Garden report: I hope this is the week I clear the vegetable beds. However, I have been saying that for two weeks. I am very grateful for the flowers that keep blooming.
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The Amherst Woman’s Club, of which I am a member, will hold a benefit concert on Sunday, Oct. 24, at 3 p.m. at the clubhouse on Triangle Street. Pianist Estela Olevsky and violinist Masako Yanagita will perform a variety of selections.
Tickets are $20, cash or check at the door, and benefit the scholarship fund. Refreshments will be served. To reserve a spot, email Amherstwomansclub35triangle@gmail.com.
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The Amherst Historical Society, of which I am a member, is holding a Ski and Winter Gear Sale on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. under a tent at the Strong House on Amity Street, according to an email from Bonnie McCracken. She wrote this is the society’s sixth ski sale and second tent sale. The sale includes new and gently used winter gear for children and adults.
“Shoppers will be astounded at both our large and assorted inventory and low prices,” she wrote.
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Amherst Neighbors, the Amherst and Pelham Councils on Aging are sponsoring a program “Aging in Community: What It Takes,” on Oct. 31 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. via Zoom, according to an email from Linda Terry.
The program includes Pat Romney, a clinical and organizational psychologist, state Sen. Jo Comerford and state Rep. Mindy Domb.
The Amherst Area Gospel Choir will perform. Register at: tinyurl.com/anfallcelebration or visit the Amherst Neighbors website calendar at amherstneighbors.org.
For information email amherstneighbors01002@gmail.com or call 413-345-2555.
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I went to the opening of the General Store at the Mill District. It reminds me of the Vermont Country Store in that it has a little bit of everything — clothes, toys, pet food, candy, soap, utensils, candles, food. There is a great playground for children adjacent to the Provisions store.
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