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Glasgow Lands, a festival celebrating Scottish culture, history and heritage, will return to Look Park for its 30th year on Saturday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. -
Members of the Hilltown 6, a group of potters based in the hilltowns of western Massachusetts, invite the public to observe and learn about their work and creative process as part of the annual Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour on Saturday, July 26, and Sunday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. -
The LAVA Center in Greenfield is accepting submissions for their fifth annual LAVA Film Festival from “emerging local filmmakers who create films that engage with the community and are made with joy.” -
The Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum in Hadley will host a Community Day on Saturday, July 19, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., during which residents of Amherst, Shutesbury, Leverett, South Hadley, Hadley and Sunderland can get a free guided tour about the history of slavery at the site. -
The Hadley arcade The Quarters will host “Junk Drawer,” a show in which performers are encouraged to do “their weirdest, wackiest, most passion-project drag numbers,” according to the event description, on Tuesday, July 22, at 9 p.m. -
Young@Heart, the beloved vocal group composed entirely of performers who are 75 years old or older, will perform with Norma Dream on Tuesday, July 22, at 7 p.m. at the Sanctuary at Look Park in Northampton. The band Norma Dream is fronted by Norma Jean Haynes, the daughter of longtime Young@Heart accordionist Chris Haynes, who died earlier this year.
Glasgow Lands, a festival celebrating Scottish culture, history, and heritage, will return to Look Park for its 30th year on Saturday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Featured entertainers will include the Scottish and Celtic rock bands Albannach, The Devil’s Brigade, and Waking Finnegan.
Live entertainment will include performances from the Pioneer Valley Harpers Guild and two Irish dancing schools, haggis tasting, spinning and weaving demonstrations, Border Collie herding, historic reenactment, pipe and drum competitions, historical swordsmanship, and more .
A number of Scottish clans (including MacInnes, MacNeil, MacDuffee, among others) will also have tents at the festival where attendees with those last names in their family tree can learn about their heritage.
Food vendors (including those serving haggis and fish and chips) and artisans will be on-site as well.
Dogs on leashes are allowed.
Not including fees, tickets are $32 general admission (or $29 in advance), $5 for children ages 6 to 12, or free for children under 6. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit glasgowlands.org.
Young@Heart, the beloved vocal group composed entirely of performers who are 75 years old or older, will perform with Norma Dream on Tuesday, July 22, at 7 p.m. at the Sanctuary at Look Park in Northampton.
Their setlist will include songs by Blur, The Beatles, Mavis Staples, Marianne Faithfull, and more.
The band Norma Dream is fronted by Norma Jean Haynes, the daughter of longtime Young@Heart accordionist Chris Haynes, who died earlier this year. The two groups also played together at a memorial concert for Chris Haynes in June and will be performing at this show to “celebrate his legacy and the amazing influence he has had on both groups,” according to a press release.
Look Park will have beer and wine available for sale, but not food. Guests are encouraged to bring picnic meals, blankets, and lawn chairs.
If it rains, the show will take place inside Bombyx.
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 day-of, $10 for students, and $10 for Card to Culture via bombyx.live/events/young-heart-chorus. Vehicles without a season pass, handicap placard, or veteran license plate must pay a $5 entry fee at the show.
Members of the Hilltown 6, a group of potters based in the hilltowns of western Massachusetts, invite the public to observe and learn about their work and creative process as part of the annual Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour on Saturday, July 26, and Sunday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
As part of the tour, guests can taste fresh bread built inside a ceramic cloche, see artists throw pots on a treadle wheel, walk inside a wood-burning kiln, and watch the creation of teapots, vases, pitchers, and more.
“The Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour makes for a delightful, family-friendly weekend spent traversing the scenic hills that rise out of the Pioneer Valley and taking in all that the hilltowns have to offer,” a press release said.
A portion of the proceeds from artists’ sales will benefit the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.
The tour is free and open to the public. For more information, including a studio map, schedule, information on participating artists, and more, visit hilltown6.com.
The LAVA Center in Greenfield is accepting submissions for their fifth annual LAVA Film Festival from “emerging local filmmakers who create films that engage with the community and are made with joy.”
Films must be made by current residents of Massachusetts and can have any length, subject, or style. Creators may be asked to rate their accepted submissions under MPAA guidelines (G, PG, etc.)
Residents of the Pioneer Valley can submit their movies for free.
The festival will run Friday, Oct. 10, through Sunday, Oct. 12.
Submissions are due Friday, Sept. 12.
For more information or to apply, visit thelavacenter.org/lava-film-festival.
The Hadley arcade The Quarters will host “Junk Drawer,” a show in which performers are encouraged to do “their weirdest, wackiest, most passion-project drag numbers,” according to the event description, on Tuesday, July 22, at 9 p.m.
The show will feature performers Stanley Coochie, Christiano, Sophiiiiiyuh, Psyclops, and host Blu Berri More.
“Ever dig through a junk drawer and find pure gold???” wrote Blu Berri Moore on Instagram. “Let’s get unserious. Come laugh, gag, and cry in the junk pile.”
Tickets are $5 to $25, sliding scale, in advance via Eventbrite or $10 to $25 day-of. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. The event is 21+.
The Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum in Hadley will host a Community Day on Saturday, July 19, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., during which residents of Amherst, Shutesbury, Leverett, South Hadley, Hadley, and Sunderland can get a free guided tour about the history of slavery at the site.
The tour is about the lives of six enslaved Africans (Zebulon Prutt, Cesar, Peg, Phillis, Rose, and the younger Phillis) who lived and worked at the site and about how the house, once a working farm and now part of the “Forty Acres and its Skirts” National Historic District, transitioned into a museum.
After the tour, there will be complimentary refreshments.
The next Community Days will be on Saturday, July 26, for residents of Northampton, Hatfield, Whately, South Deerfield, Belchertown, Pelham, and Granby.
Guided tours in the summer are otherwise offered on Saturday through Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. for $5 for adults, $1 for children 12 and under, or free for up to 4 adults and children with EBT, WIC, or ConnectorCare cards.
For more information about Community Days, visit pphmuseum.org/community-days.