Because the health and safety for our artists, seniors, audiences and community members is our priority, this event has been postponed. Ticket holders will be contacted with new performance dates and fees will be refunded. Please feel free to reach out by email to ashley.yung@bcnc.net with any questions or concerns.
Music and songs inspire an evening of self-care, transformation, and healing. Curated by Rex Mac, featuring music from Rex Mac, Optic Bloom, and The Sunset Kings.
After the performances, there will be a guided meditation and a conversation about managing general anxiety led by Dr. Catherine Vuky, a license clinical psychologist.
Registration is free. $10 suggested donation supports community arts programming for all.
About the Artists:
Rex Mac is an Asian American, Boston-based hip hop artist, journalist, and 2019 Boston Music Awards nominee. From his maximalist, hip hop album on mental health, ABLOOM (2017), to his instrumental, contemporary dance-driven visual EP, HER NAME IS HAPPINESS (2019), Rex has amassed glowing reviews from Boston media platforms and delivered electric performances on stages from BAMS Fest, Great Scott, Sonia, to the Lilypad, among countless others.
Optic Bloom is a queer “future soul” duo comprised of Flowerthief and Dephrase. They recognize music as a spiritual technology and harness its transformative capacity to explore trauma, identity, and liberation.
The Sunset Kings is an indie-rock band featuring vocals, guitars, bass, drums, violin, and saxophone to tell narratives of POC struggle, gender dysphoria, and decolonization. Formed in Boston, The Sunset Kings live together and create a raw sound drawing from their unique chemistry as individuals from all over North America and an eclectic list of influences spanning from The Doors and Radiohead to Snarky Puppy, BADBADNOTGOOD, and The Mars Volta.
Dr. Catherine Vuky is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Director of the Asian Mental Health Concentration program at William James College. She is a clinical supervisor at South Cove Community Health Center, working with immigrant and refugee children and families. Her theoretical approach is embedded in family systems with a special focus on children and adults with issues of complex trauma and depression.
Chinatown Presents is sponsored by Eleanor & Frank Pao and the Boston Cultural Council:
Directions: The Pao Arts Center is located in the One Greenway building, 99 Kneeland Street. For GPS driving directions, use 66 Hudson Street, Boston, MA 02111. From Hudson Street, walk up the stairs and across the deck to the 99 Albany Street entrance. The public parking garage entrance is on Hudson Street. The Pao Arts Center is accessible by the MBTA Green, Red, and Orange lines.
Contact: Cynthia Woo | 617-863-9080