Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

Wally the Green Monster and Dorchester residents Sade Williams, Rowella Matthews, Rodsha Washington and Khadijah Daniela participated recently at City Hall Plaza in the annual Boston Green Fest, the region’s largest multicultural environmental festival. (Photo courtesy of causemedia)

Youth Delegates at the Rolling Ridge Conference Center pose for a photo during a Youth Leadership Initiative known as INIT, a program that allows a diverse group of students from Boston and its suburbs to discuss tough issues like race, class and gender. (Ernesto Arroyo photo)

Vocalist Paula Thompson (l), of Clarksdale, and saxophonist Calvin Bogan, of Jackson, completed their studies last week at Berklee College of Music’s Five-Week Summer Performance Program. This is the third year that Berklee has awarded summer scholarships to students from programs at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale and the Robert Johnson Blues Museum in Crystal Springs. (Photo courtesy of Berklee College of Music)

Gov. Deval Patrick participates in a statewide clergy breakfast focusing on unity at St. Paul A.M.E. Church Christian Life Center in Cambridge. He was joined by Rev. Marcellus Norris of Cambridge, Rev. Dr. Emmett Price of Greater Framingham, Rev. Dwayne Frazier of Hyde Park, Rev. Shandell Lungsford of Taunton and about 200 additional clergy members. (Photo courtesy of Deval Patrick’s campaign committee)