Week of Events
Play Reading: ‘Sophia Hayden Deserves Better’
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…
Veterans Day Celebration at American Legion Post 76 Jamaica Plain
Veterans Day Celebration at American Legion Post 76 Jamaica Plain
The American Legion’s 76th Post in Jamaica Plain will host a ceremony on Veterans Day – Friday, November 11, 2022 – at their post located at 280 South Street honoring and remembering those that proudly served our country. The speaking portion of the program goes from 12:30 – 1:30 pm, and the event will continue until 6:30 pm. US Army Veteran DJ JayJona will provide the live entertainment, and the Post 76 Honor Guard (which…
The Roof Over Our Heads Fundraiser for First Church in Jamaica Plain
The Roof Over Our Heads Fundraiser for First Church in Jamaica Plain
First Church Unitarian Universalist at 6 Eliot Street here in Jamaica Plain is celebrating its 250th anniversary as a church, and the start of its $1 million capital campaign, The Roof Over Our Heads: Preserving First Church for Our Community, to replace its roof and repay the loan for the recent repairs of its clock tower. First Church is not only a spiritual home for its congregation: it is a vibrant community center hosting numerous…
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