Feb
18
Tue
Food for Fines!
Feb 18 – Mar 14 all-day
Food for Fines!

We’ll be collecting non-perishable, not expired food items from Tues, Feb 18th through Sat, Mar 14th to benefit the Easthampton Community Center. Each item donated earns $2 off of overdue fines. If there is no expiration date, we cannot accept the item. We cannot clear items that are marked as “Lost”. We can only clear current overdue fines. No credit can be given for future fines.

Feb
19
Wed
PAJAMA PARTY! Stories, Songs, and Snacks! Music with Andy!
Feb 19 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Wear your PJ’s! Bring a new pair of PJ’s to donate! We are participating in the Boston Bruins PJ Drive to help DCF local offices and Cradles to Crayons. We will have stories, songs, and snacks to enjoy together. Andy will supply music and songs for everyone! Bring your stuffie, wear your jammies, and come ready to have fun!!

Mar
7
Sat
CANCELLED: Young Wizards STEAM Craft
Mar 7 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Join us on the first Saturday of every month for a project utilizing skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. Each month features a new topic, such as mazes, magnets, slime, catapults, and more. Drop in any time between 10:00-11:00am to do these hands-on projects and experiments. Bring a friend and make new discoveries each week! Recommended for ages 6 and up.

Mar
11
Wed
Emergency Preparedness for Families
Mar 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Local expert Kathy Harrison will join us to discuss emergency preparedness for families. During her talk, Kathy will go over risk assessment, strengths and needs assessment, and basic strategies to create a tailored plan for your situation.

Kathy Harrison is the author of two books on Family Preparedness. Just In Case: How To Be Self-Sufficient When The Unexpected Happens and Prepping 101: 40 Steps To Take To Be Prepared detail ways ordinary people can prepare for emergencies. Kathy has presented workshops and classes on this topic around the country.

 

Mar
13
Fri
CANCELLED: Tigers! Monkeys! & Me!
Mar 13 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am

Spirit of the Heart-Martial Arts & Wellness Director Nancy Rothenberg will lead a sample class  for young kids (ages 2.5-5) and their adults.  A fun movement class! Space is limited, sign up or give us a call.

Mar
18
Wed
CANCELLED: Comic Book Club for Kids!
Mar 18 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Come and be a part of it! We will be scheduling later dates in the future for an afterschool group. Open to all ages of kids who love comics! Great way to connect with new comic friends!

Mar
25
Wed
CANCELLED: Freedom From Psychiatric Drugs Book Talk with Chaya Grossberg
Mar 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

In the presentation of her book Freedom From Psychiatric Drugs, Chaya will discuss her work consulting with people coming off psychiatric drugs, what helps them the most, and her other experience working with people in withdrawal from psych meds. She will share wisdom gained from 15 years of professional experience working non-medically with people seeking a variety of alternatives to the mainstream psychiatric paradigm. She will also share from her personal experience of having withdrawn from psychiatric meds herself. There will be time for Q and A so bring your questions.

Author Bio: Chaya Grossberg has been sharing her psychiatric survivor and trauma story publicly for over 15 years and is an advocate and consultant to those coming off psychiatric drugs and/or seeking alternative approaches to distress. She has written a book about her work called “Freedom From Psychiatric Drugs” and has worked professionally with people seeking alternatives to the mainstream psychiatric narrative as a teacher, facilitator, program coordinator, and consultant to individuals and families. She has coordinated open mic speak out style events for psychiatric survivors to share their stories in poetry, speech and performance. She has led many writing groups and support groups as well as taught yoga and meditation for psychiatric and trauma survivors

 

Apr
4
Sat
CANCELLED: Young Wizards STEAM Craft
Apr 4 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Join us on the first Saturday of every month for a project utilizing skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. Each month features a new topic, such as mazes, magnets, slime, catapults, and more. Drop in any time between 10:00-11:00am to do these hands-on projects and experiments. Bring a friend and make new discoveries each week! Recommended for ages 6 and up.

Apr
8
Wed
CANCELLED: Comic Book Club for Kids!
Apr 8 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Come and be a part of it! We will be scheduling later dates in the future for an afterschool group. Open to all ages of kids who love comics! Great way to connect with new comic friends!

Apr
15
Wed
CANCELLED: Author Reading with Gary Metras
Apr 15 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Inaugural Easthampton Poet Laureate Gary Metras will be reading a selection from his three most recent books: White Storm, Captive in the Here, and River Voice.

Gary Metras’s new books of poetry are River Voice (Adastra Press, 2019), Captive in the Here (Cervena Barva Press 2018), and White Storm (Presa Press 2018), short-listed for the Mass. Poetry Book of the Year by the Mass. Center for the Book. The author of seventeen previous collections of poetry, his poems have appeared in over 250 journals, including America, The Common, Poetry, Poetry East, and Poetry Salzburg Review. He lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts, where he was inducted as the city’s inaugural Poet Laureate in April 2018. He is past president of the Pioneer Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited, the national cold river conservation non-profit. A retired educator, he fly fishes the rivers of western Mass. as often as possible.