Merry Maple Celebration of Lights. This evening on the Town Common! December 5, 2008 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
4:00 pm Children's Parade from Kendrick Park to Amherst Town Hall
4:30 pm Amherst Regional Middle School Chorus directed by Dave Ranen
4:30-5:30 pm Kids Craft Table & Face Painting located on the 2nd floor Town Hall.
5:30 pm UMass Minutemen Marching Band
5:30 pm Santa Claus arrives on a Fire Truck
6:00 pm Join Santa at the Amherst History Museum for hot chocolate
Enjoy hot cider, donuts, hot chocolate and coffee provided by Atkins Farms Country Market. Face painting provided by Amherst Community Arts Center. Sponsored by Promoting Downtown Amherst and the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce.
ACAC Open House. Saturday December 6th from noon-6pm.
Visit ACAC and see what we're all about! Everyone is welcome!
• Meet ACAC instructors and board members
• Explore our art studios
• Make some art
• Watch demos
• And enjoy great food and drink
• Plus: free facepainting, door prizes, music & story-telling
SCHEDULE:
Noon: wheel throwing demo with Jana Silver, founding Executive Director of ACAC
1pm: singing & music with Jim Henry & Roger Tincknell
2:30pm: paper marbling demo with Hillary Milens, Executive Director of ACAC
4pm: storytelling & music with Brendan Taaffe
5pm: rolling ring demo with Margaret Langdell, ACAC Jewelry & Enameling Instructor
All day: free art projects and face painting for all ages
www.amherstarts.org
Northampton Family Dance. Date: Sunday, December 21, Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM, Place: First Churches, 129 Main Street, Northampton (Use Center Street entrance across from the Iron Horse). Event: Please come to the Family Dance! Come enjoy a variety of folk and contra dances geared to children and families. All dances are taught and all ages are welcome--no dance experience needed. A healthy snack is served at the break. Live music! Admission is $4 per person for ages 3 and up, $15 maximum per family. This is the second dance in our season of five dances, taking place on the third Sunday of the month from November through March. For more information, please call (413) 549-7808.
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1. The event should be of interest to Fort River families.
2. The information should be sent to Ann McLaughlin at damclaughlin@comcast.net in the form of a short description.
3. Contact information (website or name, telephone and/or email address) must be included.
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