Music
Live Music: Dan Belmont/ Steve Kurtz Jazz Duo
Four Phantoms Brewing Co. 301 Wells Street, Greenfield, MA, United StatesMr. Kurtz plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones and Mr. Belmont plays piano. They have been performing as a duo in local venues since 2004, and their repertoire includes classic jazz standards, American songbook tunes and Latin and Brazilian music.
SUNDAY SWAP – Book and Record Swap at Four Phantoms
Four Phantoms Brewing Co. 301 Wells Street, Greenfield, MA, United StatesWe’re hosting a series of swaps on Sundays. Bring in your old books and vinyl and peruse our tables for new acquisitions to refill your shelves. Did we mention there will be a Gumbo pop-up too?? Bon Couillon will here too serving gumbo and other fine Cajun cuisine from 3-6pm. Any books and records without a new home by the end of the evening will be donated to Redistro, your friendly neighborhood Free Store.
Monthly Karaoke @ Guiding Star Grange
Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman Street, Greenfield, MA, United StatesCommunity Gathering every 4th Tuesday 7:00 - 8:00 pm Donations to Grange appreciated No cover charge - Kids welcome
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)
OFF THE COMMON – A Free Community Concert Series: August Edition
Hawks & Reed Ballroom 289 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesGreenfield's Free Community Concert Series: August EditionArtist Lineup STL Gold Tem Blessed and Blessed Energy 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.
Valley Tea Dance
Hawks & Reed Ballroom 289 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesOur monthly tea dance welcoming all female and female identifying persons Welcome 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)
Cut Chemist at Hawks and Reed
Hawks & Reed Ballroom 289 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesLegendary DJ and one of the founding members of Jurassic 5 Is coming to GreenfieldBorn Lucas Macfadden in Hollywood, CACut Chemist has been recording and performing for nearly 30 years. Known as a turntablist, he started his journey into djing at age 11. By the time he was 14 year old, Cut started recording with his friends (including Chali 2na of Jurassic 5) in an inclosed sun patio that his dad converted into a small make-shift recording studio. By age 21, Cut was a founding member of both the rap group Jurassic 5 and the Grammy award winning Latin funk outfit, Ozomatli. His involvement with both groups helped develop a taste for music and rhythms from around the world while keeping his passion for the hip hop tradition. His mix-tapes and remixes became critically acclaimed. His ‘Chemist’ moniker was fully realized with his instrumental, Lesson 6: The Lecture. In the years following, Cut started a series of mix cds with DJ Shadow using all 45s. Brainfreeze, Product Placement and The Hard Sell, the last of which debuted and headlined at the world famous Hollywood Bowl.Cut’s solo album journey would begin with The Audience is Listening which was released on Warner…
CD, DVD & Book Bin Sale! September 6th- 8th $2 Friday – $1 All Weekend
Roundabout Books 85 Pierce Street, GreenfieldSeptember Media Sale CDs, DVDs & Book Bins September 6th- 8th Roundabout Hello Everyone! Our September sale is ready! $2 Friday; $1 over the weekend, in our classic pattern. The product is diverse and excellent, with more DVDs and books, but a substantial number of CDs, as well. Books in our bins will be 50 cents, even on Friday--priced to go home with you. All books, CDs, DVDs, everything are fresh since last sale. Labor History This Month I heard on the the radio that half of the country is traveling over the Labor Day Holiday weekend. Hopefully they are all coming here! (Western Mass is very nice.) We'll be open on the holiday at both stores. It is also a great time to take a look at our collection of books on the history (and continuing mission) of organized labor in the United States and beyond. One of our perennial favorites, which we have freshly in stock, is The Gritty Berkshires, which is both a people's history and a local history, a book recommended by our longtime trucking partner and literary friend, Don Wheeler. We also stock some titles that get to the interrelationship between the work of organizing…
Michael Nix: “Memory Hoard” multimedia presentation [summer@LAVA]
The LAVA Center 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, United StatesMusician Michael Nix presents “Memory Hoard,” a multimedia presentation incorporating video, recordings, photos and readings from 1983 to 2023. “Memory Hoard” explores Nix’s wide range of creative work as a composer, guitarist, banjoist and writer. Michael Nix performs on classical guitar, Banjar, banjo and mandolin, throughout the United States and Asia; has recorded for the PBS series, “American Experience,” several independent documentaries and numerous CD projects; and his compositions are performed internationally. His music has been heard on “Weekend Edition” and other NPR programs. His new solo Banjar album of compositions and commissions, Aperçu was released on PARMA Recordings Big Round Records. A banjo innovator, Nix designed the Banjar; a modern seven nylon string banjo combining elements of the five-string banjo and classical guitar; bringing the classic finger-style banjo of the late 1800’s into the twenty-first century. His instrumentals, songs and compositions draw from classic finger style banjo and guitar, infused with folk, jazz and world music traditions. This is a free concert, funded by the Crossroads Cultural District and Mass Cultural Council (MCC). Donations are appreciated.
Pub Sing! At Four Phantoms Brewing Company
Four Phantoms Brewing Co. 301 Wells Street, Greenfield, MA, United StatesJoin us at the tavern 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. We're a family friendly venue, and we feature a small food menu and a wide variety of beer, cider, mead, seltzer, and n/a beverages.
Zydeco / Cajun Sunday with Zydeco Connection
Hawks & Reed Ballroom 289 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesJoin us for our monthly installment of Zydeco / Cajun dance and music with Zydeco Connection Event: Zydeco / Cajun Sunday with Zydeco Connection Date: Sunday September 8th Time: 3-6 PM with zydeco dance lesson from 3-4 and music from 4-6 Tickets: $15 Advance / $20 Day of Show DANCE LESSON with Alice Kenney. Alice has been leading local zydeco dance workshops in the Pioneer Valley. She taught several years at the Dance Flurry in NY and at Lincoln Center and has made appearances at several New England venues. Her simple and entertaining instruction will get you dancing zydeco from the inside out. Let’s go Zydeco!!!!!!!! Zydeco Connection has been bringing the irresistible sounds and infectious rhythms of zydeco from Southwestern Louisiana to New England since 2004. Dominated by the button and/or piano accordion and the frottoir also called the rubboard or washboard. Zydeco is guaranteed to get your toes tapping. We are from Franklin County playing a spicy mix of zydeco, waltzes, two-steps, blues, boogie woogie and some swing. We pay tribute to all the great musicians who continue to preserve, define and expand the music of rural Louisiana. Zydeco has it’s origins in the Creole Culture…