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Experience a unique celebration recognizing three distinct cultures whose histories intertwined at Ten Hills Farm. Through song, dance and storytelling, the event commemorates the Blessing of the Bay, a pioneering ship built by Massachusetts's first Governor, John Winthrop, while also confronting the deeper truths of colonization and its impact on Indigenous peoples and Africans brought here through slavery.
Featuring:
- Morning Star Singers: An Indigenous drum group
- Anna-Celestrya Carr: An Indigenous Dancer
- Art of Black Dance and Music
- Aimee Ledwell: Storyteller
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2025-06-22 13:00:00
2025-06-22 15:00:00
The Blessing of the Bay: Voices in the Wind
Experience a unique celebration recognizing three distinct cultures whose histories intertwined at Ten Hills Farm. Through song, dance and storytelling, the event commemorates the Blessing of the Bay, a pioneering ship built by Massachusetts's first Governor, John Winthrop, while also confronting the deeper truths of colonization and its impact on Indigenous peoples and Africans brought here through slavery.
Featuring:
Morning Star Singers: An Indigenous drum group
Anna-Celestrya Carr: An Indigenous Dancer
Art of Black Dance and Music
Aimee Ledwell: Storyteller
Blessing of the Bay Boathouse
32 Shore Drive
Somerville, MA 02145
United States
America/New_York
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