Amherst Arts Night Plus Returns Downtown: April 23, 2026
April 22, 2026
After a six-year hiatus, Amherst Arts Night Plus returns on Thursday, April 23, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM throughout downtown Amherst. The free
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Virtual Poetry Book Launch with Edward Doyle-Gillespie & Trisha Leigh Shufelt
April 22, 2026
Straw Dog Writers Guild will host a virtual poetry book launch on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 6:00 PM on Zoom. Edward Doyle-Gillespie will read
Virtual Talk: “Putting Yiddish on Display” with Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
April 22, 2026
The Yiddish Book Center will host a virtual talk on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET by renowned scholar and curator Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett.
UMass Founders Day Tree Tour
April 22, 2026
UMass Amherst will host a campus tree tour on Founders Day, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Participants will meet at
Juneteenth Legacy Celebration in Amherst: June 14, 2026
April 21, 2026
Honoring Black & Afro-Indigenous Civil War Veterans Ancestral Bridges will host the 6th Annual Juneteenth Legacy Celebration, “The Homecoming,” on Sunday, June 14, 2026. The
Poetry Reading with Eileen Kennedy & Sharon Tracey at Amherst Books
April 21, 2026
Amherst Books will host a poetry reading on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 7:00 PM featuring Eileen P. Kennedy and Sharon Tracey. Kennedy will read
Poetry Reading: Selma Asotić at Amherst Books
April 21, 2026
Poet Selma Asotić will read from her work, including her collection Say Fire (Archipelago Books, 2025), on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 7:00 PM at Amherst Books.
Crochet a Chick Amigurumi at Clapp Library
April 20, 2026
Learn to crochet a chick amigurumi with Melissa Rivera of Nerdy Mom Craft on Monday, May 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM. All materials are provided.
“Cinderella… With A Twist” Ballet at Academy of Music
April 20, 2026
Pioneer Valley Ballet will present “Cinderella… With A Twist” on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton. The comedy ballet,
Book Talk: “El Iluminado” with Ilan Stavans at Yiddish Book Center
April 17, 2026
Author Ilan Stavans will discuss the newly released paperback edition of his detective graphic novel, El Iluminado: A Mystery of Santa Fe, on Sunday, April 19,