June 4, 2024 - Juneteenth in Boston, Hew Locke, and summer on the Boston waterfront
About The Episode
Embrace Boston is gearing up for its third annual gathering to celebrate Juneteenth with the Boston community, and it promises to be more than an event but a conversation about reimaging Boston ahead of its 400th Birthday. Plus, no festival would be complete without a block party, DJ’s and dancing. Imari Paris Jeffries, CEO and President of Embrace Boston, joins The Culture Show for a preview.
From there carnival and colonialism converge in “The Procession,” a large-scale installation making its North American debut at the ICA Watershed. In fact, it’s the only place in the U.S. you can see the show. By large scale we’re talking about some 140 life-sized figures–all of them staged in a march through time. The mastermind behind this monumental work, artist Hew Locke, joins us.
And finally, the Boston Waterfront is in full swing. We get an update on the free and accessible events that await us this summer from Luz Arregoces. Director of New England Aquarium’s community engagement and member of the Coalition for a Resilient and Inclusive Waterfront.
