Arts

‘Local Scenes’ is JP Library’s First Art Exhibition for ’19

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Maybe you'll recognize some of the watercolors in the Jamaica Plain Branch Library's first art exhibition for the year because it's "Local Scenes" by Kevin Gillespie. The Jamaica Plain resident's work is often done en plein air, as he illustrates his neighborhood's natural scenes like the shadows of tree branches, water ripples, the four seasons of New England and more. This is the first of six art exhibitions at the library branch due to a partnership between the Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch Library and the Uforge Gallery. The exhibition will be on view from Jan. 4 through Feb.

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Fixit clinic

Bring Your ‘Broken’ Household Items to JP Fixit Clinic on Nov. 3

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Jamaica Plain’s fourth Fixit Clinic is scheduled for this Saturday. It's a free, all-ages, do-it-together activity where people bring their broken household things and learn how to assess, disassemble and repair them instead of sending them to landfill. Come join your neighbors on November 3rd for this free event from 10 am to 12:45 pm at the Jamaica Plain Branch Library (30 South St.). Just bring your broken household items, any manuals (if available) and a willingness to learn. Tools will be provided and volunteer coaches with expertise fixing a wide variety of things will help fix items including:

Bikes and skateboards
Clothing and fabric items
Computers and phones
Toys and wooden items
Small kitchen appliances
Small electrical devices
Jewelry
Lamps and anything else!

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