Saturday, June 22, 2013 brings the first annual NEWHBA-Fest to Christopher Columbus Park from the North End / Waterfront Health and Beauty Alliance and the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park. The all-day event runs from 8am-8pm with free exercise classes (8am-3pm), health & beauty expo tables and free live music from Hadrian’s Heros, Classic Isotti and Charlotte Locke. If he’s not playing out of town, an appearance by Boston Bruins Andrew Ference is also on the docket. See the official NEWHBA-FEST schedule of events.
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