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Hailed as a ‘prodigiously gifted composer and virtuoso pianist,’ James Fernando leads his dynamic Philly-based jazz trio with a refreshing take on the piano trio format. Known for their deep musical chemistry and engaging interplay, the trio crafts a joyful and exhilarating journey for listeners. Steeped in the tradition of jazz greats, they deliver a sound that is both familiar and forward-thinking, breathing new life into the art form.

Based in Philadelphia, the James Fernando Trio creates music steeped in the tradition of jazz legends such as Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, and Thelonious Monk. With a balance of playfulness and technical mastery, the trio delivers fresh interpretations of jazz standards alongside compelling original compositions. Their performances bring the jazz genre into the present day through inventive improvisation, clever arrangements, and captivating rhythms. Dynamic, powerful, and downright fun, the James Fernando Trio puts on a show you won’t want to miss.

Book your tickets for the first concerts of the 2025-26 Ashuelot Concerts season!

Experience an enchanting evening of live chamber music for piano and strings in the beautiful Bellows Falls Opera House.

Uncover three hidden gems of chamber music and follow the journey of this chain of stylistic influence from Schubert’s impact on phrasing in Romantic chamber music taken up by Brahms, who in turn influenced Dohnányi. Dohnányi was a Hungarian composer, educated in Budapest, and Brahms was heavily influenced by Hungarian folk music. Vienna, where Schubert lived, was a cultural hub with strong links to Hungarian music and musicians.

Schubert’s Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F really functions as a mini piano concerto, with the piano given the spotlight. Dohnányi’s Piano Quartet in F sharp minor and Brahms’s Piano Quartet in Cm are both prolific but at the same time stylistically contrasting works. They both feature the piano as well, as is reflected in their titles.

Music Program
Schubert - Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F, D.487
Dohnányi - Piano Quartet in F# minor
Brahms - Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51

Louisa Stonehill – Violin, Masumi Per Rostad – Viola, Thomas Mesa – Cello, & Nicholas Burns – Piano

IGNITION

Buckle up for liftoff!!! A high-voltage night of sonic propulsion launching Friday, September 5th, 2025, at the Tescobar Performance Center, 72 Middlesex St., Lowell, MA. From 8 PM to 2 AM, the dance floor becomes a launchpad, and you're the payload.

Headlining this orbital ascent is DJ AGENT ORANGE, delivering a no-holds-barred techno set engineered for maximum thrust.

Supporting acts include:

*DJ VENOM – detonating the room with hard dance intensity

*MIDAS – spinning liquid gold with smooth, infectious genre-morphing grooves

*KID OPTIMUS – Conquering the cosmic frontier fusing earth-shaking mainstage bass house with warp-speed electro house to catapult crowds into hyperspace.

*KILA TRAX - drags dark Tech and Breaks into the black hole’s event horizon, where time warps and the dance floor dissolves into cosmic chaos

*DJ SUPERFLY – flipping the switch with high-octane electro-breaks and breakbeat swagger

Expect strobes, smoke, and sound systems dialed to overload. This isn’t just a concert—it’s a countdown to combustion.

William Baczek Fine Arts, in Northampton, Massachusetts is pleased to announce the opening of two solo exhibitions which will run concurrently during the month of September. Charlie Hunter and Jeff Gola are two artists who focus on the American landscape, but in very different styles and mediums. Jeff Gola will be exhibiting a new body of work in egg tempera paintings and Charlie Hunter will be showing oil and acrylic paintings. The two exhibitions will be on display from Wednesday, September 3 through Saturday, October 18, 2025. The public is invited to an opening reception on Saturday, September 6 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.

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.

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.

We close the summer with a special matinee performance highlighting Dvořák’s Bohemian masterwork that has delighted audiences for over a century. The concert features a special collaboration of the Terras and Ozel, who have separately received rousing ovations at the Tannery.

Haydn: D-major Quartet, Op. 71, No. 2
Bartók: Third Quartet
Dvořák: A-major Piano Quintet, Op. 81

Take a guided walking tour of downtown Stockbridge and discover how the town and its inhabitants both inspired Norman Rockwell and appeared in some of his most iconic works of art. Explore the history of this 1734 village–including its Mohican origins.

Stops will include Norman Rockwell’s home on South Street, his first studio on Main Street, the Old Corner House (site of the original Norman Rockwell Museum), Chief John Konkapot’s property, the Red Lion Inn, the former site of Alice’s Restaurant, and more! 

These tours do not take place at the Museum. Tour groups will meet in front of The Old Corner House, 48 Main Street. Transportation to Main Street from the Museum is not provided. Event is rain or shine.

Meet in front of The Old Corner House, 48 Main Street; public on street parking, or designated spaces at Town Hall. Tour route is mostly flat, and on sidewalks.  

In 2025, CitySpace is hosting a series of mini Pop-Up Markets on the first Saturday of the month from 4-7PM during CitySpace Bluegrass and Art Walk Easthampton.