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Immigrant Advancement Community Office Hours

Join us for our in-person Community Office Hours! 

July 10, 2025
2025-07-10T16:00:00 - 2025-07-10T19:00:00

Looking for support getting connected to resources and navigating City services? Meet with the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement during our community office hours at the East Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library. 

Office hours will take place on the following days:

  • First Thursday of every month from 4 - 7 p.m.
  • Third Tuesday of every month from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Registration is not required, and interpretation and disability accommodations will be available.

Community office hours flyer

 

July 10, 2025
2025-07-10T16:00:00 - 2025-07-10T19:00:00
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Disability Outreach Tour - Adams BPL Branch Stop

Join the Disability Outreach Tour to discuss and learn about disability accessibility and inclusion in the City of Boston. Attend for the opportunity to meet Disability Commission staff, discover disability resources, and make connections with neighbors.

June 24, 2025
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm
  • 690 Adams St
    Dorchester , MA 02122
  • Contact:
    Colleen Flanagan
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-24T15:00:29 - 2025-06-24T17:00:29

The Disabilities Commission works to facilitate full and equal participation in all aspects of life for people with disabilities in Boston. Boston is home to over 78,000 residents with disabilities, and countless people with disabilities visit and work in the city every single day!  We look forward to meeting many Boston residents, families, and others with disabilities at Boston Public Library branches in every Boston neighborhood.  

Join us in Dorchester at the Adams BPL Branch. Registration is not required, but encouraged.

ASL and language translation are available at no cost. Please contact Colleen at disability@boston.gov, or call 617-635-3682 to request these services or a reasonable accommodation.

REGISTER 

June 24, 2025
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm
  • 690 Adams St
    Dorchester , MA 02122
  • Contact:
    Colleen Flanagan
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-24T15:00:29 - 2025-06-24T17:00:29
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Community Meeting June 26: New North End Community Center Update

Please join Boston Centers for Youth & Families, the City of Boston’s Public Facilities Department, and the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services for a community meeting to discuss the progress on a new community center in the North End.

June 26, 2025
2025-06-26T18:30:14 - 2025-06-26T20:00:14

Please join Boston Centers for Youth & Families, the City of Boston’s Public Facilities Department, and the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services for a community meeting to discuss the progress on a new community center in the North End. The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 26, at 6:30 p.m. at the BCYF Nazzaro Center, 30 North Bennet Street, Boston, MA 02113. 

The City is committed to a transparent, inclusive community process.To learn more about this project, how the location was selected, and review the presentation from past meetings, visit Boston.gov/BCYF-Nazzaro.

Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are available to you at no cost. If you need accommodations, please contact LCA@boston.gov or 617-504-0897 by June 19. 

 

June 26, 2025
2025-06-26T18:30:14 - 2025-06-26T20:00:14
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Boston Press Photographers Association Pictures of the Year Guided Tour

Join us at City Hall Plaza for a special guided tour of the Boston Press Photographers Association (BPPA) Pictures of the Year Exhibit!

June 16, 2025
2025-06-16T12:00:20 - 2025-06-16T13:00:20

Join us at City Hall Plaza for a special guided tour of the Boston Press Photographers Association (BPPA) Pictures of the Year Exhibit—an annual showcase honoring the most compelling photojournalism from New England-based photographers. This will be followed by a Walk-through of the Boston City Hall Galleries.

The BPPA, the nation's oldest press and television photographers’ association, is committed to advancing journalism through the power of photography. Now in its fifth year, this exhibit offers a striking visual record of the moments and stories that have shaped our communities over the past year. It’s a unique public installation that highlights how local photojournalism can illuminate issues, build connections, and transform shared spaces.

BPPA President and Boston Globe photographer Jessica Rinaldi and BPPA Board Member and GBH Photo Director Meredith Nierman, will lead a tour and discussion alongside several of the honored photographers, offering behind-the-scenes insights into their work and the importance of photojournalism.

Learn more about the BPPA Pictures of the Year Competition: BPPA 2024 Pictures of the Year

Directions: Meet at the City Hall Plaza, outside from the Government Center MBTA Station.

Header/thumbnail photo: Meredith Nierman

June 16, 2025
2025-06-16T12:00:20 - 2025-06-16T13:00:20
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You Belong Here Printing Workshop

Join us for a printing workshop led by artist Julia Csekö and design a message of belonging.

June 17, 2025
  • 4:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    3rd Floor
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Posted:
2025-06-17T16:00:58 - 2025-06-17T19:00:58

Join us for a printing workshop led by artist Julia Csekö and design a message of belonging. Bring a t-shirt, tote bag or piece of natural fabric that you would like to print on with a message that expresses that you belong here. Take it home or gift it to someone who needs to hear this. No experience needed, all ages welcome!

Time slots:

  • 4 - 5 p.m.
  • 5 - 6 p.m.
  • 6 - 7 p.m.

This program is part of our current exhibition "City of Belonging" in partnership with the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement.

Directions: This event will be hosted at the top of the stairs of the Mezzanine Gallery located on the 3rd floor. Please enter on Congress St (across from Faneuil Hall) pass security and take the elevators to the 3rd floor.

Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, You Belong Here (English), 2025
Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, You Belong Here (English), 2025
June 17, 2025
  • 4:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    3rd Floor
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Posted:
2025-06-17T16:00:58 - 2025-06-17T19:00:58
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Adaptive Bike Showcase

What is an adaptive bike? Join us for a short virtual demo of adaptive e-bikes. 

May 29, 2025
  • 3:00pm - 3:30pm
  • Online via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Boston E-Bikes Incentive Program Manager
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-05-29T15:00:21 - 2025-05-29T15:30:21

a person riding an adaptive e-bike in Mattapan

Adaptive E-Bikes are specialized bicycles that meet the physical needs or abilities of the operator or a passenger who has a permanent disability. The virtual showcase in an opportunity to see and ask questions about adaptive e-bikes, as well as about Boston E-Bikes Incentive Program.

May 29, 2025
  • 3:00pm - 3:30pm
  • Online via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Boston E-Bikes Incentive Program Manager
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-05-29T15:00:21 - 2025-05-29T15:30:21
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Acts of Resistance Book Launch and Reading

Join us for a book launch and reading honoring the late Danielle Legros Georges, an award-winning poet, author, translator, editor, scholar, and educator who served as the second Boston Poet Laureate (2015-2019).

June 10, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Boston Public Library
    700 Boylston St.
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-10T18:00:30 - 2025-06-10T20:00:30

Join us for a book launch and reading of "Acts of Resistance to New England Slavery by Africans Themselves in New England," a collection of poetry by Danielle Legros Georges, with Jennifer Barber, Toni Bee, Martha Collins, Erica Funkhouser, Gerard Georges, Tatiana Johnson-Boria, Tom Laughlin, Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah, Patrick Sylvain, Eddie Toussaint Tontongi and more.

Acts of Resistance Event Flyer

 

June 10, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Boston Public Library
    700 Boylston St.
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-10T18:00:30 - 2025-06-10T20:00:30
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Age Strong Memory Cafe - Jamaica Plain

A Memory Café is a welcoming place for people with forgetfulness or other changes in their thinking.

 

June 30, 2025
  • 10:30am - 12:00pm
    Repeats monthly on Monday, but only the last instance of this set, starting from June 30, 2025, until December 31, 2026
  • Boston Public Library - Jamaica Plain Branch
    30 South Street
    Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Corinne White
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Jamaica Plain
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-30T10:30:00 - 2025-06-30T12:00:00

Age Strong Memory Cafe JP

Memory cafés meet at a variety of places, including coffeehouses, museums, or community organizations. Each memory café is different. Some cafés invite guest artists, some offer education about memory changes. And some are just for relaxing and chatting. But, all cafés share one goal — to help guests feel comfortable and to know that they are not alone. Cafés are a place to talk with others who understand what you are going through. You can forget about your limitations and instead focus on your strengths.

*Bilingual in Spanish*

Jamaica plain BRANCH OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

30 South Street, Jamaica Plain

Meets the last Monday of every month, from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

For information, contact: Corinne White at 617-635-3745 | corinne.white@boston.gov

To download & view flyer click here

 

 

June 30, 2025
  • 10:30am - 12:00pm
    Repeats monthly on Monday, but only the last instance of this set, starting from June 30, 2025, until December 31, 2026
  • Boston Public Library - Jamaica Plain Branch
    30 South Street
    Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Corinne White
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Jamaica Plain
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-30T10:30:00 - 2025-06-30T12:00:00
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Caribbean Heritage Month Flag Raising and Domino Tournament

Join us in the City Hall Courtyard as Boston hosts its very first Caribbean Domino Tournament, celebrating the camaraderie and island spirit that dominoes inspire across the Caribbean diaspora.

June 10, 2025
2025-06-10T11:00:00 - 2025-06-10T16:00:00

Join us for a vibrant celebration of Caribbean Heritage Month at Boston City Hall! The day will include a flag raising ceremony, Caribbean lunch, and our first-ever Caribbean Domino Tournament featuring teams from across the diaspora.

🗓️ Event Schedule
  • 11:00 a.m. – Flag Raising Ceremony (City Hall Plaza)

  • 12:00 p.m. – Caribbean Lunch & Cultural Celebration

  • 1:30 p.m. – Player Check-In for Domino Tournament

  • 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Domino Tournament (City Hall Courtyard)

🏆 About the Domino Tournament

Who’s Playing:

  • Teams representing Caribbean Consulates General (rosters finalized after May 30)

  • Boston community members with cultural ties to participating countries, forming teams through local networks

What to Expect:

  • Island music, light refreshments, and plenty of good-natured rivalry

  • Spectators of all ages welcome—no registration required!

How to Participate:

  • Players:

    • If you are affiliated with a Caribbean Consulate, contact your Consul General by May 30 to be placed on a team.

    • Community members can email bianca.rose@boston.gov with "Domino Tournament" in the subject line to join an open roster.

  • Spectators: Free and open to all—come enjoy the energy!

♿ Accessibility and Language Access

City Hall Courtyard is wheelchair-accessible. Interpretation in Spanish and Haitian Creole will be provided. To request additional accommodations, please contact bianca.rose@boston.gov by June 3.

Come share the rhythm, strategy, and pride of the Caribbean as we raise our flags and crown Boston’s inaugural domino champions!

 

June 10, 2025
2025-06-10T11:00:00 - 2025-06-10T16:00:00
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Pride in the Prado

June 17, 2025
2025-06-17T17:00:02 - 2025-06-17T19:00:02

Join your neighbors for the 4th Annual North End PRIDE in the PRADO. Enjoy an evening filled with joy and celebration for our LGBTQIA+ community and allies as we uplift and honor love in all its beautiful forms. Special performances by the North End Music and Performing Arts Center.

June 17, 2025
2025-06-17T17:00:02 - 2025-06-17T19:00:02
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