Today is Thursday, July 25 and here’s what you need to know for today!
10:30AM Celebrate What Unites Us: Ireland. Stop by Armenian Heritage Park where attendees will begin with a community leader sharing his or her immigrant experience. Attendees will then take a meditative walk around the labyrinth before walking to The KITCHEN for a seasonal cooking demonstration and free lunch prepared by chefs from some of Boston’s neighborhood restaurants.
10:30A Yoga-Lates by Age Strong Commission. Stop by the North End Park for Yoga-Lates by Age Strong Commission, see here for additional details and a full lineup of Greenway fitness classes.
5:00PM Summer Concerts at the Charlestown Navy Yard. Join the National Parks Service and Boston Harbor Now for live music, lawn games and more, see additional information here.
Notable News:
Update on the Slave Auction Memorial at Faneuil Hall
Artist Steve Locke’s kickstarter campaign was successful in fundraising enough money to create his proposed Slave Auction Block memorial for outside of Faneuil Hall, however Locke has recently announced that he is no longer moving forward with his proposal. Locke says, ” The Boston branch of the N.A.A.C.P. had come out against the project, prompting Mayor Marty Walsh’s office to pull back support until all constituencies support it.” Read more on Boston 1775.
Keeping Cool in the Park:
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Friday, July 26
6:30AM Summer Fitness Series: Bootcamp. Stop by Christopher Columbus Park for the Summer Fitness Series. This morning’s class will be Bootcamp. See a full schedule of classes and additional details here.
1:00PM Friday Films: The Swimmer. Join the Boston Public Library at 25 Parmenter Street for free movies on Fridays at 1pm. This week’s movie will be The Swimmer, see additional information here.
5:30PM Parkour, Balance, and Movement by Hub Parkour. Stop by Wharf District Park for a Parkour fitness class, see additional details and a full line up of Greenway fitness classes here.
Saturday, July 27
12:00PM FIGMENT Festival on Greenway. FIGMENT is an explosion of creative energy. It’s a free, annual celebration of participatory art and culture where everything is possible. For one weekend each summer, The Rose Kennedy Greenway is transformed into a large-scale collaborative artwork – and then it’s gone.
1:00PM Glass Harmonica Concert. Stop by the Paul Revere House where Vera Meyer will play early American melodies on the intriguing instrument that Ben Franklin invented, see additional details here.
6:00PM FIGMENT at Night. FIGMENT is an explosion of creative energy. It’s a free, annual celebration of participatory art and culture where everything is possible. For one weekend each summer, The Rose Kennedy Greenway is transformed into a large-scale collaborative artwork – and then it’s gone.
6:30PM Swinging Nights in the Yard. Join Boston Swing Central in the Charlestown Navy Yard for an evening of FREE music and swing dance classes as the sun sets over the USS Constitution and the City of Boston Skyline, see additional details here.
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