Free Summer Meals for Kids & Teens in Amherst
July 10, 2026
USDA Summer Food Service Program – Multiple Locations, Dates & Times The ARPS School Nutrition Department offers free summer meals to all children and teens
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Featured Notices
Tell It Slant Poetry Festival 2026 at Emily Dickinson Museum
July 9, 2026
Hybrid Festival with Victoria Chang, Samyak Shertok & Poetry Marathon – Pay-What-You-Want Registration The Emily Dickinson Museum’s annual Tell It Slant Poetry Festival returns September
13th Annual Amherst Block Party on North Pleasant Street
July 8, 2026
Free Community Event – Live Music, Aerialists, Acrobats & Street Performers The Amherst Business Improvement District presents the 13th Annual Block Party on Thursday, September
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Free Summer Meals for Kids in Belchertown
July 10, 2026
Daily Lunch + Breakfast to Go – No Registration Required Summer Eats returns to Belchertown, offering free meals for all children and teens ages 18
Beautiful Cat Seeking New Home: Reva – 9-Year-Old Female
July 10, 2026
Good Health, Companionable, Good Mouser – Call Ann Ferguson Reva is a 9-year-old female indoor cat in good health seeking a new home. She is
Lost Quaker Parrot “Matcha” in Ware
July 10, 2026
Flighted, Banded – Contact 508-210-6087 if Spotted A Quaker parrot (Monk parakeet) named Matcha has been missing since 9:00 AM on July 1, 2026, from
Fall Green Building Internship at Franklin Hampshire Habitat
July 10, 2026
MassCEC Program – Hybrid, On-Site Construction & Research Franklin Hampshire Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for a Fall 2026 Green Building Internship. This hybrid
Caravan Puppets at Kendrick Park
July 10, 2026
Free Outdoor Puppet Show – “Jack and the Beanstalk” & “Miss Rumphius” Caravan Puppets perform at Kendrick Park (East Pleasant Street, Amherst) on Saturday, July
Summer Lake Wallace Trail Tidy
July 10, 2026
Meet Neighbors, Build Community & Care for the Sensory Trail The Belchertown Nipmuc Farm Conservation Alliance hosts a Summer Lake Wallace Trail Tidy on Sunday,
“A Tale of Two Cities in the Great Flood” Talk at Look Park
July 10, 2026
Free Speaker Series on 1936 Flood Impact on Northampton & Hadley Look Park (Garden House) hosts a free talk on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, from
CNC Playgroup at Leverett Library
July 10, 2026
Free Playtime for Ages 0-5 – Books, Toys & Circle Time The Leverett Library and Community Network for Children host a weekly playgroup for children
Summer Death Cafe at JCA in Amherst
July 9, 2026
Open Conversation About Death – No Agenda, No Speaker – Refreshments Served Amherst Neighbors hosts a Summer Death Cafe on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, from
Vegetable Gardens vs. Pests: How to Win – Zoom Workshop
July 9, 2026
Integrated Pest Management with Master Gardeners – Free Online Master Gardeners Margery Gerard and Joanne Palmer of Full Circle Garden in South Hadley present a
Magic of Meditation at Amherst Survival Center
July 9, 2026
Free Monthly Meditation Session – All Are Welcome The Amherst Survival Center (138 Sunderland Road, Amherst) hosts “Magic of Meditation with Sarah” on Tuesday, July
Neighborhood Food Project: Year-Round Food Collection Program
July 9, 2026
Easy Three-Step Donation Process – Join or Start a Group The Neighborhood Food Project (NFP) is a year-round food collection program that makes donating non-perishable
Tunes @ Noon with Whisper in Mid-zone at Amherst Survival Center
July 8, 2026
Free Lunchtime Concert – Indian Classical, Jazz & Arabic Fusion The Amherst Survival Center (138 Sunderland Road, Amherst) hosts Tunes @ Noon on Friday, July
Monthly Food Truck at Sunderland Senior Center
July 8, 2026
Pop-Up Food Distribution – 2nd Wednesdays, Income Guidelines Apply The South County Senior Center hosts a monthly pop-up food distribution at the First Congregational Church
Free Tai Chi Classes at Leverett Library
July 8, 2026
Saturdays: Intermediate/Advanced 10 AM, Beginner 11 AM – No Registration Needed Leverett Library (75 Montague Road, Leverett) offers free Tai Chi classes on Saturdays. A
Revolutionary Responses Art Exhibit at Ancestral Bridges
July 8, 2026
Featuring New Art by Elizabeth James-Perry, Kamil Peters, Douglas Miles & More Ancestral Bridges (29A Cottage Street, Amherst) presents “Revolutionary Responses,” a new art exhibit
Public Shade Tree Committee Tree Care Event
July 8, 2026
Help Mulch, Weed & Prune Trees on South Common – All Welcome The Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee hosts a tree care event on Saturday,
8th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition – Call for Art
July 8, 2026
Realism Showcase – Oil, Watercolor, Sculpture, Drawing, Acrylic, Pastel & Mixed Media Workshop13 in Ware invites artists to submit work for the 8th Annual Northeast