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JP CENTRE/SOUTH MAIN STREETS PRESENTS FIRST THURSDAYS 2008

August 7th 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 Centre/South business district

Live Music by THE MILES DAVIS TRIBUTE BAND, MT. Washington Bank Parking Lot. [Fornerly Roxbury Highland Bank];
THE BONNIE ROVICS PIRATE BAND, JP Licks Patio &
INCUS, 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
MIKE AMADO, JOSHUA UTOMO, & MARC WIDERSHEIN. Open microphone Sign-up begining at 6:00pm. 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
Ruth Segaloff, Mixed Media

Rhythm & Muse, 470 Centre
Rebecca Plank, Photographs from Africa

Mt. Washington Bank, 515 Centre St. [Formerly Roxbury Highland Bank]
Kevin Gillespie, Oils, Pastels

Urban Medical Group, 545 Centre
Tim Williams, "Colorful Cups", Photographs of children in Uganda

Gallery 590, 590 Centre
Jason Sanford, Mixed Media; Nicholas Kent, Paintings

New Leaf, 599 Centre
Jennifer Uhrhane, Photographs

Sweet Christopher's, 601 Centre
Douglas McDonnell, Photographs

Eye Q Optical, 7 Pond [Near Corner Centre]
Artist to be announced.

Xposure by Noe’l, 606 Centre
Gloria Carrigg, Photographs

Serene Vibes, 638 Centre,
Christine Winship, Animal Portraits

Jameson and Thompson, 15 Greenview [Near Corner Centre]
"JP MOMS," Group Show

Dahn Yoga Center, 10B Green [near corner Centre]
Randy Nehila, Mixed Media

JP Licks, 659 Centre
Jamaica Plain Artists Association, Group Show

Boing! JP’s Toy Store, 667 Centre [one night only]
Kids Together in the Arts; The Suzuki Violin Players

Prudential Unlimited Realty, 673 Centre
Lisa Goren, Watercolors of Antartica

Fire Opal, 683 Centre
Melissa Finelli, Jewelry

Cobwebs, 703 Centre
Anne Grant, Oil Paintings

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 713 Centre
Carol Summers, Oil Paintings

Skelly Insurance Co., 734 Centre
Lars Knakkergaard, Photographs

Salmagundi, 765 Centre
Liza Abelson, Paintings

Loring-Greenough House, 12 South
Paintings by Manuel Dennis, Rachael Schmitt & Mark Johnson
Metalwork by Shannon Latitila

Jamaica Plain Branch Library, corner South & Sedgwick
Anthony Barron, black & white photographs, "Faces of JP"

JP Art Market, 36 South
Kate Curtis, Oil on Glass & Panel; Sarazah Orme, Illustration; Andre Hester, Oil on Canvas, Photographs, Mixed Media; Brynn Dizack, Window Installation

MacMillan Realtors, Inc., 39 South
Brendan Killian, Paintings [one night only]

Petal and Leaf, 48 South
Remmi Franklin, Mixed Media

Fiore's Italian Bakery, 55 South
Julia Soyer, Prints

Fresh Hair, 62 South
Renee Hoekstra, Watercolors [Horses]

Ferris Wheels Bike Shop, 66 South
Feature to be announced

A full list of artist/business connections will be posted soon.

ALCHEMIST RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE [corner Centre/Moraine/So.Huntington]
RHYTHM & MUSE [470 Centre] URBAN MEDICAL GROUP [545 Centre]
EYE Q OPTICAL [7 Pond, near corner Centre]
XPOSURE BY NOE'L [606 Centre] ON CENTRE [636 Centre]
SERENE VIBES [638 Centre]
JAMESON AND THOMPSON [15 Greenview, near Centre]
BLUE FROG BAKERY [3 Green, near Centre]
HATCHED [5 Green]
DAHN YOGA CENTER [10B Green]
JP LICKS [659 Centre]
BOING! JP's TOY STORE [667 Centre]
PRUDENTIAL UNLIMITED REALTY [673 Centre]
FIRE OPAL [683 Centre]
COBWEBS [703 Centre]
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE [713 Centre]
JAMAICA HILL REALTY [726 Centre]
SKELLY INSURANCE [734 Centre]
BLANCHARDS WINE & SPIRITS [741 Centre]
SALMAGUNDI [765 Centre]
JAMAICA PLAIN BRANCH LIBRARY [corner South/Sedgwick]
LORING-GREENOUGH HOUSE [12 South]
JP ART MARKET [36 South]
MacMILLAN REALTORS [39 South]
PETAL AND LEAF [48 South]
FIORE'S ITALIAN BAKERY [55 South]
HARVEST COOPERATIVE MARKET [57 South]
FRESH HAIR/FRESH COPY [62-4 South]
FERRIS WHEELS BIKE SHOP [66 South]

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 Elizabeth Brennick / Elizabeth Brennick Designs / www.ElizabethBrennick.etsy.com
Lisa O'Neill / Glamourpuss Creations / http://www.Glamourpuss.etsy.com
Jennifer Hill /Jhillk Design, Paper Goods & Calendars
Amy Ballard, Amy Olsen Jewelry, Gemstone & Silver Jewelry
Jessica Burko / Reclaimed To You /www.ReclaimedToYou.etsy.com
Lucie Wicker / Lucie Wicker Photography / http://www.Knight27.etsy.com
Christine O'Brien, Christine Marie Art, Digital & Mixed-Media Collage
Crystal Hanehan, Vintage by Crystal, Vintage-Style Spun Cotton Ornaments & Figures


This will be the last First Thursdays of 2008

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.