BUCKLAND — The guidance office at Mohawk Trail Regional High School will be hosting a college financial aid night on Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Mohawk auditorium. This free event happens once a year, and is open to families of all grades. No RSVP is needed, but families are encouraged to bring something to take notes with. David Belanger, director of Student Financial Services at Smith College, will be present to deliver the material and answer questions brought forth. This event is good for parents of college-bound students in any grade.
BUCKLAND — Still need a flu shot? A Mohawk Area Emergency Dispensing Site Drill and Flu Clinic will be held at Mohawk Trail Regional School, 26 Ashfield Road in Buckland on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. This flu clinic/drill is coordinated by Local Board of Health members from Buckland, Shelburne, and Colrain and the Franklin Regional Council of Governments Cooperative Public Health Service with help from local Public Safety, Community Volunteers, the Franklin County Medical Reserve Corps and the Greenfield Community College Nursing Program.
Injectable flu vaccine will be available to anyone ages 6 months and up. Bring insurance cards. For more information see www.frcog.org or contact regional public health nurse Lisa White at 413-665-1400, ext. 114.
SHELBURNE FALLS — This year’s “Parade of Lights” in the Nov. 25 Moonlight Magic celebration will include a judged competition for non-motorized floats. Register free to be in the contest. There will be cash prizes for the best floats, with extra points to be given by judges for music or lights on the floats.
Also, new this year will be the issuing of “passports” to those attending. Those with passports can get them “stamped” by participating shops and galleries, and then redeem their passports at McCusker’s Market, for a free hot chocolate and coupons for village discounts on Dec. 10.
Goodbye ‘Art Walk,’ hello ‘Second
Saturday’
SHELBURNE FALLS The Greater Shelburne Falls Area Business Association is phasing out its quarterly “Art Walk” program, highlighting art galleries around the village, and will instead replace it with a village wide “Second Saturday” promotion on the second Saturday of each month, beginning with Dec. 10.
Business Association Director Carmella Lanza-Weil said the change gives shop owners more flexibility to organize special events, such as art receptions, book signings and retail discounts, around Second Saturdays. “Second Saturday is about showing off who we are all the time: a place where visitors can meet the artists/curators themselves and get a behind-the-scenes understanding of their craft,” says the association’s website.