Bulletin Board

Published on May 16, 2008

Auditions

* Auditions - Ja Duke Productions holds auditions for two musicals, Grease and Little Shop of Horrors, May 18, 2-4 p.m., Ja Duke Center for the Performing Arts, 110 Industrial Blvd., Turners Falls. Rehearsals begin June 2. Performances in August. 863-8333.

* Black Cat Theater holds auditions for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying May 17-18, 2 p.m., South Hadley Town Hall, Adults and teens ages 16 and up welcome. Performances in the fall. Dawn Larder at 563-6023 or email dlarder@mtholyoke.edu.

* Last Minute Productions holds auditions for the musical Grease May 21, 6 p.m., South Hadley High School, Performances July 17-19. Beth Ayn, 413-204-5297.

Dance

* Celebrations Dance Company - Commencement weekend dance concert May 16, 8 p.m.; May 17, 2:30 p.m., Scott Dance Studio, Green St., Northampton. $7 general; $5 students and seniors. 802-345-7254.

* Night Visions and Waking Dreams - Alicia Morton celebrates her 70th birthday with a solo dance concert in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Amherst Senior Center's community programs May 24, 8 p.m., Nacul Center, 592 Main St, Amherst. Suggested $10 donation to benefit the Center. (413) 256-8025.

Film/Movies

* The Lady Vanishes - 1961 Marcello Mastroianni film May 18, 2 p.m.; May 22, 7 p.m., Amherst Cinema Center, Amity Street, Amherst. Introduction by Carolyn Anderson at 5/22 show. Part of the Essential Art House Film Series.

* From Philadelphia to the Front and Poumy - Two documentaries celebrating the soldiers and resistance fighters of WWII May 25, 2 p.m., National Yiddish Book Center, 1021 West Street, Amherst. $6. (413) 256-4900.

* Playtime - 1967 Jacques Tati film May 25, 2 p.m., Amherst Cinema Center, Amity Street, Amherst. Introduction by Robin Blaetz at 5/29 show. Part of the Essential Art House Film Series.

Music

* Jazz - The Mark Ricker/Jimmy Burgoff Duo plays jazz every Friday at 6-8 p.m., Black Sheep Deli, 79 Main Street, Amherst. No cover charge. 256-6800.

* Amandla Chorus - 20th anniversary concert May 17, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church (Hadley), 98 N. Maple St., Hadley. Free; donations accepted. 549-1550.

* Echo Lake Coffee House - Scottish musician Dan Houghton performs with harpist Rosie Caine and the Wilde Irish Women May 17, 7:30 p.m., Leverett Town Hall, 9 Montague Rd., Leverett. $12 general; $10 seniors. 548-9394.

* Wendell Full Moon Coffee House - Bob Rosser and friends perform May 17, 7:30 p.m., Wendell Town Hall, Wendell. $6-$12. 978-544-5557, www.wendellfullmoon.

* Brunch - Guitarist Charlie Apicella performs every Sunday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Cushman Market & Cafe, 491 Pine St., Amherst. 549-0100.

* The Gypsy Wranglers - May 18 and 25, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Black Sheep Cafe, 79 Main St., Amherst. Free. (413) 253-3442.

* Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorus - Concert with bass-baritone Stephen Bryant May 17, 7:30 p.m., Greenfield High School, 1 Lenox Ave., Greenfield. Vaughan Williams, Five Mystical Songs; Ravel Daphnis et Chloe; other works. Advance: $20 general; $16 seniors; $12 students; $6 children. At door: $22/$18/$12/$6. 773-3664, www.pvso.org.

* Smith College Commencement Chamber Concert - May 16, 3 p.m., Earle Recital Hall, Sage Hall, Smith College, Green St, Northampton. Free and open to the public. 585-ARTS.

* Smith College Commencement Choral Concert - May 17, 12:30 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall, Green St., Smith College, Free and open to the public.

* Hampshire Young People's Chorus - Concerts May 17, 2 and 3 p.m., Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, 125 West Bay Road, Amherst. Donation. 253-7346 or kcconlan@hampshireypc.org.

* Smith College Commencement Orchestral Concert - May 17, 8 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall, Green St., Smith College, Free and open to the public.

* Valley Voices - Concert to benefit the victims of the cyclone in Myanmar May 23, 8 p.m., St. Mary's Church, Elm St., Northampton. Howells, Requiem; Sir Hubert Parry, Songs of Farewell. Donation.

* Amherst Piano Recital - Concert of improvised works by composer/pianist Dan Kennedy to benefit Brookfield Farm May 24, 6:30 p.m., Unitarian Church, 121 North Pleasant St., Amherst. Suggested donation $10 ($25 max. per family). Tickets at the door. 256-8640.

Theater

* The Wizard of Oz - Starlight's Youth Theatre performs May 16-17, 7:30 p.m.; May 18, 2 p.m., Amherst Regional Middle School, 170 Chestnut St., Amherst. $10 adults; $7 children; $12 preferred seating. (413) 253-9511.

* Commencement Show - Encore presentation of the Festival of One-Act Plays. May 16-17, 8:30 p.m., Theatre 14, Mendenhall Center, Smith College, Winter Requiem by Rachel Lerner-Ley; Ephemera by Darren Harned; Isosceles by Lynne S. Brandon. (413) 585-2787.

* The Dentist - Commedia dell'arte is performed May 17, 7:30 p.m., Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School, 15 Mulligan Dr., South Hadley. $5. 552-2580.

* Performance art - Nine students of Sally Greenhouse present their original solo performances May 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 99 Main St., Amherst. Reception follows Sunday performance. Free.

And

* Free lunch - The Food Pantry and The Free Store at the Amherst Survival Center will be open Monday, Tuesday, Friday from 11-2 and Thursday from 11-7. A free hot lunch is served on these days from noon-1. The ASC Free Drop-In Health Clinic welcomes patients on Monday,11:30-1:30, and Thursday, from 5-6., Amherst Survival Center, 1200 North Pleasant St., Amherst. 549-3968.

* Deerfield Old Home Days - Deerfield Recreation Committee sponsors celebration May 17 at Deerfield Elementary School, 21 Pleasant St.,, South Deerfield. 5K road race 9 a.m. from Frontier parking lot; Deerfield PTO Fun fair, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; crafts, bake sale, bike rodeo, more. Adult entertainment at the Rod & Gun Club: 5-8 p.m. BBQ; 6-10 p.m. dancing. 665-1400 ext 107 or email recdept@town.deerfield.ma.us.

* Hadley Strawberry and Asparagus Supper - Annual baked ham supper May 17, First Congregational Church of Hadley, 102 Middle Street, Hadley. Sittings at 5 and 6:30. Reservations required. At door: $10/$5. Marge Barstow, 584-2787.

* Sunderland Book, Plant and Bake Sale - Friends of Sunderland Library sponsor sale May 17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunderland Public Library, 20 School St., Sunderland. Buy a grocery bag of books for $5 from 1-3 p.m. 665-2642.

* Open Hearth Cooking - Demonstrations May 17 and 24, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Hall Tavern, Main St., Deerfield. Included with Historic Deerfield admission. 775-7214.

* Great Falls Art Fest - The Brick House Community Resource Center presents 4th annual juried arts festival May 17-18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls. Includes Turners falls open studio and downtown walking tour. Food, children's activities, music, more. 863-9576 or www.thebrickhouseinc.org.

* Not bread alone - Free meals and friendship offered to adults and children. Volunteer help welcome. 256-0128. Saturday and Sunday, 10:30-1:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 165 Main Street, Amherst.

* High Tea for Women - May 17, 4 p.m., Chandler's at Yankee Candle, South Deerfield. $16. 665-1277.

* Sunderland Baked Ham Dinner - May 17, 6 p.m., Sunderland Congregational Church, Sunderland. $9 adult; $4 children under 8. Resrvations 665-2890.

* Astronomical Observation Sessions - Amherst Amateur Astronomers Association hosts free public telescopic observation sessions May 17 and 24, 9 p.m., Amherst College Observatory, Snell St. near Woodside Ave., Amherst. See rings of Saturn and other celestial phenomena. Canceled if skies overcast. 256-6234, www.amastro.org.

* Sirius Community Open House - Bimonthly open house May 18, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sirius Community, 72 Baker Rd., Shutesbury. With question and answer period, meditation, vegetarian potluck lunch, tour. 259-1251/259-1128.

* Rattlesnake Gutter Trust 20th Anniversary Celebration - May 18, 1 p.m., Leverett Village Coop, 180 Rattlesnake Gutter Rd., Leverett. 1 p.m., meet for hike thru the Gutter; 3 p.m., meet at Leverett Library for refreshments; 4 p.m. Slide presentation by John Green. Free. 367-2842.

* Barnes & Yarns - Knit, crochet and share ideas every Monday 6 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Mt. Farms Malls, Hadley. Free. 584-2558.

* Healthcare - Medical help is offered in education building first and third Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m., North Leverett Baptist Church, 70 North Leverett Road, Leverett. Free. 367-2619/548-9187.

* Why Egypt? - Friends of Leverett Library sponsor talk and pictures by Joyce and Lloyd Hannula on their trip to Egypt May 21, 7:30 p.m., Leverett Library, 75 Montague Road, Leverett. Refreshments. 548-9220.

* Eric Carle Museum Librarians' Open House - Free admission for librarians May 22, 3-5:30 p.m., Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, 125 West Bay Road, Amherst. (413) 658-1100.

* Hadley Pancake Breakfast - Turners Falls High School Class of 2011 sponsors breakfast May 24, 8-10 a.m., Applebee's, 100 Westgate Center Dr., Hadley. $5.

* Leverett Family Museum Open House - May 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; May 25, 1-4 p.m., Leverett Family Museum, Shutesbury Rd., Leverett. Refreshments. 548-9452.

* Paradise City Arts Festival - May 24-25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Three County Fairgrounds, Northampton, 250 juried artists from 30 states; live music; food; performances and activities for all ages. $12 general; $8 students and seniors; ages under 12 free. Weekend pass $15. 800-511-9725 or www.paradisecityarts.com.

Classes

* Birding By Ear - Class/field trip with John Green May 17, 6:30-9:30 a.m., Hitchcock Center for the Environment, 525 S. Pleasant St., Amherst. $15. Preregistration required. 256-6006, www.hitchcockcenter.org.

* Stroller Class - Exercise class designed for adults and their baby May 20, 10-11 a.m., Unitarian Meetinghouse, 121 North Pleasant Street, Amherst. Free; preregistration required. 256-1145.

* University Without Walls Info Sessions - Small-group information session May 20, 5:30 p.m., University Without Walls, 100 Venture Way, Suite 200, Hadley. 545-1378.

* Tuesdays with Reiki - Discussions about three levels of reiki May 20, 7 p.m., Elements Hot Tub Spa, 373 Main St., Amherst. Donations accepted for Cancer Connection. 256-8827.

* Personalizing Your Legacy - The Loomis Communities sponsor free workshop May 21, 7:30 p.m., Applewood at Amherst, One Spencer Drive, Amherst. Reservations encouraged. 253-9833.

Dancing

* Folk Dancing - Amherst International Folkdancing holds a dance every Friday, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Bangs Community Center, 70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst. Singles and beginners welcome. Donation. 549-6748.

* Paneurhytmy - Meditative movement May 17-18, 24-25, 8 a.m., Mt. Pollux, East St., Amherst. Free. 256-0714.

* English Country Dancing with Pleasures of the Town - May 17, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Munson Library, South Amherst. Joanna Reiner calls; music by Wayne Hankin, Doug Creighton and Joyce Crouch. Beginners welcome; no partner necessary. $8. 549-4123.

* Scandinavian Dance - Monthly dance May 18, 3-6 p.m., Montague Grange, 34 Main St., Montague. Live music by Andrea Larson and friends. All dances taught. Refreshments. All levels welcome; no partner necessary. $8 suggested donation. 253-0525.

* English Country Dance - every Monday 7-9:30 p.m., Munson Library, South Amherst. Calling by Robin Hayden and others. Bring grit-free, soft-soled shoes. No partner necessary, beginners welcome. $6. 256-8260.

* Contradance - A community contradance opens with easy dancing and becomes more challenging through the evening for ages 10 and up. May 24, 7:15 p.m., Munson Library, South Amherst. $5-10.

Kids

* Odyssey Children's Storytime - Rebecca Fabian reads from her favorite picture books for children May 17 and 21, 10:30 a.m., Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley Village Commons, South Hadley. 534-7307.

* May Flowers Family Workshop - May 17-18, 24-25, noon-4 p.m., Historic Deerfield, Old Main St., Deerfield. Included with Historic Deerfield admission. 774-5581.

* Signing Storytimes - Free program May 18 and 25, 11:30 a.m., The Toy Box, 201 N. Pleasant St., Amherst. Come to one or all to learn ASL with your child. 256-8697.

* Meet the Artist - Monthly book illustrators' presentations May 18, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, 125 West Bay Road, Amherst. This month: author/illustrator Matt Tavares. Free with Museum admission. (413) 658-1100.

* Amherst Survival Center Family Night - May 19, 4-6 p.m., Amherst Survival Center, 1200 North Pleasant St., Amherst. Parents and their children invited to join staff and volunteers for fun, food, services and more. (413) 549-3968.

* Kid's book club - Meets in the Children's Biography Room, Jones Library every Tuesday 3:30-4:30 p.m., Jones Library, 43 Amity Street, Amherst. Free. 256-3090.

Meetings

* Montague Farm Zendo - Dharma talk and study May 17 and 24, 9:30 a.m.; May 20, 7:30 p.m., Zen Peacemakers Center, 177 Ripley Rd., Montague. One-day retreat April 12. 367-2080 or www.zenpeacemakers.org/montague_farm_zendo.

* Writing group - Creative-writing group with exercises, readings and peer critiques first and third Mondays at 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Mt. Farms Malls, Hadley. Free. 584-2558.

* Pelham Historical Society - Monthly meeting May 19, 7:30 p.m., Pelham Community Center, 2 South Valley Rd., Pelham. Douglas Kimball of Kimball's Auction Series will describe and appraise one item from each person attending. Linda Hanscom, 323-7377.

* BNI Business Network International - Amherst chapter meets Tuesday mornings, May 20, Howard Johnson's Conference Room, 401 Russell St., Hadley. Kristin Rotas, 413-250-5491 or http://amherstbni.com.

* Connecticut River Songwriting Contest Information Session - Information session for songwriters on contest to write a song about the CT River May 20, 7 p.m., Connecticut River Watershed Council, 15 Bank Row, Greenfield.

* Helping Our Children Become Bilingual - Friends of Jones Library sponsor panel discussion May 20, 7 p.m., Jones Library, 43 Amity Street, Amherst. (413) 259-3090.

* Valley Scrabble Club - May 20, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Mt. Farms Malls, Hadley. All skill levels welcome. Free. Boards provided. 253-4841.

* Amherst Railway Society - Monthly meeting May 20, 8 p.m., Amherst Regional Middle School, 170 Chestnut St., Amherst. John H. Roy Jr: "Southern New England Depots and Freight Houses." 532-0585.

* Mom's Group - Mothers of young children discuss motherhood every Wednesday 10-11:30 a.m., Unitarian Meetinghouse, 121 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst. Free. 253-8990.

* Amherst Parents Group - Parents Helping Parents hosts parent support group May 21, 6:30-8 p.m., Free child care provided. 256-6940.

* Parenting Together - Drop-in group discussing parenting. May 22, 10-11:15 a.m., Amherst Family Center, Unitarian Meetinghouse, 121 N. Pleasant St., Amherst. 256-1145.

Religious/Spiritual

* Meditation - Sahaj Marg (natural path) holds an informational meeting every Sunday at 11-noon, Pioneer Valley Meditation Center, 267 Amherst Road, Sunderland. Preregistration requested with Harlan,772-0675; Colleen, 247-5014; or Rick, 548-9077 Free.

* Meditation - Kabbalah sessions. every Tuesday 8 p.m., Chabad House, 30 N. Hadley Road, Amherst. Free. Reservations requested. 549-4803.

* Healing - Laying on of hands for healing May 21, 7-8 p.m., Hope Community Church, 20 Gaylord St., Amherst. All are welcome. Free. 253-7401.

* One World Meditation - Global meditation from your own home or meeting in Amherst twice monthly every Wednesday, from 9 to 9:30 p.m. Marie, 549-6260.

Workshops

* Scrapbooking - Scrapbooking night held in the Fellowship Hall of the church every Monday 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m, North Leverett Baptist Church, 70 North Leverett Road, Leverett. $5. 367-2857.

Speakers

* Western Massachusetts Regional Library System Poetry Slam Championships - May 17, 1 p.m., Forbes Library, Northampton. All poets and audience members welcome. Adam Novitt, 587-1011.

* "The Supernatural and Imagination in Yiddish Theater and Film" - Miriam Isaacs of Univ. of Maryland, May 18, 2 p.m., National Yiddish Book Center, 1021 West Street, Amherst. $6. (413) 256-4900.

* Margot Livesey - Reading from hew new novel The House on Fortune Street. May 20, 7 p.m., Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley Village Commons, South Hadley. Free. 534-7307.

* Reading - Mameve Medwed reads from her new novel Of Men and Their Mothers May 22, 7 p.m., Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley Village Commons, South Hadley. Free. 534-7307.

* Reading - Readings by Mount Holyoke College author Christopher Benfey (A Summer of Hummingbirds) and co-authors Elizabeth Young and Anthony Lee (On Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War) May 24, 7 p.m., Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley Village Commons, South Hadley. Free. 534-7307.

Story Times

* Eric Carle Museum Storytimes - May 16, 20 and 23, 10:30 a.m.; May 17-18 and 24, 2 p.m., Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, 125 West Bay Road, Amherst. Free. (413) 658-1100.

* Sunderland Preschool Storytime - 45-minute storytime for children ages 3-6 May 16 and 23, 11 a.m., Sunderland Public Library, 20 School St., Sunderland. 665-2642.

* Storytime - A story time in the downstairs Activity Center every Sunday 11:30 a.m., The Toy Box, 201 N. Pleasant St., Amherst. Free. 256-TOYS.

* Storytime - Storytime for preschool children, May 22, 10:30 a.m., Jones Library, 43 Amity Street, Amherst. (413) 259-3090.

Exhibits

AMHERST
* Amherst College - The Third Space: Cultural Identity Today, thru June 8 in Mead Art Museum. Hours: Tues.-Sun., 10 a.m.-4:30. Ten-minute lunchtime gallery talks FRIDAYS and TUESDAYS, 12 noon. 542-2335, www.amherst.edu/mead

* Amherst Chamber of Commerce - Reservations Not Required, photographs by Ann Crane, thru May 30 at 28 Amity St. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30-4:30.

* Amherst Town Hall - Barns, Backyards & Beyond, paintings by Marcia Rossi Wise, thru May 30 at 4 Boltwood Ave. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9-5.

* Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art - Dorothy Kunhardt's Pat the Bunny, thru Dec. 7; Seeking a State of Grace: The Art of Arnold Lobel, thru June 15. Hours at 125 West Bay Rd.: Tues.-Fri., 10-4; Sat., 10-5; Sun., 12-5. $7 adult; $5 seniors, youth, students and teachers (children under 1 year free); $20 family (up to 2 adult and 2 youths). 658-1100

* Gallery A3 - Light: Remnants, an exhibit of large color photographs by Bob Horowitz and mixed media constructions by Rebecca Muller, thru May 31 at 28 Amity St. Hours: Wed.-Sun., 12-6 p.m. 256-4250

* Henion Bakery - Asian art by South Hadley artist Susanne Paquette is on view thru May 30 at 174 N. Pleasant St.

* Jones Library - Criollo, an exhibit by Caribbean contemporary artist Rosario Gaddier, thru May 31 in the Burnett Gallery. Hours: Fri., Sat., Wed., 9-5; Sun., 1-4:30; Mon., 1-5; Thurs., 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

* National Yiddish Book Center - Children of a Vanished World: Photographs by Roman Visniac, thru Aug. 31 at 1021 West St. "In the beginning...was the kheyder," an exhibit on the traditional Jewish schools of Eastern Europe, continues thru Aug. 31. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10-3:30; Sun., 11-4. 256-4900

* University of Massachusetts - An exhibit celebrating the UMass President's Public Service Awards, thru May 22 in Learning Commons, Lower Level, Du Bois Library.

Josiah Cuneo: 4 Songs for My Countrymen, thru May 29 in Hampden Gallery, Hampden Commons, Southwest Residential Area.

Art in the Public Sphere: Singular Works, Plural Possibilities, thru May 18 in University Gallery. Hours: Tues. - Fri., 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 2 to 5 p.m.

* wünderarts - Meditation, works by Chris Page and Ali Moshiri, thru June 15 at 383 Main St. Hours: Thurs.-Sun., 11-5. 256-6600

DEERFIELD
* Flynt Center of Early New England Life - Clothes Make the Man: The Colonial Gentleman in New England, thru August 17 at the Center in Historic Deerfield. Also on view: Into the Woods: Crafting Early American Furniture. Historic Deerfield general admission: $14 adults; $5 ages 6-21.

* Memorial Hall Museum - Don't Smile for the Camera: Another Angle on Early Photography, thru Nov. 2 in Historic Deerfield. Hours: daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $6 general; $3 youth ages 6-21.

GREENFIELD
* Baystate Franklin Medical Center - Acrylics on canvas by Judith Ellen Sanders of Amherst are on view thru spring in the main floor corridors at 164 High St.

* Greenfield Community College Downtown Campus Center - Accounts of Events: Narrative Works by Connecticut Valley Artists, an exhibit of work by Valley cartoonists and comic-book artists, thru May 29 at 270 Main St. Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri., 9-4

HADLEY
* U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gallery - Nature-themed mosaic artwork by Cynthia Fisher of Charlemont, thru June 30 at 300 Westgate Center Dr. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8-4:30. 253-8303

LEVERETT
* Leverett Library - Photographs and digital images by Peter Cinner, thru May 31 at 75 Montague Rd. Hours: Tues., Thurs., 3-8 p.m.; Wed., Sat., 10-3; Sun., 12-5.

NORTHAMPTON
* Cooley Dickinson Hospital - Paintings of New England by John Tomasetti of Shutesbury and There and Home Again, photographs by Keitheley Wilkinson of Leeds, both thru May 31 in the corridor galleries.

* Northampton Center for the Arts - Stephen St. Francis Decky: Transport Lumiere, thru May 30. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 11-4.

* R. Michelson Galleries - Jeff Kern: Valley Homesteads, thru May 31 at 132 Main St. Reception FRIDAY, May 9, 6-8 p.m. 586-3964

* Smith College - Book-Objects and Artist Books by Werner Pfeiffer, thru July 31 in Book Arts Gallery, Neilson Library.

No End to the Banana, an exploration of the diversity of bananas, thru June 30 in Church Exhibition Gallery, Lyman Plant House. Hours: daily, 10-4.

Beyond Genocide, contemporary illuminated manuscripts by Amy Fagin honoring worldwide victims of genocide, thru May 20 in Helen Hills Hills Chapel. Hours: daily, 9-5.

In the Museum of Art: Framework IV: Restoring the Boundaries, thru Nov. 2; Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawing #139, thru Jan. 4, 2009; African Beaded Art: Power and Adornment, thru June 15; Beautiful Britain: 18th and 19th-Century Landscapes, thru July 20; Sandy Skoglund: Radioactive Cats, thru Sept. 7; Gary Niswonger: About Place, thru Sept. 7. Admission: $5 adults; $4 seniors; $3 students ages 13 and up; $2 children 6-12. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10-4; Sun., 12-4.

SOUTH DEERFIELD
* Deerfield Gallery - Paintings of Cape Breton, Cape Cod, Maine and the hilltowns by Ashfield artist Jim Murphy, thru May 31 at 14 S. Main St. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 9:30-5; Sat., 9:30-1. 665-7239.

* Tilton Library - Artwork by the late Beth and Don Dumont is on view at the library at 75 North Main St. through June 15. Hours: Mon and Thurs, 1-8; Tues., 2-5; Wed., 10-5; Sat., 9-1. 665-4683.

SOUTH HADLEY
* Mount Holyoke College - In the Art Museum: Janet Fish: Into the Light, thru June 1; Side by Side - Docents' Choice: Works on Paper, thru June 1. Hours: Tues.Fri., 11-5; Sat. and Sun., 1-5 p.m. 538-3096

Museums

Emily Dickinson Museum - The Dickinson Homestead and The Evergreens, 280 and 282 Main St., Amherst, are open Wednesday-Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. p.m. with a choice of introductory or in-depth tours. $3-$8; under 6 free. 542-8161.

Flynt Center of Early New England Life - Historic Deerfield is open daily from 9:30-4:30. $14/$5. 775-7175.

Leverett Family Museum - The former Field Library, housing artifacts of Leverett history, is open Saturday from 10-12 and by appointment at 1 Shutesbury Rd. On view through June 15 is "Fields, Forests and Streams," local artifacts including fishing gear and arrowheads. Free. 548-9452.

Amherst History Museum - Open Wednesday-Saturday from noon-4, with an architectural walking tour every Thursday at 3 p.m. (weather permitting) at Strong House, 67 Amity St. $5/$3; under 6 and members free. 256-0678.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art - Open Tuesday-Friday from 10-4, Saturday from 10-5, and Sunday from noon-5. Story hours for children on Tuesday, and Friday 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.

Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Museum - Open for guided tours Saturday through Wednesday, from 1-4:30, and by appointment at 130 River Drive, Hadley. $4; under 12, $1. 584-4699.

Seniors

AMHERST SENIOR CENTER
Bangs Community Center
70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst
(413) 259-3060

FRIDAY, May 16: 9-12: Craft club; 9:40-2: Footcare and ear irrigation; 9:45: Ballroom dancing; 11: Gentle Fitness; 11:45: Lunch; 12:30-2: Prof. George Tyrez: "Understanding and Discussing the Current and Future U.S. and World Economies"; 4-5: Enhance fitness.

MONDAY, May 19: 9-10: Strength training; 9-11: Every can learn how to draw class, 9:30-11: Quilting workshop; 10-12: Senior Health Services/Nurse (drop-in); 11: Gentle Fitness; 11:45: Lunch; 12:30-2: Senior Health Services/Nurse (drop-in); 1-3: SHINE; 3-4: Tai-Chi; 4-5: Enhance fitness.

TUESDAY, May 20: 9-3: Massage; 9:30-10:30: Blood pressure clinic; 10:45-11:45: Line dancing; 11:45: Lunch; 12:30: Chinese Mah-Jongg; 1-2: Folkdance; 1-2:30: Prof. van Luik: "Cosmological Evolution"; 1-4: Scrabble.

WEDNESDAY, May 21: 8:30-9:30: Strength training; 9-11:30: Watercolor workshop; 9:30: Free Bread and Produce Program; 9:30-10:45: Senior yoga; 10-11:30: Peace of Mind discussion group; 11: Gentle Fitness; 11:45: Lunch; 12:30: Bridge; 1-4: Hearing testing and hearing aid repair; 1:30 Boxes of food; 2-4: New Options; 4-5: Enhance fitness.

THURSDAY, May 22: 9-12: Painting workshop; 10-10:45: Computer class: "Introduction to the Personal Computer"; 10-12: Senior Health Services/Nurse (by appt.); 11:45: Lunch; 12:30-2:30: Senior Health Services/Nurse (by appt.); 1:30 Dr. Jill Griffin: "Preventing Stroke".

FRIDAY, May 23: 9-12: Craft club workshop; 9:40-2: Footcare and ear irrigation; 9:45: Ballroom dancing; 11: Gentle Fitness; 11:45: Lunch; 12:30-2: Prof. George Tyrez: "Understanding and Discussing the Current and Future U.S. and World Economies"; 2: Spring social; 4-5: Orientation for Enhance Fitness second session.

The Senior Travel Club is offering the following trips:

June 17: Foxwoods

June 27-July 4: Northern National Parks (featuring Yellowstone, Grand Tetons and Crafters)

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.

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

FRIDAY, May 16: 10-11:30: Crafts group; 1-3: Art class; 1-3: Trip to the malls.

MONDAY, May 19: 10-11:45: Writing workshop; 1-3: Cards/games; 1:30: Tai-Chi.

TUESDAY, May 20: SHINE services by appt.; 9-10:30: Yoga; 9:30: Osteoexercise; 12:45-3: Bingo; 6-8: Card crafting.

WEDNESDAY, May 21: 7:30-9:30: Nurse; 10-11:30: Avada hearing clinic (by appt.); 1-3: Cards/games.

THURSDAY, May 22: 9:30-10:30: Osteoexercise; 12:30: Mah-Jongg; 12:30: Trip to grocery stores.

FRIDAY, May 23: 10-11:30: Crafts group; 1-3: Art class.

The Senior Travel Club is offering the following trips:

May 28: Riverdale Shops in W. Springfield and lunch

June 11: Rockport

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

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

May 16
12 a.m.: Free Speech TV
8 a.m.: Democracy Now
9 a.m.: Physicians Focus
9:30 a.m.: Polka Time
10:30 a.m.: Labor Talk
11 a.m.: Eyecare in Nicaragua
11:30 a.m.: Safe Graduation
12:30 p.m.: Through League Lens
1 p.m.: Organized Serendipity
1:30 p.m.: Claudia Malibu
3 p.m.: Eyecare in Nicaragua
3:45 p.m.: Poetry as Resistance
5 p.m.: Democracy Now
6 p.m.: Safe Graduation
7 p.m.: Pure Heart, Clear Mind
8 p.m.: Poetry as Resistance
9 p.m.: FBI Unbound
9:30 p.m.: SculptureNow
10:15 p.m.: What We Drive
11:30 p.m.: Video Jam

May 17-18
12 a.m.: Free Speech TV
8 a.m.: Conversations
9 a.m.: Gay USA
10 a.m.: Talking With
11:45 a.m.: Words of Peace
12:30 p.m.: Organized Serendipity
1 p.m.: SculptureNow
2 p.m.: What We Drive
3:15 p.m.: GCC Chorus
4 p.m.: Conversations
5 p.m.: Dwight Chapel
5:45 p.m.: Army Newswatch
6:15 p.m.: All Fired Up
6:45 p.m.: Eyecare in Nicaragua
7:30 p.m.: Army Newswatch
8 p.m.: Gay USA
9 p.m.: Safe Graduation
10 p.m.: Eyecare in Nicaragua
10:30 p.m.: Hope TV
11 p.m.: Poetry as Resistance

May 19
12 a.m.: Free Speech TV
8 a.m.: Democracy Now
9 a.m.: Army Newswatch
9:30 a.m.: Conversations
10:30 a.m.: Eyecare in Nicaragua
11 a.m.: Safe Graduation
12 p.m.: Garden Wise
12:30 p.m.: Homegrown
1:30 p.m.: Safe Graduation
2:30 p.m.: What We Drive
4 p.m.: Eyecare in Nicaragua
5 p.m.: Democracy Now
6 p.m.: GCC Chorus
6:30 p.m.: Talking With
8:15 p.m.: Sharing Miracles
9 p.m.: Video Jam
10 p.m.: About Poetry
10:45 p.m.: SculptureNow
11:30 p.m.: All Fired Up

May 20
12 a.m.: Free Speech TV
8 a.m.: Democracy Now
9 a.m.: Talking With
10:45 a.m.: Shop Local
12:30 p.m.: Community of Poets
2 p.m.: Safe Graduation
3:30 p.m.: Video Jam
5 p.m.: Democracy Now
6 p.m.: Polka Time
7 p.m.: Wesley Church
8:30 p.m.: Eyecare in Nicaragua
9 p.m.: Beyond Today
9:30 p.m.: Army Newswatch
10 p.m.: Safe Graduation
11 p.m.: Amherst Iraq Vigil

May 21
12 a.m.: Free Speech TV
8 a.m.: Democracy Now
9 a.m.: Homegrown
10 a.m.: Physicians Focus
10:30 a.m.: Cooking with Marie
11 a.m.: Polka Time
12 p.m.: Eyecare in Nicaragua
12:30 p.m.: SculptureNow
1:15 p.m.: Eyecare in Nicaragua
2 p.m.: Safe Graduation
3:30 p.m.: Homegrown
5 p.m.: Democracy Now
6 p.m.: Go Fish
7 p.m.: Conversations
8:15 p.m.: Army Newswatch
9 p.m.: South Church
10 p.m.: Eyecare in Nicaragua
11 p.m.: SculptureNow

May 22
12 a.m.: Free Speech TV
8 a.m.: Democracy Now
9 a.m.: Through the League Lens
10 a.m.: All Fired Up
11 a.m.: Go Fish
12 p.m.: Conversations
1 p.m.: Organized Serendipity
1:30 p.m.: Arno Peters
2 p.m.: Poetry as Resistance
3 p.m.: Garden Wise
3:30 p.m.: Eyecare in Nicaragua
4 p.m.: All Fired Up
5 p.m.: Democracy Now
6 p.m.: SculptureNow
7 p.m.: About Poetry
7:45 p.m.: The Equalities
8:30 p.m.: Safe Graduation
10 p.m.: Homegrown
11 p.m.: All Fired Up
11:30 p.m.: Organized Serendipity

Channel 15

May 16
10 a.m.: Childhood Obesity
11 a.m.: Winning Teams
11:30 a.m.: Fossils, Genes, Embryos
12:30 p.m.: Butterflies to Humans
2:30 p.m.: Reg. Sch. Comm. 5/13
4:30 p.m.: Symbolic Understanding
5:30 p.m.: Resp. to Mass Casualties
6:30 p.m.: NPR's Ascendancy
7 p.m.: Threats of Violence
7:30 p.m.: Reg. Sch. Comm. 5/13
9 p.m.: Spine Deformity
10 p.m.: Classic arts

May 17-18
Classic arts

May 19-20
10 a.m.: Space Race
10:30 a.m.: Stanford Health Hour
11:30 a.m.: Spinal Deformity
12 p.m.: Terrorism: phone surveys
1 p.m.: Soldiering in Iraq
2 p.m.: Infectious Diseases
3 p.m.: Deconstructing Obesity
4:30 p.m.: Reg. Sch. Comm. 5/13
7 p.m.: Do It Your Damn Self
9 p.m.: UMassMixx 04
11 p.m.: Classic arts

May 21-22
9 a.m.: Winning Teams
9:30 a.m.: Response to Mass Casualties
10:30 a.m.: Surveillance Protection
11 a.m.: Fossils, Genes, Embryos
12 p.m.: Edge of Space
12:30 p.m.: NPR's Ascendancy
1 p.m.: Threats of Violence
1:30 p.m.: Surveillance Protection
2 p.m.: Symbolic Understanding
3 p.m.: Fossils, Genes and Embryos
4 p.m.: Winning Teams
4:30 p.m.: Inflatable Wings
5 p.m.: Climate Change
5:30 p.m.: NPR's Ascendancy
6 p.m.: Threats of Violence
6:30 p.m.: Butterflies to Humans
8 p.m.: Amh. Sch. Comm. 5/20
11 p.m.: Classic arts

Channel 17

May 16
8 a.m.: Fin. Comm. 5/14
9 a.m.: Select Board 5/14
12 p.m.: TM 5/14
4 p.m.: Fin. Comm. 5/12
6:30 p.m.: Select Board 5/12
7:30 p.m.: TM 5/12

May 17
8 a.m.: Fin. Comm. 5/12
9 a.m.: Select Board 5/12
12 p.m.: TM 5/12
4 p.m.: Fin. Comm. 5/14
6:30 p.m.: Select Board 5/14
7:30 p.m.: TM 5/14

May 18
8 a.m.: Fin. Comm. 5/14
9 a.m.: Select Board 5/14
12 p.m.: TM 5/14
4 p.m.: Fin. Committee 5/12
6:30 p.m.: Select Board 5/12
7:30 p.m.: TM 5/12

May 19
8 a.m.: Fin. Comm. 5/14
9 a.m.: Select Board 5/14
12 p.m.: TM 5/14
6:15 p.m.: Select Board 5/19
7:30 p.m.: TM Meeting 5/19

May 20
8 a.m.: Fin. Comm. 5/14
9 a.m.: Select Board 5/14
12 p.m.: TM 5/14
4:30 p.m.: Fin. Comm. 5/19
6:15 p.m.: Select Board 5/19
7:30 p.m.: TM 5/19

May 21
8 a.m.: Fin. Committee 5/19
9 a.m.: Select Board 5/19
12 p.m.: TM 5/19
3:30 p.m.: Plan. Board 5/20
6:15 p.m.: Select Board 5/21
7:30 p.m.: TM 5/21

May 22
6 a.m.: Plan. Board 5/20
8 a.m.: Fin. Comm. 5/19
9 a.m.: Select Board 5/19
12 p.m.: TM 5/19
4:30 p.m.: Fin. Comm. 5/21
6:15 p.m.: Select Board 5/21
7:30 p.m.: TM 5/21
11 p.m.: Plan. Board 5/20