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.