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Join us for The Communion @ Comfort Kitchen, a special dinner and wine-pairing evening with Cha McCoy and Layla Schlack celebrating their new book, Wine Pairing for the People: The Communion of Wine, Food, and Culture from Africa and Beyond. Expect soulful plates, thoughtful pours, and a lively conversation about pairing wine with flavors from Africa and across the diaspora. Come eat, sip, get your book signed, and be part of a night that’s all about community at the table.

Where the Black Boys Are is a choreopoem that follows four black men trying to grieve the end of their boyhood. When their support group begins to transform the real world, they must dare to fly to find freedom.
After the show, stick around for a post-show conversation about the play led by Dramaturg Des Bennett.

This performance contains explicit material that may not be suitable for all audiences. It includes strong language, situations of violence and other mature themes. Additionally, the production addresses sexual abuse, substance abuse, mental health issues, and instances of discrimination.

Written by Jameson P. Murray, Directed by JulianX, Choreography by Giovanna Obafunmilayo Frazier, Dramaturgy by Des Bennett.

Bittersweet Lane: Creating Home(s) in the American Affordable Housing Crisis is my memoir about affordable housing. We know how to solve homelessness and to create affordable housing. This book aims to teach that through my experiences developing affordable housing and also growing up in affordable housing in Randolph, MA. I'm wicked excited to celebrate its release with Frugal Books in Nubian Square. Hibernian Hall is where it all started for me - where my grandmother's parents met at a dance and where I got my first taste of creating affordable housing.

Refreshments will be provided by Fresh Food Generation.

Join for an in-depth look at the work included in An Indigenous Present. This member-exclusive curator-led tour will take you beyond the wall text and provide expert insight and context for the exhibition.

Are you looking to start a small food business? Have an existing food business you're looking to scale? Do you need help navigating the permitting and food safety regulations as you get started? Learn more about all CommonWealth Kitchen (CWK) has to offer at our virtual information session and tour.

CommonWealth Kitchen is Boston's nonprofit food business incubator. We provide commercial kitchen space and technical & business assistance to help food businesses grow and scale. We’re on a mission to build a new food economy grounded in racial, social and economic justice by strengthening the capacity, connections, and collective power of diverse entrepreneurs to start and grow successful food businesses.

JustBookish is celebrating their one year anniversary at JustBook-ish and Words as Worlds! The past year has been filled with author talks and conversations, mocktails and empanadas, bestsellers and new releases, and more than 3,000 visitors who have come through our doors to find books, inspiration, and community.

To mark this milestone, they invite you to their anniversary celebration, The First Chapter—The Story Continues, on November 22! The day will feature a drag story hour, live music, an author talk, food, fun, and community, and you’re welcome to drop in anytime to celebrate.

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.