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Quarteto Americanos is Omar Sosa’s first U.S.-based jazz ensemble since the 1990s! Featuring drummer Josh Jones, bassist Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, and saxophone / clarinet / flute player Sheldon Brown, the group came together in February 2021 when Omar was in the Bay Area for several live streams. Connecting with Josh and Sheldon was a gratifying reunion for Omar, as he played extensively with them during his early days in San Francisco and Oakland in the late 1990s. Josh Jones’ Trio at the time, including Omar and bassist Geoff Brennan, played frequently at Bay Area clubs. Josh remains one of Omar’s favorite drummers - a versatile musician and educator equally at home in Latin, jazz, hip-hop, and fusion styles. Sheldon Brown was a member of Omar’s first Septet ensemble in the Bay Area, performing in San Francisco and Oakland and around the world in support of Omar’s earliest recording projects, ‘Free Roots’, ‘Spirit of the Roots’, and ‘Bembón’, also known as the Roots Trilogy. Sheldon is a talented composer, arranger and producer whose first recording, ‘Shifting Currents‘, caught Omar’s ear when he first moved to San Francisco in 1995. Ernesto Mazar Kindelán is a dynamic Cuban musician who came to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2014 following a ten-year stint with Charanga Habanera, the celebrated Cuban timba band from Havana.

Omar’s Quarteto Americanos plays a number of arrangements of Omar’s signature compositions from his early career, including ‘My Three Notes’, ‘Angustia’, and ‘Toridanzón’, as well as new songs written by Omar in Barcelona during the lockdown in 2020. Like Omar’s oeuvre, Quarteto Americanos’ repertoire is eclectic and energizing. Its improvisational approach seamlessly fuses elements of jazz, Latin, hip-hop, and electronica into an exciting, passionate, contemporary sound.

Savory
Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm

Savory is a show inspired by the satiating power of art, and the communal bonding of food. There will be food, music, dance, storytelling, and visual art.

Tickets will be sliding scale or you can bring a potluck item as your cost of entry. If you elect to bring food, please label it for allergens and be prepared to bring home your leftovers. Bring your community and come together over the love of art and fill your hearts, minds, and stomachs.

Hazel Basil is a multi-genre musician from Amherst, Ma. Through inviting self-love and introspection with her music, Hazel hopes to open more space for complexity, joy, and compassion. Since learning to play piano when she was 5 years old, Hazel has been entranced by the role of music as an emotional outlet. After coming out as transgender in 2022, Hazel felt an immense surge of love for herself, her community, and music which inspired her to begin sharing her music. Hazel’s songs are inspired by the unifying power of music and the barriers she has had to overcome in sharing that music with her community, and beyond. Since then, Hazel has performed at venues across New England such as the Parlor Room, Iron Horse, and the Academy of Music, bringing communities together in solidarity and strength. “Herbs and Grains”, her first album, is available on all platforms- and she has two more albums in the works. 

Entifan is a 23 year old creatively sensitive being from Orange County, CA. She incorporates a fluidity and soft power into her music, viewing songwriting as a means of healing and deep connection. As their name means “water,” they play with the duality of malleability and grand force in their music with experimental instrumentation and arrangements. Their work is, to say the least, emotional. With her debut EP “Claire,” she writes about her journey to comfort within herself and mending the love she carries for her inner child. Her music is not for the non-reflective and certainly isn’t for the avoidant. 

May Saito is a recent graduate of UMass Amherst and holds a BFA in dance with a minor in sociology. She began her studies under the tutelage of Rose and Charles Flachs at the Massachusetts Academy of Ballet, going on to become a member of the first trainee class at Tulsa Ballet in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a member of the Winnipeg Summer Dance Collective. As a multidisciplinary artist, May creates work that bridges the space between disciplines in the art world. She is an advocate for the inclusion of dancers of all abilities in the world of dance and looks forward to a career spent bridging gaps between people from all walks of life.  

Indë (they/he) is an artivist born, raised, and residing in Massachusetts. Their live performances are designed to build community and amplify marginalized voices, both present and prematurely past/passed. “My would-be role models are buried: Marsha P., Marlon Riggs, and Malcom X.” Indë’s upcoming album Role Model reflects on their experience growing up in the boonies of Western Mass without Black queer people to look up to, and uncovering their power as a radical interdisciplinary artist today. 

The Pay it Forward program is generously funded by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Greenfield Savings Bank, Tandem Bagels, Applied Mortgage, Boston Rare Maps, Greenfield Cooperative Bank and Northampton Cooperative Bank, Massachusetts Cultural Council, and Individual Donors.

The 4th Witch is a fantastic new tale, inspired by elements of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, in which a girl escapes war and seeks protection from three witches. They agree to take her on as an apprentice with only one condition: she must never use her powers for revenge. Consumed by grief and rage, the girl comes to realize that it was Macbeth who killed her parents. Now she must choose between reconciliation or vengeance.

Told through inventive practical effects executed in plain sight, the troupe brilliantly employs shadow puppetry, live music and actors in silhouette, to create an entire new world in The 4th Witch. Manual Cinema has built a devoted fanbase in Boston over the course of their thrilling past productions at ArtsEmerson including Ada/Ava and Frankenstein. Do not miss their triumphant return this fall!

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.

William Baczek Fine Arts is pleased to announce The Road Not Taken, a solo exhibition of new works by Japanese American painter Chie Yoshii, on view October 22 through November 22, 2025, at 36 Main St., Northampton, MA. The Road Not Taken presents Yoshii’s latest explorations in allegory, psychological portraiture, and the interplay of mythic symbolism and interior narrative.

Step back into the vibrant world of the 1920s and 1930s with Jazz Age Illustration, a major exhibition exploring the art of popular illustration during this transformative era. Featuring over 100 works by renowned artists such as Aaron Douglas, John Held Jr., and Frank E. Schoonover, the exhibition delves into the cultural impact of illustration during a time of dramatic social change.

Organized by the Delaware Art Museum, Jazz Age Illustration is the first major exhibition to survey the art of popular illustration in the United States between 1919 and 1942—a vibrant and transformative era of innovation, evolving styles, social change, and expanding popular media.

Eight local wineries and vineyards have partnered up to showcase the incredible wine Western Massachusetts has to offer. Guests can start at any of the 8 locations:

- Agronomy Farm Vineyard
- Black Birch Vineyard
- Cameron’s Winery
- Glendale Ridge Vineyard
- Hardwick Winery
- Home Fruit Wine
- Mineral Hills Winery
- Wine Haus & Vineyard

Simply make a purchase to get your passport stamped and then check out the next location. The passport will be open from now until December 20th. A stamped passport gets you entered to win one of eight prizes, with a prize coming from each location ranging from wine to merch to tickets and more!

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!

Instructor: Sage Neighbors
Mondays 5–7pm
8 wks, starting September 29th
$225, $202.50 Member’s Price (all materials included)

Join local artist Sage Neighbors for Drawing II to strengthen your foundational drawing skills. This class provides guidance and a supportive environment to refine your line work, develop a deeper understanding of form and shading, and experiment with composition to create more dynamic and expressive drawings. Basic drawing skills recommended.

All classes are held in the train station studio classroom. Do not attend if you feel sick. Please review our Registration and Payment Policy page before signing up. Email classes@windsorartcenter.org for more information.

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.