The Opening Doors Project

01/09/2025

On Sat, Feb 22 The Opening Doors Project will be hosting a FREE afternoon concert and conversation as part of Club Passim's 2025 Black History Month programming!

Join Kemp Harris, Stephanie McKay, Reggie Harris, Zakiyyah, Pamela Means, and Alastair Moock as they swap songs, talk about their work in the community, and about what the Boston music scene is getting right and still working on to create the kind of truly inclusive community we all want to be part of.

The show will fill up, so grab your tickets asap. Kids are very welcome!

06/13/2024

Beautiful show and conversation with Vance Gilbert last weekend. Watch the video at https://www.openingdoorsproject.net/concert-series.

Thanks to Paul Locke for photos!

05/21/2024

What a magical night on Saturday at Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church with The Opening Doors Project. Our celebration of AAPI Heritage Month featured Anand Nayak, Anju, and Michael Dwan Singh in a show called "Desi Roots, Boston Branches." It was their first time ever playing all together and they totally killed it! Great music, great conversation.

You can watch the full video of the performance at https://youtu.be/AxAFwp5Zw-s.

More at https://openingdoorsproject.net.

05/06/2024

On Saturday, May 18, in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, The Opening Doors Project is thrilled to present "Desi Root, Boston Branches." And lucky me, I get to host these three incredible musicians for an evening of concert + conversation!

Reserve your FREE spot at: https://www.openingdoorsproject.net/concert-series/

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Anand Nayak is a Grammy-nominated producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and longtime guitarist for the beloved American roots band, Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem. Anju is a transcendent, fast-rising singer-songwriter and member of The Passim Folk Collective. Michael Dwan Singh is a seasoned musician and stage actor, and one of very few sarangi players in the U.S. – an instrument he plays regularly with his band, The Shadow Notes.

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The Opening Doors Project is a small organization with a big mission to amplify voices of color and advance conversations about race through the arts.

This concert is made possible by the support of Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church, Club Passim Iguana Fund, Melrose Cultural Council, Melrose Messina Fund for the Arts, Mass Cultural Council, Melrose Rotary Club, Filmmakers Collaborative, and donations from our audience... Thank you!

01/20/2024