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Events for July 08, 2012
Holyoke Public Library Now Located in the City Hall Auditorium!
While the historic building on Maple Street is restored and renovated, all library services are available at City Hall. In 18 to 24 months the city will have a new, state-of-the-art learning resource center for all ages. The library's archives remains open at HCC.
| when: | Until Summer 2013! |
Free Technology Classes in Downtown Holyoke
Whatever your age, education or career goals may be, computer literacy is essential. HCC is offering a variety of free classes for the community at our Gill Technology Center in downtown Holyoke. Get an introduction to the computer, improve your keyboarding and word processing skills, and learn how to conduct research on the Internet.
| where: | Picknelly Adult & Family Education Center, 206 Maple Street, Holyoke, MA |
| price: | Free |
| info: | http://www.hcc.edu/business_and_community/picknelly_center |
Play Board Games in the Children's Room at the Library!
| when: | Every Tuesday 3-6pm |
| where: | Holyoke Public Library Temporarily Located in the City Hall Auditorium |
| price: | FREE |
| info: | http://www.holyokelibrary.org/index.php/children.html |
Story Time in the Children's Room at the Library!
| when: | Mondays at 11am and 5:30pm Wednesdays at 10am |
| where: | Holyoke Public Library Temporarily Located in the City Hall Auditorium |
| price: | FREE |
| info: | http://www.holyokelibrary.org/index.php/children.html |
Arts and Crafts in the Children's Room at the Library!
| when: | Every Wednesday 4:30-7:30pm |
| where: | Holyoke Public Library Temporarily Located at the City Hall Auditorium |
| price: | FREE |
| info: | http://www.holyokelibrary.org/index.php/children.html |
LEGOS in the Children's Room at the Library!
| when: | Every Thursday 3-6pm |
| where: | Holyoke Public Library Temporarily Located in the City Hall Auditorium |
| price: | FREE |
| info: | http://www.holyokelibrary.org/index.php/children.html |
Film Night
Mike Rice premieres his new work, bliain an plassy,
he writes: "Here lies residue left from metal skeletons, orange rust and corroded celluloid. The life of a massive titan of industry bleeds out, oozes and squeezes itself through the fault lines left from yesterday's ice age".
we will also be screening other works by Mike Rice, Jennifer Saparzadeh, and Meredith Lackey
Music: TBA
| when: | April 5th @ 7pm |
| where: | The Guilded Brick @ The Canal Gallery |
| price: | $3 Cover Charge |
"Finding Work" Collage & Sculpture by Peter Dellert
Holyoke Artist and Craftsman Peter Dellert will be exhibiting his works from May 11, 2012 through July 31, 2012. The opening reception will be May 11 from 5-7pm.
| when: | May 11-July 31, 2012 Opening Reception May 11, 2012 5pm-7pm |
| where: | Open Square Mill 4 -4th Floor Art Gallery 4 Open Square Way Holyoke, MA 01040 |
| price: | free |
| info: | http://www.opensquare.com/current-events.php |
Open Square Farmers' Market
Please join us for a season of fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers and more! The Open Square Farmers Market takes place on Saturdays between 9 am and 1pm in our main parking lot.
Save the Date! Opening weekend is May 11. Fall Festival is October 13. Keep posted...more information to come!
If you are interested in becoming a vendor at our market, please email our market manager, Suzann Rataj at farmersmarket@opensquare.com
See you there!
| when: | Saturdays-May 12-October 13, 2012 9am-1pm |
| where: | Open Square-Main Parking Lot 4 Open Square Way, Holyoke, MA |
| price: | free admission |
| info: | www.opensquare.com/current-events |
July & August Gallery Exhibition – Paint Flowers! Contemporary Floral Painting/ Nineteenth Century Roots
This summer, Holyoke based artist Nancy Howard will curate a show of watercolor and oil paintings in the Gallery. Included in the show will be two nineteenth century paintings from the Museum collection, with recent works of several Pioneer Valley artists, including Howard, Greg Stone, Caleb Colon, Martha Armstrong, and Katy Schneider.
Lilies by Caleb Colon
| when: | During the months of July and August |
| where: | Wistariahurst Museum Gallery |
| price: | Admission to the gallery $3 |
Born in Holyoke
“Born in Holyoke” is an illustrated lecture presented by Peter Quirk of Holyoke. Hear about the publication in Holyoke of Good Housekeeping magazine starting in 1885 and and the production of Matheson automobiles in Holyoke starting in 1903.
| when: | Sunday, July 22 at 2:00pm |
| where: | Holyoke Heritage State Park Visitor's Center, 221 Appleton Street, Holyoke. |
| price: | Free |
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