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.
Join us as we journey through the styles of 1912, the WWI era, and the 1920s. Fashion Historian Ren Antonowicz will look at how war, the Jazz Age, Prohibition, and women’s newly-earned right to vote affected style and dress in these periods. Her talk will also discuss the impact of trends in fashion on women of different social classes.
Karen (Ren) Antonowicz received her Master’s Degree in Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design, with a concentration in Historic Costume & Textiles, from the University of RI. She then taught fashion history and related courses full time at the college level for 13 years. Ren and her husband, Mike, also owned and operated Nostalgia Antiques & Collectibles in Providence, RI, for five years.
Ren continues to follow her passion for historic costume by conducting fashion history presentations and fashion workshops at libraries, senior centers, schools, historical societies, and historic homes. She and Mike now make their home in Vermont.
Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Holyoke History Room.
This new indoor club will feature 15 fenced courts, a pro shop, and a snack bar, offering outdoor-style play with indoor benefits. Construction starts soon, with an opening planned for late 2025 near JCPenney.
Discover the Pioneer Valley’s top destination for shopping, dining, and entertainment. Conveniently located off I-91 and I-90, Holyoke Mall offers nearly 150 stores, eateries, and attractions—all in one place!
This unique colorful book includes our Holyoke history, the City Hall dedication, all community events throughout the year, and highlights the Masquerade Ball and the closing of the Time Capsule.
Wistariahurst offers a wide variety of programs, educational opportunities, and events including workshops, concerts, lectures and demonstrations designed to be of service to and enhance the quality of life of Holyoke residents.