TURNERS FALLS — Local five-piece band Last Minute will be playing Top 40, fusion jazz and funk music at Pioneer Valley Brewery, located at 151 Third St., on Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. There is no cover charge.
TURNERS FALLS — Montague Elks Lodge 2521, located at 1 Elks Ave., will hold its third annual car show from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, with a rain date of Aug. 28.
The show will feature vehicles of all ages, as well as food, refreshments and music by disc jockey Robert “Bobby C” Campbell.
TURNERS FALLS — Poet Paul Richmond will join percussionist Tony Vacca and guitarist Paul Sheldon for a spoken word and music fusion performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Peskeomskut Park.
The show, titled “Do It Now,” looks to be “a funkadelic and free-flow concoction of cool beat poetry, soaring melodies and irresistible percussion,” according to a press release. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or a blanket. Santo Taco will sell food on-site.
The event is presented by Human Error Publishing and is free to attend.
ERVING — The Selectboard has scheduled a Special Town Meeting for Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Erving Senior Center to approve spending for the replacement of a John Deere loader.
The purchase, in the amount of $202,500 set to be paid over four years, is necessitated by “deterioration on the rollover protection system” of the existing loader, according to Highway Superintendent Glenn McCrory.
McCrory told the Selectboard on Monday that the Capital Improvements Committee recommended a full replacement vehicle. The new model is expected to be a John Deere 544 P-Tier loader.