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5 Things To Do This Weekend, From Caribbean Food To Parliament Funkadelic

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic performs at the Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival in 2017. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic performs at the Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival in 2017. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Here's what not to miss this weekend:

Taste of the Caribbean Food Festival | Saturday, Aug. 4 | Hibernian Hall, Boston

You really can't go wrong with family-friendly events based around food — in this case, the flavors and traditions of the Caribbean. Plus: live music and entertainment. Kids under 10 get in free.

 

Gregory Groover Negro Spiritual Project | Sunday, Aug. 5 | Highland Park, Roxbury 

Boston-born-and-bred saxophonist Gregory Groover takes a jazz-inflected dive into a rich tradition of African-American spirituals and hymns at Berklee’s free annual Jazz at the Fort.

Gregory Groover and the Negro Spiritual Project. (Courtesy Anyelo Flores/Berklee College of Music)
Gregory Groover and the Negro Spiritual Project. (Courtesy Anyelo Flores/Berklee College of Music)

'Resistant Currents' | Through Sept. 23 | Boston Center for the Arts

Poignant, imaginative and striking, the work in "Resistant Currents" explores the politics of human migration, often through a personal lens. (Here's a closer look at the exhibition from The ARTery's Pamela Reynolds.)

Daniel Assayag's "Trespassers" in the BCA's "Resistant Currents" exhibition. (Courtesy of the artist)
Daniel Assayag's "Trespassers" in the BCA's "Resistant Currents" exhibition. (Courtesy of the artist)

Woods Hole Film Festival | Through Saturday, Aug. 4 | Woods Hole, Cape Cod

Now in its 27th year, the Woods Hole Film Festival brims with abundance. Standouts this weekend include HBO’s “Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland” and “Rodents of Unusual Size,” a documentary about a rural Louisiana community’s battle against the giant rodents that have overtaken the wetlands. (Here's a look at some of the standouts to see this year.)


George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic | Saturday, Aug. 4 | The Cabot, Beverly

The pioneering funk musician announced that he would retire from touring life next year, at the age of 77. So this may be your last chance to catch a legend in the flesh.

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Amelia Mason is an arts and culture reporter and critic for WBUR.

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