Community Calendar

WATCH NOW! New videos weekly. Presented by MIFA Victory Theatre, New England Public Media (NEPM), and GBH Music - El Puerto Rico a series of 10 original works by contemporary composers performed by the MIFA Victory Players and interviews by GBH's Brian McCreath with composers. Nine composers come together to write pieces inspired by Puerto Rico, from its music to its landscapes to the experiences of its people. Commissioned by the Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts and the Victory Players led by Tian Hui Ng, El Puerto Rico presents a many-faceted look at the "Island of Enchantment."

Stop 1: There were two canal systems in Chicopee. The first was built in 1823 along the Chicopee Falls section of the Chicopee River. That canal and dam are now gone. A second canal was built in Chicopee in 1832 (started April 1 and water enters it December 8) along the lower part of the Chicopee River. Its dam and canal still exists and is visible off the dirt path that once held the railroad tracks. Includes Ames Manufacturing Company, Chicopee Canal, Chicopee River Raceway, Cabot, Dwight and Perkins Mills and lots more. Total of 13 stops. Meet within the […]

The Chicopee Canal in Chicopee Center was made by the same person who made the Holyoke Canal System - John Chase.  Come learn about the similarities and the differences between the two canals.  Sign up at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-walking-tour-chicopee-canal-system-tickets-401709101737

Join Holyoke Mall on Saturday, September 3, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Lower Level in Macy’s Court for a FREE Back-to School Safety Fair. Children and their families will meet local first responders, tour their emergency vehicles,  learn about back-to-school safety information, get SWAG, and more! Don’t miss Officer Tabb and K9 Jori of the Holyoke Police Department for a special K9 demonstration at 2:00 p.m. outside Planet Fitness. Participating Departments Include: Action Ambulance Hampden County Sheriff’s Office Holyoke Fire Department Holyoke Police Department

For kids and their families. Stop by the Park Interpreter’s picnic table to participate in science investigations. Look through  microscopes, make your own paper, study ants and worms., learn how a water turbine works. Each week learn something new, so come often. Rain cancels. Find us at the picnic table along the sidewalk. Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays        9:00 - 10:30 Saturday and Sunday   2:30 - 4:00

Join City Historian, Penni Martorell, and Wistariahurst Master Gardener, Ralph Strycharz, for a guided tour of Wistariahurst’s historic gardens and grounds. Learn about how the landscape and gardens have evolved over the years; what has been planted here historically, and the history of this plot of land. Your guides will share stories about how the Skinner family came to be here and what the property looked like when they lived here. Named after the wisteria vine that flowers in May, Wistariahurst was home to two generations of the Skinner family who loved to garden.  Begun by Sarah Skinner in the […]

Join City Historian, Penni Martorell, and Wistariahurst Master Gardener, Phyllis Barrett, for a guided tour of Wistariahurst’s historic gardens and grounds. Learn about how the landscape and gardens have evolved over the years; what has been planted here historically, and the history of this plot of land. Your guides will share stories about how the Skinner family came to be here and what the property looked like when they lived here. Named after the wisteria vine that flowers in May, Wistariahurst was home to two generations of the Skinner family who loved to garden.  Begun by Sarah Skinner in the […]