GIMME SHELTER
How cool is it when a Gazette paperboy grows up to be a filmmaker? If you run into Hadley native Steven Latham, you can ask him. Latham’s film “Shelter Me: Hearts and Paws,” will be shown on WGBY Public Television for Western New England Thursday, June 2, at 9 p.m.
The film, hosted by actress Kristin Bell, features award-winning artist Patrick McDonnell, creator of the popular MUTTS comic strip. Armed with a pen and a sketchpad, McDonnell takes a look inside Animal Care Centers of New York City to find inspiring stories. There’s also a story about a dog that finds a new life after being given up at the shelter and a visit to Cat Town Cafe, the first such establishment in the country.
ANOTHER GOOD BET
Nothing says summer in these parts like “Watermelon Wednesdays” at the West Whately Chapel in, well, West Whately. First up: Mister Sun, Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m. www.watermelonwednesdays.com