Hello neighbor.
Our young neighbors at Franklin County Technical School will present their production of “A Night of Romantic Comedy” at Shea Theater, 71 Avenue A in Turners Falls tonight and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for seniors and students.

Romance, as many of us know, can be filled with joy and heartbreak. Students are going to give romance more of a hilarious spin in their spring production.

In “The 9 Worst Breakups of All Time,” the audience will go on a guided tour of the most horrendous breakups in history, starting with the Cro-Magnon era, through the Civil War and into modern times.

The message, I guess, is that no matter how bad your heart is broken, it could always be worse.

“That’s Not How I Remember It” will travel back to 1986 with contrasting stories about how a mother and father met and fell in love. The mother remembers their courtship as a sappy romantic comedy, while the father somehow makes himself the star of a karate battle to win her heart.

Director Dan Prasol, a science teacher at the school, said audiences can expect something new and exciting from the Franklin County Technical School Players and “A Night of Romantic Comedy.”

“We always like to do something that has not been done around here before,” Dan says. “These are two hilarious plays that haven’t been done in the Franklin County area.”

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, this sounds like a good choice. Tickets will be sold at the door, or you can call to reserve them at 413-863-9561, ext. 233.

ROBBINS MEMORIAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH will hold a pie sale today from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the church on Munson Street. Apple pies are $10 and blueberry pies are $12. To reserve pies, call 413-773-7624. Unbaked and sugar-free pies are available by reservation only.

SYRUP: ONE SWEET PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL will be held in Memorial Hall in Shelburne Falls on Sunday throughout the day. A Sunday pass to all events is $12 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Tickets are available at Boswell’s Books in Shelburne Falls and World Eye Bookshop in Greenfield. For more information about the festival, visit: www.ptco.org

ROBERT CALLERY’S 3-D LANDSCAPES and whimsical art will be on display in the Franklin Cafe at Baystate Franklin Medical Center throughout March and April. Please stop by and take a look.

“INHABIT,” a documentary about the ways humans could save the planet from the effects of climate change will be shown Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church on Silver Street in Greenfield. Greening Greenfield and Traprock Center for Peace and Justice are sponsors.

OUR NEIGHBOR MARGARET SOCQUET will be at Food City on Avenue A in Turners Falls Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and again on March 26 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. selling raffle tickets for $100 worth of lottery tickets and $100 worth of gift certificates. The fundraiser will help purchase a K-9 police cruiser for Montague police.

GREENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL’S WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT will hold its 20th annual Taste of World Cultures on March 30 at 5:30 p.m. The event includes an international potluck meal, music and dance performances from many cultures, as well as an international fashion show. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees, who are asked to bring a dish, should use the event’s entrance at the back of the high school, and to include a serving utensil with their dish.

THE DEADLINE FOR SCHOLARSHIP applications to the Wells Scholarship fund is Monday. Applications must be sent electronically or by date-stamped mail by then. Applications are available at Town Offices of these participating towns: Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Conway, Deerfield, Gill, Greenfield, Hawley, Heath, Leyden, Monroe, Montague, Northfield, Rowe and Shelburne. Many of these towns have the application on their home page. Applications are also available in schools. The applicant (or applicant’s parents) must have resided in any of these towns for not less than two years immediately prior to the date of application. Awards vary and will not exceed a maximum of $4,000 over the course of an academic career. This means that folks who have gone back to school may apply for financial assistance from this fund. Applications must be complete or will not be considered.