Play Reading: ‘Sophia Hayden Deserves Better’

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

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 […]

Roger House’s Block Party Fundraiser

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Rogerson House's Block Party Fundraiser will be on Sept. 11 from 11 am to 2 pm at 434 Jamaicaway. Proceeds Support Team Rogerson House's Walk to End Alzheimer's Fundraising Efforts

Eliot Schoolyard Concert: John Williams Jam Band

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Date: September 11 Time: 4:00-5:30pm Venue: Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, 24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain Boldly re-imagine John Williams’ classic movie themes with funky grooves, jazzy harmony, and […]

The Great Boston Fire Book Talk

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

For two days in November 1872, a massive fire swept through Boston, leaving the downtown in ruins and the population traumatized. Coming barely a year after the infamous Chicago fire, […]

JPHS Tour of Green Street

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Jamaica Plain Historical Society tour of Green Street Laid out in 1836, the street played a key role in Jamaica Plain’s development, functioning as a residential, commercial, and transportation conduit […]

Franklin Park Jazz Festival and R&B Festival

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Franklin Park Jazz and R&B Festival - Saturday, September 17th from 12-6pm. Join us for a full day of music at the Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park site in Franklin […]

Eliot Schoolyard Concert: Shavonne Brown

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Date: September 18 Time: 4:00-5:30pm Venue: Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, 24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain If you have been dying to feel those musical goosebumps or want to take […]

The Caterpillar Lab at the Arnold Arboretum

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Friday, September 23 - Sunday, September 25, 10am-noon and 1pm-4pm daily Location: Hunnewell Visitor Center at 125 Arborway https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/caterpillar-lab/ The Caterpillar Lab fosters greater appreciation and care for the complexity and […]

JPHS Tour of Woodbourne

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Jamaica Plain Historical Society Tour of Woodbourne This neighborhood developed from 19th-century summer estates into a model suburban enclave. It contains examples representative of New England architecture with designs by […]

JPHS Tour of Sumner Hill

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Jamaica Plain Historical Society Tour of Sumner Hill Developed as a suburb by General William Hyslop Sumner in the mid-nineteenth century, this National Historic District includes one of the finest […]

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