Cripps Creations consists of an artistically diverse partnership. With their expansive skill sets, Vida and Madison J. Cripps offer a variety of unique products and services. The two began collaborating in the River Arts District of Asheville, NC in 2013. Presently, Cripps Creations is nestled in the quaint "Right to Farm" community of Northfield, Massachusetts. […]
The Happy Facepainter will be on site on both Showcase days offering exciting face paint options for our youth participants. Learn more about The Happy Facepainter
Our own wonderful hometown South Hadley Chorale brings returns to the All Saints sanctuary stage for its second featured Showcase performance.
The Grumpytime Club Band is a red and gold family music party band including kid musicians and costumed dancers. Playing original music from Carrie Ferguson’s award-winning album, “The Grumpytime Club”. Featuring a shifting pallet of horns, violin, guitar, keys, bass and drums, their music is highly danceable and truly fun for all ages, highlighting themes […]
FlavaEvolution is a truly unique jazz quartet. With just three horns and bass they are playing something altogether fresh here in the Pioneer Valley, creating a sound that crosses a chamber string ensemble with modern jazz, 1970's soul, and beautiful balladry. This is their first appearance at Showcase South Hadley. Learn more about FlavaEvolution
An eclectic showcase of student films, featuring short documentaries, fiction films, and experimental works made by Film Media Theater students at Mount Holyoke College. Doors open 20min prior to the event and is first come first serve. Ria Miller, One Dream (RT: 6.32) Jasmine Garcia, Cadenas De Oro (RT: 6.30) Cate Harris, Still In Development (RT: 4:58) Ella Hubbell, Threads (RT: 4:10) Ev […]
Guitarist Robby Roiter is joined by three dynamic young musicians for an hour of jazz & more. Robby hails from NYC & moved to the Pioneer Valley in 1987. He performs frequently in solo & group jazz settings, including the Butterfly Swing Band and a duo with Brian Bender. Robby also facilitates the weekly jam […]
Young participants encouraged - interact with some of Forest Park Zoo's resident animals, here in South Hadley! The program is designed to provide information about the animals, including their special adaptations, habitats, behaviors, diets and status in the wild. Learn more about the Wildlife on Wheels program from The Zoo in Forest Park
Director Anna Sobel has been a professional puppeteer since 1998. She first trained and worked as a puppeteer for Kids on the Block (national) and Blue Sky Puppet Theater (University Park, Maryland). In 2003 she was the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to study puppetry in India as a tool for social change and education. […]
A premier string quartet from the Springfield Symphony Orchestra will perform at All Saints Church for their first visit to Showcase. Learn more about Springfield Symphony Orchestra
Singer-songwriter, vocal coach, Westfield native, and Season 25 top 9 finalist on The Voice, Madison Curbelo comes to Showcase and Center Church for a late-afternoon set of covers and originals. Learn more about Madison Curbelo
Singer, songwriter, and educator Michelle Kostek returns to Showcase with her engaging brand of music, song, and dance to get little hands, feet, and voices in the groove.
Doors open at 6:00, Aisha Burns at 7:00 and Ruthie Foster at 8:00. Advance RSVP at https://delaluz.org/events/ruthie-foster/ Singer - songwriter, and folk and blues luminary Ruthie Foster headlines Showcase South Hadley! Her recent and 10th studio album, Mileage, won a 2025 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Mileage finds the Ruthie reflecting on a […]
For more information or to reserve tickets, please visit mhc.ludus.com This Mount Holyoke College student-led concert is an expression of a semester of embodied inquiry in the Intermediate Composition course and marks the beginning of many students' choreographic journeys.
For more information or to reserve tickets, please visit mhc.ludus.com The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater ends the 2024-25 season with a bold and inventive play by David Adjmi, “Marie Antoinette.” In Adjmi’s contemporary take on the young queen of France, Marie is a confection created by a society that values extravagance and […]
Open hours at MHC's Williston Observatory! Guests may tour the observatory, the oldest operational building on campus, and enjoy a chance to look through a variety of telescopes, including the Clark telescope and our brand new Unistellar eVscope 2s, to see your favorite celestial objects! Light refreshments will be provided. In the case of rain […]
Join local historian Leo Labonte for an informative walking history tour of the South Hadley Canal system. Meet at South Hadley Public Library just before 10 AM.
Join Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School students Charlie Mitkowski (Guitar) and Sonny Raymond (Piano) for an acoustic set on Showcase's Sunday morning performance! Learn more about Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School
