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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, December 6
beginning at 6:00 pm

Enjoy our shopping ambience - take a break from the mall rush to enjoy local art, refreshments and extended business hours on Centre and South Streets!

Come early to buy tickets for our first Holiday Raffle and win festive gift baskets from local businesses!

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EVENING EVENT SCHEDULE

6 – 8 pm
Artists' Receptions
Centre and South Streets

Artisans' Fair
Handmade crafts and gifts by Boston Handmade
Wainwright Bank & Trust, 687 Centre Street

Holiday Raffle
Alchemist Lounge, corner Centre/Moraine/S. Huntington Streets
Blanchards Wine & Spirits, 741 Centre Street
Sweet Finnish, 761 Centre Street

Details below - additional special events to come!
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Artists' Receptions in the following locations, 6-8pm

Alchemist Lounge, corner Centre/Moraine/S. Huntington Streets - Eileen Wagner, paintings, abstractions from the landscape; live music; sale of First Thursday Raffle Tickets for very special gift baskets

Petal & Leaf (florist), 461 Centre Street - Joelle Voogt, oil on canvas

Rhythm & Muse (books & CD's), 470 Centre Street - Diane Staib, color photographs

Urban Medical Group, 545 Centre Street - Maureen O'Connor, oil paintings

New Leaf (florist), 599 Centre Street - Pam Hart, oil on linen, oil on canvas, charcoal on linen

Sweet Christopher's (coffee & pastries), 601 Centre Street - Carla Osberg, photographs

Eye Q Optical, 7 Pond Street (near corner of Centre Street) - Scott Hanning, photographs

X'posure by Noe'l (hair salon), 606 Centre Street - "Socks, Rocks & Clocks": Alton McDonald, jewelry; Gloria Carrigg, photographs; Deidre Fisher, photographs; Jude Hutchinson, photographic clocks

On Centre (contemporary gifts & jewlry), 636 Centre Street - Bree Richey, jewelry

Serene Vibes (gifts & soaps), 638 Cente Street - Roberta Stone, photographs

Jameson & Thompson (framers), 15 Greenview Street (near corner Centre Street) - group show, mixed media

Blue Frog Bakery, 3 Green Street (near corner Centre Street) - Vasi Harros, notecards with original photographs

Hatched (clothing for young children), 5 Green Street - artist TBA

Dahn Yoga Center, 10B Green Street - Tsun Min Chmielinski, pastels, watercolors, Chinese ink media

JP Licks, 659 Centre Street - Kelly Zutrau, paintings

Centre Street Cafe , 669 Centre Street, 8:30-10:30 - Rud Eile Band, traditional Irish music; hot cider

Prudential Unlimited Real Estate , 673 Centre Street - Jennifer Urhane, photographs

Fire Opal (new American handmade crafts), 683 Centre Street - Moira Thompson, jewelry

Wainwright Bank & Trust, 687 Centre Street - Boston Handmade Artisan Fair

Cobwebs (antiques), 703 Centre Street - Maureen D. Spinale, pastels

Countrywide Home Loans, 708 Centre Street - Jess Barnett, abstract expressionist paintings

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 713 Centre Street - Tim Power, acrylic paintings

Jamaica Hill Realty, 726 Centre Street - David Delay, charcoal & pencil drawings

Skelly Insurance, 734 Centre Street - Diana Pyatov, oil paintings & drawings

Blanchards Wine & Spirits, 741 Centre Street - artist TBA; sale of First Thursday Raffle Tickets for very special gift baskets

Sweet Finnish coffee shop , 761 Centre Street - Audrey Wilson, photographs; Steve Lin, acoustic guitar music; sale of First Thursday Raffle Tickets for very special gift baskets

Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street (across from Monument) - live jazz

JP Branch Library, corner South & Sedgwick Streets - Christopher Ribot, photographs

JP Art Market, 36 South Street - Rick Berlin & Todd Drogy, clips from documentary film "JP Spoken"

Indigena (gifts & crafts), 42 South Street - artist TBA

Honeyspot, 48 South Street - multi-artist diorama

Fiore's Italian Bakery, 55 South Street - Joe Carrigg, paintings; Natalie & Stan, sculpture, mixed media

Harvest Coop Market, 57 South Street - Patricia Hogan, photographs

Fresh Hair/Fresh Copy , 62-64 South Street - Cheryl Levin, digital photographs, "Roslindale Landscapes"

Ferris Wheels Bicycle Shop, 66 South Street - Jeffrey Ferris, "The Art of the Standing Bicycle"

James's Gate (restaurant & bar), corner South & McBride Streets - "The Art of Wine Tasting" and "The Art of Beer Tasting" (special pricing, some food much be served with alcohol)

Most art exhibits are on display for a month.

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Artisans' Fair - Showings by Members of Boston Handmade

Buddy System Productions - housewares, sculpture, jewelry and paper goods

Glamourpuss Creations - jewelry and accessories

Muchacha K Handmade - bags, clutches and pouches

Paper Menagerie - cards and note sets

Reclaimed To You - art and paper goods

Preview more from Boston Handmade!

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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.