Join us for a public conversation about Roxbury Rhapsody, a major commission by now well-known Boston artist, Napoleon Jones-Henderson in the Bolling Building.

A reception will follow where you as a community member can be interviewed and asked to share your story about the past, present and future of Roxbury.

All are welcome to this free and public event!

*This public conversation is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An UnMonument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

Join us for a public conversation and celebration at Roxbury's YMCA about one of the original murals from the early "Black Boston's Murals Movement".

All are welcome to this free and public event!

*This public conversation is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An UnMonument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

Join us for a prolific mural tour featuring works by Problak and GoFive at Boston’s Madison Park Technical Vocational High School.

Featured works will be: Breathe Life by Problak and Mel King by GoFive and TakeOne.

All are welcome to this free and public event!

*This public conversation is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An UnMonument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

In partnership with BCYF Jackson Mann, join our Pop-Up Bike Town event to learn more about Bike Town coming soon to Allston!

• Learn biking skills from our Boston Bikes instructors
• Eat ice cream provided by Boston Police Officers
• Participate in a workshop where you can design your dream Bike Town and discuss how we can make Boston more friendly for alternative transportation users

Located on the basketball courts at Ronan Park in Dorchester, this two-hour drop-in event is for families and children under 12 who want to learn to ride and practice their riding skills. A variety of different sized bikes and helmets will be provided, and staff will be present to set up a temporary bike town, lead on-bike games and teach bike riding skills.

Located at the tennis courts in Almont Park in Mattapan, this two-hour drop-in event is for families and children under 12 who want to learn to ride and practice their riding skills. A variety of different sized bikes and helmets will be provided, and staff will be present to set up a temporary bike town, lead on-bike games and teach bike riding skills.

If you have mastered the basic skills like starting, stopping, and turning, and you have familiarity with using hand signals and shifting gears, come to a free Street Skills clinic. This class builds from the skills practiced in our Road Readiness clinics. We’ll ride as a group on streets with low-speed traffic, learning how to start and stop safely at traffic signals, ride a safe distance from parked cars and moving vehicles, communicate with other road users, and make turns at intersections. This class is open to people of all genders. Participants are welcome (but not required) to take Road Readiness and Street Skills on the same day. 

Registration required. Bicycles and helmets provided for all participants for the duration of the workshop. 

If you cannot yet ride independently across a parking lot, have not mastered stopping and starting smoothly, or are unable to use hand signals, please do not register for this clinic. Our Basic Skills class is more appropriate.