Join the Irish International Immigrant Center and the Montserrat Aspirers as they celebrate the Black and Green of Boston. Their focus for this year is One Boston: Celebrating Unity and Boston's Diversity, with Boston's first ever Chief Diversity Officer, Shaun Blugh as our speaker. Participants will also have the opportunity to enjoy an arts exhibition, poetry reading, Irish and Urban dances, along with world music.
The Black and Green event has always presented an opportunity for all communities of Boston to come together for an afternoon of great food, music, cultural exchanges and thought-provoking conversations. We encourage you to bring family; friends and anyone who would be interested in participating.
A donation of $10 is requested
When: Sunday, May 17th
2:00PM-5:00PM
Where: Medicine Wheel Productions
110 K Street, 2nd floor
For more info: email jmeleance@iiicenter.org, or call (617)542-7654
Join the Irish International Immigrant Center (100 Franklin Street) on May 28 from 4pm to 7pm in celebrating Haitian Heritage Month! This event emphasizes the importance of countries and cultures within our community. It will include Compa dancing lessons, Haitian-Creole language activities, Haitian trivia, and more! For more information, or to RSVP email 
The Clermont Chorale and the Boston City Singers will present an evening of world music with a special combined performance in Gaelic. The event starts at 7:30pm and is located at St. Mark's Church (1725 Dorchester Ave). This is a special event to raise funds for the Irish International Immigrant Center (IIIC). All proceeds will support legal, wellness and education services for immigrants from Ireland and all around the world. Single Ticket: $15 ; Family Ticket: $25. To purchase tickets, call 617-542-7654. For more information about the IIIC, visit 
"Happy families aren't born... they're made one day at a time!" Parents of children ages 5 to 12 are invited to learn about parenting styles, active communication, teaching responsibility and other aspects of child-rearing while enjoying a light dinner and the company of their peers. The Dorchester Substance Abuse Coalition will host "Active Parenting Now in 3" on consecutive Thursdays in June (9, 16,and 23) from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Parenting sessions take place at the Neighborhood House Charter School, 21 Queen Street, Dorchester, MA and feature Susan West, Certified Active Parenting Now Trainer, and Danielle Owen, LADCH, of the Irish International Immigrant Center. For more information, contact DSAC at (617)533-3172.
