Community Calendar

The Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to present a rare series of early twentieth century lighting advertisements by Norman Rockwell and fellow Golden Age illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, Stanley Arthurs, Worth Brehm, and Charles Chambers created for Edison Mazda Lamps, a division of the General Electric Company. These luminous, richly painted works were widely circulated in published advertisements through the 1920s and are on loan to the Museum for the first time through the generosity of GE Aerospace.

Each service includes an uplifting talk that touches on real-life experiences—like relationships, resilience, and personal growth—offering down-to-earth reflections to help you navigate life with clarity, compassion, and a sense of connection.

The healing portion of the service begins with a peaceful, guided meditation accompanied by live harp music, creating a calm and supportive space. Those who wish may then receive gentle, hands-on energy healing from certified Spiritualist healers while seated.

The service concludes with a demonstration of mediumship from the podium, where the medium shares messages from loved ones in spirit. These brief, heartfelt messages are intended to provide evidence of the continuity of life and offer comfort, healing, and connection.

Artists: Marianne Connolly and Rebecca Muller
Start Date: September 4, 2025
End Date: September 27, 2025
Reception Date: Thursday, September 4, 5–7:00 pm
Art Forum Online: September 18, 7:30 pm
Location name: Gallery A3
Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 2–7:00 pm
Address: 28 Amity St. 1D, Amherst, MA
City/Town: Amherst
Website: www.gallerya3.com
Description/info:
In Counterspells, Marianne Connolly works with intimately-scaled photography and hand-cut, hand-pasted collage, exploring familiar themes of nests, light, and winged beings while experimenting with new materials and methods. In Concatenations, Rebecca Muller exhibits several series of large-format photopolymer etchings and small groupings of mixed media assemblages composed of disparate matter and debris.

Trad is the hilarious and poignant Irish play about a son, 100-year-old Thomas, and his even older Da, who set off on a quest to find the son that Thomas thinks he fathered 70 years ago. After all that time on earth, they want to know if the family line will survive. An award-winning comedy by Mark Doherty that keeps you laughing all the way to an unexpected finale.

Winner of the prestigious Fringe First Award, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Trad is being presented in the Barn.

Directed by Alison Weller, the production features Scenic and Lighting Design by James P. Byrne and Costume Design by Robin McLaughlin. Holly Erin McCarthy serves as the Production Stage Manager.

Macklin Devine’s (Archibald Avery) and Seton Brown’s (Prelude to a Kiss) return to the Cape Rep stage in the roles of a 100-year-old son, Thomas, and his even more geriatric father. Ian Hamilton (Sunday in the Park) rounds out the cast as Sal and Father Rice.

Heart-Centered Kirtan returns to Unitarian Universalist Society East, 153 Vernon St. West, Manchester CT, at 3 PM Sunday, Sept. 21. Kirtan is a form of chanting meditation rooted in Indian spiritual traditions. $20 suggested donation; no one turned away. Scent-free space. Learn more at heartcenteredkirtan.com

Fodder: Stories from the Fields
Sunday, September 21
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Doors open at 3:30 pm
April Hill, 62 Undermountain Road, South Egremont, MA
$15 for general public, Free for Farmers (but you must register to save your space)
Contact for info: samantha@greenagers.org (413) 644-9090

Farming can be hard work, farming can be fun, farming can be weird. From the depths of dirty despair to the heights of produce perfection, come and enjoy stories straight from the farm. Moderated by Sheela Clary.

This event will be held Sunday, September 21, from 4 pm to 6 pm at Greenagers, April Hill, 62 Undermountain Road, South Egremont, MA. Sponsored and organized by Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Farmsteads for Farmers, Berkshire Grown, Bridge, and Greenagers.

Light farm fresh refreshments will be available.

Fodder: Stories from the Fields
Sunday, September 21
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Doors open at 3:30 pm
April Hill, 62 Undermountain Road, South Egremont, MA
$15 for general public, Free for Farmers (but you must register to save your space)
Contact for info: samantha@greenagers.org (413) 644-9090

Farming can be hard work, farming can be fun, farming can be weird. From the depths of dirty despair to the heights of produce perfection, come and enjoy stories straight from the farm. Moderated by Sheela Clary.

This event will be held Sunday, September 21, from 4 pm to 6 pm at Greenagers, April Hill, 62 Undermountain Road, South Egremont, MA. Sponsored and organized by Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Farmsteads for Farmers, Berkshire Grown, Bridge, and Greenagers.

Light farm fresh refreshments will be available.

There's something for everyone at this family-fun event, from midway rides and games for all ages and tasty carnival eats to Victoria Circus thrill shows featuring high-wire, aerial and The Globe of Death motorcycle acts.

Event admission, circus shows and parking are free.

Unlimited ride wristbands (for riders 36" & taller) are $37 on site ($35 cash price) or online before 5 pm Sept. 17 for $20 each or 4/$75.

Ride tickets are also available on the midway. Online pre-sale special: $45/50 tickets + 1 free ride. (Rides take multiple tickets each.) Visit the website for coupon savings on rides and food.

Daily hours: 5-10 pm Wednesday - Thursday, 5-11 pm Friday, noon-11 pm Saturday, noon-10 pm Sunday

Guests under 18 must be accompanied by an adult age 21+. Please check the website for event updates before attending.

More information: 866-666-3247 or www.DreamlandAmusements.com
https://dreamlandamusements.com/upcoming-events-amusement-carnival/crystal-mall-carnival/

Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Award–winning journalist Tim Weiner, acclaimed author of Legacy of Ashes, returns with his explosive new work The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century. Based on exclusive on-the-record interviews with CIA directors, top spymasters, and undercover officers, Weiner exposes the high-stakes battles shaping America’s intelligence community today—at a moment of unprecedented political and global peril. In this timely talk, he examines the White House’s escalating conflicts with U.S. intelligence, the press, and the very principles of free speech.

“Riveting…How Weiner persuaded so many people to talk on the record is a journalistic feat that should make [THE MISSION] impossible to dismiss.”
—ASSOCIATED PRESS

“Poignant…Weiner’s warnings about the peril facing both the C.I.A. and the United States seem prophetic.”
—NEW YORK TIMES

“No one has opened up the CIA to us like Weiner has, and THE MISSION deserves to win Weiner a second Pulitzer.”
—THE GUARDIAN

Tim Weiner has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his reporting and writing on American intelligence and national security. His new book, THE MISSION: The CIA in the 21st Century, was ranked #3 on the New York Times bestseller list upon its publication. He and his wife, Kate Doyle, a human-rights expert, have been fixing up an abandoned house in Putney since 2022.

"Self-proclaimed “Food Bank Influencer” Kristina Wong offers her rendition of the American Musical that nobody asked for by celebrating our emergency food system. Having experienced food distribution (or lack thereof) from New York to the Navajo Nation, Wong shares irreverent commentary while illuminating American food insecurity and the subsequent national pastime that is collecting and giving away free food. But, how will she pull this off with humor? It’s a SNAP! (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, that is!)

Join us for the sing-a-long show you never knew you needed (you’ll even leave with some food to take home)."