Join Power & Place: A Film Series on Housing, Power, and Collective Action, a four-film series examining the human stories behind America’s housing crisis and the communities rising to meet it. Each film explores a different facet of home—from displacement and organizing to policy and persistence—offering both a reckoning and a vision for what housing justice can look like. On December 3 at 1:00 PM ET, audiences are invited to join a live virtual Q&A with filmmakers, directors, or featured subjects for a deeper look at the movements shaping the future of housing. After the event, the recorded Q&A will be added as post-roll to each film, so viewers can watch the conversation at the end of their screening throughout the two-week window.

Join DSNI Tuesday, December 2nd, 5:30-7:30PM at the Project H.O.P.E. Building (550 Dudley St.) for the “Dinner With Your Councilor” potluck. This will be a chance to get to know your newest city council-elect before he is sworn into the role. Bring a dish, and bring your questions!

Oftentimes the most difficult part of being an artist is finding the skills, tools, and connections needed to make your work and share it with the public. In this workshop, participants will begin by surfacing the resources already at their disposal in their larger personal network and consequently outline the pathways to reach the resources not yet secured. Using a collaboratively-minded strategy to resource sharing and exchange, artists will learn how to navigate their surroundings, leverage existing connections, and build a broader community of mutual assistance that nurtures win-win relationships and shared success. Artists at all stages of their careers welcome.

Ana ‘Masacote’ Tinajero is an award-winning Afro-Latin dance artist and performing arts curator who loves engineering spaces for community connection through the arts.

‘Tis the season to celebrate local art and artists! Enjoy live performances by the innovative artists recognized by WBUR’s annual series, “The Makers,” and explore work by area artists in the 2025 James and Audrey Foster Prize exhibition. Holiday style encouraged—sparkle or stay cozy!

Join the Greater Boston CLT Network on Saturday December 6 from 9:30-3pm for a day of learning, connection and fun focused on community land trusts. All are welcome, from established to emerging to hypothetical CLTs.

Enjoy CLT Storytelling, an anti-gentrification tour of Chelsea, art activities, and workshops on Intro to CLTs, Community Engagement, City & State Policy, Real Estate Development & Financing, and Organizational Finance.

Is it a rom-com? A sports drama? The movie that’s been ending friendships at dinner tables for 25 years? Yes.

Monica and Quincy. Next-door neighbors. Childhood friends. Star athletes. They fall in love on the court, but can their relationship survive their dreams of going pro?

Come for the nostalgia! Stay for the heated debate about ambition, sacrifice, and who gets to be “selfish” in the pursuit of greatness.

Bring your opinions. Bring your friends. Bring snacks.

>>>>This is an exclusively Black space. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽<<<<

SIDE Presents is hosting the Sip, Shop, and Swap on December 6. Your ticket includes access to the jewelry pop-up, fragrance swap, light bites, holiday treats, non-alcoholic beverages, and our raffle giveaways.

For decades, Amy Smith has prepared taxes for artists, taught financial well-being workshops, and coached artists one on one. This workshop will cover the basics of taxes for artists, including separating personal and artistic finances, Schedule C filing, self-employment versus employment, and tracking deductions. This workshop will have a particular eye toward artists’ current financial challenges and helping artists navigate updates to tax law. It will not cover specifics of quarterly estimated taxes.

Amy Smith is an educator, professional tax-preparer and the former Co-Director of Headlong Dance Theater, a Bessie-award winning Philadelphia-based dance theater company.

BE·COM·ING is a lecture-ish series from folks that inspire us. Curated by writer and performer, Porsha Olayiwola, BE·COM·ING seeks to tell the story of our arrival into ourselves. Our speaker for this series Nepali-born culinary entrepreneur, restaurant owner, and CEO, Biplaw Rai.

Calling all Seaport neighbors! Enjoy a festive evening by the water.

-Get creative with Art-Making After Dark.
-Shop limited-edition artist-created goods and creative offbeat gifts from the ICA Store.
-Toast the night with treats for purchase from the Wine + Coffee Bar.
-Explore a century of Indigenous art and creativity in An Indigenous Present, called “unequivocally beautiful” by The Boston Globe and a “must-see museum show” by Boston Art Review.
-Learn more with a curator-led gallery talk on Portia Zvavahera’s solo exhibition.

A conversation hosted by the ArtLab and moderated by A.R.T. Dayron J. Miles with Boston muralist Problak about process
"Workshops are where I hold a mirror up in front of people and ask them to look at themselves, so they understand that this creative process starts with them." - Rob "Problak” Gibbs.

In this ArtsThursday conversation hosted by the ArtLab and moderated by A.R.T. Associate Artistic Director Dayron J. Miles, discover how Boston muralist Problak engages in process with intention to create more than mirrors in which Boston’s residents see themselves, but also collective and lasting stories that he calls “the fourth dimension” of his art.

This fall, Problak kicked off a collaborative process to create a mural for American Repertory Theater’s new home in Allston with neighborhood-based community visioning workshops. For this conversation, he’ll be joined by local muralists Maissel Grullón, Gina Latham, and Phoebe “PHEEBZ” Warner, who each led workshops in Malden, Cambridge, and Allston where their work is also on exhibition.

A course which explores the discipline and daring of the 10-minute play—Guided by Letta Neely. Because space is limited, applications are required for this course. Please submit 5 up to 5 pages of writing to be considered for the course.

Across five sessions, participants will read, write, and rework scenes until every word is an essential ingredient.

Join Spark Media Foundation for Brunch & Burners, a one-day Basic Firearm Safety course designed for women who want to learn firearm safety and prepare for Massachusetts LTC/FID applications. Enjoy a guided, supportive class taught by a certified instructor, then relax and network over a catered brunch featuring Boston’s local chefs.

What you’ll get:
•⁠ ⁠Basic Firearm Safety Course (certified instructor)
•⁠ ⁠Documentation to support your MA LTC/FID application
•⁠ ⁠Brunch catered by local women-owned caterers
•⁠ ⁠Q&A on safe, responsible ownership and next steps to purchase

Join Eastie Farm to celebrate the return of the light, with food and music!