Community Calendar

Local transgender artist Jacob Clayton's black and white photo series Paradise City POV focuses on the intangible imprint that the glaring public display of acceptance in Northampton, Massachusetts, will have on those navigating a difficult path in life.

Debuting during Arts Night Out in the Emerging Artist Showcase from August 2 through August 29, 2025, at the Barn Door Gallery – 33 Hawley Street, Northampton. The opening reception is Friday, August 8 from 5 to 8 PM. Artist talk at 7PM. Admission is free.

Learning a craft like sewing is tremendously rewarding, and even more so when someone complements your bag, pants, blanket, or shirt and you get to say, "thanks! I made it".

Join a summer sewing class at the Grove House Sewing Studio in Florence, MA this summer and learn to sew in a welcoming, joyful, and mistakes-friendly environment. Can't make a class? Sign up for a private sewing class and receive specialized support.

Brand-new to machine sewing, or has it been so long that it seems like it? Jazzed about making your own clothes or accessories but want some support starting out? OR Do you know what you want to make and could use some guidance and encouragement? With sewing, you never run out of things to learn.

Come join a class at the Grove House Sewing Studio in the Brushworks Arts and Industry Building in Florence, MA.

The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts invites nonprofits and fiscally sponsored organizations to join its Community Impact Team for a Community Partner Gathering at Bombyx. Come meet our staff, connect with organizations like yours, and learn about our Flexible Funding opportunity opening August 4.

Community Partner Gatherings will be held across Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties throughout August, and all are welcome to attend any session.

Queer, trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive kiddos + families & friends are welcome to join us for crafts, popsicles, and movies this summer! At this second pop-up, we'll be screening episodes of GRAVITY FALLS and snacking (bring your own to share or eat ours!)

Translate Gender and High Five staff will be on hand to talk about the Affirmations book club and other programs they offer!

Admission is FREE and no registration is required!

Questions? Email kinsey@highfivebooks.org

Learning a craft like sewing is tremendously rewarding, and even more so when someone complements your bag, pants, blanket, or shirt and you get to say, "thanks! I made it".

Join a summer sewing class at the Grove House Sewing Studio in Florence, MA this summer and learn to sew in a welcoming, joyful, and mistakes-friendly environment. Can't make a class? Sign up for a private sewing class and receive specialized support.

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.

Local transgender artist Jacob Clayton's black and white photo series Paradise City POV focuses on the intangible imprint that the glaring public display of acceptance in Northampton, Massachusetts, will have on those navigating a difficult path in life.

Debuting during Arts Night Out in the Emerging Artist Showcase from August 2 through August 29, 2025, at the Barn Door Gallery – 33 Hawley Street, Northampton. The opening reception is Friday, August 8 from 5 to 8 PM. Artist talk at 7PM. Admission is free.

AUGUST EXHIBITION AT GALLERY A3
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“In these divisive times, art can ask questions and suggest answers—and give artists an opportunity to speak through their artwork, whether it be overt commentary, thought-provoking, healing, contemplative, timeless, or contemporary,” says exhibit coordinator Paula Hite. The juror, Billy Myers, is the Artistic Director and Curator of the Art for the Soul Gallery. An Opening Reception will be on Thursday, August 7, 5–8:00 pm, and an online Art Forum, open to the public, is scheduled for Thursday, August 21, at 7:30 pm.

Gallery A3’s Annual Juried Show offers artists an opportunity to exhibit their work in a downtown Amherst gallery. In turn, it gives the community a chance to see work by established artists who may be well-known in the area along with the opportunity to discover emerging artists and others who may be exhibiting their work for the first time in western Massachusetts.

The exhibit showcases 45 works by 37 artists from New England and New York, and the media include drawings, paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture, mixed media, and fiber works. “Gallery A3 began more than two decades ago, as artists in the community responded to the tragedy of the attacks of 9/11,” Hite states. “Now, with our 10th Annual Juried Show coming at another momentous time in our country’s history, it is exciting to see how the responses to the theme of UNITED WE STAND range from personal to political, abstract to conceptual, and humorous to iconic imagery.”