These artists will exhibit work through April 30 in the corridor galleries at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, 30 Locust St. in Northampton.
In the North Gallery: “Reflections from Within,” landscape, floral and still life oil paintings by Linda Houle of Easthampton.
In the New Gallery: “Artist’s Impressions,” drawings, charcoal art and watercolor and oil paintings by Louis Montague of Westhampton.
There will be an artist’s reception Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Pianist Andrew D’Antonio of Northampton and flautist Erin Pulley of Orange are on a four-city tour, which includes a stop in Northampton, at the Edwards Church, Friday at 7 p.m. The purpose of the tour “is to highlight lesser-known contemporary pieces written for flute and piano,” said D’Antonio, who teaches aural and piano skills at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
He’s also commissioned two works which will debut during the tour, including “Alethe” by Northampton composer Mara Penatzer. Her piece can be perceived as an exploration of memory, and its title is a play on words, according to Penatzer’s program notes: “Alethe,” being a kind of thrush, or songbird, and the Greek word “lethe” meaning forgetfulness or oblivion.
The other commissioned work is “Tool-Being” by composer Ben Wylie, which incorporates cassette tape players as a third instrument; visuals provided by red-and-white bicycle lights transforms the performance into a theatrical experience.
Also making its world premiere on the tour is “From Concord,” a piece by Salvatore Macchia, a professor of composition at UMass, principal bassist with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and a former teacher of Penatzer. Macchia says he composed the work in response to his long-term fascination with the last movement of Charles Ives’ Concord Sonata, “Thoreau.”
The concert is free; donations will be accepted. The tour, which began Tuesday in Springfield, continues Saturday at 6 p.m. at The Green Room in Somerville and Sunday at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Williamstown.
“Children of the Game: Northampton Little League Baseball Portraits” an exhibit of color photos by Robert Aller of the history of baseball in Northampton, will open with a reception Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. and will remain on view through May 8 at Historic Northampton, 46 Bridge St., Northampton.
Though it wasn’t named baseball until the 1830s there have been ties to the sport in Northampton since 1791. Teams emerged after the Civil War: the first, Champions of the Army of the Potomac, was a group of Union soldiers from this region awaiting discharge near Washington, D.C.
Once back on their home turf, the former soldiers formed the Florence Eagles to compete against the Champions of the Army of the Potomac. The two teams played on the grounds by the Mill River (today’s Maine’s Field). And, according to an article in the Hampshire Gazette, the Eagles Base Ball Club beat the Army veterans 30-3.
Brian Turner will give a talk, “Very Early Youth Baseball: Games and Sports at the Round Hill School, 1823 to 1834,” April 16 at 2 p.m.
For information, visit www.historicnorthampton.org.
“Branching Out,” an exhibit of paintings by Deborah Rubin, will open with a reception Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and will remain on view through April 30 at the R. Michelson Galleries, 132 Main St. in Northampton.
Rubin has been pushing the boundaries of photorealism and hyperrealism since the mid-1970s, with a focus on nature. From her large-scale florals to intricate architectural scenes, her paintings are eye-catching.
There will be an artist’s talk April 17 at 2 p.m.
Gallery hours are Mondays through Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. For information, visit www.RMichelson.com.
The UMass Chamber Choir will perform a concert of choral miniatures Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Church, 14 Boltwood Avenue, Amherst.
Director of choral studies Tony Thornton will conduct the group in a performance of short pieces from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods, as well as traditional American songs and gospel music. Composers include Brahms, Mozart, Fauré, Handel and Ticheli. Advanced music students Eric Berthiaume, Kirk Bobkowski, Matthew Chastain, Brandon Hetherington, Jessica Huetteman, Kyle Ransom, Craig Simonetti, Eun Byoul Song, Melissa Tompkins and Jessica Toupin will solo.
The concert is free and open to the public. For information, visit www.umass.edu/music.
The 18th annual High School Jazz Festival will take place Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Bezanson Recital Hall in the UMass Fine Arts Center in Amherst.
High school big bands, combos and vocal jazz ensembles will rehearse, perform and attend clinics run and directed by UMass music department faculty, guest judges and Grammy-winning composer Maria Schneider.
One high school band will be invited to perform in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m., followed by a concert with the Maria Schneider Orchestra at 8 p.m.
Daytime activities are free to observe, and open to the public. For tickets to the evening concert, visit the Fine Arts Center box office or www.fineartscenter.com. Tickets cost $40, $35, $20; $10 for Five College and Greenfield Community College students and youth 17 and under.
“Don Quixote,” danced by the Bolshoi Ballet, will be presented in HD Sunday at 12:55 p.m. at Amherst Cinema, 28 Amity St, Amherst.
The ballet is based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza embark on a quest to find love, and meet an innkeeper’s beautiful daughter along the way.
The music is from the composer Leon Minkus. The choreography is by Alexei Fadeyechev, and inspired by the work of choreographers Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky.
Tickets cost $18. To reserve, visit www.amherstcinema.org. Student tickets are available for $9 on the day of the screening, at the box office only, with a valid student ID.$18 general admission.
François Truffaut’s French film “Jules and Jim” will be shown Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Amherst Cinema, 28 Amity St, Amherst. It was voted as a “film favorite” by Amherst Cinema audiences, and will be shown as part of the cinema’s year-long 10th anniversary celebration.
Set before World War I, it is the story of Austrian Jules and Frenchman Jim who both fall in love with a woman named Catherine. Catherine marries Jules, but when she and Jim meet years later, they find that their feelings for each other have not changed.
Regular admission. To purchase, visit www.amherstcinema.org.
The Smith College “Festival of Sound and Space” returns for a fifth season, Monday through April 15. On the schedule: The Mivos Quartet will perform Monday; The Athens Guitar Duo will perform Wednesday; and Travis Laplante and Sophie Leetmaa will perform April 15. All shows are at 8 p.m. in the Helen Hills Hills Chapel at Smith College, 123 Elm St, Northampton.
The Mivos Quartet includes violinists Olivia De Prato and Joshua Modney, violist Victor Lowrie and cellist Mariel Roberts. The group plays contemporary works from international composers and has performed across the world. The group will play “being-time” by composer and Amherst College professor Eric Wubbels.
The Athens Guitar Duo includes Dusty Woodruff, Matthew Anderson and a rare 11-string guitar, which allows the group to explore the works of both modern and traditional composers.
Local harpist, composer and improviser Sophie Leetmaa will open for saxophonist and composer Travis Laplante. Laplante has performed in the United States, Canada and Europe, and is known for his solo work as well as his ensembles, Little Women and Battle Trance.
All shows are free and open to the public. For information, visit www.smith.edu/smitharts.