Thursday, September 17, 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.


March in the Parade. Calling all Amherst Elementary School Students! Be in Amherst's 250th Anniversary Parade and be part of Your Town and Public Libraries’ History! Click here for more details.

Boy Scout Open House. Boy Scout Troop 500 Amherst is having an Open House for prospective scouts and their families Tuesday, September 22 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the South Congregational Church, 1066 Southeast Street, Amherst. Troop 500 has a 50+ year history in Amherst working with school-age boys. Troop activities are organized and run by the boys, including weekly meetings, monthly campouts, and projects in the community. Our Scouts learn practical outdoor skills and develop leadership skills while having a lot of fun. For more information, contact Scoutmaster Bob Cowles at (413) 665-8968.

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.


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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