FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, SIDE PRESENTS HAS PROUDLY PARTNERED WITH THE FENWAY ALLIANCE TO PRODUCE OURS, AN IMMERSIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS EXPERIENCE AS PART OF OPENING OUR DOORS, BOSTON’S LARGEST DAY OF FREE CULTURAL PROGRAMMING. SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE CITY’S VIBRANT FENWAY CULTURAL DISTRICT, OURS BRINGS TOGETHER ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, AND STORYTELLERS TO CREATE A SPACE WHERE COMMUNITY, CULTURE, AND CREATIVITY COLLIDE.

EACH YEAR, WE CURATE A LINEUP THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE VOICES AND TALENTS OF LOCAL ARTISTS, WITH PERFORMANCES AND ACTIVATIONS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES. IN 2024, WE EXPANDED OURS TO INCLUDE A TRIKE CALLED FUNK’S AFRO-BRAZILIAN ACTIVATION, FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS JON ‘PHES’ SOUZA, DERALDO FERREIRA, AND EVELYN BLUSH, HONORING INDIGENOUS TRADITIONS AND RHYTHMS THROUGH MUSIC AND MOVEMENT. WITH EVERY EDITION, OURS CONTINUES TO GROW, EVOLVING INTO A DYNAMIC PLATFORM FOR STORYTELLING, ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, AND COLLECTIVE CELEBRATION.

AS PRODUCERS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO CRAFTING AN EXPERIENCE THAT FEELS AS INTENTIONAL AS IT IS UNFORGETTABLE—ENSURING THAT BOSTON’S ARTS COMMUNITY HAS A SPACE TO GATHER, SHARE, AND CREATE. AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO OURS 2025, WE’RE EXCITED TO BUILD ON THE ENERGY OF PAST YEARS, PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT THIS EXPERIENCE CAN BE AND CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE FENWAY ALLIANCE TO BRING EVEN MORE ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES INTO THE FOLD. OURS IS A HOME FOR ARTISTIC CONNECTION, WHERE EVERYONE HAS A PLACE TO BE SEEN, HEARD, AND CELEBRATED.