Join Jamaica Plain History Society on Zoom for a reading of the play Sophia Hayden Deserves Better by Stephanie Alison Walker. In 1891 a brilliant 23-year-old woman from Jamaica Plain won an architecture contest to design the Woman’s Building for the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. What should have been the start to a flourishing career in architecture became career-ending. Throughout the two-year process of building The Woman’s Building, the architect quietly endured bullying, micromanaging…

April 26, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.  The JPNC continues to conduct virtual meetings, which are open to the public. To access the meeting from a computer, please use the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85967239298?pwd=YUg5WXArQ2tiT09vUUlVaE95SVdWZz09 Meeting ID: 859 6723 9298 and Passcode: 653190 Or by telephone, call (929) 205-6099 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 859 6723 9298 and Passcode: 653190# Agenda 1. Introduction of members 2. Review/approve minutes from the March 2022 JPNC meeting 3. Announcements 4. Committee…

This event is co-sponsored by Jamaica Plain Historical Society. Part of the Confronting Racial Injustice series, which this year is focusing on Asian Americans. Boston’s Chinatown has long been the physical, economic, and cultural center for Chinese immigrants. Chinatown has also long fought for community control of affordable housing and economic justice. Join us for a conversation about the story of Parcel C, Chinatown’s success in fighting against institutional expansion and reclaiming this parcel for…

Monthly meeting for ESNA is Monday, 5/2/22, 6:30 pm.  All are welcome to attend. ESNA Monthly Meeting is Online - Log in or call in Monday, May 2, 2022   6:30 pm       Agenda Greetings & introductions          Police Report Rep. Nika Elugardo - Rep. Elugardo is a candidate for MA State Senate for the area including the Egleston Square neighborhoods Updates Open discussion Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81084611726?pwd=dG9ZZnRDcEkzRkRYUzBvYytkZ2x6UT09 Meeting ID:  810…

The Friends of the Jamaica Plain Library Spring Book Sale is May 5 - May 7. $2 hardbacks, $1 paperbacks. No scanners and no saving books. May 5: 5-8 pm May 6: 9:30 am - 5 pm May 7: 9:30 am - noon The library is located at 30 South Street.

The May Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter will be held on Thursday evening, May 5, from 5:30-6:30 pm on the lawn of the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, 633 Centre Street. We are pleased to welcome as our speaker Jamaica Plain resident Kathryn Hall, Ph.D, MPH, Deputy Director of the Boston Public Health Commission. After her remarks there will be a “call and response” reading of names of recent victims of racist…

The Friends of the Jamaica Plain Library Spring Book Sale is May 5 - May 7. $2 hardbacks, $1 paperbacks. No scanners and no saving books. May 6: 9:30 am - 5 pm May 7: 9:30 am - noon The library is located at 30 South Street.

The Friends of the Jamaica Plain Library Spring Book Sale is May 5 - May 7. $2 hardbacks, $1 paperbacks. No scanners and no saving books. May 7: 9:30 am - noon The library is located at 30 South Street.

Wake Up The Earth Parades and Festival - Saturday May 7th This year parades will start at Curtis Hall, the Curley K-8 School, and the Egleston Square YMCA -- gathering at 10:30 AM. Jamaica Plain and Roxbury parades will meet at Jackson Square and continue together along Lamartine to kick off the Festival at Stony Brook.

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2022 Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series in partnership with Dunkin’ in neighborhood parks citywide from May 4 to June 30. Participants will enjoy Dunkin' Iced Coffee and assorted Dunkin' MUNCHKINS® donut hole treats along with fresh fruit from Star Market. Additional support is provided by City Express courier service. Each family in attendance will receive a free flowering plant from the Parks Department, while supplies last. Residents at each event…