The Shea to present music of George Harrison and Eric Clapton on May 9
The Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls will present an evening of the music of George Harrison and Eric Clapton courtesy of Something Wonderful Tonight, an eight-piece tribute act from Boston, on Saturday, May 9 at 8 p.m.
With a lineup of passionate and skilled musicians, Something Wonderful Tonight delivers searing guitar solos, finely crafted arrangements, and a stage presence that commands attention, according to a press release.
General admission tickets are $20-$30 in advance for tiered seating. For more information, visit showclix.com/event/somethingwonderfultonight-shea.
The Great Falls Discovery Center to host Kidleiscope Story Hour – Fish on May 8
On Friday, May 8 at 10:30 a.m., the Great Falls Discovery Center in Turners Falls will host free a story hour where participants can learn more about wildlife in the Connecticut River Watershed. The program — which is geared toward children, aged 3 to 6, who are accompanied by an adult — includes a story, activities and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. For more information, visit mass.gov/locations/great-falls-discovery-center.
Four Rivers Charter Public School’s senior class premieres documentary on immigration
Four Rivers Charter Public School is hosting its annual senior class documentary premiere at the Greenfield Garden Cinemas on Thursday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. The event is open to the public.
Each year for their expedition project, the senior class collaborates to produce a documentary about a pressing social issue affecting their local and national communities. This year’s documentary, “Living Through Fear: The Resilience of Immigrants in the United States,” explores the experience of immigrants under the presence of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The film features the voices of activists, lawyers, politicians and immigrants themselves to highlight the strength and actions of those fighting for immigrants’ rights.
This year, 36 senior students spent five months executing all stages of the documentary making process, from initial creative planning to filming and post-production. The senior class traveled across all of Massachusetts to interview sources and capture footage. Past documentary topics have included the Cape Wind controversy, the divestment movement on college campuses, electrification of our energy grid, and the 2018 Columbia Gas explosions in the Merrimack Valley.
Tickets are sold for $12 each. After the screening, senior students will facilitate a Q&A to share more about the film making process. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will go toward LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of Massachusetts, an immigrant-led nonprofit that provides legal and mutual aid.
Greenfield Public Library hosts local author talk with Daniel Yalowitz
On Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m., the Greenfield Public Library will host a local author talk in the community meeting room with Daniel Cantor Yalowitz, Ed.D. on his latest book, “Creating the Intercultural Field: Legacies from the Pioneers.”
During his presentation, Yalowitz will offer insights and reflections on the process and practice of creating this book. He will discuss his role as co-editor, wherein he worked intimately with 12 authors, a co-editor, and an international publishing company. We will explore critical themes impacting the development of the book and key learnings from the authors as they worked collaboratively for more than three years to produce this book.
Yalowitz, who is an intercultural and developmental psychologist in private practice in western Massachusetts, has served as the chair of his citywide Human Rights Commission.
A Q&A session will follow the talk, and books will be available for purchase and signing. For more information, contact Lisa Prolman at librarian@greenfieldpubliclibrary.org or call 413-772-1544.
The LAVA Center’s Writers Read to feature Fin Finley, Darlene Elias and John Sheirer
The LAVA Center has announced the next installment of its Writers Read series, featuring Fin Finley, Darlene Elias and John Sheirer, on Wednesday, May 13 at 7 p.m.
Writers Read is a monthly opportunity for an audience to come and listen to local writers in an intimate environment. Each second Wednesday of the month, three writers read from their work, followed by a discussion facilitated by Lindy Whiton, designer of Writers Read.
C. Desirée “Fin” Finley writes poetry and short fiction focusing on nature and love. Her work is featured in Silkworm and The Brussels Review. Originally from New York City, she currently resides in western Mass.
Sheirer’s most recent book is So Many Shapes and Sizes: Stories (Small, Medium, and Large). He lives in Northampton and teaches at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, Connecticut.
Elias is the 2025 Strawdog Emerging Writer Fellow, a 2025/26 Valley Creates Capacity Building Artist and a recipient of 2026 Mass Cultural Council Creative Individual grant for literature. She is a storyteller with roots in the barrios of the Bronx and Holyoke.
The event has a $1-5 suggested donation. For more information, email lindy@localaccess.org.
Poetry reading to be held at Mocha Maya’s May 14
“Poetry in Our Community” will host a Poetry Reading Series on Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m. with Jody (Pamela) Stewart of Hawley and Lauren Marie Schmidt of Shelburne Falls at Mocha Maya’s, 47 Bridge St., in Shelburne Falls. An open mic will be held after. The free event Free. Presented by Slate Roof Press with Lea Banks of Ashfield.
This program is funded in part by grants from the Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont-Hawley and Shelburne Cultural Councils, supported by the Mass Cultural Council.