South Hadley Arts/South Hadley Cultural Council

Independent Bookstore Day 2025
2025-04-26 10:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College St, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
Join Odyssey Bookshop all day Saturday, April 26, to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day, an annual event to celebrate Independent Bookstores and the role they play in our communities.
Featuring:

Exclusive Independent Bookstore Day Merchandise
Banned Books Tea and Bites at 4 PM

Featuring adult banned books and themed snacks

Banned Book Bingo for Kids of all ages at 10:30AM
YA Scavenger Hunt all day
And 20% off all full price books!

Moose Mongeau and Michael Stutts
2025-04-26 11:00 - 11:45 | on The Common, 2 College Street, MA, 01075
Showcase South Hadley 2025 is pleased to present the acoustic duo Michael and Moose, on April 26, 2025 at 11 AM. The pair, who also have several other musical presentations, have been pleasing their audiences with a mix of classics - folk, rock and soul from Simon and Garfunkel and the Beatles to Bon Jovi and Nickelback. Don't miss this great show!
Learn more about Moose and the High Tops
Learn more about 7 Bridges Road Band

Eliza Moser Fine Art - Open House & Egg Painting For All Ages
2025-04-26 11:00 - 14:00 | Eliza Moser Fine Art, 21 College St, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
Stop in to check out the studio and gallery, or participate in our Egg Painting For All Ages! Who says egg painting is just for easter? Drop in for creative fun with your friends and family!

Artisan, Craft, & Business Fair
2025-04-26 11:00 - 16:00 | on The Common, 2 College Street, MA, 01075
Join Showcase and our community of artisans, craftspeople, and Businesses for a fair demonstrating the variety that our South Hadley region has to offer.

Gerry's Music - Musical Petting Zoo (children & families)
2025-04-26 11:00 - 16:00 | on The Common, 2 College Street, MA, 01075
Join the team from local institution Gerry's Music for a morning and afternoon experience of the Musical Petting Zoo. Learn more about instruments, lessons, and music!
Learn more about Gerry's Music

Artisan & Craft Fair
2025-04-26 11:00 - 16:00 | Center Church, 1 Church Street, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
Fellowship Hall @ Center Church. Join Showcase and our community of artisans and craftspeople for a fair demonstrating the variety that our South Hadley region has to offer.

Local Film Screening
2025-04-26 11:30 - 12:15 | Tower Theaters, 19 College St, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
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.

Yilan Song, Roots and Paths (RT: 6.57)
Maura Levine, Voices of the Valley (RT: 7.33)
Aderet Fishbane, Pull on this (RT: 2.40)
Max Paster, mimic (RT: 2.50)
Qiao Se Ong and Max Paster, Never Really Go Away (RT: 10.09)

In addition, from 11 am until 5 pm, Tower Theaters will offer free samples of popcorn and ticket specials. Stop by the theater lobby anytime throughout the day to learn more and get yours.

Lindsey LaBelle
2025-04-26 11:30 - 12:30 | Center Church, 1 Church Street, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
South Hadley native Lindsey LaBelle comes home with her 4-piece band to kick-off her first Showcase appearance.
Learn more about Lindsey LaBelle

Cripps Creations - Puppetry Show (children & families)
2025-04-26 12:00 - 12:45 | on The Common, 2 College Street, MA, 01075
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. Connect with the Cripps by enjoying performances, booking your event, taking one of our workshops, purchasing wares, and more.
Learn more about Cripps Creations

The Happy Facepainter (children & families)
2025-04-26 12:00 - 15:00 | MA
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

South Hadley Chorale
2025-04-26 12:30 - 13:30 | All Saints' Episcopal Church (Sanctuary), 7 Woodbridge Street, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
Our own wonderful hometown South Hadley Chorale brings returns to the All Saints sanctuary stage for its second featured Showcase performance.

Wes Parker
2025-04-26 13:00 - 13:45 | on The Common, 2 College Street, MA, 01075

FlavaEvolution
2025-04-26 13:30 - 14:30 | Center Church, 1 Church Street, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
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

The Grumpytime Club Band (children & families)
2025-04-26 13:30 - 14:30 | All Saints' Episcopal Church (Kidder Hall), 7 Woodbridge Street, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
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 of inclusivity, social justice, Earth stewardship, celebrating differences, and youth and family pride.
Learn more about the Grumpytime Club Band

Eric Weiss (Homeslice Puppetry) / Beauty and the Beast (children & families)
2025-04-26 14:00 - 14:20 | on The Common, 2 College Street, MA, 01075

Local Film Screening
2025-04-26 14:45 - 15:30 | Tower Theaters, 19 College St, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
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 Brice, Ruffled Feathers (RT: 6.13)

In addition, from 11 am until 5 pm, Tower Theaters will offer free samples of popcorn and ticket specials. Stop by the theater lobby anytime throughout the day to learn more and get yours.

Anna Sobel - Talking Hands Theater (children & families)
2025-04-26 15:00 - 15:45 | All Saints' Episcopal Church (Kidder Hall), 7 Woodbridge Street, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
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. She spent nine months in India and founded Talking Hands Theatre on her return to New York in 2004.
Learn more about Talking Hands Theatre

Wildlife on Wheels w/ Forest Park Zoo (children & families)
2025-04-26 15:00 - 15:45 | on The Common, 2 College Street, MA, 01075
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

Robby Roiter Quartet w/vocalist Avery Joi
2025-04-26 15:00 - 15:45 | on The Common, 2 College Street, MA, 01075
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 session at the Vermont Jazz Center,

& teaches music at Gerry's Music Shop & Downtown Sounds Workers Co-op.

Vocalist Avery Joi, from Westfield, has performed in many regional venues & events. She is adept in jazz tradition & studied at Jazz in July & the Vermont Jazz Center. Avery is also skilled in contemporary popular vocal styles, & brings energy & nuance to every performance.

Drummer Jahian Cooper-Monize ventured from his Pioneer Valley roots to study & graduate from William Paterson College in NJ, where he established relationships with top tier musicians & honed his craft in the NYC jazz scene & Hartford. Jahian performs in various groups & is in demand as a strong professional voice on his instrument.

Bassist Kai Caban attended Holyoke Community College & Amherst Regional HS, & is an accomplished, soulful upright & electric bass player. He current plays in the band Galvanizer & various other configurations.

SSO String Quartet
2025-04-26 15:00 - 16:00 | All Saints' Episcopal Church (Sanctuary), 7 Woodbridge Street, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
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

Madison Curbelo
2025-04-26 15:30 - 16:30 | Center Church, 1 Church Street, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
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

Michelle Kostek (children & families)
2025-04-26 16:15 - 17:00 | All Saints' Episcopal Church (Kidder Hall), 7 Woodbridge Street, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
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.

Ruthie Foster with special guest Aisha Burns
2025-04-26 19:00 - 21:30 | Abbey Chapel @ Mt. Holyoke College, 50 College St, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
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 life full of professional triumphs, personal loss, and a musical journey that took a self-described “little Black girl with a guitar” from singing at churches in rural Texas to chalking up multiple Grammy nominations and collaborating with fellow greats such as Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks.
Learn more about Ruthie Foster
San Antonio, Texas native turned local South Hadley hero, violinist, singer, and songwriter Aisha Burns began playing violin when she was 10 years old, and has been touring and recording since 2006. In her debut appearance at Showcase, Aisha opens for festival headliner Ruthie Foster.
Learn more about Aisha Burns

Marie Antoinette
2025-04-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Rooke Theatre at Mount Holyoke College, 50 College St, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
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 artifice. But France’s love affair with the royals sours as revolution brews, and for Marie, the political suddenly becomes very personal. From the light and breezy banter at the palace to the surging chants of “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité!” in the streets, “Marie Antoinette” holds a mirror up to our contemporary society that might just be entertaining itself to death.
This production is directed by Mariana Considine ‘25. Set Design by Vannessa James, Costume Design by Jensen Glick, Lighting Design by Sam Skynner, and Sound Design by Gillian Tomlinson ‘25.

MHC Student Dance Concert
2025-04-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Kendall Sports & Dance Complex at Mount Holyoke College, 50 College St, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 01075
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.

Williston Observatory Open House
2025-04-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Williston Observatory at Mount Holyoke College, 55 College St, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
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 or cloudy weather, tours of the observatory will still take place, but telescope viewing may be limited.
The event will be held from 8:00pm-10:00pm at Williston Observatory on Jewett Lane in South Hadley, across the street from the main gates of Mount Holyoke College campus. There is limited parking available at the Observatory. Please be cautious, as there will be telescopes and stargazers present in the parking lot.

South Hadley Canal History Tour w/ Leo Labonte
2025-04-27 10:00 - 12:00 | South Hadley Public Library, 2 Canal Street, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
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.

PVPA Duo - Charlie Mitkowski and Sonny Raymond (Acoustic @ The Park)
2025-04-27 11:00 - 11:45 | Fred M. Smith Memorial Park, 4 N Main Street, South Hadley, MA, United States
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

Artisan/Craft/Business Fair
2025-04-27 11:00 - 16:00 | Fred M. Smith Memorial Park, 4 N Main Street, South Hadley, MA, United States
Join Showcase and our community of artisans, craftspeople, and local businesses for a fair demonstrating the variety that our South Hadley region has to offer.

Bruiser's Barbeque Food Truck
2025-04-27 11:00 - 17:00 | Fred M. Smith Memorial Park, 4 N Main Street, South Hadley, MA, United States
Bruiser's BBQ Food Truck will be in the fall Sunday to cater to and accommodate all of our Showcase crowds!
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