BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Reminder - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://thereminder.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Reminder REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T200000 DTSTAMP:20260629T143214Z CREATED:20260629T143214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T143214Z UID:101856-1786190400-1786219200@thereminder.com SUMMARY:African Community Festival 2026 DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: Unity Hearts Foundation Contact Phone: 413-310-7057 Contact Email: unityheartsfoundation@gmail.coM \n \nVenue Name: MARSHALL ROY PARK \nVenue Address: 162 EL PASO STREET SPRINGFIELD MA 01104-3750 \n \nEvent Details: Join us in celebrating the richness of Afro-Diaspora culture at this vibrant\, family-friendly community event featuring music\, food\, art\, and folk dance. Enjoy live band performances\, cultural exhibits\, global cuisine\, and activities for all ages\, including virtual reality rides and hands-on cultural activities. \nWhat to expect:\n• Vibrant marketplace\n• Food vendors serving American & Diasporan food\n• Live Congolese Band by Orchestre Moto\n• Jollof Wars culinary showcase\n• Cultural Fashion Show\n• Senegalese folk dance\n• Board games and interactive activities\n• Virtual reality rides\n• Free face painting and kids’ activities\n• Free backpack giveaway (while supplies last) \nAll are welcome to join in a joyful\, inclusive celebration of culture and community. Rain or shine — don’t miss it! URL:https://thereminder.com/event/african-community-festival-2026/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T000000 DTSTAMP:20260722T124045Z CREATED:20260722T124045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T124045Z UID:102532-1786194000-1786233600@thereminder.com SUMMARY:27th Annaul John Boyle O'Reilly Irish Music Festival DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: John Boyle O’Reilly Club contact: President Martin Curley Contact Phone: (413)237-9496 Contact Email: martincurley35@gmail.com \n \nVenue Name: The John Boyle O’Reilly Club \nVenue Address: 33 Progress Ave. Springfield MA 01104 \n \nEvent Details: The 27th Annual Irish Music Festival featuring Irish bands from around Western Mass. along with special guests Brass Attack at 8:00 P.M. There will be great music all day and night as well as crafts\, games\, raffles and a Guinness strength competition and “Split the G competition” Music starts at 1:00 P.M. The Springfield Kiltie Band\, 2:00 P.M. Deidre Reilly\, 3:15 P.M. The Healys\, 4:30 P.M. Jimmy Mc Ardle and Jerry Murphy\, 6:00 P.M. Billy Eagan and The Rising\, 8:00 P.M. to closing Brass Attack. Brendan Riley will be in the downstairs lounge at 9:00 P.M. Entrance $10 children under 12 are free. URL:https://thereminder.com/event/27th-annaul-john-boyle-oreilly-irish-music-festival/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T230000 DTSTAMP:20260806T153255Z CREATED:20260806T153255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T153255Z UID:102894-1786824000-1786834800@thereminder.com SUMMARY:Honkytonk QueerTones DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: Jess Martin Contact Phone: 4135276627 Contact Email: jessrmartin13@gmail.com \n  \nVenue Name: Luthier’s Coop \nVenue Address: 108 Cottage St. Easthampton MA 01027 \n  \nEvent Details: Honkytonk QueerTones makes its public debut as a quartet at Luthier’s Co-op in Easthampton with an evening of country classics\, heartfelt harmonies\, audience singalongs\, and a few lovingly reimagined favorites. Featuring Jess Martin\, Emmett Troxel\, Kim Hoff\, and Tammy Bringaze\, the quartet celebrates the storytelling tradition of country music while creating a joyful\, welcoming space for everyone. Come pull up a chair\, sing along\, and help launch a brand-new Western Massachusetts band. URL:https://thereminder.com/event/honkytonk-queertones/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T153000 DTSTAMP:20260727T124708Z CREATED:20260727T124708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T124708Z UID:102679-1787403600-1787412600@thereminder.com SUMMARY:Beginner wool spinning DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: Beth Tiffany Contact Phone: 4133203124 Contact Email: bethtiffany7@gmail.com \n \nVenue Name: Betty Allen Chapter DAR \nVenue Address: 148 South Street Northampton MA 01060 \n \nEvent Details: Jump into the world of spinning with this fun and welcoming beginner class—perfect for anyone curious about the craft! Sharon Parsons\, a seasoned spinner with a lifetime of experience at Fairs and Wool craft Shows\, will share her passion and expertise.\nParticipants are encouraged to bring their own functioning spinning wheel if they have one\, though spinning wheels will also be available for those who need them. Cleaned wool\, wool cards\, and a limited supply of carded wool (roving) will be provided\, so all you need to bring is your enthusiasm! Please note\, we won’t be spinning in the grease (lanolin) this session—you’ll be working with fresh\, easy-to-use wool. Best of all\, you get to take home everything you spin and create during the workshop. Come ready to learn\, make new friends\, and leave with your own handmade yarn!\nhttps://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/beginner-wool-spinning-aug-22-100-pm-to-330-pm? URL:https://thereminder.com/event/beginner-wool-spinning/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T180000 DTSTAMP:20260727T123831Z CREATED:20260727T123831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T123831Z UID:102681-1787479200-1787508000@thereminder.com SUMMARY:2026 Berkshire Mushroom Festival DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: Tam Integration\, Cassandra Contact Phone: 413-394-4218 Contact Email: Cassandra@sweetgrassbotanicalslee.com \n \nVenue Name: Dewy Hall \nVenue Address: 91 Main Street Sheffield MA 01257 \n \nEvent Details: The Berkshire Mushroom Festival arrives at Sheffield’s historic Dewey Hall on August 22nd and 23rd for a vibrant two-day celebration of all things fungi. Perfect for seasoned mycophiles and curious families alike\, this gathering offers guided foraging walks\, artisan market vendors\, and expert-led workshops covering everything from home cultivation and fungal natural dyeing to functional extractions and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. URL:https://thereminder.com/event/2026-berkshire-mushroom-festival/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T190000 DTSTAMP:20260806T170127Z CREATED:20260806T170127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T170127Z UID:102914-1787502600-1787511600@thereminder.com SUMMARY:Broadway Comes to Temple Beth El DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: Maxine Bernstein Contact Phone: 4135319480 Contact Email: mberns805@gmail.com \n  \nVenue Name: Temple Beth El Springfield \nVenue Address: 979 Dickinson St Springfield Massachusetts 01108 \n  \nEvent Details: Temple Beth El Springfield is delighted to present a special one-night-only Cabaret show with Broadway star Julie Benko\, followed by a VIP Meet-and-Greet Reception on Sunday\, August 23 at 4:30 pm. \nJulie is an actor\, singer\, and writer based in New York City. She most recently appeared on Broadway as Emma Goldman in the Tony Award-winning revival of Ragtime at Lincoln Center. Prior to her role in Ragtime\, she was understudy for the lead in Funny Girl (which she performed over 100 times!)\, she had the lead role in Barry Manilow’s show Harmony and appeared in Fiddler on the Roof and Les Miserables. She has also released her own music\, including her most recent album Euphonic Gumbo. Julie does her Cabaret presentations at clubs and venues all over the USA. \nThe family-friendly show’s opening act will feature some of the young stars of The Bushnell’s Broadway show\, Matilda Jr. \nTemple Beth El’s Cantor Morton Shames Sanctuary\, where the concert is being held\, was renovated in 2019\, is ADA-compliant\, and features superb acoustics along with an elegant\, comfortable setting for an exceptional concert experience. \nTicket prices are $50 for General Admission seats\, $75 for Orchestra seats\, and $125 for Premier seats. Tickets for the VIP Meet-and-Greet Reception are $50 and can be added to any seat tickets. \nTo purchase tickets or for more information\, please visit Temple Beth El’s Facebook page at facebook.com/tbespringfield or the temple’s website at www.tbespringfield.org. URL:https://thereminder.com/event/broadway-comes-to-temple-beth-el/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T140000 DTSTAMP:20260821T184015Z CREATED:20260821T184015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T184015Z UID:103343-1789196400-1789221600@thereminder.com SUMMARY:Enfield Elks #2222 Annual ENF Tag Sale DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: Lori Percoski Contact Phone: 860-837-3881 Contact Email: lberozsky@hotmail.com \n \nVenue Name: Enfield Elks Lodge #2222 \nVenue Address: 134 North Maple St UPSTAIRS HALL Enfield CT 06082 \n \nEvent Details: Annual fundraiser tag sale for the Elks National Foundation. All proceeds beefit the Elks charitable efforts in our community. URL:https://thereminder.com/event/enfield-elks-2222-annual-enf-tag-sale/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T120000 DTSTAMP:20260727T124553Z CREATED:20260727T124553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T124553Z UID:102680-1789203600-1789214400@thereminder.com SUMMARY:ELPS Parent Groups Annual Ecycle Event DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: Katie Reilly Contact Phone: 4132442653 Contact Email: katherine.reilly@eastlongmeadowma.gov \n \nVenue Name: ELHS \nVenue Address: 180 Maple St East Longmeadow MA 01028 \n \nEvent Details: You can pull right up with your items. A volunteer will come to your car\, accept payment\, and let you know where to go next:\n Paper: Volunteers can unload and bring to a shredding container. You can stay and watch shredding if you’d like. Or you can handle paper material yourself. $5/bag\n Electronics: Volunteers will tally what you have brought and give you a ticket. You then can drive to the Gold Circuit truck where they will unload your items and collect tickets. Detailed price list available in flyer.\nProfits benefit the 5 ELPS parent groups and the initiatives they support within each school URL:https://thereminder.com/event/elps-parent-groups-annual-ecycle-event/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T230000 DTSTAMP:20260806T153119Z CREATED:20260806T153119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T153119Z UID:102893-1789241400-1789254000@thereminder.com SUMMARY:Shadow\, Sound\, Spectacle presents Literary Monsters DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: Jess Martin Contact Phone: 4135881688 Contact Email: jessrmartin13@gmail.com \n  \nVenue Name: Easthampton Media \nVenue Address: 116 Pleasant St (Eastworks) 102 Easthampton MA 01027 \n  \nEvent Details: Part concert. Part puppet show. Part ghost story. All Spectacle! \nJoin us for an evening of spooky\, gothic fun at Easthampton Media (E-Media). \nHard to describe and impossible to forget\, Literary Monsters by performance trio Shadow\, Sound\, Spectacle explores the classics of Edgar Allan Poe\, Mary Shelley\, Washington Irving\, Emily Dickinson\, Bram Stoker\, and others while asking a timeless question: What is a monster? \nFeaturing original live music\, shadow puppetry\, video\, and narrative\, this show is guaranteed to be full of whimsy and free of AI. After the performance\, stay for a Q&A and an up-close look at the puppets! \nSpecial guests Why’s It Gotta Be? Theater Group (WIGB) will open the evening with the world premiere of Dorian Gray Is a Sodomite\, a 20-minute piece that follows five performers as they race to retell Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray\, each from a distinct perspective. \nAll are welcome. Recommended for adults and teens. \nThis program is supported in part by a grant from the Easthampton Cultural Council\, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, a state agency. URL:https://thereminder.com/event/shadow-sound-spectacle-presents-literary-monsters/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260913T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260913T170000 DTSTAMP:20260821T184740Z CREATED:20260821T184740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T184740Z UID:102969-1789311600-1789318800@thereminder.com SUMMARY:Thea Hopkins Concert DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: The Porter-Phelps-Huntington-Museum Contact Phone: (413) 586-7870 Contact Email: pphmuseumassistant@gmail.com \n \nVenue Name: The Porter-Phelps-Huntington-Museum \nVenue Address: 130 River Dr Hadley MA 01035 \n \nEvent Details: Thea Hopkins\, acclaimed performing songwriter and member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag\nTribe of Martha’s Vineyard\, calls her music Red Roots Americana. Her album\, “Blossoms & Ghosts”\, released in 2026\, is both timely and timeless. “A standout writer”– WASHINGTON POST URL:https://thereminder.com/event/thea-hopkins-concert/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T203000 DTSTAMP:20260821T184443Z CREATED:20260821T184443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T184443Z UID:102986-1789410600-1789417800@thereminder.com SUMMARY:Enfield Community Chorus Begin Rehearsals 9/14 DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: Emily Clifford Contact Phone: 8605809668 Contact Email: enfieldcommunitychorus@gmail.com \n \nVenue Name: Enfield Annex (Formerly Fermi HS) \nVenue Address: 124 North Maple St. Enfield CT 06082 \n \nEvent Details: The Enfield Community Chorus will be starting its chorus season on September 14th! We rehearse Monday nights from 6:30pm-8:30pm until our Winter Holiday Concerts on Dec. 12th and Dec. 13th. Prospective members are invited to our Open House rehearsals on 9/14 and 9/21. We are a non-auditioning chorus but it’s recommended that members be able to read music and have previous experience singing in a group. \nCost: $55 (covers all music\, dues\, and practice tracks) \nWhere: Enfield Annex (formerly Fermi High School)\nRoom 303\n124 North Maple St.\nEnfield\, CT 06082 \nwww.EnfieldCommunityChorus.org URL:https://thereminder.com/event/enfield-community-chorus-begin-rehearsals-9-14/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T190000 DTSTAMP:20260821T184251Z CREATED:20260821T184251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T184251Z UID:103167-1789412400-1790017200@thereminder.com SUMMARY:Valley Jazz Voices Open Rehearsal DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: Valley Jazz Voices Contact Phone: 937-409-1376 Contact Email: valleyjazzvoices@gmail.com \n \nVenue Name: Rockridge Retirement Community \nVenue Address: 25 Coles Meadow Road Northampton MA 01060 \n \nEvent Details: Join Valley Jazz Voices for a new season! We begin with two free open rehearsals on Mon. Sept 14 and Mon. Sept 21 at 7pm at Rockridge Retirement Community (rehearsals are in the Community Room). Try us out with no obligation! Directed by Jeff Olmsted\, Valley Jazz Voices is a community choir singing jazz in four-part harmony. We are a no audition choir and singers of all ages and levels are welcome. Can’t read music? No problem. Parts recordings are available for those who prefer to learn by listening and singing along. Season dues are on a sliding scale of $200-275; students are $50. We rehearse through January and will end our season with a concert at Bombyx. Will we see you there? \nFor more information find Valley Jazz Voices on Facebook or at valleyjazzvoices.org URL:https://thereminder.com/event/valley-jazz-voices-open-rehearsal/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T123000 DTSTAMP:20260706T122216Z CREATED:20260602T180328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T122216Z UID:101215-1789466400-1792499400@thereminder.com SUMMARY:Beginner Watercolor DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: Bonnie McLoud Bonzella Watercolor Studios Contact Phone: 4133879099 Contact Email: bonniejmcloud@gmail.com \n \nVenue Name: Easthampton Congregational Church \nVenue Address: 112 Main St Apt 102 Easthampton MA 01027 \n \nEvent Details: Watercolor 101 Beginners Class Easthampton Congregational Church. Tuesdays\, Sept. 15 to Oct. 20\, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.\nHave you always wanted to pick up a brush and learn Watercolor? Now is your opportunity. Registrations are open. Reserve your seat as class size is limited. Click the link to learn more.\nhttps://bonzellacompany.wixsite.com/bonzellaco/calendar-of-events URL:https://thereminder.com/event/beginner-watercolor/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T150000 DTSTAMP:20260821T184548Z CREATED:20260821T184548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T184548Z UID:102971-1790427600-1790434800@thereminder.com SUMMARY:Psalms\, Strings\, and Songs Music in the Porter-Phelps-Huntington family DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: The Porter-Phelps-Huntington-Museum Contact Phone: (413) 586-7870 Contact Email: pphmuseumassistant@gmail.com \n \nVenue Name: The Porter-Phelps-Huntington-Museum \nVenue Address: 130 River Dr Hadley MA 01035 \n \nEvent Details: This talk explores the region’s music history\, unearthing sonic cultures of the Connecticut River Valley and New England through the material collections at PPH\, as well as through popular secular and sacred tunes of the past and present. From the psalm tunes sung by Elizabeth Porter Phelps as a young woman and still sung today at local shape note sings\, to the history of the “guitar” played by three generations and on view at Forty Acres today\, music has played an integral role in everyday life in the region.\nPoe M. Allphin is a Research Fellow at the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum\, where he is working on a multigenerational history of music in the Porter-Phelps-Huntington family and at Forty Acres. He received his PhD in historical musicology from the CUNY Graduate Center. Allphin’s scholarship\, which appears in Resonance and Contemporary Music Review\, has previously been supported by the New England Research Fellowship Consortium and the Center for the Humanities at CUNY. URL:https://thereminder.com/event/psalms-strings-and-songs-music-in-the-porter-phelps-huntington-family/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T170000 DTSTAMP:20260821T184643Z CREATED:20260821T184643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T184643Z UID:102970-1790521200-1790528400@thereminder.com SUMMARY:Tim Ericksen Concert DESCRIPTION:Contact Name: The Porter-Phelps-Huntington-Museum Contact Phone: (413) 586-7870 Contact Email: pphmuseumassistant@gmail.com \n \nVenue Name: The Porter-Phelps-Huntington-Museum \nVenue Address: 130 River Dr Hadley MA 01035 \n \nEvent Details: A leading voice in the “shapenote” tradition\, experimentalist and ethnomusicologist performs traditional ballads from the Appalachians to the Pioneer Valley\, and original pieces that have been described as “magical realism in song.” “…a storyteller at heart\, with a distinctive\, unvarnished voice.”– WASHINGTON POST URL:https://thereminder.com/event/tim-ericksen-concert/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR