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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, May 3
6:00 - 8:00 pm

ART, MUSIC, and POETRY
on Centre and South Streets!

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EVENING EVENT SCHEDULE


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

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

Readings by the Carpenter Poets of JP and Open Mic
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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ART OPENINGS

Petal and Leaf, 467 Centre St., Daniel Arcand, paintings, drawings

Rhythm & Muse, 470 Centre St., Roy Mansur, photographs - Arboretum in the Spring

Urban Medical Group, 545 Centre St., Antoinette Harrell, photographs

Sweet Christopher's, 601 Centre St, Gloria Carrigg, photographs - Color Scapes

Xposure by Noe'l, 606 Centre St., Antonio Guerrero, mixed media

On Centre, 636 Centre St., Rina Young, jewelry

Serene Vibes, 638 Centre St., Angela Hyatt Hockman, photographs [May 3 only]

Jameson and Thompson, 15 Greenview St., group show

First Baptist Church, 633 Centre St.,  Ashlee Wiest-Laird, photographs, and Rud Eile Gaelic trio

Blue Frog Bakery, 3 Green St., Anna Koon, mixed media [May 3 only]

Hatched, 5 Green St., Nancy Prior, prints & Jenny's Ekobaby, babyfood-tasting

Dahn Yoga Center, 10B Green St., Jessie Nickerson, watercolors, oil paintings, drawings

JP Licks, 659 Centre St.,  Luke O'Sullivan , prints, paintings &Sean Hutchinson Jazz Trio

Prudential Unlimited, 673 Centre St., Meridian Academy students, photographs

Fire Opal, 683 Centre St., Marissa b, jewelry

Cobwebs, 703 Centre St., Edmund J. Smith , oils on canvas, watercolors, papiermache figurines

Countrywide Home Loans, 708 Centre St., Jessica Hosman, photographs

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 713 Centre St., Claire O'Callaghan , oils, watercolors

Skelly Insurance Company, 734 Centre St., Irma Wagner, block prints, posters

Emack & Bolio's, 736 Centre St, Jenna Muri-Rosenthal, photographs

Jamaica Hill Realty, 726 Centre St, Mardi Reed, watercolors and  prints - The Emerald Necklace

The Beacon Group, 2 Harris Ave., Veronique Latimer, oil paintings

Blanchards Wine & Spirits, 741 Centre St., Kevin Hunt, photographs & mixed media

Sweet Finnish, 761 Centre St., JP Artists Association, group show, mixed media

Word on the Street,  Readings by The Carpenter Poets, and Open Microphone, co-sponsored by the Jamaica Pond Poets [signup begins at 6 and readings begin at 6:30]

Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street, Brian Jansen Trio

Jamaica Plain Branch Library, Corner South & Sedgwick Streets, photographs by MALKA, The Indigenous People of Guatemala

Honeyspot, 48 South St., Emily Geanacopouls, photographs, mixed media

Fiore's Italian Bakery, 55 South St., Erik Gehring, photographs

Harvest Coop Market, 57 South St., Jaye Thirteenth, pen and ink

South Street Mall, South Street and Carolina Avenue, Spontaneous Celebrations Junk Percussion

Fresh Hair / Fresh Copy, 62-4 South St.,  Lisa Goren, watercolors of Antarctica

Peace of Mind Home Health Care, 86 South St., to be announced

Most art exhibits are on display for a month.

More First Thursdays – June 7, 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.