



Irish music is alive, vibrant, and evolving, carrying the heartbeat of tradition while bursting with fresh energy. Step into a pub in Dublin or Galway today, and you’ll find young musicians trading tunes that feel both timeless and thrillingly new. That same spirit will fill Suffolk Downs September 7 and 8

Though the summer is coming to an end, there is still plenty to celebrate in the community, and from 3 to 7 p.m. this coming Sunday afternoon (Aug. 31), the focus will be on musicians and other creatives based at Dorchester’s own The Record Co (TRC).

The new Dot Tire Studios, home of the forthcoming Lêgacy Càphê Roasters, has spruced up the old Dorchester Tire location at 1160 Dorchester Ave. just in time to host the first event on the site – a Food and Friends Dorchester community block party this Sunday

The lively Kiddie’s Caribbean Carnival hosted by the Boston Society of Caribbean Culture and Heritage featured young revelers marching in full costume to the Blue Hill Avenue Boys & Girls Club for a day of fun focused on teaching them about their culture.

It’s time to sharpen those pencils: Dorchester’s Isaque ‘Brother Ike’ Rezende and radio and record-store legend Skippy White – who brought soul and rhythm & blues music to generations of Bostonians – are delivering music education classes with their radio show and podcast, “Soul School.”

The Boston Licensing Board on Thursday awarded a “community space” liquor license to Sorrel & Lime, 986 Blue Hill Ave.