Events

On Monday, June 26 at 6:30pm, Democrats will convene at Farnsworth House in Jamaica Plain, to elect 18 delegates and 4 alternates to represent Boston’s Ward 11 at the 2023 State Democratic Convention. Doors for this event open at 5:30pm and we will call the caucus to order at 6:30pm. Registered and pre-registered Democrats in Ward 11, 16 years old by June 19, 2023 may vote and be elected as delegates or alternates during the…

The July Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter will be held Thursday, July 6, from 5:30-6:30 pm on the lawn of the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, 633 Centre Street. Our speaker will be Dr. Jo-Anna Rorie, the Consulting Midwife for the Neighborhood Birth Center, Boston’s first community birth center startup, now in development near Nubian Square; and a leading figure in addressing racial and ethnic disparities in infant and maternal mortality in…

The SNA is made up of residents living or owning property on the following streets: Brookley, Rossmore, Williams, Gartland, Kenton, Shurland, Dungarven, Stedman, Plainfield, Meehan, Stonley, Lotus, Burnett, Rockvale and adjacent portions of Forest Hills and Washington Streets. Sign Up for the SNA Forum (http://www.sna-jp.org/online-forum.html) to share and receive information with your SNA neighbors. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89930485594?pwd=ek1TL3ppdUJWcUxPdklMQWxZcXlQQT09Meeting ID: 899 3048 5594 Passcode: 832091 One tap mobile +19292056099,,89930485594#,,,,,,0#,,832091# US (New York) And more information can…

Wednesday, July 12 at 7 pm, the First Church JP will host, Altar Building and Dying Wise in the Anthropocene with Jamaica Plain resident Chuck Collins and Minda Sanchez Jariwala, celebrating the publication of Collins' new book Altar to an Erupting Sun. For more information please visit: eventbrite.com/e/altar-building-and-dying-wise-in-the-anthropocene-tickets-641376523447 Chuck Collins’ new novel explores altar-building, new approaches to death and dying, and one community’s response to climate disruption. Scenes are set in Jamaica Plain and at…

Saturday, July 15, 1:00-3:00pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/#marsh-kaleidoscope-reception Join us from 1:00–3:00pm in the Arboretum’s Hunnewell Building Lecture Hall for the artist's reception of our newest exhibition. Pamela R. Tarbell’s “Marsh Kaleidoscope” painting series highlights the beauty and value of marshes and wetlands. In addition to offering a delightful visual array, these habitats are home to a panoply of organisms and are champion carbon-storing, water-purifiers essential to our entire ecosystem.

Sunday, July 16, 1:00-2:30pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/event-signup/?id=76322 Families need nature at all times of the year! Join us at the Arnold Arboretum for this month’s family hike. We’ll seek out the wonderful insects that visit flowers for pollen and nectar. Go on a StoryWalk and look at bumblebees and honeybees in a bug box! Free and open to all, most suitable for children ages four through ten. Registration required.

Saturday, July 22, noon-3:00pm Stop by the Arboretum’s Hunnewell Lawn between noon and 3:00pm to create beautiful nature-based cyanotype prints. Participants will arrange flowers, leaves, and seeds and expose them in sunlight to create a deep blue print with bright, ghost-white silhouettes. *While supplies last. No registration required. Directions to the Hunnewell Lawn.

Boston Building Resources is celebrating the state sales tax holiday with Summer Fest, a free event featuring clearance sale prices on a wide variety of items for home improvement, hot dogs fresh from the grill, a corn hole tournament, and more. The event is set for Saturday, August 12, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at 100 Terrace Street in Roxbury Crossing. Visitors can browse through a wide selection of used and overstock windows, doors, and…

Sunday, August 13, Noon-3:00pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/second-sundays-on-peters-hill/ Bring your family and friends to Peters Hill for an afternoon of free tours, crafts, family activities, and more! Did we mention free ice cream and bubbles? Free activities open to all ages include: Tours of Peters Hill offered in both English and Spanish Plant information tents featuring wildflowers and plant defenses, fascinating Arboretum plant highlights, know-how of Arboretum experts, and a rich assortment of cuttings to view up close…