Community Calendar

“New Songs for an Old Poet” is a series of four concerts spanning July through December 2025. Organized by long-time Valley vocalist Peter W. Shea, who is also the principal performer, the series presents an enormous variety of songs, all of them musical settings of the great nineteenth-century German-Jewish poet Heinrich Heine, whose verses have been set to music more than any other poet. All are works that Peter has in some way helped to bring into the world, either by suggestion, commission, or premiere, as part of his thirty-year project on Heine and the music his poetry continues to inspire.

“Seas, Birds and Trees,” to be presented on Heine’s 228th birthday, is an evocative potpourri of works by eleven composers, among them Massachusetts residents Clifton “Jerry” Noble, David Kidwell, John Craig Cooper and Gregory Hayes, as well as Vermonters Paul Dedell and Zeke Hecker.

The ocean was a major recurring theme in Heine’s poetry, particularly the shore and islands of the cold and stormy North Sea, where he spent several holidays in his twenties. The sea’s bleak beauty haunted Heine the rest of his life, inspiring him to write poems that combine rich descriptions of the natural scene with fanciful and ironic tales and poignant love-songs. Those sea poems in turn have inspired much of this concert’s music, which consists of seven solo songs with piano, a suite for piano four-hands, and five pieces for one or two voices and various combinations of instruments. Pianist Brenda Moore Miller will accompany Peter on the solo songs, and will collaborate with Clifton J. Noble on the piano four-hands suite. Noble will also accompany the pieces with additional musicians. Mezzo-soprano Justina Golden will join in two vocal duets, and five wind and string players, including hornist Jean Jeffries and flutist Nina Wurgaft, will each play in two songs.

New England's largest walk through light show. 1 mile trail, over 2 million lights, trees wrapped to heights of over 90' in height

Light One Candle is an evening of holiday harmony and captivating a cappella sound. Your host, Heart of the Valley Chorus, will perform alongside The Cider House Boys, The Chill Harmonics and special guest singers to bring you the light and love of holiday favorites with opportunities for you to sing along if you wish. Singing, especially in groups, helps connect us with others in a way no other activity can. This event is intergenerational and it’s fun.

Let the light of our musical selections help spark powerful positive memories to lead you away from any darkness in the season.

Any proceeds from this concert enable Heart of the Valley Chorus to bring musical entertainment to underserved populations as the chorus seeks to expand opportunities to engage in meaningful musical outreach. This includes free concerts to nursing homes and the community as well as scholarships for youth to our young singers in harmony summer musical exploration camp.

Light One Candle is an evening of holiday harmony and captivating a cappella sound. Your host, Heart of the Valley Chorus, will perform alongside The Cider House Boys, The Chill Harmonics and special guest singers to bring you the light and love of holiday favorites with opportunities for you to sing along if you wish. Singing, especially in groups, helps connect us with others in a way no other activity can. This event is intergenerational and it’s fun.

Let the light of our musical selections help spark powerful positive memories to lead you away from any darkness in the season.

Any proceeds from this concert enable Heart of the Valley Chorus to bring musical entertainment to underserved populations as the chorus seeks to expand opportunities to engage in meaningful musical outreach. This includes free concerts to nursing homes and the community as well as scholarships for youth to our young singers in harmony summer musical exploration camp.

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.

New England's largest walk through light show. 1 mile trail, over 2 million lights, trees wrapped to heights of over 90' in height

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.

New England's largest walk through light show. 1 mile trail, over 2 million lights, trees wrapped to heights of over 90' in height

The Northampton Scrabble Club prides itself on being a welcoming group where the priority is on FUN, not strict competition. Come in at any point in the evening and we'll get you in a game! Some players stay for one game, others for multiple games. We have a wide variety of skill levels represented, so come join the fun!