6th Colleen Ceili set for Tuesday

SPRINGFIELD — Black Rose Academy of Irish Dance will hold its 6th annual Colleen Ceili on Tuesday from 6:15 to 8 p.m. at the John Boyle O’Reilly Club, 33 Progress Ave., Springfield.

The four most popular Ceili (key-lee), or group dances, will be taught along with basic 3’s and 7’s to pull together a complete dance.

This event is to celebrate the Western Mass Colleens and get them ready to dance their way into March. General admission is $5, and any past or present colleens or court members are free with their sash.

The 72nd Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade will be held on Sunday, March 23, and the 48th Holyoke St. Patrick’s Road Race will be held on Saturday, March 22.

For more information, visit holyokestpatricksparade.com.

Jazz Shares to present solo piano series

NORTHAMPTON — The 15th annual solo piano series, produced by Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares and the Northampton Center for the Arts, will present “A World of Piano” this Thursday through Saturday.

Featured performers will include Matthew Shipp on Thursday, Greg Burk on Friday and Sylvie Courvoisier on Saturday. Performances will take place each night at 7:30 at Northampton Arts Trust, 33 Hawley St., Northampton. Tickets for non-Jazz Shares members are $15-$35, sliding scale, available at https://shorturl.at/qTJiN

Then on Saturday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m., Jazz Shares will present “Aaron Shragge Whispering Worlds,” featuring Aaron Shragge (trumpet/shakuhachi), Luke Schwartz (guitar), Damon Banks (bass) and Deric Dickens (drums). The performance will take place at Holyoke Media, 1 Court Square. Admission is $15 for nonmembers.

South Hadley officials to meet with community

SOUTH HADLEY — Members of the Select Board, School Committee and Appropriations Committee will hold a hybrid Tri-Board meeting to discuss the fiscal 2026 budget on Saturday, March 1, at the Senior Center, 45 Dayton St., and via Zoom. The meeting is from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Doors open at 9 a.m.

The event will include an administrative panel, budget information and a meet-and-greet with board members.

To join the hybrid meeting, visit https://tinyurl.com/4r94c8r9

Boating course open for registration

HOLYOKE — The Springfield Power Squadron, a unit of the United States Power Squadrons, also known as America’s Boating Club, will hold its Basic Safe Boating Course at Holyoke Rows, 25 Jones Ferry Road, in Holyoke, beginning March 12.

The eight-week course will be held on Wednesday nights from 6:45 to 9 p.m. and is open to the public as well as to members of the Springfield Power Squadron.

The Safe Boating Course is critical for every boater in Massachusetts, since the Hanson-Milone Safe Boating Act was passed into law on Jan. 8 and requires all boat operators in the commonwealth to obtain a boater safety certificate. The new law mandates that all boat operators, including those operating personal watercraft, pass a boater safety education program and exam to obtain a safety certificate, and the certificate must be present on the vessel during operation.

The course, taught by experienced local instructors, and designed for boaters using any type of watercraft, including kayaks and canoes, is divided into several sections.

The price of the eight-week course is $45 per person, which reflects the cost of the textbook and related course materials. Interested participants can register in advance by contacting Kevin Abbey at 413-636-4804 or by email at rav131e@aol.com. Registration is also available at the door.