Somerville, Mass. - Photo essay of the 6th Annual HONK! Festival of Activist Street Bands on Saturday.

BOSTON/North End - This month, the city of Boston invites art lovers to spend a long weekend in the North End experiencing the best of the Boston Arts Scene. Starting Friday, Sept. 11, the annual Boston Arts Festival will return to historic Christopher Columbus Park for a three-day celebration of local arts and entertainment. The event will feature work from over 60 visual artists and a number of scheduled musical and dance performances. The outdoor festivities will run each day from noon until 6 p.m.

BOSTON/Back Bay - My conversation Saturday with actress and comedienne Marla Gibbs and her daughter Angela Gibbs - actress, director, and producer - could have gone on for hours. But the two women, visiting Boston for the Roxbury Film Festival this weekend, were required to meet with festival organizers, and of course, see some movies.

Somerville, MA - Honk! Festival marched through Davis Square and took over Oktoberfest at Harvard Square this weekend. If you were unlucky enough to miss it, check Open Media Boston's video and photos from the festival.

Dave Goodman of "RADIO with a VIEW" and Open Media Boston speaks with actor, director, producer Robert Townsend, in Boston for the 10th annual Roxbury Film Festival.

BOSTON/Davis Square - Kevin Leppmann and his associate Reebee Garofalo have an agenda for Honk! Festival and they aren't afraid to admit it: Get musicians off the stage and into the crowd, and make sure they bring the music with them.