Saturday, May 10th 3-5pm at Barnes and Noble
MEET THE ARTISTS:
Open reading featuring local young writers. Drama Shows performed by local children
Chamber Music & Clips from Bubble Trubble: THE MOVIE, a local feature film.
Nutrition plus Healthy Hints for Stress Free Family Meals
Picky eaters and hectic schedules can mean frustrating meal times. Come join a dynamic duo of Alisa Braverman (Reg. Dietician) and Deb Jones (Pediatric OT), in an evening workshop. These two will present ideas on how to simplify healthy meal preparation and how to broaden the mealtime repertoire through a simple and effective program. Weds. April 9, 7 – 8:15 pm at Whole Children, 8 River Drive, Hadley. Please preregister by calling 585-8010 or visit www.wholechildren.org
Amherst Community Arts Center, Leverett Crafts & Arts, and Hampshire Franklin Children's Daycare Center are pleased to present:
Go, Kids Art, Go! Celebrating the artist in every child.
An exhibition of children's artwork from schools and organizations in the Hampshire-Franklin Region. On display in the Barnes Gallery at Leverett Crafts & Arts Saturday March 8-Sunday April 27, 2008; Gallery Hours: Fri-Sun, 2-5pm
Opening Reception & Party - Saturday March 29, 2008, 11am-5pm
FREE EVENTS for children and families, including: music, dance, art demos and face painting.
FEATURING: The Pop Rockets! A raffle and bake sale will also be held to benefit the three organizations and Go, Kids Art, Go!
Multi-Arts offers a drama & art workshop: Let's cheer up this snowy winter!
Family Outreach of Amherst invites you to join us on Thursday, March 6 for the sixth annual "Salute to Families": "Another Place at Our Table: Simplifying Parenting in Complicated Times." Parenting expert, author, and foster parent Kathy Harrison will speak about her thirty-year experience as a mother to biological, adoptive, and foster children. While Harrison’s two books, Another Place at the Table and One Small Boat: The Story of a Little Girl, Lost Then Found describe her life at our social services' front lines, the evening’s discussion will focus on creative solutions for the challenges parents face in today’s complex and demanding society. Thanks to generous underwriting by Blair, Cutting & Smith, all the proceeds will go to Family Outreach of Amherst's vital work with the most vulnerable members of our community.
When: Thursday, March 6, 7:30-9:00 pm
Where: Amherst College's Cole Assembly Room at Converse Hall
Tickets: $25 Benefactor; $10 General; $5 Senior; Free to students
For reservations and information call: (413) 549-5999.
Come by the Jones Library to bid on beautiful baskets at the 11th Annual Valentine Basket Fundraiser for Books. Each of the 100+ baskets has a theme and all include at least one book and something chocolate in addition to the other fantastic goodies (for ex. the “Perfect Parent Basket” has an Eric Carle membership and a Science Activities journal among other cool items). Bidding is going on now and will end at 4:00pm on Saturday February 9th.
New this year: the Buy It Now! Party on Thursday Feb. 7th from 6:30 – 9:00pm (be ready to pay the full value of the basket or $10 more than the highest bid, which ever is higher). There will be free refreshments and chocolates served all evening and a demonstration by cookbook author Leslie Cerier too.
All ages welcome!
SENSATIONAL SALSA FAMILY DANCE-FRIDAY, JAN 25th
Amherst Regional Middle School Cafeteria from 7pm - 9pm.
Professional DJ--Joey Acevedo of Noche Latina fame ( the Iron Horse's weekly bash)
Dance lessons by Elizabeth Fernandez-O'Brien, dancer extraordinaire; 50/50 raffle; Food and drinks; "Mad Hot Ballroom" visual screening.
$5 tickets can be purchased at the door, $15 per family max.
Don't miss out on the fun!
Proceeds will benefit the Amherst Middle School Spanish trip to NYC.
Registration going on now for Winter 2008 classes at Amherst Community Arts Center!
ACAC is the premier place in the Pioneer Valley for art classes for all ages and abilities. Winter 2008 brings some old favorites as well as some exciting new classes such as The Art of Bookmaking, and Zen and the Art of Tile Making.
Tuesday, January 15, 8:15-10:30am. 193 Bay Road, Hadley. Observe a variety of classes during the main lesson part of the day, followed by a question and answer session with faculty and students. For more information or to register for these events please call Jacqui at 413-584-3198 or visit us on line at www.hartsbrook.org
Developmental Stages of Childhood: A Road Map for the Journey, a workshop with Nancy Foster. Saturday, January 12, 9-1pm. 193 Bay Road, Hadley. Sponsored by Our Healthy Children Workshop Series – As parents embark on the journey of family life, they naturally hope to be ready for what comes and to meet every situation with equanimity, but if they do not have a good road map, they can become confused or lost at times. In this workshop, participants will be offered a reliable guide by looking at the stages of child development and the interesting challenges that accompany the child’s (and parent’s) journey through these stages. For more information or to register for these events please call Beckie at 413-584-3598 or visit us on line at www.hartsbrook.org
Remember the movie being shot this past summer Bubble Trubble (several of your children took part on it).. well we are doing a "test show", and we would like to invite you all: children, friends and parents to see the entire movie (90 mts.) thanks to Amherst College we will be showing it at their Keefe Campus Center Theater, two times:
Bubble Trubble movie show:
Saturday December 8 at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday December 9 at 11:00 a.m. FREE
for more information about the movie and to see the preview visit: www.bubbletrubblethemovie.com
IEP Workshop with Federation for Children with Special Needs
* Learn what you need to know to develop an effective IEP for your child
GUEST SPEAKER: Julie Sinclair from the Federation for children with Special Needs
DATE: December 6, 2007, 7-9 PM
Location: ARMS Library
Marge Bruchac, storyteller along with musician, spouse, Justin Kennick, of the Abenaki Native American Indian people, will perform stories and music for Wildwood School funded by the Wildwood PTO. "Giving Thanks" will be Monday, December 17th in the gymnasium. A sampling of stories of thanksgiving throughout the year not just one day, some marked by the full moon, will be performed.
Bring your kids to ACAC for a 3 hour workshop while you shop in town!
December 8-Origami Workshop with Annie Zirin- 9:30-12:30am and
Marble Chutes with David Costello -12:30-3:30pm
December 15-Clay Masks with Dara Herman-Zierlein-9:30-12:30am and
Greeting Card & Gift Paper Workshop with Carolyn Toomey-12:30-3:30pm
December 22-Paper & Bookmaking with Sarah Balascio-9:30-12:30am and
Ornament Workshop with Hillary Milens-12:30-3:30pm
$30/session or $50/2 sessions.
Parents may attend workshops with children for a combined cost of $50/session.
*Pre-registration required. Please call ACAC at (413) 253-9265.
Public Skate Session at the Mullins Center Community Rink on Friday, November 30th from 1-4 pm. Admission: $6 Adults, $4 for children 12 and under. Skate Rentals: $3. For more information call: (413) 545-3990
Walking Wednesday - TURKEY TROT and CANNED FOOD DRIVE...
"Safe Routes to School" program will be hosting a Turkey Trot and canned food drive on Wednesday, November 14th . We need a minimum of 10 volunteers to hand out feathers (3) and direct/greet the kids, help put the feathers on the giant turkey(2), coordinate the turkey naming contest (2-3), and collect and deliver the canned food (2). Volunteers should plan to be at school from 8:15-9:15am.
Upon arriving at school, the walkers and bikers will be greeted by parent/guardian volunteers at rear entrance to the school. Each child will receive a feather to put on a huge turkey in the front lobby. During the day there will be additional Turkey Trots through and around the school so that as many children as possible can add feathers to our gigantic wildwood turkey. Additionally, all the children will enter a “Name the Turkey” raffle. At the end of the day the winning entry will be announced over the loud speaker.
If you would like to volunteer please contact sarah.auerbach@comcast.net
Family Dance, all dances are taught. Live Music. Third Sunday of the month, Nov.- Mar., 3-5 PM. First Churches, Northampton. $4/person age 3 and up. $15 maximum /family. For more info contact Donna at donna@kmccalllum.org or 413 549-7808
