Community Calendar

WATCH NOW! New videos weekly. Presented by MIFA Victory Theatre, New England Public Media (NEPM), and GBH Music - El Puerto Rico a series of 10 original works by contemporary composers performed by the MIFA Victory Players and interviews by GBH's Brian McCreath with composers. Nine composers come together to write pieces inspired by Puerto Rico, from its music to its landscapes to the experiences of its people. Commissioned by the Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts and the Victory Players led by Tian Hui Ng, El Puerto Rico presents a many-faceted look at the "Island of Enchantment."

FREE MUSIC EVENT AT DEWEY’S JAZZ LOUNGE SPRINGFIELD Part of MIFA’s “Angela Davis, A History of the United States” presentation MIFA Victory Theatre Presents “Angela Davis” Stars, singer Astrid Bayiha and Rapper Blade MC AliMBaye Live at Dewey’s Jazz Lounge, 232 Worthington St., Springfield, MA September 29, 2022, 7-10PM Make a reservation at deweyslounge.com For more information call MIFA at 413-540-0200 or email info@mifafestival.org. This Special FREE Music Event is in conjunction with MIFA’s presentation of French theater company ??Compagnie L'Héliotrope’s performance of “Angela Davis, A History of the United States,” September 30 – October 2, 2022, at the Rooke Theatre […]

The Griots Speak: William Parker, bass, Juma Sultan, djembe, percussion; Daniel Carter, reeds, trumpet; Charlie Apicella, madal drum. Saturday, Oct. 29, 7:30pm. Single tickets ($15) available at www.jazzshares.org. The Griots Speak has roots which reach to the dawn of the improvised music community which sprang to life in 1960s New York City. Trail blazing percussionist Juma Sultan formed the quartet to help celebrate the life and work of Studio We founder James DuBois, a patriarch of the loft scene. The band’s music is poetry in motion–simultaneously fluid, extroverted, light, confrontational, meditative, and comforting.