K and E Theater Group presents Believe — A Holiday Celebration

K and E Theater Group presents Believe — A Holiday Celebration

Friday, December 17 at 7:30 PM

Saturday, December 18 at 2 PM and 7:30 PM

Tickets: $22 + $2.10 fee at Believe — A Holiday Celebration

With a concept by David Cavallin, Ken Comia, Melissa Dupont, David Webber and Eddie Zitka, celebrate the season with a K and E Theater Group take on “festivating” the holidays in this new annual tradition.
Let us transport you to our first K and E Theater Group holiday party where our eight performers will harmonize and pay homage to traditional and contemporary holiday music! Be filled with the spirit of the holidays!

Visit https://www.ketg.org/believe-a-holiday-celebration.html for more information or to purchase tickets.

Bon Appetit Burlesque's Winter Wonderland

Bon Appetit burlesque’s winter wonderland

Saturday, december 11 at 8 pm (doors open at 7:30)

Tickets: $20 at Bon Appetit Burlesque’s Winter Wonderland

FEATURING: Hors D’oeuvres, Captain Elastico, and more!

Tickets grant admission to Bon Appetit Burlesque’s Winter Wonderland on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at the Northampton Center for the Arts – 33 Hawley Street, Northampton, MA. All sales are final and tickets for this ages 18+ show are put on the will-call list at the door. Simply check-in with the name of the ticket purchaser after entering the venue. Doors open around 7:30 PM for the 8 PM show. Please stay tuned in your email for updates from House of Hors about food and beverage policies and other information to make your visit with us the most enjoyable. We’ll see you at the show!

Visit https://houseofhors.com/product/dec-11-bon-appetit-burlesques-winter-wonderland/ for more information or to purchase tickets.

Arts Night Out at NCFA!

Arts Night Out at NCFA

December 10, 5-8pm

FREE

Join us for another wonderful Arts Night Out at the Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley. Each month we open up the building and invite the community in to see artwork, listen to music, and enjoy refreshments. This month offers another chance to view the Bearded Lady Project, as well as a holiday shopping opportunity at the NCFA Art Card Sale! Come support local arts and purchase beautiful art greeting cards or our 2022 NCFA wall calendar — all proceeds are split between NCFA and our amazing artists!

Sponsored in part by River Valley Co-op!

This event is part of Arts Night Out Northampton. Be sure to check out the other venues hosting this month!

30 Poems in November!

30 Poems in November!

Thursday, December 9th at 7 PM

30 Poems in November! is a literary fundraiser to support our free English classes for immigrants, migrants, asylum-seekers. Writers write a poem a day in November and ask family and friends to sponsor them. Sarah Sullivan, our fearless Poetry Leader, chairs this event for her 4th year.

RSVP to laurie<at>cnam<dot>com

Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair

Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair
Friday, December 3, 5-8pm
Saturday, December 4, 9am-4pm

We are pleased to announce the 2021 Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair, our sixth edition, will be Friday, December 3rd from 5 – 8pm and Saturday, December 4th from 9am to 4pm at the Northampton Community Arts Trust at 33 Hawley Street in downtown Northampton.

For the second year, the Northampton Center for the Arts is the fair’s community sponsor.  For more than 30 years, they’ve been producing community arts events in Northampton that have drawn large and diverse audiences.   At 33 Hawley Street, the Center for the Arts hosts performances, workshops, family programs, and community events; offers dance, theater, writing, and visual arts classes; and provides rehearsal space for actors, dancers, and musicians.  We look forward to working with the Center for the Arts to make this year’s Northampton Book and Book Arts Fair a success for all involved.

Northampton Artisan Fair

Northampton Artisan Fair

Saturday, November 27, 9:00am-5:00pm

Join us on Small Business Saturday for the first annual Northampton Artisan Fair, featuring the work of 30+ artists and artisans! We’ll have muffins, scones, and coffee from the Roost for sale on site.* Enjoy live music at 10am and 2pm by Old Plank Road — multi-instrumentalists Quinn Eastburn, Micah John, and Wylie Robbins-Thorne-Thomsen. The Artisan Fair is free to attend, so come support local arts and find that perfect holiday gift for your loved ones or yourself!

Sponsored in part by The Roost

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:

Al Ladd, Fine Edge Woodworking

Amy Newland

Carolyn Bell, Fiber Sculpture

Casey Williams ART & MAPS

Chelvanaya Gabriel

Chris Spinozzi

Cynthia Herbert, Moonshine Design at Keldaby

Denise M. Riggs / Photography

Ellen Koteen Fine Art Photography & Greeting Cards

Emet Aron

Gary Smith

Hilary Baker

Inge Jockers Designs

Janet Kyle

Jesse Merrick/JMerrickMedia

Jo-Ann Denehy/Westbrook Design

Joe Shepard Ceramics

Karissa St. Pierre/Luminary Designs

Kathleen Hasbrouck/Northampton Art

La Boa Brava Jewelry

Lauren Anderson, Narrative Artist

Lee Thomson

Luna Leaf Herbs, Jessica Ladin

Madge Evers

Natalie Goodale

NCFA Art Card Sale

Nona Hatay/Hendrix by Hatay

Paisley Peacock Body Arts

Rag Hill Farm

reclaimed crafts

Robin Griffith

Sharona Color Art

Susan Barocas

The Rainbow Rack

Yellowdog.noho

*Masks are required at all times in the building. Please enjoy refreshments while social distancing from vendors and other attendees, and keep those masks on between sips! :)

K and E Theater Group Presents Cabaret

K and E Theater Group Presents Cabaret

Friday, November 12, 2021, 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 13, 2021, 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 13, 2021, 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 14, 2021, 2:00 PM
Thursday, November 18, 2021, 7:30 PM
Friday, November 19, 2021, 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 20, 2021, 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 20, 2021, 7:30 PM
Tickets: Visit https://www.ketg.org to purchase.

In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920's draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee's bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin's natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Cliff, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken with English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally's boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish. Musical numbers include "Willkommen," "Cabaret," "Don't Tell Mama" and "Two Ladies."

Visit https://www.ketg.org for more information or to purchase tickets.

Telling Is Healing

TELLING IS HEALING
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021
4:00-5:30PM
IN PERSON AND ONLINE - FREE!

Donna Jenson/Time To Tell is thrilled to be debuting a groundbreaking new documentary Telling Is Healing with the Northampton Center for the Arts on Saturday, November 13 from 4:00 to 5:30 pm EST. Telling Is Healing is a compelling 35-minute filmed conversation between Donna and her friend and colleague Suzanne Beck, a non-survivor. Donna Jenson, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and activist, opens Telling Is Healing by telling her own story of surviving incest from the ages of 8-12. The film digs deep into the discoveries Donna and Suzanne share in this friendship between one survivor and one ally as they navigate the delicate path of disclosure to understanding and support. Using excerpts from her one-woman play, What She Knows, and her book, Healing My Life, Donna brings the audience along with her on the journey from victim to survivor to activist.

Attend in person in Eli’s Room (lower level), 33 Hawley Street, Northampton MA or view it live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRIedzYAHPE or on Northampton Cable TV November 13th from 4:00 to 5:30 pm EST.

For more information visit https://www.timetotell.org/telling-is-healing

The Bearded Lady Project Opening Reception

The Bearded Lady Project

Exhibit runs November-December 2021

Presented in Western mass by Northampton Open Media

Opening Reception: Friday 11/12, 5:00-8:00pm, as part of Arts Night Out Northampton

Refreshments will be served

Live music by Taylor Rose Mickens

Sponsored in part by River Valley Co-op and Downtown Sounds Workers Co-op

The Bearded Lady Project confronts public stereotypes of scientists by celebrating inspirational, adventurous women who have dedicated their lives to paleontology, searching for clues about past life on Earth. These images harken back to the stylized photographs of male paleontologists in historical texts. The beard, a potent symbol of masculinity, is added to the women's portraits to highlight the inequities and prejudices that persist in the sciences. The Bearded Lady Project seeks to educate the public and inspire the same recognition and respect for women in the sciences that their male colleagues typically receive. The Project has been brought to the Valley from the Smithsonian by Northampton Open Media. https://thebeardedladyproject.com/about/whats-in-a-name/

The Graffiti Element

THE graffiti Element
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2021
6:00-10:00pm
FREE!

The Graffiti Element will feature graffiti inspired art from artists in the Valley and beyond in one collaborative event!

These great works will also be available for purchase which gives you a chance to support these fine artists.

There will be live DJs spinning vinyl with an artist round table from 7pm to 8pm. Hope to see you there!

www.thegraffitielement.com

Bloodhunter Autumn/Winter 2021 Alternative Fashion Show

BLOODHUNTER RUNWAY SHOW

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24 — 6:30-8PM

tickets: $5 at the door OR email jakethayer98<at>gmail<dot>com

Bloodhunter Autumn/Winter 2021 Alternative Fashion Show is coming to Northampton on October 24th at 6:30 pm-8pm. Tickets will be 5$ at the door or bought ahead of time by emailing jakethayer98<at>gmail<dot>com. Masks and Vaccination cards are required to ensure the safety of your fellow punks!

Few sentence Description: Bloodhunter is an industrial punk/goth fashion brand with the purpose of repurposing vintage clothing and fabric into something new and exciting. Very much inspired by the D.I.Y. punk scenes of the 80's, Bloodhunter aims to create a community of alternative individuals who happen to also like dark clothing and dark music. I know you're out there somewhere. (Content Warning: explicit music, violent themes/imagery)

The Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2021

Felipe Salles interconnections ensemble: THE NEW IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE

2:00 – 3:30 PM

$10 for a ticket only; $20 for a ticket plus CD/DVD

Cash, Venmo, or PayPal at the door. To purchase in advance, please contact sallesjazz<at>gmail<dot>com.

The Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble Plays the music of The New Immigrant Experience: A CD/DVD Release celebration concert Sunday, October 17th 2-3:30pm In 2020, composer and 2018 Guggenheim Fellow Felipe Salles released The New Immigrant Experience, a groundbreaking multimedia work capturing experiences of Dreamers in America (view the trailer here). The project, Salles' eighth and most ambitious to date, is a 2-CD/DVD set featuring video documentary and original music for a large jazz ensemble. The music will be performed live by The Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble. Made possible by the generosity of The Northampton Arts Council and Mass Cultural Council arts grant.

Jason Robinson Harmonic Constituent, with Joshua White, Drew Gress, and Ches Smith

Jason Robinson Harmonic Constituent, with Joshua White, Drew Gress, and Ches Smith.

Friday, October 15th, 2021

7:30pm

Single tickets ($15) are available at www.jazzshares.org and at the door.

Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares presents Jason Robinson Harmonic Constituent, with Joshua White, Drew Gress, and Ches Smith. This event is a belated CD release concert for Jason Robinson’s 2020 recording, Harmonic Constituent, postponed because of the pandemic.

Adapted from Jason Robinson’s liner notes: “In April 2018 I spent a solitary week along the rugged coastline of Mendocino County in northern California. A self-designed artist retreat of sorts, my aim was simple: to compose an album’s worth of new material. This project assumed a focus specific to this stretch of the “north coast,” as some refer to it. Walking the rugged beaches and cliffs of that magnificent coastline, smelling the salty and kelp-imbued air, looking out at the magnificent, omnipresent Pacific, and turning around to see the tree-covered ridges of the Mendocino National Forest was not a new experience to me. I’ve been visiting that magical meeting place of sea and mountains since I was a young child.

Each piece on this album is inspired by a technical, and sometimes impressionistic, aspect of the oceanography, tidal dynamics, and geography specific to the coastline between Mendocino, CA and Westport, CA. “Harmonic constituent” is an oceanographic term that refers to the complex influences of the cyclical motion of the Earth, Sun, and Moon on tides at specific locations.”

For questions, contact glenn<at>jazzshares<dot>org.

Book Launch and Reading - Michael Favala Goldman

Book Launch and Reading with Michael Favala Goldman

Saturday, October 9, 7:00pm

Free, attend in person or remotely!

Join local poet and translator Michael Favala Goldman as he celebrates the publication of two new books of poetry, Slow Phoenix and Small Sovereign. The evening will include live jazz music, readings from Michael’s books, and a book signing/meet and greet. As we head into an uncertain winter, soothe your soul with an evening of poetry and music with one of the Valley’s favorite poets!

If you would like to attend the event by Zoom, please email programs@nohoarts.org for the link.

About Slow Phoenix: In his concise poems, Michael Favala Goldman explores the intersticial space between domestic contentment and existential disturbance with humor and care: “Get up/ go to the door/ and greet your life/ like a cousin/ you haven’t seen/ for a long time.” Like an able gardener, Slow Phoenix will “show you/ how deep, how close we have to dig.”

About Small Sovereign: The succinct poems of Small Sovereign explore the paradox of personal power and powerlessness with irony and tenderness: “I am a clumsy giant/trying desperately not/to destroy my own city.” Poet Michael Favala Goldman interrogates our attempts to bridge the gap between the material world and emotion-based relationships.

Michael Favala Goldman is a poet, translator, educator, and jazz clarinetist. Among his sixteen translated books are Dependency (a Penguin Classic) by Tove Ditlevsen, The Water Farm Trilogy by Cecil Bødker, and Something To Live Up To, Selected Poems of Benny Andersen. Goldman’s books of original poetry include Who has time for this? (2020), Slow Phoenix (2021) , and Small Sovereign (2021). His work has appeared in numerous literary journals and has received rave reviews in the New York Times and The London Times.

Goldman lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA, where he has been running poetry critique groups since 2018. He also serves as Chair of the Program Committee for Straw Dogs Writers Guild and as Member of the Board of Directors for the Northampton Center for the Arts.

THE COOL 1.0 FUNK BASH featuring The Spirit of '96

THE COOL 1.0 FUNK BASH FEATURING THE SPIRIT OF '96

October 9, 2021 3pm-8:30pm

Free!

Before it gets too cold join us for one last weekend of live music and art, great food, drinks, and company. On the 25th anniversary of one of the most monumental years in hip hop we're celebrating with a band of the area's best musicians replaying some of the year's classic tunes from groups like A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, The Fugees, and more. Also featuring music from DJ Rec and DJ Theory and vendors selling a variety of arts, crafts, and clothing.

Self Evident Education (www.selfevidenteducation.com) will be premiering their newest episode, titled "A Mother's Bond.” It is based on an exhibit and research done by Historic Northampton and is funded in part by the Northampton Education Foundation. The episode will be followed by a conversation with creator and local educator Michael Lawrence-Riddell, accompanied by fellow educator and Boston Hip Hop legend, Akrobatik. This will run from 3:00-4:30pm indoors and will also be live-streamed.

Food will be provided by Masa Mexicano of Florence (http://masamexicano.com)

Beer and wine is also available from The Brian Boru.

Exhibit: Going Vertical

Going Vertical

AN Art Exhibit by the Northampton Center for the Arts Figure Drawing Group

October 5-28, 2021

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, October 8, 5:00-8:00PM, PART OF ARTS NIGHT OUT NORTHAMPTON

LIVE MUSIC BY THE BERRY PICKERS

REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED

SPONSORED IN PART BY RIVER VALLEY CO-OP

Going Vertical is an exhibition showcasing the diverse talent of the members of the Northampton Center for the Arts Figure Drawing Group. The figure, drawn in the round, is the common soul of this collection. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres wrote ‘The sketch is the masterpiece and the altarpiece is just a copy.’ The artist’s oeuvre contains some works that, although expressed in different media, are derived from a central inspiration. This is not mere repetition but a reimagining of the central theme that moves vertically, building a virtual column of work that rests on the pillar of that original drawing.

BON APPETIT BURLESQUE'S GHOULESQUE

Bon Appetit’s Burlesque’s GHOULESQUE
Saturday, October 2, 2021
7:30-10:00pm

Join us for the return of Bon Appetit Burlesque! Our annual GHOULESQUE show features body-positive neo-burlesque with performers from around New England bringing routines based on all things Halloween. Featuring: Chocolat Swirl, Jane Doe, Captain Elastico, Mistress Leona Star, Baroness Blitzen VonShtupp, Vivienne LaFlamme, Andi O'Rion, Bonanza Jellybean, Crayola Deville, Bettysioux Tailor, and hosted by Hors D'oeuvres. Grab tickets or join our waitlist for any sold-out show at houseofhors.com. Ages 18+.

Northampton Jazz Festival presents Alex Hamburger Quartet & The ZT Amplifiers Artist Showcase

The Northampton Jazz Festival seeks to expand the exposure of people of all generations, ethnicities and orientations to live jazz, bring new visitors to downtown Northampton, and increase the cultural vitality and economic strength of the city. In so doing, the Northampton Jazz Festival is dedicated to carrying forward our great American music tradition of live jazz for generations to come.

Alex Hamburger

Saturday, October 2, 2021

Northampton Jazz Festival Presents: The Alex Hamburger Quartet

Two sets: 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM

Free

The Alex Hamburger Quartet is Alex Hamburger (flute), Jose Luiz Martins (piano), Chase Elodia (percussion), and Tyrone Allen (bass).

Saturday, October 2, 2021

Northampton Jazz Festival Presents: The ZT Amplifiers Artist Showcase

Two sets: 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM

Free

The ZT Amplifiers Artist Showcase is a New York City based quintet featuring guitarists Dave Stryker, Charlie Apicella, and Greg Skaff based on the 1970s supergroup founded by Barney Kessel called The Great Guitars.

Werk related - CFology Community Dance Party

Werk Related Community Dance Party

Saturday, September 25, 6-9

FREE

(Full schedule coming soon!)

Werk Related is a four-day conference and workshop series about Chicago Footwork music and dance culture happening September 23rd through September 26th. The University of Massachusetts Department of Dance and Music will be partnering with the Five Colleges Music and Dance Department, Chicago Footworkology, and other community organizations to host seven guest master artists from Chicago to share their expertise and personal history with Chicago Footwork. Through a series of dance and music workshops, panel discussions, and performances, students and community members will better understand the roots and artistic practices of Chicago Footwork. Werk Related will highlight the rich history and people of Chicago Footwork culture, and works to create bridges and conversations in University and other community spaces around race, culture, honoring African-American art forms, and the importance of building a diverse artistic community both locally and globally.

Chicago Footwork is a dance form that was created by the African American community in Chicago during the 1990’s and evolved into a highly complex technical battle style. The music used for Chicago Footwork maintains an average of 160 beats per minute, and the very rapid dance movements of the form reflect that speed. Music used for Chicago Footwork sessions, performances, and battles is a blended style of electronic dance music in direct lineage of House music (which originated in Chicago), Ghetto House tracks, and Juke tracks. Chicago Footwork upholds the concepts of battle clique culture, honoring multi-generational dance lineage, and developing personal dance style within a crew style. Due to the high rates of gun violence in Chicago, it is a very common phrase to hear a footworker from Chicago say: “Footwork saved my life.” Within the last decade, the dance has moved from existing only in Chicago to being featured world-wide on performance stages, music videos, commercials, movies, television, and dance conferences.

Exhibit: a quiet place……..where life is but a dream

a quiet place……..where life is but a dream

A Photography Exhibit by Melissa Cooper

September 3-28, 2021

Opening Reception: September 10, 5:00-8:00pm, part of Arts Night Out Northampton

Live Music by Tony Silva from 5:30-7:30

Refreshments provided

Sponsored by River Valley Co-op and Downtown Sounds Workers Co-op

Artist Statement:

Hello, My name is Melissa Cooper. I take pictures with my mobile phone.

I consider myself more of an artist than a photographer, but I’ve said a thousand times before, I would never be able to devote the kind of time that I think I’d need to any one talent that I might have. Most of what I think I do well is creativity itself! But taking photos and turning them into images through edits and/or framing and composition is the one thing I can do without it being “all consuming.” I am intrigued with beautiful scenery, landscapes, crowded streets, random but intricate details of anything pleasing to my eye.

When I first started showing my “art” to shopkeepers in the area, I heard the same thing repetitively, “Your photos are vanilla”…… At first I was taken aback, but I realized, they were right! I learned that I needed to grow, to find the “soul” in my art. I began to ponder the type of photography/art that I could stand behind, as well as what would represent my vision as a painter, and I reconciled that vanilla was okay. Spiced vanilla with a measured swirl of color, and a heavy sprinkle of dreamy has always been that “thang” that “hits right” for me. I have always been obsessed with color, texture, shadows and light. My goal is for the viewer to enjoy what’s in front of them, no thinking or pretentiousness. To feel whatever is felt naturally, organically, and deeply! So whatever “it” is, “that” is what I hope radiates through, when someone sees my art.

I live here in Western Mass with my precious husband, with my little doggie and my favorite cat in the whole world. I am super grateful for the positive and encouraging feedback from folks that enjoy my creativity.

Instagram @lilmisswhimsypix

Melissa Cooper