Kiwanis Club of Bernardston: Meets Tuesdays, Vets Club, Hartwell Street. Social time, 6 p.m.; dinner meeting 6:30. Open to the public.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Fragrance-free open meeting, Tuesdays at noon, Colrain Community Church, Route 112.
Free Weekly Playgroup: Enjoy time with your child(ren) and other families and caregivers from your community at the Erving Elementary School gym on Wednesdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Playgroup is led by Emily Joseph and is for children, infant to age 5. The program will not take place during school closures, sponsored by Erving Elementary School and Union 28 Community Network for Children. For more information, contact Gillian Budine at 978-544-5157.
The Greenfield Emblem Club will not meet tonight, its the usual meeting date. The next meeting will be Monday, May 2 at 6:30 pm.
American Legion Post #81 will hold its April Meeting on Wednesdy at Smittys Pub in Greenfield at 7 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend. The meeting will be conducted by Commander Dave Lewis.
The Salasin Center: The center, at 474 Main St., the home of the Greenfield Women’s Resource Center and Family United Networks FUN Center. Mondays, 1 to 3 p.m., Women’s Peer Writing Group; Tuesdays, Women’s Center Open Hours, 2:30 to 4:30, and Journey Dance at 1 Osgood St. from 5:30 to 6:30; Wednesdays, 1 to 2:30, Peer to Peer Parent Support Group (with 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., Women’s Peer to Peer Art Group; 4 to 6, Family F.U.N. Center — fun for the whole family; all ages welcome. For more information, contact Stacey at 774-4307, ext. 4 or slangknecht@wmtcinfo.org.
RSVP Osteo Exercise: The YMCA in Greenfield is offering free exercise classes for people who have osteoporosis, osteopenia or who just want to strengthen their bones. This exercise program builds bones, muscles, strength, flexibility and improves balance with light weights and balls provided. Classes are offered Tuesdays and Thursday, 11 a.m. to noon, led by trained Retired and Senior Volunteer Program leaders of Franklin County and the Y. Registration required. Call Jayne at 773-3646, ext. 448. You do not have to be a Y member. Wheelchair accessible.
Voices/Visions/Extreme States Support Group: This group, sponsored by the Western Mass Recovery Learning Community, offers free weekly meetings, Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 74 Federal St. Open to people who hear voices, see visions or experience extreme states. No registration required. For information, call or text Matthew at 413-687-7042 or email Cindi at cindi@cindioldham.com.
The RECOVER Project: The RECOVER Project hosts a daily “All Recovery Meeting” each morning at 10, 68 Federal St. This meeting is open to all to discuss recovery — no matter what path that recovery has taken. All walks of recovery are welcome. Meetings are held in the front community room. For more information, call 774-5489.
Kiwanis Club of Greenfield: Meets Tuesdays at 6 p.m., now to further notice, at the Masonic Lodge on Wisdom Way. Dinner served at 6:15. Visitors are welcome. For more information, contact Phil Corrinet at 413-427-2075 or email: corrinet@comcast.net.
Al-Anon Meeting: Wednesday, 7:30 to 9 p.m., Beacon Light, Second Congregational Church, Court Square. Ring bell at side door. Anyone who feels her/his life has been affected by close contact with a problem drinker is eligible for membership in Al-Anon or Alateen. Al-Anon is on the Web at: www.al-anon.org.
Bingo at the Moose: Bingo at the Moose Family Center, 20 School St., on Tuesdays. Doors open at 4 p.m., bingo begins at 6:15. Open to the public.
Free Acupuncture Clinic: For veterans and their families, Wednesdays, 5 to 7 p.m. The drop-in clinic is held at Greenfield Community Acupuncture, 345 Main St., second floor. Treatments reduce stress, help sleep. No appointment required. For information, contact Karen at 768-8333.
TOPS: TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Chapter 0395, meets Wednesdays, Mill House, Wells Street. Weigh-in from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m.; meeting, 9:30 to 10:30. The first visit is free; weekly dues is $2. Contact Kathy, co-leader, at 648-9741 or Eunice, co-leader, at 773-7430.
Community Meal: The Salvation Army, 72 Chapman St. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at noon. The meal is open to all who are hungry.
Overlook Seeks Volunteers: Overlook Hospice in Greenfield seeks volunteers for its Hospice team. A Hospice volunteer provides practical assistance and compassionate support to patients and their families, who are facing a life limiting illness. For more information on becoming a volunteer, call 772-1993.
Dementia Caregiver’s Support Group: Wednesday, 5 to 7 p.m., at Franklin County Home Care Corp., 330 Montague City Road, large conference room. This free group meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month. For more information, call Molly Chambers, group facilitator, at 773-5555, ext. 2229 or 978-544-2259, ext. 2229.
Nikolai Kostecki, a freshman majoring in international relations at the University of Rochester, has been named to the Dean’s List for academic achievement for the fall 2015 semester. Kostecki, a resident of Northfield, Mass., is the child of Catherine Kostecki and Philip Kostecki Jr., and a graduate of Pioneer Valley Regional School.
Fun Aerobics: Every Tuesday, 5 to 6 p.m., Buckland Town Hall. The program is led by Ann Doty. All ages welcome. Bring hand weights and water bottle. The cost is $15 for an eight week session for people older than 60 in Ashfield, Buckland and Shelburne; $20 for eight-week session for others and participants younger than 60.
TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Chapter 179, meets Tuesdays, Shelburne-Buckland Community Center, 53 Main St. Weigh-in from 6:30 to 7 p.m., program from 7 to 7:45. Free first visit. Contact person is Mary Cromack at 625-0127.
Eagles Auxiliary: Tuesday, 7 p.m., Eagles Hall, State Street. The Auxiliary meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
Fraternal Order of Eagles: Shelburne Falls Eagles 2758 will meet Wednesday, 7 p.m., at the club, 52 State St. The club meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month.
Preschool Story Time: Wednesday, 11 a.m., Tilton Library, 75 North Main St.
A Memoir Writing Class will take place at the Sunderland Public Library on Tuesdays, April 5 to April 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. This class will be facilitated by Ruth Flohr, M.A. Memoir is guided by purpose and fueled by the courage to tell your own story. Everyone has a story to tell but not knowing how to move it from memory to paper keeps many of those stories from being passed along. The goal of this class is to provide you with the inspiration and tools needed to effectively begin writing your memoir. Topics will be: Getting Started, Writing Through Fear, Excavating Memories, Memoir Writing Strategies. The method includes instruction, reading memoir samples, discussion, and impromptu writing exercises with feedback. Tuition is $25, but a sliding scale is available to those who need it. To register call Ruth Flohr at 413-367-0127.
Free Drop-in Playgroup: Frontier Regional CFCE Free Drop-in Playgroup for children, infant to age 5 and their caregivers. Tuesdays and Fridays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Sunderland Elementary School, Swampfield Drive. Direct questions to Karen Green at 665-1151, ext. 46.
Great Falls Honor Roll: The following Great Falls Middle School students were selected as Students of the Week for week ending March 25: Grade 6, Dalton Henderson. Grade 7, Jade Tyler and Jacob Sak. Grade 8, Jaeden Ausikaitis.
MCSM’s Women’s Center: Formerly known as the Turners Falls Women’s Resource Center, 41 Third St., has open hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This safe, welcoming place for women offers opportunities for connection and growth, and builds leadership through programs/activities. Come for mutual support, free clothing, books and food items, to use the computer lab, and enjoy or learn a variety of arts and crafts. All material are free. Call Christine for informational on additional workshops at 863-4804, ext. 1003, email: christine.mcsmcommunity.org or visit: www.mcsmcommunity.org.
Parent-Child Development Center: In Turners Falls, early head start infant/toddler full-day, full-year classrooms. The center continues to offer: Free Head Start half-day preschool programs; free Early Head Start and Head Start home-visiting programs and state subsidized, sliding scale options for full-day child care. In Franklin County, call 413-475-1405.
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.
ACIM study group: A Course In Miracles meets Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., at 4 George Ave. It is a study group that helps people see this world in a better light and live a more peaceful life. For more information, call 863-4147.
TFHS Alumni Association: The Turners Falls Alumni Association will meet Wednesday, 7 p.m., Montague Elks Club. Anyone with interest is welcome to attend.
Free Weekly Playgroup: Wednesdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Wendell Free Library, led by Sylvia Wetherby. The playgroup is for children, infants to age 5, and is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and Union 28 Community Network for Children. For more information, contact Gillian Budine at 978-544-5157 or email: budine@erving.com.
Reiki Share: Tuesdays, noon to 2 p.m., Stone Mountain Reiki, 9 Masterson Road. Free. Reiki Share is a chance to give and receive Reiki in an atmosphere of friendship and love. For more information, call 665-8382 or email: cecelia@stonemountainreiki.com.
Learn to Cope: Learn to Cope, a support network for families affected by addiction, holds weekly support meetings every Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Greenfield Community College’s main building, Room C-208. Meetings, free and confidential, are run by trained facilitators, and offer hope, support, education and resources. Free overdose education and Narcan, the opioid overdose reversal drug, available at each weekly meeting. For more information, call Marcy Julian at 508-404-3539 or email her at: mjulian@learn2cope.org. Or, check out the website at: www.learn2cope.org.
Breastfeeding Support Group: Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to noon, Obstetrics Classroom, third floor, Baystate Franklin Medical Center, led by Suzanne Stoneham. The group is for mothers who are breastfeeding infants (moms are welcome to bring their infants to the group). For more information, call The Birth Place at BFMC at 773-2359.
ADMIRE: Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory-Impaired, Resources and Education (ADMIRE) program will meet Wednesday, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Franklin County Home Care Corp. conference room, 330 Montague City Road, Montague City. ADMIRE offers services to families and caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s Disease or a related memory disorder. The group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month. Call 773-5555.