jpp events: 7.8 to 7.14
Hey all, hope you had a nice and easy 4th of July! We’re going to try an experiment and send these on Sunday for a bit. As always, if you have any events to suggest please e-mail them to adrian@jamaicaplainparents.com or leave a comment!
Monday, July 08
Boston Story Mobile (also 7/10) @ West Roxbury Library / Jamaica Plain Library
Tuesday, July 09
Lego Club @ Jamaica Plain Library
The Fairy Tailor - Puppet Show @ Puppet Showplace Theater
Wednesday, July 10
Fishing 101 @ Boston Children's Museum - Outside on Boardwalk
Ms. Rachel Sing Along @ Fenway Community Center
Thursday, July 11 (if you want to change up Thursdays on the Lawn)
The Street Tots: Pop-up Party with JLDC @ The Green at Chestnut Hill
Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee College of Music at the ICA @ Outside the ICA
Saturday, July 13
Garden Exploration @ Fenway Farms at Boston Children's Museum
ArtBeat 2024 @ Davis Square in Somerville
Marvelous Metamorphoses (A Puppet Show) @ One Brookline Place
Sunday, July 14
Sunday Story Time with Diana @ Brookline Booksmith
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Boston Story Mobile (also 7/10) @ West Roxbury Library / Jamaica Plain Library • 6:30-7:30pm • 3-8 • Free
Join storytellers from around the city as they perform stories for kids young and older, followed by a free book giveaway for children in attendance. West Robbury on Monday and Jamaica Plain on Wednesday
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Lego Club @ Jamaica Plain Library • 4:00-5:30pm • 4-12 • Free
Children ages four and up are invited to join in the Children's Room to build and play. LEGOs provided, just bring your imagination!
The Fairy Tailor - Puppet Show @ Puppet Showplace Theater • 10:30am and 1:00pm • 4-9 • $18
Meet the Fairy Tailor, hard at work in her enchanted shop, where dressing racks and laundry baskets are known to have a mind of their own. Watch as she transforms everyday garments into extraordinary characters, and shares stories of bravery, from “Little Red Riding Hood(ie),” to “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”
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Fishing 101 @ Boston Children's Museum - Outside on Boardwalk • 10:00am - 3:45pm • 12 and under • $22
Learn how to fish with Save the Harbor / Save the Bay! There will be a one hour break for lunch around 12:30/1:00pm.
Ms. Rachel Sing Along @ Fenway Community Center • 11:00am-1:00pm • 5 and under • Free
Dance and sing to Ms. Rachel on the big screen!
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The Street Tots: Pop-up Party with JLDC @ The Green at Chestnut Hill • 4:00-4:30pm • 1-5 • Free
Dance pop-up party by the beloved and Newton-owned Joanne Langione Dance Center! Enjoy a fun family dance party where music and movement come together to encourage exploration and imaginative play with new and familiar song and dance activities.
Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee College of Music at the ICA @ Outside the ICA • 6:00-8:30PM • All ages • Free
A summer classic returns! Grab a drink, enjoy the cool ocean breeze, and hear some of Berklee College of Music’s outstanding musicians perform on the waterfront.
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Garden Exploration @ Fenway Farms at Boston Children's Museum • 10AM-12PM • All ages • Price of admission
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
ArtBeat 2024 @ Davis Square in Somerville • Starts at 11AM • All ages • Free
Get ready for ArtBeat 2024! In addition to approximately 100 craft, community, and food vendors on the street, we'll have two stages of music and a dance showcase at the Somerville Theater.
Marvelous Metamorphoses (A Puppet Show) @ One Brookline Place • 10:30 AM • 3-9 (All ages) • Free
Birds, butterflies, frogs, snakes, and more: come celebrate the beautiful — and bizarre! — life cycle transformations that happen every day on our planet. Audience members will wiggle like caterpillars and bloom like flowers to help polliwogs become frogs and butterflies hatch out of chrysalises. You might even go through your own metamorphosis as we sing and dance our way through this joyful show!
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Sunday Story Time with Diana @ Brookline Booksmith • 10:30 AM • 4-8 (all welcome) • Free (RSVP)
Story time will feature a selection of fun and engaging stories that explore different themes that are silly, sweet, and meaningful. Starting in August, programming will include books in Portuguese as well as English.