Circle The City, Open Streets, Open World on Blue Hill Avenue, #Roxbury WHEN: Sunday, September 28, 2014 WHERE: Blue Hill Avenue between Dudley Street and Warren Street (380 Blue Hill Ave for GPS) TIME: 1pm - 5pm COST: Free Blue Hill Avenue Closed to Cars; Open to the community Circle The City to Bring Thousands of Residents in the Streets for Play On *Sunday September 28, 2014 from 1pm – 5pm*, *Circle The City*: *Open Streets|Open World, Blue Hill Ave, *will close Blue Hill Avenue from Dudley Square to Grove Hall to buses and cars to allow for community celebration, collaboration and play. The event offers more than 100 free community participatory activities for residents and visitors to enjoy paved parks’ while on Blue Hill Avenue between Dudley Street and Warren Street. This is the second event of its kind to grace Blue Hill Ave. Last year’s event hosted more than 90 organizations and over 7000 people. Open Streets|Open World celebrates the vitality of our community and taps into a growing movement to infuse urban living with wellness, culture, and deep connections,” said Jhana Senxian, of Sustainability Guild International and Project Manager of the event. *Circle The Cit*y will showcase the neighborhood, community interests and talent, faith community and resources from along - and beyond - the Blue Hill Avenue corridor. Activities will span the one mile and feature 11 themed zones. Examples of activities include: ● Dance instruction by Uptown Dance and Fitness with Body By Brandy ● Free Bike rentals from Boston Bikes ● Interfaith Dialogue, Liturgical Dance and Spiritual Programming ● Historic Photo Exhibit from the Boston Globe ● Community Drumming with Cornell Coley ● Local Artists, Designers and Performers ● Kids Games and Activities ● Science on the Street ● Zumba with Joya and Nancy ● and MUCH MORE *ACTIVITIES: 11 Activity Zones* *DUDLEY COMMON- END OF OPEN STREET ROUTE* Zone 1: Learn & Grow Zone 2: Innovation & Technology Zone 3: Community Health & Wellness Zone 4: Global Bazaar Zone 5: Economic Opportunity *QUINCY STREET OPEN TO CROSS TRAFFIC* Zone 6: Fitness & Movement Zone 7: Breaking Bread Zone 8: Our History/Our Voice Zone 9: Interfaith Collaboration *WARREN STREET- END OF OPEN STREET ROUTE* Zone 10: Healing, Connection & Justice Zone 11: Creative Expression *About Circle The City:* *Circle The City* is a collaborative project of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Sustainability Guild, UCERM, Project R.I.G.H.T., Nuestra Comunidad, the Boston Cyclists Union, Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness, LivableStreets Alliance and the City of Boston. Lead sponsors are Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and co-sponsors include the *Boston Globe* & Be Our Guest. *Circle The City* is a 2012 Urban Signature Project of the America’s Great Outdoors initiative. For more information about *Circle The City*, please visit circlethecityboston.org. For more information on Open Streets initiatives throughout the U.S., go to openstreetsproject.org/.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 12:00:01 +0000
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