Cinema Northampton was started by Northampton Community Television in 2013 as a project to bring free movies to the community. It’s since hosted screenings at the Forbes Library lawn, Maines Field, Pulaski Park, Smith College, the Academy of Music Theatre, Ryan Road Elementary School, Northampton High School auditorium and athletic field, and Look Park, and it’s sponsorship has now grown to include the Northampton Arts Council, Forbes Library, Northampton Parks and Recreation Department, and the Northampton Film Festival.
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Cinema Northampton presents the comedy classic “Wayne’s World.” On Sept. 27, the film will be “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (6:30 p.m.). Both screenings will be at Pulaski Park.
Wayang Kulit is a form of traditional shadow-puppetry from Bali, Indonesia that brings together elements of Hindu storytelling, music, ritual performance, intricate movement and slap-stick comedy. On Sept. 8 the Northampton Arts Council will be hosting a free Balinese shadow puppet-show performance by the Brother Campur, featuring live gamelan music. 7 p.m. in Pulaski Park.
“Paws and Pints”? It’s a dog-friendly festival promising lots of fun, not only for the whole family, but for Fido as well. Set for Sept. 16 beginning at noon at the Hadley Young Men’s Club Pavilion, the event will include wine, beer and hard cider sampling, live music, dog activities and contests, a chili cook-off, food trucks, kids’ activities and vendors. (You’ll even find dogs available for adoption.) $25 VIP admission includes 12 p.m. entry, sampling and goodies; $15 general admission includes 1 p.m. entry and sampling; $10 general admission includes 1 p.m. entry, no sampling. Kids under 5 are free. All proceeds from the event will help place service dogs with people in need. 978-660-0267 for further information.
Located at 25 Main St. (Fitzwilly’s building), Northampton’s vibrant community art space Studio 4 is so-named, not only because it’s on the fourth floor, but because it’s a studio FOR dance, FOR music, FOR theater, etc.
Starting Sept. 16, and subsequently occurring on the third Saturday of the month, the newly renovated space will serve as the locus of a new program for kids and parents. Called Saturdoozy and running 6-9 p.m., it’ll provide parents the opportunity to drop the kids off for an evening of activities — dancing, pizza, art, karaoke, a movie — while they go out on the town for some adult enjoyment. Register at studio4noho.com or call 570-4491.
An epic tale of desperate Irish refugees fleeing their homeland in 1847 at the height of the Great Famine, Joseph O’Connor’s 2003 novel “Star of the Sea” takes place on a ship bound for America and features dozens of characters, from a maid with a devastating secret to a bankrupt aristocrat and his family and a killer stalking the decks.
On Oct. 3 and 4, Ireland’s Moonfish Theatre will bring its six-actor adaptation to Bowker Auditorium at the University of Massachusetts for a pair of performances at 7:30 p.m. The production includes video projections, choreographed movement and inventive sound effects. Tickets are $35, $25 general; $10 Five College students and youth 17 and under. 545-2511.
— Dan DeNicola