May 09 Thursday
Easthampton’s Oxbow Gallery hosts Joan Dix Blair’s new prints in the front gallery while Shawn Farley exhibits her abstract constructions in the back gallery. The artists will host a reception on Saturday, May 4th from 5pm to 7pm. That Saturday will also launch the new day change for Easthampton’s Arts Walk, now the first Saturday of each month. Movement is a theme of Joan Dix Blair’s “New Prints” exhibition where inspiration comes from ancient carved stone tablets or ceiling-hung mobiles. Working with foundry molds combined with found material, Shawn Farley creates colorful, anthropomorphic constructions, each with its own personality.
Do starfish sign autographs? Do seahorses wear saddles? Do lampreys get plugged in?
Get silly with sea creatures and join co-authors Corinne Demas and Artemis Roehrig at the Ware Library on Thursday, May 9 for a storytime event focused on their new book, Do Jellyfish Like Peanut Butter? This laugh-out-loud look at marine life will have kids eager to learn more about what lies beneath the ocean waves!
Corinne Demas is the award-winning author of thirty-eight books for children and adults. Her numerous picture books include The Perfect Tree, Saying Goodbye to Lulu, The Littlest Matryoshka, The Disappearing Island, and, most recently, Once There Was. She is the co-author, with Artemis Roehrig, of The Grumpy Pirate, Are Pirates Polite?, Do Doodlebugs Doodle? Amazing Insect Facts, Does a Fiddler Crab Fiddle?, and Do Jellyfish Like Peanut Butter? Amazing Sea Creature Facts. Her books for adults include her new novel, The Road Towards Home, and a memoir, Eleven Stories High, Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town. She is a professor Emerita of English at Mount Holyoke College and lives in Western Massachusetts and on Cape Cod. www.corinnedemas.com
Artemis Roehrig is the author of multiple books for children and is cohost of the STEM Women in KidLit podcast. She is also a research scientist at the University of Massachusetts, where she works with invasive insects.https://artemisroehrig.com/
Ludlow's Hubbard Memorial Library will host tween and middle grade author Erin Dionne for a writing workshop on Thursday, May 9! Erin will introduce young writers to the process of creating a novel--from start to finish.
Erin Dionne writes middle grade novels, picture books, chapter books and nonfiction. Her most recent books are a spooky chapter book series called Shiver-by-the-Sea (Pixel + Ink) . Her latest novel for tweens is Secrets of a Fangirl (Scholastic 2019). She loves action movies, mint chip ice cream, and raises a ridiculous amount of houseplants. When she's not writing, Dionne is a professor at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA.
with Don Rovero - Thursdays May 2, 16, 30 Have you been playing the ukulele, guitar or another chord instrument for a while and feel stuck? Are you ready to move beyond strumming and learn to develop more interesting musical accompaniment? Come join us for some fun and musical growth. This workshop is aimed at the player who knows at least a few chords, and has started learning songs. We will explore different strumming and fingerpicking approaches, and learn about the popular chord progressions that make up many of our favorite songs. Join us for all three sessions, or just drop in when you can!
Carsie Blanton is a songwriter with hooks, chutzpah, and revolutionary optimism. Inspired by artist-activists including Nina Simone and Woody Guthrie, her catalog careens through American popular song from folk and swing to pop-punk protest anthems.
With her unique mix of humor, soul, and political wit, and fifteen-plus years on the road, Blanton has amassed a dedicated fan base and a small menagerie of viral hits (Rich People, Shit List, Fishin’ With You). Her latest album, After the Revolution, produced by Grammy-winner Tyler Chester, was released in March of 2024.
Co-presented with Twilight Music.
The Furious Bongos are a nine-piece progressive music band who focus on delivering quality renditions of FRANK ZAPPA songs. The band consists of Lo Marie, Conrad St. Clair, Chris Huntington, Flip Fjellstrom, Zachary Bowers, Scott Fischer, Jonathan Sindelman, Willow Dougherty, and Vince Szynborski.
May 10 Friday
Going us for ongoing adult classes and season youth & teen classes at SCDT!
Check out our current offerings here:
Adult Classes: https://www.scdtnoho.com/adult-class-schedule.html
Youth Classes: https://www.scdtnoho.com/youth-class-schedule1.html
Our updated Spring season schedule will be out soon!
Do you know a non-profit, community-based organization, or a public school leader in Connecticut or Western Massachusetts?
The National Conference for Community and Justice is actively looking for community members to engage in a 6-month cohort based hybrid program, "Equity Leadership Alliance." ELA is designed to directly support the role and responsibilities of leaders driving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in an organization, company, agency, and educational workplaces.
Final deadline to apply 04.12.24.
For more information, please contact Sandra, Director of Operations at sandrava@nccj.org or 860.683.1039. #nccj #humanbetter #humanbettertogether #sharepost
Link to apply:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/37YT86C
Explore the captivating worlds of mystery and wonder in this exhibition featuring highlights from the Norman Rockwell Museum’s Permanent Collection, which now holds almost 25,000 illustrations by prominent artists working across genres and time periods. On display are cover art for award-winning novels and mysteries, children’s book illustrations inspired by classic tales, fantastical anthropomorphic drawings, and heart-stopping editorial images.
Exhibit Link: https://www.nrm.org/2023/12/mysteryandwonder/
March 9 Members Receptionhttps://www.nrm.org/2023/12/mysteryandwonder/RSVP https://tickets.nrm.org/
William Baczek Fine Arts, in Northampton, Massachusetts is proud to announce the opening of a group exhibition titled Masters of Realism. Ten of the most prominent realist painters from across the United States will be exhibiting work for the exhibition. Participating artists are Julie Beck, Matthew Cornell, Gregory Gillespie, Jeff Gola, Jane Lund, Rick Pas, Larry Preston, Scott Prior, Eric Wert, and Yin Yong Chun. The exhibition will be on display from Wednesday, May 1 through Saturday, June 15, 2024. The public is invited to an opening reception on Saturday, May 4 from 4 to 6 p.m.