Community Calendar

Join us each Saturday morning at High Rock Park from 9 AM to 1 PM!

Enjoy live music, restock your kitchen with fresh and local goods, or grab breakfast and lunch from our ready-to-eat vendors! Let’s make Saturdays local and lively - see you at the market!

The Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to present a rare series of early twentieth century lighting advertisements by Norman Rockwell and fellow Golden Age illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, Stanley Arthurs, Worth Brehm, and Charles Chambers created for Edison Mazda Lamps, a division of the General Electric Company. These luminous, richly painted works were widely circulated in published advertisements through the 1920s and are on loan to the Museum for the first time through the generosity of GE Aerospace.

“Once a Tree: Continuity, Creativity, and Connection” explores the deep-rooted significance of trees in Haudenosaunee culture, tradition, and creative expression. Featuring the work of 42 artists and more than 100 objects—including decorative and utilitarian baskets, cradleboards, snowshoes, ladles, lacrosse sticks, toys, instruments, carvings, and sleds—this exhibition highlights the important relationship between nature and artistry. Selected from the Museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition was created with guidance from curatorial consultants Terry Chrisjohn III (Oneida), Preston Jacobs (Mohawk), and Sheila Ransom (Mohawk).

"Separated but Unbroken: The Haudenosaunee Boarding School Experience" explores the lasting impact of the Thomas Indian School, once located on the Cattaraugus Reservation south of Buffalo, NY, and The Mohawk Institute near Branford, Ontario. These institutions, which enrolled a significant number of Haudenosaunee students, were part of a larger system that sought to erase Indigenous identities while deeply shaping the lives of those who endured them. Co-curated by Erin Keaton (Mohawk), the exhibition sheds light on Haudenosaunee resilience.

Saturday, July 5, dances at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Hailing from Tuscarora Nation Territory, the Niagara River Iroquois Dancers were founded in 1982 by Orville and Nina Greene, who learned from elders Huron Miller and Ron LaFrance. Today, their children, Randy and Keeya, lead the group, honoring their parents’ teachings through precise craftsmanship, cultural pride, and a commitment to dance as a form of exchange and storytelling. Included in Museum admission.

The Yiddish Book Center is now offering masked tours of Yiddish: A Global Culture, our permanent exhibition. Visitors can experience the incredible story of Yiddish on this 45-minute tour.

Masked tours are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on:

Monday, May 19
Monday, June 30
Monday, July 28

The tour guide as well as all guests on the tour will be masked. There is no additional charge for these tours and no advance registration required. If you have any questions about our Masked Tours, please email us at access@yiddishbookcenter.org.

Suggested donation: $12

We also offer tours that do not require masks on Sundays at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.

Learn more and plan your visit: https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/events-and-store/plan-your-visit-hours-and-directions

Yiddish Book Center hours:
Sunday–Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Address:
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

Phone number: 413.256.4900

Every Saturday in July, join us for fun and interactive programming inspired by the art of Norman Rockwell and Walter Wick, creator of the I SPY books for children. Try your hand at making art inspired by these beloved illustrators. You’ll want to return again and again with a variety of fun and engaging experiences for the whole family; it’s the perfect way to spend some quality time together on your Saturdays this summer!
For more information, visit https://www.nrm.org/events/list/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=795&hide_subsequent_recurrences=1

Join us for the rambunctious Tony Award winning comedy I'M NOT RAPPAPORT starring Tony Award winner Judd Hirsch! Focused on a bench in Central Park, the play follows two feisty octogenarians—Nat, a fiery idealist clinging to his independence, and Midge, a superintendent dodging his tenants—as they resist being pushed aside by society. It’s a rich and relevant comedy, brimming with heart and humanity.

Directed by Tony Nominee Neil Pepe.

My focus on ephemeral works, and my deep love of manipulating nontraditional art media, has led me to working primarily with discarded materials, and therefore to addressing issues of consumption and waste in much of my recent work. When I see materials being disposed of, without much thought, I see both treasure and mistreatment, and feel an immediate need to resurrect the neglected and disrespected. I'm interested in using multiple small objects to create large structures that bring attention to the beauty and potential of repurposed materials while fostering a greater understanding of the effect our habits have on the environment.

Exhibition Dates: July 5 - Aug 2, 2025
Gallery Hours: Thurs/Sun - 12-5pm, Fri/Sat - 12-6pm

This group exhibition invites viewers into the unseen world of the artist’s creative process. Sketchbooks: Working Out Ideas is a diverse collection of sketchbooks alongside selected pieces from the sketchbook. Each artist reveals not just what they are thinking about, but also how they might make it a larger version of a piece. Paired with a sampled piece, this exhibition shows the exploration and growth of the artist’s thought process.

Exhibition Dates: July 5 - Aug 2, 2025
Gallery Hours: Thurs/Sun - 12-5pm, Fri/Sat - 12-6pm

A portrait tells a story. Portraits can show us what a person looks like, or how the artist sees them, but they can also capture an idea of a person or what they stand for. Portraits can also reveal how a person wants to be seen, and capture a particular attitude or mood that the sitter wishes to convey.
A portrait can do many things. It can give a sense of importance to a person and their life; it can make a person more widely known; it can also give immortality to a person’s character: portraits live on forever!
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Participating Artists:
Naomi Berkery, Kim Boerner, Sean Bowen, Nancy Donskoj, Carolyn Edlund, Lori Evensen, Dean Goldberg, Carl Grauer, Wayne Hill, Mark Hopkins, Moshe Katvan, Mari Keeler Cornwell, Richard Levy, Ellen Metzger O’Shea, Ann Morris, Julie O'Connor, Franc Palaia, Franklin Pereira da Silva, Jaili Ramirez, Mary-Anne Ramirez, Linn Saffer, Aleksandra Scepanovic, Ariella Schreck, Amy Silberkleit, Kelly Stohr, John Verner, Rachel Williams
Juror of selection: William Noonan

Opening Reception: Saturday July 5, 5-7pm
On display through July 27, 2025

Curiosity:
For this exhibit, we invite each artist to submit one or two words (or a short phrase) in response to a question about their portrait. The goal is to spark curiosity, add layers of meaning, and engage viewers by sharing a glimpse of the artist’s perspective or creative process.
> Questions:
> What inspired this portrait?
> What is the most striking feature of your subject?
> What story does this portrait tell?
> What’s the hidden secret in this portrait?
> What does the subject smell like?
> What’s one thing we can’t see but should know?
> What would the subject say to you right now?
> If this portrait had a flavor, what would it be?
> What color is this subject’s soul?