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Silent(ish) Reading Party

Loring-Greenough House 12 South St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

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…

Free

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Cultural Survival Bazaar at Loring-Greenough House

Loring-Greenough House 12 South St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

features art, crafts and other ethically made cultural products created by Native artists from around the world. Enjoy demonstrations by artists, Indigenous cuisine, and live music from around the world. Chat with Indigenous artists about their crafts and cultures and bring home a beautiful memento of your local trip around the world.  Cultural Survival is a non-profit organization based in Cambridge, MA, whose mission it is to advocate for the rights of Indigenous Peoples. 

Free

Art, Aristocrats, and Architecture: An Evening with Curt DiCamillo

Loring-Greenough House 12 South St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Join us for our popular annual talk with renowned American architectural historian Curt DiCamillo! This year's lecture is “Greed, Lust, and Murder: King Henry VIII, the Tudor Court, and How It Changed England Forever”. We’ll be regaled with a broad sweep of all five Tudor monarchs, encompassing their loves, personalities, art, architecture, and literature, all of which has come down to us today in many and surprising ways. In spite of their extreme shortcomings, there wouldn’t be an…

$25

JP Reads Film Night at Loring-Greenough House: Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

Loring-Greenough House 12 South St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

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…

Free

Historic Walking Tour of Monument Square (JP)

Loring-Greenough House 12 South St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Join the Jamaica Plain Historical Society to tour a residential area that includes a National Historic District. View architecture that spans three centuries; the oldest community theater company in the United States; and an elegant 18th-century mansion that once served as the country’s first military hospital. Learn about the monument that commemorates fallen Civil War soldiers from West Roxbury and about Pauline Agassiz Shaw who established the class that became the model for continuous free kindergarten…

Film Screening: “Edie and Thea”

Loring-Greenough House 12 South St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

A warm and wonderful documentary about the love of two women that spanned decades. Friday, May 1, 2015, 7 pm.

By donation

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Organic Bee School– Registration is Open

Loring-Greenough House 12 South St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Join us for Organic Bee School at the Loring Greenough House! In this six session course, we will cover the basic techniques of "organic" beekeeping, including materials and equipment, beehive structure, the life cycle of bees, hive development and dynamics, seasonal apiary work, honey and hive products, common pests and diseases, and organic hive management. We will taste local and varietal honeys, and learn about harvesting and using bee products. You will learn everything you need…

$165

Chapter and Verse Presents Terry Kitchen, Kathi Aguero, David Miller Fri Jan 9

Loring-Greenough House 12 South St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

CHAPTER AND VERSE LITERARY READING SERIES Friday, January 9, 2015 at 7:30 pm LORING-GREENOUGH HOUSE, 12 SOUTH STREET, JAMAICA PLAIN Terry Kitchen Though best known as an award-winning songwriter and musician, releasing ten CDs of original contemporary folk music since the 1990s, Terry Kitchen has also written fiction, personal non-fiction, and plays. His 2013 novel Next Big Thing, based on his years with the '80s Boston rock band Loose Ties, was called "a great debut…

$5

Screening: It’s a Wonderful Life

Loring-Greenough House 12 South St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Imagine viewing the beloved holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life" in the warm and welcoming embrace of a stately Jamaica Plain house. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do just this is coming up in early December.  The screening, which is part of the Film NIGHT @ THE LGH monthly film series, will take place Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7 pm at the Loring-Greenough House, 12 South St. Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed star in this 1946…

JPTC Annual Holiday Open House

Loring-Greenough House 12 South St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Come celebrate the beginning of the holiday season with us at our annual open house! Enjoy treats, music, kids' crafts, and special holiday-themed readings by costumed actors in the festively decorated Loring-Greenough House. While you're at the open house, don't forget to pick up a holiday wreath or Christmas tree on the LGH lawn!

Free

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