This is an event happening tomorrow (Friday) before Saturday’s Carnival sent to me in an email today:

“Water Colors? Boston Carnival Music Sound Festival @ Franklin Park Zoo. The main entrance is off of Blue Hill Avenue.

Entertainment includes 20 Sounds, 4 Sound Stages Representing Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Barbados, and Jamaica, The DJ’s are from Boston and some are traveling from NYC as well. There will also be fashion stage and a Color water tank. This is an all age event. I saw no dollar signs on the fliers so I am assuming it is free but please walk with cash just in case…

Gates open at 6:00 PM”

For those viewing this site from out of state, the actual carnival is Saturday from 12-7pm running from MLK Blvd down Warren St and into Blue Hill Ave. ending at Franklin Park.

Like last year, I will be out there snapping pics for the photo gallery and taking some clips for YouTube.

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Touch 106 FM presents the August Moon Ball at Moseley’s on the Charles. Friday August 31 from 8pm-1am. Hosted by Charles Clemons. Featuring Elegance with Touch of Class Band. Best Dress Man & Sexy Sweetheart Contest. Tickets $20 at Cheapo Records, World of Curls, Nubian Notions, Skippy Whites Records.

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The 2007 Boston Caribbean Carnival takes place on Saturday, August 25 12pm along Warren St. and Blue Hill Ave., ending in Franklin Park. J’ouvert begins at 5am on Blue Hill Ave. across from the Mattapan Police Station. Kiddie Caribbean Carnival is the week before, August 19 from 1-7pm at White Stadium.

See Boston Carribean Carnival pictures from 2006.  More info: http://www.bostoncarnivalvillage.com/

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The 2007 Dominican Festival runs from August 10 - August 12 at Playstead Park in Franklin Field with entertainment and vending. The Dominican Parade begins 12pm, August 12 from Columbus Ave into Seaver St.

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The city’s fourth annual Peace Boston 2007, a free outdoor Hip-Hop Festival, will take place on Saturday, August 4, from 4 – 8pm on City Hall Plaza, featuring headliners Slick Rick and De La Soul.

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The 9th Annual Roxbury Film Festival will take place August 1-5, 2007.  Co-produced by ACT Roxbury and the Color of Film Collaborative, events will take place at venues around the city including the Roxbury Center for the Arts at Hibernian Hall.

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El Mundo hosts a Latino Family Festival to honor its 35th anniversary at Fenway Park. Sunday, July 8.

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First Fridays United Boston, National Black MBA Association, YPN, and Nubian Professionals Network present Summer in the City 2007 After-Work Networking Mixer at Ivy, 49 Temple Place, Downtown Crossing Boston. Wednesday, June 20, 6pm-10pm.  Free admission.

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YPN presents Ghettonation: A Conversation with Cora Daniels at the John D. O’Bryant African American Institute.  Saturday, June 9, 2pm-4pm.

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Whittier Street Health Center presents their annual Healthier Families: Men’s Health Summit at Umass Boston Campus Center. Saturday, June 16, 10am-4pm.

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