Roxbury International Film Festival in Boston, July 31, Features Great Films, Documentaries and Narrative Shorts

(July 31, 2011) Today is the final day of the 11th annual  Roxbury International Film Festival in Boston. 

Among the films  being shown across Boston today: A Mother's Love, directed by Tim Alexander: The Making of a Judge, directed by Linda Carter; and Land of Opportunity, directed by Luisa Dantas, a documentary about post-Katrina New Orleans.

Among the narrative shorts being screened: Letters to Bijou, directed by Elijah Starr;  and The Saga of Roxbury, directed by Brynmore Williams.

Also, there is a Sunday Inspirational Brunch featuring Lori Dow and Friends at Hibernian Hall in Dudley Square, Roxbury, this morning from 10:00 a.m. to Noon, followed by various youth day activities at the hall.

You can find a full schedule of RIFF films here.

Live Jazz and Blues in Boston and Massachusetts on Friday, July 29

Jeff Kashiwa of The Rippingtons 

Looking for some great live jazz and blues in Boston and throughout Massachusetts?  MassJazz has compiled a list of events taking place today: Friday, July 29, 2011:

Boston/Outdoors

Yoko Miwa

Jazz in July Series

Summer Street at Macy’s

Downtown Boston

Aires de Argentina

Berklee’s Concerts in the Courtyard

Boston Public Library

Copley Square

Back Bay, Boston

Boston Harbor Jazz Cruise
Spirit of Boston Cruise Ship
Seaport World Trade Center

Boston Harbor

Boston/Indoors

The Rippingtons

Featuring Russ Freeman

Scullers Jazz Club

Doubletree Suites Hotel

Allston, Boston

Danny Heath, Trombonist

Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen

604 Columbus Ave

South End, Boston

Michael Olatuja

Beehive Jazz Club

541 Tremont Street

South End, Boston

 

Steve Soares Trio

Top of the Hub Restaurant

Prudential Center

52^nd Floor

Back Bay, Boston

Tango en Tres

Jazz in July Series

Avenue One @ Hyatt Regency Hotel

LaFayette Place

Downtown Boston

Cambridge

Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica

Lily Pad

1353 Cambridge Street

Inman Square, Cambridge

Musaner – Folk Jazz Ensemble

Regattabar Jazz Club

Charles Hotel

Harvard Square, Cambridge

Soul City

Ryles Jaz Café

212 Hampshire Street

Inman Square, Cambridge

Cape Cod

Bart Weisman Trio

Grand Cru Restaurant

Cape Codder Resort & Spa

1225 Iyannough Road

Hyannis, Cape Cod

North of Boston

Jane Monheit
Shalin Liu Performance Center
37 Main Street

Rockport

Central Mass

Duke Robillard Band
WICN Presents Jazz at Sunset
Ecotarium

222 Harrington Way

Worcester

You can find year round details on jazz clubs, concerts, festivals, brunches and campus events by visiting MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com or BostonUSA.com. 

French Jazz Singer Anna Talpe Performs at Boston's Jazz in July series on Thursday, July 28

French-born jazz vocalist Anna Talpe is performing at Petit Robert Central Bistro at 101 Arch Street in downtown Boston on Thursday, July 28, 2011 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The concert is part of the Jazz in July Series sponsored by Downtown Crossing Business Improvement District. 

For a full schedule of Jazz in July concerts, click here.

For more about Petit Robert Bistro and its locations throughout Boston, click here. 

For year round details on jazz events, festivals, brunches, campus events and other cultural activities, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com.

Roxbury International Film Festival Runs in Boston July 28 Through July 31

The 13th annual Roxbury International Film Festival is taking place in Boston from Thursday, July 28 to Sunday, July 31, 2011 in various cultural venues around the city.

Produced  by The Color of Film Collaborative, RIFF was launched in 1999 to celebrate films written, produced and directed by filmmakers of color.

The opening night film, The Athlete, directed by Dave Frankel and Rasselas Lakew, is being shown at the Museum of Fine Arts, on Thursday, July 28 at 8:00 p.m.. 

For a full schedule of this year's line-up of films and workshops, click here.

You can also follow the Roxbury International Film Festival on Facebook and Twitter.

For year round jazz in Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.

Jazz Vocalist Nadia Washington Performing at BOND Lounge in Boston's Langham Hotel on Wednesday, July 27

Jazz singer Nadia Washington is performing at the BOND Restaurant | Lounge at the Boston Langham Hotel on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

The Dallas-born musician - who is influenced by Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan - has been performing since she was a child.  She received the prestigious Bill Cosby Presidential Scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, and since then she has been performing in the New England region and up and down the East Cost.

For a full schedule of jazz acts every Wednesday night at BOND Lounge, click here.

For a year round schedule of jazz concerts, clubs, campus events and festivals throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com or BostonUSA.com.

Japanese Pianist Yoko Miwa performing two free concerts at Boston's Jazz in July Series on Tuesday, July 26

Japanese jazz pianist Yoko Miwa is performing two free concerts in downtown Boston, as part of the Jazz in July concert series, on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.

At noon Yoko and her trio perform at Shopper's Park at Washington and Franklin Streets in downtown Boston, starting at noon.

Then in the afternoon Yoko gives a solo performance at Les Zygomates starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets to this event are free but reservations are suggested.

The Jazz in July series is sponsored each summer by the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District, and features dozens of great jazz performances throughout the downtown Boston district.

For a calendar of events of upcoming concerts in Jazz in July, click here.

For a full schedule of jazz concerts, jazz clubs, campus events and jazz brunches, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com. 

The Jazz Tellers Perform at Charles Hotel Courtyard in Harvard Square on Monday, July 25

The Jazz Tellers, a trio of young jazz stars from the Berklee College of Music, perform at the Upper Courtyard of the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, Cambridge, on Monday, July 25, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The concert is free, and is part of the  Berklee Courtyard Summer Series hosted with the Regattabar Jazz Club, which is located at the Charles Hotel.

The group includes Callum Mackenzie on saxophone, Lee Dynes on guitar and Nate Wong on drums.

For a full schedule of upcoming events at Regattabar, click here.

For year round details on jazz clubs, concerts, festivals and campus events throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com or BostonUSA.com.