jpp events: 6.21 to 6.27
Hey all — hope you all beat the heat (and the outage on Centre and Greene!) There are some great in-door and outdoor events this week-end!
Friday, June 21
Make Music Day - Boston @ All Over
Saturday, June 22
Celebrate Summer with Nelson’s Garden @ Arnold Arboretum - Leventritt Pavilion
Strawberry Festival @ Wilson Farm in Lexington (also June 23)
Rosalita's Puppets Presents: "In Search of the Unicorn" (Marionette Show) @ West Roxbury Library
Art Club: Making a Photo @ Institute of Contemporary Art
Third Annual Hayride for Pride @ Allandale Farm
Sunday, June 23
Story Hour! Garbage Gulls by Dorson Plourde @ Brookline Booksmith
Summer Solstice Plant Walk @ Daisy Field Parking Lot
Monday, June 24
Celebrate Pride Month: Drag Queen Story Hour with Ms. Patty @ Roslindale Library
Tuesday, June 25
Tuesdays with Roses @ Kelleher Rose Garden
Wednesday, June 26
Summer Kid Day at AY with the Stacey Peasley Band @ The River Green at Arsenal Yards
Thursday, June 27
Pride Month Family Concert with Carrie Ferguson @ Roslindale Library
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Make Music Day - Boston @ All Over • Afternoon / Evening • All Ages • Free
This Friday, the longest day of the year, the streets of Boston come alive with hundreds of free live music performances and events for all ages and genres of music! JP Centre/South Main Streets will have 4 different performers going from 4:00-8:00pm.
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Celebrate Summer with Nelson’s Garden @ Arnold Arboretum - Leventritt Pavilion • 2:00-4:00pm • 8 and under • Free
Celebrate summertime with Candy O’Terry and Colleen Esposito, mother-daughter co-authors of the illustrated children’s book Nelson’s Garden; book readings at 2:15 and 3:15 will also include songs, a table-sized garden mural coloring project, and more.
Strawberry Festival @ Wilson Farm in Lexington (also June 23)• 11AM to 4PM • All ages • Free
It will be a weekend full of fresh picked strawberries, delicious strawberry foods, and fun activities for all ages, including face painting, a petting zoo, and a strawberry shortcake eating contest! Join us for the perfect way to start the summer. more
Rosalita's Puppets Presents: "In Search of the Unicorn" (Marionette Show) @ West Roxbury Library • 11:00am-12:00pm • 12 and under • Free
Join Rosalita’s Puppets for this exciting and interactive marionette puppet storytelling experience!
Art Club: Making a Photo @ Institute of Contemporary Art • 12:00-5:00pm • Teens • Parent must have $65 annual membership (free for teen as their +1 on the account)
Teens are invited to join Boston-based photographer Tiffany Binger for an afternoon of photography and exploration at the ICA Seaport Studio, learn the basics of photography in this free workshop (if parent has a membership this is a free +1 event)
Third Annual Hayride for Pride @ Allandale Farm • 5-8PM • All ages • $15
Join us this Saturday for our Third Annual Hayride for Pride fundraiser for @outoffensive ! From 5-8pm at the farm, we’ll have hayrides, Drag Queen Story Time featuring MT Hart & Zeizar Zalad, face painting, tie-dyeing, ice cream and cold beverages, & more—reserve your hayride tickets at the link in bio✨ 100% of your ticket cost is donated directly to The Theater Offensive.
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Story Hour! Garbage Gulls by Dorson Plourde @ Brookline Booksmith • 10:30am • 12 and under • Free
Join Dorson Plourde live, the author of Garbage Gulls, a book about two boys who spend the day doing nothing but imagining in a poetic ode to the freedom of summer (registration recommended).
Summer Solstice Plant Walk @ Daisy Field Parking Lot • 11-1PM • 10 and up • Pay what you can - $5-40
Join local JP herbalist, Alex Klein, for a walk along the Emerald Necklace where we'll learn how to identify some common local plants and how to safely, ethically, and cleverly gather and process them for food and medicine. To reserve a spot, contact Alex @ https://alexkleinherbalist.com/contact
XXXXX MONDAY, JUNE 24 XXXXX
Celebrate Pride Month: Drag Queen Story Hour with Ms. Patty @ Roslindale Library • 11:00-11:45am • 3-8 • Free
In honor of Pride Month, join Ms. Patty for Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH). DQSH is a program that raises awareness of gender diversity, promotes self-acceptance, and builds empathy through an enjoyable literary experience.
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Tuesdays with Roses @ Kelleher Rose Garden • 5:30-7:30pm • 10 and up • Free
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers in the Kelleher Rose Garden to deadhead and prune roses and to weed the rose beds and borders. Training and tools are provided (registration is required).
XXXXX WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 XXXXX
Summer Kid Day at AY with the Stacey Peasley Band @ The River Green at Arsenal Yards • 9:00-11:00am • 8 and under • Free
A family freindly concert featuring the Stacey Peasley band and other activities (registration encouraged).
XXXXX THURSDAY, JUNE 27 XXXXX
Pride Month Family Concert with Carrie Ferguson @ Roslindale Library • 2:00-3:00pm • 12 and under • Free
Carrie Ferguson's original music for children and their parents is creative, positive, thoughtful, beautifully crafted, and catchy as cake! Shifting between piano, guitar and ukulele, Ferguson creates live shows that are often jubilant sing-along dance partieshighlighting themes of inclusivity, social justice, Earth stewardship and LGBTQ youth/family pride.