Events Calendar

Name: She Was There: Concert
Start: 2026-06-14T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-14T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Museum of African American History

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0 events 1 0 events, 1	0 events 2 0 events, 2	0 events 3 0 events, 3	1 event 4 1 event, 4 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Street Stage @ Villa Victoria June 4 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT Street Stage @ Villa Victoria Street Stage at Villa Victoria in partnership with Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) When: Thursday, June 4, 4:30PM-5:30PM Rain date: Thursday, June 11, 4:30PM-5:30PM Where: O’Day Playground, 75 West Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118 FREE – Register for event reminders and weather alerts! Register for UpdatesDigital Playbill Celebrate 5 years of Street Stage in the heart of Boston’s Latino community as Boston Lyric Opera and Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) team up for an evening of music, community-building, and cultural celebration. Enjoy an open-air concert featuring captivating Spanish-language songs paired with readings and performances by Villa Victoria community members. Want to make an evening of it? The surrounding park in the historic South [...]	0 events 5 0 events, 5	0 events 6 0 events, 6	0 events 7 0 events, 7
0 events 8 0 events, 8	0 events 9 0 events, 9	0 events 10 0 events, 10	0 events 11 0 events, 11	0 events 12 0 events, 12	1 event 13 1 event, 13 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm She Was There: Film Screening & Panel Discussion June 13 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT She Was There: Film Screening & Panel Discussion Inspired by the profound words of the spiritual “Were You There?” this two-day event brings together film, music, and dialogue to illuminate the often-overlooked stories of Black revolutionary women throughout history. Day One: Film Screening & Panel Discussion Free with RSVP • Capacity limited to 75 Curated by the Roxbury International Film Festival, this program connects two extraordinary women across centuries: Elizabeth Freeman (Mumbet), who bravely sued for—and won—her freedom in 1781, helping to end slavery in Massachusetts. Fannie Lou Hamer, a force of the Civil Rights Movement whose moral courage reshaped voting rights advocacy in the 1960s. Following the [...]	1 event 14 1 event, 14 3:00 pm She Was There: Concert June 14 @ 3:00 pm EDT She Was There: Concert Inspired by the profound words of the spiritual “Were You There?” this two-day event brings together film, music, and dialogue to illuminate the often-overlooked stories of Black revolutionary women throughout history. Day Two: Concert & Reception Sunday, June 14, 2026 \| 3:00 PM Museum of African American History, African Meeting House Free with RSVP • Capacity limited to 175 Experience a powerful musical tribute bringing together artists from Boston Lyric Opera and Castle of Our Skins. Through opera, spirituals, new works, and spoken testimony, this concert uplifts the lives of Black women whose leadership shaped American history—honoring both well-documented figures [...]
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