May 12, 2024
Fresh News for the Neighborhood You Love
NYU Classics Professor Andrew Lear explores the same-sex relationship of the hero Achilles and his friend Patroclus in Homer's The Iliad and Madeline Miller's The Song of Achilles. A JP Reads Program.
Join JP Reads as we celebrate The Song of Achilles, our third community reads book, with a visit from the author! Madeline Miller will read from her award winning book and talk! A book signing will follow. Tres Gatos will have books available for sale before and after Miller's reading at Eliot Hall. If you need assistance with stairs please contact [email protected] and we will arrange to assist you.
Join JP Reads and the Tuesday Club at Loring-Greenough House for an outdoor screening of "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" A loose retelling of "The Odyssey," set in the Depression era deep south, it follows the adventures of three escaped convicts on a crazy search for hidden treasure. Along the way they meet lots of strange and wonderful characters including a blind prophet, alluring sirens, and an one-eyed Bible salesman all the while being pursued…
Join us on the beautiful lawn of the historic Loring-Greenough House on Sunday, May 31, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. for Opa! a Greek Festival. Featuring Greek music with Revma, Greek dance with Boston Lykeion Ellinidon, Myths Alive! storytelling with Massmouth (for all ages), mythological crafts with BPL, Olympic games, the Trojan Horse, Dress-up Photo Booth, Greek food from the Putterham Grille, JP Licks ice-cream and more!
Ever wish you could relax with a book and a warm drink at the Loring-Greenough House? Here's your chance! Grab your book or newspaper and settle into a cozy chair or window seat in some of the loveliest, oldest rooms in JP. What better way to meet a neighbor than by asking, "So, what are you reading?" over a cup of tea? You'll find warm drinks and sweet treats, peace and (not too) quiet, on…
Join JP Reads @ Tres Gatos on Tuesday, April 5 for food, drinks, books, records and fun! Tres Gatos will generously donate 10% of all proceeds! JP Reads is a community-based initiative designed to engage our neighborhood in reading a single book through author readings, workshops, thematic events and shared discussions.
Cozy up under our storytelling tent with master storyteller Doria Hughes at First "Thursdays on the Lawn" at the Loring-Greenough House! Travel to lands far and near to meet friends old and new!
Thoreau was known for Walden Pond, but in his new book The Boatman, Henry David Thoreau's River Year, Robert Thorson says he was a man of the river. As a backyard naturalist and river enthusiast, Thoreau was keenly aware of the way humans had altered the waterways and meadows of his beloved Concord River Valley. And he recognized that he himself—a land surveyor by trade—was as complicit in these transformations as the bankers, lawyers, builders, landowners, and elected officials who were…
Every private journal tells the story of a self, and Henry David Thoreau kept one of the most faithful, thoughtful, and provocative journals in American history. His everyday companion, the journal was an essential tool for mindful living, and grist for one of the world’s most influential books--Walden, or Life in the Woods. Two hundred years after Thoreau’s birth, his thoughts on the value of introspection, simple living, and self‐sufficiency continue to challenge and inspire…
Ever wish you could relax with a book and a warm drink at JP's historic Loring-Greenough House? Here's your chance! Grab your book or newspaper and settle into a cozy chair or window seat in some of the loveliest, oldest rooms in JP. You'll find warm drinks and sweet treats, peace and (not too) quiet on this special Saturday afternoon. Suggested donation: $5.00. Proceeds will be used for JP Tuesday Club public programs and House…
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