Friday, September 11, 2009

Upcoming Community Events

Amherst's 250th Celebration Parade. 1 pm Sunday, September 27, 2009. A CELEBRATION OF THE HERITAGE, CHARACTER & HISTORY OF AMHERST!  Over 100 units will be in the parade, including organizations, businesses, industries, churches, schools, clubs, groups, police and fire, as well as marching units and floats. Volunteers needed!  For more information, call committee member, Pat Wagner, at 413-537-5626. www.amherst250.org

Multi-Arts Performing Arts Afternoon.This Fall Multi-Arts will offer a Performing Arts Afternoon program. The program will include classes in theater and art, and a variety of other activities for children grades 1 through 6. There will be one group grades 1 to 4, and another group grades 4 to 6. It will take place Fridays, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. from September 25 to December 11 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 867 North Pleasant St. Amherst.  This is a fun and exciting opportunity for students to be creative and perform under the guidance of professional teachers and artists. Cost: $240 (Financial aid available). Limited Space. To register, please send payment with your contact information to: Multi-Arts, P.O. Box 108, Hadley, MA 01035. For more information call us at 413-584-7951 or contact us at www.multi-arts.org. Hope to see you on Fridays.

Music Together For Valley Families, an internationally recognized parent/child music enrichment program, offers fall classes for young children 0-5 years old with their parents/caregivers. They are celebrating 10 years of classes in the area and are offering free sample classes between Sept. 2-12 at selected locations and times. The ten week session begins September 16 with the registration deadline of September 11. Please call to reserve a spot in a sample class or for more information. Locations are in Amherst at The Immanuel Lutheran Church, at The Congregational Church Parish House in Belchertown, The South Deerfield Congregational Church and All Saint’s Episcopal Church in So. Hadley. Call (413) 259-9400 or see www.valleymusicgroup.com.

Please note that these events are not sponsored by Parent Council. Fort River Parent Council will publish information about non-Parent Council sponsored events with the following conditions:

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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