Kiwanis Club of Bernardston: Tuesdays, Vets Club, Hartwell Street. Social time, 6 p.m.; dinner meeting 6:30. Open to public
The Clinton-Sanders debate will be shown at The Roundhouse, 68 Van Nuys Road, ten minutes from the rotary of Interstate 91 and Route 2 in Greenfield. For directions, go to www.roundhouseculture.com and click on directions. 7 p.m. potluck, 9 p.m. debate start time. Call Rebecca at: 624-5140 for questions or more information or email: storydancing@gmail.com. Sponsored by the Pioneer Valley For Bernie group.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Frances-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 Erving Elementary School gym. Wednesdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Led by Emily Joseph and is for children, infant to age 5. The program will not take place during school closures. 978-544-5157.
Rainbow Elders: Community members of all ages are invited to join the Rainbow Elders for the Fourth Annual Intergenerational Gathering of the area LGBTIQA community. On Wednesday from 5 to 7:30 p.m., “Mapping Our Identities, Sharing Our Journeys,” a dinner and opportunity for sharing and meeting friends, will take place at the Greenfield Community College (GCC) Dining Commons, located at One College Drive.
The event is free. Donations are welcomed and will be used to cover expenses for this and future Rainbow Elders events. Register online at www.lifepathma.org/RainbowElders or call 413-775-5555, ext. 2215 or 978-544-2259, ext. 2215. This is a drug-, alcohol-, and fragrance-free event.
The Salasin Center: 474 Main St., the home of the Greenfield Women’s Resource Center and Family United Networks FUN Center. Mondays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Women’s Center Open ours. Tuesdays, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Nurturing Program for Families in Recovery. Free childcare, call Lynn Norwood to join the group at 774-4307, ext. 3; 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Women’s Center Open Hours; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Journey Dance in the RPX, 1 Osgood St., or enter through the Recover Project, 68 Federal St.. Wednesdays, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Women’s Peer Writing Group; 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Drumming Group with Strong Oak. (Call Strong oak to join at 961-9167). Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m., ongoing peer to peer Art Group; 4 to 6:30 p.m., Family F.U.N. Center: open FUN time for the whole family. All ages welcome. For a detailed list of what is happening at the center from month to month, view the monthly calendars at www.salasincenter.org. Also “like” us on Facebook for updates and information.
Resources include: women/children’s clothing exchange; access to computers, free Internet and Wi-Fi, printer/copier access; resource library and community support information; arts and crafts supplies for use while at the center and free coffee and snacks when available. 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 bones. this exercise program builds bones, muscles, strength, flexibility and improves balance with light weights and balls provided. 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 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. Open to all to discuss recovery — no matter what path that recovery has taken. All walks of recovery 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. at the Masonic Lodge on Wisdom Way. Dinner at 6:15. Visitors welcome. For more information contact Phil Corrinet at 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. www.al-anon.org
Bingo at the Moose: Bingo at the Moose Family Center, 20 School St., 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. Drop-in clinic 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: Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Chapter 0395, meets Wednesdays, Mill House, Wells Street. Weigh-in from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m., meeting from 9:30 to 10:30. First visit free; weekly dues $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. Open to all who are hungry.
Alhzeimers Caregiver Support Groups: Michael and Marjorie Paton hold an Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group on the third Tuesday of the month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Congregational Church at the common, church basement. The Patons are affiliated with the Alzheimer’s Association of Mass/N.H. chapter. The group is open to all persons caring for an individual suffering from Alzheimer’s type dementia. For more information: mmpaton@yahoo.com, 498-5995.
Drug Abuse Prevention Talk: The Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club will sponsor a public presentation on efforts to combat drug abuse in Franklin County on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Buckland-Shelburne Community Center. The club will hold its brief regular monthly business meeting at 7 p.m. preceding the program. A social hour for members and guests begins at 6:30. Marisa Hebble, director of the Opiod Task Force for Franklin County, will discuss drug abuse prevalent in the hilltowns, describe what is being done by government and social agencies to fight the problem and what individuals and other organizations might do to assist those efforts.
Fun Aerobics: Every Tuesday, 5 to 6 p.m., Buckland Town Hall. Led By Ann Doty. all ages welcome. Bring hand weights and water bottle. Fee is $15 for eight week session for those older than 60 in Ashfield, Buckland and Shelburne. Fee is $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 Mary Cromack at 625-0127.
Community Clothes Closet: Community outreach of Trinity Church. Free clothing for all ages. Open to the public on the second, third and fourth Wednesday of the month, noon to 6 p.m. Donations of clean clothing and bedding accepted any time. Located at the lower level of Cowell Gym, 51 Maple St. for more information, call the church at 625-2341.
MEGAdance Zumba Fitness: Wednesdays and Fridays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Buckland-Shelburne Regional School cafeteria. First class free. Call Megan at 552-6288 for more information or visit MEGAdanmce Zumba Fitness on Facebook.
Preschool Story Time: Wednesday, 11 a.m., Tilton Library, 75 North Main St.
Free Drop-In Playgroup: Frontier Regional CFCE Free Drop-in Playgroup for children, infant to age 5 and their caregivers. Tuesdays and Friday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Sunderland Elementary School, Swampfield Drive. Direct Questions to Karen Green at 665-1151, ext. 46.
MCSM’s Women’s Center: Formerly known as the Turners Falls Women’s Resource Center, 41 Third St., has open hours 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 materials are free. Call Christine for information 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 475-1405.
Basic Needs Program: the program, at Montague Catholic Social Ministries, is open 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., 4 George Avenue. 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.
Free Weekly Playgroup: Wednesdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Wendell Free Library, led by Sylvia Wetherby. 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: A support network for families affected by addiction, has weekly support meetings Tuesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Greenfield Community College’s main building, Room C208. Meetings, free and confidential, are run by trained facilitators and offer hope, support, education and resources. Free overdose education and Narcan, the opioid overdoes reversal drug, available at each weekly meeting. For more informtion, call Marcy Julian at 508-404-3539 or email mjulian@learn2cope.org. www.learn2cope.org.
Breastfeeding Support Group: Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to noon, obstetrics Classroom, third floor, Baystate Franklin Medical Center, led by Suzanne Stoneham. 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.
Duplicate Bridge at GCC: Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. at Greenfield Community College’s East Building (first building on the right upon entering). Parking to the left (Lot A). All levels welcome. $5 per person. for more information, call 896-1010.