WORTHINGTON — Those in the hilltowns this Saturday will get to enjoy a late Valentine’s Day celebration when the Worthington Parks and Recreation Committee hosts its Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Skate.
The skate will take place at the town pond from 6 to 9 p.m. and feature a disc jockey and lights, as well as refreshments,contests and a photo booth.
Children at the event should be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
The Williamsburg Town Democratic Committee will be holding its caucus on Feb. 26 when it will select delegates to represent the town at this year’s state Democratic Party Convention.
“We’re hoping that people will take an interest in participating in the local Democratic Committee,” said Charles Dudek, the chairman of the committee.
The caucus will be held virtually, beginning at 9 a.m. Registered Democrats who live in town and were 16 by Feb. 4 may participate in the caucus. Those interested in doing so can register online at https://bit.ly/36ikZd7.
Williamsburg will be sending two delegates and one alternate to the convention. Youth, defined as those 16 to 35, members of the LGTBQ+ community, people of color and people with disabilities that are not selected as delegates or alternates can apply to be add-on delegates at the caucus or online at massdems.org/caucus.
This year’s convention will take place on June 3 and 4 in Worcester in a hybrid format and will determine who gets on the ballot for the Democratic primary for races that include governor and attorney general. More information can be found by emailing Dudek at gsahed5@gmail.com.
Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program, a Williamsburg-based arts nonprofit, has applications open for three equity programs that allow new audiences to access the organization’s offerings.
“We have been realizing over the past several years that we would like our community to be broader,” said Lisa Oram, the organization’s director of marketing and communications.
The nonprofit is offering eight full scholarships to BIPOC artists that will cover tuition, supplies, housing, and meals for those that receive them. The number of BIPOC scholarships being offered doubled from what was offered in 2021.
Snow Farm also is offering a Workshop Access Program, which provides a 75% reduction in tuition to low-income applicants.
Finally, Snow Farm offers a Work-Study Program, where participants live and work on campus in exchange for housing, meals and tuition-free workshops.
“I am really proud of the scope of what Snow Farm offers for accessibility; we’re a relatively young nonprofit with no endowment and this suite of programs shows a significant commitment to diversity and inclusion,” said Mary Jo Murphy, the organization’s executive director, in a release.
Snow Farm offers residential craft workshops in eight topic areas: clay, glass, metal smiting, welded sculpture, wood, fiber, mosaics and 2D and mixed media. It was founded as a nonprofit in 2000 and people taking classes locally don’t have to take advantage of the farm’s residential component.
The deadline to apply to the three programs is Feb. 28, and more information can be found by emailing Oram at lisa@snowfarm-art.org .
Bera Dunau can be reached at bdunau@gazettenet.com.