2024 Opening Our Doors Day
When:
Monday, Oct 14, 2024 10:00a -
4:00p
Monday, Oct 14, 2024 10:00a -
4:00p
Where:
The Christian Science Plaza
235 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Art, Festivals & Fairs, Good for Groups, Kid Friendly
Event website:
https://www.fenwayculture.org/opening-our-doors
Join us Monday, October 14th, 2024 from 10:00am to 4:00pm for the 23rd Annual FREE art + cultural festival Opening Our Doors. Visit locations throughout the Fenway Cultural District for art exhibitions and activities, cultural experiences, musical and dance performances, and more.
Free entry to:
- The MFA, Boston
- The Gardner Museum
- MassArt Art Museum (MAAM)
- The Christian Science Publishing House and the Mapparium
OOD 2024 Kick Off Ceremony
10:00am -11:30am
The Christian Science Plaza
235 Huntington Avenue
Join us as we kick-off this year’s Opening Our Doors Day: Welcome and speaking program with Senator Will Brownsberger; Representative Jay Livingstone; City Councilor Sharon Durkan; and representatives from MCC and Mayor's Office of Art & Culture. Reading by the Boston Youth Poet Laureate Parker-Vincent Alva (see bio below); Performances by Boston Children’s Chorus; Handel and Haydn Society Youth Choruses; Northeastern University's Eon Dance Troupe and a Children’s Parade with Hot Tamale Brass Band around the Reflecting Pool on the Christian Science Plaza. Join us! All are welcome!
Interactive, inclusive, and interdisciplinary, Opening Our Doors is family-friendly fun for all ages. See Opening Our Doors website for most up-to-date map and schedule: https://www.fenwayculture.org/ood-2024-schedule
New this year: We are thrilled to announce Opening Our Doors’ newest performing partner, the Handel + Haydn Society, and a new teen stage at the Huntington Avenue YMCA curated by some of its very own Teen Leaders! More information on these performances’ time and location will be available on our online schedule.
Meet Boston Youth Poet Laureate Finalist Parker-Vincent Alva
Parker-Vincent Alva is a student and writer from Boston, MA. He writes poetry and prose centering on the intersection of desire and identity. A 2023 YAWP Teen Fellow and the 3rd Youth Poet Laureate of Boston, he aims to increase public appreciation of literature and push the boundaries of what's possible. When he's not at his desk, you can find him destroying his kitchen trying to bake.
