2025 South Hadley Cultural Council Grant Recipient. West African Dance and Drumming from 11:00 am-noon presented by Tara Murphy of the Rooted Essence Dance Studio. Tara Murphy of the Rooted Essence Dance Studio will present a beginning West African Dance and Drumming program that will help people to learn about the basic style of West […]
April 5, 2025, 7:30 PM Abbey Chapel, Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Path of Miracles, Joby Talbot with Amherst Concert Choir and Audivi
Free for All: The Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today's librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything […]
The Springfield Symphony Orchestra are bringing their instrument "petting zoo". Attendees will be able to see, touch and hear many instruments. This event is geared towards young children, but all welcome.
Musings Along the Way In this set of books I reflect in poetry on my 11-year journey (1997- 2008) to hope and healing. Interestingly enough, folks grappling with the changes, challenges and temporary despair of the world situation AND their own aging transitions, may find them an encouraging resource. We are not alone! For me, […]
We bring an appreciation for small town life that will resonate with the local community. We place our songs in a historical, folkloric context with stories and images to set the stage. We banter with one another and with our audience. But mostly we sing in the kind of tight, high mountain harmony that comes […]
2025 South Hadley Cultural Council Grant Recipient. The Pineapple Project is a thirty minute interactive play about two kids exploring and discovering who they are through play and connection. Kids ages 3-8 will be a part of the show, and in doing so, will experience and learn about being a good friend, being supportive and […]
Local historian Leo Labonte takes you on a historical trip down the the South Hadley curve of the Connecticut River. The lecture begins at Brunelle's Marina then south to different historical sites such as Smith Ferry, Sans Souci Point, the canal & lock system, and the incline plane down to the Beachgrounds.
