Community Calendar

Instructor: Gina Crawford

Experience art in a new dimension in this auditory experience led by Gina Crawford, Reiki Master and sound healing practitioner. Inspired by the art of Fever Dreams of a Cool Breathed Earth, on view through August 16, this sound bathing session encourages participants to envision themselves as part of the larger living system of the Earth itself. Explore themes of climate, connection, and transformation while surrounded by the relaxing tones of crystal singing bowls, Reiki-infused sound, and intuitive vocals.

Participants are invited to bring a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, and anything else that will support them in resting comfortably.

This event is suggested for ages 12 and up.

In this beginner-level workshop, you'll learn how to construct a single-signature book with a hard cover. You'll learn basic book binding techniques that will enable you to start creating unique books to use for journaling, sketches, poems, photos, and more. We'll add a couple of pockets on the inside, and you can finish the book off with beads or a design of your choice on the front. You'll have a variety of papers to choose from for your cover, or you can bring some of your favorite papers.
Donna Beck
413-214-8470

This workshop is designed specifically for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities + their caregivers. It’s an inclusive and supportive class that welcomes everyone — from emerging artists just discovering their creativity to experienced artists looking to explore new ideas. Emphasis is on the process of making art, rather than any particular outcome.

Participants will design and create artwork that displays different images depending on the angle from which it is viewed. The project is broken down into easy to follow steps, directions are given verbally and visually, individual attention is given throughout, and appropriate pacing supports individual needs.

Open to all ages. Limited to 8 individuals with IDD + their caregivers.

Pre-registration required.

In this 4 hour workshop we will begin to explore the comic world of the clown. Through a series of movement exercises, improvised songs and group games we will bring our bodies and imaginations to life, and reignite our appetites for pleasure and play - all in service of making people laugh!

Hello,

We are pleased to invite you to the 6th Global Summit on Nursing Education and Public Health, scheduled for August 17–18, 2026 in Zurich, Switzerland. The conference theme is “Educating for Impact: Advancing Nursing Practice to Strengthen Public Health.”

This global event will bring together nurses, researchers, educators, and public health professionals to share research, exchange knowledge, and build international collaborations.

For more details, please visit:
https://nursingeducationconferences.info/

Monday Night Tango's 8 week Argentine tango series for absolute beginners runs Mondays, July 13 through August 31, at East Street Dance Center in Hadley.

Each night starts with a beginner class from 7 to 8 PM covering the walk, the embrace, musicality, floorcraft, and figures you'll actually use at a social dance.

Class is followed by a practica from 8 to 10 PM. That means guided practice and social dancing, where the night's material turns into real dancing.

No partner or experience needed. Coming solo is normal, and partners rotate.

East Street Dance Center, Studio 4
47 East St, Hadley, MA 01035

Look for the water tower, then the red door on the street side of the building. Plenty of parking in back.

Full series: $200
Drop in class and practica: $20 to $40 sliding scale, suggested $30
Practica only: $10 to $20

Details and signup:
https://abtango.com/beginnerseries

Questions:
andibriantango@gmail.com

In this four-session class at the Norman Rockwell Museum, participants will be introduced to the fundamental elements of drawing practice. Our classroom will be the galleries of American Stories: Revolution to Rockwell, the Museum’s summer exhibition commemorating the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding. Each class will focus on a single drawing technique. We will study how different artists in the exhibition have used these techniques in their own work. Participants can try their hand at making their own drawings inspired by close observation of work on view in the Museum’s galleries. This process of studying and working directly from the work of other artists is one of the most time-honored ways artists have educated themselves and developed their technical skills.

Materials are included. Those who prefer to work with their own sketchbooks are welcome— please note that only graphite pencils are allowed in the galleries.

Every Wednesday in August from 1 – 3 pm

Recommended for ages 16+

Instructor: Artist Caren Kinne is Manager of Learning and Engagement at Norman Rockwell Museum and has a BFA in painting and a master’s in art education. Her work has been exhibited in non -profit and commercial galleries across the US and in Italy. Kinne is an enthusiastic and supportive educator. She taught a popular outdoor pastel workshop at the Museum recently and looks forward to welcoming new art students to the Museum this summer.

For more information, visit https://www.nrm.org/events/drawing-american-stories-a-workshop-series-for-beginners-and-beyond/

This is a 3-Day virtual writing retreat:

Stay (Cozy) at Home & Write: A Virtual Retreat, Aug. 21-23, 2026

In this Write-at-Home retreat, you’ll write at home—or close to home—in your pajamas if you please, at your desk in your comfiest chair, in a local cafe, park, or local library—it’s up to you.

Work on a big project or get in the flow with daily writing prompts and virtual check-ins with a community of other writers.

Our days will include:
* Lots of time to write
* Intention-setting and mutual, gentle, and supportive accountability
* Check-ins by Zoom and chat with ample off-screen time
* Evening read-aloud circle to share what we’ve written
* 2-3 optional prompts per day

Come home to your writing!
Begins at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, through 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23.

With Tzivia Gover, author of Dreaming on the Page: Tap into Your Midnight Mind to Supercharge Your Writing (an IBPA Gold winner and a Forward Indie finalist)

$95 regular price, with Sliding scale options from $35-$125.
To learn more or register for Stay (Cozy) at Home and Write, visit the event page here or email hello@thirdhousemoon.com.

In a world marked by uncertainty, emotional overwhelm, and constant stimulation, many people find themselves absorbing more than they realize. Join author and intuitive teacher Wendy De Rosa for a transformational weekend exploring the difference between healthy empathy and over-absorption. Through teachings on the chakra system, guided healing experiences, meditation, and self-discovery practices, participants will learn how to strengthen boundaries, release emotional burdens, develop greater self-trust, and reconnect with their intuition. Wendy De Rosa is the author of Becoming an Empowered Empath and founder of the School of Intuitive Studies, with more than 30 years of experience teaching intuition, energy healing, and personal transformation.

Students will make a small ceramic bowl and 1 or 2 small spoons using classic pinch pot hand-building techniques. They will also have the option to use some simple bisque molds for the bowls.
Students will be given the option to use colored slips to decorate their bowls and spoons. Peggy will bisque- and glaze-fire the pieces at her studio and then bring the work back to the gallery for pickup.
This is a 3-4-hour session.
Bring lunch and water. Ages 18 and up.
Register directly with Peggy by emailing pottery.peggy@gmail.com or calling 401-477-4512