Other upcoming events include a wellness walk in collaboration with Tedy’s team on October 3. The initiative even included film screenings, like last year Event where the Aquarium Partnership with a A documentary film is shown at the Mattapan Youth Center Screening at Simons Theatre.
“They were all able to dress up and bring their family and just have a really cool experience in a place that maybe they haven’t been invited to or been able to visit before,” Arregoces said.
According to Arregoces, the aquarium aims to build the “physical resilience” of the shoreline – by limiting the impacts of climate change, rising sea levels and the heat island effect – and the “social resilience” that is strengthened by events like this one, as it makes the shoreline a place for all members of the community.
“We want to make sure the community is involved in all the work of the aquarium,” Arregoces said.
Also happening this week: an original play will be performed at the State House, there will be a coffee klatch for the young at heart and a seminar on ancient art.
Free events
STATE HOUSE STAGE Plays in Place and the National Parks of Boston are co-producing a series of three plays called “Suffrage in Black and White,” which explores the “intersection of race and citizenship in the abolitionist and suffrage movements in Boston,” according to a Plays in Place press release. The first play, “A Light Under the Dome,” will be performed this week in the Senate Chamber of the State House, telling the story of the speech Angelina Grimké gave there in 1838. Tickets are free and available on the Plays in Place website. August 12-15, 3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. Free admission. Senate Chamber, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 24 Beacon St. www.playsinplace.com
THE KNEES OF THE BEE Head to the Tavern at the End of the World on Tuesday night for a free concert that’s guaranteed to blow your mind. The Bees Deluxe, a blues band with elements of funk, jazz and psychedelia, will play a three-hour set in their debut at the venue. Founded by Conrad Warre, a guitarist who played with Joe Jackson, they are based in the Boston area. August 13, 10pm to 1am, admission free. The Tavern at the End of the World, 108 Cambridge St., Charlestown. www.thebostoncalendar.com
WE ARE YOUNG The Boston Music Project is hosting its first Youth Fest, a festival “by, for and with Boston’s youth,” according to the organization. Head to Downtown Crossing for a day of high-energy performances and artists. Headliners include hip-hop artist Paul Willis from 4-5 p.m. and saxophonist Jonathan Suazo from 5-6 p.m. August 14, 12pm-6pm, admission free. 1 Summer St. www.thebostoncalendar.com
CONNECT Seniors who want to talk about art can come to Charlestown’s Kennedy Center for coffee in the late morning. Staff from the Boston Public Art Triennial will be on hand to talk to seniors about the installations at the Lot Lab. Currently on display at the Lot Lab are works by Matthew Okazaki and Ifé Franklin, two local artists who specialize in sculpture, and Hugh Hayden, a New York-based sculptor. August 15, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free admission. Lot Lab, 15th St. thetriennial.org
OLD If you want to learn more about ancient art, the Harvard Art Museum is the place to be. Dr. Caitlin Clerkin, who works for the museum’s board of trustees, will lead a seminar with participants to discuss the ancient exhibits in the museum, including the Ba’altega funerary relief from Palmyra, Syria, and the Old Kingdom funerary reliefs in the Gallery of Ancient Egypt. Clerkin will also lead participants to the Study Center for a private tour of various ancient Sumerian, Greek, and Roman objects. August 16, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., admission free. Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge. harvardmuseums.org
CELEBRATIONS The African Festival of Boston is back for its 14th year. All weekend long, head to the Boston Common to hear music and dance and enjoy culinary offerings from Taste of Africa from Ghana, Suya Joint from Nigeria, The Liberian Community Women, Cuisine from Cameroon, and more. Performances include Lumanyano Mzi, a Boston-based South African percussionist who graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2023, Albino Mbie, a Mozambique-born musician who graduated from Berklee in 2013, and more. August 17-18, 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., free admission. 139 Tremont St. eventbrite.com
Bargains & Deals
DISCOVER Every Friday night during the summer, the Acton Discovery Museum, which recently won the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, offers families free admission. Head to Acton to play in the Discovery Forest — with its wheelchair-accessible treehouse — or check out the many indoor exhibits. While admission is free, reservations are recommended. August 16, 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., free admission. Discovery Museum, 177 Main St. (Route 27), Acton. www.discoveryacton.org
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