First Fridays Youth Open Mic

First Fridays Youth Open Mic First Fridays Youth Open Mic is coming back from hiatus! Learn how you can get involved! https://linktr.ee/firstfridaysjp

First Fridays is a project of the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain. It is a safe space for youth (covering a broad age-range) to share their talents and perspectives, and experiment with various forms of artistic expression. First Fridays is a public venue where people of all faiths and identities are welcome to be themselves and to be accepted for who they are. It is also a place of intercul

tural and interracial conversation and relationship-building, where youth and adults can process their struggles in life, share their faith, dreams, and ideals, and learn more about issues of social, economic, and environmental justice. With all that, it is simply somewhere for youth and people of all ages to come on a Friday night to have a good time. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a local agency which is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, administrated by the Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism, and Special Events.

We are so thrilled to have the electric MA-native MC be our next featured artist for June open mic! 🔥 Kold Kwan is a Ch...
05/25/2026

We are so thrilled to have the electric MA-native MC be our next featured artist for June open mic! 🔥

Kold Kwan is a Chinese-American rapper born and raised in Massachusetts. Kwan is inspired by 2000s independent hip-hop plus lyricists and storytellers such as Nas, Lupe Fiasco, and Kendrick Lamar. Kwan makes music authentic to his personality and lived experiences with an outside the box approach-Kwan also gets inspiration from genres such as heavy metal, jazz, and UK Grime. Kwan aims to represent Asian Americans as an uplifting unique voice that positively contributes to the culture of hip-hop and the communities he is part of.

Doors open 7pm, mic at 7:30pm.
633 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, MA

This community open mic is open to all ages and all talents. Sign-up to perform via link/QR or at the door (limited slots).

See you there!

We were blessed with beautiful weather on our May open mic so we set up outside! It was so lovely getting to meet our JP...
05/25/2026

We were blessed with beautiful weather on our May open mic so we set up outside! It was so lovely getting to meet our JP neighbors, see friends and welcome curious passersby who stopped by and join the circle. Beautiful night of songs, dancing, poetry, and improv, interwoven with music by global collective .

It’s always a good time with this growing community and we warmly invite you to join us for the next one on June 5th, 7pm!

Sign up to perform via link in bio or at the door.

Our next Spring open mic is this Friday May 1st! Featuring 🤗About feature: Kapatid Kud [kah-pah-TID kooD] is a global c...
04/26/2026

Our next Spring open mic is this Friday May 1st! Featuring 🤗

About feature: Kapatid Kud [kah-pah-TID kooD] is a global collective of multi-instrumental musicians who together weave their stories into song balms. Grounded in their shared sense of kinship, they create with the energy of joy and play as intentional resistance and approach songwriting and performance as medicine both for themselves and their communities.

Doors open at 7pm
Mic at 7:30pm
All ages and talents welcome!
Sign up to perform at https://tinyurl.com/firstfridaysjp
or at the door (first come first serve)

Suggested donation $5-15
Home-cooked vegetarian meal and tea available.
We invite you to bring snacks and drinks to share!

See you there, friends 🌸

Our May open mic is this Friday the 1st, featuring 🤗Kapatid Kud [kah-pah-TID kooD] is a global collective of multi-inst...
04/26/2026

Our May open mic is this Friday the 1st, featuring 🤗

Kapatid Kud [kah-pah-TID kooD] is a global collective of multi-instrumental musicians who together weave their stories into song medicine. Grounded in their shared sense of kinship, they create with the energy of joy and play as intentional resistance and approach songwriting and performance as a balm both for themselves and their communities.

Doors open at 7pm
Mic at 7:30pm
All ages and talents welcome!
Sign up to perform at https://tinyurl.com/firstfridaysjp
or at the door (first come first serve)

Suggested donation $5-15
Home-cooked vegetarian meal and tea available.
We invite you to bring snacks and drinks to share!

See you there, friends 🌸

04/26/2026

April open mic blessed by the soulful 🌸 Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful music with us!

Our next spring open mic is coming this Friday May 1st and due to popular demand, rumor has it we may be opening with a community jam? 😗

See you there, friends!

Our first Spring open mic is coming up and we are so hyped to have the brilliant singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalis...
03/21/2026

Our first Spring open mic is coming up and we are so hyped to have the brilliant singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer grace our community space as featured artist for April! 🌸

ABOUT FEATURED ARTIST:
“Rijah shapes layers of luminous harmony, uplifting vulnerability through her candid lyrics. She fuses the soul of her hometown, Jersey City, with the jazz of Manhattan, sculpting a vivid self portrait that reflects themes of perseverance, growth, and human nature. Rijah has been featured three times as an NPR Tiny Desk Top Shelf artist with her songs “Up”, “House In Tattoos”, and “Earth”. Through the exploration of herself and the world around her, Rijah’s latest project,
“Motion Pictures,” emerged. With an innovative approach to R&B, her songs reflect the bridge between youth and adulthood.”

Doors open 7pm
Sign up online to reserve a slot to perform.
Open to all ages and all talents. Please plan for a max of 5 mins per performance. Sign ups at the door are first come, first serve.

Food served. Snacks and drinks to share encouraged!
Suggested donation $5-15 (cash or Venmo)

Save the date, invite your friends and see you all soon! 💗

03/08/2026

Captivating, theatrical, and whimsical, our featured ensemble of magical beings — .band — took us through a joyful wide spectrum ride last night with their fresh, humorous and thoughtfully crafted songs.

Thank you so much for sharing your energy and music with us! Keep making music together. You sound wonderful 🥹





drums 🧖

03/07/2026

March open mic! Such a beautiful variety of talents, styles and cultures represented last night 🥰 Here are some snippets

See you for the next one April 3rd, 2026. Invite your friends and maybe bring some snacks to share? Our community is growing and we appreciate all your support helping us continue hosting this space 🙏🏾

Mixing it up for our March mic, we are so excited to have Boston-brewed .band as our special feature!An ensemble of six ...
02/18/2026

Mixing it up for our March mic, we are so excited to have Boston-brewed .band as our special feature!

An ensemble of six musician friends that come together to rehearse in a basement in Cambridge, Cautionary Tale shall be emerging on our next First Friday to give you a night of post rock vibes and tales of woe and warning.

So save the date, invite your friends, and sign up to share something on the mic! All ages and all talents welcome.

Doors open at 7pm
Food served (bring snacks and drinks to share!)
Suggested donation $5-15

Sign up at the door or online (link in bio)

See you on March 6th at 633 Centre St., JP, MA!

02/17/2026

February 2026 open mic was blast and our most jam-packed yet! We had a wide variety of acts - ranging from jazz band, spoken word, unique singer-songwriters acts, a killin r&b duo, an Irish jig and some good ol’ collective improv and cartwheeling.

Thank you so much to our special feature artist for giving us a transcendental set and getting us all up on our feet and groovin’ (we love a dance party!).

Thank you to everyone who came and brought their friends. We hope you enjoyed coming and being a part just as much as we love hosting this space for the community.

See you at the next one on March 6th! ✌🏽Sign-ups at the door and online (see link in bio).

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Jamaica Plain, MA
02130

Opening Hours

7pm - 9pm

Telephone

(617) 524-3992

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