Wes Anderson’s ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ Screens on the Green

Hello, JP! Here's your Morning Memo for all things Jamaica Plain for Thursday, Sept. 4. Free Screening of "The Royal Tenenbaums": All week we've been previewing aspects of the First Thursday Art Walk (like the Canadian Bacon sandwich on offer and live music from an all-female Queen tribute band). Here's one more: Starting about 8 p.m., the off-beat Wes Anderson jewel "The Royal Tenenbaums" will be projected on the lawn at the Loring-Greenough House, 12 South St.

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Poster for "Canadian Bacon" sandwich to be offered Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 by Blue Frog Baker at First Thursday Artwalk

‘Canadian Bacon’ Pop-up Among First Thursday Art Walk Highlights

Good morning, JP and welcome to your first workday of September. Here's your Morning Memo for all things Jamaica Plain for Tuesday, Sept. 2. Centre/South Main Streets First Thursday Artwalk Preview: Looking forward to Thursday, it's another First Thursday Artwalk along the Centre/South corridor. Dozens of artists and musicians will be hosted at the neighborhood's businesses from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. that day.

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Poster for "Eat My Ribs," a pop-up restaurant at Brad Brown's Blue Frog Bakery on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.

Eat This Man’s Ribs — and 51 Other Things to Do Thursday Night

I'm focusing today's Morning Memo on the delights of Thursday's Centre/South Main Streets Artwalk. Like eating Brad Brown's ribs. Whose Ribs?: The ribs in question are those of Brad Brown, proprietor of Blue Frog Bakery. For the Centre/South Main Streets Artwalk on Thursday night, he's turning his 3 Green St. business into a "pop-up" restaurant serving Cambodian-style ribs.

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Bon Me, Clover Food Trucks at Loring-Greenough House Thursday

Good morning, neighborhood. Here's your Morning Memo for all things JP for Thursday, July 17. Thursdays on the Lawn: As you probably know by now, Thursdays are pretty special at the historic Loring-Greenough House. From 3:30 p.m. til dark there will be food trucks (Bon Me and Clover are expected), a farmer's market, live music and more. Stop by any Thursday through October at 12 South St.

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First Thursday and ‘Little Mermaid’ Are On, Storm or No

The unsettled weather won't stop this month's First Thursday Art Walk or the "Screen on the Green" showing of "Little Mermaid." As everyone knows, rain and thunderstorms are expected late Thursday. But that isn't stopping the forty locations hosting art exhibits along Centre/South. A free showing of Disney's "The Little Mermaid," has been confirmed for outdoors at the Loring-Greenough House at 12 South St. The plan had been, at worst, to move the film indoors to 668 Centre St., beside City Feed.

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Screen grab from video of Mark Estano singing "Let It Go" during cabaret at UForge Gallery on Saturday, April 19, 2014.

Outdoor Movie Series Begins Thursday With ‘Frozen’

Hello, neighborhood. It's gonna be a hot one today. Here's your Morning Memo for all things JP for Wednesday, June 18. "Frozen" Kicks Off "Screen On The Green" Series: On Thursday, JP Centre/South Main Streets begins what I hope will be a new tradition — outdoor movie nights at the Loring-Greenough House. The first selection is Disney's "Frozen."

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Screen shot of portion of map for June 2014 JP Centre/South First Thursdays Artwalk

Your Map to the June JP Centre/South Artwalk

It's First Thursday again, which means shops, restaurants and galleries all along Centre/South will be hosting the work of local artists. The event, guaranteed to be lively even if the anticipated rain doesn't let up, runs from 5-9 p.m. on Thursday, June 5. Here's your map to the festivities, showing the more than 40 venues that will be taking part in the evening, which is organized by JP Centre/South Main Streets. As in previous First Thursdays this year, a "cash mob" will be conducted at one of the district's businesses. The idea is simple: Residents come to the store armed with $10 or $20 or more to spend, giving a boost to one of the community's shops.

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Lakis Vlahoulis of il Panino Cafe and Grill, right, gestures to Victoria Amador of Tremendous Maid, Rosana Rivera of Latino Beauty Salon and Mayor Marty Walsh.

Mayor Touts Small Biz Programs at il Panino in Jackson Square

Domino's Pizza can sell two pies for $10. A neighborhood shop like Il Panino Cafe & Grill can't match that economy of scale. "Small business is always under attack," said Lakis Vlahoulis, owner of the 268 Centre St. restaurant known for its calzones and thin-crust pizza. "We can't compete."

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Tres Gatos Hosts Benefit for JP Centre/South Main Streets

It's a beautiful morning, neighborhood. Here's your Morning Memo for all things JP. Eat Tapas, Buy Books, Snag Records for a Cause: Starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, 10 percent of sales at Tres Gatos goes to JP Centre/South Main Streets. That means whether you get dinner, pick up a new novel or buy some fresh-pressed vinyl, you'll be helping an organization that supports local businesses. Concerned About Biking and Walking Safely on the Arborway?: As we mentioned in Monday's Morning Memo, the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Arborway Coalition are hosting a meeting about pedestrian and bicycle safety on the Arborway near the main entrance to the Arboretum.

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Monumental Cupcakes in JP

JP CA$H MOB Benefits Monumental Cupcakes

You already know that JP's Monumental Cupcakes makes some of the city's best desserts. Thursday night it's time to show them some local cash love. The little cupcake bakery that could is beneficiary of the May JP CA$H MOB. Just drop by the 36 South St. storefront at 7 p.m. and make it rain.

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