Thank you Westfield for the great response!
The first Farmers’ Market on May 15th was a huge success!

Farmers who attended included:
Stoney Creek Farm with breads, pies, cookies, other delicious baked goods, and jams and jellies.
Valley View Acres with honey and bee hive products.
White House Farm with perennials, annuals, herbs, accents, hangers, scented geraniums, and vines.
Twin Oak Farms with many tropical and unusual plants.
Zawalick’s Sugar House with maple syrup, maple candy, maple cream and maple nuts.
Chicoine Family Farm with their 100% grass fed beef.
Barnum & Buckley Farm with free range eggs, maple syrup, maple candy, an assortment of gift baskets, and plants.

Make sure to check the website each week to see highlights from the latest Farmers’ Market and find out what produce is being harvested each week.

The WBID and the Westfield Camera Club would like to thank all who submitted photos to our first “Faces and Places of Westfield Photo Contest”. The contest was a collaborative effort between the WBID and the Westfield Camera Club as a component of the “Windows of Westfield Project”.

For the month of May, the 75 entries we received will be displayed in the store fronts at 170, 142, 105, 94, 92, and 46 Elm Street as well as 30 Main Street. Abe Reisman, former president of the NECCC, was in town and selected three of the four winning entries. For the fourth award we are looking to the community to judge the “People’s Choice Award”. The winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to be used in any WBID member business.

            What we would like you to do…Pick up a Ballot Card at the Athenaeum, The Teapot Gallery, or Erin’s Own Irish Imports and then stroll down Main and Elm Street stopping at the gallery store fronts. View the photos and pick the one you like best!  Drop selected ballot card in the box at the Athenaeum, The Tea Pot Gallery or Erin’s Own Irish Imports. Votes will be tallied and winners will be announced at the Farmer’s Market on the Park Square Green, Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 4 pm.

A Farmers’ Market in Westfield…on our beautiful town green!
You are invited to join us every Thursday 2:00 to 6:00pm
on the Park Square Green from May 15th to September 25th.

Our goal is to support our local family owned farms and food producers and provide this wonderful opportunity to our community. Our farmer’s will be selling…plants, perrennials, annuals, tropical and unusual plants, herbs, accents, hangers, vegetables, fruit, organic veggies, honey products, maple products, grass fed beef, and delicious baked goods - assorted breads, sweet breads, fruit pies, cookies, whoppie pies, cinnamon rolls and homemade jams & jellies from Stony Creek Farm!
Be a local hero and join us in supporting local agriculture!

Amelia Park Children’s Museum    29 South Broad Street     (413) 572-4014

Pancake breakfast on Saturday, May 17th from 7:30 am-10 am  at Applebee’s Restaurant, West Main Street. The meal includes pancakes, sausage, coffee, tea and juice. There will be face painting and a 50/50 raffle. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for kids 10 and under.  Family 4 pack is $25 but must be purchased ahead of time at the museum.

For more information: www.ameliaparkmuseum.org

Central Baptist Chruch     115 Elm Street      (413) 568-0429

This is an event not to miss! A grand celebration on May 25th from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at 115 Elm Street. With carriage rides, photos, dedication awards, games, music and so much more. It will close with a flock of white doves released from the historic doors of the church. There is no charge and everyone is welcomed to attend!

For more infomation: http://www.centralbaptistchurchwestfield.com/

Westfield State College      577 Western Ave     (413) 572-5356

All performances are in Dever Auditorium unless otherwise noted.

The spring music performance calendar represents a portion of the activities of the students, faculty, and guest artists of the Westfield State College Music Department. All events are free and open to the public. We hope that you can visit, and enjoy the arts of Westfield Sate College!

April 17… Chamber Ensemble Concert  Second Congregational Church 7:30 P.M.

April 18… Student Recital, Linda Skinner, Clarinet, 7:30 P.M.

April 19… Festival Chorus, First United Methodist Church, 7:30 P.M.

April 20… Festival Chorus, Christ Church Cathedral, Springfield, 3:30 P.M.

April 23… Student Recital Series, 12:35 P.M.

April 23… String Ensemble & Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert, 7:30 P.M.

April 25… Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield Choral Festival, 7:30 P.M

April 27… College Chorale  Second Congregational Church, 3:30 P.M.

April 27… Senior Performance Recital, Katie Cooke, Violin, 7:30 P.M.

April 28… Student Recital Series, 12:35 P.M.

May 1… Jazz Night, 7:30 P.M.

May 3… Sixth Annual Young Artist Piano Competition,
                           Winner’s Concert, 6:00 P.M.

May 4… Senior Preformance Recital, Kelly Danner, Soprano, 3:00 P.M.

May 4… Bowling Green State University Collegeiate Chorale, |
                       Second Congregational Church, Westfield, 7:30 P.M.

May 6… Wind Symphony Spring Concert, 7:30 P.M.

May 7… Piano Master Class with Guest Artist Martin Kasik, 4:00 P.M.

The Tea Pot Gallery        22 Elm Street     (413) 562-6966

A summer event series showcasing the multi-talented children of our CommUnity.

Every Saturday from June 21st to August 30th, 2008 from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. On the Green in Westfield at the Rotary.

For more information on this event and other great events throughout the spring and summer: www.teapot-gallery.com