Community Calendar

Join bluegrass musician David Clark Carroll and CitySpace for a fun, open bluegrass jam! Bring your instruments and your favorite tunes — from Bill Monroe to the Stanley Brothers and beyond. Held every first Saturday of the month during Art Walk Easthampton, this monthly jam brings the community together for music, connection, and good old-fashioned fun.

All are welcome. Free to join. All ages.

On Wednesday, August 5, at 6:30 PM the Unitarian Society of Northampton welcomes Cape Harmony (www.capeharmony.org) a summer ensemble of ten college-aged a cappella singers chosen by audition from across the nation. The suggested donation is $20, sliding scale. This year half the proceeds will benefit the Movement Voter Fund a non-partisan, 501(c)3 organization that distributes grants to nonprofits working for ballot access, voter registration and voter turnout. 

Cape Harmony's 2026 repertoire includes Locked out of Heaven (OPB Bruno Mars) • Daydreaming (OPB Aretha Franklin) • Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (OPB Starship) • I Heard It Through The Grapevine (OPB Marvin Gaye) • True Colors (OPB Cyndi Lauper) • As (OPB Stevie Wonder) • It's All Coming Back to Me Now (OPB Céline Dion) • bye (OPB Ariana Grande) • Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers) • Midnight Sun (OPB Zara Larsson) • Never Can Say Goodbye (OPB The Jackson 5) • Zero to Hero (from Disney's Hercules) • Feeling Good (OPB Nina Simone) • Wide Awake (OPB Katy Perry) • Don't Speak (OPB No Doubt) • Call Me (OPB Blondie) • You and I (OPB Lady Gaga) • This Love (OPB Maroon 5) • A Sunday Kind of Love (OPB Etta James) • Love Shack (OPB The B-52s)

Join us for the Wind & Reed Jazz Jam Session at 50 Arrow Gallery!

Musicians of all levels are welcome to bring an instrument, sign up, and jam alongside our house band of professional local musicians.

Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills, meet other players in the community, perform in front of an audience, or just have a great time making music, this session is for you.

The evening will begin with a 30-minute opening set from the house band, followed by a 90-minute open jam session with a first-come, first-served sign-up list. Players will have opportunities to solo, accompany, experiment, and express themselves in a supportive and collaborative environment.

All styles, experience levels, and creative approaches are encouraged — just keep it respectful, musical, and fun.

Suggested donation: $5 plus tips

Bring your horn, sticks, voice, pedals, weird instruments, or just come hang and listen.

Nu Mu 5: 'Minding a New Way' presents eclectic and sonically-charged musical events at 118 Elliot over 3 weekends in August from Friday Aug 7th to Aug 21. The 'Minding a New Way’ art show features opens Fri Aug 7 for Gallery Walk - at 8pm celebrated bassist and storyteller Hilliard Greene performs his powerful solo “Milestone Negro Spirituals" -- at 8:45 Jeff Lederer, Pete Simoneaux and others join Hilliard to expand the circle of sound.
Subsequent weekends of the festival will feature acts such as Southern Vermont's Anarchoharmonia musicians along with visiting students from Long Island University’s Post
Modern Ensemble, percussionist Julian Gerstin and his original Jazz compositions, NYC-based emo-gaze band Cannon Fodder, the Turbulence Orchestra with their large format improvisation ensemble, a Sunday morning open-to-all meditation session, culminating in a raucous finale designed to deliver ‘Sonic Liberation’ to all.

Join us in celebrating the richness of Afro-Diaspora culture at this vibrant, family-friendly community event featuring music, food, art, and folk dance. Enjoy live band performances, cultural exhibits, global cuisine, and activities for all ages, including virtual reality rides and hands-on cultural activities.

What to expect:
• Vibrant cultural marketplace
• Food vendors serving American & Diasporan cuisine
• Live Congolese Band by Orchestre Moto
• Jollof Wars culinary showcase
• Cultural Fashion Show
• Senegalese folk dance
• Board games and interactive activities
• Virtual reality rides
• Free face painting and kids’ activities
• Free backpack giveaway (while supplies last)

All are welcome to join in a joyful, inclusive celebration of culture and community. Rain or shine — don’t miss it!

"LIVE from Ashtonwood" continues its 2026 season presenting the multi-talented, and South Hadley hometown hero and singer-songwriter Kimaya Diggs.

As always, this summer backyard house concert will be streamed LIVE and free of charge via Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/AshtonwoodHouseConcerts.

Kanin Wren fronts the most dynamic live Taylor Swift Experience for fans of all ages. Playing all of the greatest hits from You Belong With Me to Midnights, Kanin Wren’s Taylor Swift Experience is packing dance floors and creating timeless once in a lifetime memories. With fun choreography, multiple costume changes, spot on musical delivery, Kanin’s tribute to the genius of Taylor Swift is a must-see act. VIP experiences are available for super fans!

VIP Experience includes early access, preferred seating, signed limited edition poster, meet and greet, and pre-show acoustic concert.
Upgrade your ticket to VIP experience when you purchase.
VIP Experience 6:00 pm
Doors Open 6:30 pm
Showtime 7:30 pm

Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present an evening of exceptional songwriting featuring Joy Clark, Luke Concannon, Midnight Betty, and Lizzy Mandell. The concert opens with Luke Concannon, Lizzy Mandell, and Midnight Betty performing an intimate in-the-round set before Louisiana singer-songwriter Joy Clark and her quartet close the evening. Blending folk, Americana, indie, country, and blues influences, these acclaimed artists bring heartfelt songs, rich harmonies, and compelling stories to the stage for a memorable night of original music.

Join soprano Tinky Weisblat, composer/pianist Jerry Noble, and friends for a reading of the Declaration of Independence, followed by a brief history of the United States through song. Highlights will include major wars; the best-known campaign song of all time, “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too”; an African-American Spiritual; the temperance movement; the Great Depression; and much more. The audience will be encouraged to sing along on several songs, from “Yankee Doodle” to “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

The program is part of Hawley Day, the hamlet of Hawley’s annual reunion, but is open to the public. The day will begin with the annual meeting of Hawley’s Historical Society at 11 a.m. Lunch will follow; then the musical program. On display throughout the day will be examples of Hawleyites’ creativity, from metalwork to books to cookies.

This event is free, sponsored by the Sons & Daughters of Hawley, several local cultural councils, and Mass Humanities. Donations to the Sons & Daughters, Hawley’s historical society, are welcome, however.

Planet Zydeco brings the irresistible dance music of southwest Louisiana to Putney's Twilight on the Tavern Lawn concert series. Hailing from New England, the band delivers authentic zydeco with infectious energy, featuring accordion, rubboard, fiddle, guitar, bass, and drums. Their lively performances invite audiences of all ages onto the dance floor. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy an evening of free outdoor music. In case of rain, the concert will move indoors to Next Stage Arts, 15 Kimball Hill, Putney.