Events
Third Annual Greater Roxbury Book Fair
In ProgressAll day,Join us for the third annual Greater Roxbury Book Fair — celebrating a love of books and reading andchampioning local authors. There’s something for every reader — from kids to adults, comics readers to poetry aficionados.
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For the month of May, sandwiched between VE (Victory in Europe) day on May 8 and the anniversary of the D-Day landings on June 6, the Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch Library welcome local author Philip Gambone to read from his memoir,…
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Please join us as we conclude the Navigating Diabetes Through Food and Community Series with Culinary Historian and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Jessica Harris.
Dr. Harris will present on the food and foodways of the African…
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Author Frances McNamara presents slides as she discusses Book Two in her Nutshell Murder Mysteries book series, Three-Decker Murder in a Nutshell, which is set in East Boston in 1920.
The story was inspired by the author’s…
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Join us for a discussion of The United States Governed By Six Hundred Thousand Despots edited by historian Jonathan D.S. Schroeder.
Professor Jonathan D.S. Schroeder will discuss the book, as well as his…
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Celebrate Haitian Heritage Month with us!
This event is a tribute to Haitian-American poet Danielle Legros Georges, who passed away on February 11, 2025. It features Haitian-American poet Jean-Dany Joachim and an open mic.
The event…
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Join us in-person at the East Boston Branch of Boston Public Library on May 29 for an Exclusive Watch Party — a broadcast discussion from American Ancestors headquarters in the Back Bay about the Chinese experience in America. Esteemed…
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Join New York Times bestselling author Kayla Cottingham for a writing workshop focusing on crafting your own fantasy story. Topics of discussion will include how to worldbuild, write entertaining plots, craft believable characters, and…
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Join us in partnership with the Citywide Friends of the Boston Public Library for this online talk with T. Colin Campbell, PhD, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University and…
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A fascinating look back on baseball’s beginnings and its transformation into a national pastime, told through the lives of two men who dominated the game.
The nineteenth century was a time of rapid growth and development for the game of…
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Jamaica Plain resident, community organizer, and author Don Gillis discusses his 2025 non-fiction book, The Battle for Boston: How Mayor Ray Flynn and Community Organizers Fought Racism and Downtown Power Brokers; in conversation…
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Join community organizer and activist Don Gillis for a presentation of his 2025 book The Battle for Boston: How Mayor Ray Flynn and Community Organizers Fought Racism and Downtown Power Brokers,
The Battle for Boston captures the remarkable…
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Join community organizer and activist Don Gillis for a presentation of his 2025 nonfiction book The Battle for Boston: How Mayor Ray Flynn and Community Organizers Fought Racism and Downtown Power Brokers, in conversation with former Mayor…
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Don Gillis will discuss his 2025 book, The Battle for Boston: How Mayor Ray Flynn and Community Organizers Fought Racism and Downtown Power Brokers, in conversation with JP residents, City Councilor Ben Weber and Enid Eckstein of JP…
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Don Gillis will discuss his 2025 book, The Battle for Boston: How Mayor Ray Flynn and Community Organizers Fought Racism and Downtown Power Brokers, in conversation with Bill Walczak, President of the Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association…
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Join us in person or over Zoom Webinar as acclaimed interdisciplinary artist Dread Scott joins us for the June Lowell Lecture.
The moderator for this program will be Lizzy Cooper Davis, PhD, Associate Professor & Graduate…
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We are very excited to have author Daniel Gonzalez here to talk about his book The Rise and Fall of Boston Pride which delves into the vibrant history of LGBTQ+ activism and community in one of America's most historic cities. From…
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Somewhere beyond the boundary of myth and legend, juxtaposed between hopeless romanticism and sardonic cynicism lives a revolutionary possibility; the possibility that the history we thought we knew, could still be in the making. Spend an…
