First thursday Holiday Stroll this Thursday!

Kick off the holiday season with a fabulous Holiday Stroll on Thursday, December 2nd from 5:30 to 8:00 pm along JP’s Centre & South Street!

Some highlights:

Group show at the First Baptist Church featuring photography, paintings, mixed media, jewelry and more

Holiday art reception at the Loring Greenough House, 6-9pm

Seaweed Prints by Mary Jameson at Jameson and Thompson

Photography by Pamela Ruby Russell at Cobwebs Antiques

Group show at Prudential Unlimited

Photography by Tom Fletcher at On Centre

DJ Bruno at Salmagundi

City Feed will have Random Chants, a local women's a cappella group, performing holiday songs from 7pm-8pm & demos from Organic Valley & Moo Chocolate from 5-8.

Look for your Holiday Shopping Guides for all your local shopping needs at all First Thursday locations!

There'll be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight!

Join us tonight for the last First Thursday of the season! Dozens of art exhibits, live music, great food and great company! 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Most venues are air conditioned - BRRRR! See below for the full schedule of events.

Hilken Mancini

THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
(Check back regularly for additions/updates)

Eye Q, 7 Pond Street
Shane Fuller

First Baptist Church, 633 Centre Street
Live music: Katrina & Mark
Craft sale

Jameson and Thompson, 15 Greenview Street
Karl Stevens, oils & illustrations

Hatched, 5 Green Street
New fall collections for newborn - 6 yrs.

JP Licks, 659 Centre Street
JP Open Studios group show

Boing! Toy Store, 667 Centre Street
Craft workshop w/ Lucie & Annie Tremblay: Make your own wallet out of duct tape (ages 8 & up)

Temple Sound & Stage, 670 Centre Street:
Elizabeth Neville, photography
Afterparty 8:00 to 10:00 pm

City Feed & Supply, 672 Centre Street:
Live music by Ambitious Tugboat
Tastings: Equal Exchange coffee & chocolate, Deborah's Kitchen spreadable fruit & relish

Prudential Unlimited Realty, 673 Centre Street:
Casey Williams, paintings; Richard Wilkins, photography
Live DJ Golden Touch

Jamaicaway Books, 676 Centre Street:
Open Mic hosted by Beatrice Greene

Cobwebs, 703 Centre Street:
Spinale & Chaisson

Boomerangs, 716 Centre Street:
Live music by Woolgathering
Art Katherine MacElhiney, Brian Clark

Station 8, 761 Centre Street
"Something is Hurting", abstract art by Carlos Alvarez

Vee Vee, 763 Centre Street:

John Steck, Jr., photography

Salmagundi, 765 Centre Street:
Handbag Designer Susana DeVoe featuring hand stenciled clutches & custom Salmagundi Hip Bags by her very own MalaDesigns
Live set by DJ Bruno from UtopiaBostonRadio.com

Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street:
Live music – Hilken Mancini & the Underbites
SoChange information table

JP Branch Library, 12 Sedgwick Street
Soul Collage exhibit

JP Art Market, 36 South Street
Monumental Cupcakes
Sculpted/found wall art; Folk - Environmental Designs by Johanna Sprague

Fiore's Bakery, 55 South Street

Nick Murphy

Ferris Wheels, 66 South Street:
TBA

The Hallway Gallery, 66a South Street:
Maria Molteni, monotype prints, Brian Patrick Adams, mixed media

Dame Vintage, 68 South Street
Diana Lemieux, photography on dye-infused metal sheets

McCormack & Scanlan, 68 South Street:
Kate True, painter; Ellen Shattuck Pierce, printmaker. Presented by Agent Edana

A Far Cry, 146a South Street - cancelled

Most venues exhibiting artwork are also hosting receptions for the artist. Stop by for refreshments and meet these talented artists.

Look for the orange balloons at participating venues!

FRAN ROGERS and KATRINA, MARK & FRIENDS LIVE AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH NEXT WEEK!

Katrina, Mark & Friends began playing as a folk duo in the fall of 2009. Since then the bittersweet voice of singer Katrina Morse has threaded through smokey blues, alt-country, and southern flavored folk. A Seattle, WA native, Morse brings impressive range and dedication to language and melody along with the Pacific northwestern passion for independent folk. Guitarist Mark Gannon plays solid rhythms and the down-home soulful leads he's known for as a member of R&B band Last Call, and a wailing blues harp thrown in for good measure. Bass player Jeff Lindberg came aboard in 2010 following some time as a noise drummer in Eugene, OR. JP's own Katrina, Mark & Friends capture a vintage blend of southern, soul, and passionate folk, half electric and half acoustic. Listen up: http://www.reverbnation.com/katrinamarkfriends.

THIS THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Rick Berlin & the Tree Frog Revengers

at Loring Greenough House

Eye Q, 7 Pond Street
Shane Fuller, Mosaic prints, multi-dimensional forms

First Baptist Church, 633 Centre Street
Group Craft Show

On Centre, 636 Centre Street
Lindsey Boss, Mixed media wood collages

Jameson and Thompson, 15 Greenview Street
Rebecca Scotti, Pen & ink drawings

JP Licks, 659 Centre Street:
JP Artists Association group show, various medims

Boing! Toy Store, 667 Centre Street
Arlo Gray, origami

Temple Sound & Stage, 670 Centre Street:
Nathan Dean, paintings
7 – 11 pm; after-party with the Autumn Hollow Band

City Feed & Supply, 672 Centre Street:
Tastings of Sarah’s Sea Salsa, Cedar’s Hummus & selected cheeses

Prudential Unlimited Realty, 673 Centre Street:
Eric Garnick, oil paintings on canvas

Purple Cactus, 674 Centre Street
Lana Feole, multi-media recycled art

Jamaicaway Books, 676 Centre Street:
Paul Korins, book reading

Fire Opal, 683 Centre Street:
Erica Schlueper, jewelry

Cobwebs, 703 Centre Street
Robert Smith, watercolors

Coldwell Banker, 713 Centre Street:
David DeMarco, photography

Boomerangs, 716 Centre Street:
Group show

Scanlon Physical Therapy, 722 Centre Street
Mary Ellen McDonough, photopgraphy

Station 8, 761 Centre Street
JooYoung Choi, acrylic & mixed media paintings

Vee Vee, 763 Centre Street:
John Biebel, paintings

Salmagundi, 765 Centre Street:
Live DJ set by DJ Bruno
Melissa Haynes, collage/painting

Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street:
Live music – Tree Frog Revengers with Rick Berlin
Boston Handmade group craft show

JP Branch Library, 12 Sedgwick Street
Handmade stationery made with recycled materials by Mycroft Masada Homes

JP Art Market, 36 South Street
Brian Mahoney, Gunnmon sculpture

Polka Dog Bakery, 42 South Street
Veronique D’Entremont, dog-centered prints/portraits

Miss Laura’s, 46 South Street
Barbara Gates, photography

Petal And Leaf, 48 South Street
David Sturtevant, oil paintings

Fresh Hair, 62 South Street:

Corey Simiguani, photography

Ferris Wheels, 66 South Street:
Evan Webster, screen prints/T-Shirts
Andrew Peterson, Digital photography

The Hallway Gallery, 66a South Street:
Glass show featuring local & international glass artists (1st 3D show)

Dame Vintage, 68 South Street
Elisabeth Sheehan, paintings

McCormack & Scanlan, 68 South Street:
Selected Serigraphs, Shay Culligan

A Far Cry, 146a South Street
Chamber Music by A Far Cry
Tanya Maggi, mixed media collage

Most venues exhibiting artwork are also hosting receptions for the artist. Stop by for refreshments and meet these talented local artists!

August First Thursday Featuring Rick Berlin!

Rick Berlin

August's First Thursday is gonna be a hot one featuring Boston's own Rick Berlin! Thursday, August 5th from 6:00 to 8:00 at the Loring-Greenough House.

According to Jonathan Perry of The Boston Globe: "...Berlin's combination of frank, funny, and poignant storytelling and unvarnished soul-searching always sounds both refreshingly unfiltered and meticulously crafted." Just what we all need on a sultry summer night!

Check back for a complete schedule of art exhibits, live performances and special events!

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!

http:/www.deirdremoncy.com

Join us from 6:00 to 8:00 for a great evening of Art, Music and Fun! Featuring Deirdre Moncy at Loring Greenough House, art exhibits & live entertainment at dozens of locations. Look for the orange balloons at participating venues!