Brewing Connections 

2:00 pm-4:00 pm | The Pryde in Hyde Park | 59 Harvard Avenue, Boston, MA 02136

Join us for Brewing Connections, an intergenerational LGBTQ+ café where our community gathers to share experiences, listen deeply, and connect across generations. This month’s theme invites you to write a letter to your past or future self; a moment to reflect on where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’re going. What would you say to a younger version of yourself? What wisdom, care, or questions might you offer your future? We’ll move from writing into shared reflection… creating space to learn from one another’s journeys, hopes, and reflections. Together, we’ll build a living bridge across generations, grounded in storytelling and collective care.

Free Medicare Insurance Counseling – Jamaica Plain

10:30 am-2:00 pm | Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library | 20 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

The SHINE (Medicare Health Insurance Counseling) & Benefit Enrollment Center (BEC) program assists Medicare-eligible beneficiaries—both older adults aged 65+ years and adults living with disabilities — who have limited income and resources to access available benefits. The SHINE & BEC counselors ensures that Massachusetts residents with Medicare and their caregivers have access to accurate, unbiased and up-to-date information about their health care options.

QUESTIONS? Email SHINE at SHINE@ethocare.org or BEC at BEC@ethocare.org

Free Medicare Insurance Counseling – Dorchester

10:30 am-2:00 pm | Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library | 690 Adams Street, Dorchester, MA 02122

The SHINE (Medicare Health Insurance Counseling) & Benefit Enrollment Center (BEC) program assists Medicare-eligible beneficiaries—both older adults aged 65+ years and adults living with disabilities — who have limited income and resources to access available benefits. The SHINE & BEC counselors ensures that Massachusetts residents with Medicare and their caregivers have access to accurate, unbiased and up-to-date information about their health care options.

QUESTIONS? Email SHINE at SHINE@ethocare.org or BEC at BEC@ethocare.org

Social Sapphics

4:00 pm-6:00 pm | Dani’s Queer Bar |909 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115

A multigenerational button making mixer for sapphics of all ages to connect, laugh, and build relationships across generations. This is a safe, affirming, and inclusive space for Lesbian, Bi, Queer, Trans and Non-Binary women who are attracted to women to come together, have conversation, and build connections. We will have fun vintage buttons to make, bracelet making, light appetizers, and conversation cards to help guide conversations along! You can also purchase drinks and food from Dani’s while you mingle.

*Sapphic is a broad, umbrella term that typically describes women, nonbinary people, and feminine-aligned individuals who experience attraction to other women or femmes. The word is inspired by the ancient Greek poet Sappho, who wrote emotional and romantic poetry about women from the island of Lesbos.

Local Murals Presentation

2:00 pm-4:00 pm | Jamaica Plain Boston Public Library | 30 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Join us for a presentation on local murals and art in Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. Photographer and member of Neighbors Connect, Jon Truslow, made his images into large murals on walls in senior residencies in Roxbury and JP. Come learn about his process, what inspires his work, and get information on our membership program with Neighbors Connect! Friends and neighbors are welcome.

To RSVP, please contact Love at Ldroster@ethocare.org or call 617-477-6934.

Boston Pride Parade

11:00 am-12:00 pm | Copley

At Ethos, we stand firm in our belief that Aging Equally is a fundamental right that all LGBTQ+ elders should possess. We invite you to join us as we raise our voices and march proudly in support of these rights at the 2026 Boston Pride for the People Parade. Ethos will have an Old Town Trolley again this year so you will have the option of riding along on the trolley or march alongside it with us! We are so excited to be participating in the parade again this year and hope that you can join us, whether it’s participating or cheering us on in the crowd.

If you’d like to be a part of Ethos’ presence in the parade or have any questions regarding pride events, please reach out to Mackenzie Valencia, at mvalencia@ethocare.org or 617-477-6937. 

Free Medicare Insurance Counseling – Dorchester

10:30 am-2:00 pm | Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library | 690 Adams Street, Dorchester, MA 02122

The SHINE (Medicare Health Insurance Counseling) & Benefit Enrollment Center (BEC) program assists Medicare-eligible beneficiaries—both older adults aged 65+ years and adults living with disabilities — who have limited income and resources to access available benefits. The SHINE & BEC counselors ensures that Massachusetts residents with Medicare and their caregivers have access to accurate, unbiased and up-to-date information about their health care options.

QUESTIONS? Email SHINE at SHINE@ethocare.org or BEC at BEC@ethocare.org

Free Medicare Insurance Counseling – Jamaica Plain

10:30 am-2:00 pm | Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library | 20 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

The SHINE (Medicare Health Insurance Counseling) & Benefit Enrollment Center (BEC) program assists Medicare-eligible beneficiaries—both older adults aged 65+ years and adults living with disabilities — who have limited income and resources to access available benefits. The SHINE & BEC counselors ensures that Massachusetts residents with Medicare and their caregivers have access to accurate, unbiased and up-to-date information about their health care options.

QUESTIONS? Email SHINE at SHINE@ethocare.org or BEC at BEC@ethocare.org

Free Medicare Insurance Counseling – Dorchester

10:30 am-2:00 pm | Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library | 690 Adams Street, Dorchester, MA 02122

The SHINE (Medicare Health Insurance Counseling) & Benefit Enrollment Center (BEC) program assists Medicare-eligible beneficiaries—both older adults aged 65+ years and adults living with disabilities — who have limited income and resources to access available benefits. The SHINE & BEC counselors ensures that Massachusetts residents with Medicare and their caregivers have access to accurate, unbiased and up-to-date information about their health care options.

QUESTIONS? Email SHINE at SHINE@ethocare.org or BEC at BEC@ethocare.org

Free Medicare Insurance Counseling – Jamaica Plain

10:30 am-2:00 pm | Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library | 20 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

The SHINE (Medicare Health Insurance Counseling) & Benefit Enrollment Center (BEC) program assists Medicare-eligible beneficiaries—both older adults aged 65+ years and adults living with disabilities — who have limited income and resources to access available benefits. The SHINE & BEC counselors ensures that Massachusetts residents with Medicare and their caregivers have access to accurate, unbiased and up-to-date information about their health care options.

QUESTIONS? Email SHINE at SHINE@ethocare.org or BEC at BEC@ethocare.org