Photos: Northeast Celebration at Max Myers

Saturday, Aug. 27 was the first-ever Northeast Celebration. Organized by the Castor Gardens-based Take Back Your Neighborhood group, the day-long event featured Northeast history lessons, food, music, face-painting and more.

Check out the slideshow below with photos by George Mai.

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