May 2009 Events

May 8 - Nature Program with Rachel Roberts (Free)

May 9 & 10- Amherst Town Fair

May 10- Open House at The Art Bridge (Free)

May 11- Happy Dan at the Belchertown Family Center

May 12- Children's Music at Bart's Ice Cream (Free)

May 16 - Northampton Day at Look Park

May 16- Outlook Farm Bloomin Festival (Free)

May 16- International Fair, Amherst Montessori School (Free)

May 17- Five Mile Pond Family Fishing Festival (Free)

May 21- Nature Program - Fascinating Frogs! (Free)


May 21- Concert and Bonfire, Belchertown

May 23- Opening Day at the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum

May 23- Playshop at the Hitchcock Center

May 23- Mass. Sheep and Woolcraft Fair

May 24- Littleville Fair Association's Memorial Day Festival

May 24- Antique Tractor Show at the Long Hollow Bison Farm (Free)
My post with photos of the Farm

May 24 - Folk Music Concert at Mt. Greylock (Free)

May 28- Belchertown Farmer's Market 2009! On the common,2PM-7PM,every Thursday.

May 29, 30 - Seed Festival, Colrain 400 Adamsville Road, Colrain
Family activities:
4:00 Make wildflower garlands, Sing peasant worksongs
5:00 Seed-exchange with workshops
6:30 Potluck
7:30 Seed Circle: Growing Local Seed Systems
growseed@yahoo.com
413 624 0214
www.growseed.org
Celebrate spring renewal, exchange seeds and plant almost-extinct heritage wheats. Bring a local organic potluck dish. Study circle on ancient food and seed systems and modern challenges.



May 29 - Hidden History Along the Auto Road at Skinner State Park - Mass. Dept. of Conservation and Recreation sponsors 3.2-mile nature walk along the auto road May 29, 6-9 p.m., Skinner State Park, Route 47, Hadley. Meet at Main Gate, Mountain Road, off Rte. 47, Hadley. Free. Ginny, 584-6788.

May 30 - Same as above, at 9 AM.

May 30- Hilltown Spring Festival

May 30- Fort River Festival, Groff Park, Amherst (my post on Groff Park)

May 30 - Hudson Community Fest, Hudson, MA