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."

FREE MUSIC EVENT AT DEWEY’S JAZZ LOUNGE SPRINGFIELD Part of MIFA’s “Angela Davis, A History of the United States” presentation MIFA Victory Theatre Presents “Angela Davis” Stars, singer Astrid Bayiha and Rapper Blade MC AliMBaye Live at Dewey’s Jazz Lounge, 232 Worthington St., Springfield, MA September 29, 2022, 7-10PM Make a reservation at deweyslounge.com For more information call MIFA at 413-540-0200 or email info@mifafestival.org. This Special FREE Music Event is in conjunction with MIFA’s presentation of French theater company ??Compagnie L'Héliotrope’s performance of “Angela Davis, A History of the United States,” September 30 – October 2, 2022, at the Rooke Theatre […]

The Griots Speak: William Parker, bass, Juma Sultan, djembe, percussion; Daniel Carter, reeds, trumpet; Charlie Apicella, madal drum. Saturday, Oct. 29, 7:30pm. Single tickets ($15) available at www.jazzshares.org. The Griots Speak has roots which reach to the dawn of the improvised music community which sprang to life in 1960s New York City. Trail blazing percussionist Juma Sultan formed the quartet to help celebrate the life and work of Studio We founder James DuBois, a patriarch of the loft scene. The band’s music is poetry in motion–simultaneously fluid, extroverted, light, confrontational, meditative, and comforting.

Free for students, Non-Student General Admission $20 (Student I.D. Required unless under age 13) - Reservation and I.D. Required,  Friday, September 30, 2022 - 7:30 pm - In French with English supertitles Face Masks Required: At the Rooke Theater, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, Free parking at Gorse Lot, 27 Morgan Street MIFA Victory Theatre presents French theater company ??Compagnie L'Héliotrope in "Angela Davis, A History of the United States" By Faustine Noguès, Based on an original idea by Paul Desveaux & Véronique Felenbok, Direction by Paul Desveaux, Starring Astrid Bayiha, Music by Blade MC Alimbaye The play, […]

What are the ingredients of student success in Puerto Rican-majority school systems?  Dr. Lorna Rivera will present the findings of Gastón Institute research that explore the impact of engagement with the cultural wealth of Puerto Rican students by educators, community leaders, and families on educational outcomes.   Dr. Rivera is the Director of Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development & Public Policy and Associate Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies & Latino Studies at University of Massachusetts-Boston. Her award-winning book, Laboring to Learn: Women’s Literacy & Poverty in the Post-welfare Era, was published in 2008. Since 2015, she has worked with […]

Join the unveiling celebration of a scale model of Mountain Park. Residents and visitors of all ages are invited to help inaugurate a new permanent exhibit at the Holyoke Heritage State Park Visitor Center.  This open-house style event will take place on October 1, 2022, from 1:00 to 3:00pm in the lobby of the Visitor Center. The primary focus of the exhibit is the six by two-foot scale model of Mountain Park.  It replicates Mountain Park as it was in 1980.  People who have grown up in the region will be able to reminisce about the rides and features of […]