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Fiesta De San Sebastian

January 28, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Free

DESCRIPTION

The Theater Offensive's Out in Your Neighborhood Series and Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion (IBA) present Fiesta de San Sebastian en Boston / Saint Sebastian Festival in Boston at Villa Victoria Center for the Arts! Saturday, January 28th from 4pm to 10pm. 85 W Newton St, Boston, MA 02118

¡Ven a celebrar con nosotros! Come celebrate with us as we host a celebration of Puerto Rico's most famous festival. Join us for six hours of folklore music & dancing, community parade, "cabezudos", theater, poetry, performance, artisan crafts, salsa music, and a live Saint Sebastian installation. Learn about Puerto Rican cultural heritage traditions and honor Saint Sebastian, one of the great icons of modern queer culture. And, of course, we'll have some fabulous performances you won't want to miss!

Puerto Rican food, soft drinks, beer and wine available for purchase. ¡Delicioso!

Admission is free!

About The Theater Offensive:
The Theater Offensive’s Mission is to present the diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer lives in art so bold it breaks through personal isolation, challenges the status quo, and builds thriving communities. The Theater Offensive collaborates with artists and residents within Boston neighborhoods to create and present relevant, thought provoking, and challenging cultural work by, for, and/or about LGBTQ experiences and intersecting identities. The Theater Offensive’s programs create space for community dialogues and movement organizing, transforming Boston neighborhoods from ones of intolerance and disparity to ones of safety, equity, and vitality.

Details

Date:
January 28, 2017
Time:
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
http://www.thetheateroffensive.org/happenings/fiesta-de-san-sebastian/5852af350ba35604009c86fe

Organizer

The Theater Offensive
Email
ricky@thetheateroffensive.org
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Other

Organizer status (we charge $5 for for-profit listings)
Not for profit or community group

Venue

Villa Victoria Center for the Arts
85 W Newton Street
Boston, 02118
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