Library Friends group holding bake sale
HEATH — The community is invited to support the Heath Free Public Library while enjoying fresh baked goods at the Friends of the Library Bake Sale on Saturday, Aug. 30.
Baked goods will be available to buy at Community Hall on Main Street from 10 a.m. to noon. Anyone with treats they are willing to donate to the sale can bring them at 9:30 a.m.
Proceeds will support library programming and services.
Assistive listening system installed at Ashfield Town Hall
ASHFIELD — Residents who have had trouble hearing the speakers at Town Meeting are encouraged to check out the new assistive listening system at Town Hall.
In response to requests from residents, the town has installed an Auri assistive listening system in the upper hall of Town Hall on Main Street, funded through LifePath’s Age & Dementia Friendly Community Grants initiative. Ashfield is one of 11 recipients of up to $3,000 in funding across Franklin County and the North Quabbin region.
The assistive listening system allows sounds from the microphone to go directly to a user’s hearing aids or headphones. Residents can learn about the system and try it for themselves during a luncheon hosted by the Council on Aging and Town Clerk Alexis Fedorjaczenko on Thursday, Sept. 4, at noon.
For more information or to RSVP, contact Fedorjaczenko at TownClerk@ashfield.org or 413-628-4441, ext. 5.
Sept. 6: ‘Hobo Day’ at Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum
SHELBURNE FALLS — Visitors can learn how transient laborers lived life on the rails in the early 20th century during “Hobo Day” at the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum, 14 Depot St., on Saturday, Sept. 6.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the museum will host a troupe of historical reenactors who will portray the difficult lives of the transients in “hobo camps” in the railyard. Visitors can explore the camp and learn more about the challenges they faced, such as laundry, food gathering, cooking, personal hygiene and finding work.
The troupe is led by Dennis Picard, who has been a museum professional in the living history field for more than 45 years, with long associations with Old Sturbridge Village, Hancock Shaker Village and other New England museums. This troupe is made up of present or former museum professionals and members of the teaching profession.
For more information about the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum, visit sftm.org.
Concert coming to The Permaculture Place
SHELBURNE FALLS — The Permaculture Place invites the community to an evening of Tin Pan Alley jazz, modern acoustic sounds and poetry at a concert with Peter Mulvey on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m.
The show will be the last of the summer concert series at The Mill at Shelburne Falls, 49 Conway St. The series serves as a fundraiser for The Permaculture Place’s permaculture exhibit and community resource center, as well as sponsored gardens in the village of Shelburne Falls, the falls overlook, Malley Park and Cricket Park.
Attendees should bring a blanket or lawn chair. Folks are encouraged to arrive early to explore The Permaculture Place and The Mill, and stop by Mo’s Snack Shop for concert snacks and beverages.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at thepermacultureplace.org. The concert will be moved to an indoor location in the event of rain.