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Cocktails & Marketing Talk
Come for a cocktail and learn from our Retail Coach, Kim Mitchell of Catapult Retail Coaching. Hear about tried & tested successful marketing tips from a former small business owner. This event is meant for entrepreneurs and small business owners who are looking for low to no cost marketing and advertising strategies to aid their business.
Tuesday, May 12
7:00 – 8:00 PM
Jeanie Johnston Pub
144 South Street, Jamaica Plain
Interested business owners may be eligible to receive one free hour of consulation from our Retail Coach! Free and open to all, complimentary cocktails and appetizers. Please RSVP so that we may plan accordingly.
Coming soon – Coffee & Marketing Talk, Friday, May 15, 10am, location TBD.
Bouquet Bar Spring Fundraiser
Join us for our Spring fundraiser, where attendees will select their own flower bouquets with assistance from Deirdre McKenna of Sweet Pea & Sage at 166 South Street. We will have sweet treats, wine, and cocktails to ensure a great night for all. We will also amazing gift basket raffles for all to enjoy.
In fact, the more raffles you enter, the more blossoms you can earn! Let’s see who has the biggest bouquet of the evening!
Thursday, May 21, 2026
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Eliot Hall, 7a Eliot St, JP
Ticket price includes an initial bouquet of 5 stems and a vase, 1 free alcoholic drink, and complimentary food and soft drinks.
You must be 21+ to attend.
All proceeds benefit JP Centre/South Main Streets.
Monthly Board Meeting
The next monthly Board Meeting will be May 27, 2026.
Our monthly board meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of every month via Zoom, except in the case of holidays and when we meet in person quarterly. Our meetings are free and open to the public. You can also find details of past meetings here. Please contact us if you would like to attend one of our meetings.
Send us your suggestion for our next Uplift JP Event!
Our Uplift JP events are aimed at addressing racial disparity and inequity within our community and organization. In the spirit of lifting up our businesses, we know that we must support all of our businesses with that same positivity, love, inclusion, equity, and justice. We look forward to seeing you at our next event.
JP Centre/South Main Streets stands with Black communities nationwide. We join, support, and amplify efforts against injustice and racism.
In particular, we stand with the people of color who live, work, and/or own businesses in our community of Jamaica Plain. Join us each month at one of our BIPOC-owned businesses as part of Uplift JP to show your support. Check our website at jpcentresouth.com for details and each month’s location.
A careful look at racial disparity and inequity within our community and organization teaches us that we need to provide added support and actively seek justice for people of color. Racism exists within our business district, and we want to undertake work to prevent racism and harassment from happening.
We seek to lift up our businesses with positivity, love, inclusion, equity, and justice. We invite the entire Jamaica Plain community to support, to talk, to ask questions, to learn more, and to voice your opinions. JP Centre/South Main Streets encourages you to join us and contribute to racial justice in Jamaica Plain.
Volunteer for JP Centre/South Main Streets
JP Centre/South Main Streets always welcomes volunteers who want to support our business district. Contact us to learn more.
- Uplift JP – racial equity and justice for our organization and small businesses.
- Economic Vitality Team – addressing vacancies and the retail mix in our district, including cultivating new businesses and entrepreneurs.
- Design Team – assessing the look and feel of our district, including historic preservation, safety, public works, traffic patterns, and storefront designs/signage.
- Promotions Team – events and programming that bring people to the district to shop.
Below is a list of other upcoming events in the JP Centre/South district. Click on listings for more information.
If you would like to add events to our Public Events calendar, please contact our Executive Director.
