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Northampton Jazz Festival Organizers Launch Student Education Program
Saxophonist Gary Smulyan to instruct JFK Middle School jazz bands on Oct. 29 and 30 NORTHAMPTON—Organizers of the 2018 Northampton Jazz Festival are teaming up with Northampton public schools to bring a professional musician to John F. Kennedy Middle School to work with students in the seventh and eighth grade jazz bands. Gary Smulyan, the…
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Poet Hoa Nguyen to Read at UMass Amherst Visiting Writers Series
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst MFA for Poets and Writers presents a reading by poet Hoa Nguyen on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. in Old Chapel. Born in the Mekong Delta and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, Nguyen is the author of five books of poetry, including As Long As…
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WHAT A GREAT EVENT!
—-By Frederick A. Hurst—- We at Point of View were so pleased to present the second annual Emmett Till Award to “The Team on the Field” in honor of the late Springfield, Massachusetts police Lieutenant Robert L. Caulton who served honorably on the Springfield Police Department from 1964, at the height of the Civil Rights…
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LLAMA LLAMA BOOK CHARACTER VISITS SPRINGFIELD CITY LIBRARIES
Storytimes with Llama Llama Celebrate National Library Card Month The Springfield City Library is set to host several events featuring the children’s book character Llama Llama, made popular by author Anna Dewdney. The events will include llama-inspired stories, activities, crafts and more. The schedule of events is as follows: Brightwood Branch Library: Friday, September…
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HCC ‘open late to accommodate’ new and continuing students
HOLYOKE, MA — Holyoke Community College will hold extended service hours to accommodate new and continuing students before the start of the fall 2018 semester. For two weeks beginning Aug. 20, HCC Admissions, Financial Aid, Testing, Advising and Student Accounts offices on the second floor of the Frost Building (303 Homestead Avenue) will open at…
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Free Summer Eats Meal Program Returns to Springfield to Keep Kids and Teens Nourished All Summer Long
With the school year having ended on June 23rd, Chartwell K12, Springfield Public Schools, and Home Grown Springfield are helping ensure that no child goes hungry this summer through the Summer Eats Free Meals Program.
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