May 19 Sunday
Going us for ongoing adult classes and season youth & teen classes at SCDT!
Check out our current offerings here:
Adult Classes: https://www.scdtnoho.com/adult-class-schedule.html
Youth Classes: https://www.scdtnoho.com/youth-class-schedule1.html
Our updated Spring season schedule will be out soon!
Affiliated with the UNH Cooperative Ext., county residents and visitors to the area are welcome to check out the locally grown perennials, annuals, vegetables, houseplants and herbs.
There is an Ask a Master Gardener Table where individuals can find answers to gardening questions, obtain soil testing information, and learn about upcoming UNH Cooperative Extension Master Gardener classes. There is also a representative from Plant A Row and a variety of previously used garden related items for sale.The proceeds from this event are used to fund our Strafford County community gardening projects, school gardening grants, and the UNH Free Seed Program.
We always look forward to talking about our favorite subject, gardening, and thank you for your continued support.
Brookfield Farm 2024 Annual Seedling Sale, Saturday, May 18 and Sunday May19, 9 AM-1 PM
We will offer are our much loved tried and true vegetable and flower varieties that work for us here in Amherst. All our seedlings are grown in an organic compost based potting soil. Check out the variety list on our website: https://www.brookfieldfarm.org/annual-seedling-sale
Explore the captivating worlds of mystery and wonder in this exhibition featuring highlights from the Norman Rockwell Museum’s Permanent Collection, which now holds almost 25,000 illustrations by prominent artists working across genres and time periods. On display are cover art for award-winning novels and mysteries, children’s book illustrations inspired by classic tales, fantastical anthropomorphic drawings, and heart-stopping editorial images.
Exhibit Link: https://www.nrm.org/2023/12/mysteryandwonder/
March 9 Members Receptionhttps://www.nrm.org/2023/12/mysteryandwonder/RSVP https://tickets.nrm.org/
William Baczek Fine Arts, in Northampton, Massachusetts is proud to announce the opening of a group exhibition titled Masters of Realism. Ten of the most prominent realist painters from across the United States will be exhibiting work for the exhibition. Participating artists are Julie Beck, Matthew Cornell, Gregory Gillespie, Jeff Gola, Jane Lund, Rick Pas, Larry Preston, Scott Prior, Eric Wert, and Yin Yong Chun. The exhibition will be on display from Wednesday, May 1 through Saturday, June 15, 2024. The public is invited to an opening reception on Saturday, May 4 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Reception: Friday May 10, 5-7 PM
We invite you to a special exhibit featuring a variety of pieces created by JFK Middle School 6th through 8th grade art students. Over 400 expressive works in ceramic, sculpture, printmaking, painting, and design will be showcased!
Join All Bodies on Bike Western Mass, Friends of Northampton Trails, and All Out Adventures on Sunday, May 19th at 11 AM to celebrate inclusive bike rides and amazing trees!We will meet at the Roundhouse Parking Lot on 5/19 at 11 AM. We'll ride 5 paved miles through Northampton, stopping several times to look at the coolest trees! We'll end the ride at Pulaski Park with snacks! Registration is Required
Join us for a Community Dog Day inspired by Norman Rockwell and his love for dogs.
Enjoy dog demonstrations, themed activities all day, therapy dog story time, raffles & prizes, caricatures, and opportunities to show off your Faithful Friends! Meet dog-loving Berkshire businesses and find dog-themed merchandise.
We are pleased to partner with the Great Barrington Kennel Club (GBKC) & Berkshire Humane Society (BHS) for this fun day!
11:30am – 12:00pm: Rockwell Dog ShowArrive ten minutes prior to fill out an entry ticket for your dog’s category.Prizes for: Most Rockwellian Dog, Best Smile, Dog-Owner Look-Alike, Dog with the Waggiest Tail
Canine Good Citizenship Demonstration: A 10-skill Certification that teaches good manners essential for any dog, and responsible dog ownership practices.Scent Work – The Nose Knows! The sport that celebrates the joy of sniffing! Learn how to turn your dog’s favorite activity into a rewarding game.Trick Dog Paw-ty! Is your dog the entertainment at every party? GBKC & BHS trainers demonstrate the various Tricks your dog can learn and show off yours!Rally Obstacle Course A fun family sport to show off you and your dogs’ teamwork! Navigate a course side by side, doing tricks along the way and avoiding distractions.Meet the Breeds at the Great Barrington Kennel Club Tent!
This event will be held outside, rain or shine, on the Norman Rockwell Museum campus. Please bring dogs who are comfortable around large groups of people and other dogs, and always keep them leashed on a non-retractable lead. This event is fully outdoors, please enjoy the grounds with your faithful friends, and refrain from leaving pets unattended in vehicles.
Dogs with an AKC registration can receive titles for Trick and Scent Work at the Great Barrington Kennel Club Tent after participating in each area trial.
Mixed media artist Annaleah Moon Gregoire of Greenfield, Massachusetts makes sculptures that investigate and explore the boundaries between physicality, emotion, and technology.Gregoire references historical and contemporary medical and scientific documents to portray both the physical and emotional complexity that makes us human. Unpleasantly Beautiful illuminates the uncomfortable and honest pain of healing by deconstructing anatomy layer by layer, using etched glass to communicate these complex layers.In the artists own words: “By peeling back layers of flesh and bone, I am able to freely investigate the dualities of the interior and exterior as well as the grotesque and beautiful. I find beauty in looking at the remnants of transformation – what is present yet invisible, what rots over time, and what invokes a visceral reaction.”Gregoire earned a BFA in sculpture from the California College of Arts in 2021 and is currently involved with teaching art in both private and public settings. She also works as a freelance artist and runs a small apparel business featuring her illustrations.There will be an opening reception Saturday, May 4 from 2-4 pm. All are welcome.
Shelburne Falls, MA glass artist Jeremy Sinkus brings to the gallery a collection of glassworks showcasing the possibilities of the medium. Using a variety of techniques, flame working, metal fuming and deposition, cold working, welding, laminating and casting, the glass is manipulated into artworks reminiscent of geological forms in nature.Sinkus, long fascinated with the infinite geometric permutations of minerals, considers glassmaking the human expression of the geological process. Experimenting with hot glass, flame working, and later with cast glass, enables Sinkus to make more authentic mineral designs, allowing him to sculpt the glass more precisely. In his own words:“Cast glass has taught me patience and channels a version of a 100,000,000 year geological process. This body of work provided for my participation in an art form that would otherwise only be a geological event. My geological designs have reconnected me to the gem and mineral world.”The artist works in a Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts glassblowing studio, entirely powered by a waterfall on the adjacent Deerfield River. He has shown extensively in the US and abroad, and has been featured in many publications.There will be an opening reception Saturday, May 4 from 2-4pm, all are welcome.