Erin McKeown

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

Songwriter Erin McKeown returns to Greenfield Community College with their highly original take on classic American blues, jazz and rock in a free concert to benefit the GCC Food Pantry Corner Marker. Joined by Valley legend JJ O’Connell on drums, expect an evening of intimate songs and big beats that will stay with you long after the show. Outdoor show on the East Lawn features local food trucks with food and beverage for purchase. Bring lawn chairs or blankets! RSVP requested so we can share additional details with attendees as the date draws closer and in case of location change due to weather.

Free
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

Greenfield Funk Night

Hawks & Reed Ballroom 289 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United States

Come get FUNKED at our monthly Funk Night! Downtown Greenfield's FUNK NIGHT returns to Hawks & Reed on Thursday, September 26, 8pm. The Boogalistics serve as the house band, with special guest players each month. Suggested donation is $10. Catch Funk Night fourth Thursday of the month.

Mariposas Galácticas at 10Forward!

10 Forward 10 Fiske Avenue, Basement, Greenfield, MA, United States

A night of diasporic dancing with Mariposas Galácticas and DJ Bongohead!Las Mariposas Galácticas is an 8-piece Cumbia Klezmer Punkband and cultural project based in Philadelphia, PA. Combiningband members’ South American and Jewish ancestries, theband creates a unique diasporic sound that gets audienceseverywhere dancing with rebellious joy. By honoring theirIndigenous Andean musical ancestries, blended together withpunkified ancient Jewish melodies, the band plays a mixture oforiginal and classic tunes that span different languages, cultures,and genres. Las Mariposas have toured the east coast andcollaborated with international acts such as the renownedMexican rock band Los Cogelones and Argentinian Tropi-punkgroup Kumbia Queers. They have headlined the L.A.T.I.N.PunkFest in Philadelphia and NYC and continue to accompanytheir communities’ struggle for liberation everywhere fromprominent stages to cultural, activist and community spaces.They will be joined by DJ Bongohead!

OFF THE COMMON- A Free Community Concert Series: September Edition

Hawks & Reed Ballroom 289 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United States

Greenfield's Free Community Summer Concert Series: September EditionArtist Lineup Leon TroutThe Narcotix The Faith Ann Band We invite you to be a part of Off The Common – A FREE summer concert series with music, food, games, and fun for the entire community happening on the last Friday of every month from June – September. Starting at 5:30 PM music will be bumping inside of Hawks and Reed while food trucks, artists, and games will be going strong on the common.

Swing Sunday with The O-Tones

Hawks & Reed Ballroom 289 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United States

Join us for Swing instruction and dance on the last Sunday of every month! Get ready to let loose and swing the day away at ‘Swing Sunday’s’ at Hawks & Reed in Greenfield, MA! Join us for a thrilling series of swing events featuring alternating sessions between the dynamic O-Tones and the mesmerizing Butterfly Swing Band. Click here to learn more about the O-Tones Click here to learn more about Butterfly Swing When: Last Sunday of Every Month Doors Open: 2:30 PM Dance Lesson: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Music: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Where: Hawks & Reed Ballroom, Greenfield, MA Tickets: $16 in advance $20 day of show Mark your calendars for an exciting lineup: July 28th: The O-Tones Aug 25th: The Butterfly Swing Band Sep 29th: The O-Tones Oct 27th: The Butterfly Swing Band Nov 24th: The O-Tones Dec 29th: The Butterfly Swing Band Step into the rhythm, embrace the dance, and make each last Sunday of the month a swingin’ sensation! Grab your tickets, bring your dance shoes, and join us for an evening of music, movement, and memorable moments.

October Media Sale at Roundabout Books

Roundabout Books 85 Pierce Street, Greenfield

We're ready for our big media sale! This one is shaping up to be a big storm of media. I just picked up a store closeout from the Berkshires, and with it received a voluminous collection of vinyl. We should have at least 50 boxes of vinyl records, including 3-4 full boxes of 45s. We will use our perennial and favorite pattern of selling all our CDs, DVDs, and Records for $2 each on Friday, and then reducing them to just $1 each starting on Saturday morning. Book bins will be 50 cents throughout the sale. It looks like we'll have a lot of bins, at least 10, but maybe as many as 20 gaylord bins to shop through. We'll sell our 45s at 50 cents through the sale, too, just like they were books, but they're 45s--what a deal! $1 SALE: Saturday, October 5th - Sunday, October 6th, 10am - 6pm $2 PRESALE DAY: Friday, October 4th, 10am - 6pm $1 DVDs and DVD sets $1 CDs and CD sets $1 Audiobooks $1 Vinyl Records 50 Cent 45s Thousands of CDs and DVDs, all fresh inventory Large collection of vinyl records from a store closeout--50 or so boxes ~10-20…

Free

Rocking Puppies Album Release Show with Battlemode AND Shiprock & Anchordog

Hawks & Reed Ballroom 289 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United States

Rocking Puppies are debuting their NEW ALBUM! Come support this awesome Daughter & Dad Duo!Rocking Puppies Album Release Show with Battlemode + Shiprock & AchordogKIDS ARE FREE!! Adults $10Doors 1:00 / Music 2:00The Rocking Puppies is a daughter and dad punk band hailing from Western Massachusetts. Their only goal is to have fun and rock your face off. They play gigs for gummy bears and vegan ice cream and we love snakes, dinosaurs and slow lorises. Come witness the magic of this rocking duo and listen to their brand new album!Battlemode is the vibrant and irrepressibly energetic work of mismatched but inseparable friends Astro, Biff, and sam. Together they create dynamic electro pop that embraces the sounds of the past in order to look forward; incorporating the glitchy 8-bit chiptune sounds that accompanied adolescent days spent playing Gameboys, and reinvigorating them amongst contemporary synth tones and fresh beats.Shiprock & Anchordog are locals from Hadley MA

Valley Tea Dance

Hawks & Reed Ballroom 289 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United States

Our monthly tea dance welcoming all female and female identifying personsWelcome to the Valley Tea Dance. Our local dances are fun, safe and a welcoming space for Lesbian/Queer women identified people to get together and dance.We recognize and appreciate the complexity and beauty of all genders. Our aim is to create an enjoyable space specifically for women and adjacent individuals who love women. Therefore, our dances are specifically for this group.Trans women and non-binary folk who connect with femininity are part of our Community.The dances are a collaborative effort of Holyoke Lesbian Meetup and Hawks and Reed