BENEATH THE SURFACE: THE GEOLOGICAL ROOTS OF OUR COMMUNITY

Normal Hall 1 The Circle, Northampton, MA, United States

Join Laurel Park Naturalist/Artist Claire Dacey for a talk and field walk exploring the dramatic geological history of the Park and its surroundings. Claire will weave an engaging narrative of millions of years of landscape change in our local environs and illuminate the connections between that ancient history and the current character of Laurel Park

Free

Claire Dacey’s Solstice Concert

The Tabernacle 1 The Circle, Northampton, MA, United States

Claire is an award-winning folk singer/songwriter and instrumentalist with a voice reminiscent of the legendary female folk singers of the 60’s and 70’s. A seasoned musician, she writes and performs moving, original songs in a genuine, openhearted style, with a focus on the inner life and our connection to the natural world. Her sound and

Free

PIECES, PATTERNS, AND PROCESSES: EXPLORING OUR PLANT AND ANIMAL NEIGHBORHOOD

The Tabernacle 1 The Circle, Northampton, MA, United States

Our Laurel Park nature series continues as resident naturalist/artist Claire Dacey turns her narrative lens on the plants, animals, and ecological processes that characterize our home ground.  The event will begin with a slide-show presentation at Normal Hall and continue with a gentle field walk in the surrounding area.  Rain date: Sunday the 29th

Free

WE MADE A THING

Normal Hall 1 The Circle, Northampton, MA, United States

Laurel Park residents Pam Victor and Scott Braidman, who run Happier Valley Comedy, have been playing together as the theatrical improv duo “We Made a Thing” for almost 10 years now. Watch as Pam and Scott step into the lives of a few characters and see what they're up to. Everything is made up on

Free

IT HAPPENED HERE

Normal Hall 1 The Circle, Northampton, MA, United States

Fed up with ageism, sexism and BS, one woman decides
to become the world’s oldest comedian!

Free

LAUREL PARK: A VISUAL HISTORY

Parker Memorial Chapel 20 Laurel Park, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Held in the Parker Memorial Chapel at 20 Laurel Park, the cottage now serving as an informal Laurel Park museum, our Park historian Cindy Joy will share an updated Powerpoint version of the slide show that long-time Laurel Park resident Irving D. Baker periodically gave from the 1980s until the year 2000, using photographs from

Free

THREE POETS AND A PLAY

Normal Hall 1 The Circle, Northampton, MA, United States

Laurel Park resident, poet Barbara Friend, will read from her work, joined by poetic novelist Edie Meidav and poet Richard Michelson, and followed by a performance of The Story: I can’t Remember Anything, a brief one-act play by Arthur Miller performed by Barbara Friend and Paul Powell. Edie Meidav is the author of Lola, California; Crawl Space; and Another

Free