JPHS Documentary Screening about Composer Amy Beach

Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library: 30 South Street 30 South Street, Jamaica Plain

Amy Cheney Beach was born September 5, 1867 in Henniker, NH and became one of the most respected and accomplished American composers of her time. She debuted as a pianist at 17 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. At age 25 she was commissioned to write a choral piece for the opening of the Women’s Pavilion […]

Artist Meet-and-Greet with Garrow Throop at JP Branch Library

Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library: 30 South Street 30 South Street, Jamaica Plain

Garrow Throop exhibit Imagination: The Beauty of Light is on view at the Jamaica Plain Branch Library from January 7 through March 2, 2022 on the lower level of the library during regular hours. There will be an artist meet-and-greet with Throop in person from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

Wythe & Web: An approach to public art

Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library: 30 South Street 30 South Street, Jamaica Plain

In this presentation, artist Matthew Hinçman will discuss his latest commission for the City of Boston, Wythe & Web. The presentation will also highlight Matthew's other public art works installed in Jamaica Plain, and how creating works specific to his neighborhood is an integral component of his artistic practice. This will be a hybrid event. […]

Postponed: The Remarkable Photos of Leon Abdalian

Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library: 30 South Street 30 South Street, Jamaica Plain

This event has been postponed. Boston Public Library has cancelled all events through April. This event will be rescheduled for the fall. The photographer Leon Hampartzoum Abdalian was born in 1884 in what was Cilician Armenia, then located in the Ottoman Empire (now modern Turkey). He migrated with his family to the United States in […]

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