Good Works Fair: March 7th

Wilbraham United Church, 500 Main St., Wilbraham, will host a Good Works Fair on Sunday March 7, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Attendees will have the chance to learn about volunteering with or making donations to local nonprofit organizations. Participants include Friends of the Homeless, God's Little Acre, Second Chance for Homeless Cats, Dress for Success, Horizons for Homeless Children, Springfield Rescue Mission, Shriners Hospital for Children, MSPCC, and many others. Admission is free, but if you’re able, please bring non-perishable food; toiletries; NEW socks and underwear; new or gently used professional clothing, shoes, purses and jewelry; books, CDs or craft supplies for toddlers and preschoolers; children’s glue sticks and scissors; cat food; paper towels; or your checkbook! For more information, please call the church at 413-596-2511.

Maple Harvest Day: March 14th

Storrowton Village Museum will present its fourth annual Maple Harvest Day, Sunday, March 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds of Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass.

Free Yoga Class: February 28th

Exploring the Inner Landscape through Yoga, Chanting and Meditation:

New Profile: The Blue House Cafe

The Blue House Café in Haydenville offers homemade food, baked goods and specialty coffees in a cozy atmosphere. They feature organic fair trade Indigo Coffee roasted in Florence, Mapleline Farm milk from Hadley, free range eggs from Thomas Farm in Sunderland, and organic greens and spinach year round from Red Fire Farm  in Granby. The cafe also hosts live musicians on Fridays and Sundays. To read more about their contributions, click here.

Turners Falls Winter Market: February 27th

Get local food even in winter at the Turners Falls Winter Farmer's Market from 9am-12pm at Turner's Falls High School. Featuring Little Brook Farm of Sunderland and Tanstaafi Farm of Greenfield and winter vegetables galore!

Youthfilm Fest: February 20th

YouthFilm, the fourth annual showcase of films by local children and teens, will screen at the Academy of Music Theatre on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 12pm.  Films are run “festival-style” with films suitable for all ages shown earlier in the afternoon and those with mature themes shown later in the day.  Admission is $3 (cash only) for adults, and free for those 18 and under.  We look forward to collaborating with the area’s youth to further promote the arts in the community.

Gallery Show to Benefit Haiti: February 28th

The Oxbow Gallery, an artist run cooperative gallery at 275 Pleasant Street in Northampton, is hosting a fundraiser event to benefit Partners in Health in Haiti. We expect to show 100 original works of art by local artists, several from Holyoke, valued at over $100.00. We plan to sell 100, $100.00 tickets to the event which will be held on Sunday evening February 28th from 5-8pm. Ticket holders will choose a work of art in a randomly selected order. If we sell all the tickets we will be able to send $10,000.00 to Partners in Health, Haiti. Tickets are available at the Oxbow Gallery, Broadside Books, and Food for Thought Books. Thanks to Paper City Brewery and River Valley Market for donating beer, food and wine.

Haiti Earthquake Relief Benefit Concert: February 18th

At 8pm, The Red Barn at Hampshire College (One quarter mile north of the main entrance to Hampshire College at 893 West Street) in Amherst MA will host an evening of multicultural music to benefit Haiti earthquake relief. Featuring performances by:
Sambalanço - Samba batucada
Ayizan Sanon - Afro-Haitian music (http://www.Azakayo.com)
Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo - Afro-Cuban folkloric music & dance (http://www.GrupoPaloSanto.com).
Proceeds from this benefit will be donated to Partners In Health and Doctors Without Borders.
We hope that you will all join us for an evening of great music, and to raise money for two organizations that are delivering immediate and direct relief to people in Haiti.

Big Land Preservation Plan Announced: Article at Northampton Media

185 acres of land in Western Massachusetts are set to be preserved as open space, in a plan described at a recent Northampton City Council meeting. To find out more, read the article at Northamptonmedia.com.

Changing Habits Diaper Service is now on Local Greenie!

Changing Habits Diaper Service was started by two sisters in the Fall of 1990, in their parent's basement! Changing Habits serves the Pioneer Valley, as well as Middlesex, Norfolk, and Worcester Counties in Massachusetts, and provides diapers to over 160 families. Changing Habits uses ozone for cleaning and sanitizing diapers, a safer process that reduces are carbon footprint of the laundry process.

New Profile: Green Earth Computers

Green Earth Computers is now on Local Greenie! Offering repairs, upgrades, and custom-built desktops and laptops, Green Earth Computers provides an alternative to big-box stores, right in Amherst! Green Earth Computers builds extremely power efficient desktop computers that will save money on your power bill while also being friendly to the environment. Green Earth Computers believes that "Good on-site technical support doesn't have to cost hundreds of dollars per hour and power-efficient green computers can be just as affordable as the computers you buy at the mall."

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