Tapestry Health’s 2025 gala coming up April 4

HOLYOKE — Tapestry Health will hold its 2025 gala, “An Evening Under the Stars,” on Friday, April 4, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Log Cabin in Holyoke.

The evening will bring together community leaders, supporters and advocates to celebrate and raise funds for Tapestry Health’s lifesaving health care services. Guests will enjoy a night of dining, entertainment, and a silent auction, all in support of Tapestry Health’s mission to provide accessible sexual and reproductive health care, harm reduction services, and WIC nutrition programs to residents across all four counties of western Massachusetts.

For more information or to reserve a spot, visit https://onecau.se/tapestrygala, or contact giving@tapestryhealth.org.

Psychic, ghost hunter to speak at Granby Library

GRANBY — The Granby Public Library, at 297 East State St., is hosting a night of ghost talk and evidence with local psychic medium and ghost hunter Lisa Lanno on Thursday, March 27, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Lanno will lead an interactive event with real evidence including audio, video and photo, as well as answering questions about who and what ghosts are, if they are bad/harmful, and what they can or can’t do.

Space is limited. To preregister call 413-467-3320. For more information, visit granbylibrary.org or queenparanormal.com.

South Hadley to host Candidates Night

SOUTH HADLEY — Know Your Town of South Hadley will sponsor a Candidates’ Night for candidates who will be on the April 8 ballot for local elections and for positions in Fire Districts 1 and 2.

The program will be on Tuesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m., in the community room of the Main Public Library on Canal Street.

This is an opportunity to listen to candidates give policy statements and answer audience questions. Know Your Town member Ira Brezinsky will serve as the moderator for the evening.

Attendees may meet and greet candidates informally during the social time/refreshments after the close of the formal part of the program.

Amherst League of Women Voters to host AG’s office at luncheon

AMHERST — The League of Women Voters of Amherst invites the community to its annual luncheon on March 22 at Ginger Garden in Amherst. The annual event invites LWVA members and guests to discuss LWVA priorities for the coming year, and engage with a guest speaker.

This year’s guest speaker is Jamie D. Hoag, senior counselor to Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell. The public is invited to attend and learn about the AG’s strategies to protect democracy and fight back against authoritarianism.

The event runs from 12 to 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased online at Eventbrite: https://lwvamherst.short.gy/Luncheon2025 or on the LWVA website,www.lwvamherst.org

Students attend free by clicking “Student” at check out. Everyone, regardless of ability to pay, is welcome. Reach out to Sue Lowery for accommodations at membership@lwvamherst.org.

 Institute holding pollinator workshop

BELCHERTOWN – The New England Small Farm Institute is hosting a workshop, “Providing for Pollinators: Cover Cropping & Other Supplemental Habitat, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, on Saturday, March 22, at 275 Jackson St. in Belchertown.

Presenter Jules Davis, a postdoctoral researcher at UMass Amherst, will discuss how pollinator conservation can happen at many scales. In this workshop, attendees will learn how to create habitat for a diversity of pollinator species on farms and gardens, using an understanding of wild bee biology. Discussion will focus on ongoing research on the role of cover cropping practices in supporting solitary bees in agricultural ecosystems.

All are welcome, but space is limited. Register via email at: info@smallfarm.org, or by phone at 413-323-4531. There is a $25 registration fee.