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Photo: A older person with white hair sits alone in the front of a movie theater. The text on screen reads "Roxbury International Film Festival"

Things-To-Do

Catch a Virtual Screening at the 25th Annual Roxbury International Film Festival

June 27, 2023

Pear statue, Dorchester

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Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Dorchester

June 23, 2023

Photo: A long table with a black cloth with multiple paper plates featuring a large slice of cheese pizza. The photo was taken outside, the day sunny and bright.

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Mangia, at the Boston Pizza Festival

June 21, 2023

Photo: A person with glasses in a red shirt with a beard smiles at the camera in front of multiple pieces of art on canvas behind them

Arts & Culture

First-of-Its-Kind Group Show Brings Together Artists from MFA Programs around Boston

June 21, 2023

Photo: A large crowd walks around a arial type structure with large ribbons attached to a tall pole. The ribbons are a various of different colors. The crowd is moving to the left. The day is bright.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Summer Solstice Night at the Harvard Museums

June 20, 2023

Photo: Boston skyline and Fort Point Channel at sunset as viewed fantastic twilight or dusk time from Fan Pier Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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To Do Today: Summer Concerts at Atlantic Wharf

June 16, 2023

Photo: A man with a moustache wearing a beanie looks out over the open ocean on a boat

Film & TV

COM Prof’s Documentary Revisits Improbable Story of Man vs. Whale

June 14, 2023

Photo: A cardboard sign that reads FREEDOM DAY JUNE TEENTH. On the left of the sign, a fist held up in solidarity by a Black individual. The individual holding the sign is also Black. The day is overcast and there is a blurred tree in the background.

JUNETEENTH

Celebrate Juneteenth on and off Campus with These Events

June 12, 2023

Photo: A brightly lit theater with blues and purples. In art deco style, the sign up top reads "COOLIDGE". Below the sign is a banner for the shows playing. The area is dark as its night tine.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Jordan Peele’s Nope in 70 mm

June 8, 2023

Photo: Sheila del Bosque, a white-presenting woman wearing a yellow, blue, and white collared shirt and jeans, squats and poses with silver flute in left hand. She poses in front of large blue mural.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Summer Concerts at Kendall Center

June 5, 2023

Photo: Composite of three images in a frame with a black background and text that reads WHATS HOT IN MUSIC down the right side of the image. The three images are of Kelly Clarkson, a white woman with long blonde hair, the next a Black woman, Janelle Monae, wearing a steam punk outfit with red, black, and white coloring. And Don Toliver, a Black man with a blue blazer behind red and purple lights.

Music

New Music June 2023: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

June 1, 2023

Photo: A hand holding a donut, freshly made, that is bigger than an average plam. Its an old-fashioned donut with a clear glaze. The setting is outside a brick-housed business.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: A Late-Night Snack at Back Door Donuts

May 30, 2023

Photo: People wander around Boston Common on a sunny spring day. Hundreds of United States flags flutter in the breeze in the foreground, as bity skyscrapers rise in the distance.

Things-To-Do

How to Spend Your Memorial Day Weekend

May 25, 2023

Photo: Protestors outside Harry Agganis Way support the Writers Strike admist the annoucement of David Zaslav as Commencement Speaker for BU's 150th Commencement.

COMMENCEMENT 2023

Nearly 200 Protest BU’s Commencement Speaker, David Zaslav, amidst Hollywood Writers Strike

May 21, 2023

Photo: Students sit in a circular pattern in a Boston University dining hall during a busy meal service

Local

Will Boston Become the First US City to Require Food Vendors Donate Leftovers to Its Hungry?

May 11, 2023

Photo: A collection of colorful brochures with various designs and letters spread out on a bulletin board

Things-To-Do

The Weekender: May 11 to 14

May 10, 2023

Photo: In this Sept. 19, 1968, file photo, then-presidential candidate Richard Nixon, a white man wearing a suit and tie, flashes the victory sign as he acknowledges cheers from the crowd, at the fairgrounds of Springfield, Mo. There’s little doubt Nixon was up to dirty tricks before his presidency ever began. Documents released by the Nixon Presidential Library add weight to existing evidence that his 1968 presidential campaign tried to sabotage Vietnam peace talks before the U.S. election. (AP Photo/File)

Politics

Trump, Biden, and a 2024 Presidential Race Featuring Two Flawed Candidates

May 10, 2023

Image: collage of artists releasing music and/or hosting concerts in Boston in May 2023. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of Yaeji, Janet Jackson, and Indigo De Souza. Yaeji is shown singing on stage that is lit green wearing a fishnet white long-sleeved top and white cami on polaroid-style borders. Janet Jackson poses in front of a black backdrop and has a large, curly fro. Indigo De Souza is shown singing on stage that is lit orange wearing a pink floral top, guitar, and long pink skirt on polaroid-style borders. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music" in a repeating pattern

New Music

New Music May 2023: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

May 9, 2023

Photo: A bushel of purple lilacs on a bright sunny day.

WEEK AHEAD

The Week Ahead: May 8 to 14

May 5, 2023

Photo: A Tenshin-en Garden, located at the MFA Boston. The garden is decorated with a stone pathway and bridge, with beautiful foliage, blooming for the spring season.

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The Weekender: May 4 to 7

May 3, 2023

The Weekender: May 4 to 7