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Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week:
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| WBUR’s “Con Salsa” host Jose Masso (second from left) joins Umar Knox of the South End and Bostonians Hasan Sharif and Menelik Musa during the ParkARTS Tito Puente Latin Music Series at O’Day Playground. The series is presented in part by Berklee College of Music with support from Casa de la Cultura and Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción. (Suzanne Taylor photo) |
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| Liberian Ambassador to the U.S. Charles Minor (right) was recently honored for his dedication to serving humanity and for promoting the eradication of poverty in Africa. Presenting the award to Minor were members of the Massachusetts Legislative Black Caucus, headed by state Rep. Gloria Fox (third from right) on behalf of the Commonwealth and Boston City Councilors led by Charles Yancey (left) and Chuck Turner (third from left). The ceremony was attended by representatives from nearly two-dozen African countries. (Photo courtesy of the Office of City Councilor Charles C. Yancey) |
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| Children escape the 90-plus degree heat last week by frolicking in the wading pool at the Christian Science Center on Massachusetts Avenue. (Don West photo) |
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| One lucky young lady enjoys having the water all to herself during one recent trip to the spray fountain at the Christian Science Center in Boston. (Don West photo) |
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(Top left) Mark Conrad (right), a patrolman for the Milton Police Department for the past 17 years, is sworn in as a member of the state Parole Board by Gov. Deval Patrick (left) as Conrad’s wife Jacqui (center) looks on. (Sandy Middlebrooks photo)
(Bottom left) Friends and family of Mark Conrad pose with Gov. Deval Patrick and Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray (center). Conrad, who was nominated to the Parole Board by Patrick, is an expert in surveillance, undercover investigations and SWAT operations. Conrad has also focused his career on identifying and preventing crime in communities. (Sandy Middlebrooks photo) |
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| Berklee College of Music and ParkARTS sponsored an evening of jazz in Roxbury’s historic Fort Hill neighborhood last Sunday, Aug. 5. Berklee alumnus and tenor saxophonist Curtis Warren (second from left), along with his Quintet, opened for Gabrielle Goodman at the four-acre Highland Park on Fort Ave. Goodman, known for her fusion of jazz, funk, pop and gospel, is also an associate professor of voice at Berklee and recently released a new CD, “Angel Eyes.” (Toussaint Losier photo) |
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| Dr. Terrence A. Gomes, president of Roxbury Community College, recently joined the board of directors of the Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC), a multiethnic organization that uses music as a tool for social change. (Photo courtesy of BCC) |
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| City Councilor Charles Yancey, with members of Breath of Life Dorchester Teens (B.O.L.D.), attended a peace rally in the Financial District on July 28. The event, hosted by the Codman Square Merchants Association and attended by such organizations as Family Inc. and the Codman Square Health Center, focused on peaceful activity and violence in the community. (Photo courtesy of B.O.L.D. Teens) |
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Roxbury Film Festival
(Top left) Filmmaker and actress Victoria Rowell (center) is joined by fellow filmmakers Phyliss Johnson (left) and her sister Lia Johnson of “I’m Through with White Girls” (right) during the closing ceremonies of the Roxbury Film Festival. (Don West photo)
(Top right) (From left): Candelaria Silva-Collins, co-founder of the Roxbury Film Festival (RFF), is honored by her fellow co-founder Lisa Simmons, RFF programmer and curator Julia John, ACT Roxbury Program Manager Terri Brown, staff members and friends as she steps down as director of ACT Roxbury and the Roxbury Film Festival. (Don West photo)
(Left) Director Jennifer Sharp’s film, “I’m Through with White Girls,” was the opening night feature at the 2007 Roxbury Film Festival. (Lolita Parker Jr. photo)
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