ZUMIX's 33rd Birthday Bop!
2024-04-01 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join the ZUMIX Teen Council for an open mic celebrating 33 years of ZUMIX! Bring your vocal skills, and come through for food, fun and music!

Spring Z-Lounge
2024-04-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join us for an evening of FREE live performances by our students!

Espirales Masterclass
2024-04-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Cuban band Espirales will be sharing an overview of Cuban music styles, including habañero, danzon, son, cha cha, mambo, songo/timba/salsa and various styles of rumba, and their history.

The Talk & Walk
2024-05-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join ZUMIX staff to learn more about Walk for Music and sign up for the ZUMIX student team! Snacks will be provided.

Beware of Denise: Shout Syndicate Final Presentation
2024-05-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join us for an evening of music at the Firehouse! Our rock ensemble, Beware of Denise, will share the original work they’ve created as recipients of funding from the Shout Syndicate. This initiative provides support for a ZUMIX youth band to stretch themselves artistically.
This year, Beware of Denise have grown not only as artists, but professionally and personally, through writing sessions, rehearsals, and regular meetings with staff members.
ZUMIX ensemble Pop Rocks and alumni band Gardens of Pluto will also play. Don’t miss this evening of artistry from our talented young people!
RSVP here!

College, University & Resource Fair
2024-06-28 14:00 - 17:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join us to explore various colleges, universities, and resources available to high school students! . We’ve invited several colleges and universities, and will invite financial institutions that offer youth friendly banking options.
The fair is open to high school students, especially those in 10th and 11th grades. More info to come!

ZTC Cultural Night
2024-06-28 18:00 - 22:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join the ZUMIX Teen Council for a night celebrating culture through music, dance, art and food! Feel free to bring a dish representing your culture to share. Everyone is welcome!

Summer Programs Orientation
2024-07-01 16:00 - 18:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join us at the Firehouse for a fun, informative orientation session for summer programs!

ZUMIX Closed - July 4 Holiday
2024-07-04 | MA

Walk for Music 2024
2024-07-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join us for an amazing day of music and community at ZUMIX! We’ll gather at the Firehouse for music, snacks and face painting, then walk the beautiful green spaces of East Boston together.
Day of Schedule:

3pm: Doors Open at ZUMIX Firehouse
3:30pm: Registration
4pm: Group Photo
4:15pm: Walk Begins
5:30pm: Walk Ends in Piers Park
5:30pm: Eastie Week Kickoff
6pm: ZUMIX Summer Concert featuring Beware of Denise and Eastie’s Own Don’t Be Denied Band

There are multiple ways you can support Walk for Music and ZUMIX students:

Create a fundraising team, or sign up to fundraise as an individual (click “I Want to Fundraise for This” on our GiveLively page)
Donate to Walk for Music 2024
Share or repost about the Walk on social media
Come out and walk with us on Sunday, July 14!

ZUMIX Summer Concerts: Receita de Samba
2024-07-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Piers Park, Marginal Street, EAST BOSTON, MA, 02128, United States
Join us for a FREE summer concert at Piers Park, featuring local Brazilian duo Receita de Samba!
Band photo by Susie Michelle

ZUMIX Summer Concerts: Kong Dynasty
2024-08-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Piers Park, Marginal Street, EAST BOSTON, MA, 02128, United States
Join us for a FREE summer concert in Piers Park, featuring local funk band Kong Dynasty!

ZUMIX Summer Concerts: Jireh Calo
2024-08-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Piers Park, Marginal Street, EAST BOSTON, MA, 02128, United States
Join us for a FREE summer concert in Piers Park, featuring local jazz artist and ZUMIX staff member Jireh Calo!

ZUMIX Summer Concert: Kina Zore
2024-08-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Piers Park, Marginal Street, EAST BOSTON, MA, 02128, United States
Join us for a FREE summer concert in Piers Park, featuring local Mozambican funk band Kina Zore!

ZUMIX Summer Concerts: Manolo Mairena y La Pura Vida
2024-08-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Piers Park, Marginal Street, EAST BOSTON, MA, 02128, United States
Join us for a FREE summer concert in Piers Park, featuring local artists Manolo Mairena y La Pura Vida!

ZUMIX Closed: End of Summer Rest
2024-08-26 - 2024-09-02 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
ZUMIX will be closed Aug. 26 – Sept. 2 for an end-of-summer rest. See you after Labor Day!

Open Your Heart East Boston Screening
2024-09-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join ZUMIX, CCDS East Boston, Hoopla Productions and NUBE for an Eastie screening of Open Your Heart! Our homegrown doc follows the story of ZUMIX youth as they learn about the paths of important leaders in our community. Luz carries the wisdom of an early mentor in her family’s cooperative in Colombia as motivation for her work supporting sewing, childcare and cooking cooperatives today. Eny reflects on the friendships built between neighbors when getting politically involved.
The film features camerawork by ZUMIX youth videographer, Julian, and is directed by our former instructor Jesse Epstein.
Music, food and a community conversation to follow with a chance to meet all of the producers of this project! Free and open to all. RSVP here!

East Boston Latin Music & Dance Festival 2024
2024-09-21 13:00 - 19:00 | East Boston Memorial Stadium, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
State Senator Lydia Edwards presents the 3rd East Boston Latin Music and Dance Festival “Sonidos de la Gente”, in partnership with ZUMIX, VROCC, East Boston Main Streets, and the City of Boston. This is a community effort to provide a free concert where families and friends can enjoy a summer afternoon full of music, dancing, and Latin American food!

Fall Programs Orientation
2024-10-03 16:00 - 18:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join us at the Firehouse for an orientation to our fall programs!

ZUMIX Closed: Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024
2024-10-14 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
ZUMIX will be closed Monday, Oct. 14, in observance of the Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday.

The Muze: Vintage Vinyl
2024-10-24 18:00 - 22:00 | City Winery Boston, 80 Beverly St., Boston, MA, United States
Please join us for our 2024 Gala, The Muze! It will be an amazing mix of live performances, great food and beverages. We’ll honor ZUMIX community members Steven Snyder and Juan Gutierrez with our Luminary Awards, and cap it off with a post-dinner dance party!
Get your tickets here!
Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Download our sponsorship packet.
Dress Code: Come as yourself. Wear whatever you are comfortable in – and if you want to embrace the Vintage Vinyl theme, please do so!
Ticket Tiers and Start Times
6 pm: VIP performance + VIP Reception + Main Event ($400 per person)
7:30 pm: Main Event starts ($150 per person)
8:30 pm: Dance Party (included with each level of ticket)
Event Schedule
6 pm: Doors Open and VIP reception
6:30 pm: VIP Performance (featuring ZUMIX performers) with reception to follow
6:45 pm: Doors Open for those attending Main Event
7:30 pm: Main Event (featuring performances from ZUMIX youth)
8:30 pm: Dance Party kicks off
10 pm: We call it a night
For info about sponsorship opportunities or ad placement in the event program, email Esther Austin at esther.austin@zumix.org.
Meet the Honorees
Steven Snyder is Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Development Officer at NeighborHealth, based in East Boston. He served on the ZUMIX board for several years (including a stint as board president) and continues to be a valuable friend and partner of ZUMIX.
Steven is also the leader of Eastie’s own Don’t Be Denied Band, whose lineup includes several ZUMIX alumni and former staff members. The band focuses on social justice and community and raises money for local charities. Steven is a proud East Boston resident.
Juan Gutierrez is a graduate of Boston Arts Academy, Boston University, and Suffolk University. He is a ZUMIX alum and former staff member who helped plan events, design programs, and amplify youth voices in the organization. He is an accomplished bassist and multi-instrumentalist and a founding member of Wild Painting, a highly successful ZUMIX ensemble. Currently, he works at the Mario Umana K-8 Academy in East Boston, and plays bass in Don’t Be Denied.
If you are unable to attend, please consider supporting ZUMIX’s work here.

Drum Workshop with Matchume Zango
2024-10-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join us for a performance / lec-dem / workshop by master musician Matchume Zango from Mozambique. Matchume’s principal instrument is the timbila, a marimba instrument from the Zavala district of Mozambique. He sings and plays other traditional instruments, including fine percussion, mbira (thumb piano) and more.
This workshop is FREE and open to all – especially students!

Pathways to Life: Mental Health
2024-10-30 17:00 - 20:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join the ZUMIX Pathways team for an event focusing on mental health resources.

Hubby Jenkins Workshop
2024-11-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Hubby Jenkins is a multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he delved into his southern roots, following the thread of African-American history that wove itself through America’s traditional music forms.
As an integral member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and later Rhiannon Giddens band, Hubby has performed at festivals and venues around the world, earning himself both Grammy and Americana award nominations. Today, he spreads his knowledge and love of old-time American music through his dynamic solo performances and engaging workshops.
This workshop will feature a performance by Hubby and a chance for ZUMIX students to share their music and receive feedback.

East Boston's Zarzuela Fest
2024-11-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
This classical lyric concert features Zarzuela, a genre born in Spain and spread to the Americas. It is similar to Opera, Operetta, and Singspiel.

Huntington Theatre Pop-Up: Sojourners
2024-11-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join the Huntington Theatre and the ZUMIX community for a FREE community pop-up performance of Sojourners, the first play in Mfoniso Udofia’s nine-play Ufot Family Cycle, directed by Dawn M. Simmons.
In Sojourners, marriage, migration, and the pursuit of education collide with surprising humor when a young and brilliant Nigerian couple arrives in Houston in 1978, looking to earn their degrees and bring insights back to their home country. Learn more about the play at the Huntington’s website.
RSVP for this FREE performance here!
Approximate run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission
Content Advisories: Sojourners contains theatrical haze and smoking (cocoa shell cigarettes – tobacco and nicotine-free).

ZUMIX Community Thanksgiving 2024
2024-11-27 17:00 - 20:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Join the ZUMIX community for our amazing, eclectic, infamous, scrumptious Thanksgiving Dinner at the Firehouse!
Our extended ZUMIX family is invited to come together to share food, laughs, and gratitude. Join us, bring your friends, and bring some food to share!
RSVP here!

Thanksgiving Closure 2024
2024-11-28 - 2024-11-29 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
ZUMIX will be closed Nov. 28-29 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We’ll see you on Monday, Dec. 2!

Teen Program Celebration: Night One
2024-12-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Our fall programs have been hard at work writing their first group songs, experimenting with lighting techniques for music videos, interviewing dogs (and humans!) and growing their creativity each day. Join us to celebrate their work! This special night will feature the projects of:

Firehouse Wednesday
Radio en Español
The Write Rhythm
Rock Ed
Creative Filmmaking
Audio for Events

Refreshments will be provided. All are welcome.
RSVP here
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Nuestros programas del otoño han estado trabajando colectivamente para escribir sus primeras canciones en grupo, experimentando con las tecnicas de iluminación para videos musicales, entrevistando a los perros (y los humanos!) y desarrollando su creatividad cada día. Unese con nosotros para celebrar su trabajo! Esta noche especial presentará los proyectos de:

Firehouse Miércoles
Radio en Español
El Ritmo del Escrito
Rock Ed
Cine Creativo
Audio para Eventos

Tendremos refrescos para todos. Todos están bienvenidos.
Confirma tu asistencia aquí

Teen Program Celebration: Night Two
2024-12-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Zumix, 260 Sumner Street, Boston, MA, 02128, United States
Our fall programs have been hard at work learning harmonies, appreciating rhythms from West Africa, building multimeters to measure voltage and growing their creativity each day. Join us to celebrate their work! This special night will feature the projects of:

Firehouse Monday
Voces
Rhythms of Ghana
Firehouse Thursday
Firehouse Friday
Fix It

Refreshments will be provided. All are welcome.
RSVP here
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Nuestros programas del otoño han estado trabajando colectivamente para aprender a cantar en armonía, apreciando los ritmos desde África occidental, construyendo instrumentos para medir el voltaje y desarrollando su creatividad cada día. Unese con nosotros para celebrar su trabajo! Esta noche especial presentará los proyectos de:

Firehouse Lunes
Voces
Ritmos de Ghana
Firehouse Jueves
Firehouse Viernes
Arreglalo

Tendremos refrescos para todos. Todos están bienvenidos.
Confirma tu asistencia aquí
