‘Spotlight’ screening to feature Q&A with Boston Globe editor
GREENFIELD — The Garden Cinemas on Main Street is celebrating the 10th anniversary of “Spotlight” winning the Academy Award for Best Picture with a screening on Wednesday, March 18. The 6 p.m. showing of “Spotlight” will feature a question-and-answer session after the film with Boston Globe editor Walter “Robby” Robinson, leader of the newspaper’s team of investigative journalists who exposed the systemic protection of pedophile priests in the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.
The 2015 film is based on a true story of Robinson and his team’s investigation and reporting. In the film, Robinson is played by Michael Keaton, alongside a cast that includes Marc Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Liev Schreiber and Billy Crudup. In addition to winning Best Picture, “Spotlight” also won Best Original Screenplay.
Tickets are $11 for adults and $8.50 for students, senior citizens and veterans. Tickets can be purchased at the Garden Cinemas or online at gardencinemas.net.
The event is sponsored by the Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County and North Quabbin in advance of National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April.
Landscape architect speaking at Second Congregational Church
GREENFIELD — Landscape architect Kate Cholakis will present “How to Embrace Water in Our Landscape and Support Biodiversity” at the Second Congregational Church on Court Square on Thursday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m.
Cholakis will discuss environmental impacts of yards and other landscaped areas; share how residents can learn more about drainage on their sites; and explore ways to infiltrate and clean runoff on site, while also protecting homes from water damage. She will also touch on the concept of land management versus land care.
Cholakis teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in ecological design, landscape architecture and planning. She teaches primarily at the Conway School of Landscape Design and her professional experience includes site planning, green infrastructure design and permitting.
This is the third and final talk in Greening Greenfield’s 2026 series, “Water and Our Climate.” For recordings of previous talks about the soil sponge and beavers, visit to GreeningGreenfieldMA.org.
LAVA Center seeks board members
GREENFIELD — Local Access to Valley Arts, colloquially called The LAVA Center, on Main Street is seeking new board members to join in its work of creating opportunities in and through the arts and humanities.
The LAVA Center is an arts and humanities incubator where creatives of all ages can explore and develop new work, and where audiences can enjoy being part of that process.
To express interest, community members are encouraged to send an email detailing why they would like to be part of The LAVA Center’s board and any questions they have about being a board member to board@theLAVACenter.org.
PTO holding calendar fundraiser
GREENFIELD — In an effort to give the Greenfield School Department’s budget a boost, the Parent-Teacher Organization is holding an online and in-person raffle calendar fundraiser.
The sixth annual fundraiser features more than $4,500 worth of prizes donated by businesses and families. With two chances to win daily, those who enter can win haircuts, dining experiences, event tickets and other prizes.
Each year, the PTO works to raise between $10,000 and $17,000 — funds that support a wide range of student needs across the district, from classroom resources and upgrades, to extracurricular programs, enrichment opportunities and student assistance initiatives.
The cost is $5 per ticket. For more information, visit go.rallyup.com/gpspto/Campaign/Details or email newtonpto@gmail.com.
