Al-Anon meeting Mondays: Weekly at 7:30 p.m. Mondays at 469 Main St., opposite St. John’s Church.
‘Celebrate Recovery’: A 12-step program open to all seeking freedom from hurts, hang-ups and habits. The program meets Tuesdays, 7 p.m., New Testament Church, 500 Main St. For further information, call Mike M. at 978-249-3024.
Smoking Cessation: The group meets Mondays, 6 to 7 p.m., in the Athol Hospital dining room. Quitting is more successful with support. For more information, call 978-249-3511.
Fun Aerobics: Fun Aerobics takes place Tuesdays, 5 to 6 p.m., Buckland Town Hall. Instructor is Ann Doty. Cost for an eight-week session: $15/session for seniors from Ashfield, Buckland and Shelburne; $20/session for others and participants younger than 60. Bring hand weights and your water bottle.
Community Clothes Closet: Clean and gently used clothing available to the community at the First Baptist Church’s schoolhouse building, next to the church, 83 Foundry Village Road, ongoing on Saturdays, noon to 3 p.m., weather permitting. Donations accepted. However, all items are free.
A pancake breakfast featuring Boydens’ maple syrup, Pekarski’s sausage, eggs cooked to order, coffee, tea, orange juice and milk will be served Saturday from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at UCC Conway Church, 44 Whately Road. All you can eat. Adults, $10; children under 1,2 $5.
Kathleen R. Tease of Greenfield has been named to second honors on the Clark University Dean’s List. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the Fall 2015 semester. To be eligible for second honors, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, of a maximum of 4.3 (all A-plusses).
Overeaters Anonymous: Meets Saturdays, 9:30 a.m., and Sundays, 10 a.m., both at Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Conference Room A, and Monday, 5 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church Street. For more information, call Linda at 625-6488.
The Salasin Center: The center, 474 Main St., is the home of the Greenfield Women’s Resource Center and Family United Network F.U.N. Center: Mondays, 1 to 3 p.m., Women’s Peer to Peer Writing Group. Tuesdays, Women’s Center Open Hours, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Journey Dance, 1 Osgood St., 5:30 to 6:30. Wednesday’s 1 to 2:30 p.m., Peer to Peer Parent Support Group (free child care); 2:30 to 4:30, Women’s Center Open Hours, 4:30 to 6:30; Drum Circle (call Strong Oak at 413-961-9167 for more information before attending this program). Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m., Peer to Peer Art Group; 4 to 6, Family F.U.N. Center. All ages welcome. For more information, contact Stacey at 774-4307, ext. 4, or slangknecht@wmtcinfo.org.
MEGAdance Zumba Fitness: Mondays and Thursdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Guiding Star Grange, 401 Chapman St. First class is free. For more information, call Megan at 413-552-6288 or visit Facebook at MEGAdance Zumba Fitness.
Cub Scouts Pack 3: Meets Mondays, 6:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 43 Silver St. All boys in grades 1 to 5 are invited to come and join in the fun and adventure of Cub Scouting. New members can join at anytime. For more information, call Mark Maloney at 773-8618 or John Passiglia at 773-3757.
Debtors Anonymous: Tuesday, 6 p.m., The RECOVER Project, 68 Federal St. This is a 12-step program designed to help transform one’s relationship with money. For additional information, call 773-5608.
NELCWIT Support Group: Monday Morning Around the Coffee Table, drop-in from 10 to 11 a.m., for women who are or used to be in abusive relationships. The group is free and confidential. For more information, call 772-0871 or visit www.nelcwit.org.
A roast pork supper will be served Saturday with sittings at 5 and 6:30 p.m. at Leyden Town Hall, 16 West leyden Road. The menu will include roast pork, potato, stuffing, seasoned maple glazed carrots, salad, bread and butter and dessert (birthday cake for Tanya’s 35th birthday). Sugar and gluten free options available. Adults $12, children 10 and under $6 and three and under free. To reserve seating, call Emily Herron-Clark at 648-0560. Hosted by Leyden United Methodist Church.
Yoga for Life: In West Leyden: Mondays, private therapeutic session, mornings or evenings; Thursdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., seasonal balancing class/workshops. Call for each season. Diverse styles also available. Call Linda Romano for listing a 624-3334. First session in any class chosen is free.
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group: An Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at the Congregational Church at the common. The meeting is held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the church basement. The group is affiliated with the Alzheimer’s Association MA/NH chapter. The group is open to all persons caring for an individual suffering from Alzheimer’s type dementia. For more information, contact Michael or Marjorie Paton at mmpaton@yahoo.com or call 498-5995 or visit www.alz.org.
Kiwanis Club: Meets Mondays, 6 p.m., for a social get-together, followed by a meeting at 6:30. The club meets October to April at Town Hall. New members are welcome. Call 498-5921.
PVRS Weight Room: Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights from 6:30 to 7:30.
Wheeler Memorial Library: Mother Goose on the Loose, Mondays, 10:30 a.m., at the library, 49 East Main St. For children birth to preschool and their families. Make music, learn rhymes, sing songs. On Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m., Rise and Romp Storytime. Stories, finger plays, make a craft. For more information, call 978-544-2495, ext. 103. No registration required.
CFCE Playgroups: Free CFCE Playgroups for families with young children who live in West County. Mondays, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School and Thursdays, same time, at Trinity Church. First Friday of the Month Family Playgroup from 5 to 7 p.m., Cowell Gym, 15 Maple St. All play groups follow the public school calendar. For more information, contact Melissa Pincus or Helene Uprichard at 625-6194 ormepincus@mohawkschools.org.
Free Story Hour: Enjoy stories, songs and craft activities with your children and other families/caregivers at the MN Spear Memorial Library on Mondays, 10 to 11 a.m., led by Julie Stepanek. Story hour is intended for children, infants to age 5, and is sponsored by the library and Union 28 Community Network for Children. For more information, contact the CNC office at 978-544-5157 or email budine@erving.com.
Yoga classes: Pure Yoga & Wellness Studio, 10C Elm St., offers classes in Yoga, Kidz Yoga program, Pilates, Core-Fitness Tai Chi, Reiki, Seimei and massage. The first class is free. Contact Jody Fontaine at 413-824-9435 or info@pureyogawellness.com.
An all you can eat spaghetti supper will be served Sunday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Sunderland Congregational Church. Continuous servings. $8 per person A 50/50 raffle will take place. Proceeds will benefit the church’s Sunday School.
Call for artists at the Sunderland Public Library, 20 School St. The Sunderland Public Library is accepting applications for its bi-monthly (six per year) rotating exhibits in the Lane Family Reading Room. The exhibits aim to provide an opportunity for artists to show their work to the public in a variety of media and styles reflecting a diversity of cultural viewpoints. The Lane Room offers approximately 37 linear feet of wall space and use of adjacent open shelving. Artists are encouraged to view the space prior to submitting an application. Artists must submit a completed Exhibition Application Form (available at the library and online at sunderlandpubliclibrary.org/Portals/0/Documents/ArtExhibitPolicy.pdf) and a sample of their work (original artwork cannot be accepted; please include a sample of the work only). For more information contact Library Director Katherine Hand at 413-665 2642.
Tea for Senior Citizens at the library on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Seniors will gather over warming tea and snacks to enjoy refreshing conversation with their peers. Senior Citizens from all towns are welcome to attend this free event, hosted at in the Community Room of the Sunderland Public Library, 20 School Street, Sunderland. For more information please call (413) 665-2642.
To celebrate Teen Tech Month, the library will host a free Build a Mini Robot event on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Participants will learn how to make their own moving mini bug robot. This event is geared towards teens ages 11 to 18. Sign up advance by visiting or calling the Sunderland Public Library, 20 School Street, Sunderland, MA 01375, (413) 665 2642.
Weekly Knitting Circle: The Knitting Circle, a free knitting club, meets Mondays, 10 a.m. to noon, in the Lane Reading Room of the Sunderland Public Library. Open to people of all ages and skill levels. Each week members receive free knitting lessons, get help with difficult patterns, share ideas, learn new skills. The group often work on charity projects. For more information, contact the library at 665-2642.
School Year Playgroups: Frontier Regional CFCE will hold school year playgroups for infants and children up to age 5 and their caregivers, Tuesdays and Fridays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Sunderland Elementary School, now to June 10. Exceptions: school vacations and winter school closings. Early release Fridays in the school district will not affect Friday Playgroup.
Parent 2 Parent Support Group: This peer support group meets at 78 Avenue A on Mondays at 5:30 p.m. for a light meal. Childcare is provided while parents meet for peer support in the Women’s Center, 41 Third St. For more information, contact Taryn at 863-4804, ext. 1002, or email BasicNeeds@mcscommunity.org. Visit MCSM online at www.mcsmcommunity.org.
Basic Needs Program: The program, at Montague Catholic Social Ministries, is open on Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to noon, for resources and referrals. To leave a message or to make an appointment, call 863-4804, ext. 1002. To access Basic Needs, buzz 103 at the Moltenbrey entrance on Third Street.
Whately Library: On Monday at 10:30 a.m., “Mother goose on the Loose.” A fun-filled 30-minute interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers followed by open play and social time. Please RSVP at 413-665-2170.
Al-Anon Support Group: For friends and families of alcoholics. It meets Mondays, 7:30 to 9 p.m., United Church parsonage, 97 Main St.
Free Reiki Sessions: Breast cancer patients and survivors in Franklin County are eligible to receive free individual Reiki sessions, thanks to a grant from Rays of Hope. Mary Jessie Blazejewski, Kate Wadleigh and Cindy Schmidt, Reiki practitioners, will offer sessions on Saturday mornings at 474 Main St., Suite 2. Reiki is described as a healing energy therapy, which can help provide relaxation and energy, decrease pain or anxiety, and promote physical, mental and emotional health. Reiki is received through a series of light hand placements on the client’s fully clothed body. To make an appointment for a Reiki session, call Blazejewski at 774-9925.
Community Meals: Salvation Army Free Community Meals and Drop-in Center: Open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Breakfast served from 8 to 10. Lunch served from 11 a.m. to noon on Mondays and Tuesdays and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday to Friday. Coffee is always on. All welcome to come in out of the heat or the cold.
A community meal is served Mondays, 5:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Church, Seventh Street. Free meal sponsored by Franklin County Community Meals.
Second Helping Supper, Mondays, St. James Episcopal Church, 8 Church St. Doors open at 5 p.m., supper served at 5:30. This community meal sponsored by St. James Episcopal Church, Deerfield Academy and Franklin County Friends for the Homeless.
Loaves & Fishes, a free hot meal, Mondays and Thursdays, 5:30 p.m., Bethany Lutheran Church, Cheney Street, Orange, sponsored by Franklin County Community Meals Program.
Community meal, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m., Second Congregational Church, Court Square, Greenfield, sponsored by Franklin County Community Meals Program. Volunteer groups interested in assisting in the preparation of the meal or anyone who wants more information about the community meal can call 772-1033 or write P.O. Box 172, Greenfield, MA 01302.
Free community meal, offered every Friday at 5:30 p.m., Trinity Church, Severance Street, Shelburne Falls.
A community meal is served at Holy Trinity Church, 177 Main St., Greenfield, on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Doors open at 5:15 p.m.; dinner served at 5:30.
Stone Soup Cafe meal at All Souls Church, Greenfield, on Saturdays at noon. This is the only community meal on the weekend in Franklin County. As a pay-what-you can offering, those who can afford to make a donation may do so while others who cannot are never discriminated against or turned away. Food includes vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options.
Rep. Paul Mark office hours: Rep. Markl hosts office hours at various Franklin County town halls this year. Mark, or his aide, hold office hours Mondays at the GCC Downtown Center, 270 Main St., Room 119, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday at the Charlemont Town Hall, 9 a.m. to noon, and Northfield Town Hall, 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays by appointment. For more information, call 464-5635.
Employability workshops: The Literacy Project, in collaboration with the Franklin Hampshire Career Center and the Regional Employment board, holds workshops on Mondays, 1 to 4 p.m., to prepare young people, ages 16 to 24, and all Greenfield residents, no matter what age, for the workforce and higher education. Workshops are held at the center, 15 Bank Row, Suite D, Greenfield. The workshops include guest speakers and field trips. If eligible, students can enroll in free GED classes at Greenfield Community College and participate in a paid internship. For more information, you are urged to contact Amber at 774-3935.