Events Calendar

Name: Unveiling of the William Dwight portrait at the Holyoke Public Library
Start: 2023-06-28T13:30:00-04:00
End: 2023-06-28T14:30:00-04:00
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.

Unveiling of the William Dwight portrait at the Holyoke Public Library

June 28, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

The Holyoke Public Library welcomed a recent gift of an oil portrait of William Dwight (1903-1996) from the Dwight family. The artist was Roy Spreter, a successful American illustrator and portraitist. It has been given a place of honor in the History Room, near the portraits of Dwight’s parents, Minnie and William G. Dwight, long-time owners, publishers, and editors of the Holyoke Daily Transcript and Holyoke Transcript-Telegram. William Dwight became editor of the Transcript upon his father’s death in 1930, while his mother became publisher.

We invite you to attend the unveiling of the portrait on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 1:30 PM at the Holyoke History Room, Holyoke Public Library, 250 Chestnut Street. A display of select items on the Dwight Family will also be on view.