Birds of Prey:
The Invisibility of Identity:
Edie Meidav reading:
Antje Duvekot: 7 p.m. $15 advance, $18 at the door. The Parlor Room, 32 Masonic St., Northampton. 413-923-2800. abbie@signaturesounds.com.
Duos, Trio and Quartets: 7:30 p.m. UMass Advanced Percussion Ensemble performs. Free. Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, UMass, Amherst.
Earth2Trump Roadshow of Resistance: 7 to 9:30 p.m. Featuring music by Casey Neill and Lyla June and a speech by Cheryl Angel, Lakota elder and Standing Rock activist. Free. Academy of Music Theatre, 274 Main St., Northampton. 406-546-0585. tom.fullum@gmail.com.
John McCutcheon: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Part of the Mount Toby Concert Series. Mount Toby Friends Meeting, 194 Long Plain Road (Route 63), Leverett. 413-548-9394. diacrowe@yahoo.com.
Luke Baillargeon: 6 to 8 p.m. Live Italian music in The Mick. Free. The Mick, 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke. 413-532-1800. info@logcabin-delaney.com.
Thursday night karaoke: 8 p.m. to midnight. Free. Pulaski Club, 79 Maple St., Easthampton. bonnylamontagne@hotmail.com.
“Jurassic Park”: 4 to 7 p.m. Part of Throwback Thursdays. Free. Amherst Cinema, 28 Amity St., Amherst. amherstcinema.org.
“The Final Say”: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Play by Meryl Cohn. Part of the New Playreading Series. Free. Acting Studio 1, 122 Green St., Smith College, Northampton. 413-585-3222. artsinfo@smith.edu.
“New Kid”: 8 p.m. Hampshire’s Seedling Productions presents play by Dennis Foon. Themes of prejudice and friendship weave through this tale of home. $5 general, $3 students and seniors. Hampshire College, Emily Dickinson Hall, Main Stage Theatre, 893 West St., Amherst. 413-559-6099. hctseedlings@gmail.com.
Amherst International Folkdancing:
CoDa: Contemporary Dance Ensemble: 8 p.m. CoDa is Williams College’s Contemporary Dance Ensemble. $3. 62 Center of Theatre and Dance, 1000 Main St., Williamstown. 413-597-2425. 62center@williams.edu.
The Invisibility of Identity:
Mount Holyoke College Senior Capstone Concert: 8 p.m. $5 general; $3 students and seniors. Kendall Studio Theater, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley.
Red Shoe Ball Benefit: 6 to 11 p.m. Put on your red shoes to celebrate Friends of Children’s advocacy. Silent auction, live music and delicious food. $45 advance, $55 at the door. Garden House, Look Park, Northampton. 413-586-0011. janna@friendsofchildreninc.org.
David Bartley and the Blue Jazz: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Jazz and blues piano and vocals with Kyle Murray on saxophone and Lowell LaPorte Jr. on congas. Free. Abandoned Building Brewery, 142 Pleasant St., Easthampton. dbartley123@gmail.com.
DakhaBrakha:
Luther Johnson: 7 to 11 p.m. Live music in The Mick. Free. The Mick, 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke. 413-532-1800. info@logcabin-delaney.com.
M’bolo: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Boston based Afro-pop five piece M’bolo performsl. Shakedown, from Brattleboro , opens the show. $7. Root Cellar, 10 Fiske Ave., Greenfield. 802-275-7307. mboloband@gmail.com.
Piano festival: 5 to 8 p.m. The VJC presents a festival of eight concerts and five master classes. Concerts $20 each. Vermont Jazz Center, 72 Cotton Mill Hill #222, Brattleboro. 802-254-9088. ginger@vtjazz.org.
“Act of Contrition”:
“Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery”: 7:30 p.m. Fast-paced comedic take on the Hound of the Baskervilles by playwright Ken Ludwig. To benefit the Williamsburg Grange. $10 children and seniors, $10 general. Williamsburg Grange, 10 Main St., Williamsburg. outrageous.brownpapertickets.com.
Bread & Puppet Theater: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. $10 to $25, pay what you can. The Arts Block, 289 Main St., Greenfield.
“Cabaret”: 7:30 p.m. $15 general; $8 students and seniors. Rooke Theatre, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley. rookeboxoffice@gmail.com.
“Girl Rising”:
“New Kid”: 8 p.m. Hampshire’s Seedling Productions presents “New Kid” by Dennis Foon. Themes of prejudice and friendship weave through this tale of home. $5 general, $3 students and seniors. Hampshire College, Emily Dickinson Hall, Main Stage Theatre, 893 West St., Amherst. 413-559-6099. hctseedlings@gmail.com.
Riverside auction: 6 to 9 p.m. $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Riverside Industries, One Cottage Street, Easthampton. 413-584-3842. nzalta@rsi.org.
Wine Down: 5 to 6:30 p.m. Enjoy conversation, wine, beer, soda and nibbles under the dome. $7 donation. Gaylord Memorial Library, 47 College St., South Hadley. 413-538-5047. shgaylord@gmail.com.
Paint Nite:
Happier Valley Family Comedy Show:
10th Annual Dance to Stop Hunger:
Bon Appetit Burlesque’s Nerd Show VII: 7 to 10 p.m. This month, we’re bringing the art of the neoburlesque strip tease inspired by nerdy pop culture. $15 at door; discounted tickets and reserved seating online. VFW Florence Banquet Hall, 18 Meadow St., Florence. 413-570-0169. houseofhors@gmail.com.
CoDa: Contemporary Dance Ensemble: 8 p.m. CoDa is Williams College’s Contemporary Dance Ensemble. $3. 62 Center of Theatre and Dance, 1000 Main St., Williamstown. 413-597-2425. 62center@williams.edu.
The Invisibility of Identity:
Katy Pyle Womanifesto lecture: 7:30 to 9 p.m. SCDT presents Katy Pyle, founder of Ballez ballet, is a choreographer and creator of performance whose works explore fantasy, transformation, queer failure, and the lineage of performance. $10. Studio4, Northampton. 413-695-1799. jenscdt@gmail.com.
Book Fest poetry reading :
Bridges open mic:
Poetry Reading:
“Reading Without Walls”:
19th Annual High School Jazz Festival:
Battle of the Bands:
“Immigrant Voices: A Celebration of Arts: 7:30 p.m. Shea Theater, Avenue A, Turners Falls. Tickets ($5) online at: www.cnam.org. Donations accepted.
Jazz piano festival: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Festival of eight concerts and five master classes. Concerts $20 each. Vermont Jazz Center, 72 Cotton Mill Hill #222, Brattleboro. 802-254-9088. ginger@vtjazz.org.
Kris Allen jazz concert: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Alto saxophonist and composer Kris Allen performs original music. $25 general, $22 members, $15 students. The Clark Art Institute, 225 South St., Williamstown. 413-458-2303. elang@clarkart.edu.
Piper Johnson: 7 to 11 p.m. Live music in The Mick. Free. The Mick, 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke. 413-532-1800. info@logcabin-delaney.com.
Shokazoba: 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Shokazoba performs with DJ Kae Sharp. $5. Bishop’s Lounge, 41 Strong Ave., Northampton. shokazoba@gmail.com.
Sing-along concert with Karen Brooks and Melissa Ortquist: 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Donations to support organ maintenance and the music program. Heath Union Church, 5 East Main St., Heath. 413-339-8758. HeatherRRow@gmail.com.
Terence Blanchard: 8 to 10 p.m. Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard with the E-Collective Quintet. Pre-concert talk with Blanchard at 6:15 p.m. in Concert Hall lobby. $35 to $10. UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, Chamber Seating, 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst. 413-545-2511, fineartscenter.com. sfarley@admin.umass.edu.
“Act of Contrition”:
“Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery”: 7:30 p.m. Fast-paced comedic take on the Hound of the Baskervilles by playwright Ken Ludwig. To benefit the Williamsburg Grange. $10 children and seniors, $10 general. Williamsburg Grange, 10 Main St., Williamsburg. outrageous.brownpapertickets.com.
“Girl Rising”:
“The Happiest Song Plays Last”: 7:30 p.m. Play by Quiara Alegia Hudes. $16 general, $8 seniors, students and 17 and under. Rand Theater, UMass, Amherst. 413-545-2511.
“I Love Sean”: 5:30 p.m. Play by Sarah Einspanier. $5 general; $2 students and seniors. Curtain Theater, UMass, Amherst. 413-545-2511.
“Life Defying Acts”: 7:30 p.m. New play by Pam Dickler. $8 general; $4 students and seniors. Curtain Theater, UMass Fine Arts Center, Amherst. 413-545-2511, fineartscenter.com.
“New Kid”: 2 p.m. Hampshire’s Seedling Productions presents “New Kid” by Dennis Foon. Themes of prejudice and friendship weave through this tale of home. $5 general, $3 students and seniors. Hampshire College, Emily Dickinson Hall, Main Stage Theatre, 893 West St., Amherst. 413-559-6099. hctseedlings@gmail.com.
Puppet Performance with Italian Puppeteer Mariano Dolci:
Art Walk at Cider House:
Bunnies, stories, egg hunt: 10 a.m. to noon. Celebrate Easter and spring at the Whately Public Library with live bunnies, an egg hunt, and storytelling. Free. S. White Dickinson Memorial Library, 202 Chestnut Plain Road, Whately. 413-665-2170. directorwhatelylibrary@gmail.com.
Cook Up a Cure: A Brews and Bites Benefit for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society:
Hilltown Draw Around:
South Deerfield Easter Bazaar:
UMass Eighth Annual 5k Dash & Dine/Walk & Run: 9 a.m. to noon. Check-in starts at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. kids race and 11 a.m.to noon main race. $5 students, $10 UMass faculty and staff; $15 general public. UMass Amherst, Southwest Residential Area, Amherst. 413-545-1504. umdining@umass.edu.
“A Hero Of Our Time”: 12:55 p.m. $18. Amherst Cinema, 28 Amity St., Amherst.
Brattleboro contra dance: 7 to 10 p.m. Music by Andy Davis, Laurie Indenbaum and Larry Siegel. David Kaynor calling. Newcomers welcome. Adults $10 to 12, college students $8, youth $5. 118 Elliot St., Brattleboro. 518-561-2594. susan@quietdesigns.org. brattcontra.org.
Katy Pyle Womanifesto lecture: 10 a.m. to noon. SCDT presents Katy Pyle, founder of Ballez ballet, is a choreographer and creator of performance whose works explore fantasy, transformation, queer failure, and the lineage of performance. $10. Studio4, Northampton. 413-695-1799. jenscdt@gmail.com.
“Sylvia, Ou La Nymphe De Diane”: 7 to 9 p.m. A shepherd boy falls in love with a huntress nymph loyal to the goddess Diana. $10 to $40. Academy of Music Theatre, 274 Main St., Northampton. 619-655-0056. americanlibertyballet@gmail.com.
Poetry reading: 3 to 4:30 p.m. Featuring poets Polina Barskova and Eugene Ostashevsky. Free. Jones Library, 43 Amity St., Amherst. 413-577-1064. jubilat@english.umass.edu.
Amherst College Glee Club: 3 to 4 p.m. The singers will perform a variety of sacred and secular music. The concert will conclude with the traditional “Senior Song.” Free. Buckley Recital Hall, Arms Music Center, Amherst College, 53 College St., Amherst. 413-542-2195. concerts@amherst.edu.
Banish Misfortune: 3 to 6 p.m. Traditional Irish hornpipes, reels, jigs, waltzes, polkas, airs, songs and craic. Free. Northampton Brewery, 11 Brewster Court, Northampton. 413-586-4997. davemeuser@msn.com.
Florence Community Band spring concert: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Featuring music by Joseph Willcox Jenkins, Kern, Rodgers and Hart and the Beatles. Free with donation of non-perishable food item. Northampton High School, 380 Elm St., Northampton. 413-586-0888. priscilla@florencecommunityband.com.
Guest Artist Eric Trudel: 4 to 6 p.m. Mount Holyoke College Department of Music presents Canadian pianist Eric Trudel in a solo recital. Free. McCulloch Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College 50 College St., South Hadley. 413-538-2306. cwrobles@mtholyoke.edu.
Joshua James: 7 p.m. Americana artist James performs in promotion of latest album “My Spirit Sister.” $15 in advance, $18 at the door. The Parlor Room, 32 Masonic St., Northampton. 413-923-2800. abbie@signaturesounds.com.
Music at the Crossroads: 3 p.m. Concert with mezzo Lisa Woods, soprano Patricia O’Connor and pianist Michael Rheault. Free. Edwards Church, 297 Main St., Northampton. schneiderstimme@gmail.com.
Peter Evans Septet: 7:30 p.m. Pioneer Valley Jazz shares presentation. $15. The Arts Block, 289 Main St., Greenfield. jazzshares.org.
Sage Chamber Music Society: 3 to 5 p.m. Cellist Volcy Pelletier with guest artist Hiromi Fukuda, piano. Works by Ron Perera and Benjamin Britten. Free. Smith College, 144 Green St., Northampton. 413-585-3222. artsinfo@smith.edu.
Sunday jazz brunch: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free. Cushman Market, 491 Pine St., Amherst. 413-549-0100. info@cushmanmarket.com.
Shakespeare Concert: 7:30 p.m. UMass Dept. of Music and Dance present Shakespeare Concert, coordinated by Joshua Michal. Directed by Joseph Summer. Free. Bezanson Recital Hall, 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst. 413-545-2227. music@music.umass.edu.
“New Kid”: 2 p.m. Hampshire’s Seedling Productions presents “New Kid” by Dennis Foon. Themes of prejudice and friendship weave through this tale of home. $5 general, $3 students and seniors. Hampshire College, Emily Dickinson Hall, Main Stage Theatre, 893 West St., Amherst. 413-559-6099. hctseedlings@gmail.com.
“Things to Come”: 2 p.m. Tells the story about a woman who must reinvent her life after her husband leaves her unexpectedly. French with English subtitles. $8. River Street Theatre, 6 River St., Jaffrey. 603-532-8888. sjackson@thepparktheatre.org.
Home-school book club:
Author Loretta Ross to discuss book:
Beat Stress: Drumming with Ellen Clegg: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Drum together and meet new people. $12 to $16, pay what you can. St John’s Episcopal Church, 48 Elm St., Northampton. 413-824-8813. ellen@ellenclegg.com.
Northampton jazz workshop: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saxophonist Erik Lawrence will be the guest soloist with the Green Street Trio. Concert followed by an open jam session. Free. City Sports Grille, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton. paulphiliparslanian@gmail.com.
Margaret Lloyd: Traveling on My Own Errands: 7:30 p.m. Margaret Lloyd, award-winning poet and professor emerita of Springfield College, will speak. Free. Poetry Center, Wright Hall, 5 Chapin Drive, Northampton. 413-585-2190. mhobbes@smith.edu.
A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald:
Noah Lis: 6 to 9 p.m. Live piano and vocals in The Mick. Free. The Mick, 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke. 413-532-1800. info@logcabin-delaney.com.
“Daughters of the Dust”:
“Tapped”: