will cancel and reschedule for the following Wednesday. 

Because we have limited Library Park seating, you may want to bring your own chairs.

The band of every concert will be Pat Loomis on sax, Jimmy Dower on keyboard, Daniel Day on bass and Zeke Martin on drums.