#WhereToBe: 7.15.2016–7.21.-2016
Each Friday, we feature a special “where to be” post on our 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 Epicenter Community @epicentercom #WhereToBe
Friday 7.15.2016
Ethno Vocal Groove Workshop
Hosted by: Zap Mama
Join French musician Marie Daulne/Zap Mama in a vocal workshop! She will be teaching different styles of singing from a myriad of different areas around the world. No previous singing experience necessary! Here is another link to one of her workshops:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UePNgs8tvNo
This workshop does have limited space so you can purchase your ticket in advance here:http://www.afroflowyoga.com/
When: 6pm
Where: Pierce School|50 School St., Brookline MA, 02445
Saturday 7.16.2016
3rd Annual Roxbury Rocks Music Festival
Hosted by: Roxbury Community College
Join Roxbury Community College for their annual Roxbury Rocks Music Festival. The festival will feature local artists and groups like The Beano Boyz Crew, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra & steel drummer/ bassist/ Berklee professor Ron Reid.
This event is the perfect way to bring the community together through music & artistic expression. There will be music, food trucks, free ice cream and face painting. Don’t miss it!
When: 12pm-5pm
Where: Roxbury Community College|1234 Columbus Ave, Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts 02120
You can find more info about the event and tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-roxbury-rocks-music-festival-tickets-25938269061?ref=ebtnebregn
Sunday 7.17.2016
Free HER Liberation Kitchen
Hosted by: Families For Justice As Healing & Olio Culinary Collective
In an effort to disrupt the destructive cyclical nature of mass incarceration, Families For Justice As Healing & Olio Culinary Collective have come together to create the Free HER Liberation Kitchen, a fundraising event to help female U.S Prisoners, many of whom are women of color.
ALL MONEY RAISED AT The Liberation Kitchen will go to Families for Justice as Healing (FJAH), a grassroots, woman-led nonprofit which organizes formerly incarcerated women to join the movement toward ending incarceration of women.
They are offering tickets to this event on a sliding scale so you can purchase a ticket at a price that works for you! Please invite a babe, a boo, a friend, a coworker, a comrade, and/or family member!Menu includes delicious meals like seared scallops, hoisin chicken and more.
When: 7pm
Where: Brassica Kitchen + Cafe|3710 Washington St, Jamaica Plain MA, 02130
You can find more info and tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-her-liberation-kitchen-fundraising-pop-up-dinner-tickets-26286525706
Monday 7.18.2016
Motivate Monday- Sounds Like Summer Tour
Hosted by: Motivate Monday Weekly Live Showcase , STAE TRUE & Authentic Lifestyle
See some of Boston’s hottest talent at this very special edition of Motivate Monday. Lineup includes artists Featuring Chuck Inglish, Josh Sallee, Kaan, J. Cobb, Renegade El Rey, Phresh Money & Latrell James. As usual, Motivate Monday will be lit while showcasing some of the city’s best musicians on the scene.
When: 8pm
Where: Hard Rock Cafe|22–24 Clinton St, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Tickets are $12 pre-sale, $15 at the door. You can buy your tickets in advance here- https://staetru.ticketleap.com/sounds-like-summer-tour-boston/details.
Tuesday 7.19.2016
Roosevelt@Boston: Networking and Juvenile Justice Reform
Hosted by: Roosevelt Institute Boston
Join the Roosevelt Institute & grab a drink & network with Roosevelt members and folks who are new to the Boston chapter. Discussion will focus on new research project surrounding youth incarceration alternatives in Massachusetts’ juvenile justice system, which connects directly to the Human Rights section of the Blueprint.
Naoka Carey, Executive Director of Citizens for Juvenile Justice, and Erin V. Freeborn, Executive Director of Communities for Restorative Justice, will talk about the work their organizations are doing on these important issues.
When: 6:30pm
Where: Market Lounge| 21 Broad Street, Boston, MA 02109
This event is free but please RSVP beforehand here- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooseveltboston-networking-and-juvenile-justice-reform-tickets-26303671991
Wednesday 7.20.2016
NAMA’s Seafood Throwdown
Hosted by: Haley House Bakery Cafe & Roxbury Cultural Network
Haley House Bakery Cafe and the Northeast Atlantic Marine Alliance invite you to a competition between chefs to prepare the best local seafood dish! Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (NAMA)’s Seafood Throwdowns are community driven events to engage the larger community in issues affecting our oceans, fishing communities, community based fishermen and fisheries.
Seafood Throwdown was the brainchild of the partnership between the Cape Ann Farmers Market and the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance as a way to promote the ecological, social, food system, and economic importance of locally caught seafood, and community based small and medium scale fishermen.
Chefs- MICHAEL COOLEY of Haley House Bakery Cafe & AUDLEY MILLS of Future Chefs
When: 5pm
Where: Haley House Bakery Cafe|12 Dade St, Roxbury, Massachusetts 02119
Thursday 7.21.2016
6th Annual Esplanade Summer Dock Party
Hosted by: Esplanade Association
Over the past four years the Dock Party has become a Boston social calendar staple and has sold out weeks in advance- don’t miss it this year!
This year’s party will include dinner, dessert, beer, wine and music provided by a live DJ. Dock Party sponsors include Cliff Bar, Chloe Wines, Sam Adams, Polar Beverages, and DJs of Boston.
The funds raised at this event are critical to the Esplanade Association’s ability to fund important park improvements and community enriching programs for the enjoyment of the park’s millions of visitors. This year the Dock Party will raise money to restore the Esplanade’s historic Lotta Fountain.
When: 7pm
Where: Community Boating Inc.|21 David Mugar Way, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Tickets are $75 when purchased by July 7. Price increases to $100 beginning July 8. Ticket price includes admission, dinner, dessert, beer, wine and EA membership. Must be 21 or older to attend. You can purchase tickets here: http://www.esplanadeassociation.org/events-2/upcoming-events/annual-dock-party/
