Music
Open Stage
The LAVA Center 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, United StatesA 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)
Greenfield Funk Night
Hawks & Reed Ballroom 289 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesCome 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 StatesA 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 StatesGreenfield'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 StatesJoin 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.
Karaoke at 10 Forward
10 Forward 10 Fiske Avenue, Basement, Greenfield, MA, United StatesCome sing at 10 Forward's weekly karaoke! Hosted by DJ PRL (and a special guest host the last Wednesday of the Month)
October Media Sale at Roundabout Books
Roundabout Books 85 Pierce Street, GreenfieldWe'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…
Rocking Puppies Album Release Show with Battlemode AND Shiprock & Anchordog
Hawks & Reed Ballroom 289 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesRocking 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 StatesOur 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
Karaoke at 10 Forward
10 Forward 10 Fiske Avenue, Basement, Greenfield, MA, United StatesCome sing at 10 Forward's weekly karaoke! Hosted by DJ PRL (and a special guest host the last Wednesday of the Month)
Greenfield Vintage Days 2024
Downtown Court Square, Greenfield, MA, United StatesEnjoy all things Vintage in the Valley's Vintage capital of Greenfield! From vinyl to movies, cocktails to clothing, peek into stores and catch some live music during the city's 3rd Annual Vintage Days. Stroll the Greenfield Farmer's Market and Vintage Car Show, stop into Greenfield's FOUR independent bookstores, and do the hustle at the Intergenerational Dance on Saturday! There's so much to do, so much to see...come to Greenfield and find YOUR Vintage!! Farmers' Market - Saturday 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM Greenfield's Farmer's Market is celebrating its 50th year this year and every Saturday boasts delicious foods, gorgeous crafts, and big smiles. This Vintage-vibes Saturday is no different, though with some extra treats in store Museum of our Industrial Heritage (2 Mead St.) - Saturday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Wander the museum and celebrate the region's industrial heritage, highlighting the county's factories and mills that produced cutlery, hand tools, machine tools, measuring instruments, taps and dies, paper, textiles and numerous other products Vintage Collage Workshop @ Artspace - Saturday 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM For this month's Free Art Saturday program - make a vintage materials collage, i.e. vintage ad images, life magazines from the 50's- use their materials and/or bring your…
Dance Through the Decades
Dawn's School of Dance Hope Street, Greenfield, Massachusetts, United StatesNEW Location: Dawn's School of Dance 88 Hope St. Join GCC and the Greenfield Business Association to celebrate Vintage Days and dance through the decades! From 6-7:30pm local dance teachers will provide instruction for various popular dances from the 50s to current day—then from 7:30-9pm a deejay will play favorite tunes from those decades while you dance your heart out or hang out with old and new friends. Snacks provided for everyone. Come dressed to represent your favorite decade if you’d like! Entry is $10 per person ($5 for GCC students, kids under 12 and seniors 65+). Purchase tickets in advance online.