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…

The December Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter will be held December 1, 5:30-6:30 pm, on the lawn of the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, 633 Centre Street. As the monthly Vigil begins its eighth year, we are pleased to welcome back as our speaker the Rev. Darrell R. Hamilton, II. Currently serving as Protestant Chaplain at Babson College, Rev. Hamilton is an ordained Baptist minister whose preaching, teaching and community engagement center…

This is the annual Jamaica Plain Historical Society members event. Please join and then you can attend! Sunday, December 4, 2022 2:00 PM  3:30 PM Forest Hills Crematory (map) The Jamaica Plain Historical Society Annual Members’ Event is a chance to mingle with other members, test your knowledge with the trivia challenge and hear about the work of the JPHS. Illustration by Felipe Âlvarez @felipfecit

Tree Equity in Boston: What It Is and How to Grow It Tuesday, December 6, 6:30pm -7:30pm Weld Hill Research Building, 1300 Centre Street, Boston, 02131 https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/#tree-equity-in-boston The City of Boston recently released a new Urban Forest Plan that aims to grow the city's urban forest equitably. In this talk, David Meshoulam, Executive Director of Speak for the Trees, Boston, will introduce the idea of tree equity and discuss its critical importance in a rapidly…

Thursday, December 8th from 5-8pm Everyone is welcome to frolic on their own to Jamaica Plain businesses to enjoy shopping, cocktails, treats, discounts, door prizes and giveaways.

Art Workshop | Botanical Cyanotype Friday, December 9, 1pm-3:30pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/event-signup/?id=60785 Learn how to make beautiful seasonal cards and prints using the alternative photography method known as Cyanotype. Participants will collect leaves and seeds in the landscape and arrange them on special paper to create a deep blue print with bright, ghost-white silhouettes. This historic photography method, otherwise known as blueprints (sunprints), is one of the earliest forms of photography, and offers participants the ability to…

December 17th @ 6:30 455 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, 02130 Celebrate the season with an evening of joyful music and Christmas readings followed by a reception. The event is free and open to all. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nine-lessons-and-carols-tickets-468494328147

Family Hike: What is Beautiful to You? Sunday, December 18, 1:00-2:30pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/family-hikes/ Ilex opaca 'Emily' 301-62*A   Join us for a family hike as we explore the winter landscape to find something beautiful to each of us. We will go through varied parts of the landscape, including a forested area and an exploration of the ponds, looking at things large and small. Our route includes a short uphill hike, but we can amend the pathway…

The JP Jubilee Elders' Chorus is presenting a free community concert "How Can We Keep from Singing?” on December 18. In the JP Jubilee tradition, this will not be a program of holiday songs, but a rich sampling of various musical genres, including folk, African American, Quaker, classical, and the Beatles, among others. The concert is at 4 pm, at St. John’s Church (One Roanoke Ave.). Masks and vaccination are required of the audience, as…

Everyone is warmly invited to participate in the January Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter, on Thursday, January 5, from 5:30-6:30 pm on the lawn of the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, 633 Centre Street, JP. This month we will celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and supporters are invited to bring and share short quotations, readings, or stories of the work of Dr. King and…