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Designing Gardens for Small Spaces

Garden in the Woods 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA, United States

Small garden spaces often present the designer with the challenge of how to realize big ideas in tight quarters. Yet small sites don’t mean the garden must lack interest. This hands-on design workshop will tackle the garden as a composition by exploring enclosed space, lighting, plant characteristics, and personal expression. We will visit Cambridge gardens to inspire your designs.   Tuesdays, May 31 and June 14, 6:30-9 p.m.; Sunday June 5, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Location:…

$120 – $144

Native New England Shrubs

Garden in the Woods 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA, United States

Shrubs vary widely in size, shape, color, bark, flower, and fruit. This course will introduce you to almost fifty species of native New England shrubs, emphasizing plant identification, family characteristics, and historical plant uses. Bring a hand lens. Weekend sessions are held in off-site locations; directions will be provided during the first class.

$200 – $250

Lives at Stake: A Community Conversation On Mass Incarceration

First Baptist Church 633 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

National leaders acknowledge the mistake of “tough on crime” legislation. Why is Massachusetts slow to change these laws? What Can We Do About It? Keynote: Rahsaan Hall Director of the ACLU Racial Justice Program Moderator: Melissa Threadgill Crime & Justice Institute, Community Resources for Justice Panelists: Sonia Chang-Díaz State Senator Steven Tompkins Suffolk County Sheriff Conan Harris Boston Deputy Director of Public Safety Initiatives Thursday, June 16, 7:00 pm First Baptist Church, 633 Centre St. JP

Coffee with the Councilor

Starbucks 1810 Centre St, Boston

Boston City Councilor Matt O’Malley holds his district office hours at different locations in Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury each month. Councilor O’Malley’s June district office hours will be held on Friday, June 17 from 8:00 am to 9:00 am at Starbucks, 1810 Centre St in West Roxbury. Councilor O’Malley’s City Hall office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. To reach Councilor O’Malley’s office, call (617) 635-4220.

Action in Jackson Square / BRA meeting on June 30 @6PM

After a decade of planning, it is time to build new homes for families! The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) is hosting a public meeting as part of the 'Article 80' review of Jackson Square-Site III (144 apartments, 69 affordable, on Centre and Amory Streets). Date/Time: Thursday June 30, at 6:00PM Location: Julia Martin House, 90 Bickford St, JP. (across from Stop & Shop) La Autoridad para el Re-desarrollo de Boston (BRA) les invita a esta…

Free

Sacred America, Sacred World: Fulfilling our Mission in Service to All

On Saturday, July 16th, the JP Forum will host an exciting event with Stephen Dinan, the founder of The Shift Network, that brings our spirituality and our citizenship together in important new ways. Stephen’s new book is called Sacred America, Sacred World and it’s winning rave reviews from left and right because it charts a more unified path into a brighter future. It’s both visionary and practical. In a year in which so our country is…

Free

Special PLAN:JP/Rox neighborhood meeting with the BRA

As you may know, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) is preparing to rezone Washington Street as part of Plan: JP/Rox (the BRA’s Washington Corridor study). The BRA’s plan for development surrounding the Forest Hills T Station has many implications for our neighborhood. Please take a moment to view the proposed rezoning plan: tinyurl.com/planjprox  Let your voice be heard! This Thursday, representatives from the BRA will hold a special meeting with our neighborhood to provide an overview…

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JP Fundraiser for Katie Forde for Register of Deeds

Hosted by Naomi Aberly, Andrea Fleck Clardy and Jon Clardy, Martha Coakley, Georgia Murray, Anne Rousseau, Deborah Shah and Marty Walz* Please join us at the Home of Andrea Fleck Clardy and Jon Clardy (21 Lochstead Avenue, Jamaica Plain) on August 9th from 6pm to 8:30pm for wine and appetizers with Katie Forde.

City of Boston Slow Streets Pilot – Stonybrook Community Input Meeting

Join the Boston Transportation Department project team to learn about the proposed transportation safety project for the Stonybrook neighborhood and give them your feedback. Their goals are to reduce the number and severity of crashes on residential streets, lessen the impacts of cut-through traffic, and add to the quality of life in Boston's neighborhoods.

City of Boston Slow Streets Pilot – Stonybrook Community Input Meeting

Join the Boston Transportation Department project team to learn about the proposed transportation safety project for the Stonybrook neighborhood and give them your feedback. Their goals are to reduce the number and severity of crashes on residential streets, lessen the impacts of cut-through traffic, and add to the quality of life in Boston's neighborhoods.

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