Events Calendar

Name: The Birth/Death Project (local oral history performance)
Start: 2026-07-11T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-07-11T14:30:00-04:00
Location: Holyoke Public Library

The Explore Holyoke community events calendar highlights the arts and cultural events throughout the city of Holyoke to help plan your visit. You are invited to submit your event. Events encouraged to be submitted are art openings, dance concerts, open mic events, cultural lectures. Events not allowed on the calendar are, political fundraisers, city meetings, daily specials from restaurants and events outside the city of Holyoke.

The Birth/Death Project (local oral history performance)

July 11 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

The only thing all humans share is that we are all born and we all die. Yet we often feel disconnected, lonely, or isolated in our journeys through these experiences.

The Birth/Death Project seeks to change that, one story at a time, weaving our truths together.

A performance collage inspired by the real stories local people have shared with our project has been woven together to share with all of you. Joy, grief, wonder, fear, amazement, mess, glory, hilarity, pain, connection. Join us in remembering what it feels like to be truly human together.

Join us at the public sharings of our work-in-progress performance piece!

All sharings are free to attend (donations accepted).

The 2026 phase of this project is supported in part by grants from the Conway, Hadley, Holyoke, and Shelburne Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.