Tag: Asociacion Carnavalesca de Massachusetts

Forward! Marching Band from Madison, Wisconsin, in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo)

Parades Greg CookOctober 8, 2023 0

Photos: Honk Parade From Somerville To Cambridge

Honk, the annual festival of activist street bands, arrived in Somerville and Cambridge this weekend. Begun here in 2006, the festival has spawned a worldwide movement. These photos are from…Continue Reading →

Asociacion Carnavalesca de Massachusetts perform at the "How To Fix The World Fest" in Somerville, June 18, 2017. (©Greg Cook photo)

Art Greg CookJuly 6, 2023 0

The Dominican Carnival Costumes Of Asociacion Carnavalesca de Massachusetts

More than a decade ago, Stelvyn Mirabal, the founder of the Lawrence group Asociacion Carnavalesca de Massachusetts, told me some of the anti-colonial symbolism of the ruffled suits and monstrous,…Continue Reading →