Upcoming events
Happenings in Western MA by and for LGBTQIA+ folks and our allies
Full House Fridays: Space Sculptures & Cosmic Comics
Full House Fridays is an opportunity for both K-2nd students and for 3rd-5th graders; a perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups!
Family Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Join Translate Gender and Resilient Community Arts for an all-ages version of Queer and Trans Art Group!
Wintry Macaron Workshop
High Five Books is thrilled to spend a sweet Sunday crafternoon in the High Five Books studio with you and local booktok creator Sara Cochran of Sara's Bookish Macarons! Sara is known across social media for her stunningly hand-painted, book-inspired macarons.
Winter Youth Studio
Let your kids spend a creative day or two away from screens over winter break and getting their hands messy with art at RCA!
Winter Youth Studio
Let your kids spend a creative day or two away from screens over winter break and getting their hands messy with art at RCA!
New Year’s Eve Yoga
with Sebastian Merrill: As we approach the new year, we will gather in the warmth of great company to honor what has been and turn our hearts toward new possibility. Re-align yourself with what matters most to you and receive the power of community to magnify our individual and collective intentions. This workshop will include joyful yoga, meditation, rest, and contemplation.
Winter Youth Studio
Let your kids spend a creative day or two away from screens over winter break and getting their hands messy with art at RCA!
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s weekly schedule
“Metamorphosis” Opening Reception
Wistariahurst Museum is excited to announce the upcoming exhibit Metamorphosis, opening January 6th, 2026. This exhibit features artists who have attended one or more of the artist sessions held at Wistariahurst Museum.
WEREWOLF: A night of social deduction, deception, and de-friendship
It’s the very first event from Lavender Fields Social Club - a night of social deduction, deception, and de-friendship. Come play along, make friends, and delight in village chaos. Everyone is assigned a role - will you be a common villager or a secret werewolf? The villagers must work together to uncover who is taking out the neighborhood before it’s too late.
Song Share Sessions for Nonbinary, Trans, Women Singer Songwriters
A welcoming community gathering for nonbinary, trans, and women singer-songwriters to share new music, build connections, and offer supportive, constructive feedback in a collaborative space. A small donation is encouraged to cover the cost of staffing needed for the host venue.
Family Make & Take Sundays
This one's for the tiny creators with big ideas!! Family Make & Take Sundays are a special studio play time for kiddos ages 3+ and their caregivers.
Sound Bath for Sensitive Souls
with Jorie Morgan: Sound Baths for Sensitive Souls are group sound healing experiences that will assist you in relaxing and restoring in a safe environment.
The Elements of Contact
Join Taina in an exploration of the many varied qualities of Contact Improvisation – slow and grounding, fast and flowing, energetic and emotional. Using the elements of Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and Ether as our guides, you’ll cultivate these qualities in yourself and your dances.
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s weekly schedule
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Couples Art Night
Let RCA take the stress out of planning date night! We're welcoming all couples (or throuples, or more!) to join us in the studio for an evening of dabbling in a new medium each month.
Family Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Join Translate Gender and Resilient Community Arts for an all-ages version of Queer and Trans Art Group!
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s weekly schedule
Golden Girls Bingo
Add some dazzle to the winter darkness with Golden Girls-themed bingo! High Five Books presents three evenings on the lanai at BOMBYX, filled with rowdy bingo, Golden Girls trivia, and laughs with your pals among the palm fronds.
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s weekly schedule
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s weekly schedule
Collage Club
RCA is known for their endless supply of Nat Geo magazines, wacky prints and collected odds and ends. They figured it was time they give the collage fanatics a special program just for you!
Half Day Studio Jam
Solve the scheduling puzzle during half-days and send your students to RCA when school lets out early!
Drop-In Public Studio
Supervised by RCA studio instructors, come to hang out in community, use any of RCA’s supplies, and create independently!
Family Make & Take Sundays
This one's for the tiny creators with big ideas!! Family Make & Take Sundays are a special studio play time for kiddos ages 3+ and their caregivers.
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s weekly schedule
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Song Share Sessions for Nonbinary, Trans, Women Singer Songwriters
A welcoming community gathering for nonbinary, trans, and women singer-songwriters to share new music, build connections, and offer supportive, constructive feedback in a collaborative space. A small donation is encouraged to cover the cost of staffing needed for the host venue.
Couples Art Night
Let RCA take the stress out of planning date night! We're welcoming all couples (or throuples, or more!) to join us in the studio for an evening of dabbling in a new medium each month.
Golden Girls Bingo
Add some dazzle to the winter darkness with Golden Girls-themed bingo! High Five Books presents three evenings on the lanai at BOMBYX, filled with rowdy bingo, Golden Girls trivia, and laughs with your pals among the palm fronds.
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s weekly schedule
Family Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Join Translate Gender and Resilient Community Arts for an all-ages version of Queer and Trans Art Group!
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s weekly schedule
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s weekly schedule
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s weekly schedule
Golden Girls Bingo
Add some dazzle to the winter darkness with Golden Girls-themed bingo! High Five Books presents three evenings on the lanai at BOMBYX, filled with rowdy bingo, Golden Girls trivia, and laughs with your pals among the palm fronds.
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s weekly schedule
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s weekly schedule
Early Bird Infant Group
Join NPC director Lindsey King for a free weekly drop-in group for infants and their caregivers. Coffee and tea included and siblings welcome.
Kid Creatives: Space Sculptures & Cosmic Comics
Artists in grades 2nd-5th go on an artistic adventure, this time exploring sculptures and comics IN SPAAAAACE: alien beings, paper mache rocket ships, comic books detailing trips around the milky way!
RCA Teen Studio
A supportive, flexible environment for teen artists, letting them shape their own creative journeys through a wide range of mediums— printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more!
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule
We Celebrate the Light
You’re invited to a sparkling community interfaith holiday celebration for families with beloved local authors Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple!
Family Make & Take Sundays
This one's for the tiny creators with big ideas!! Family Make & Take Sundays are a special studio play time for kiddos ages 3+ and their caregivers.
Winter Market at Eastworks
Yet Another Queer Pop-Up Market is hosting the third annual Winter Market from 12P-6P on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Full House Fridays: Space Sculptures & Cosmic Comics
Full House Fridays is an opportunity for both K-2nd students and for 3rd-5th graders; a perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups!
Artist Barter Party
Join artists of all backgrounds, styles, and mediums for an evening of sharing and swapping art!
Early Bird Infant Group
Join NPC director Lindsey King for a free weekly drop-in group for infants and their caregivers. Coffee and tea included and siblings welcome.
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Half Day Studio Jam
Solve the scheduling puzzle during half-days and send your students to RCA when school lets out early!
NCMC Winter Concert
NCMC Annual Winter Concert is back! Featuring New Horizons Band of Western Mass, High Definition, and Ujima Singers. The concert will last about 90 minutes and is free admission.
Collage Club
RCA is known for their endless supply of Nat Geo magazines, wacky prints and collected odds and ends. They figured it was time they give the collage fanatics a special program just for you!
RCA Teen Studio
A supportive, flexible environment for teen artists, letting them shape their own creative journeys through a wide range of mediums— printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more!
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule
Sound Bath for Sensitive Souls
with Jorie Morgan: Sound Baths for Sensitive Souls are group sound healing experiences that will assist you in relaxing and restoring in a safe environment.
Wistariahurst Holiday Open House and Festive Market
There’s snow place like Wistariahurst during the holiday season! Wistariahurst’s upcoming Holiday Open House and Festive market is perfect for those pine-ing for some holiday cheer, gifts from local businesses and artists, and family fun. The museum will be open December 6th and 7th from 11:00am-2:30pm for this joyous event.
Wistariahurst Holiday Open House and Festive Market
There’s snow place like Wistariahurst during the holiday season!Wistatiahurst’s upcoming Holiday Open House and Festive market is perfect for those pine-ing for some holiday cheer, gifts from local businesses and artists, and family fun. The museum will be open December 6th and 7th from 11:00am-2:30pm for this joyous event.
Full House Fridays: Space Sculptures & Cosmic Comics
Full House Fridays is an opportunity for both K-2nd students and for 3rd-5th graders; a perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups!
Early Bird Infant Group
Join NPC director Lindsey King for a free weekly drop-in group for infants and their caregivers. Coffee and tea included and siblings welcome.
Kid Creatives: Space Sculptures & Cosmic Comics
Artists in grades 2nd-5th go on an artistic adventure, this time exploring sculptures and comics IN SPAAAAACE: alien beings, paper mache rocket ships, comic books detailing trips around the milky way!
RCA Teen Studio
A supportive, flexible environment for teen artists, letting them shape their own creative journeys through a wide range of mediums— printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more!
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule
Yoga and Sound
Immerse yourself in this blissful workshop of movement and sound meditation. This 90-minute Yoga & Sound workshop combines a revitalizing yoga practice with the deeply relaxing and restorative benefits of sound meditation.
Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday Family Hangouts
Come get cozy at the bookshop with High Five Books over the long Thanksgiving weekend with all-day AND evening shopping, crafting, and snacking. On Friday, 11/28 and Saturday, 11/29, invite all your visiting relatives to join you for a family holiday hangout at High Five Books!
Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday Family Hangouts
Come get cozy at the bookshop with High Five Books over the long Thanksgiving weekend with all-day AND evening shopping, crafting, and snacking. On Friday, 11/28 and Saturday, 11/29, invite all your visiting relatives to join you for a family holiday hangout at High Five Books!
Benefit Class: Thanksgiving Day Yoga
with Sebastian Merrill: All are welcome to join us for this special Thanksgiving Day yoga class to benefit Transhealth. Transhealth serves trans and gender-diverse communities through primary care, mental health care, community support, education, and advocacy. They are the only independent, non-profit healthcare organization in the U.S. solely devoted to serving trans and gender-diverse communities. All experience levels welcome. Pay-what-you-can, by donation: $5-$150.* All proceeds will go to Transhealth. Thank you for helping us support our local community.
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Northampton Parents Center Free Weekly Playgroups
Northampton Parents Center’s Fall & Winter 2025 weekly schedule