85th Season Finale: Visions of Hope

21 Barr Ave. Greenfield MA 01301 21 BARR AVENUE, Greenfield, MA, United States

Tianhui Ng and Dr. Allegra Martin lead the PVS Orchestra and Chorus in our 85th season finale featuring the music of three African American composers looking with hope toward a just future. ABOUT THE PROGRAM: William Grant Still's second Symphony, Song of a New Race, describes elements of the African American experience through history and brings classical Western orchestral composition together with blues and jazz to paint a united future for a diverse America. In “Credo,” prolific composer Margaret Bonds sets W. E. B. Du Bois’ prose poem to sensitive and powerful music, sung by the PVS Chorus with soloists Brianna J. Robinson and Nicholas LaGesse. Mary D. Watkins’ “Dark River” tells the story of Civil Rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer’s fight for justice and racial equality. This moving opera reflects the complexity and emotion of the time period through interwoven elements of jazz, blues, and gospel. The PVS Chorus will be performing selections featuring Brianna J. Robinson as the title role. PVS' resident musicologist, Dr. David Schneider, Georges Lurcy Professor of Music & History at Amherst College, joins us at 6PM for a pre-concert talk. - - - - - - - - THIS SEASON, WE ARE OFFERING CONCERT…

$5 – $35

Pub Sing! At Four Phantoms Brewing Company

Four Phantoms Brewing Co. 301 Wells Street, Greenfield, MA, United States

Join us at Four Phantoms on the second Sunday of the month for group singing of traditional songs in the public domain. Singers of all levels are welcome and encouraged to bring their favorite tunes. Does your mom enjoy live music and singing? Bring her! We are a family friendly venue, and we feature a small food menu and a wide variety of beer, cider, seltzer, and n/a beverages.

Live Music with Steve Koziol & friends

The LAVA Center 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, United States

Live music at LAVA, every 3rd Thursday! A coffeehouse-style concert during our gallery/cafe hours, for you to drop in, hang out, draw, write, make art, make friends, and come and go as you please! Led by local musician Steve Koziol. $2-5 suggested donation ($1 Card-to-Culture)

$1 – $5

LIVE MUSIC – MOUNDABOUT (IRELAND) – FOUR PHANTOMS BREWING

Four Phantoms Brewing Co. 301 Wells Street, Greenfield, MA, United States

Phil Langero and Paddy Shine are on tour in New England. Moundabout (Ireland) explores a newform of psychedelic Irish folk music where the listener is invited to see folk as a continuum stretching way back beyond the revival of the 1950s and 1960s to an eternal vibrancy that predates classical antiquity and Irish civilisation itself. $10 suggested donation.

LIVE MUSIC – PERISCOPE JAZZ TRIO – FOUR PHANTOMS BREWING

Four Phantoms Brewing Co. 301 Wells Street, Greenfield, MA, United States

Reflective and dynamic, the Periscope Jazz Trio brings entertaining new perspectives to classic jazz standards. Featuring Jon Oltman (bass), Perry Friedman (piano), Bruce Kelley (drums), and special guest Rick Page (sax).

Event Series Open Stage

Open Stage

The LAVA Center 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, United States

A new open stage series! Like an open mic but MORE. Theater! Dance! Music! Literature! Spoken Word! Magic! Puppetry! Circus and Sideshow! Comedy! Improv! Any form of art or entertainment that can be staged, in any stage of development. Every 4th Thursday with your rotating hosts: Nisse Greenberg, Nina Gross, Ezra Prior, and Vanessa Query. Signup starts at 6:30, show starts at 7. 5 minute limit for each act. You can plug into our sound system if you’d like audio to backup your act- plugin using 1/8″ mic jack input, bring adapter if needed. Questions? Contact LAVA here. $5 suggested donation ($1 Card-to-Culture)

$1 – $5

3rd Annual GCC Day

Greenfield Community College One College Drive, Greenfield, MA, United States

GCC is celebrating the community and you're all invited! The community gives so much to GCC, we want to give back to you. Join us at the GCC campus from 1:30-5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 for our third annual GCC day! Enjoy food, fun and family activities—beer from Hitchcock Brewing, local food trucks, music from WRSI and carnival rides and games!

LIVE MUSIC – SILVERBACK SWING – FOUR PHANTOMS BREWING

Four Phantoms Brewing Co. 301 Wells Street, Greenfield, MA, United States

Join us for live music at Four Phantoms with Silverback Swing! They perform acoustic jazz of the 1920's to 1940's in the style of Django Reinhardt. Patch Burger will be there grilling smashburgers, and we feature a wide variety of beer, cider, seltzer, and n/a beverages on the menu.

LIVE MUSIC – RAGGED BLUE – FOUR PHANTOMS BREWING

Four Phantoms Brewing Co. 301 Wells Street, Greenfield, MA, United States

Live music with Ragged Blue from 4-6pm. Bluegrass, celtic, swing & pop tunes performed by John Rough on banjo, Corki Demers on fiddle and mandolin, Joe Blumenthal on bass, and Terry Atkinson on guitar.