Our first outdoor music event aimed to make the cultural scene of Melrose, Massachusetts more diverse and inclusive by elevating voices of color within the community and beyond. The festival featured legendary folk musician and activist Reggie Harris, music and drumming by the Teen Tour Choir of Boston City Singers, and a community art project facilitated by Artists for Humanity and Follow Your Art Community Studios.

As part of an accompanying residency program at Melrose High School, Boston and Melrose teen artists came together to create an original mural which the community helped decorate and color in.

Photography by Paul Locke and Jane Money