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Arte Poético/Poetic Art: Our Words, Our Communities Exhibit

Connolly Branch Library 433 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

An intergenerational art/poetry exhibit combining the works of Teacher Donovan's third grade students from the John F. Kennedy Elementary School and residents of the Nate Smith House. Poets participated in bilingual workshops with poet and founder of Poetry is Busy Studio, Yara-Liceaga Rojas, using "What does community mean to you?" as an inspiration to mixed-media works that will be displayed at the library. this programming is supported through the generosity of donors to the BPL…

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JPHS Sumner Hill Historic Walking Tour

All JPHS tours are free to the public. Tours start on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Our tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the location listed.  A map showing the starting points of the walking tours can be found here. Developed as a suburb by General William Hyslop Sumner in the mid-nineteenth century, this National Historic District includes…

9th Annual Walk to End Elder Isolation

Rogerson House 434 Jamaicaway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

FriendshipWorks is a nonprofit whose mission is to reduce social isolation, enhance the quality of life, and preserve the dignity of older adults in Greater Boston. FriendshipWorks provide five critical programs to foster connection between older adults and caring volunteers for friendship and assistance in neighborhoods all over Boston, Brookline, Newton, Somerville, and Cambridge, including Jamaica Plain. This walk helps keep these programs accessible and free of charge to adults over the age of 60…

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JPHS Stony Brook Historic Walking Tour

All JPHS tours are free to the public. Tours start on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Our tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the location listed.  A map showing the starting points of the walking tours can be found here. Explore a fascinating industrial area at the geographic heart of Boston that includes 19th-century tannery and brewery buildings,…

Once More with Hurt Feelings in Concert Music by Terry Kitchen

Jamaica Plain Branch Library 30 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Once More with Hurt Feelings, the new musical by award-winning singer/songwriter Terry Kitchen, celebrates the friendship, courage and survival of outcasts amidst the pressures of overwhelming conformity. The evening will feature songs from the musical performed by actors Brevan Collins, Sarah Robinson Seeber, Luna Abreu-Santana, Rebecca Lynch and Barry Singer. Once More with Hurt Feelings deftly raises issues of sexual, religious and racial identity in a funny, character-driven riff on a changing America.

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JPHS Hyde Square Historic Walking Tour

All JPHS tours are free to the public. Tours start on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Our tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the location listed.  A map showing the starting points of the walking tours can be found here. Learn about 1840s Hyde Square when German and Irish immigrants transformed the neighborhood with their businesses, schools, and…

Jamaica Pond Association Membership and Annual Meeting

Loring Greenough House 12 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

You are Invited! JAMAICA POND ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING MONDAY JUNE 3, 2024 LORING GREENOUGH HOUSE 6:00-8:00PM RECEPTION | BOARD VOTE | GUEST SPEAKER To vote: BECOME A MEMBER RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP THIS WEEKEND membership fee is sliding scale $1-$100 WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU! info:  kay.mathew1@gmail.com www.jamaicapondassociation.com

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