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First Thursdays 2007

Winner of 2005 "Best of JP" for

"Best Place to See Art"

by readers of the Jamaica Plain Gazette

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.


Thursday, June 7
6:00 - 8:00 pm

ART, MUSIC, POETRY and an ARTISAN'S FAIR
on Centre and South Streets

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EVENING EVENT SCHEDULE


6 – 8 pm
25+ Art Openings
Centre and South Streets (see below for details)

Music and Artisan Fair

Ben Rudnick and Friends, music for the whole family
JP Licks patio, 659 Centre

ZILI MISIK, dance and roots music of the African Diaspora
Loring-Greenough House lawn, 12 South Street

Artisan's Fair featuring Etsy Boston artists:
ReclaimedToYou, JhillDesign, AmyOlsonJewelry, Mck254, StonehouseStudio,
 AmbientDesignJewels, Muchachak, ZestyB, & ElizabethBrennick.
For more information about artisans go to: www.etsy.com
South Street Mall (across from Harvest Coop)

6:30 - 8:00 PM
Word on the Street

Poetry readings by Louis Elliott and Gloria Mindock, and Open Mic
Open mic sign-up begins at 6 p.m.
Sweet Finnish, 761 Centre Street
Co-sponsored by the Jamaica Pond Poets

And Introducing ... JP Walks!
Did you know that by walking the length of the Centre/South Streets business district
you can burn off over 600 calories? Pick up your free pedometer and walking info
from one of the JP Walks! tables during First Thursday.

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Petal and Leaf, 467 Centre St., Pam Nicholas, photographs

Rhythm & Muse, 470 Centre St., Jenna Fisher Miller, acrylic paintings

Urban Medical Group, 545 Centre St., Lauren Stolzar, photographs

Sweet Christopher's, 601 Centre St., Virginia Zanger, monoprints

Xposure by Noe'l, 606 Centre St., Mardi Reed,
paintings and prints - "Sea and Sky"

On Centre, 636 Centre St., Hilary Law, hand-painted handbags and totes

Serene Vibes, 638 Centre St., Eyal Oren, photographs

Jameson and Thompson, 15 Greenview St., group show

Blue Frog Bakery, Maggie Pate, ceramics [June 7 only]

Dahn Yoga Center, 10B Green St., M. J. Levy Dickson, watercolors

JP Licks, 659 Centre St., Paul Waldeck, underwater photographs

Prudential Unlimited, 673 Centre St., Andrew Brilliant, photographs; and Carol Palmer, photographs

Fire Opal, 683 Centre St., Amy Jensen-Trueblood, jewelry

Cobwebs, 703 Centre St., Patsy Farrell, pastels, watercolors

Countrywide Home Loans, 708 Centre Street, Francisco Garcia, oil paintings

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 731 Centre St.,
Paula Carranza, oil paintings

Jamaica Hill Realty, 726 Centre St., Christine Corcelle-Lippeveld, etching and hand coloring

Boing! JP's Toy Shop, 729 Centre St., JP Kids Together in the Arts,
Masks and Sets by Carriage House Theatre Group

Skelly Insurance Co., 734 Centre St., Remmi Franklin, mixed media

Emack & Bolio's, 736 Centre St., Brianna Scorpio, photographs

Blanchards Wines & Spirits, 741 Centre St., Sean Flynn, acrylic and watercolors

Sweet Finnish, 761 Centre St., "Kids Arts!"

Jamaica Plain Branch Library, corner South & Sedgwick Sts., Maj-Britt, paintings; Reading at 6:30 by local author Howard Chislett from From This Place and Time: A Memoir

Honeyspot, 48 South St., "diminutive artists collection"

Fiore's Italian Bakery, 55 South St., Ben Follen, photographs

Harvest Coop Market, 57 South St., Elizabeth Harris, pencil drawings and watercolors

Fresh Hair/Fresh Copy, 62-4 South St., Dan Angeli, abstract oils

Most art exhibits are on display for a month.

More First Thursdays – July 5, August 2, September 6 and December 6

Thanks to our funders and partners: the Massachusetts Cultural Council, 
Spontaneous Celebration, the Jamaica Pond Poets, the Loring-Greenough House,
and community residents and merchants.