#WhereToBe 10.14–10.20

Each Friday, Epicenter features a special “where to be” post on their blog to make sure every day of the week has some sort of cultural event to check out. We hope that you all can come out into the community, learn, and commemorate some influential people and events around Boston! Have something coming up that you’d like to see here? Tweet us @epicentercom#WhereToBe.

Friday 10.14

mfaNOW Overnight: College Edition

Hosted by: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

“Join us for a free all-night party taking place in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art as part of #mfaNOW, a season celebrating contemporary art and artists! Enjoy food trucks and lawn games, live music and DJs, lectures, artist demonstrations, performance art, and interactive installations by MIT Hacking Arts and MetaLAB (at) Harvard. Dance all night, stargaze in the courtyard, or lace up your kicks for a late-night run outside the Museum with Heartbreak Hill Running Company.”

When: 9pm to 9am on 10.15

Where: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA

For more info, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/637462433086913/

Saturday 10.15

Money Talk Finance Literacy Conference: Building Black Wealth

Hosted by: Bay State Banner

“The Bay State Banner along with our event partners are hosting an all-day financial literacy conference to engage with our community about building wealth in the community. Boston is undergoing an economic boom and the black community should benefit.

The opening panel discussion begins at 9:00am . Join us for a conversation about building wealth in Boston’s urban community. Cities across the country struggle with racial disparities and rising inequality, our panelist will discuss new approaches to creating a more inclusive, community-based approach to economic development. Visit our online page to view the list of workshops you can sign up for. This is a FREE event, but pre-registration is required. Come for an hour or stay for the whole day — and join the conversation.”

When: 8:30pm

Where: Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center | 1350 Tremont St, Boston MA

For more information, please visit: https://bannermoneytalk.wordpress.com

Sunday 10.16

Boston Street Art and Graffiti Walking Tour

Hosted by: Art Walks Boston

“Spend a couple of hours with a expert guide checking out some of the best street art and graffiti in the city. The tour includes: A tour of Northeastern University’s incredible, growing number of street art installations including Shepard Fairey, El Mac and Jef Aerosol, Several large-scale murals by Boston’s big wall crews and some visiting graffiti dignitaries, A mural used to announce the track listing for Justin Bieber’s last album (seriously).

This is a walking tour, consisting of a three mile walk starting in front of the MFA Boston and ending at Canary Square (435 South Huntington Avenue) in Jamaica Plain. This is a one way tour. No transportation will be provided to the start although it’s an easy trip on the 39 Bus or short ride back to the start in a taxi or car-sharing service.
RAIN OR SHINE.”

When: 2pm

Where: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, Massachusetts 02115

For more information and tickets, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-street-art-and-graffiti-walking-tour-mid-october-tickets-27407414314?aff=efbeventtix

Monday 10.17

Cooking For A Cause!

Hosted by: La Sanghita Cafe

Come by and help prepare healthy, fresh foods for those in need at La Sanghita Cafe! Every Monday is volunteer night- if you the have the time to donate, please stop and help La Sanghita Cafe in their mission to make healthy foods accessible to everyone!

When: 6pm

Where: La Sanghita Cafe | 389 Maverick St, Boston, Massachusetts 02128

For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1852957218257630/

Tuesday 10.18

1st Anniversary Cafe Night at Roxbury Innovation Center

Hosted by: Roxbury Innovation Center

“The monthly Café Nights @ RIC are energetic and dynamic events where innovators and entrepreneurs can find one another and collaborate to bring their dreams to reality.

These regular gatherings provide a space for conversations and scheduled programs to inspire a wide range of attendees from different backgrounds and industries to connect, share ideas, and grow their ventures. The Café is open to all members of the innovation community — stop by to try it out.”

When: 5pm

Where: Roxbury Innovation Center | 2300 Washington St, Roxbury MA

For more information, please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/october-cafe-night-ric-tickets-27681832105?aff=efbevent

Wednesday 10.19

BREAD presents Startup Classroom featuring Melissa Kimble Creato

Hosted by: Make Bread & Outside The Box Agency

“There are three reasons in particular why Melissa has a strong love and passion for social media: it cannot be controlled, it gives a voice to the voiceless, and it has the ability to create transformative experiences for all those involved. In recent years, social media has not only changed how we consume and dissect information, it has also raised the awareness of every industry and it’s consumers. It has also put the power in our hands to express ourselves in ways that are true to who we really are as brands, as businesses, and most importantly, as people. She teaches mission driven Creatives and brands how to leverage their stories online for offline success.

Melissa has worked with small businesses, major brands such as McDonald’s and the NFL, mission driven startups, entrepreneurs, and Creatives to share their brands through social media campaigns and consultations, handling social media for live events, brand ambassador and influencer programs and more. She currently serves as the Senior Social Media Manager for EBONY Magazine.
Her ultimate objective is to use social media as a tool to bring service to the forefront of our brands and businesses through education and empowerment.

The theme of Melissa’s talk is “First Generation Dreamers”. She will be talking about the realities of making a living as a #blkcreative.”

When: 6:30pm

Where: Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building | 2300 Washington St, Roxbury, Massachusetts 02119

For more information and tickets: http://we-bos.com/event/bread-presents-startup-classroom-featuring-melissa-kimble/

Thursday 10.20

BAMS Fest presents “Souls of Women”

Hosted by: BAMS Fest

“From Aretha Franklin’s “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” and Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman”, to Cicely Tyson’s role in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” to Ava DuVernay’s film “Selma” these women and their work have helped to liberate, educate, empower, unite and heal communities of color around the world.

Join us for a panel discussion and performance, as we explore how contemporary, Black and Brown women musicians, arts educators and entertainers, utilize their work, music or artistry to inspire, shift culture, engage and/or contribute to social movements within communities of color. Following the panel, enjoy be special performance by GRAMMY-nominated artist, Carolyn Malachi.”

When: 7:30pm

Where: Multicultural Arts Center | 41 2nd St, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141