What’s Happening In Amherst?

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IN PERSON EVENTS

EVERY SATURDAY THROUGH NOVEMBER 19. AMHERST FARMERS’ MARKET. Town Common 7:30 a.m – 1:30 p.m. Farm to table produce from local growers and producers. Food, music and events. More information including a list of vendors.

EVERY SATURDAY THROUGH NOVEMBER 5: SPECIAL EXHIBIT – BLACK AND AFRO-INDIGENOUS FAMILIES IN AMHERST. Amherst History Museum, 67 Amity Street. 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Historic images of Amherst’s Black and indigenous families plus artifacts dating back to the pre-Emancipation era. More information

LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH : LAST FRIDAYS AT THE DRAKE POETRY SERIES HOSTED BY LYRICAL FAITH. 44 North Pleasant Street. Join us every last Friday of the month* for Last Fridays at The Drake hosted by Lyrical Faith for an unforgettable open mic and poetry night experience featuring award-winning spoken word artists from across the country. Come through for music, drinks, and artistic expression where poets take center stage to share new work, old work, or any work that helps them get free. Doors and bar open at 5PM. Early arrival is encouraged to get a slot on the sign-up sheet. The cover charge is $5 with a college ID or $10 general admission. More Information. Full Events Calendar at the Drake.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19- WEDNESDAY APRIL 3: FEINBERG LECTURE SERIES ON US IMPERIALISM – CONFRONTING EMPIRE. Events are online or hybrid. This free public lecture series brings together scholars, journalists, educators, writers, community organizers, and survivors of state violence to examine global histories of U.S. imperialism and anti-imperialist resistance.The series traces the history of U.S. imperialism from the conquest of North America to the creation of an overseas empire in the late 19th century and to the present day. It also offers a critical historical analysis of the various traditions and movements that have opposed U.S. empire, including Black radicalism, Marxism, revolutionary feminism, armed struggle, international solidarity, pacifism, and liberal, electoral, and diplomatic activism.  The series kicks off Monday, September 19 for the Keynote Address, US Policy In the Global South by Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Rigoberta Menchú Tum, joined by journalists Vincent Bevins anAmy Goodman. 7 p.m. on Zoom.
Register here.
Full listing of series events and more information

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30 -SUNDAY MAY 14: 60 YEARS OF COLLECTING -AN ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION CELEBRATING THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART PERMANENT COLLECTION. Bottom Floor of the UMass Fine Arts Center. Look here for gallery hours and additional information. Free. The exhibit can be viewed on line here.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 1 – MONDAY OCTOBER 31: AMHERST SURVIVAL CENTER HIKE FOR HUNGER
What: Sign up as an individual or team. Registration is $25 and includes a 2022 Hike for Hunger t-shirt. Once you register, you’ll be prompted to set up your personal fundraising page. All the details are ready for you, but you are welcome to personalize your page. You can share your page with family and friends via email and Facebook. There is no fundraising minimum, but you will earn rewards for your fundraising efforts. You could win a Downtown Amherst Night Out gift basket, a private wine and cheese tasting hosted by Provisions, tickets to a UMass Hockey game, and more

Where: Anywhere, anytime. Set your own path, whether it’s hiking local peaks, walking your dog on a nearby trail, or even fishing for hunger! You can also join us on a group hike. Check out the hikes we have planned and reserve your spot today. 
More information.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 7 THROUGH SATURDAY OCTOBER 29. EXHIBIT – ACCORDION BOOKS BY LAURA HOLLAND AT GALLERY A3 In Deciphered Objects, Laura Holland explores the actual or imagined stories that animate seemingly ordinary objects like empty paper bags, an antique pickle fork, a colorful raincoat, and an old ceramic platter in a series of handmade accordion books. The exhibit opens at Gallery A3 28 Amity Street 1D on Friday, October 7 and runs through Saturday, October 29. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, October 6 from 5-7:00 p.m. and a free, online art forum on Thursday, October 20, at 7:30 p.m. More information and register for online art forum here.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 15. AMHERT PELHAM EDUCATION ASSOCIATION RALLY. 10 to 11 a.m. Amherst Town Common. Rally for a fair contract. Hear from paraeducators, staff, teachers, counselors, and community members. All are welcome.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 15: REDEDICATION OF THE EMILY DISCKINSON TRAIL. 10 to 11 a.m. Groff Park. Ribbon cutting and highlighting of improvements to the 0.9 mile trail. Improvements by the Fort River Watershed Association with a grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 15: AMHERST FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE. Amherst Central Fire Station, 68 North Pleasant Street. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.. In conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week, the Amherst Fire Department will again host an Open House. This event will feature something for all ages, and will include Fire and EMS vehicles and equipment on display, demonstrations such as the “Jaws of Life,” safety information and other giveaways from both the fire department and other agencies, and refreshments. We hope to have a visit from Smokey Bear as well! Event will be held rain or shine. More information

SATURDAY OCTOBER 15: 50th ANNUAL FALL FOLIAGE RUN/WALK FOR THE ABC HOUSE. 9:30 a.m on the Amherst town Common. The 5k Fall Foliage And Cider Run is a community celebration of Amherst A Better Chance, a residential high school program that prepares academically talented young men of color from educationally underserved school districts for college and future leadership roles. Registration details and more information

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15: AMHERST COMMUNITY LAND TRUST THIRD ANNUAL FALL MEETING AND WALK. Mill River Recreation Area 2-4 p.m.  ACLT members and friends will meet at the pavilion at the Mill River Recreation Area, 95 Montague Road for its third annual fall walk. There will be a brief update on the year’s accomplishments and the plans for the future. Light refreshments will be served. ACLT has added two new families in 2022 and will soon have another property donated. The First-Time Homebuyer subsidy is available again. Public input on ACLT goals and challenges are welcome. There will be an easy walk and a more challenging one, both on the Mill River conservation trails. All who are interested in affordable housing and homeownership in Amherst are invited to attend.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 15: LATINO HERITAGE CELEBRATION. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kendrick Park, 30 East Pleasant Street. Food, performances, and activities for all ages. Sponsored by the Amherst Human Rights Commission, Amherst College, Amherst Regional Public Schools, and Amherst Regional Public Schools Parent Advisory Council.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15: FALL FESTIVAL AT THE MILL DISTRICT. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 91 Cowls Road. Classic car show (prizes) 11 to 1, live music 12 to 3 p.m., dog show (prizes) 2 to 3 p.m., raffle for a $100 gift card, food, games, pumpkin painting. Family fun all day long.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16: ALONE TOGETHER, SONGS AND SERENADE CONCERT. 3 to 4:30 p.m. Amherst Women’s Club, 35 Triangle Street. $12 at the door. Proceeds go to support scholarships for high school seniors and other local organizations, such as the Amherst Senior Center, Amherst Survival Center, the Boys and Girls Club, and Safe Passage. See https://amherstwoman39sclub.wildapricot.org/event-4943078

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16: HITCHCOCK HARVEST BENEFIT. Hitchcock Center, 845 West Street. 3:00-6:00 p.m. Celebrating 60 years of planting seeds for change. Enjoy local seasonal fare, sample local beer, cider, wine, kombucha, live music, garden and building tours. More information

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16: EVERY GRIEF – WITNESSING OUR CHANGING WORLD & HISTORICAL MOURNING PRACTICES 1-6 p.m. Amherst Historical Society, 67 Amity Street. Join the Amherst Historical Society, Sunrise Amherst, & Wildwood Cemetery for an afternoon of discussion and reflection. 1-3pm, our collaborators Jane and Amrita from Sunrise Amherst will facilitate an intergenerational conversation about climate grief at the museum. This is open to folks who have been involved in climate work and those who have not, open to youth and elders and everyone in between. 3-3:30PM Music on the front lawn and a chance to gather and reflect under the great sycamore tree, a witness tree that is about 200 years old. 3:30 – 6pm We will host Elizabeth Cardaropoli for an immersive event exploring the historic mourning traditions of New England. The Emerson Parlor at the Strong House will be decorated in Victorian funereal style, mourning objects from our collection and from Cardaropoli’s personal collection will be on view, and after a short talk, we will walk to West St Cemetery to learn about gravestone iconography. Suggested donation for 3:30-6:00 portion of the event is $10.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19: COMMON SHARE FOOD COOP COMMUNITY GATHERING WITH PETER BLOOD FROM RISE UP SINGING AND PAUL KAPLAN. 6:30-8:30 P.M. Unitarian Universalist Society Of Amherst, 121 North Pleasant Street. Enjoy a glimpse of a resilient future in Amherst and meet other community members interested in food justice, good jobs and democracy. Light refreshments will be served. Free. All Are welcome.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19: UMASS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. 7:30 p.m. Tillis Hall, UMass. Morihiko Nakahara, conductor, Edward Arron, faculty cello soloist. Program:
James Lee III: Amer’ican (2019)
Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 (Edward Arron, cello)
Amy Beach: Symphony in E minor, op. 32 “Gaelic”

Tix: $10 general; $5 seniors/students, UMass students FREE (ticket required)
Box Office 413-545-2511 or purchase online =>   

SATURDAY OCTOBER 22: US MARINE BAND IN CONCERT. Tillis Hall, UMass Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. Free tix required (max 4 per person). More information. Full schedule of fall UMass ticketed music events.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 22: FREE TRAINING ON THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT AND THE GENDER EQUALITY MOVEMENT. 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the First Churches of Northampton, 129 Main Street. The training is organized by Generation Ratify Amherst, Entitled, The Path to Enacting the Equal Rights Amendment: Crash Course, the training goes through the timeline of the Equal Rights Amendment, the gender equality movement, and our current-day steps! It is interactive and art-based. Registration and more information.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 27: 28th ANNUAL AMHERST EDUCATION FOUNDATION TRIVIA BEE. 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium at the Amherst Regional Middle School! There will be pizza and snacks available for purchase, plus a raffle with lots of gift certificates to local restaurants and businesses. Teams can also come in costume and enter our costume contest. You must pre-register to play. Please visit bit.ly/trivia-bee22 to sign up your team or enter the raffle. More information

SATURDAY OCTOBER 29: SKI AND WINTER GEAR SALE TO BENEFIT THE AMHERST HISTORY MUSEUM. One Day Only. 9 A.M. – 2 P.M. 67 Amity Street. Top quality winter gear for adults and children.
More info.

ONLINE EVENTS

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19- WEDNESDAY APRIL 3: Feinberg Lecture Series On US Imperialism: Confronting Empire Events are online or hybrid. This free public lecture series brings together scholars, journalists, educators, writers, community organizers, and survivors of state violence to examine global histories of U.S. imperialism and anti-imperialist resistance.The series traces the history of U.S. imperialism from the conquest of North America to the creation of an overseas empire in the late 19th century and to the present day. It also offers a critical historical analysis of the various traditions and movements that have opposed U.S. empire, including Black radicalism, Marxism, revolutionary feminism, armed struggle, international solidarity, pacifism, and liberal, electoral, and diplomatic activism.  The series kicks off Monday, September 19 for the Keynote Address, US Policy In the Global South by Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Rigoberta Menchú Tum, joined by journalists Vincent Bevins and Amy Goodman. 7 p.m. on Zoom.
Register here.
Full listing of series events and more information

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30 -SUNDAY MAY 14. 60 YEARS OF COLLECTING -AN ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION CELEBRATING THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART PERMANENT COLLECTION. Bottom Floor of the UMass Fine Arts Center. Look here for gallery hours and additional information. Free. The exhibit can be viewed on line here.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 20: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, TENANTS RIGHTS WEBINAR. 6-7 p.m. on Zoom. Sponsored by the UMass Student Government Association, gain a better understanding of your rights when you enter a lease agreement within the Town of Amherst. Presentations by UMass Amherst’s Student Legal Services Office, the Office of Off Campus Student Life, and the Amherst Town Council CRC Chair. There will be time for questions. Register here for link.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 20: FREE ART FORUM FOR LAURA HOLLAND’S DECIPHERED OBJECTS, AN EXHIBIT AT GALLERY A3. 7:30 p.m on Zoom.  More information and register for online art forum here.

THURDAY OCTOBER 20: LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS VIRTUAL FORUM WITH STAN ROSENBERG: KNOW OUR COMMONWEALTH OFFICERS. 7-8 P.M. on Zoom. An informational forum with former Senator Stan Rosenberg to learn about the roles and responsibilities of the Governor’s Council, Treasurer, Auditor, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and Attorney General and the impact they have on our daily lives. This free virtual event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Amherst and Northampton Area. Register for link at : https://www.lwvamherst.org/