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 […]

June Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter

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

The June Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter will be held Thursday, June 2, 5:30-6:30 pm, at the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain at 633 Centre Street. This […]

Walking Tour of Hyde Square

Brendan Behan Pub 378 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Learn about 1840s Hyde Square when German and Irish immigrants transformed the neighborhood with their businesses, schools, and institutions. See how in the early 1960s, Hyde Square changed again when […]

Sheffield Chamber Players Concert at Egleston Square Library

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

The program, A Mirror of Starlight, features music by Kenji Bunch, Julia Wolfe, and Evan Ziporyn—who also joins us to play Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A-major. Saturday, June 4 at 12pm Egleston Square […]

Eliot Schoolyard Concert: Shaw Pong Liu & Brian Friedland

Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Date: Sunday, June 5 Time: 4:00-5:30pm Venue: Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, 24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain Two dynamic composers create an afternoon combining free improvisation and compositions by […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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