Join us as Holyoke Community College students from Professor Martinez’s ANT 255 class titled UnNatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?  present their oral history projects.  Two teams gathered data for two projects – one, about the experience of Holyokers during the COVID-19 pandemic; and the other on how Holyoke living conditions impact health.  Students from – ANT 101: Cultural Anthropology and ANT 114: Understanding Diversity – also collected interviews with Holyoke residents and workers for both of these projects.

Students from Holyoke Community College’s Intro to Animation Course will be screening their short films inspired by the Wistariahurst Museum’s collection, architecture, and history. Come for a robbery at the frog bank, wandering ghosts, and marble rabbits come to life. Stay to celebrate these incredible budding animators. Refreshments will be provided.  Free and open to all.

NEVER TWENTY ONE Pays tribute to the young Black men who have been victims of gun violence in New York, Rio de Janeiro, and Johannesburg, who will never reach the age of 21. Three powerful dancers, torsos inscribed with testimonials from the victims’ families, recount the stories through movement.

Holyoke’s July 4th Fireworks Celebration will take place on Friday, June 30th with the rain date of Friday, July 7th on the beautiful grounds of Holyoke Community College, located on Homestead Avenue. Vendors interested in taking part in the event should contact the Parks and Recreation Department for a permit application at 413-322-5620. The City of Holyoke Fireworks are sponsored each year by Holyoke Gas & Electric and the event is hosted by Holyoke Community College. Mayor Garcia encourages everyone to come early to enjoy the music and food. There will also be many activities for children. The event begins […]

The ALANA Men in Motion program will host a panel discussion showcasing "stories of resilience" with guest speakers sharing their personal stories and discussing how resilience helps men of color overcome systemic barriers. This event is free and open to the public. Please email alana@hcc.edu with any questions. KC 301/303, Holyoke Community College, 303 Homestead Ave., Holyoke Can't join us in person? Register for the Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/rveea32h

Intelligent Lives follows the lives of young adults with intellectual disabilities as they tackle preconceptions of intelligence in the classroom, on campus, and the workplace. Light refreshments will be provided, as well as information packets and fidgets. Families, students, and professionals are welcome! If you require any accommodations, please contact osd@hcc.edu or call 413.552.2417. For more information about this event or MAICEI, please contact Rebecca Leporati, Program Coordinator, at rleporati@hcc.edu or call 413.552.2844.

The Holyoke Civic Symphony will perform in the Leslie Phillips Theater at Holyoke Community College on Sunday, March 12 at 3 p.m. This concert is free and open to all.

The annual Holyoke Community College Jazz Festival returns for its 24th year on March 3 with bass player Avery Sharpe joining the Amherst Jazz Orchestra and members of the HCC jazz faculty for a big band concert. The show will begin at 8 p.m. in HCC's Leslie Phillips Theater in the Fine & Performing Arts building on the main HCC campus, 303 Homestead Ave. The concert is free for HCC students, faculty and staff, and $10 for the general public. Read more about special guest Avery Sharpe: https://tinyurl.com/3e3zwuhu

In the Leslie Phillips Theater in the Fine and Performing Art building of Holyoke Community College, doors open at 2:30 for the performance which begins at 3 pm. There is no admission charge. Donations (cash and checks )are greatly appreciated. Composers born in the Scandinavian nations of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland were relative newcomers to the Classical European art scene, but since World War II their works have become increasingly prominent in orchestra programs as well as in popular music. In Skol! A Scandinavian Celebration four of the best-known musicians whose compositions have become familiar to audiences around […]