Join in for a LIVE Gaia Roots concert featuring drummers Aimee Gelinas, Shanti Stark and Dan Cohen with dancers Alpha "Kabisko" Kaba, Miguel Periche and Noel Staples-Freeman and the intergenerational drum group The Valley Rhythm Keepers led by Aimee and Dan of Gaia Roots opening up! This incredible line up will bring traditional West African […]
“Afro-Caribbean History through the Arts”: Honoring Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico (2026 edition) Drs. Gloria Caballero & Ivor Miller, organizers. Cuba: Oyo Oro Ensemble: Danys Pérez, director with Lázaro Galarraga (voice) Haiti: Azaka Group: Azouke / Ayizan / Yatande Puerto Rico: Bomba de Aquí June 19-21, 2026 Workshops: Lyman Park, Holyoke, MA. (June 19-20, 4-5PM) Performances […]
“Afro-Caribbean History through the Arts”: Honoring Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico (2026 edition) Drs. Gloria Caballero & Ivor Miller, organizers. Cuba: Oyo Oro Ensemble: Danys Pérez, director with Lázaro Galarraga (voice) Haiti: Azaka Group: Azouke / Ayizan / Yatande Puerto Rico: Bomba de Aquí June 19-21, 2026 Workshops: Lyman Park, Holyoke, MA. (June 19-20, 4-5PM) Performances […]
DOWNTOWN BOYS Dance punk devotees return to Flywheel to promote their first album in 9 years. Out on Sub Pop Records June 26! PERENNIAL Modernist punk from CT/Western Mass.
Holyoke Media Conference Room.
Join us for a vital conversation with grassroots leaders from Puerto Rico on energy, climate resilience, and community-led solutions. Discover how solidarity across the diaspora can strengthen communities both on the island and right here in Holyoke. Guest Speakers: Marcel Castro-Sitiriche (Co-Hemis, Barrio Eléctrico) C.P. Smith (Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña) Ruth Santiago (Comité Diálogo […]
Earlier this year, the Holyoke City Council approved the creation of a grant-funded Poet Laureate position. Are you interested in the development of this program in Holyoke? If so, you are invited to be part of a community conversation. We get to build this program from the ground up.
The People's Mic is an Impromptu Holyoke Community Open Mic. A blank canvas for artists, neighbors, organizers, students, elders, and dreamers to bring whatever needed to be said, shared, and express through words, sound, movement, and other mediums.
Masters of Sonic Liberation is a groundbreaking monthly music series aiming to captivate your senses and push the boundaries of sonic creation. Presented by Bonnie Kane and John Loggia of the KaneLoggiaHYPOTHESIS, the series is a gateway to a universe of limitless musical exploration, fueled by the expansive imagination of master musicians who have left […]
The Holyoke Taxpayers’ Association is hosting a public forum with incumbent State Representative-5th Hampden District, Patricia Duffy. The forum will take place at the Holyoke Media Studio on Tuesday August 11 from 6:00-7:30 PM. Primary Day is September 1. It will be available to stream live on Boxcast. Tony Cignoli will be the moderator.