Learn about flood resilience in the here and now with both public and private deployable flood barrier owners. The tour will begin at 11:00 a.m. at Harbor Towers, 85 E India Row. Please register with an email you have regular access to, as we will communicating any route updates via email. 

The walking tour will have three main stops. First, we will visit Harbor Towers, where residents have come together to pool their funding and expertise to make two 40-story residential towers more resilient to coastal flooding and storm surge. Next, we will stop at Atlantic Wharf, where Boston Fire will be conducting a technical rescue drill over a deployable flood barrier with specialized vehicles and equipment in a flood scenario. Lastly, we will wrap up the tour by crossing the Fort Point Channel and visiting the City's latest deployable at Martin's Park. The route will be on paved sidewalks along the harbor and will be about one mile in length with frequent stops. Please reach out to Emily Sinsky at emily.sinsky@boston.gov with any accessibility questions or inquiries about the tour. 

Located near the historic site of New Guinea and Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, Stone Maps traces and reflects on the presence of Black history embedded in Boston’s landscape. The evening will also celebrate the beginning of Kiyan Williams’s 2026–27 residency with Ujima and CAIUP, marking the launch of Williams’s term as CAIUP’s Artist-in-Residence. Come celebrate Stone Maps, Williams’s residency, and the histories, communities, and possibilities that shape Boston’s landscape.

Located at the Ross Playground Bike Town in Hyde Park, this three-hour drop-in event is for families and children ages 4-12 who want to learn to ride and practice their riding skills. A variety of different sized bikes and helmets will be provided, and staff will be present to lead on-bike games and teach bike riding skills and safe riding tips and techniques.

Set in Franklin Park, the installation features a life-size ancestral cabin, augmented reality, live performances, projections, and participatory community activations. Journey from Past to Present to Future through the Ancestor Slave/Freedom Cabin, Ancestor Procession, and Hush Harbor, where community-submitted images of African-descended ancestors come to life through projection, soundscape, ring shout, and collective ritual.

For over 150 years, 133 Black women were buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in two communal graves, with only a marker that reads "Home for Aged Colored Women". Join us as we reveal their names and honor their lives. Unveiling a temporary memorial design by artist Ekua Holmes.