Bulletin Board

Compiled by Patricia Appelbaum

Published on December 22, 2006

Friday 22 - The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is open Tuesdays-Fridays from 10-4, Saturdays from 10-5, and Sundays from noon-5, except Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1, with story hours for children on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday at 10:30, and Saturday and Sunday at 2, at 125 West Bay Rd., Amherst. $5-$7, $20 for families; story time free with admission. 658-1100.

JAZZ: The Mark Ricker/Jimmy Burgoff Duo plays jazz from 7-9 p.m. at the Black Sheep, 79 Main St., Amherst. No cover. 256-6800.

KNITTING: The Fiber Art Center hosts a knit-in and book event from 5-7 at the center, 79 S. Pleasant St., Amherst. Free. 256-1818.

HISTORIC DEERFIELD: Historic Deerfield offers museum exhibits and guided or self-guided tours of 13 historic houses daily, except Dec. 24-25, from 9:30-4:30. Enter at Hall Tavern, Main St. $14 adults, $5 youth 6-21, under 6 free. 774-5581.

YOUTH ORCHESTRA: The Multi-Arts Youth Chamber Orchestra plays classical and folk music, with selections from "Carmen" accompanied by flamenco dancers, at 6 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 867 N. Pleasant St., Amherst. Free.

Saturday 23

NOTCH VISITOR CENTER: The Notch Visitor Center in the Mt. Holyoke Range/Skinner State Park offers exhibits, trail access and visitor facilities daily from 8-4, except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, at 1500 West St. (Rte. 116), Amherst. Free. 253-2883.

CONTRADANCE: The 4th Saturday community contradance opens with easy dances at 7:15 and becomes more challenging through the evening, at the Munson Library, 1046 S. East St., Amherst. Age 10 and up; no partner needed. $5-$10. 256-0673.

ULTIMATE MEDICINE BALL: David Shakun leads outdoor Ultimate Medicine Ball classes every Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday morning. Free. Call 259-9352 for time and location.

Sunday 24

FILM: "Molly: The Goldbergs" is screened at 2 p.m. at the National Yiddish Book Center, 1021 West St., Amherst. $5. 256-4900.

MEDITATION: The Shambhala Meditation Center offers group sitting and walking meditation from 9-noon at 102 Russell St., Hadley. Come for all or part of session. Free. 585-9848.

MEDITATION: The Pioneer Valley Meditation Center for Sahaj Marg (natural path) Meditation holds an informational meeting from 11-noon at 267 Amherst Road, Sunderland. Free; preregistration requested. 772-0675.

STORY TIME: The Toy Box holds a story time at 11:30 in the downstairs Activity Center at the store, 201 N. Pleasant St., Amherst. Free. 256-TOYS.

NOT BREAD ALONE: Free meals and friendship are offered to all adults and children every Saturday and Sunday from 10:30-1:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 165 Main St., Amherst. Enter from Spring St. Volunteer help welcome. 256-0128.

BOOK DISCUSSION: "God's Identity -- and Ours," a drop-in class based on Gordon Kaufman's "God, Mystery, Diversity: Theology in a Pluralistic World," with Rev. Leo Hourihan, meets from 9:30-10:30 at First Congregational Church, 165 Main St., Amherst. Free. 253-3456.

SUNDAY JAZZ: Cidade performs Latin tangos and jazz from 11-1 at the Cushman Market & Cafe, 491 Pine St., Amherst. 549-0100.

Monday 25

SOLSTICE CELEBRATION: The National Yiddish Book Center hosts a solstice celebration with stories, performances and more, from 11-4 at the center, 1021 West St., Amherst. $5 adults, $3 children, $12 family. 256-4900.

CHRISTMAS DINNER: Not Bread Alone serves Christmas dinner from 10:30-1:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 165 Main St., Amherst. Enter from Spring St. Free. 256-0128.

Tuesday 26

WALKING CLUB: The Amherst Senior Walking Club meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m. in front of Cinemark, Hampshire Mall. Non-seniors also welcome; free. 259-3136.

MEDITATION: Kabbalah meditation sessions take place every Tuesday evening at 8 at Chabad House, 30 N. Hadley Road, Amherst. Free; reservations requested. 549-4803.

HEALING: Hope Community Church offers laying on of hands for healing from 7-8 p.m. at the church, 29 Gaylord St., Amherst. Free. 253-2522.

SHAMBHALA: Group meditation sessions are held Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-7, with a Dharma discussion Tuesdays from 7-8:30, at Shambhala Meditation Center, 102 Russell St., Hadley. Free. 585-9848.

FREE LUNCH: Free lunch is served from noon-1 today, Thursday and Friday at the Amherst Survival Center, 1200 N. Pleasant St., with pantry food boxes available from 11/3 for eligible clients. 549-3968.

KIDS' BOOK CLUB: A children's book club meets from 3:30-4:30 in the Children's Biography Room, Jones Library, 43 Amity St., Amherst. Free. 256-4090.

Wednesday 27

MUSEUM: The Amherst College Museum of Natural History is open today through Dec. 31 from 11-4. Free.

Thursday 28

SCRAPBOOKING: The North Leverett Baptist Church hosts a weekly scrapbooking night from 6:30-9:30 in the Fellowship Hall of the church, N. Leverett and Chestnut Hill Rds. $5. 367-2857.

BLOOD DRIVE: Cooley Dickinson Hospital's Bloodmobile accepts donations today from 10-4 at Dave's Pet Food City, 385 Russell St., Hadley. Donors must be at least 17 years old and 110 pounds. 582-2634.

Friday 29

FOLK DANCING: Amherst International Folkdancing holds a dance every Friday from 7:30-10 at the Bangs Community Center, 70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst. Singles and beginners welcome. Donation. 549-6748.

JAZZ: The Mark Ricker/Jimmy Burgoff Duo plays jazz from 7-9 p.m. at the Black Sheep, 79 Main St., Amherst. No cover. 256-6800.

Galleries

Multi-Arts GalleryA rotating exhibit of art in various media by children in the Hadley-based Multi-Arts program is on view in the gallery at the Community Music School, 139 South St., Northampton. 585-0001.

The Flynt Center of Early New England Life"At Home in Holland-Dutch Decorative Arts," "Engraved Powder Horns" from colonial wars, "Embroidered History, Stitched Lives" and "The Canton Connection" are open through Dec. 31 at the Center, Main St., Historic Deerfield. 775-7214.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceWinning entries in the Mass. Junior Duck Stamp Contest are on view through Dec. 31 in the gallery, Westgate Center Drive, Hadley. Adults need photo ID to enter building. 243-8303.

Mount Holyoke College Art Museum"Heads and Tales-Portraits and Propaganda on Classical Coins" is on view through Dec. 31 at the museum, Lower Lake Rd. on the campus. 538-2096.

Hitchcock Center for the Environment

Children's art from the Hitchcock Center's school programs is on view through Jan. 31 at the center, 525 S. Pleasant St., Amherst. 256-6006.

Nacul CenterRotating exhibits by 15 local artists are on view at the center, 592 Main St., Amherst. 256-8025.

Fiber Art Center"Small Works: Spirits and Shrines" is on view through Jan. 13 at the center, 79 S. Pleasant Street, Amherst. 256-1818.

National Yiddish Book Center"The Backlit Word: Picture: Stories and Drawings," by Ben Katchor, is on view through May 13 at the center, 1021 West St., Amherst. 256-4900.

University Gallery"The Impossible Landscape," a group exhibit by international emerging artists, is on view through March 4 in the gallery, UMass Fine Arts Center. 545-3670.

Hosmer Gallery"Exploring Color," by Amherst Art Alliance member Dorothy Osterman, is on view through Dec. 29 in the gallery, Forbes Library, 20 West St., Northampton. 587-1011.

Burnett Gallery"Views of the Valley and Range," by artist Cynthia Thomas, and "Local Treasures: Scenes and Variations," by photographer Elisa Campbell, are on view through Dec. 30 at the gallery, Jones Library, 43 Amity St., Amherst. 256-4090.

Gallery A3 The Small Works Show, an annual exhibit of small-scale affordable art, is on view through Dec. 30 at the gallery, 28 Amity St., Amherst. 256-4250.

Northampton Center for the Arts"Keeping the Flame," a group show in several media curated by Amherst artist Tom Morton, is on view through Dec. 22 at the center, 17 New South St. 584-7327.

R. Michelson GalleriesThe 17th annual Illustrators Show, including Mordicai Gerstein and Amherst artists Tony DiTerlizzi and Rebecca Guay, is on view through Jan. 31 at R. Michelson Galleries, 132 Main St., Northampton. 586-3964.

Sunderland Public Library "Original Oils-Local Landscapes, Architecture and Florals," by Jo-Ann Denehy, is on view through Jan. 25 in the Lane Family Reading Room at the library, 20 School St. 665-2642.

Seniors

AMHERST SENIOR CENTER

Bangs Community Center

70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst

(413) 259-3060

FRIDAY, Dec. 22: Bangs Center closed after lunch; 9-12: Craft Club, 9:30-1:30: Footcare; 9:30: Keep Fit (St. Brigid's Parish Center); 11:45: Lunch.

MONDAY, Dec. 25: Holiday-Bangs Center closed

TUESDAY, Dec. 26: 9-10: Walking group; 9-3: Massage; 9:30: Blood pressure clinic; 11:45: Lunch; 12:30: Chinese Mah-Jongg; 1-4: Scrabble.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27: 9:30: Free Bread Program; 9:30-2:30: Nurse; 10-11:30: Peace of Mind discussion group; 11:45: Lunch; 12:30: Bridge; 2-4: New Options.

THURSDAY, Dec. 28: 9-12: Painting workshop; 9:30-2:30: Nurse; 11:45: Lunch.

FRIDAY, Dec. 29: 9-12: Craft club; 9:30-1:30: Footcare; 11:45: Lunch; 12:45: National Mah-Jongg.

The Senior Travel Club is offering the following trips:

Jan. 13: Cinemark movie and lunch at Panera

Jan. 30: Yankee Candle and lunch at Chandler's Tavern

For more information call the Senior Travel Club at 259-3060, Monday through Friday, 10-3. Younger people and non-residents are welcome on a space-available basis.

To meet with a S.H.I.N.E. health insurance counselor, call the Senior Center.

The Amherst Senior Center lunch site needs volunteer drivers and substitutes to deliver meals to elders in the Amherst/Pelham area beginning at 11 a.m. daily. Call Ferne Finger for more information at 259-3060.

The UMass Meals on Wheels program needs volunteer drivers to deliver meals in Amherst beginning at 3 p.m. daily. Flexible schedules. Call Maura Plante at 259-3060.

HADLEY COUNCIL ON AGING

Activities are open to Hadley residents 60 and up and are held at the Hadley Senior Community Center, Room 101, Hooker School, 46 Middle St., Hadley, 586-4023. Enter from rear of building. Office hours are 9-4 Monday through Friday.

The Senior Center offers monthly blood-pressure and blood-sugar clinics; foot care and ear care by appointment; monthly S.H.I.N.E. assistance with health insurance, including any questions you have about the new Medicare drug prescription program; food and transportation assistance; volunteer home repairs; exercise equipment; computers; education and recreation.

FRIDAY, Dec. 22: 8:30: Shopping van; 10-11:30: Crafts; 1/3: Pokeno.

MONDAY, Dec. 25: Holiday-Senior Center Closed.

TUESDAY, Dec. 26: 9:15-10:15: Osteoexercise; 12:45-3: Bingo.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27: 9-12: Public Health Nurse; 1/3: Cards.

THURSDAY, Dec. 28: 9:15-10:15: Osteoexercise.

FRIDAY, Dec. 29: 8:30: Shopping van; 10-11:30: Crafts; 11:45: December Birthday party; 1/3: Pokeno.

The Travel Club offers a trip to Foxwoods every last Monday of the month. For reservations call 584-7254.

Lunch is served Mon.-Fri. at 11:45. Call 586-1910 to register.

ACTV

Amherst Community TV

246 College Street, 256-1010

The ACTV Schedule is subject to change without notice -- see www.actvamherst.com for details.

Channel 12

Dec. 22

12:00 a.m.: Free Speech TV

8:00 a.m.: Democracy Now!

9:00 a.m.: Firefighters Training Seminar Session Three: Tactics and Strategy

10:30 a.m.: Killer Coke

11:00 a.m.: Wave of Hope

12:00 p.m.: Emily's Room: Guiding at the Dickinson Homestead

12:30 p.m.: Through The League Lens

1:00 p.m.: ACLU Freedom Files

1:30 p.m.: Words of Peace

2:00 p.m.: World of Piano, featuring Uri Cane

3:45 p.m.: The Makanda Project

5:00 p.m.: Democracy Now!

6:00 p.m.: Ed Vadas Himself

6:30 p.m.: Seymour Hersh Chain of Command: From 9/11 to Abu Ghraib

7:30 p.m.: Billy Bang, Solo Violinist

8:30 p.m.: Flu Facts: What You Need To Know

9:00 p.m.: Physicians Focus

9:30 p.m.: The Boognish Hour with Dean and Gene

10:30 p.m.: Searching for Peace in the Middle East

11:00 p.m.: Homegrown

Dec. 23-24

12:00 a.m.: Free Speech TV

8:30 a.m.: Jo Jo's Dreamcart

9:00 a.m.: Conversations with Isaac BenEzra

9:45 a.m.: Impeachment: A Community Conversation

11:00 a.m.: The Dreyfus Affair: A Talk with Jean Max Guieu

12:30 p.m.: Searching for Peace in the Middle East

1:00 p.m.: Amherst Chamber of Commerce Breakfast: Jack Wilson

2:00 p.m.: Physicians Focus

2:30 p.m.: The Fluoride Deception

3:00 p.m.: One College Drive: Jazz Pop Chorus

3:30 p.m.: Lost in the Sauce

4:00 p.m.: Conversations with Isaac BenEzra

5:00 p.m.: Dwight Chapel Presents

6:00 p.m.: Serial Killers

7:00 p.m.: Supporting Cultural Competency in Early Childhood

8:45 p.m.: Amherst Cinema ribbon-cutting ceremony

9:15 p.m.: Captive Audience: Advertising Invades the Classroom

10:00 p.m.: The Boognish Hour with Dean and Gene

11:00 p.m.: Josh Simpson: Finding a Vision in Glass

11:45 p.m.: A Different View of the Landfill

Dec. 25

12:00 a.m.: Free Speech TV

8:00 a.m.: Democracy Now!

9:00 a.m.: Green Decade Coalition of Newton discussion on Munis (Municipal Electric)

9:30 a.m.: Billy Bang, solo violinist

10:30 a.m.: Ovarian Cancer Awareness

11:00 a.m.: Surviving the Vernon Reactor: Part 2

12:00 p.m.: Tour of the Southwest

1:30 p.m.: Rebuilding Our Communities

2:30 p.m.: United Farm Workers of America with Dolores Huerta

3:00 p.m.: Stand Up Comedy Night at ACTV

4:00 p.m.: The Alternative American and the Existential Experience

5:00 p.m.: Democracy Now!

6:00 p.m.: Cambodian Women Learning Program

7:00 p.m.: Gaia Vision

8:00 p.m.: Signature Sounds: 10th Anniversary Celebration

9:30 p.m.: Searching for Peace in the Middle East

10:00 p.m.: Cold Duck Complex at UMass

10:45 p.m.: Amherst Rotary Teddy Bear Rally

11:00 p.m.: Video Jam

11:30 p.m.: Video Jam

Dec. 26

12:00 a.m.: Free Speech TV

8:00 a.m.: Democracy Now!

9:00 a.m.: Firefighters Training Seminar Session One: Preservation of Evidence

10:00 a.m.: Slate Roof Poets

11:00 a.m.: Cambodian Women Learning Program

12:00 p.m.: Lost in the Sauce

12:30 p.m.: One College Drive: GCC Chorus Thanksgiving Concert

1:30 p.m.: Mental Engineering

2:00 p.m.: Building Harmonies: Hurricane Katrina Benefit

4:00 p.m.: Lost and Found: Animal Shelters

5:00 p.m.: Democracy Now!

6:00 p.m.: Polka Time with Ed Targonski

7:00 p.m.: Wesley United Methodist Church

8:30 p.m.: Diwaniya for Women

9:00 p.m.: Beyond Today

9:30 p.m.: Merchants of Death: America and the Arms PAWSS

10:30 p.m.: Entropy X

11:30 p.m.: Mission 101 Show

Dec. 27

12:00 a.m.: Free Speech TV

8:00 a.m.: Democracy Now!

9:00 a.m.: No Logo: Brands: Globalization and Resistance

9:45 a.m.: Democracy Now!: Harry Belafonte Interview

11:00 a.m.: Polka Time with Ed Targonski

12:00 p.m.: Signature Sounds: 10th Anniversary Celebration

1:30 p.m.: Diwaniya for Women

2:00 p.m.: 2005 ACTV Compilation

2:30 p.m.: Massachusetts State Lottery: Supporting Our 351 Cities and Towns

3:00 p.m.: India: Caste is a Word

4:00 p.m.: Michael MacAllister: Queens College Recital

5:00 p.m.: Democracy Now!

6:00 p.m.: Go Fish! with Dan Kenney

7:00 p.m.: Conversations with Isaac BenEzra

8:00 p.m.: My Money, My Time, My Worth

8:30 p.m.: Canine Consciousness

9:00 p.m.: South Congregational Church Service

10:30 p.m.: Living in the Shadow of Vermont Yankee

Dec. 28

12:00 a.m.: Free Speech TV

8:00 a.m.: Democracy Now!

9:00 a.m.: Amy and David Goodman: Breaking the Sound Barrier

10:30 a.m.: The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need

11:00 a.m.: Go Fish! with Dan Kenney

12:00 p.m.: Conversations with Isaac BenEzra from Oct. 25

1:00 p.m.: My Money, My Time, My Worth

1:30 p.m.: Canine Consciousness

2:00 p.m.: Vineyard Jazz Ensemble Concert at 1794 Meeting House

4:00 p.m.: Ultimate Hall of Fame: True Spirit of Sport

5:00 p.m.: Democracy Now!

6:00 p.m.: Mental Engineering

6:30 p.m.: All Fired Up

7:00 p.m.: The Fluoride Deception

7:30 p.m.: Through The League Lens

8:00 p.m.: The ACLU Freedom Files

8:30 p.m.: Words of Peace

9:00 p.m.: Firefighters Training Seminar: Session Three: Tactics and Strategy

10:30 p.m.: Keepers of the Word

11:00 p.m.: Zendik News

11:30 p.m.: Alice's Fall

Channel 15

Dec. 22

8:00 a.m.: Student Dance Concert

9:15 a.m.: Teachers at Sea

9:30 a.m.: South Amherst Campus Yearbook

10:30 a.m.: Capitol Perspectives with Senator Edward Kennedy: The Family Opportunity Act and Services for Children with Disabilities

11:00 a.m.: Multi Arts: The Note, Boo

12:00 p.m.: We Have Jazz

1:00 p.m.: Regional School Committee from Dec. 19

4:00 p.m.: GED Graduation 2006

5:00 p.m.: Amherst Trivia Bee 2006

6:30 p.m.: A Tale Of Egypt (Wildwood Elementary school play)

7:45 p.m.: A Day in the Life of Wildwood School

8:15 p.m.: Welcome to the Crocker Farm School

9:00 p.m.: Middle School Concert

10:00 p.m.: Amherst 4th of July Celebration 2006

11:00 p.m.: Expansion and renovation of Amherst Regional High School

Dec. 23-24

Classic Arts weekend run

Dec. 25-28

8:00 a.m.: Student Dance Concert

9:14 a.m.: Teachers at Sea

9:30 a.m.: South Amherst Campus Yearbook

10:30 a.m.: Capitol Perspectives with Senator Edward Kennedy: The Family Opportunity Act and Services for Children with Disabilities

11:00 a.m.: Multi Arts: The Note, Boo

12:00 p.m.: Superintendent's Budget Update

1:00 p.m.: Regional School Committee from Dec. 19

4:00 p.m.: GED Graduation 2006

5:00 p.m.: Amherst Trivia Bee 2006

6:30 p.m.: A Tale Of Egypt (Wildwood Elementary school play)

7:45 p.m.: A Day in the Life of Wildwood School

8:15 p.m.: Welcome to the Crocker Farm School

9:00 p.m.: Middle School Concert

10:00 p.m.: Amherst 4th of July Celebration 2006

11:00 p.m.: Expansion and renovation of Amherst Regional High School

Channel 17

Dec. 22-28

9:45 a.m.: Comprehensive Planning Committee from Dec. 5

12:30 p.m.: Amherst Select Board from Dec. 18

5:00 p.m.: Comprehensive Planning Committee from Dec. 5

8:00 p.m.: Amherst Select Board from Dec. 18