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'With Clipped Wings': Boston Youth Poet Laureate Alondra Bobadilla book launch

Join the City of Boston and Boston Youth Poet Laureate Alondra Bobadilla in celebrating the launch of her debut collection of poetry, "With Clipped Wings". 

July 14, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • McKim Courtyard, BPL Central Library
    700 Boylston Street
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Back Bay
  • Event Type:
    Art
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-07-14T18:00:00 - 2021-07-14T19:30:00

The book launch will take place on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. in the McKim Courtyard at the Boston Public Library's Central Library in Copley Square. Registration is not required, but non-reserved seating for this program begins at 5:30 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis.

Alondra will be welcomed by Boston Public Library President David Leonard and Chief of Arts and Culture for the City of Boston, Kara Elliott-Ortega. She will read some of her work along with City of Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola and youth poet Tariq Charles. There will also be a folklore, jazz, and Latin performance by Puerto Rican cuatro player Fabiola M. Mendez. The event is free and open to the public.

Alondra was named Boston's inaugural Youth Poet Laureate in January 2020, and has since worked tirelessly to celebrate and uplift poetry across the entire city. She has participated in countless events, including reading at a Boston Celtics game, attending Recovery Youth Prevention talks, and sharing her work at several events for Women's History Month, to name a few. Over the past year and a half, she has collaborated with the Boston Lyric Opera, the Boston Children's Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art, the Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement, City Councilor Julia Mejia, Youth Advocacy Foundation, and more.

Alondra book launch event flyer


NOTICE OF ACCOMMODATIONS

English: Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please contact us at arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, or 617-635-4445, by June 23.

Spanish - Español: Hay servicios de interpretación y traducción a su disposición sin costo alguno. Si los necesita, póngase en contacto con nosotros mandando un correo electrónico arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, o llamando a 617-635-4445, hasta esta fecha: 23/06

Haitian Creole -Kreyòl ayisyen Sèvis entèpretation ak tradiksyon disponib pou ou san sa pa koute w anyen. Si w bezwen yo, tanpri kontakte nou nan arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, oswa 617-635-4445, ant: 23/06

Traditional Chinese - 繁體中文: 我們可以向您提供口頭翻譯和書面翻譯服務,並不向您收取費用。如您需要,請在06 月 23 日 前與我們連絡,發電子郵件至  arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, 或致電 617-635-4445

Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt: Các dịch vụ thông dịch và biên dịch được cung cấp cho quý vị hoàn toàn miễn phí. Nếu quý vị cần những dịch vụ này, vui lòng liên lạc với chúng tôi theo địa chỉ arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, hoặc số điện thoại 617-635-4445. ngày cuối: 23/06

Simplified Chinese - 简体中文:  我们可以向您提供口头翻译和书面翻译服务,并不向您收取费用。如您需要,请在06 月 23 日 前与我们联系, 发电子邮件至 arts@boston.gov,  LCA@boston.gov,  或致电 617-635-4445

Cabo Verdean Creole - kriolu:  Nu ta oferese-bu sirvisus di interpretason y traduson di grasa. Si bu meste kes sirvisu la, kontata-nu pa email arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, ó pa telefóni, pa númeru 617-635-4445. Na es data:  23/06

 Arabic - العربية

خدمات الترجمة الشفوية والترجمة التحريرية متوفرة لك دون تحملك أي تكلفة. إذا احتجت لهذه الخدمات، يرجى التواصل معنا على العنوانarts@boston.gov, أو LCA@boston.gov، أو رقم الهاتف 617-635-4445، بحلول يوم 23/06. 

Russian -Русский: Услуги устного и письменного перевода предоставляются бесплатно. Если Вам они нужны, просьба связаться с нами по адресу электронной почты arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, либо по телефону 617-635-4445. до  23/06

Portuguese - Português: Você tem à disposição serviços gratuitos de interpretação e tradução. Se precisar deles, fale conosco: arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, ou 617-635-4445. Até esta data  23/06

French - Français: Les services d’interprétation et de traduction sont à votre disposition gratuitement. Si vous en avez besoin, veuillez nous contacter à arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, ou au 617-635-4445, d'ici au: 23/06

Somali - Af Soomaali: Adeegyada tarjumaadda iyo fasiraada luuqadaha ayaa diyaar kuu ah adiga oo aan wax kharash ah ka bixin. Haddii aad u baahatid iyaga, fadlan nagala soo xiriir arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, ama 617-635-4445, markay taariikhdu tahay:  23/06

July 14, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • McKim Courtyard, BPL Central Library
    700 Boylston Street
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Back Bay
  • Event Type:
    Art
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-07-14T18:00:00 - 2021-07-14T19:30:00

Watercolor Painting Workshop #6: Scarboro Pond

Practice your painting skills at this free and fun watercolor painting workshop series. 

September 28, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Scarboro Pond (meet on bridge)
    Circuit Drive (Franklin Park)
    Boston MA, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
    Jamaica Plain
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-09-28T10:00:00 - 2025-09-28T12:00:00

The Watercolor Painting Workshops enable artists of all skill levels to create their own greenspace-inspired masterpieces. Tips and techniques are provided by an instructor. Presented with support by our ParkARTS Title Sponsor Bank of America.

Register Now

All Watercolor Painting Workshops dates

September 28, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Scarboro Pond (meet on bridge)
    Circuit Drive (Franklin Park)
    Boston MA, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
    Jamaica Plain
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-09-28T10:00:00 - 2025-09-28T12:00:00

Watercolor Painting Workshop #3: Boston Public Garden

Practice your painting skills at this free and fun watercolor painting workshop series. 

September 20, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Boston Public Garden (meet at Lagoon)
    4 Charles Street
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-09-20T10:00:00 - 2025-09-20T12:00:00

The Watercolor Painting Workshops enable artists of all skill levels to create their own inspired masterpiece. Tips and techniques are provided by an instructor. Presented with support by our ParkARTS Title Sponsor Bank of America.

Register Today 

All Watercolor Painting Workshops dates

September 20, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Boston Public Garden (meet at Lagoon)
    4 Charles Street
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-09-20T10:00:00 - 2025-09-20T12:00:00

Watercolor Painting Workshop #4: Chandler Pond

Practice your painting skills at this free and fun watercolor painting workshop series. 

September 21, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Chandler Pond
    95 Lake Shore Road
    Boston , MA 02135
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Brighton
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-09-21T10:00:00 - 2025-09-21T12:00:00

The Watercolor Painting Workshops enable artists of all skill levels to create their own inspired masterpiece. Tips and techniques are provided by an instructor. Presented with support by our ParkARTS Title Sponsor Bank of America.

Register Now

All Watercolor Painting Workshops dates

September 21, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Chandler Pond
    95 Lake Shore Road
    Boston , MA 02135
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Brighton
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-09-21T10:00:00 - 2025-09-21T12:00:00

2022 Watercolor Painting Workshops: Chandler Pond

Practice your landscape painting skills at this free and fun watercolor painting workshop series, hosted by a local artist every weekend in June. 

June 5, 2022
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Chandler Pond
    98 Lakeshore Road
    Brighton , MA 02135
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Brighton
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2022-06-05T10:00:00 - 2022-06-05T12:00:00

Join a local artist for a morning of watercolor painting. This series is completely free and open to Boston residents. Registration is required and supplies are provided by the instructor.

Sign up for the event

You can learn more on our Watercolor Painting Workshops website.

June 5, 2022
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Chandler Pond
    98 Lakeshore Road
    Brighton , MA 02135
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Brighton
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2022-06-05T10:00:00 - 2022-06-05T12:00:00

Watercolor Painting Workshop #1: LoPresti Park

Practice your painting skills at this free and fun watercolor painting workshop series. 

September 13, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Lopresti Park (Waterfront Area)
    33 Sumner Street
    East Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    East Boston
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-09-13T10:00:00 - 2025-09-13T12:00:00

The Watercolor Painting Workshops enable artists of all skill levels to create their own inspired masterpiece. Tips and techniques are provided by an instructor. Presented with support by our ParkARTS Title Sponsor Bank of America.

 

Register Today

All Watercolor Painting Workshops dates

September 13, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Lopresti Park (Waterfront Area)
    33 Sumner Street
    East Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    East Boston
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-09-13T10:00:00 - 2025-09-13T12:00:00

2022 Watercolor Painting Workshops: Franklin Park (Schoolmaster Hill)

Practice your landscape painting skills at this free and fun watercolor painting workshop series, hosted by a local artist every weekend in September. 

September 11, 2022
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Franklin Park - Schoolmaster Hill
    1 Circuit Drive
    Boston, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
    Jamaica Plain
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2022-09-11T10:00:00 - 2022-09-11T12:00:00

Join a local artist for a morning of watercolor painting. This series is completely free and open to Boston residents. Registration is required and supplies are provided by the instructor.

Register for the event

All Watercolor Painting Workshop dates

September 11, 2022
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Franklin Park - Schoolmaster Hill
    1 Circuit Drive
    Boston, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
    Jamaica Plain
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2022-09-11T10:00:00 - 2022-09-11T12:00:00

Watercolor Painting Workshop #2: Langone Park

Practice your painting skills at this free and fun watercolor painting workshop series. 

September 14, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Langone Park
    523 Commercial Street
    Boston , MA 02118
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    North End
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-09-14T10:00:00 - 2025-09-14T12:00:00

The Watercolor Painting Workshops enable artists of all skill levels to create their own inspired masterpiece. Tips and techniques are provided by an instructor. Presented with support by our ParkARTS Title Sponsor Bank of America.

Register Today

All Watercolor Painting Workshops dates

September 14, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Langone Park
    523 Commercial Street
    Boston , MA 02118
  • Contact:
    Parks Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    North End
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-09-14T10:00:00 - 2025-09-14T12:00:00

Transformative Public Art Program Question and Answer Session

Join us on Wednesday, May 26 at noon for a virtual question and answer session about the Transformative Public Art Program.

May 26, 2021
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Happening online
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
    Art
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-05-26T12:00:00 - 2021-05-26T13:00:00

We're currently accepting applications for the third year of the Transformative Public Art Program. Through this program, we commission several murals and short-term public art projects throughout the city. This year, the program is separated into three different opportunities. Each opportunity has its own application deadline.

Join the question and answer session

May 26, 2021
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Happening online
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
    Art
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-05-26T12:00:00 - 2021-05-26T13:00:00

Hyde Square public art project: Artist talk

Join the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, Three Squares Main Streets, and Hyde Square Task Force for an artist talk with Cristina Parreño and Amin Tadj, the artists commissioned by the City of Boston for the Hyde Square rotary artwork.

June 3, 2021
  • 6:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Happening online
    Boston, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Mayors Office of Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Jamaica Plain
  • Event Type:
    Art
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-06-03T18:30:00 - 2021-06-03T19:30:00

The artist talk will be on Thursday, June 3, 2021, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Spanish interpretation will be provided.

Register for the artist talk


English: Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please contact us at arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, or 617-635-4445 by May 27.

Spanish - Español: Hay servicios de interpretación y traducción a su disposición sin costo alguno. Si los necesita, póngase en contacto con nosotros mandando un correo electrónico arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, o llamando a 617-635-4445, hasta esta fecha: 27/05

Haitian Creole -Kreyòl ayisyen Sèvis entèpretation ak tradiksyon disponib pou ou san sa pa koute w anyen. Si w bezwen yo, tanpri kontakte nou nan arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, oswa 617-635-4445, ant: 27/05

Traditional Chinese - 繁體中文: 我們可以向您提供口頭翻譯和書面翻譯服務,並不向您收取費用。如您需要,請在05 月 27 日 前與我們連絡,發電子郵件至  arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, 或致電 617-635-4445

Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt: Các dịch vụ thông dịch và biên dịch được cung cấp cho quý vị hoàn toàn miễn phí. Nếu quý vị cần những dịch vụ này, vui lòng liên lạc với chúng tôi theo địa chỉ arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, hoặc số điện thoại 617-635-4445. ngày cuối: 27/05

Simplified Chinese - 简体中文:  我们可以向您提供口头翻译和书面翻译服务,并不向您收取费用。如您需要,请在05 月 27 日 前与我们联系, 发电子邮件至 arts@boston.gov,  LCA@boston.gov,  或致电 617-635-4445

Cabo Verdean Creole - kriolu:  Nu ta oferese-bu sirvisus di interpretason y traduson di grasa. Si bu meste kes sirvisu la, kontata-nu pa email arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, ó pa telefóni, pa númeru 617-635-4445. Na es data:  27/05

 Arabic - العربية

خدمات الترجمة الشفوية والترجمة التحريرية متوفرة لك دون تحملك أي تكلفة. إذا احتجت لهذه الخدمات، يرجى التواصل معنا على العنوانarts@boston.gov, أو LCA@boston.gov، أو رقم الهاتف 617-635-4445، بحلول يوم 27/05. 

Russian -Русский: Услуги устного и письменного перевода предоставляются бесплатно. Если Вам они нужны, просьба связаться с нами по адресу электронной почты arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, либо по телефону 617-635-4445. до  27/05

Portuguese - Português: Você tem à disposição serviços gratuitos de interpretação e tradução. Se precisar deles, fale conosco: arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, ou 617-635-4445. Até esta data  27/05

French - Français: Les services d’interprétation et de traduction sont à votre disposition gratuitement. Si vous en avez besoin, veuillez nous contacter à arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, ou au 617-635-4445, d'ici au: 27/05

Somali - Af Soomaali: Adeegyada tarjumaadda iyo fasiraada luuqadaha ayaa diyaar kuu ah adiga oo aan wax kharash ah ka bixin. Haddii aad u baahatid iyaga, fadlan nagala soo xiriir arts@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, ama 617-635-4445, markay taariikhdu tahay:  27/05

June 3, 2021
  • 6:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Happening online
    Boston, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Mayors Office of Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Jamaica Plain
  • Event Type:
    Art
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-06-03T18:30:00 - 2021-06-03T19:30:00
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