Join the Boston Park Rangers for a snowshoeing tour around Boston’s historic Franklin Park. Snowshoeing is a fun and healthy way to enjoy the outdoors and further explore The Emerald Necklace in the winter. Park Rangers will demonstrate and instruct all the snowshoeing basics. Then, you'll be led on an hour-long guided tour, where we will uncover some of the plants and wildlife that thrive in the wintry New England environment.

• Meeting Location: William J. Devine Golf Course parking lot --1 Circuit Dr. Boston, MA 02121
• A limited supply of snowshoes will be available for use during the event. 
• Please dress accordingly and be prepared for winter weather conditions
• For ages 12+
• In the event that we are unable to snowshoe, the program will be conducted as a walking tour

For more information visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.

Join the Boston Park Rangers for a snowshoeing tour around Boston’s historic Franklin Park. Snowshoeing is a fun and healthy way to enjoy the outdoors and further explore The Emerald Necklace in the winter. Park Rangers will demonstrate and instruct all the snowshoeing basics. Then, you'll be led on an hour-long guided tour, where we will uncover some of the plants and wildlife that thrive in the wintry New England environment.

• Meeting Location: William J. Devine Golf Course parking lot --1 Circuit Dr. Boston, MA 02121
• A limited supply of snowshoes will be available for use during the event. 
• Please dress accordingly and be prepared for winter weather conditions
• For ages 12+
• In the event that we are unable to snowshoe, the program will be conducted as a walking tour

For more information visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.

The 2025 Black History Month theme, "African Americans and Labor," is a powerful reflection on the pivotal role that the hard work of African Americans has played in shaping our country’s history.“Lift Every Voice” Is collaboration of various city agencies, cabinets and the IATSE union to provide the community with an intergenerational Black History Month celebration through music, dance and spoken word, while recognizing the importance of labor in the Black experience.

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Reclaiming Folk is an event series celebrating people of color in folk music, created by singer-songwriter Naomi Westwater. Folk music is traditional music, folk music is storytelling, folk music is the music of the people, and folk music is a voice for what’s happening in the world today. In our society, there is often no space for marginalized people to tell their stories. Reclaiming Folk seeks to make space for musicians of color to tell their stories and share the stories of our past, so that our future can be a more inclusive place for all.

We are “reclaiming” folk because history has forgotten that people of color have always been at the root of American folk music. From field calls to Blues and Gospel to Indigenous traditions, the origin of American folk music is connected to people of color.

Founded in 2024, Reclaiming Folk achieved immediate success and support from the community, featuring performances by 15+ artists and traveling to over 10 locations in Massachusetts. The event includes original music from folk musicians singing in the round, cover songs that honor the musicians who came before us, short interviews with the musicians about folk music, and a Q&A from the audience.

About the artists

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe is a multifaceted artist, curator, and composer renowned for his innovative work with voice and modular synthesizer in the realm of experimental music. With a focus on performance and installation/exhibition, Lowe’s combination of synthesis creates a heightened physicality, often inducing trancelike states in his compositions. He has also recorded and performed under the moniker Lichens, as well as being a member of the bands Om and Singer. 

In recent years, Robert has focused on composing music for film, and has worked with filmmakers such as Ben Owen, Yance Ford, Nia DaCosta, Daniel McCabe, Mariama Diallo, and more. He has composed soundtracks for the films Candyman (2021), Master (2022), and Telemarketers (2023).

Natalie Epstein-Hogue is an interdisciplinary musician, artist, and technologist. Her work engages with urbanism, domesticity, and humanism within tech. Through electronic media, Natalie seeks to reflect the human experience. She works with expressive control and programming bespoke digital instruments, building up a deeply personal sound-space from first principles.

Her 2024 Album Comfort Objects is a synthesis-driven work, seeking to cultivate a soundscape of comfort and healing, in spite of a tumultuous and traumatizing reality. Dealing with themes of grief, PTSD and marginalization, and squaring them with a desire to create beautiful things, to love deeply, and to cultivate peace as a radical act.

This event is free and open to all. Please RSVP at the link below.

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Directions: Please use the entrance located on Congress St, across from Faneuil Hall. Pass security and take the elevators to the 3rd floor. The Mezzanine Gallery is located behind the information desk.

Patterns on Concrete

Group show by the Boston Modern Quild Guild

Artists: Christina Ackmann, Jo Artz, Patrice Denault, Alexis Deise, Judith Flynn, Juliet Harbage, Joyce Husseini, Stephanie Jurgensen, Amy Kidd, Rebecca Loren, Michele MacDonald, Susan McKinney, Kristine Millette, Monday Night Quilters, Jean Penta, Fran Sharp, Leneigh White, Emily Williams and Louisa Williams.

About the Show

A quilt is made by sewing multiple blocks of fabric together. Small fragments shine as they become something bigger, a tapestry of rhythm and repetition. This exhibition presents a selection of quilts done by members of the Boston Modern Quilt Guild, some working collectively, to address a range of personal narratives, social issues, and formal explorations. Many of these pieces were created during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring both personal and social tension, change and a slower pace to explore the world. 

These pieces build on the long tradition of quilting in New England, reinterpreting patterns and designs passed down through generations bringing a powerful dialogue between tradition and contemporary narratives. 

Within the context of Boston City Hall, with its bold architectural forms and geometric patterns, these quilts invite viewers to zoom in and out and perceive the lines of the building through a new bright lens. Just as the building itself is composed of numerous concrete blocks, these quilts are composed of countless individual pieces, each contributing to a larger, more complex whole.

The Boston Modern Quilt Guild was founded in 2010 with members hailing from Boston, MetroWest, and beyond. They are dedicated to providing inspiration, fellowship, and support to quilters of all skill levels and types. They are a chapter of the national Modern Quilt Guild.

To learn more about this exhibition please visit bostonmqg.org

Update: New Date! Due to inclement weather, this event has been postponed to February 13.

The African American Master Artist-in-Residence Program (AAMARP) was founded at Northeastern University in 1977 by influential artist and educator Dana C. Chandler, Jr. For nearly fifty years, AAMARP has been a vital outgrowth of the Black Arts Movement in Boston with a mission to afford a “living focus” on “the diverse dynamics of African American aesthetics” by providing studio spaces for artists, presenting numerous exhibitions, and serving as a meaningful meeting place. Several generations of artists working at AAMARP and its orbit have made artworks in a diversity of media, from large-scale paintings and assemblage-based sculptures to textile-based works and photography, often oriented to themes of social justice. Today, the program, still supported by Northeastern University, functions as an artist collective of 14 intergenerational artists—several of them long-term residents—whose works reflect an array of approaches to the art of Africa and the African diaspora. 

To learn more about this exhibition please email Hakim Raquib: hakimfoto@gmail.com.

Directions:

Enter on the first floor (Congress Street) and take the elevators to the fifth floor. 

The Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture (MOAC), via the Boston Art Commission and in partnership with Street Theory, is thrilled to enter the second year of A Canvas of Culture—a multi-year initiative that brings murals to Boston’s neighborhoods.

Want to learn more or ask questions before applying? Join us for a virtual question and answer session on February 6, 2025 at noon or 6 p.m.

The Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture (MOAC), via the Boston Art Commission and in partnership with Street Theory, is thrilled to enter the second year of A Canvas of Culture—a multi-year initiative that brings murals to Boston’s neighborhoods.

Want to learn more or ask questions before applying? Join us for a virtual question and answer session on February 6, 2025 at noon or 6 p.m.

RPM Festival has been a cornerstone of Boston’s experimental arts scene, providing a platform for groundbreaking filmmakers and media artists. The festival’s commitment to sustainable practices in filmmaking—through small gauge and low-impact production methods—continues to inspire and challenge artists and audiences.

Schedule

 *Please note: Programming is family friendly from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. After 3 p.m., some film screenings may contain content that is not suitable for children.