Jazz Scene in Boston: Telling the Local Story
Date: Throughout June
Time: Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00am-4:00pm
Location: The Boston African American National Historic Site (Museum of African American History), 46 Joy Street, Boston MA 02114
More Info: https://www.maah.org/exhibits
The Museum of African American History celebrates Boston’s rich jazz history with this new exhibit!
Jazz, America’s own music, has always had a home in Boston. The city gained its place of prominence on the national jazz map in the 1950s, and continues to hold that place today. The Museum of African American History celebrates Boston’s rich jazz history in its exhibit, Jazz Scene in Boston: Telling the Local Story. The sound of jazz poured from clubs like Storyville and the Jazz Workshop, played by musicians with deep Boston roots, including Jaki Byard, Roy Haynes, and Paul Gonsalves. Through photographs, handbills and posters set in a club-like setting, this colorful exhibit provides a broad view of the Boston scene from the 1940s to the 1980s.
Standing Up for Democracy Exhibit
Date: Throughout June
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm, Tuesday-Friday
Location: Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the US Senate, 210 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125
More Info: https://www.emkinstitute.org/explore-the-institute/exhibits/standing-up-for-democracy
Standing Up for Democracy is a new exhibit at the Kennedy Institute that considers our nation’s long and difficult history securing voting rights for all Americans and highlights the work that Senator Ted Kennedy and his colleagues invested over the decades to ensure that everyone’s democratic voice is heard. The exhibit also draws attention to current challenges to voting rights, whether that be access to the polls, barriers to voting, or unfair districting, and spotlights those who are making a difference today. In addition, activities around gerrymandering and casting a vote ensure that visitors get a true sense of the importance of their vote, both individually and collectively.
Summer Solstice Celebration 2022: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
Date: Tuesday, June 21
Time: 5:00pm-9:00pm
Location: Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Celebrate the longest day of the year and mark the beginning of summer—in person!—with the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture on June 21. Enjoy free admission to all four HMSC museums, hands-on activities, food, music and more! Don’t miss this wildly popular event for all ages.
Date: Sunday, June 5
Time: 12:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Beacon Hill’s North Slope
Starting Point: 135 1/2 Charles Street, and the corner of Cambridge Street & West Cedar Street
More Info: https://beaconhillartwalk.com/
Thousands of people attend yearly to see residents open up their private gardens, alleyways, and courtyards and allow artists to display and sell their artwork. It is a chance for visitors to tour the private spaces of Beacon Hill while viewing original, handmade artwork. It is a free popular event in the neighborhood, with a festive atmosphere and volunteer musicians playing in various gardens throughout the day.
Around 100 artists usually participate, with a variety of styles, media, and subject matter. As a visitor you will enjoy a unique atmosphere boasting bursts of colors at the background sound of live classical, klezmer, and folk music playing in various gardens throughout the day.
Blow Ye Winds! With Singer David Coffin
Date: Saturday, June 11
Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm
Location: The Forbes House Museum, 215 Adams Street, Milton, MA
More Info: https://www.forbeshousemuseum.org/blow-ye-winds/
A fundraiser celebrating the nautical legacy of the Forbes family and our collective New England maritime heritage. Please join us for a lively evening of sea shanties, ballads and the songs and historic tales of the sailors of yore, including one of our very own Captain Forbes.
David Coffin is a traditional and contemporary American folk singer who specializes in authentic sea shanties and historical lore of sailors (who created a vast library of work songs in the seafaring days). Each ticket offers a free drink, unlimited hearty bites and a chance at prizes. Raffles and merriment also included.
Date: Saturday, June 4
Time: 9:30am (Registration begins 8:30am)
Location: Mother’s Rest at Carson Beach, 125 William J Boulevard, Boston, MA
More Info: https://liverlifewalk.org/boston/
Our Liver Life Walk Boston will bring patients, family, and friends of the American Liver Foundation together to fundraise and walk in the fight against liver disease. The walk is a 2-mile loop from Carson Beach along the Harbor Walk to the JFK Library where the walkers will turn around and come back to the beach. Our walkers will fundraise and have asked family, friends, and co-workers to donate to their individual and team-based campaigns. Registration fee is $20.
Date: Thursday, June 16
Time: 6:00pm-10:00pm
Location: The Newbury Boston, 1 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116
More Info: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/teeup
Tee Up Diversity combines the opportunity to access world-class golf at the 122nd U.S. Open Championship with an exciting inaugural event featuring Anthony Anderson, Chris Spencer, and Damon Hack. This event will be held at The Newbury Boston, hosted by The Reaching Back Foundation with support from The Country Club.
This special event will celebrate the significant, historical achievements of minorities in the game if golf, while raising funds for programs that work to diversify the business and game of golf and recognize the history of the United Golfers Association and The Country Club’s establishment of the Lee Elder Internship Program that is dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the business of golf.
The event will raise funds to help organizations dedicated to addressing educational and professional development inequities still evident today with an emphasis on programs relating to the business and game of golf.
Weston Pooch Parade & Festival
Date: Saturday, June 11
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
Location: Weston Town Green
More Info: https://www.bostoncharityevents.org/events/weston-pooch-parade-festival/
The Pooch Parade & Festival is coming back on Saturday, June 11th with a mission to raise funds for three canine charities, Operation Delta Dog, Buddy Dog Humane Society, and Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, all local to New England. They expect to host 300+ people and their furry friends, providing a range of entertainment including must-see demonstrations, fun contests for dogs to enter, a wide range of exhibitors to visit, with food and refreshments, and finishing off with a “paw-some” parade around Weston Town Green!
Date: Friday, June 3
Time: 6:00pm-11:00pm
Location: The Gardens at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St., Wellesley, MA 02482
More Info: https://ccals.org/events/2022-gala/
The 2022 Compassionate Care ALS Gala will be held outside on June 3 at the beautiful Garden at Elm Bank in Wellesley, MA. The event will be hosted by former WCVB-TV news anchor Natalie Jacobson. The event will also feature live music and dancing from East Coast Soul, a Boston-based ensemble band who will be playing a collection of pop and R&B hits for your enjoyment. Special guests will be Jonathan Penner and Chris Lambton, both of whom were involved with CCALS for many years.
Date: Sunday, June 12
Time: 12:30pm
Location: Charlestown (Parade starts at the intersection of Vine and Bunker Hill St, goes down Main St., and ends on Winthrop St.)
More Info: https://www.bostoncentral.com/events/bunker_hill_day_parade/p8631.php
Families have been enjoying the Bunker Hill Day parade for years and years. The parade route is all around Charlestown, and is held on the Sunday before, or on June 17 each year.
A tradition since 1786, the Bunker Hill Day Parade commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill which was fought on Breed’s Hill on June 17, 1775 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The Battle of Bunker Hill was the first major battle of the American Revolution.
The annual Bunker Hill Day parade is a family event with a route all around Charlestown. Come enjoy ice cream, kids toy carts, cotton candy, and more!
Date: Saturday, June 25
Time: 12:00pm-4:00pm
Location: Christopher Columbus Park, 110 Atlantic Ave., Boston
More Info: https://www.foccp.org/events/independence-day-celebration-3
Join a celebration of Independence Day in the Park! A great afternoon full of family fun including a parade and a variety of entertainers. Wear red, white, and blue, decorate your strollers and wagons to walk in the parade, and get ready for a fun day! Free and open to all.
Date: Through June 25
Time: 12:00pm-4:00pm daily
Location: The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Hunnewell Visitor Center, 125 Arborway, Boston
More Info: https://arboretum.harvard.edu/art_shows/stoneroot-epistle/
Stoneroot Epistle is the current exhibition in our Hunnewell Visitor Center. The unique book, Stoneroot Epistle, was born out of Joyce and Daina Swagerty’s desire to understand the connection between themselves and the natural world—what is shared and affirmed. This mother-daughter collaboration features vivid illustration and inspirational poems that tell a story of universal journey through the lens of an acorn. However, the story is more than a picturesque travel journal of an acorn moving through seasons. Stoneroot Epistle embraces the complexities and layers of nature and human behavior. Daina’s artwork and Joyce’s poems use a variety of techniques and forms to distill their learning and communicate the essence of revelations along the way. Each collage presents a new opportunity for exploration and discovery.
Charlie Gibson’s Queer Boston (Exhibit tour)
Date: June 2nd, 11th, 17th, 19th, 25th, and 30th
Time: Tuesday-Thursday: 3:00pm-5:00pm
Friday-Sunday: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Location: The Gibson House Museum, 137 Beacon St., Boston
More Info: https://www.thegibsonhouse.org/events.html
Celebrate Pride Month and support Boston’s LGBTQ+ past, present, and future. Learn about the LGBTQ+ history of Boston at the Gibson House Museum and directly support Boston’s LGBTQ+ youth in the present and future with BAGLY.
Explore the Gibson House Museum and the gay subculture of early-twentieth-century Boston through Charlie Gibson’s eyes on this interactive tour, Charlie Gibsons’s Queer Boston. The story of the Museum’s founder is one of legacy and family history, of the fading grandeur of Victorian-era Boston, and of Boston’s LGBTQ+ history.
Date: Friday, June 24
Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm
Location: Overlook Farm, 216 Wachusett St., Rutland, MA
More Info: https://www.overlookfarmrutland.org/calendar/2022/6/24/intro-to-compost
This adult education program will introduce you to the world of home composting including how to start, bin designs, vermicomposting, and creating your own potting soil mixture.
Volunteer Stewardship in Olmsted Park
Date: Saturday, June 11
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Location: Olmsted Park, 217 Jamaicaway, Boston
More Info: https://www.emeraldnecklace.org/event/second-saturdays-0622/
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers with land stewardship and invasive species removal work in the Emerald Necklace parks on Saturday, June 11! We will be removing brush, debris, and invasive species from Olmsted Park. Registration is required in order to participate in this event.
Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
Date: Saturday, June 11 & Sunday, June 12
Time: 8:00am
Location: Riverbend Park, near John W. Weeks bridge and Harvard Square, Cambridge
More Info: https://www.bostondragonboat.org/festival
Come celebrate the Annual Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival! Brightly colored Hong Kong style dragon boats by paddlers of 50 teams from New England and other parts of North America race down the Charles River between JFK Street and Western Avenue.
Cultural programs will begin at 12:00pm, with special performances, arts and crafts demonstrations, and tasty Asian foods. There will also be Chinese dragon and lion dances, Martial Arts, dance and music, traditional Japanese drumming, and more! Join us for North America’s longest running Dragon Boat Festival! All programs are free and family friendly.
Date: Saturday, June 11
Time: 11:00am-4:00pm
Location: The Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston
More Info: https://www.icaboston.org/events/ica-harbor-market-8?from=/calendar&title=Calendar
Join us for the in-person return of our ICA Harbor Market, an artisan takeover brimming with local makers. Shop handmade goods, discover talented artisans, and catch a performance by acoustic duo, Bookmatch.
Date: Throughout June
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm daily
Location: The Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston
More Info: https://www.mos.org/explore/exhibits/gaia
In Greek mythology, Gaia is the personification of Earth. Gaia, the piece created by UK artist Luke Jerram, is a touring artwork measuring over twenty feet in diameter and featuring 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface*. Installed in the Museum’s iconic Blue Wing, visitors can see our planet at this impressive scale, floating in three dimensions.
The installation creates a sense of the “overview effect.” Common features of the experience for astronauts are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.
The artwork also acts as a mirror to major events in society. In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, viewing the artwork may provide us with a new perspective on our place on the planet; a sense that societies of Earth are all interconnected, and that we have a responsibility toward one another.
Date: Saturday, June 18
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
Location: South End, Boston (starting point TBD)
More Info: https://thetrustees.org/event/71790/
The garden gates open in Boston’s South End for our annual South End Tour. This always-popular neighborhood event provides an opportunity to explore some of the South End’s most spectacular private outdoor spaces. Thread through alleys and walkways for a self-guided, behind-the-scenes look at gardens ranging from intimate, informal, and even quirky spaces designed by resident gardeners, to the work of noted landscape designers — many of which are open to the public only on the day of this tour. The tour rotates through the neighborhood opening new gardens every year. All proceeds support our gardens and educational programming throughout Boston’s gardens.
New this year, tour tickets will be advance purchase only for timed entry in order to avoid crowding within the tour sites.
Boston Children’s Museum Fenway Farms Rooftop
Date: Throughout June
Time: Museum hours (2 time slots): 9:00am-12:00pm; 1:30pm-4:30pm
Location: Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress St., Boston
More Info: https://bostonchildrensmuseum.org/exhibits-programs/exhibits/fenway-farms-boston-childrens-museum#
Boston Children’s Museum announced the opening of its new Fenway Farms Rooftop Garden, a replica of the rooftop garden at Fenway Park. A 1,100-square-foot space on the Museum’s second level overlooking the plaza, the Garden was created with the support of The John W. Henry Family Foundation, The Werner Family Foundation, and the Red Sox Foundation.
The Garden offers the opportunity for children and families to interact with living organisms led by knowledgeable farmer educators. The space encourages open exploration and the use of imagination in thinking about the plants and animals who live there. The Garden will change seasonally and will include sunflowers, strawberries, carrots, peas, spinach, and other pants and vegetables, some of which will be shared with the Museum’s animal life, such as red leaf lettuce for the turtles on exhibit. The goal is to encourage curiosity and empathy towards plants and animals, and feel a capacity to care for them while developing an understanding of the lives of the flora and fauna and the people who care for them. Visiting families will explore and consider the biodiversity within even a small garden and the area around the Museum.
Beach Cleanup at M Street Beach (Hosted by Kona Brewing Co.)
Date: Tuesday, June 7
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Location: M Street Beach, Boston MA
More Info: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBoiGNtBK9lUIpqLyJDBUaKH65wn0FiE-EYZZ4q2F6yhJVsA/viewform
On June 7, Kona Brewing Co., along with professional surfer Anna Gudauskus and internationally recognized surf photographer Sarah Lee will be hosting a beach cleanup at M Street Beach as part of the Catch a Clean Wave Program. After the success of last year’s Catch a Clean Wave, which started in Washington and culminated in Southern California, the 2022 initiative will be an 8-stop, 1500+ mile journey down the East Coast, starting in Maine and ending in Florida.
All are welcome to join Lee and Gudauskas at 1:00pm at M Street Beach. There will be trash collection materials provided.
SoWa Artist’s Guild First Friday
Date: Friday, June 3
Time: 5:00pm-9:00pm
Location: SoWa Art & Design District, 450 Harrison Ave., Boston
More Info: https://www.sowaartists.com/
On the First Friday of every month, the artists, galleries, shops and showrooms of the SoWa Art + Design District open their doors to the public for an evening of art, culture and inspiration. Meet the artists in their element, view the latest gallery exhibitions, shop small, and dine at one of SoWa’s world-class restaurants.
Sowa First Fridays are family friendly and free. Plenty of parking is available.
Reel Fun Fishing Day at Deer Island
Date: Saturday, June 4
Time: 11:00am-3:00pm
Location: Deer Island Pier (Meet at Rowes Wharf, downtown Boston)
More Info: https://www.bostonharborislands.org/event/reel-fun-fishing-day-at-deer-island/
Come to Deer Island to help celebrate two very special Boston Harbor Islands National & State Park anniversaries with a day of fishing and fun!
Learn how to fish for and identify striped bass and winter flounder with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (Rods and other supplies provided). Meet National Park Service Rangers and be sworn in as an *official* Boston Harbor Islands Junior Ranger. Play games, color, and learn “what not to flush” from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). Learn about Boston Harbor’s biodiversity and meet *real crabs* with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay. Or enjoy a picnic with a view, either homemade or from a food truck on site. You are also free to explore the trails of Deer Island on your own!