Category: Sights and Sounds
Kid-made arcade coming to JP
A handmade old-fashioned arcade will be coming to Jamaica Plain’s First Church in Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist Church at 6 Eliot St. on Sun., Feb. 24, 2-7 p.m. The KidsArts! hand-built community arcade will feature a nine-hole mini-golf course, a…
Cello group debuts album, scores game
“Classical music is not just serious or stuffy,” said Jamaica Plain resident Blaise Déjardin, explaining the premise of his chamber music group the Boston Cello Quartet, which releases its debut album on Feb. 5. The quartet lives up to that…
2 local poets score book deals
Two Jamaica Plain poets have each scored publishing deals that will result in their first poetry books. Jennifer Markell and Sandra Storey are both members of the local group Jamaica Pond Poets. Markell’s book “Samsara” will come out late this…
JP man makes video games as art
Jamaica Plain artist Anthony Montuori is redefining what art is with video games he creates himself. The lifelong gamer, recent School of the Museum of Fine Arts graduate and Institute of Contemporary Art employee creates his own video games. While…
Sights & Sounds, Dec. 21, 2012
The deadline for listings is noon, Dec. 31 for the Jan. 4 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events Holiday Fine Art and Craft Fair, with…
Alternative music agency helps the local scene
A new local booking agency called the Music and Arts Matrix is helping to get bands from Jamaica Plain’s burgeoning music scene into traditional and alternative venues alike. “It’s a promotion agency with a heart,” said Lisa Fraggos, a 32-year-old…
Sights & Sounds, Nov. 9, 2012
The deadline for listings is noon, Nov. 19 for the Nov. 23 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events Taste of Jamaica Plain, culinary tour of…
JP Tunes: New local music
Jamaica Plain musicians recently released the following albums or singles: • Hey Ice Machine, “Hey Ice Machine” (self-released). Heyicemachine.com. JP musicians can notify JP Tunes about new releases at [email protected].
‘Jesse Tree’ coming to church lawn
CENTRAL JP—First Baptist Church and Stonybrook Fine Arts are collaborating with each other and the community this upcoming holiday season to create a “Jesse Tree” on the church’s lawn. A Jesse Tree, a Christian tradition of remembrance during Advent—the few…