Third Annual Films at the Gate Rebuilds Chinatown's Community Through Arts, Entertainment, and Open Space
The Asian Community Development Corporation is rebuilding the sense of community in Boston's Chinatown through five free evenings of arts and entertainment - the Third Annual Films at the Gate.
What is your neighborhood doing to rebuild or enrich its sense of community?
What is your neighborhood doing to rebuild or enrich its sense of community?
Starting today, Wednesday, Sept. 3rd, through Sunday, Sept. 7th, for the third year in a row, a vacant lot near Boston’s Chinatown Gate will become a FREE outdoor theater, showing Kung-Fu and classic Chinese-language films under the stars.
Films at the Gate is a collaborative project of several Chinatown residents and the Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC).
The series seeks to:
ACDC is a community-based organization serving the Asian American community of Greater Boston, with an emphasis on preserving and revitalizing Boston’s Chinatown. The annual event has become very popular with support from several non profits and community based organizations and has given residents a renewed sense of community; drawing in others around the city to understand the history and tradition of Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood. For more information, check out: http://www.filmsatthegate.
- Improve awareness of Boston’s Chinatown as a site of cultural activity
- Restore a tradition of shared, public experience of Chinese-language films in Chinatown
- Provide temporary community use of Chinatown’s underutilized spaces, draw foot-traffic to neighborhood restaurants, and make downtown Boston a destination beyond the working hours.