The District Westfield » September/October 2009 News

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

wbidadmin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:32:24 +0000

The Westfield Theatre Group, in conjunction with the Westfield Woman’s Club, are happy to announce their Original Musical Production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as part of the Halloween season in Westfield this year. The show will be presented at the Westfield Woman’s Club at 28 Court St with shows on Oct 30 and Oct 31 at 8:00PM and the following weekend, Nov 6 and Nov 7 at 8:00PM. There will also be a special matinee showing on Nov 7 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for Seniors and Students, and $17 for reserved Star Seats. To purchase tickets or to obtain more info, please call (413) 572-6838. The show is produced by Shelly Haber, and written and directed by Kathleen Palmer. Marion Dunk is musical director, choreography is by Amy Bouchard, and Lynn May will serve as stage manager. Come on out for a hauntingly fun night with the family.

Big Band Concert and Dance Autumn Series

lisa — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:13:47 +0000

The School Street Bistro and the Premier Swing Band are proud to announce that the Big Band and Dance Concert Series has been a huge success and will continue thru the rest of the year. The shows feature the outstanding 8-piece Big Band/Swing Ensemble, the Premier Swing Band, led by David Neill of WSC. Dance lessons are provided by Jo Sarnelli and Jeff Landers of Small Planet Dancers. There will be a wide repertoire of jazz and swing music for dancing or listening. The concerts will be held in the School Street Bistro’s Music Hall on the 3rd Thursday of each month, Sept 17, Oct 15, and Nov 19. The tables will be set around the perimeter of the Music Hall to provide a beautiful wooden dance floor for those that wish to dance. The doors open at 6:00 and the free dance lesson will be provided from 6:30 to 7:00. Then Premier Swing will play from 7:00 until 9:00. You’ll be able to order fine food and beverages from the Bistro menu all night. The cost for these wonderful evenings is a mere $10 so put on your dancing shoes and join us at the Bistro this autumn. For more info, please click here. Tickets are available at the School Street Bistro.

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Concert at the School Street Bistro

lisa — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:08:38 +0000

Jay & Molly at School St Bistro Music Hall

The School St Bistro and Westfield on Weekends are proud to present the outstanding duo, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, to Westfield as the second presentation of the School St Bistro Downtown Music Hall Concert Series. The show will be held on October 17 at 7:00PM with dinner and drinks available before the show and during the show. Doors open at 6:00PM. Tickets are available beforehand for $20 and can be purchased at the School St Bistro or online at Tix.com by clicking here. Tickets will also be available at the door for $25 on a first come, first served basis.

For more information go to www.westfieldonweekends.org

Westfield Fire Dept. Broad Street Station Open House

lisa — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:46:18 +0000

34 Broad Street 413-572-6330

The Westfield Fire Department invites all to their annual Broad Street Station Open House. It will be held on Saturday, Sept 26 from 10AM until 2:00PM. Come see the inside of the station, the fire trucks up close and more! This is all happening at the same time as Colonial Harvest Day…so come downtown and have some fun! For more info, contact the Westfield Fire Department.

Chamber Music Concert at First Congregational Church

lisa — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:36:45 +0000

18 Broad Street413-568-2833
The Sunday concert will feature chamber music by the Blue Door Trio: Amanda Burr, violin, Arthur Cook, Cello, and Deborah Gilwood, piano.
This will be an all-Beethoven program, a rare opportunity to hear some of his most powerful music. Concert begins at 4Pm hope you can join us!

Amelia Park Children’s Museum’s TOUCH A TRUCK EVENT

lisa — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:30:00 +0000

29 South Broad Street 413-574-0414

The Amelia Park Children’s Museum presents their “Second Annual Touch a Truck Event” for all to enjoy. The evnt will be held on Saturday, Sept 12, from 11:00AM until 3:00PM. The event is free and all are encouraged to attend. For more information go to www.ameliaparkmuseum.org/

Colonial Harvest Day in the District

lisa — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:24:19 +0000

Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

The Sixth Annual WESTFIELD COLONIAL HARVEST DAY will take place on Saturday, September 26th in downtown Westfield on the North side of Court Street From the Athenaeum up to Lydia’s Gathering Place at 51 Court Street, Westfield. (Rain date: September 27th).
There will be arts and crafts dealers, live demonstrations by a variety of colonial craftspeople located at Lydia’s Gathering Place, colonial games and crafts for kids, a booth with information about the third annual Scarecrow Contest, a Revolutionary War encampment with colonial re-enactors, horse-drawn haywagon rides, pony rides for the kids, a Food Court featuring delicious food, home-baked pies, apple cider, hot dogs and hamburgers, hot soups, ice cream, Italian ice and more!
Back by popular demand, the Berkshire Brewing Company Beer Garden will be open for business across from the Performance Stage, where BBC will be pouring some of their delicious microbrews, including a Westfield Colonial Harvest Day brew that is sure to please! For detailed information go to http://www.westfieldonweekends.org/ .

Re-Thinking Downtown Westfield Presentation

lisa — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:11:50 +0000

The Downtown Planning Group for Westfield will make a presentation to the community at the Westfield Athenaeum on Tuesday, Sept 8 from 7:00PM until 8:00PM. All are welcome to attend. Over two thousand people responded to the Downtown planning survey…come hear what they had to say! Presentaion beginns at 7:00PM. There will be a period at the end for questions and comments from the audience. For a copy of the final report go to http://www.westfielddowntownplan.com/

Farmers’ Market on the Green Every Thursday!

lisa — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:29:32 +0000

The Farmer’s Market returns to the Westfield City Green every Thursday afternoon from 2:00PM until 6:30PM. With the summer in full swing, theres are veggies and fruits galore so come on down and check out what our local farmers and growers are up to this year.

Join us as we welcome our new additions…
…fresh, delicious organic products from Berkshire Mountain Bakery …Sweet Pea Farm has added Goat’s Milk to her List of market favorites, goat cheese and yogurt!Speaking of additions we have Barnum & Buckley Farm offering up free samples of her newest offerings Goat Sausage!If all that wasn’t enough we have invited Chef Anthony to come and prepare some recipes and samples to our market goers, providing them with great ideas for eating healthy!

The Farmer’s Market is brought to you by the new Westfield Business District. For more info, go to the Westfield BID web site or call Lisa at 413-572-1260.