1859 Centre St.
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West Roxbury, MA 02132
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A musical journey to Eastern Europe and the Middle East featuring the magnificent music of the Samodivi band is the season's first concert offering by Music on Centre. Vessela Stoyonova will be back with her marimba along with Turkish singer Burcu Gulec (both from the Berklee School of Music in Boston) and other performers with … Continue reading Music on Centre: Samodivi
Len Cabral is an internationally acclaimed storyteller who has been enchanting audiences with his storytelling performances at schools, libraries, museums and festivals since 1976. A great-grandson of a Cape Verdean whaler whose grandparents immigrated to America from the islands off the coast of West Africa, Len’s strong Cape Verdean ancestry comes alive in his exuberant … Continue reading Len Cabral: Weaving Words Connecting Cultures
In a climate emergency, is civil disobedience a necessity? Grounded in people and places at the heart of the climate crisis, "Necessity" traces the fight in Minnesota against the expansion of pipelines carrying toxic tar sands oil through North America. Rev. Anne Bancroft will join the panel of speakers following the film, including the film's … Continue reading Film: Necessity: Oil, Water, and Climate Resistance
Be Empowered, Be the Change -- founded and chaired by Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore, The Climate Reality Project is dedicated to catalyzing a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every level of society. Join us on Sunday, November 3 from 1 to 2:30 … Continue reading Presentation: Climate Matters
The Begin Again group will meet on November 5 to explore our experiences of prayer, the Soul Matters Sacred Words theme for November. We wonder: what was your childhood experience of prayer? And, what is prayer to you now? Do you welcome it in your life, or find yourself rejecting the idea? Steve Greene, Nancy … Continue reading Begin Again: On Prayer
Come to Game Night! All are welcome at this multigenerational event. Please bring: your favorite games cash (small bills) for ordering pizza a snack, dessert or drink (optional) friends (optional). We look forward to seeing you then!
Come one, come all, for a lively night of music and dancing at "Flowers of Autumn," our Harvest Contra Dance, Saturday, November 9, 7 to 9 p.m. in the parish hall. Erica Weiss, caller for our Spring Contra, will return for this event and will teach each dance. Live music will be joyfully supplied by … Continue reading Harvest Contra Dance
The Rev. Willie Bodrick II, associate minister of the Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, will speak on the topic, "We Still Can't Wait: The Urgency of Equal Education for All." His talk, the sixth in an annual series of lectures honoring the legacy of Theodore Parker, will be followed by a reception in the parish … Continue reading Theodore Parker Lecture: Rev. Willie Bodrick II
Music on Centre proudly presents the Bombadils. Nova Scotia maritimer Luke Fraser and Alberta prairie-girl Sarah Frank create beautiful harmonies and enchanting melodies with old folk songs, poetry, and original songs in a Canadian folk and contemporary bluegrass framework. Luke’s guitar, mandolin, and harmonies are the ideal counterpoint to Sarah’s sweet-yet-powerful vocals, lyrical fiddle and … Continue reading The Bombadils in Concert
A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries -- and path of promise toward the American dream -- , Black colleges and universities have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field. For the first time, their story is told. The screening is sponsored by the Racial Justice Task Force. Doors … Continue reading Film: “Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities”
