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In the Eliot Schoolyard

Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts 24 Eliot St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

June through September: Every Sunday at 5pm In the Eliot Schoolyard, 24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain New this year: Beer Garden by The Hive, 4-7pm Bring your own seats. All are welcome. No animals, please. FREE Admission - Suggested donation $20; your donations help pay the musicians, curators, and audio engineer. CURATORS: Brian Friedland, Hoopla Productions, Meraki Productions, Ana Colón AUDIO: Carlito Blu 2023 CONCERT SCHEDULE - scroll down for details on each performance June 4: Dis n Dat Band…

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Meditation Mondays at the Arnold Arboretum

Arnold Arboretum 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Every Monday, July 10 through September 25. 6:30-7:00pm in July and August; 6:00-6:30pm in September https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events-2/meditation-mondays/ Unwind with this 30-minute, evening meditation under the shade of the maple collection at the Arnold Arboretum. Bob Linscott, a certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher at Brown University and Center for Mindfulness at UMASS Memorial Health Care, will guide the group through mindfulness and meditation exercises designed to help you de-stress and connect with the natural world. Every…

JPHS Presents: A History of Allandale

The section of Jamaica Plain we refer to as Allandale has quite an interesting history. Once a rural farming area it still includes Boston’s only working farm. Centre Street has traversed the area since the 1600s and a famous colonial tavern once offered respite to weary travelers. Eventually, large estates came to be built in the area whose inhabitants created history in their own right. And we mustn’t forget the Allandale Spring - whose Spring…

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In the Eliot Schoolyard

Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts 24 Eliot St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

June through September: Every Sunday at 5pm In the Eliot Schoolyard, 24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain New this year: Beer Garden by The Hive, 4-7pm Bring your own seats. All are welcome. No animals, please. FREE Admission - Suggested donation $20; your donations help pay the musicians, curators, and audio engineer. CURATORS: Brian Friedland, Hoopla Productions, Meraki Productions, Ana Colón AUDIO: Carlito Blu 2023 CONCERT SCHEDULE - scroll down for details on each performance June 4: Dis n Dat Band…

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Meditation Mondays at the Arnold Arboretum

Arnold Arboretum 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Every Monday, July 10 through September 25. 6:30-7:00pm in July and August; 6:00-6:30pm in September https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events-2/meditation-mondays/ Unwind with this 30-minute, evening meditation under the shade of the maple collection at the Arnold Arboretum. Bob Linscott, a certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher at Brown University and Center for Mindfulness at UMASS Memorial Health Care, will guide the group through mindfulness and meditation exercises designed to help you de-stress and connect with the natural world. Every…

Mapping Places From Above: A Peak into the BPL’s Bird’s-Eye View Map Collection

Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library: 30 South Street 30 South Street, Jamaica Plain

The Boston Public Library holds a remarkable collection of approximately 500 bird’s-eye view maps from the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. How were these maps produced? How accurate are they? What sorts of historical information can we learn from them? Join the Leventhal Map & Education Center for a deep dive on bird’s-eye view maps of Boston, mapmaking techniques and more. This event is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served.…

Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter

First Baptist Church of Jamaica Plain 633 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Everyone is warmly invited to the October 6 Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter. Our speaker this month will be Mimi Pichey, a researcher and convener of Hidden Jamaica Plain, a local group researching the history of slavery in our neighborhood.  Please join us to learn about and honor nearly thirty people of African descent who were enslaved in Jamaica Plain. Whether in the present or the past, Black Lives Matter! The vigil is at 5:30…

Free Movie Screening of ‘Citizen Jane: Battle for the City’

Leland Street Cooperative Garden 4 Leland Street, Jamaica Plain, United States

To help introduce the film, Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, a group of speakers from the community, including from the city’s Boston Planning and Development Agency, will talk about Jacobs and how her work impacted their lives and work as urban planners and community organizers.  This event is being held at the Leland Street Cooperative Garden. 5:30-6pm – Light refreshments and snacks served 6-6:20pm – Guest speakers 6:30-8pm – Movie screening   WHERE: Leland Street…

Margarita Muniz Academy Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Margarita Muniz Academy 20 Child Street, Jamaica Plain, United States

On Saturday, October 14 th , between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., the Muniz Academy, 20 Child St., Jamaica Plain, is inviting the entire community to join them in celebration of Hispanic Heritage month. Come one, come all to enjoy a concert, join in arts activities, have a taste of delicious Caribbean food and walk around the school. The Muniz Academy becomes a 7 -12 High school next year and this event presents an excellent…

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