Walking Tour of Green Street

Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center 640 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Laid out in 1836, the street played a key role in Jamaica Plain’s development, functioning as a residential, commercial, and transportation conduit in the lives of the district’s residents. Although Green Street was subdivided as early as 1851 for stores, factories and houses, it was not extensively developed until the late 1870s with construction continuing […]

The Southwest Corridor Park: A Neighborhood’s Response to a Highway

Jackson Square T Stop 240 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

The Southwest Corridor Park was the result of protests about the creation of an eight lane highway running through Boston’s southwestern neighborhoods. Jamaica Plain’s residents played an important role in both the stopping of the I-95 project and the efforts to create a park out of the razed land. This historical walking tour will follow […]

Eliot Schoolyard Concert: Niu Raza

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Date: June 12 Time: 4:00-5:30pm Venue: Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, 24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain Malagasy award winner and Boston-based singer-songwriter Niu Raza is known for her unique sound, a perfect blend between her traditional heritage and modern music. From Madagascar to Boston and around the globe, she has shared the stage with […]

Walking Tour of Woodbourne

Bethel AME Church 38 Walk Hill Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Join the Jamaica Plain Historical Society to tour this part of the JP neighborhood which developed from 19th-century summer estates into a model suburban enclave. It contains examples representative of New England architecture with designs by local architects and builders. It also contains an unusual garden city model housing development by the Boston Dwelling House […]

Eliot Schoolyard Concert: Dis N Dat Band

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Date: June 19 Time: 4:00-5:30pm Venue: Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, 24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain Formed in 1999 by 4-time Grammy-nominated Black Uhuru drummer 'Rangotan and 6-time steel pan champion Sista D, Dis N Dat incorporates Roots Reggae, Dance Hall, and R&B. Sounds of Jamaica and Trinidad rock the sounds of foundation reggae […]

Walking Tour of Jamaica Pond

Jamaica Pond 507 Jamaicaway, Jamaica Plain

Travel around the Pond with the Jamaica Plain Historical Society. Once a district that only included the houses of Boston’s elite, the Pond later was put to industrial use as tons of ice were harvested there each winter. Learn about the movers and shakers such as Francis Parkman and James Michael Curley who made their […]

Eliot Schoolyard Concert: The Schoolyard Quartet: Lihi Haruvi, Brian Friedland, Keala Kaumeheiwa & Jorge Perez-Albela

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Date: June 26 Time: 4:00-5:30pm Venue: Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, 24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain The debut concert from long-time musical friends Lihi Haruvi (sax), Keala Kaumeheiwa (bass), Brian Friedland (keyboard) and Jorge Perez-Albela (drums). Expect globally inspired jazz with lots of joyful spontaneity. This is part of the Eliot Schoolyard Concert Series, […]

Walking Tour of Monument Square

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Tour a residential area that includes a National Historic District. View architecture that spans three centuries; the oldest community theater company in the United States; and an elegant 18th-century mansion that once served as the country’s first military hospital. Learn about the monument that commemorates fallen Civil War soldiers from West Roxbury and about Pauline […]

Walking Tour of Sumner Hill

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Developed as a suburb by General William Hyslop Sumner in the mid-nineteenth century, this National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The tour includes the ancestral home of the Dole Pineapple Company founder as well as the homes of progressives who were active as abolitionists and women […]

MassQ Ball 2022: Origin at the Arnold Arboretum

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

MassQ Ball 2022: Origin Saturday, July 9, 2pm – 7pm Raindate Saturday, July 16, 2pm-7pm The MassQ Ball 2022: Origin will feature the diverse artistic expressions of Boston’s communities of color. Interact with the landscape in new and creative ways, transform into a walking work of art through the practice of MassQing (a ritual application of […]

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