Tom Scanlon, a coordinator of the event, promises a day of fun and diversity. The Elephant Walk and Japonaise Bakery. Booths will be set up and servings will cost between one and five dollars. Groovasaurus, The Out-standing Local Rock Band at the 1995 Boston Music Awards, will be live on stage, as will the Berklee College of Music and other dance and theater performers. People of all ages are welcome to explore the Taste.
Children can enjoy activities like face painting and storytelling.
Local arts and crafts vendors will be selling their wares. Longwood area hospitals will offer free information booths and health screenings. NU will also have a table with information on the school. The FCDC depends on this and other small community fundraisers for five percent of its annual budget. The majority of its funding comes from a combination of public and private grants.