Arts & Entertainment
The Workout
Hosted by: KillerBoomBox, Xperience Creative & Jasmine Rae
Once a month, comedy club Laugh Boston is transformed into one of the hottest networking sites for musical creatives. This free event features both established and up-and-coming DJs, electronic artists and producers hand selected by local music site KillerBoomBox. Each performs a short set. There’re also “open tables” that allow anyone to step up and show off their skills in a casual atmosphere- creatives also bring laptops to easily connect and network with each other.
The next Workout goes down July 25th.
Dutch Rebelle
Dutch is Boston’s prodigal daughter when it comes to the rap game. This Haitian-born, Boston-bred rapper has been destroying her competition since she first entered the music scene. Most recently, Dutch was contender for XXL’s Freshmen 2016 Class after dropping her much-anticipated EP Kiss Kiss this past September. A recent video for the track “Mix It Up” shows Dutch and her crew partying in Miami but outside of the club scene that’s so readily glorified in music culture. Her down-to-earth nature and unique flow is exactly why she has a rapidly growing fan base. She also began her #TextDutch campaign, which invites fans to text feedback about her performances and projects.
Website: http://www.dutchrebelle.com/
Fashion
Joelle Jean-Fontaine- KREYOL
Designer Joelle Jean-Fontaine uses her Haitian heritage as inspiration for her Kréyol clothing line. Her collections feature bold patterns, colors and unique silhouettes as she reimagines and transforms traditional pieces into totally different items. The Salem State grad brought her work to New York Fashion Week this year- most recently, she showed off her beautiful fashion pieces at our #Juneteenth Takeover & at a pop-up session at Goorin Brothers.
Website: http://iamkreyol.com/
Food & Drink
Dudley Dough
Dudley Dough recently opened in the Bruce C. Bolling building as a nother branch of the nonprofit Haley House. Dudley Dough offers guests health-minded pizzas and salads while offering its staff, many from underemployed communities, living wages through a cooperative profit-share model that lets everyone earn a fair slice of the pie. Epicenter has worked heavily with Dudley Dough when it comes to liquor licensing & liquor licensing reform.
Address: Dudley Square|2302 Washington St., Roxbury MA
Suya Joint
Born and raised in Nigeria, chef/owner Cecelia Lizotte brings authenticity to Suya Joint, which started as a catering business and is now a brick-and-mortar in Roxbury. The menu includes suya, spicy kebabs of thinly sliced meats, traditional rice and bean plates, whole fish and hearty stews of fish, goat and fufu, or doughy dumplings, alongside a martini menu. Epicenter has also worked with Suya Joint concerning liquor licensing.
Address: 185 Dudley St., Boston MA
Beauty & Health
trillfit
(From Improper Bostonian):Pop-up series Trillfit pairs HIIT exercises with hip-hop spun live by co-founder/in-house DJ Nick Collins, while David Barton Gym recently added a 305 Fitness class that has three rotating DJs bringing Miami heat to the cardio party. And yogis go the distance (literally) with traveling classes from Yoga Around Town, which recently hosted a Bey and Jay Flow class at a Theater District club with DJ Nora. Now you have workout squad goals.
Sign up and view class schedules here: http://www.trill.fit/
BeautyLynk
Boston native Rica Elysée’s BeautyLynk caters to all complexions and hair textures- not only does she do hair, she also does makeup! All services are brought to your doorstep! Epicenter’s lovely Malia Lazu most recently got her beautiful Senegalese twists done by BeautyLynk!
Website: https://beautylynk.com/
