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JP CENTRE/SOUTH MAIN STREETS PRESENTS FIRST THURSDAYS 2008

June 5th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Art, Poetry, Music & an Artisan Fair

Each First Thursday of the month businesses along Centre and South Streets are transformed into galleries featuring works from local artists. Open receptions, at each location, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, offer a chance to meet the artists, enjoy refreshments, and experience JP's fabulous businesses in an entirely new light. Artworks usually remain on display for the remainder of the month.
6:00-8:00 pm: 30 ART OPENINGS in the CENTRE/SOUTH BUSINESS DISTRICT with music by the JOEL LARUE SMITH JAZZ TRIO on the JP LICKS PATIO and the MIKE VERGE BAND on the LORING-GREENOUGH HOUSE LAWN. An ARTISAN FAIR on the LAWN OF THE CURTIS HALL COMMUNITY CENTER [next to the JP Branch Library] featuring works by the BOSTON HANDMADE artist group.
 
6:30-8:00 pm: "WORD ON THE STREET", Poetry readings featuring Elizabeth Quinlan and Elkin Echeverri. Open Microphone. Sandee Storey, M.C. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH TRAILER, 633 Centre St. Co-sponsored by Jamaica Pond Poets.
 
JP Walks! Stroll the Centre/South district for art, health and fitness – 1.25 miles.
Pick up your free walking guide at JP Licks.

Alchemist Restaurant, corner Centre/So.Huntington/Moraine, KD Mernin, monoprints

Rhythm & Muse, 470 Centre, Terry Boutelle, mixed media

Urban Medical Group, 545 Centre, Antoinette Harrell, phorographs

Gallery 590, 590 Centre, Margie Nicoll, mixed media; Brian Cushman-Daly, paintings; Nicholas Kent, paintings; Jake Hart, photographs; Lars Knaakergaard, photographs

New Leaf, 599 Centre, Richard Gates, pen & ink botanical illustrations

Sweet Christopher's, 601 Centre, Michele Audet, collage; Liz Cinquano, fabric art

Eye Q Optical, 7 Pond [near corner Centre], Karen Boss, photographs

Xposure by Noe'l, 606 Centre, Alta McDonald, jewelry

On Centre, 636 Centre, gifts jewelry handbags, Bree Richey, jewelry

Serene Vibes, bath body scents, 638 Centre, Diane Staib, color photographs

Jameson and Thompson, fine art services, 15 Greenview [near corner Centre], Kaetlyn Wilcox, gouache & watercolors

Blue Frog Bakery, 3 Green [near corner Centre], Jake Hart, B&W photographs - one night only

Hatched, organic baby clothes, 5 Green [near Centre], Jenny’s EkoBaby, organic baby food tastings

Dahn Yoga Center, 10B Green [near corner Centre], Sarah Wattles, oils

J.P. Licks, ice-cream coffee pastries, 659 Centre, Amy Hitchcock, assemblages

Boing! JP's Toy Store, 667 Centre (new location), JP Children's Suzuki Violin Group

Prudential Unlimited Realty, 673 Centre, Derek Lumpkins, photographs

Fire Opal, jewelry clothing gifts, 683 Centre, Chihiro, jewelry

Cobwebs, vintage furniture & jewelry, 703 Centre, Pamela Ruby Russell, photographs

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 713 Centre, Rachel Legsdin, oils

Jamaica Hill Realty, 726 Centre, Patrice Flesch, photographs

Skelly Insurance Co., 734 Centre, Ted Cormier, watercolors & acrylics

Salmagundi, hats & accessories, 765 Centre, "Just Joan," DJ program & framed found images

Jamaica Plain Branch Library, corner South & Sedgwick, Phyllis Bluhm, oils & acrylics

JP Art Market, 36 South, Erin Benett, photographs - one night only

MacMillan Realtors, Inc., 39 South, Timothy Hicks, paintings

Petal and Leaf, 48 South (new location) Staff show

Fiore’s Italian Bakery, 55 South, Ben Follen, photographs

Fresh Hair/Fresh Copy, 62-4 South, Kerry Moffitt, close-up floral photographs

Ferris Wheels Cycle Shop, 66 South, The Art of the Bicycle

Most art exhibits remain on display all month. Please stop by.

The Artisan Fair features members of the Boston Handmade artist group
 www.bostonhandmade.blogspot.com

Betsy Baker / Stonehouse Studio / www.StonehouseStudio.etsy.com
Amy Ballard / Amy Olson Jewelry / www.AmyOlsonJewelry.etsy.com
Elizabeth Brennick / Elizabeth Brennick Designs / www.ElizabethBrennick.etsy.com
Jessica Burko / Reclaimed To You /www.ReclaimedToYou.etsy.com
Crystal Hanehan / Vintage By Crystal / www.VintagebyCrystal.etsy.com
Kerry Hawkins / Kerry Hawkins Photography / www.KHawkinsPhoto.etsy.com
Lisa O'Neill / Glamourpuss Creations / http://www.Glamourpuss.etsy.com
Lucie Wicker / Lucie Wicker Photography / http://www.Knight27.etsy.com


Future First Thursdays 2008: July 3, August 7

Our thanks to First Thursdays sponsors & volunteers. Thanks also to Jamaica Pond Poets, First Baptist Church JP, Boston Handmade, Curtis Hall Community Center, the Loring-Greenough House & the JP Branch Library.