The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., June 12 for the June 19 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given.
Special Interest
Jamaica Plain Spring Fair, with crafts and food, Sat., June 6, 11am-4pm, First Church in JP, 6 Eliot St. Info: jamaicaplainforum.org.
JP Historical Society walking tours: Green Street, Sat., June 6, 11am, Southern JP Health Center, 640 Centre St.; Woodbourne, Sat., June 13, 11am, Bethel AME Church, Walk Hill/Wachusett Sts. Free. Info: jphs.org.
28th Annual Bikes Not Bombs Bike-A-Thon, Sun., June 7 (rain date June 21), rides leave in morning; festival goes noon-5:30pm, Southwest Corridor Park at Stony Brook T Station, 100 Boylston St. Volunteers needed. Info: [email protected].
Neighborhood 5K run, Sat., June 6, 9 am, Blessed Sacrament Church Plaza, 361 Centre St. Info: 524-8303 x331.
Tour de Hives, a bicycle tour of JP apiaries/beehives, ends at Loring-Greenough House with lunch, Sun., June 7, 9am. Tickets/info: bostonbeekeepers.org.
Emerald Necklace Walk, six-hour walk beginning in Franklin Park, ending in Back Bay Fens, registration required, Sun., June 7, 8am-2pm. Info: [email protected].
Historic Franklin Park walking tour, led by Historic New England’s Julie Arrison, author of “Images of America: Franklin Park,” Sun., June 7, 10am-noon, back (“Giraffe”) entrance of Franklin Park Zoo. Info/RSVP: [email protected].
2nd Annual Women’s Bike Ride & Festival, 10-, 30- & 50-mile rides, with food by Jody Adams, Joanne Chang & more, Sat., July 18, 150 Jamaicaway. Info: bostonbikes.org/programs/women/festival.
Music
Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park, ParkARTS stage behind White Stadium, Franklin Park, franklinparkcoalition.org. Tues., July 14: 11am: OrigiNation; 6pm: E-Water Band.
Midway Café, all shows 21+, doors 8pm, 3496 Washington St, 524-9038. Wednesdays: The Authentic Lounge (hip hop/reggae/soul); Thursdays: Queeraoke lesbian night; Fridays, 6-8:30pm: Hippie Hour.
The New Old-School Party, 3050 Music Group benefit, Sat., June 6, 7-11pm, Urbano Project, 29 Germania St. Info: 3050music.org.
Eliot Street Soirée, jam with Terry Kitchen, Joe Spilsbury and HeartSoulVoice (Janna Maria Fröhlich), Sun., June 7, 6pm, First Church UU, 6 Eliot St. Info: [email protected].
Old time music, Southern/roots music, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7.30pm, back room at Doyles Cafe, 3484 Washington St. Info: [email protected].
First Fridays Youth Open Mic with renowned feature artists, first Friday of every month, 7pm at First Baptist Church, 633 Centre St. Free for performers and those under 25, $10 suggested donation for those 25 and over.
Girls Rock Camp Boston, applications open, July 20-25, August 10-15. Info: girlsrockboston.org.
Dance
West African dance classes, taught by Zucan, a principal dancer with the Drum and Spirit of African Society. Mondays, 7:30-9pm, English High School, 144 McBride St. Info: 359-1552.
Gender-Free/English Country Dance, beginners welcome and encouraged. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays (5th Tuesdays: experienced) of the month, 7:30-11:30pm, First Church, 6 Eliot St. Info: www.lcfd.org/bgfe/512-5554.
Square Dance, all ages, beginners welcome, live old-time music and callers, second Sunday each month, 7:30-10pm, $7-10 sliding scale, Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth St. Info: Info@[email protected]/205-789-7907 and facebook.com/SecondSundaySquareDance.
Art
Boston Cyberarts Gallery, 141 Green St., bostoncyberarts.org. “COLLISION: Stealing from the Real,” group show, thru June 28.
Performance
The Cat’s Meow, play about a murder among Hollywood celebrities aboard a yacht in 1924, Fridays and Saturdays, June 5-20, 8pm, Footlight Club, 7A Eliot St. Info: footlight.org.
In the Groves: A Summer Solstice Journey, storyteller Diane Edgecomb and Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain performing international tales and songs about trees during a stroll through Arnold Arboretum, Fri.-Sat., June 19-20, 6:30pm, Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway. Tickets $20 adv., $25 door. Info: bitly.com/celebratesummer15.
Literary
Chapter & Verse Literary Reading, Loring-Greenough House, 12 South St., jamaicapondpoets.com. Poets Susan Nisenbaum Becker, Holly Guran and George Kalogeris, with refreshments, Fri., June 12, 7:30pm. Adm $5 donation (suggested but optional).
Connolly Branch Library, 433 Centre St., 522-1960. Mon., June 29, 7pm: adult book discussion, “Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919” by Stephen Puleo.
Film
Connolly Branch Library, 433 Centre St., 522-1960. Mon., June 15, 6pm: LGBT pride month films, “Dallas Buyers Club.” June 29, 7pm: adult book discussion, “Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919” by Stephen Puleo.
Youth/Families
BNBL Pee-Wee Basketball, boys and girls ages 6-10, Tuesdays and Thursdays starting July 7, Franklin Park. Info: franklinparkcoalition.org.
Franklin Park Tennis Association Summer Kick-Off, with barbecue, games and face-painting, Sat., June 6, 10am-2pm, Franklin Park Shattuck Courts. Info: franklinparkcoalition.org.
Connolly Branch Library, 433 Centre St., 522-1960. Tuesdays, 10:30am: Bilingual Story Time / Hora de Cuento Bilingüe, ages 2-4. June 5, 10:30am: baby time, songs and movement, ages 18 months +. June 16, 11am: Storytime with therapy dog. June 23, 3pm: drop-in craft session, ages 6+.
Egleston Square Branch Library, 2044 Columbus Ave., 445-4340. Mon.-Thurs., 3:30pm-5:30pm: homework help. Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30am, preschool storytime. Fridays, 10:30am: baby/toddler music time. 2-4:30pm, through June 19: family arts & crafts. Thursdays, 10am, through June 4, 21: Thursday tech training.
Jamaica Plain Branch Library. 12 Sedgwick St. 524-2053. Tues., June 9 & Mon., June 15, 4pm: Special Revolutionary War programs.
Tiny Tots World Music and Movement, music classes for kids age 2-5 by Helder Tsinine, Mondays 11-11:45am; Saturdays, 10-10:45am, $17 per class or $90 for 6 weeks, Egleston YMCA, 3134 Washington St. Info: [email protected].
Family art class, wheelchair accessible, Tuesdays 10:30am-11:30am, ages 3-5. Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30pm, ages 5+. Family Resource Center, 1542 Columbus Ave. Info: 522-1018.
Learn to stiltwalk with Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth St. Sundays, 11am-1pm, $5. Info: 857-498-2438.
Talks/Lectures
Jamaica Plain Branch Library. 12 Sedgwick St. 524-2053. Thurs,. June 18, 6:30pm, Judah LeBlang presents “Finding my Place: One Man’s Journey through the Middle Ages”; Sat., June 20, 11am, motivational speaker Cordelia Moye.
Connolly Branch Library, 433 Centre St., 522-1960. Mon., June 8, 6:30pm: “A Black Chick Watching Black Chicks in Media,” interactive presentation for teens and adults.
Fundraisers
Boston Walk from Obesity, fundraising event for the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Sat., June 13, registration 7:30pm, walk 9am, Faulkner Hospital and the Arnold Arboretum. Info: walkfromobesity.donordrive.com/event/boston2015.
Meet-Ups
Narratives Boston, queer activist-writers group open to LGBTQ-identified adults interested in creative expression and social justice, first and third Wednesday evenings of the month, 7-9pm, Haymarket People’s Fund, 42 Seaverns Ave. Info: [email protected].
Connolly Branch Library, 433 Centre St., 522-1960. Spanish/English language exchange, Saturdays, noon-1:45pm. ESL conversation groups, Mondays 6:30pm, Thursdays, 10:30am & 2pm.
Party for the Helping Hand Fund, hosted by Haymarket People’s Fund, every 3rd Friday of the month, 5:30-8pm, 42 Seaverns Ave. Info: 522-3349/[email protected].