Oddities market in Northampton
Market Street Market, billed as “a marketplace of the macabre and the mystical,” will take place on Market Street in Northampton on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 12 to 6 p.m. (The rain date will be Sunday, Oct. 5, at the same time.)
The event will feature more than 30 vendors selling “vintage rarities, taxidermy, arcane jewelry, bone art, tarot readings, gothic garments, and curiosity cabinets filled with things you can’t unsee – and won’t want to,” according to the event description.
Market Street Market is a collaboration between Familiars Coffee & Tea and Splendor Solis Books.
For more information, including a list of vendors, visit marketstmarketnoho.com.
‘Neo-zombie Estonian post-folk’ concert
The duo Puuluup will perform at The Blue Room at CitySpace on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 8:30 p.m.
The duo describes their sound as “a mixture of musical memories and improvisation, and the inspiration is drawn from Finnish jouhikko repertoire, Sahel blues, chastushkas and other elements from musical traditions around the world” and as “neo-zombie Estonian post-folk from the trees.”
“All kinds of random sources of inspiration are similarly important – unexpected excerpts from Polish TV series, old Estonian punk, and sweetbread from Vormsi Island,” the event description said.
Tickets are $22.28, fees included, at cityspaceeasthampton.org. The show is all-ages.
‘Springfield 2 Northampton’ event
A.P.E. Gallery will host “Springfield 2 Northampton,” a music and visual art event celebrating Springfield’s arts culture in Northampton, on Friday, Oct. 3, from 7:30 to 10 p.m.
The event will feature four music producers (NAGO, Truck Julius, Lennos Barnel, and Boombostic Beats) and four visual artists (not yet announced as of this writing), all of whom are from Springfield, presenting their music and art.
“This evening is about more than performances; it’s about building bridges across the Connecticut River, bringing the pulse of Springfield’s creative renaissance to Northampton, and inviting both communities into a shared future of connection and collaboration,” a press release said. “Expect imagery, sound, and words that move at the speed of a heartbeat, weaving together hip-hop’s raw innovation with Northampton’s long-standing art scene.”
Admission is free.
Downtown Market returns
Downtown Market Vintage & Vinyl will return for its second year at 33 Hawley on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event will feature records and vintage clothing items for sale by local and regional sellers. DJs will also spin vinyl records throughout the day.
Vendors include Spin That! Records, Studebaker Hawk, Dr. Vinyl, Sunday Vintage, Hellmouth Used Goods, Tidy Cat Vinyl, Gee’s Records, Tag Snapper Vintage, Sleepy Jean Records, Flower Sounds, and more.
Vegan Pizza Land will be on-site selling food as well.
Admission is $5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or free from 1 to 4 p.m.
Books about weather for children
The South Hadley Public Library will host a book launch event featuring authors Joan Axelrod-Contrada (who writes a monthly column for the Gazette) and Ann Malaspina on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. The two recently released illustrated chapter books for children about “Zeke the Weather Geek,” a nine-year-old aspiring meteorologist who wants to protect his town from extreme weather caused by climate change.
The event will introduce the books and help children learn about weather forecasting and how to keep safe in weather emergencies. Attendees will receive a weather journal and an emergency preparedness kit.
Admission is free. The event is geared toward children from kindergarten through fifth grade.
To learn more about the “Zeke the Weather Geek” books, visit joanaxelrodcontrada.com/zeke-the-weather-geek.
Call for artists to show work in Easthampton
Easthampton City Arts invites artists to apply for its Annual Open Call to exhibit work at ECA Gallery.
The gallery is approximately 150 square feet and is located in downtown Easthampton. Each selected exhibit will receive a $100 honorarium. Work in two- and three-dimensional mediums (including video and installations) is allowed. The gallery features a new exhibit every month, except January.
Submissions are due by Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 5 p.m. To apply, visit easthamptoncityarts.com/resources/call-for-artists. All applicants will be notified in December.
‘Mission: Joy” movie screening
The Academy of Music will host a screening of “Mission: Joy – Finding Happiness in Troubled Times,” a documentary about the friendship between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 4 p.m.
“In what turned out to be their last time together, we trace the epic life stories of these Nobel Peace Prize winners as they faced oppression, exile, death threats, cancer, and more — unbowed and still laughing. They are opposites in many ways, yet their friendship shows us that our shared humanity is bigger than our differences. Their life stories remind us that joy is an inside job, that joy and pain are inseparable, and that deep connection is one of the secrets to joy,” the movie’s website said.
The event is sponsored by the Regional Tibetan Association of Massachusetts and UMass Students for a Free Tibet.
Admission is free. To reserve your free ticket, visit aomtheatre.com. To learn more about the movie, visit missionjoy.org.
