Greenfield Public Library Closed Monday, June 19, through Wednesday, July 12.
Greenfield Public Library 412 Main St, GreenfieldThe Greenfield Public Library will be closed Monday June 19, through Wednesday July 12, to prepare for the opening of the new library on Thursday, July 13. While the library building is closed, the library’s digital resources and virtual programs will be available 24/7 at greenfieldpubliclibrary.org. Have a question? Reach out to us via: · Email: librarian@greenfieldpubliclibrary.org · Phone: (413) 772-1544 · The ‘contact us’ form at greenfieldpubliclibrary.org We will get back to you as quickly as possible. For more information, and to access all the GPL digital resources, go to https://greenfieldpubliclibrary.org/.
Green River Festival 2023
Franklin County Fairgrounds 89 Wisdom Way, GreenfieldCHECK THE FULL LINEUP HERE: https://www.greenriverfestival.com/lineup Green River Festival: JUNE 23-24-25, 2023 Franklin County Fairgrounds: 89 Wisdom Way Greenfield, MA 01301 *Kids 10 & under get in to the festival for free and do not need a ticket (just arrive with an adult) For more info: www.greenriverfestival.com Named one of “fifty essential summer music festivals” by The New York Times, Green River Festival is Western Massachusetts' signature summer event. Celebrating its 36th year this June, Green River is a fantastic celebration of music and community: a world-class lineup of over 30 acts on four stages, the best in local food, beer and wine, handmade juried crafts at The Makers Market, a wide array of kid's music and activities, and camping. Come see why NPR recently wrote, "The Green River Festival lineup gets more legendary by the year."
Greenfield Farmers’ Market
Court Square Court Square, GreenfieldEstablished in 1975, the Greenfield Farmers’ Market provides a direct, profitable retail sales outlet for area Farmers/Growers, and promotes the production of high quality locally grown produce and other farm or agricultural products. Additionally, to enhance both the Market and the community, we include baked goods and value added food products, crafts and other locally prepared merchandise on a space-available basis, to educate the consumer in the value of local production. The Greenfield Farmers’ Market usually has 30 participating vendors that sell a wide variety of organic and conventional produce ranging from heirloom tomatoes, yellow & green squash, potatoes, corn, multiple varieties of lettuce, onions, scallions, culinary herbs, swiss chard, kale, beets, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet & hot peppers, strawberries, red & black raspberries, blueberries, apples, peaches, pears, plums, apple cider, watermelon, leeks, perennial plant – cone flower, bee balm, hosta, pansies and many more varieties of plants, locally raised grass-fed beef, pork and lamb, fresh eggs, cheese and so much more! The goal of the market is to provide Franklin County community members the opportunity to purchase fresh, local food that is affordable and delicious. It is also our goal to give customers the opportunity to build relationships with farmers…
Children’s Book Chain at the GPL
Greenfield Public Library 412 Main St, GreenfieldCalling all kids! We need YOUR help moving the picture book collection over to the new library. On Saturday, June 24 at 10am we will be forming a chain of people to pass picture books from the current library to our new building next door. Can you help us? Afterwards, refreshments will be served and participating kids will be given a FREE book to take home. Sign up on the library website or by visiting: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-IdnvPFy0220TeZjB_NRM3ZdRVBmNqPYhjrE9tukRv8XcSg/viewform This program generously funded by the Friends of the Greenfield Public Library, is free and open to all.
Summer Movie Camp
Greenfield Garden Cinema 361 Main St., GreenfieldDo you remember Saturday morning cartoons? We do! Spend Saturday mornings at the movies all summer long at no cost. Co-sponsored by Ruggeri Real Estate, Gruber & Tripp, LLC and Gagne Wealth Management Group, we are proud to announce that every Saturday morning at 10 AM the GARDEN will show a free movie rated PG or lower. June 10 TMNT (2007) June 17 The Lego Batman Movie (2017) June 24 Smallfoot (2018) July 1 DC League of Super-pets (2022) July 8 The Witches (1990) July 15 Free Willy (1993) July 22 The Ant Bully (2006) July 29 Tom & Jerry (2021) Aug 5 The NeverEnding Story (1984) Aug 12 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) Aug 19 Pokeman: Detective Pikachu (2019) Aug 26 Scoob! 2020 Concessions not included.
Penny Whistle Workshop with Dane Donato
324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United StatesThis 2-hour, hands-on workshop will give participants a solid musical and practical grounding for the penny whistle. Of ancient origins, the penny or tin whistle as we know it today was mass produced in England as far back as 1840, and was a cheap, easily obtained musical instrument popular not only in Ireland, England and Continental Europe, but in the early United States, where it remains today a viable and easily played folk instrument Dane Donato is a musician with years of experience on the penny whistle and other folk musical instruments. He has played the whistle since the 1980s. A trained oboist, he is an alumni of Berklee College of Music in Boston, and is currently penny whistler and instrumental accompanist for the Old Sturbridge Village Singers, in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. This workshop is open to the public and is free of charge; donations will be accepted. Please register in advance by contacting Dane: danemitchell@comcast.net, 413-773-9032 (home), or 413-522-5969 (cell). It is NOT a requirement to have a whistle to take the workshop. If you want a whistle, Dane will bring a limited number of Irish-made, Walton brass whistles in the key of D, available first come, first serve, at…
Salsa Saturdays Por La Tarde
Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center 289 Main St, GreenfieldCome on out to Hawks and Reed every last Saturday of the month for some Salsa Dancing! This is an all ages event, so bring the whole family on down for some fun! OTHER INFO Hawks and Reed is proud to host Greenfield’s newest restaurant COCINA LUPITA, serving authentic Salvadoran street food. Try their pupusas, tacos, burritos and fresh horchata, directly from the streets of San Salvador to downtown Greenfield. Cocina Lupita is open Monday through Saturday at 11am, and will be serving food until 8:30.
‘As We Were: Nine Days in October’ by Jan Maher
324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United StatesClick here for more details. Click here for tickets. For the past few months, LAVA has hosted a theater incubation series, during which six local playwrights have workshopped and developed new plays. Now they’re ready for an audience! Join The LAVA Center and the playwrights (Christine Benvenuto, P. H. Crosby, Nina Gross, Jan Maher, Silvia Martinez-Howard, and John McDonnell Tierney) for a festival of staged readings in June. 'An Interview with Archie' by John McDonnell Tierney Friday and Saturday, June 2 and 3, 7pm 'Time in Tatters' by Silvia Martinez-Howard 'Inheritance' by Nina Gross Friday and Saturday, June 9 and 10, 7pm '750%' by Christine Benvenuto Melville’s 'Bartleby the Scrivener' adapted by P. H. Crosby Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17, 7pm 'As We Were: Nine Days in October' by Jan Maher Friday and Saturday, June 23 and 24, 7pm All plays are also viewable online for two weeks. *** On the Boards is made possible by grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the local cultural councils of Greenfield, Bernardston, Gill, Leyden, and Northfield.
Dark Temptations
10 Fiske Ave 10 Fiske Avenue, GreenfieldSaturday June 24th, come slink into the inky void of the basement at 10 Forward for Dark Temptations! It’s a mind-melting night of dark techno and devious hedonism with four viciously talented DJs: Scotia, DJ Mike, Aoife, and Hedon! 18+, $10-$20, N.O.T.A.F.L.O.F. Masks always appreciated! We are down the stairs! Elevator access next to Mesa Verde.