The Northampton Arts Council works to support and nurture the arts in the city of Northampton. The Council awards grants twice each year to artists and arts groups from both state and locally-raised funds, and seeks to improve public awareness of the arts. Its' goals include maintaining and preserving the rich and diverse cultural heritage of Northampton, programming such annual events of interest to the community as First Night Northampton and Transperformance.

Monday, December 30, 2019

Silver Chord Bowl 2020

Design by Nate Duval

Silver Chord Bowl 2020

The Silver Chord Bowl, in its 36th year, is the oldest and most respected collegiate a cappella showcase in the region, hosted in John M. Greene Hall on the Smith College campus. This year’s event will begin with a performance by Northampton High School’s very own Northamptones, followed by performances by 6 groups from colleges and universities around the Northeast. This year we will see the Dartmouth AiresBerklee Upper StructureSkidmore DynamicsTufts sQ!the UMass Doo Wop Shop and Smith College Groove.

The Silver Chord Bowl 2020 will be hosted by Smith College President Kathleen McCartneyNorthampton Mayor David Narkewicz, and Steve Sanderson of the Northampton Arts Council.

When: Sunday, February 2 – 2:00PM Showtime, Doors Open at 1:30PM

Where: John M. Greene Hall-Smith College, 60 Elm Street Northampton, MA 01060

Tickets: Available at the Box Office of John M Green Hall starting at 1:15 PM; Premium Assigned Seating All Ages - $40 (no fees) ; General Admission All Ages - $20 (no fees)

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

First Night Northampton 2020

First Night Northampton 2020

On Tuesday, December 31st, the Northampton Arts Council and PeoplesBank welcome you to the 35th edition of our city-wide New Year's Eve party. Since 1985, First Night Northampton has filled the Paradise City with a 12-hour, family-friendly festival of the arts, culminating in a traditional ball-raising from the roof of the Hotel Northampton. Gather with friends, neighbors and visitors at 20 terrific downtown venues for an astounding array of entertainment presented by hundreds of talented performers. Our efforts are supported by generous local sponsors and dedicated volunteers. Proceeds benefit community arts. For more information please visit https://www.firstnightnorthampton.org/

Program Schedule here


Friday, December 13, 2019

A Gift of Remembrance

A Gift of Remembrance; Anonymous donor honors lawyer Bart Gordon and his contributions to Northampton arts and culture.

The Northampton Community Arts Trust will name the mezzanine of 33 Hawley Street for Bart J. Gordon after receiving $150,000 to honor his memory. A long time Northampton resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, pledged $100,000 in a challenge to the community to match his gift with $50,000.  The challenge was met with contributions from the community, including many of Bart’s family members and friends, and a substantial gift from Saliq Savage, a local movement artist and developer. Saliq made his gift in honor of Bart and in memory of his recently deceased mother and father. A dedication ceremony will be held Saturday, December 14 at 5:00 pm.

Monday, December 9, 2019

Dwellings Arts To Release a Limited Edition Print Created in Collaboration By Local Poet Mishie Serrano and Local Artist Nicco Palazzi.


Dwellings Arts ends their first year as a non-profit by funding a collaborative limited edition print by local poet Mishie Serrano and local artist Nicco Palazzi. The print will be released just in time for the holidays on Friday, December 13, 2019. You can pre-order yours today.

Dwellings is an organization that celebrates interdisciplinary artwork and performances with a focus on community engagement and growth, founded with values of ethics and equal representation at the forefront. Their goal is to create greater equity of opportunities and access to resources and community support for artists from underrepresented groups. They also believe that raising awareness around issues that affect artists, such as union representation, fair pay, ethical artist/venue relationships, and safe venue practices will make our local art and music scene a safer and more supportive space for all artists and arts appreciators.

This limited edition 8.5”x11” print will feature an original poem by Mishie Serrano, with original artwork by Nicco Palazzi. Both artists were a part of the first annual Dwellings Arts Festival on October 12, 2019 at the Northampton Center For the Arts. This collaboration presents a unique combination of perspectives that is a clear expression of the power artists hold when they work together. This print will be available on December 13th, and only 60 copies will be made.

To pre-order yours email dwellingsarts@gmail.com or visit our Holiday Marketplace page dwellingsarts.com/marketplace. All pre-orders will be shipped once payment has been received on Friday, December 13th.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

75 Years of Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary: A Natural Gem is Our Own Back Yard


WHAT: Northampton Neighbors’ Speakers Series presents: “75 Years of Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary: A Natural Gem is Our Own Back Yard,” with Jonah Keane, Sanctuary Director, Mass Audubon’s Connecticut River Valley Sanctuaries
WHEN:  Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:30 – 7:30 PM
WHERE: Northampton Senior Center, 67 Conz St. Free and open to all. Northampton Neighbors co-sponsors the Speaker Series with the Senior Center.

Jonah Keane will share the past, present and future of Mass Audubon’s Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary. He will describe managing the meadows for a variety of birds such as Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlark; restoring a rare floodplain forest ecosystem; and working to combat climate change locally. He also will highlight the importance of land protection, habitat management and environmental education in the valley today, illustrated by beautiful photos of Arcadia and the wildlife living there.

Before joining Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in 2014, Jonah worked with the Student Conservation Association (SCA) as manager of the SCA Massachusetts AmeriCorps program and as the Northeast Regional Program Director for two years. He has a MS in Forest Ecology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and a BS in Environmental Studies. University of Vermont. He served in the Peace Corps in Bolivia for three years. He enjoys spending time in the woods year-round.

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Northampton Jazz Workshop Featuring Trombonist Steve Davis


WHAT: Northampton Jazz Workshop Featuring trombonist Steve Davis
WHEN: Tuesday, December 3rd from 7:30 to 8:30 followed by the open jazz jam session.
WHERE: City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA

One of our all time favorite players, trombonist Steve Davis returns on Tuesday the 3rd as our guest soloist. We are also thrilled to be working with Steve on another teaching project, this time as part of the Elliot Ross Jazz Artists in the Schools program working with the Northampton High School jazz band. This program is organized by the Northampton Jazz Festival and is funded by donations made in the memory of Elliot Ross, a former student of the Northampton schools who passed two years ago. I'm sure some of the members of the school band will be joining us at the club during the jam session. https://stevedavismusic.com

The concert set starts at 7:30, followed immediately by the jam session until 10:30. $5 per person room charge for the concert set and donations to the band gratefully accepted. City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA. 413-584-4830

Also of Interest
1. Sunday, December 1st, the Sprague/Jaffe/Ennis Trio . Doors 6:30 / Show 7:00 The Perch at Hawks & Reed Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 day of show.

2. Friday, Dec 6, Swing Set (vocal jazz ensemble) at Pioneer Valley CoHousing First Friday Concert Series. Show starts at 7:30pm (120 Pulpit Hill Rd in Amherst)

3. Saturday, December 7 at 8:00 p.m. - Jazz Baby at the Hotel Northampton, 36 King Street, Northampton, MA. Come dance to Kellso’s Hot Six in a 1920s style jazz club to benefit NEPR Radio. For tickets and more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazz-baby-a-1920s-jazz-age-holiday-party-tickets-77935203291

4. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 AT 7:30 PM-JAZZ SHARES PRESENTS: CHRISTOPH IRNIGER PILGRIM at Springfield Community Music School, 127 State St., Springfield, MA 01103
http://jazzshares.org

5. The Vermont Jazz Center's Big Band will present its Annual Scholarship Gala on Saturday, December 7th at 8:00 PM. Featured vocalist is 2-Time Grammy Winner Peter Eldridge.
vtjazz.org

6 . A liitle music industry history: The Story of Erroll Garner, the First Artist to Sue a Major Label and Win – Variety
https://variety.com/2019/music/news/the-true-story-of-erroll-garner-the-first-artist-to-sue-a-major-label-and-win-1203413083/

Upcoming Guest Artists:
12/10 - John Stowell on guitar
12/17 - Karrin Allyson on vocals
12/24 - No Music
12/31 - No Music


Monday, December 2, 2019

Winter's Work Makers Market


WHAT: Winter's Work Makers Market
WHERE: 33 Hawley Street Northampton, MA.
WHEN: December 7, 2019

The 4th annual Winter's Work is in a new location & format this year: The Northampton Center for the Arts building on Hawley street during the Northampton Book and Book Arts Fair! A real two-fer-one. Come by and find us and support local artists and vendors and find artwork, books, handmade amazingness, and other things of beauty to take home.

Free & Open to the Public. (Bring Money for Vendors)
RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/834942346942576/

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Green River Festival Presents: Free Screening of Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz





WHAT: Green River Festival Presents: Free Screening of Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz
WHERE: Academy of Music Theatre 274 Main St, Northampton, Ma.
WHEN: Saturday November 30th 7:00pm

‘THE LAST WALTZ’ – FREE MOVIE NIGHT & SPECIAL ONE-DAY SALE OF ‘EARLIEST BIRD’ GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL TICKETS AT ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
* Sponsored by Northampton Arts Council *
DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM. MOVIE STARTS AT 7PM.

THE LAST WALTZ (7 - 9PM)
Seventeen years after joining forces as the backing band for rockabilly cult hero Ronnie Hawkins, Canadian roots rockers The Band call it quits with a lavish farewell show at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom on Nov. 25, 1976. Filmed by Martin Scorsese, this documentary features standout performances by rock legends such as Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell and Muddy Waters, as well as interviews tracing the group’s history and discussing road life.

TINY HOUSE SCREENING (6:30 - 7PM)
A recent addition to Green River Festival, the Tiny House Stage features pop-up sets from main stage artists. Watch our biggest performers let their hair down in an intimate, back porch setting and surprise the audience with unforgettable, acoustic jams! We’ll be screening some of our favorite performances from the past two years and sharing a BIG announcement for the 3rd annual Tiny House Concerts at Green River Festival!

GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL 'EARLIEST BIRD' TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC: 6:30 - 9PM. In person only.

GRAB WEEKEND PASSES AT THE LOWEST PRICE!
Special one-day sale for locals:
$99.99 / weekend pass
$149.99 / weekend pass + camping

**Tickets also available to purchase at The Parlor Room from 12 - 5pm: Green River Festival 2020 Pre-Sale Party! **

https://www.greenriverfestival.com



Artifacts of the Ephemeral by artist Katherine Adler


WHAT: ARTIFACTS OF THE EPHEMERAL
WHERE: STUDIO4, 25 MAIN ST, NORTHAMPTON MA
WHEN: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 THROUGH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22

Hours open to public:
Thursday 8pm-12am
Friday 8am-9pm

ARTIFACTS OF THE EPHEMERAL is a 24 hour solo durational performance by artist Katherine Adler. They will be responding to 24 personal meditations (embodying through movement and drawn imagery) and making public their inner experience.

Every hour is preset with a specific meditation and soundtrack to enhance the tone of the space. Audiences are invited into the School for Contemporary Dance for 18 of the 24 hours to passively observe the process as performance. This is an opportunity for the artist to shed the layers and filters applied to their communication when confined to linguistic language and instead engage with space in a more intimately present way. The goal is to invite the audience to witness the artist's truest form of articulation without the structure of narrative. Viewers are encouraged to remain in the space for at least 20 minutes but can stay or return for as long as the space is open.

This project is made possible through a grant from the Northampton Arts Council. Past iterations of the work have been supported by Eggtooth Productions and the Mass Cultural Council.

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Northampton Jazz Workshop Featuring baritone saxophonist Claire Daly


WHAT: Northampton Jazz Workshop Featuring baritone saxophonist Claire Daly
WHEN: Tuesday, November 19th from 7:30 to 8:30 followed by the open jazz jam session.
WHERE: City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA.

This week is special for us as Claire Daly will not only be the featured guest at the club but will also be the lead artist for the next installment of the Davis Financial Group Jazz Artist in the Schools program at JFK Middle School. Claire, along with the trio, will be working with the JFK 8th grade jazz band on Monday night and then play a school wide assembly on Tuesday morning. https://jazzbarisax.com/baritone-saxophonists/bop-style/claire-daly/
I hope you can join us for this concert which, I'm certain, will be a lot of fun and with Claire in the lead, very entertaining.

The concert set starts at 7:30, followed immediately by the jam session until 10:30. $5 per person room charge for the concert set and donations to the band gratefully accepted. City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA. 413-584-4830

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Zea Mays Printmaking: Internship Openings 2020


Zea Mays Printmaking is accepting applications for our 2020 Spring/Summer Internship Program

Our interns spend six months doing primary research into safer and non-toxic printmaking processes and help with a wide range of workshops. Our summer interns spend more time helping with intensive workshops. During and after their internship, interns receive a one-year full studio membership to work on their own art utilizing the wonderful printmaking facilities and art community at Zea Mays Printmaking.

We are looking for interns for:
March - August 2020 (application deadline December 1, 2019)
September 2020 - February 2021 (application deadline April 1, 2020)

We are looking for people who have printmaking experience, a deep interest in safer and non-toxic processes and a desire to contribute to a research based studio. We prefer interns who have a B.A. with a printmaking emphasis, but are happy to consider printmakers who've taken an alternative route to learning the medium.

Internship Information

Internship Application


2019 Zea Mays Printmaking | 320 Riverside Dr. Florence, MA 01062

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

The Leafies You Gave Me Album Release Concert with Special Guest Carinae


WHAT: The Leafies You Gave Me Album Release Concert with Special Guest Carinae
WHERE: A.P.E. @ 33 HAWLEY st Northampton, MA.
WHEN: Saturday, 11/23 in the Flex space at 33 Hawley
DOORS 7:00PM / SHOW 8:00PM - ALL AGES - $10-15 (sliding scale!)

The Leafies are a 10 piece band from the not-so-happy valley of Western, MA. An eclectic array of genres covering everything from pop to free jazz to hardcore. Stage shows have been referred to as “Broadway On Acid.” A series of interconnected stories create a unified experience dealing with topics such as organized religion, anxiety disorders, gender roles, castrati, and a little romance.

Think high school drama club meets Zappa.

Props, costumes, and THE GIANT CLAM! Everything is not going to be alright! But Leafies strive to make this world a better place for you and me to live. Join us in our fight against the Happy New Beard's club and help us bring down their senseless homophobia, intimidation, and ridiculous assumptions about gender!

MORE on The Leafies: https://www.facebook.com/theleafiesyougaveme/

Contact for A.P.E.: Lisa Thompson, lisathompson@apearts.org, 413.586.5553

33 Hawley is a project of the Northampton Community Arts Trust.
For more information: http://www.northamptonartstrust.org/

Northampton Jazz Workshop News & Updates


Northampton Jazz Workshop News & Updates

First of all, the weather seems to be cooperating with us Tuesday so we are looking forward to playing at the City Sports Grille with the wonderful guitarist Steve Cardenas starting at 7:30. Also, there are so many things musical going on this week that I thought I should share just a few of them; some tough choices to make:

- Wednesday, 11/13. Valley Jazz Network Listening Party with MELISSA ALDANA 7:30 pm. The Parlor Room, 32 Masonic Street, Northampton, MA moderated by Felipe Salles, Associate Professor of Jazz Studies, UMass Amherst. RSVP ASAP if interested. Email yvonne@umass.edu or call 413.545.4161.

- Thursday, Nov. 14 Melissa Aldana will perform with her band at 7:30 pm in Bowker Auditorium at UMass. For tickets visit www.fineartscenter.com/aldana

- Thursday, November 14, at 7:30 at the Shea Theatre in Turners Falls will be another showing of the film Horn From the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story, hosted by Tom Reney. It sold out quickly last month at Amherst Cinema so to get tickets in advance go to www.Sheatheater.org

- Friday, November 15th: Marion Groves sings with The Colby's - Bev Rohlehr and John Colby at Collegian Court in Chicopee from 7-10PM. 89 Park St, Chicopee, MA 01013

- Saturday November 16, 2019 @ 7:30 pm The Vermont Jazz Center presents SOFÍA REI & JC MAILLARD $22 in Advance / $25 at the Door vtjazz.org

- Thursday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m, Bowker Auditorium UMass Fine Arts Center Presents AVERY SHARPE QUINTET & THE EXTENDED FAMILY CHOIR performing 400: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICAL PORTRAIT


December in the Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library


December in the Hosmer Gallery
Paintings by Alice Thomas, Tisha Ferguson, and Cin Kunz
December 3-29, 2019
Reception: December 4, 6-8 PM

Tisha Ferguson‘s selection of paintings is titled Soft Works: Abstract landscapes in fiber & mixed media. Her abstract expressionist landscapes are emotional interpretations of the world as it reveals itself.

Alice Thomas is a contemporary-conceptual artist of western Massachuestts. She has shown her work in Massachusetts and New York; recent venues include Smith College, Amherst College and the Stoneleigh-Burnham School. Her paintings in this exhibit are acrylic on canvas from both the Precarious and Coalesce series, including the painting that became the cover art for Silkworm 12: Survival, Annual Review of the Florence Poets Society, 2019 edition.

Cin Kunz is an interdisciplinary artist based in Northampton, MA. Her newest paintings present a visual reaction to the conflict between the symbiotic foundation of the natural world and the chaotic expansion of exploitative human activity. She examines the tension found between forms, the use of line as points of contact and meaning, and the influence of one boundary, one direction, one action upon another.

Cin has recently exhibited at Westfield State University Arno Maris Gallery, Greenfield Community College South Gallery, Massachusetts Statehouse Senate Conference Chambers, #Local Gallery, Artspace, Arts Night Out Northampton, MAP Gallery, and at open studios in Western Massachusetts.

Pike St. created and performed by Nilaja Sun


WHAT: Pike St. created and performed by Nilaja Sun
WHERE: Academy of Music 274 Main St. Northampton, MA
WHEN: November 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm
Sponsored by Northampton Cooperative Bank

Pike St., Nilaja Sun’s highly praised sixth play, vividly brings
to life a family on New York’s Lower East Side.

As a storm approaches, Evelyn is trying to assure the safety of her teenage daughter, Candi, whose unidentified illness hasimmobilized her. Caring for Candi has forced Evelyn to quit her job as a subway conductor; still, she helps support both her philandering father and her brother, who has returned to New York from Afghanistan and suffers from PTSD. Just behind the grace and humor with which Evelyn manages to hold together her own life and those of the people who depend on her is the constant threat of both natural and man-made disasters. Age recommendation: 16+

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Nilaja Sun is an actress, playwright, and teaching artist,
who has had many roles in television and film.
She is best known for No Child . . . (2006), her solo performance
piece based on her experience as an arts educator in New York City schools, which won Obie and Lucille Lortel awards.


CALL TO ARTISTS: 10th Annual Northampton Ice Art Festival


The Downtown Northampton Association invites artists to carve ice sculptures or create other ice-related works of art for Northampton’s 10th Annual Ice Art Festival.

Overview
Organized by the Downtown Northampton Association, the 10th Annual Northampton Ice Art Festival takes place on Friday, February 14, 2020. Artists are asked to create an ice sculpture as part of the Festival, which will culminate in the public display of the final sculptures during Arts Night Out from 5-8pm on Friday, February 14. Carving will take place throughout the day on Friday, February 14 and finished sculptures will be on display throughout the weekend and as long as weather permits.

All participating artists will be paid a $200 stipend for their work.

New this year​: Interested in participating in the Northampton Ice Art Festival in another medium (painting, sculpture, etc.) and creating an ice-related work of art? Please submit an application with your proposed idea! We will work with you to see if there is an appropriate space and way to include your work in this celebration of all things ice. Bonus points if you are able to create this work in view of the public during the day on Friday, February 14, 2020 - but not necessary.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Community Input and Artist Reception

Community Input and Artist Reception

When: Sunday November 24th, 2019, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Where: Flex Space, 33 Hawley Street Northampton, MA 01060

Do you have ideas about what the Northampton Arts Council should be working on? Want to give us some input on our programs? We want your feedback!

The Northampton Arts Council invites local artists and community members to a reception and community input session featuring presentations and performances by recent BJ Goodwin Grant recipients and Northampton Poet Laureate. Festive Refreshments and snacks.

Performances and presentations from:

Liz Chalfin - Printmaking - Artist Proof Studio, Johannesburg, South Africa
Serious Play Theatre Ensemble - Theatre - Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
Lucas Solórzano - Music, Bachata - Dream Project in Cabarete, Dominican Republic
Karen Skolfield - Northampton Poet Laureate

Northampton High School’s Romeo & Juliet


WHAT: Northampton High School’s Romeo & Juliet
WHERE: Fayette Congville Auditorium, Northampton High School 380 Elm St, Northampton, MA.
WHEN: Nov 14-16 7pm, Nov 16 2pm

These violent delights have violent ends Northampton High School’s Romeo & Juliet gets a new look

NHS Theater takes on the eternal questions plaguing teenagers in a modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic tale of young love and ancient rivalry: when is a child not a child? How do we step into adulthood? What’s too soon? What’s too late? What’s too dangerous? What’s too... beautiful?

Director Stephen Eldredge and a cast and crew of 30 NHS students have spent the past five months re-imagining the world of the play to suit the generation of Juliets, Tybalts, Mercutios and Romeos taking the stage in today’s “Globe-al” theater. While the text of the play is unaltered, the visual world is a hash of old and new: classic stone arches vie for attention with skateboards and swing sets; the graffiti-inspired artwork of Banksy compliments the exposed brick back wall of the NHS auditorium stage. Diana Paradise and Fletcher Soto’s costume designs are neo-grunge inspired, while young duelers fight with any object that comes to hand: shopping carts, plumbing parts and barbed wire necklaces all find their place in this vibrant urban landscape. The actors have made their own decisions about the gender identities and preferences of the characters they play, giving us a new twist on classic romance and immersing us in a world that, in Shakespeare’s words, “hold(s)... the mirror up to nature... show(s) virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure”. Paul Kinsman’s music composition students have composed an original score to accompany the action; there will never be another Romeo & Juliet like this one - see it before it’s too late!

by William Shakespeare Directed by Stephen Eldredge
Nov 14-16 7pm Nov 16 2pm Fayette Congville Auditorium, Northampton High School
$8 Adults $5 Students, NHS Staff and Seniors

romeonhs.brownpapertickets.com

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Urbana Art Studio Grand Opening featuring Artist Justin Beatty


WHAT: Grand Opening of the Urbana Art Studio featuring the Art of Justin Beatty
WHEN: Friday, November 8, 2019 5pm-9pm
WHERE: 358 Dwight Street, Holyoke ma 01040

This event is presented by Genuine Culture LLC. and Paper City Clothing Company from Holyoke, MA. The event will include Live music by DJ Trends and signature cocktails courtesy of Rueology Beverage company (Cash Bar).

Free Admission!

About the Artist (Justin Beatty):

Monday, November 4, 2019

UMass Arts Extension Service Spring 2020 Registration Now Open


WHAT: UMass Arts Extension Service Spring 2020 Registration Now Open

Registration for Spring Semester opens today! In our classes you’ll learn about careers in Arts Management through real-word experience and case studies. Classes are taught by art professionals. These courses are all offered with Credit and Noncredit options.

Courses for Spring 2020 include:
Introduction to Arts Management
Arts Fundraising
Arts Marketing
Creative Economy and Placemaking

If you are looking to move your arts-based career forward, an Arts Management Certificate will sweeten your resume! AES offers three flexible certificate options in Arts Management, as well as the nation’s only online Bachelor’s Degree with a concentration in Arts Management.

Learn more about the Online Degree, AES Certificate Options, and all the courses offered by AES on our website.

The Significant Role of Artists:
Part of the Arts Extension Service’s work is to provide trainings and workshops for arts managers, artists, and public or private clients across the nation. Arts Extension Service Director, Dee Boyle-Clapp, has been busy recently leading workshops for the Connecticut Office of the Arts. These workshops and trainings serve as an introduction to the significant role the arts play in communities. Dee presented to Artists, Arts Administrators, and City Planners in Connecticut on the value of the arts, both economically and how it serves a community and its people.

With over twenty years of experience, Dee’s workshops are full of real life examples and unique perspectives that provide new insights to participants. Arts Extension Service leads workshops like these throughout the year. To learn more about these trainings and workshops check out our website and to learn more about the work Dee did in Connecticut read the full blog article here.

UMass Arts Extension Service
www.artsextensionservice.org | aes@acad.umass.edu
(413) 545-2360
221 Hampshire House | 131 County Circle | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, MA 01003

Learn how to Sell Your Art as Artwork, with Robert Floyd


WHAT: Learn how to Sell Your Art as Artwork, with Robert Floyd
WHEN: Saturday, November 23, 2019  -- 1:30pm - 4:00pm
WHERE: Forbes Library 20 West Street Northampton MA.
Forbes Library presents a free workshop on marketing for the visual artist, with photographer and arts educator Robert Floyd.

This class is designed for emerging artists who grapple with questions like how to price their art appropriately, where and how to show it, and how to connect to resources that will help their careers. We will cover a range of strategies for building an audience, selling and licensing original art in today's ever-changing marketplace. Participants will learn time- and stress-saving business and organizational skills for the working artist.

Robert Floyd is a photojournalist, an award winning nature photographer, and owner/director of The Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center. He also serves on the board of directors of Easthampton Media.

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Fiery Hope: An evolution of the Amandla Chorus


WHAT: Fiery Hope: An evolution of the Amandla Chorus
WHERE: Forbes Library 20 West Street. Northampton MA.
WHEN: November 13th 7:00pm - 8:15pm

Forbes Library's Music and Social Justice series finishes with a performance by Fiery Hope, an Evolution of the Amandla Chorus. Founder and director Eveline MacDougall will also present selected readings from her newly-published book, Fiery Hope: building community with the Amandla Chorus, that inform the songs in the program. The performance is free and all ages are welcome.

Fiery Hope recounts how people acquainted through anti-apartheid work gathered one wintry day in Wendell, Massachusetts to share the joyful power of South African freedom songs. The first informal session in 1988 led to regular rehearsals, and when the singers accepted an invitation to perform publicly, they needed a name for their burgeoning chorus. A South African member suggested “Amandla,” a Zulu word for power.

Astounded in 2019 by xenophobia and growing cultural divides, chorus members felt inspired to relinquish the name Amandla and become Fiery Hope, signaling unquenchable commitment to human rights and honoring the planet we call home.

At age twenty-three, Eveline MacDougall began a lifelong journey as chorus founder and director, drawing on musical knowledge and traditions from her large and energetic family on both sides of the US-Canada border. For over three decades, hundreds of chorus members of all ages have brought songs of human rights, justice, and peace to venues large and small.

Their work led to collaborations with influential leaders including César Chávez, Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Pete Seeger, Wally and Juanita Nelson, and Malala Yousafzai. They’ve also made profound connections with schoolchildren, prisoners, elders, terminally ill people, and community members facing homelessness.

Northampton Jazz Workshop Featuring saxophone and flutist Don Braden


WHAT: Northampton Jazz Workshop Featuring saxophone and flutist Don Braden
WHERE: City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA
WHEN: Tuesday, November 5th from 7:30 to 8:30 followed by the open jazz jam session.

This coming Tuesday we welcome back one of our most popular and swingingest guest soloists, the great Don Braden. Don has had a long and varied career as a sideman, band leader, composer and educator and we are always thrilled to play with him.
http://www.donbraden.com/index.html

The concert set starts at 7:30, followed immediately by the jam session until 10:30. $5 per person room charge for the concert set and donations to the band gratefully accepted. City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA. 413-584-4830

Upcoming Guest Artists:
11/12 - Steve Cardenas on guitar
11/19 - Claire Daly on baritone saz
11/26 - Dmitry Baevsky on alto sax

12/3 - Steve Davis on trombone
12/10 - John Stowell on guitar
12/17 - Karrin Allyson on vocals

For photos and videos of past NJW shows and related news, events and buzz, please see FB at: www.facebook.com/NorthamptonJazzWorkshop



Monday, October 28, 2019

The ArtSalon's Red Dot Dash art exhibit and sale to benefit artists


What: The ArtSalon's Red Dot Dash art exhibit and sale to benefit artists
When: Friday, November 22, 2019 5:30-8:00 pm
Where: 33 Hawley Street, Northampton

The ArtSalon’s SECOND ANNUAL RED DOT DASH Benefit Exhibition at 33 Hawley in Northampton will be on Friday, November 22, 2019, 5:30 – 8 PM This event is FREE and open to the public.

Since 2009, The ArtSalon has introduced to the public some of the area’s most vibrant artists. These selected artists speak about their work in an engaging, fast-paced image presentation, followed by a Q & A session. The ArtSalon wants to provide an honorarium for these artists for their time and effort. To fund this endeavor APE@Hawley will host The ArtSalon’s SECOND ANNUAL RED DOT DASH Benefit Exhibition at 33 Hawley, a project of Northampton Community Arts Trust, on Friday, November 22, 2019, 5:30-8pm.

The RED DOT DASH will offer an affordable and exciting way to add to a collection, support art makers (50% of a sale goes directly to the artist), and fund honorariums at the same time! Buyers have the opportunity to acquire original 10” x 10” sized 2D works and 10” x 10” x 10” sized 3D works by established and emerging artists for ONLY $88 EACH! Each piece will be exhibited ANONYMOUSLY and is offered on a FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS. The identity of the artist will be revealed only after the work is purchased.

Information for contributing a piece and attending: http://www.theartsalon.com/
413-586-5553 or valleyartsalon@gmail.com

November Speaker Series spotlights Local History


WHAT: Popular Speakers Series spotlights Local History in two upcoming talks on one night
WHEN: Wednesday, November 13 5:30-7:30 P.M.
WHERE: Northampton Senior Center, 67 Conz Street

“Sojourner Truth in 19th Century Florence”
by Wendy Sinton and Diane E. Liebert

AND

“Over or Under?
Politicians, Railroads, Citizens, and Lobbyists Clash in 1890s Northampton”
by Lu Stone

The event is free and open to the public and co-sponsored by Northampton Neighbors and Northampton Senior Center

Talks in Brief:

Sojourner Truth, born a slave in New York state, lived in Florence for 13 years. During her time here she developed her public voice, fighting against slavery and inequality, and for women’s rights. The talk will be an overview of her life and her connections to the abolitionists in a utopian community founded in Florence. Sojourner Truth is now a nationally recognized figure in the history of equal rights, with statues in Florence, Battle Creek, MI, the capitol rotunda in Washington D.C., and soon, Central Park.

Over or Under? In this forgotten chapter of Northampton history, the city’s dangerous grade crossings were at issue: Northampton wanted the railroad tracks to be elevated; the railroads wanted the highways raised. Pitted against the railroads’ aggressive team of political insiders and lawyers, the city and its enraged citizens fought, and won. The talk will focus the contentious campaign on the Main and North street crossings.

Speaker Bios:

Wendy Sinton, M.A., M.S.W., has developed a passion for local history since relocating to Western Mass. 20 years ago. She quickly got involved in the Sojourner Truth committee and its commitment to honoring Sojourner’s life, values and commitment to equality. She is involved in developing curriculum materials and a walking tour about this local historical figure and nationally important woman with Northampton 5th grade teachers.

Diane E. Liebert has a Master's Degree in History and a Ph.D. in Educational Research. She has been involved in the Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee since the statue was unveiled in 2002. She has a 25-year history doing educational research and evaluation, and has been the Evaluator of grants to the Sojourner Truth Committee over the past 7 years.

Lu Stone is author of “A House. A Street. A City. The Story of 17 Summer,” part of a chapbook series published by the city of Northampton for its 350th anniversary, and the forthcoming, “North to Market. Two Streets. Two Centuries. A Sheaf of Northampton Stories,” and editor of “Back Row, Back Ward. The Redevelopment of Northampton State Hospital.” She has led tours of the Market Street neighborhood for Historic Northampton. During her 40-year career in advertising, marketing and public relations, she worked with scores of public and private colleges and universities, and independent schools, to advance their admissions and development goals.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Veteran's Day Poetry Reading featuring Abby E. Murray & Karen Skolfield



WHAT: Veteran's Day Poetry Reading featuring Abby E. Murray & Karen Skolfield
WHEN: November 8, 2019 7 PM
WHERE: Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St. Northampton, MA.

On November 8, Arts Night Out in downtown Northampton, Perugia Press will hold a poetry reading in honor of Veterans Day featuring Abby E. Murray & Karen Skolfield. Murray is Perugia's latest winning poet and will be traveling here from WA State (where she is Tacoma, Washington's current poet Laureate) to celebrate her new Perugia Press book, Hail and Farewell. Skolfield is a friend of Perugia Press and is Northampton's current poet laureate. Her latest book is Battle Dress, out this fall from Norton. This event is free and open to the public, and it is sponsored in part by the Northampton Arts Council. We hope you'll join us! Poet bios below:

ABBY E. MURRAY'S first full-length book, Hail and Farewell, won the 2019 Perugia Press Prize and was published in September, 2019. Her poem “Asking for a Friend” won the Rhino Founder’s Prize in 2018. she teaches argumentation to army officers, creative writing at the School of the Arts, argumentation in military/academic writing at the University of Washington, and poetry workshops at a detention center for detained, undocumented youth. She edits Collateral, a literary journal focused on the impact of violent conflict and military service. She considers herself part of a military family, being married to someone in the Army. She has an MFA from Pacific University and a Ph.D. from Binghamton University. Murray is the poet laureate for Tacoma, Washington, for 2019-2021.

KAREN SKOLFIELD'S book Battle Dress (W. W. Norton, 2019) won the Barnard Women Poets Prize. Her book Frost in the Low Areas (Zone 3 Press) won the 2014 PEN New England Award in poetry and the First Book Award from Zone 3 Press, and is a Massachusetts “Must Read” selection. Skolfield is the winner of the 2016 Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize in poetry from The Missouri Review, the 2015 Robert H. Winner award from the Poetry Society of America, and the 2015 Arts & Humanities Award from New England Public Radio. Skolfield is a U.S. Army veteran and teaches writing to engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she earned her Master of Fine Arts. Skolfield is the poet laureate for Northampton, Massachusetts, for 2019-2021.

A.P.E.@33 Hawley presents Collective Ground


WHAT: Collective Ground
WHERE: A.P.E.@33 Hawley, 33 Hawley St Northampton, MA.
WHEN: November 2nd through November 19th, 2019

A.P.E.@33 Hawley presents Collective Ground, an exhibition of works by students in the Senior and Advanced Studio Arts program at Mount Holyoke College. Featuring artworks from artists Levi Taylor Booker, Lily Cook, Lauren Ferrara, Abigail Hill, Katie Kelso, Xiangwei Kong, Camila Le, Ricki Lovett, Abby Li, Cora Melcher, Kiwi Song, Samiha Tasnim, Deborah Uller, and Megan Walker, this exhibition brings together fourteen unique visions. These artists employ a vast range of mediums, from installation to photography, painting to performance, in order to explore who they are as makers. The diversity of approach amongst these artists reflect the deeply difficult and polarizing world that form the larger context for this exhibition. However, viewed together, these works begin to forge connections between issues of identity, vulnerability, and ultimately survival.

Collective Ground is open at 33 Hawley St. in Northampton, from November 2nd through November 19th, 2019. Building hours are 12-6, Tuesday – Friday, and by appointment. There will be a reception on Friday, November 15th from 5 -7 pm. Everyone is welcome!

33 Hawley is a project of the Northampton Community Arts Trust.
For more information: http://www.northamptonartstrust.org/

Contact for A.P.E.: Lisa Thompson, lisathompson@apearts.org, 413.586.5553
www.apearts.org

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Valley Light Opera presents Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot





WHAT: Valley Light Opera presents Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot
WHERE: The Academy of Music Theatre 274 Main St Northampton, MA.
WHEN: November 2, 8, 9 7:30 PM
              November 3, 10 2:00 PM

“If Ever I would Leave You,” it wouldn’t be in November. That is when the Valley Light Opera is bringing you Lerner and Loewe’s beloved Camelot at The Academy of Music. Valley Light Opera’s Camelot, will meld the beauty of the old with the energy and opportunities of the new. Set in the 15th century of knights and maidens, treachery vs trust, Camelot is an evolving state, where “Right is Might” and the Round Table come into being. It lends itself to whispers of today’s politics with the promise that the strength of human goodness overcomes evil and unites the decent in a common cause. Our Camelot is a Utopian state, timeless, yet stuck in time. The story and musical accompaniment of a full orchestra should be enough to bring you to the Academy for an entertaining evening or matinee. But Valley Light Opera, known for its beautiful sets, costumes and props, adds another dimension to Camelot. Video enhancements and other computerized special effects will bring a new aspect to our sets. This presentation will celebrate Valley Light Opera’s 45th year of production. Having lost our Founding Father, William Venman, this spring, we will do our best to honor his legacy.

Northampton Jazz Workshop featuring saxophonist Greg Abate


WHAT: Northampton Jazz Workshop featuring saxophonist Greg Abate
WHERE: City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA
WHEN: Tuesday, October 29th from 7:30 to 8:30 followed by the open jazz jam session.

Straight out of the "leave no prisoners" school of hard bop, saxophone and flutist extraordinaire Greg Abate will be leading the band once again. Nobody really gets hurt but we do get a great work out and a fun musical ride at the same time. Hope you can join us. http://www.gregabate.com

The concert set starts at 7:30, followed immediately by the jam session until 10:30. $5 per person room charge for the concert set and donations to the band gratefully accepted. City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA. 413-584-4830

Upcoming Guest Artists:
11/5 - Don Braden on sax and flute
11/12 - Steve Cardenas on guitar
11/19 - Claire Daly on baritone saz
11/26 - Dmitry Baevsky on alto sax

For photos and videos of past NJW shows and related news, events and buzz, please see FB at: www.facebook.com/NorthamptonJazzWorkshop



Tuesday, October 22, 2019

John Blum, piano and Jake Meginsky, percussion in concert at Anchor House



WHAT: JOHN BLUM, piano + JAKE MEGINSKY, percussion in concert
WHEN: Friday, October 25, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
WHERE: Anchor House of Artists, Ground Floor, 518 Pleasant Street Northampton MA U.S.A.

A night of daring, acoustical majesty from two thunderheads of the contemporary, original composition, Blum and Maginski perform in the Experimental Performance Arena at the Anchor House of Artists. Critic Massimo Ricci describes the experience of the New York City pianist as that of "persnickety furiousness flowing so magnificently that the resultant masses of superimposed harmonies nearly depict a ground for contemplation." Artforum Magazine wrote, "Meginsky juggles off-kilter patterns of undulating bass, prickly sine pulses, and shards of white noise to build rhythmic worlds of dizzying density, depth, and textural variety."

Monday, October 21, 2019

Downtown Trick-or-Treat!



WHAT: Downtown Trick-or-Treat!
WHERE: Locations across Downtown Northampton, MA.
WHEN: October 31st, 4:00-6:00 PM

Join the Downtown Northampton Association for our annual downtown trick-or-treat, Halloween evening from 4-6pm. Look for orange signs in the windows of participating businesses, and bring your little ones for one of our favorite nights of the year! Mark your calendars and get your costumes ready, and we'll see you downtown!

Trunk or Treat for Kids at the Senior Center 67 Conz Street.

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Future of Downtown Northampton Forum



WHAT: Future of Downtown Northampton Forum
WHERE: Click Workspace, 9 1/2 Market St., Northampton
WHEN: Oct. 23, 2019, 5:30-7 p.m.

Join us to talk about the future of downtown Northampton. The Daily Hampshire Gazette, with Publisher Michael Moses and Editor-in-Chief Brooke Hauser, invites you to a casual conversation about a city in transition, inspired by our recent series, "Downtown: Soul of the City."

Please bring your best ideas and insights. We'll provide light fare and refreshments.

More Information

Smith College Family Weekend Chamber Concert


WHAT: Smith College Family Weekend Chamber Concert
WHEN: Sunday, October 27, 2019 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Sage Hall Smith College 144 Green St, Northampton, MA.

Celebrating popular classics alongside intriguing discoveries, featuring Smith student performers collaborating with faculty artists. Works by Bach, Janacek, Kodaly, Mozart and more.

Sweeney Concert Hall, (Sage Hall), Green Street, Northampton. Free & Open to the Public.


Pop Up Florence!

WHAT: Pop Up Florence
WHERE: Main Street/Village Center Florence, MA.
WHEN: Saturday October 26, 2019. 1:00-4:00 PM
(Rain Date Sat. Oct. 27)

Pop in for a one-day demonstration of art and streetscape interventions to foster a walkable and safe community for all.

Snacks/drinks provided.

Work coordinated by Smith College Landscape Studies and UMASS Amherst Sustainable Community Development students.

Artwork and design interventions implemented by Smith College "Landscape Studies" students and UMass Amherst "Sustainable Community Development" students, in collaboration with the City of Northampton, Pasqualina Azzarello Reid Bertone-Johnson Michael DiPasquale and Leslie Saree, and the Northampton Senior Services.

More Information

Special thanks to: Marie Westburg, Robert Ross and Wayne Feiden.

Sponsored by the City of Northampton Office of Planning and Sustainability. Supported by a grant from AARP.

Attack Bear Press announces Rolling Call for Art at Canna Provisions Gallery


WHAT: Canna Provisions Gallery Rolling Call for Art
WHEN: First selections made in December 2019.
WHERE: Online Application / Apply HERE

Attack Bear Press is proud to announce our newest partnership. Working with our neighbors, Canna Provisions, we are coordinating art for retail sale in a gallery space at Canna Provisions’ newest retail location at 380 Dwight St., Holyoke. Attack Bear Press and Canna Provisions are expecting 300 to 400 individuals visiting Canna Provisions, Holyoke and this is a great opportunity to get your work seen, and best yet, sold! The best part is that Attack Bear Press is not charging a gallery fee for any work sold! The artists will keep 100% of their sale. This is part of ABP, and Canna Provisions dedication to providing economic opportunities to artist in Holyoke and beyond.

Selected Artists work will hang for 12 weeks.

Open to all media

Please submit complete the form on this page to submit. Multiple submissions will be considered, however, each submission must be made individually. Submissions without form, or submission fee will not be considered.

ARTISTS MUST BE OVER 21 YEARS OF AGE.

Artwork can be no bigger than 36” x 36”. Attack Bear Press, or Canna Provisions does not take a commission from sold pieces. Attack Bear Press is the retailer for all art, Canna Provision will not provide retail assistance with any sale.

The deadline for submission is rolling, however, initial selections will be made in December, 2019. The fee is $10 for each submission.

Please read below for submission information.

ENTRY GUIDELINES AND RULES

ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS: The competition is open to all artist, national and international, working in all media. All forms of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphics, etc. are eligible. Wall mounted works must not be taller than 36" no wider than 36". Wall mounted work must be ready to hang. Sculptures must fit through a 36" wide entry door.

EXHIBITION: Selected artists will be featured in a group exhibition at the Attack Bear Press Gallery space in Canna Provisions, Holyoke (380 Dwight St. Holyoke, MA) The exhibition will also be displayed on the Attack Bear Press website, and promoted on social media.

EXHIBITING TERMS: All works must be for sale. ABP or Canna Provisions does NOT take a commission on sales. Sale price to be determined by the artist. ARTISTS MUST BE OVER 21 YEARS OF AGE. All work must arrive ready to display, and be shipped or delivered at artist expense. Unsold work to be returned at artist expense.

ENTRY FEES: There is a $10 fee for each piece of artwork entered and helps to pay for administration and coordination of the gallery. Fees are non-refundable. Payments are due at time of entry by using the donation function on the submission page. To pay by check or money order contact Jason Montgomery at 860-214-6214.

IMAGE USE/COPYRIGHTS: Artists retain all copyrights to submitted images and represented artwork. Digital images submitted with artist entry are for exhibition selection only and will be deleted after completion of the selection process. By submitting, artists selected to exhibit grant Attack Bear Press rights to use the selected image(s) on printed materials, social media, and the gallery web site for promotional purposes only. Attack Bear Press retains no copyrights to artists' work.

NOTIFICATION: Artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance no later than 8 weeks after submission. Results will be posted on or before this date on our website. Notification will be made via email and by posting on the web page. All artists who provide a working email address will be notified by email, if no email is provided, artists will be notified via postal mail only if accepted to exhibit. Type our email address clearly, if a mistake is made you will not be notified.

PRIVACY POLICY: Artist contact information (address, telephone, etc.) is only held for the purposes of contacting selected artists and is not preserved in any database. Entry data and image files are deleted on the completion of the jury process. All artists will have the opportunity to opt out of future events and announcement email list when they receive their notification.

If you have questions, email attackbearpress@gmail.com.

Thursday, October 17, 2019

November Exhibits in Hosmer Gallery



WHAT: November Exhibits in Hosmer Gallery
WHERE: Forbes Library 20 West Street. Northampton, MA.
WHEN: November 2-27, 2019

Marla Shelasky and Steve Shelasky: Like Father, Like Daughter

Northampton Reflections: An art exhibit presented by The Hilltown Plein Air Painters

The Hilltown Plein Air Painters are excited to participate in Forbes Library’s 125th anniversary year with an exhibit titled “Northampton Reflections” to be held at the Hosmer Gallery during the month of November.

This collection of plein air paintings was inspired by the Hosmer’s 2019 Call for Artists, which challenged us to examine what is important and binds us together as a community. For artists living in nearby hilltowns, Northampton is where we go for many of life’s events; for entertainment, shopping, celebrations, inspiration and study. The paintings in this collection are a direct result of that challenge.



Like Father, Like Daughter
Steve Shelasky, nature photographs
Marla Shelasky, woven paintings

Steve, a former business man in Northampton and currently of Longmeadow, has been taking nature photos all his adult life and has gained local and national recognition. He is well known among Pioneer Valley birders, has won accolades from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and has a number of photos chosen for nature calendars.
Marla, raised and currently working in Northampton, has made a career in marketing and communications, including graphic design and illustration, while continuing to pursue a love of drawing and textile painting. Her recent work is a series of woven paintings -- the merging of two acrylic paintings on paper.

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Northampton Jazz Workshop Featuring saxophonist Stephen Riley


WHAT: Northampton Jazz Workshop Featuring saxophonist Stephen Riley with the Green Street Trio
WHEN: Tuesday, October 22nd from 7:30 to 8:30 followed by the open jazz jam session.
WHERE: City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA

We are really looking forward to playing again with NYC saxophonist Stephen Riley. He is a very special player with his own style and a sound somewhat reminiscent of the great Stan Getz. Making it extra special for the trio is we will also be playing in Hartford the night before at Black Eyed Sally's so we will be warmed up and ready to go for you. Here's an excerpt from his bio:

Stephen Riley has been and is currently a featured artist at "Jazz at Lincoln Center's" concert series. Performances include. Blues in the Bucket with (Nicholas Payton, Cyrus chestnut, Ray Drummond, Victor Lewis, Harry Sweets Edison, Al grey.) Boudoir Tenors (Frank Wess, Lew Tebackin, Wayne Escoffery, Stephen Riley) Performances with Harry Sweets Edison and Clark Terry at "The Jazz Showcase" in Chicago. Marcus Roberts (Romance , Swing and the blues) concerts at Lincoln center. Marcus Roberts. "Deep in the Shed" (performances at Lincoln center) Marcus Roberts The music of Earl Hines and Bud Powell (Lincoln center concert series). Etc etc........
http://www.durhamjazzworkshop.org/stephen-riley.html

The concert set starts at 7:30, followed immediately by the jam session until 10:30. $5 per person room charge for the concert set and donations to the band gratefully accepted. City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA. 413-584-4830

Also of Interest1. Sunday, October 26th JAZZ SHARES PRESENTS: Devin Gray's Socialytics. 7:30 at Hampshire College music and dance building. www.jazzshares.org

Upcoming Guest Artists:
10/29 -Greg Abate on sax and flute
11/5 - Don Braden on sax and flute
11/12 - Steve Cardenas on guitar
11/19 - Claire Daly on baritone saz
11/26 - Dmitry Baevsky on alto sax

For photos and videos of past NJW shows and related news, events and buzz, please see FB at: www.facebook.com/NorthamptonJazzWorkshop




Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Real Live Theatre: Athena by Gracie Gardner


WHAT: Real Live Theatre: Athena by Gracie Gardner
WHERE: A.P.E. @ Northampton Community Arts Trust, 33 Hawley St Northampton, MA.
WHEN: October 24-26, 7pm
              October 27, 1pm & 7pm

They’re training for Nationals.
They’re training for life.

A.P.E. @ 33 Hawley and Real Live Theatre present Athena this month in the Flex Performance Space of the Arts Trust Building (33 Hawley Street). Athena, described by the New York Times as “a deadly serious comedy about ambition, success, and owning your superiority... (The New York Times, Feb. 19, 2018) is produced by Real Live Theatre, a cooperatively produced theatre company based in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Athena is directed by Ellen Morbyrne, stage managed by Ezekiel Baskin, and stars Rachel Hall and Syl Simmons.

Two young fencers. Once dedication to training. Endless opportunity for connection and collision. Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for Nationals. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends.

Tickets: $25 general admission; sponsor tickets on a sliding scale starting at $26; those needing lower priced tickets may pay on a sliding scale starting at $10.

Purchase at: https://rltathena.brownpapertickets.com or https://rltathena.bpt.me

Sponsored by the Pioneer Valley Fencing Academy.
33 Hawley is a project of the Northampton Community Arts Trust.

Links: www.reallivetheatre.net/now-playing
https://www.facebook.com/events/2339711732814831/

Forbes Library Music and Social Justice Series presents Tom Neilson and Lynn Waldron


WHAT: Forbes Library Music and Social Justice Series presents Tom Neilson and Lynn Waldron
WHERE: Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum 20 West St., Northampton
WHEN: Wednesday, October 30, 7 PM

Forbes Library is honored to present Tom Neilson and Lynn Waldron, for the fifth event in this year's Music and Social Justice Series. Tom Neilson combines art with activism. He is a story teller who has received over two dozen awards, to include two song of the year awards from Independent Musicians. In 2017, he received the Arab American Women Association Award for Education About Palestine Through Performance Art. In 2015 he was nominated for the United Nations Nelson Mandela Award for Lifetime Achievement in Peace and Justice. Says Michael Stock of WLRN, Miami, FL, “Tom does a great job of reminding people of what is really important, and the power of folk music to say it.”

Tom’s wife, Lynn Waldron joins him in performance. Her activist work includes working with the Wendell State Forest Alliance to prevent logging in public forests in Massachusetts. She joins Tom as actress and singer in community theater work. She also sings in a hospice choir where small groups sing at bedside for the critically ill and dying. They live in Greenfield, MA.

Event contact: 413-587-1013 music@forbeslibrary.org

Wednesday, October 30, 7 PM
in the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum
20 West St., Northampton
Free, all ages

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Mirabai Bush Author Talk: Walking Each Other Home




WHAT: Mirabai Bush Author Talk
WHEN: Wednesday, October 23, 5:30 -7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Northampton Senior Center, 67 Conz St., Northampton.

Mirabai Bush to speak about her new book, co-authored with Ram Dass—Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and Dying and Compassion: Setting Out on the Path of Service. The event, which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored by Northampton Neighbors and the Senior Center.

Dr. Bush will talk about her experience in writing Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and Dying with Ram Dass. Short meditative practices, discussions, and reflections based on the interests and experiences of the participants will follow her talk.

She is Senior Fellow of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society and served as Executive Director until 2008. Under her direction, the Center introduced contemplative practices into education, law, business, environment leadership, the military, and social justice activism. She co-developed the curriculum for Search Inside Yourself for Google, the first program in mindfulness-based emotional intelligence; it has been attended by thousands of Google employees. She has been teaching workshops and courses on contemplative practice in life and work for 45 years, integrating her experience in organizational management, teaching, and consulting, A founding board member of the Seva Foundation, an international public health organization, she directed the Seva Guatemala Project, supporting sustainable agriculture and integrated community development.

The NN and NSC Speakers Series features prominent local and regional personalities with interesting and lively presentations to entertain and challenge us.

Northampton Neighbors Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization
info@northamptonneighbors.org/www.northamptonneighbors.org (413) 341-0160

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Abstractions - Selections from the Zea Mays Flat File Project



WHAT: Abstractions - Selections from the Zea Mays Flat File Project
WHERE: Northampton Senior Center
WHEN: October 1-30, 2019
Reception: October 11, 5-8 PM – Northampton Arts Night Out

Curated by Lindsey Barry from the 2019 ZMP Flat File.

Participating Artists: Linda Bills, Judith Bowerman, Pamela Crawford, Betsy Feick, Channing Lefebvre, Paul Lewis, Doris Madsen, Scott McDaniel, Erika Radich, Joyce Silverstone, Janet Wallerstein Winston

Northampton Senior Center
67 Conz St. Northampton, MA 01060

Gallery Hours:
8 – 5 M, W, F
8 – 7 T, Th
Closed weekends

Northampton Jazz Workshop Featuring vibraphonist Warren Chiasson




WHAT: Northampton Jazz Workshop Featuring vibraphonist Warren Chiasson
WHEN: Tuesday, October 15th from 7:30 to 8:30 followed by the open jazz jam session.
WHERE: City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA.

Be prepared for a fun show as we welcome master vibraphonist Warren Chiasson. He just LOVES playing music for people and his spirit is infectious. Besides that, he brings with him an amazing history of making music with so many well known, diverse and powerful forces in music. Here are a few excerpts from his bio:

Originally a member of the George Shearing Quintet, he has emerged as his own man with a distinctive four-mallet technique that he weaves into a percussive, melodic style.

Prior to forming his own group, Chiasson was for many years best known for his creative contributions to the Chet Baker Quartet, the Tal Farlow Trio, and jazz/pop diva Roberta Flack. In addition to recording his own albums, he has played on over 100 recordings with such artists as Eric Dolphy, Bill Dixon, Hank Crawford and was featured on a Grammy Award winning album with B.B. King.

Since then Chiasson has collaborated with some of the finest musicians in jazz including Paul Bley, Ron Carter, Roland Hanna and the late Jimmy Garrison from the original John Coltrane Quintet. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Warren Chiasson/Jimmy Garrison Duo played regularly at Gregory's in New York City, while Chiasson also hosted a weekly jam session at the Signs of the Zodiac in Harlem. Regular guests included Charlie Haden, Lee Konitz, Joe Farrell, Wilbur Ware and Joe Chambers.

The concert set starts at 7:30, followed immediately by the jam session until 10:30. $5 per person room charge for the concert set and donations to the band gratefully accepted. City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA. 413-584-4830

Also of Interest
1. Saturday October 12th the Vermont Jazz Center presents the Nicholas Paytonand Cyrille Aimée Duo vtjazz.org

Upcoming Guest Artists:
10/15- Warren Chiasson on vibes
1022 - Stephen Riley on tenor sax
10/29 -Greg Abate on sax and flute

11/5 - Don Braden on sax and flute
11/12 - Steve Cardenas on guitar
11/19 - Claire Daly on baritone saz
11/26 - Dmitry Baevsky on alto sax

For photos and videos of past NJW shows and related news, events and buzz, please see FB at: www.facebook.com/NorthamptonJazzWorkshop



LCC Grant Application Deadline is October 15th


The Northampton Arts Council is calling for funding proposals from artists, residents, organizations, and schools. Council grants support cultural activities in Northampton, Florence, and Leeds -- including exhibits, festivals, short-term artist residencies, or performances, workshops, and lectures.

Applications are due October 15th 
For local guidelines, to start your application, and complete information on the Northampton Arts Council including information about previously funded projects, visit:
 http://www.northamptonartscouncil.org/p/grants.html 

Friends, Family & Others - Paintings by Carrie Gelfan





WHAT: Friends, Family & Others - Paintings by Carrie Gelfan
WHERE: Oxbow Gallery 273 Pleasant Street, Northampton MA 
WHEN: October 3-October 27, 2019, Artists Reception: Friday October 11, 5-8 pm

Pictured: Lloyd Lane aka The Little Prince

Gallery Hours Thursday - Sunday 12-5 pm
October 3-October 27, 2019

Artists Reception
Friday October 11, 5-8 pm

In the Back Gallery - Paintings by Brian Chu


Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Music in the Noon Hour



WHAT: Music in the Noon Hour
WHEN: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
              (Second Wednesdays of each month @ 12:30 pm)
WHERE: Sweeney Concert Hall, Smith College 122 Green Street Northampton, MA.

Concerts in this series will take place at 12:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month this semester. They are FREE and last half an hour. There will be one this Wednesday, following the The Hampshire Music Club’s "Musical Potpourri” presentation, with Jerry Noble, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Northampton Senior Center. You will have an hour to get from there to Sage Hall at Smith College. Parking on Green Street will be scarce, so allow for that. Parking will also be available behind Forbes Library.

This concert will be a good one, with music by Robert Schumann and Yehudi Weiner.

Dwellings Arts Festival this Saturday at 33 Hawley



WHAT: Dwellings Arts Festival
WHERE: The Northampton Center For the Arts, 33 Hawley St Northampton, MA.
WHEN: THIS Saturday, October 12th from 1PM-11PM.

Dwellings is an organization and event celebrating interdisciplinary artwork and performances with a focus on community engagement and growth, founded with values of ethics and equal representation at the forefront. Our goal is to create greater equity of opportunities and access to resources and community support for artists from underrepresented groups. We also believe that raising awareness around issues that affect artists, such as union representation, fair pay, ethical artist/venue relationships, and safe venue practices will make our local art and music scene a safer and more supportive space for all artists and arts appreciators.

More Info:
Dwellings Arts Festival (Linked to FB Event)
dwellingsarts.com
October 12,2019
1PM-11PM
$10-$25 sliding scale
Northampton Center For The Arts (33 Hawley)

MUSIC & POETRY PERFORMANCES:
Clementine von Radics | Izy Coffey | Rajna Swaminathan's Mangal
Diana Alvarez | Nicole M Young | Wendy Eisenberg | Sodada
Dirty Words | S#arp Attitude | Mishie Serrano | Sara Cowell

WORKSHOPS:
Blizzard (Juggling the Identity of Part-Time Activist, Full -Time High School Snowflake) | Practices of Women and Nonbinary and Genderqueer Artists of Color | Locating Me; Understanding the Self Through Reflexive Writing and Performative Narrative | A Discussion on Performance Anxiety | Labyrinth Through Fear: Poetic Transformations

VENDORS:
Norwood Essentials, Forbidden Forest Art, Nicco Aldo, Luminary Design, Adora LaRoche Art, Shan Cahill, Mandala Goddess, Bone Flower Botanikals, Mandalas by Mora, Sarina Hahn, Soup0fficial, Pioneer Pins, Mossy Bee, Callahan Creations, Tapestry, Sun Kim Bop, AND MORE

PLUS:
Yoga, Community Resources, an Open Mic, and more

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