Sonatempo Concert, Tito Puente Music Series

Mozart Park 10 Mozart Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Sonatempo will introduce and play music in a variety of Latin styles such as son, bolero, cha-cha-cha, and guaguancó. Their repertoire and arrangements are committed to preserving the tradition and roots of the music, captivating the listener while serving as exciting dance music. The Tito Puente Music Series is presented by Berklee College of Music, IBA - Inquilinos Boricuas en Accíon, and City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department.  

Free

Fermentation Workshop and Dinner with Jeremy Ogusky and Matt Virzi

Blessed Sacrament Church 361 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Hyde Square Task Force, Aurum Restaurant, and Boston Ferments are teaming up for a night of fermentation! The event will include a fermented dinner & paired fermented drinks, a short lecture on the history & culture of fermentation, a hands-on fermentation demo, and 2 movies! We will do all this outdoors and raise money for Hyde Square Task Force.   Boston Ferments is a collective of fermenting enthusiasts, lovers of real food, and folks interested…

Jurassic Park Screening

Blessed Sacrament Church 361 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Jurassic Park is the story of a wildlife park of cloned dinosaurs on the fictional Isla Nubular. During a preview tour, the park suffers a power breakdown that causes its dinosaurs to run amok.

Free

Unitas Ensemble Concert

Blessed Sacrament Church 361 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Unitas Ensemble was created as a platform to showcase the works of Latin American composers, as well as create an environment to unite members of the Latino community, the art community, and the city of Boston around a truly magical art form.

Free

Lion Dance Workshop with Adam Cheung

Blessed Sacrament Church 361 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Come learn about the Lion Dance and its history with Adam Cheung of Woo Ching White Crane. Cheung will also have a signing of his new book, “Kung Fu and Love” for children and adults.

Free

Ghostbusters Screening

Blessed Sacrament Church 361 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

In Ghostbusters, three unemployed parapsychology professionals start a ghost-catching business in New York.

Free

Salsa Class with Ritmo en Accíon, HSTF Youth Leaders

Blessed Sacrament Church 361 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Ritmo en Accíon (REA) engages close to 40 teens in Afro-Latin dance. Low-income, disengaged Boston teens who struggle in school, nearly all of whom are Latino/a or Black, learn contemporary and classic Latin dance, teach dance to hundreds of youth and adults in the community, and advocate for dance classes in public schools. REA is a model for engaging urban teens through culturally-relevant art forms.

Free

Allyssa Jones and 5030 Music Group Concert

Blessed Sacrament Church 361 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Allyssa Jones is a critically acclaimed educator, composer and performer. Currently serving the Boston Public Schools as Program Director for Performing Arts, Allyssa has also been an active music clinician and presenter for over fifteen years.  In 2001, Boston Magazine named her one of “40 Bostonians to Watch” for her work with vocal jazz and choral ensembles.

Free

Dance Party hosted by Picó Picante

Blessed Sacrament Church 361 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Picó Picante is a monthly transnational bass party that celebrates the cultural sources of forward-thinking dance music.

Free

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