Third Tuesday Greenfield Word

324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

Paul Richmond and Human Error Publishing's long-running literary series. Doors at 7, open mic at 7:30, and featured authors 8:30. If you would like to be on the mailing list or put your name in to be a feature author, contact Paul Richmond at [email protected].

Constitution Day at LAVA: Reading/Discussion of the Constitution

324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

Inspired by the Greenfield Public Library’s announcement that they are giving away copies of The Constitution on Saturday, The LAVA Center is pleased to announce a participatory reading of The Constitution. All are welcome to bring their copy and help to read the document aloud or to listen as others read. There will be copies on hand to share for those who don’t have one. Following the reading, there will be a discussion. Bring your questions, comments, and concerns, too. What does the Constitution say about topics currently in the news? How has the Constitution and how it has been interpreted by the Supreme Court and Congress impacted our lives in Massachusetts over time? Let’s explore together! Capping the afternoon’s activities is an opportunity to record thoughts about our country’s foundational document at a story booth. Teachers and students of history, and all who are concerned about current questions of constitutionality that are in the news are particularly encouraged to participate. Pick up your copy of the Constitution at Greenfield Public Library and then head down Main Street to The LAVA Center, 324 Main Street. LAVA is open at noon; the reading will begin at 12:30 p.m. and is expected…

Local Filmmaker Series: Melissa McClung

324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

Join The LAVA Center for four evenings of local film screenings and discussions with the filmmakers! Leading up to the 3rd annual LAVA Film Festival, we have invited Valley filmmakers to share and discuss their work. The LAVA Film Festival is open to all Massachusetts filmmakers, but this series is even more locally focused on Valley filmmakers! $5 suggested donation goes to support the filmmakers and LAVA. MELISSA McCLUNG is a filmmaker and animator based in Hadley, Massachusetts. She produced animations for the science documentary, The Arc of Oblivion, directed by Ian Cheney and produced by Wicked Delicate & Sandbox Films with Executive Producer Werner Herzog. The film premiered at South by Southwest 2023 and CPH:DOX 2023. Her short film, All the Marbles, premiered at Maryland Film Festival 2022. Her short documentary, Louie’s Antiques, was an Official Selection of the 58th Ann Arbor Film Festival and had its international premiere at the Melbourne Documentary Festival. The film is preserved in the Historic Northampton permanent archive. Melissa is a recipient of the New England Film Star Award from NewEnglandFilm.com and Women in Film & Video New England, and she has won three national awards from the Alliance for Community Media. In…

Writers Read ft. Janet MacFadyen, Jan Freeman, and Candace R. Curran

324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

The LAVA Center hosts a monthly series, Writers Read, on the second Wednesday every month. Coordinated by Lindy Whiton, the series brings in local writers and a couple of outside surprises. $5 suggested donation. Janet MacFadyen's third full-length collection, State of Grass, is forthcoming from Salmon Poetry. Honors include a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant and a Fine Arts Work Center fellowship, with recent work in The High Window, Osiris, Soul-Lit, Scientific American, and Wordpeace. Jan Freeman is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Blue Structure (Calypso Editions). During a 2023 MacDowell fellowship she completed a new collection, The Odyssey of Yes and No. Her poems recently appeared in Barrow Street, The Brooklyn Rail, Gargoyle, Plume, and Salamander. Candace R. Curran is author of Playing in Wrecks, Haleys Press. She is the 2023 Slate Roof Elyse Wolf Chapbook Prize winner, with a full length poetry collection expected early in 2024 with Human Error Press. Her poetry has appeared in New Generation Beats, Writing the Land, Meat For Tea, the Valley Review, and RAW NerVZ Haiku.

Local Filmmaker Series: Althea Levin Rieff Keaton

324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

Join The LAVA Center for four evenings of local film screenings and discussions with the filmmakers! Leading up to the 3rd annual LAVA Film Festival, we have invited Valley filmmakers to share and discuss their work. The LAVA Film Festival is open to all Massachusetts filmmakers, but this series is even more locally focused on Valley filmmakers! $5 suggested donation goes to support the filmmakers and LAVA. Details to come!

Adventures of Brisco County Jr- 30 year anniversary party

324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

"The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr." was a "weird western" TV show that premiered on Aug. 27, 1993 and ran for one season on Fox- and has since become a cult classic. Starring Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, and Christian Clemenson- with memorable recurring appearances by Kelly Rutherford, John Astin, Billy Drago, R. Lee Ermey, John Pyper-Ferguson, etc etc etc- the show blends Western action with slapstick comedy and streampunk science fiction. Join one original fan for an anniversary party that will include screenings of clips. Come relive the glory or see it for the first time- either way, this show holds up! Learn more about the show here.

Puppetry Percolator

324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

LAVA's Puppetry Percolator, on the 4th Thursday of each month, is an informal exploration of the worldwide art of puppetry. Drop in to examine puppetry's history and evolution as an art, play with different forms, and workshop simple puppets and performance. Appropriate for teens and adults. Let's have some fun! Facilitated by Jovonna Van Pelt, former director of Puppet Showplace Theatre.

“Fur & Feathers Together: A Tale of the Highland Woods” by Patricia Williams- book launch

324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

Join author Patricia Williams and illustrator Tom Swetland for the launch of their new children’s book, “Fur & Feathers Together: A Tale of the Highland Woods.” Williams will read, Swetland will display original illustrations, and the book will be available for sale and signing. Light refreshments will be served. about the book: The story is about courageous woodland creatures that unite and fight to stop the pollution of their water supply. They are aided by uppity pet dogs, a loud mouthed macaw, and a very flirty red hen. This book was inspired by many years of walking dogs in the beauty of the Highland Woods of Greenfield. The book will be at Greenfield book stores — The Imaginary Bookshop, Federal Street Books and World Eye Bookshop — and at the new Greenfield Public Library. about the author and illustrator: Patricia Williams is a community herbalist and a retired union representative. Throughout her career she has represented Boston hotel workers, municipal workers in central Massachusetts, statewide registered nurses with the Massachusetts Nurses Association and academic professionals at the University of Connecticut. A lifelong advocate of social and economic justice, she is spending her retirement supporting local progressive institutions, candidates and struggles.…

Live music with Beetle 7

324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

Live music at LAVA! Our house band, led by local musician Steve Koziol, with special guests, plays every 3rd Thursday. This is 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! Beetle 7 is an ambient space music experience with Leo Hwang (theremin, guitar), Steve Koziol (alto sax, Baglama saz), Joel Paxton (guitar), and Kevin Smith (tuba). $2-5 suggested donation

Third Tuesday Greenfield Word

324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

Paul Richmond and Human Error Publishing's long-running literary series. Doors at 7, open mic at 7:30, and featured authors 8:30. If you would like to be on the mailing list or put your name in to be a feature author, contact Paul Richmond at [email protected].

Local Filmmaker Series: Samarah Hasan-Kepes and family

324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

Join The LAVA Center for four evenings of local film screenings and discussions with the filmmakers! Leading up to the 3rd annual LAVA Film Festival, we have invited Valley filmmakers to share and discuss their work. The LAVA Film Festival is open to all Massachusetts filmmakers, but this series is even more locally focused on Valley filmmakers! $5 suggested donation goes to support the filmmakers and LAVA. Samarah Hasan-Kepes (Director, Voice Actor) likes doing gymnastics and playing piano. She is 10 years old, and lives in Easthampton, MA. She enjoys making films and can speak Chinese fluently. Gyuri Kepes (Assistant Director, Cinematographer, Screenwriter, Sound Designer) is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Landmark College where he teaches courses in multimedia production. He enjoys painting and making films with his daughter, Samarah. Lorna Kepes (Creative Director, Caterer) was born in England and raised in mining camps in Mexico. She attended the Museum School of Fine Arts in Boston. She lived in Taos, New Mexico for many years and started a pottery business and raised four boys. She moved to Massachusetts where she continued her career as a potter and later became the director of an after school arts program for Latino…

Writers Read ft Kaia Jackson, Mishie Serrano, and Moonlight Davis

324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

The LAVA Center hosts a monthly series, Writers Read, on the second Wednesday every month. Coordinated by Lindy Whiton, the series brings in local writers and a couple of outside surprises. $5 suggested donation. Kaia Jackson Kaia (they/them) is a healing-centered creator, space holder and story weaver. They have also served as a movement chaplain, offering emotional and spiritual support, and uplifting practices of embodiment and community care, with activists. They are grateful for every opportunity to write poetry, share stories and tell bad jokes in creative eco-systems that support risk-taking and praise weirdness. Mishie Serrano At only 23, Mishie Serrano is an acclaimed Puerto Rican poet, activist and community organizer. Determined to transform controversy into transformative healing, Mishie’s work as an artivist has led innovative conversations around her school (Holyoke Community College) to prison pipeline, language barriers, immigration, freedom for Puerto Rico, and intersectional feminism. She was recently awarded the HCC LatinX Studies Award in May 2023. Moonlight Davis I am a 76 year-old African-American man, born and raised in a Philadelphia ghetto. I survived segregation, racism, lack of education and personal trauma. I am living proof of what was then, what is here now and what is to…