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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FILMSLINGER Even in the best of times, local independent movie theaters walk a delicate line. Operating outside of the Hollywoodindustrial complex, they rely entirely on the passion and attendance of devoted cinephiles like you. While no business is prepared for a global pandemic, these times are especially difficult for businesses that gather strangers in a small space. Just because cinemas aren’t open doesn’t mean you can’t support them. Here’s how you can do your part to make sure Boston’s beloved havens of movie magic survive their most trying times. THE BRATTLE THEATRE and COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE are nonprofits accepting tax-deductible donations, which can be given on either a one-time basis or as an ongoing monthly donation of $10 or more. They both have membership programs, with multiple tiers of discounts and perks (including discounts, free passes, and FREE! POPCORN!). THE HARVARD FILM ARCHIVE has a membership program as well, which helps support their unparalleled work in film restoration. THE SOMERVILLE THEATRE and the CAPITOL, while not nonprofits, can be supported by purchasing gift cards to be used once they reopen (as can the Coolidge and the Brattle). However you choose to support these institutions is meaningful. Your support helps ensure that these treasures will be there waiting for you on the other side. Stay safe, and I’ll see you at the movies. —Oscar Goff
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Phoebe Delmonte, Adrian Alvarez, Julia Baroni, Aud Audrey Sutter, & Hannah Blauner
The 2020 Arts Equity Summit Goes… ONLINE!
While you may be cooped up in the crib for a bit, it doesn’t mean you can’t keep learning how to build your powerhouse—and the Arts Equity Summit has your back! This year’s summit will run for three days— virtually—from April 24-26th. Remaining true to its values, the summit gives emerging artists and cultural leaders of color the foundations and connections needed in order to achieve equitable means… while staying safe and healthy! In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this new web-based format will allow fellow artists and leaders to engage from the comfort of their home while still continuing to work together to expand and sustain arts & culture in their respective crafts and communities. This year’s programming will focus on three different “strands” to help guide conversations. These conservations will include ways to structure an equitable organization, being innovative in how you build equity in an entrepreneurial way, and celebrating equity work that is already in place. The summit’s organizers, Arts Connect International (ACI), frequently collaborate with emerging and leading artists of color, “who hold institutional power in the contemporary art world,” in order to provide transformational leadership development that produces accessible, inclusive and equitable spaces. —Lex Weaver
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These are Saint Lyor’s Confessions Saint Lyor lets his dark side speak on his debut EP, If My Sins Could Talk. Lyor came on the scene to a strong reception thanks to early breakout track “Gossip” and the fraternity of his Brockton-based collective Van Buren Records. In this eleven-track debut, Lyor offers his confessions with big flex confidence.“I wanted to embrace my vices in a celebratory way,” says Lyor. “Acknowledge my self-destructive desires, and simultaneously take ownership of them in the hopes of becoming a better person, a better man.” The project is a high-energy confessional and, through the catharsis that comes from his honesty, he is able to realize his own definition of success as well as how he intends to get there. The final track is an introduction to Lyor’s alter ego of sorts, Sinnerman, which he uses to navigate his journey. While some might be unnerved by self-exposure, Lyor doesn’t shy away from it. He considers himself a very observant person, sometimes to a fault. But it is this nature that makes him confident in his ability to create music with a message that resonates. “You really have to know who you are, so you can actually then share yourself,” he says. “You have to be sincerely vulnerable. It’s crazy, but there is such a thing as fake vulnerability.” With this project, Lyor also wanted to address the compromises people make to become successful, which he says often come at the expense of morality and character. “It’s something we all deal with when we come to define our own success and what we’re willing to do to get there.” Lyor is focused on “impact and influence—creating ideas that will encourage overall human progress,” he says. “I have faith in who I am, what I’ve seen, and what I’ve learned.” —Cassie Capewell THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY A GRANT FROM THE BOSTON CULTURAL COUNCIL, A LOCAL AGENCY WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL, AS ADMINSTRATED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS + CULTURE