![]() ![]() ![]() on Fridays and Saturdays, June 1, 2 8, 9, 15 and 16 at Eliot Hall, 7A Eliot St. The Footlight Club’s 2018 season will conclude with a production of the classic American story “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder at 8 p.m. Meetings at other locations are listed at For further details, call 61. They are rethinking the bus system in a way they haven’t in a decade and are looking for input as to how the bus service can be made better. The community is invited to stop by the interactive open house in Jamaica Plain to share experiences with MBTA planners. The MBTA Better Bus Project will host a regional meeting at the Jamaica Plain Branch Library, 30 South St., from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Registration is required for this free program, by calling 61 or online at Better bus system This lecture will present the story of the people who originally created the Blue Garden and how the restoration team used original plans, drawings and photographs from the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site Archives to reinterpret the design and rebuild the garden in all its glory, while meeting contemporary sustainable standards. The garden was heralded with numerous magazine articles and photographs depicting its architectural and horticultural riches.īy 2012 the garden was almost forgotten, subsumed under a thick covering of weeds and invasive trees. The garden room featured a unique planting palette of blues and purples “with some whites” and shades of green foliage, and was surrounded by an evergreen enclosure. designed the Blue Garden from 1912-1918 for the Newport, Rhode Island estate of Arthur Curtiss James and his wife, Harriet. on Wednesday, May 30.įrederick Law Olmsted Jr. Levee, landscape historian, in a talk on Newport’s Blue Garden at 7 p.m. ![]() The Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway, will welcome Sarah Vance, director, the Blue Garden and Arleyn A. Visit for more information about these and other tours. The tours take one hour, and reservations are not required. Walkers will meet at Sorella’s, 388 Centre St. The tour June 2 will cover Hyde Square, with a visit to an 1813 farmhouse, the homes of German and Irish immigrants, the home of musician Maud Cunney Hare, Angell Memorial Animal Hospital and more. This tour leaves from the Stony Brook Orange Line MBTA station. Today’s Boston Beer Company, brewers of Samuel Adams, is sited here. Stony Brook will be featured on the May 26 and will highlight the area that was home to numerous tanneries and breweries and early German settlers. The Jamaica Plain Historical Society will host free, guided walking tours at 11 a.m. and the Hellenic College, 50 Goddard St., with a shuttle service.įor further information, visit Historical tours ![]() Parking is available at the church as well as the Park School, 171 Goddard St. Musicians Mitchell Kaltsunas and Andre Ibrahim will provide the live musical entertainment. There will also be a selection of drinks at a full bar and Lebanese food like kabab, tawook, falafel, hummus, tabbouli and a variety of assorted pastries. The festivities will include dancing, games and children’s activities, Lebanese paraphernalia, country store items and prizes. The ninth annual Lebanese Festival will be held at Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon Church, 61 Rockwood St., from 3 to 11 p.m. ![]()
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