Photographer Charles Abel is bringing an exhibit to Wistariahurst Museum’s Gallery that shows visitors a view of Holyoke they’ve never seen before. Pictorally Speaking features cameras from Wistariahurst’s archive alongside photos Abel has taken of Holyoke. Abel captures views of modern-day Holyoke from a historical perspective- literally.

RCA is know for our endless supply of Nat Geo magazines, wacky prints and collected odds and ends. We figured it was time we give our collage fanatics a special program just for you!

Join High Five Books and local author/illustrator Audrey Helen Weber for a reading of their beautiful new picture book, The Birds in the Boat, on Saturday, August 8, from 10-10:30am. Storytime is free and no registration is required to attend.

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!

YAQPUM is collaborating with their friends at Summer on Strong in Northampton to host a series of summer markets. Held on the second Friday of the month, these events overlap with Arts Night Out.

Join Translate Gender and Resilient Community Arts for an all-ages version of Queer and Trans Art Group!

Honky Tonk Queertones brings boot-stomping country, sharp harmonies, and a proudly queer point of view to stages, parties, festivals, and unforgettable nights out.

Join Jess Martin for a supportive, queer-affirming monthly Song Share session dedicated to nonbinary, trans, and women singer-songwriters and creatives. This is a low-pressure, generative community space designed to share works-in-progress, lyrics, poetry, or any creative musings that are currently inspiring you.

Dry Humor is heading back to the Easthampton Farmers Market on August 23 and September 20! Stop by their booth to browse and shop a curated selection of ice-cold non-alcoholic beer, wine, mocktails, and functional beverages. Whether you're sober, sober-curious, or simply looking for something new to sip, we'd love to help you discover your next favorite drink.

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!

Join High Five Books and local author Sydra Mallery for a reading of her adorable picture book, Stubby: A Pencil’s Journey, written by Sydra and illustrated by John Hare, on Saturday, September 5, from 10-10:30am. Storytime is free and no registration is required to attend.

(B)RAINSTORM is an original contemporary circus performance created especially for young audiences. Blending storytelling, aerial acrobatics, and live saxophone, the show celebrates one of childhood's greatest strengths: curiosity. Inspired by the endless cascade of questions children ask as they make sense of the world, (B)RAINSTORM transforms wonder into a playful weather system where questions rain from the sky, wind carries ideas, and discoveries gather like clouds. Rather than rushing toward answers, the performance delights in asking questions freely, loudly, and often—making space for imagination, exploration, and joyful uncertainty. Featuring six hundred colorful ping pong balls and plenty of giggles, wiggles, and surprises.

(B)RAINSTORM is an original contemporary circus performance created especially for young audiences. Blending storytelling, aerial acrobatics, and live saxophone, the show celebrates one of childhood's greatest strengths: curiosity. Inspired by the endless cascade of questions children ask as they make sense of the world, (B)RAINSTORM transforms wonder into a playful weather system where questions rain from the sky, wind carries ideas, and discoveries gather like clouds. Rather than rushing toward answers, the performance delights in asking questions freely, loudly, and often—making space for imagination, exploration, and joyful uncertainty. Featuring six hundred colorful ping pong balls and plenty of giggles, wiggles, and surprises.

(B)RAINSTORM is an original contemporary circus performance created especially for young audiences. Blending storytelling, aerial acrobatics, and live saxophone, the show celebrates one of childhood's greatest strengths: curiosity. Inspired by the endless cascade of questions children ask as they make sense of the world, (B)RAINSTORM transforms wonder into a playful weather system where questions rain from the sky, wind carries ideas, and discoveries gather like clouds. Rather than rushing toward answers, the performance delights in asking questions freely, loudly, and often—making space for imagination, exploration, and joyful uncertainty. Featuring six hundred colorful ping pong balls and plenty of giggles, wiggles, and surprises.

Join High Five Books and local caretakers Mel and Sarah from The WillowRoot Collective for a reading of the helpful picture book, The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions, written and illustrated by Anna LLenas, on Saturday, September 19, from 10-10:30am. Storytime is free and no registration is required to attend.

Dry Humor is heading back to the Easthampton Farmers Market on August 23 and September 20! Stop by their booth to browse and shop a curated selection of ice-cold non-alcoholic beer, wine, mocktails, and functional beverages. Whether you're sober, sober-curious, or simply looking for something new to sip, we'd love to help you discover your next favorite drink.

Whether it be a monologue or scene from a work that they really want to perform, a story they want to tell, a piece from something they’ve written, or something new entirely, we’re looking forward to welcoming all of these stories and performers to the stage and giving performers a space to say something - and for you to hear it!

Echoes of Nature is a collaboration between Kim Hoff and Jess Martin. What began as a local project in Hampshire County has blossomed into a multi-county journey of art, resilience, and community. 

Queer Story Slam: AWAKENINGS

Tell us your stories of awakenings- to queer desire, to a new understanding of the self, to a community or place that holds you, perfectly or imperfectly, just as you are. How has your queerness/transness saved the day? When did you first have a brush with queer utopia and what did it feel like?

You’re invited to the underground brewery of Giganta’s Mansion, where a cabaret of ghosts and ghoulies await to surprise you this October. A drag performance inspired by a certain action-adventure ghost-hunting game.