October 1, 2018 - October 7, 2018
Monday, October 1st
Lift Us Up, Don’t Push Us Out | Back Bay | Free
Illuminating the struggles and triumphs of the emerging educational justice movement, this anthology tells the stories of how black and brown parents, students, educators, and their allies are fighting back against systemic inequities and the mistreatment of children of color in low-income communities. It offers a social justice alternative to the corporate reform movement that seeks to privatize public education through expanding charter schools and voucher programs.
Meet & Greet with Boston Red Sox Infielder Brandon Phillips | Back Bay | Free
Meet and Greet with Infielder, Brandon "Dat Dude" Phillips. Passes will be distributed to the first 100 fans 30 minutes prior to event start time to guarantee an autograph. Only items purchased at Modell’s or free Modell’s player card will be eligible for signature. No outside items will be permitted. No posed photography. One autograph per person.
Tuesday, October 2nd
Black N Black: Film Screening & Discussion w/ Filmmaker Zokou Zadi | Brookline | Free
A documentary exploring the relationships between African Americans and African Immigrants. Co-sponsored by the African Studies Center of Boston University.
Healing Our Healers Launch Event | Dorchester | Free
Ivy Child, in partnership with the Boston Public Schools (BPS) and the City of Boston, is developing a system-wide “Healing our Healers” mindfulness training program for city educators, Boston Public School employees, human service workers, and other caregivers to learn strategies that can be integrated into work and life. We invite all Boston agencies ranging from Law Enforcement to Public Safety and Health and Human Services to expand this work beyond the classroom and into our community, serving the diverse children and families in need. Join us to learn more about the campaign and how you can get involved. The morning will feature a keynote, breakout sessions, panel discussion, and the opportunity to practice mindfulness. Registration is FREE - be sure to save your spot by RSVPing here. The event is open to all educators, caregivers, and those interested in bringing mindfulness to schools and communities.
InspireHER: Cafe Night at District Hall | Seaport | Free
District Hall will host inspireHER, a women entrepreneurs focused gathering, as part of our “Changing Face of Innovation” Café Night series. All of our Café Nights are free and open to the public. The event will feature advice and forward-looking ideas from successful female entrepreneurs and those funding women-led ventures. It will also be a wonderful opportunity to meet some of the rising stars in the Boston’s start-up ecosystem.
Powerhouse October | Seaport | Free
A "Powerhouse" is defined as a person or thing of great power, energy, and strength. This signature series features women who represent just that. They're passionate, innovative, and have worked hard to design lives they love. This October we kick off our series with Bobbie Carlton, Founder of Innovation Women, Mass Innovation Nights, and Carlton PR & Marketing who shares how she's successfully transitioned her passion into a profitable career. Bobbie is an award-winning marketing, PR, and social media professional She speaks regularly on social media, innovation communities and product launches, and consults with small businesses and individuals on social networking, marketing and PR.
Wednesday, October 3rd
Conception Art Show - Boston | Downtown | $$$
You are invited to attend Conception Art Show. A "pop-up" event taking place at Guilt, Boston. The evening will present the work of 35 local artists. Featuring live music, complimentary appetizers, and a cash bar, guests will have the opportunity to purchase something original for their home or workplace without incurring a gallery commission.
Grove Hall UCB Network Night | Roxbury | Free
Sponsored by the Grove Hall Trust and the Boston Foundation Grassroots Fund! Potluck dinner and childcare provided. Join us to build relationships, share resources, discuss community concerns, and win our raffle!
Financial Literacy: Building Your Wealth | Roxbury | Free
Take action on your journey to financial empowerment. Be sure to RSVP for these information-packed sessions with strategies you can implement today! Topics discussed this session: creating a budget for yourself & your family, good debt vs. bad debt – borrow smartly, and action items to financial empowerment.
Thursday, October 4th
Free Salary Negotiation Workshop | Back Bay | Free
In Boston, women working full time, on average, take home $0.76 to a man's $1.00 -- a gender pay gap of 24 cents. It's worse for women of color. AAUW Work Smart in Boston is an initiative of AAUW and the Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement to empower women with the tools and skills they need to advocate for themselves in the workplace. This program is one part of the City of Boston's first-in-the-nation pay equity model.
Men of Boston Cook for Women’s Health 2018 | Dorchester | $$$
Enjoy food from over 30 of Boston's best restaurants, drinks, live music and being served by celebrity chefs including our Mayor! Men of Boston is one of the premier events in the Boston area. The fundraiser has been named one of the ten best Food and Wine Events in Boston by BizBash, and a top 10 can't miss food event in Boston by Zagat. Men of Boston Cook for Women’s Health is the premiere fundraiser for Codman Square Health Center that seeks to raise funds to improve women’s health in the Dorchester community
Boston’s Throwback Thursday at Slade’s | Roxbury | Free
If you are looking for a spot where the DJ keeps the music popping from beginning to the end this is the night for you. We have all the old school R&B, Reggae, Hip-Hop and slow jams you could want! Join us as one of Boston's premiere DJ Moe Dee plays all of your favorite roller skating song back in the day.
Plus Size Fashion Mixer | Cambridge | Free - $
Absolute Events by Shen present the 1st annual Plus Size Fashion Mixer - Boston Fashion Week 2018 Edition. This is a free event to celebrate Boston's Plus Size fashion community. Complimentary light refreshments will be provided. Raffle available to win two tickets to the Plus Size Couture Fashion Show on November 24th.
Kranium Live at Paradise Rock Club | Allston | $$$
See Kranium live in concert!
Biketoberfest 2018: A Bike Union Bash! | Roxbury | $$$
Biketoberfest, the Bike Union’s annual party and fundraising gala, returns this year to Hibernian Hall! At Biketoberfest, you’ll laugh, drink and dance with hundreds of fellow cyclists while learning about the Bike Union’s efforts and how you can get involved. You’ll also enjoy free food, beer, wine and cider with the price of admission, and get a chance to test your luck in a raffle full of great prizes, including a BRAND NEW BIKE and a weekend getaway in Burke, Vermont — a scenic Northeast Kingdom town home of the renowned Kingdom Trails mountain bike network.
Friday, October 5th
PUSH: Racism Sexism Creative Navigation Across Boston | Dorchester | $
At BAMS Fest, we believe that without artists a city's history, legacy, and culture can't be documented and shared with future generations. With Greater Boston in particular, artists of color who choose to live and work in the area are often confronted with racial, social and identity biases that make it difficult to be sustainable artists. Whether it is racism, sexism, classification of art discipline, or music genre, artists of color often have to fight for respect, opportunity, space, and financial resources. Join us as we conclude our "Souls of Women" and "PULSE" panel discussion series with P.U.S.H. Hear fresh perspectives on how creatives of color are navigating Boston's arts and culture ecosystems in order to thrive and succeed.
ICA First Fridays: Center Stage | Seaport | $$
Performance and fashion take the floor this month at First Fridays. Dress to impress and enjoy an evening of art, cocktails, and music by DJ Nighthawk. Arrive before 6 and get a free ICA tote bag (while supplies last), then head upstairs to catch runway-inspired performances by ToUch Performance Art featuring looks by Project Runway designer Kelly Dempsey as well as her brand Rack Addik, starting at 6.
BU Global Music Fest | Kenmore | Free
Boston University invites the BU and greater Boston Community for the inaugural BU Global Music Festival. Enjoy extraordinary music, educational events, and a global bazaar – all free and open to the public of all ages with registration.
Tracy Morgan Live | Theatre District | $$$
See Tracy Morgan live at the Wilbur Theatre!
Old Roots, New Rules: Boston Ujima Project’s 2018 Citywide Assembly | Roxbury | Free
Boston Ujima Project, City Life/Vida Urbana, Right to the City, ROC United Boston present: Old Roots, New Rules | Ujima’s Citywide Assembly - three days of learning, celebration and collective action. Join Ujima to return wealth and power to working class communities of color, and help bring another Boston to life. This event is free and open to the public. Light food & childcare provided.
Saturday, October 6th
BU Global Music Fest | Kenmore | Free
Boston University invites the BU and greater Boston Community for the inaugural BU Global Music Festival on October 5th & 6th, 2018. Enjoy extraordinary music, educational events, and a global bazaar – all free and open to the public of all ages with registration.
Yo Soy LOLA | Cambridge | $$$
Yo Soy LOLA is a thought-provoking multimedia experience showcasing Latinas in the arts via spoken word, acting, dance, music, film, and more. This is not just any event. It's a full on production and Latin dance night. Our mission is to raise awareness of the multi-dimensional Latina experience and build a platform that unites Latinas to tell our stories, change our narrative, and give back to our communities.
Let’s Talk About Food Festival 2018 | Cambridge | Free
Food is universal and unifying but also ever-changing. So where is it going next? Join Harvard University Dining Services and Let’s Talk About Food for a fun-filled and inspiring day of cooking, demonstrations, hands-on skills, head-to-head competitions and tastings, innovations and explorations. Join the Greater Boston community of eaters to explore “Feeding the Future.” Bring your culinarians, your kids, your scientists, your adventurers and hear, taste and experience the next generation of dining! The event is free and open to the public.
Black Artist Matter Pop-Up! | Roxbury | Free
This is an invitation for our community to come out and support a special event that caters to Black Artists and their need for platforms to showcase and sell their work during a tumultuous time of Artist displacement and gentrification. Black art is an essential form of imaginative thought. It is super-vital for the future of our community and for the future of innovation around the globe. For this reason, we will facilitate a FB LIVE ROUNDTABLE to discuss the Future of Black Artist in Boston during the Pop-up. Black Market wants to be a part of the long-term solution.
Old Roots, New Rules: Boston Ujima Project’s 2018 Citywide Assembly | Roxbury | Free
Boston Ujima Project, City Life/Vida Urbana, Right to the City, ROC United Boston present: Old Roots, New Rules | Ujima’s Citywide Assembly - three days of learning, celebration and collective action. Join Ujima to return wealth and power to working class communities of color, and help bring another Boston to life. This event is free and open to the public. Light food & childcare provided.
4th Annual Brunch Battle | Seaport | $$$
Join us for the 4th Annual Brunch Battle on Saturday, October 6 from 12-2pm. Enjoy your brunch favorites as Boston's best restaurants duke it out to see who will be voted this year's Brunch Battle Champ! Best of all, proceeds from this event benefit Community Servings, a non-profit food & nutrition program dedicated to help those living with critical conditions in Massachusetts & Rhode Island.
Fall Foraging for Wild Urban Edibles | Dorchester | Free
Take a hike with Urban Farming Institute team members including Jerel Ferguson, founder of Hike for Life as we explore fall edibles growing in the heart of the city.
Wine 101 | North End | $$$
Wine can be exciting, thought-provoking, and delicious, but it can also be confusing and intimidating. Let us take some of the mystery out of wine terms and wine tasting. In this 1 ½ hour class you’ll learn how to assess wine like a pro, what the most common wine terms mean, and taste through a variety of wines to start understanding why you like the wines you do (and why there are some you just don’t!) Whether you’ve just started to explore the wonderful world of wine or have been enjoying it for years, join Certified Specialist of Wine Kim Simone at the Boston Winery for a helpful grounding in the basics.
POSE - Boston Fashion Week | Seaport | $$$
Promoting African fashion, heritage and culture during Boston Fashion week.
Who’s Who in Boston | Roxbury | $$$
A formal black tie event for our community professionals & entrepreneurs at the historical Bruce C. Bolling Municipal on 6th floor rooftop deck.
Fashion in Living Color | Dorchester | $-$$$
Join us at our 11th annual "Fashion In Living Color" Art and Fashion Soiree for an evening of visual craft, complimentary drinks, light bites and entertainment, including live music. You will have access to the unique exhibits and fashion show while meeting and greed with our Boston best fashion designers and artists at the Art For Change gallery.
Resist(D)ance: Creative Open Forum | Dorchester | Free
RESIST(D)ANCE: Under Construction is coming to Upham's Corner this fall. Every Saturday evening for the next 3 weeks Radical Black Girl is hosting an open forum for each artistic medium! Same place, same time, same inspiring energy. 7-9 PM, 572 Columbia Road. Learn dance choreo in styles ranging from Krump to Contemporary from dance masters. The space will be open for co-creating and freestyling. Its also a dance celebration for the founder of Radical Black Girl's birthday!
Sunday, October 7th
The Caf HBCU Alumni Brunch Boston | Chinatown | $$-$$$
The Caf Brunch #AllHBCUEverything playlist vs. DJ Bobby Bangers. You vs. Bottomless Mimosas. HBCUs vs. Everybody (Hint: no one loses). You know the deal. Secure your tickets early.
Topsfield Fair | Topsfield | $ - $$
Celebrating our 200th Anniversary! Come and enjoy new and old favorites! We'll have racing pigs, games, agricultural exhibits, animals and more!
Old Roots, New Rules: Boston Ujima Project’s 2018 Citywide Assembly | Roxbury | Free
Boston Ujima Project, City Life/Vida Urbana, Right to the City, ROC United Boston present: Old Roots, New Rules | Ujima’s Citywide Assembly - three days of learning, celebration and collective action. Join Ujima to return wealth and power to working class communities of color, and help bring another Boston to life. This event is free and open to the public. Light food & childcare provided.
Rhythm & Brunch S4E2 | West End | Free
Join Not Your Average Boston as they bring you another edition of their #RNBrunchBoston series with music by DJ RYU and Knszworth on the 1s and 2s. Event is free but RSVP is recommended for brunch.