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SUMMARY:Open Stage Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Discover Exciting New & Established Western New England ArtistsAugust 8th 7:00 pm @Holyoke Media 1 Court Plaza Holyoke\, MA Free AdmissionSolo artists\, duos\, and trios performing their own original music.The New Music Alliance (501c(3) and Holyoke Media have partnered to present this monthly Showcase in the Brand New State-of-the-Art Holyoke Media Facility!Enjoy a great show in a superb acoustically-optimized listening room environment- Unique to this area!\nWho’s Appearing? (in order of appearance)* Jesse Brody Marlboro\, VT* Uncle Stash Pittsfield\, MA* Steve Rodgers Hamden\, CT (Featured)* Still Rivers Wethersfield\, CT* Bekka Dowland Westfield\, MA* Dave Wiedenfeld & The Unexpected Easthampton\, MA* Ian Galipeau Keene\, NH–Your Host: Mark SherrySponsored by Downtown Sounds
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/open-stage-with-new-music-alliance-2/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240624T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240624T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
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SUMMARY:Board of Public Works Special Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The special meeting of the Board of Public Works\, Sewer Commission and the Stormwater \nCommission will be held on Monday\, June 24\, 2024 at 6:00pm at Holyoke Media\, 23 Suffolk Street\, Holyoke MA. \nMeeting ID: 830 8429 5831\nPasscode: 715816 \nJoin Zoom meeting \nAgenda: \nCall to Order \n1. Consent Agenda \na. Consideration of Minutes of the Past Meeting \n2. 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm Presentation from Veolia \n3. Consent Agenda continued a. DPW Director Report \nb. City Engineer Report \nc. Commissioner’s Liaison Reports \nd. Abatements (second meeting of the month unless otherwise noted) \ni. Kayla Rodriguez – 14 Laurel Street (SR003181) \n4. Review and Affirm Chapter 214 MGL\, Acts 2002 5. Board of Public Works Summer Meeting Schedule
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/board-of-public-works-special-meeting/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240620T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240620T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
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SUMMARY:Valley Jazz Shares - aRT
DESCRIPTION:Pheeroan akLaff (drums)\, Scott Robinson\, (reeds)\, Dr. Julian Thayer (bass). \nFrom the Valley JAzz Shares website: \n” \nThe trio known as aRT – akLaff\, Robinson\, Thayer – is a highly adventurous group of creative minds that has been performing new and startling music since 1988. aRThas appeared at jazz festivals\, art galleries\, and scientific conferences here and abroad\, and has produced collaborative projects with sculptor Rob Fisher and choreographer LaRue Allen. aRT’s 1991 “Flying Carpet” multimedia performance at the Knitting Factory premiered a new\, improvisational method of interactively intermixing art/performance video streams. This idea was expanded upon in 1996 for the Studio for Creative Inquiry in Pittsburgh\, where their planetarium performance “Night of the Living Cell” combined imagery of cell life with real-time video feed of the performers – in 3D! “The result\,” The Wall Street Journal reported at the time\, “could become a new form of artistic experience.” In 1997\, aRT was selected to be the closing act for the Sun Ra Festival in New York. In 2020\, aRT performed in Philadelphia for the Institute of Contemporary Art’s exhibition on Milford Graves\, with whom aRT had been working toward a collaborative music/science project. As Mr. Graves was not well enough to perform\, he graciously provided a set of his TonoRhythmology/Sonification recordings – which he created by translating his own physiological data into musical sound — along with his blessing to incorporate them into the performance. This provided a means by which he could\, in a way\, be present and part of the music… an idea that aRT hopes to expand on in future performances. Most recently\, aRT mounted a major multimedia concert event at Roulette\, “Higher Powers\,” in honor of painter Richard M. Powers’ 2021 centennial. \naRT: Pheeroan akLaff is one of the most important drummer/percussionists in creative music. Since a very young age he has been a major contributor to the artform\, working alongside giants such as Anthony Braxton\, Cecil Taylor\, Andrew Hill\, Oliver Lake\, Sam Rivers\, Henry Threadgill and many more. Pheeroan’s music is steeped in powerful ritual and imagination\, and through his organization Seed Artists he is finding new ways to present this music to the public. \nScott Robinson is an award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist who has presented his music in nearly every corner of the globe\, appearing on more than 275 recordings. He has worked with Joe Lovano\, Ron Carter\, Maria Schneider\, Chet Baker\, Henry Grimes\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Anthony Braxton and many more. Scott’s ScienSonic Laboratories imprint has released more than a dozen adventurous and far-reaching albums\, including Flow States with Milford Graves\, Roscoe Mitchell and Marshall Allen. His quartet album Tenormore was named “Best New Release” in a 2019 JazzTimes poll. \nDr. Julian Thayer is currently Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science at UC Irvine. A Fulbright Fellow and winner of the Distinguished Scientist Award\, he has produced more than 650 publications\, and is ranked among the top .1% of most-cited researchers worldwide. His research on music and psycho-acoustics has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Psychology Today. An accomplished bassist\, Jules has recorded with Geri Allen\, Charlie Mariano\, George Garzone and others.”
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/theater-valley-jazz-shares/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240615T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240615T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240611T163036Z
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SUMMARY:Afro-Caribbean Culture and Music Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Juneteenth and the power of culture in Holyoke June 14 & 15 \nFREE Workshops both Friday and Saturday 4:00 – 5:00 pm \nSt. Paul’s Church \n485 Appleton St.\, Holyoke\, MA 01040 \nFREE Performances both Friday and Saturday 6:00 – 8:00 \nHolyoke Media Center \n1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA 01040 \nJoin us on June 14 and 15 to celebrate Juneteenth here in Holyoke as we bring the power of culture as a space for dialogue and unity through music\, dance\, talks\, and conviviality. \nBoth days there will be dance and percussion workshops led by world-renowned artists \n\nLazaro Galarraga – Afro-Cuban Percussion\nRoman Diaz – Afro-Cuban Percussion\nDanys (La Mora) Perez\nOyu Oro – Days (La Mora) Perez Dance Company\nSandy Perez – Afro-Cuban Percussionist\nRumba by the Connecticut River\n\nThese activities are free and open to the public.
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/afro-caribbean-culture-and-music-celebration-2/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240614T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240614T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240611T145556Z
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SUMMARY:Afro-Caribbean Culture and Music Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Juneteenth and the power of culture in Holyoke June 14 & 15 \nFREE Workshops both Friday and Saturday 4:00 – 5:00 pm \nSt. Paul’s Church \n485 Appleton St.\, Holyoke\, MA 01040 \nFREE Performances both Friday and Saturday 6:00 – 8:00 \nHolyoke Media Center \n1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA 01040 \nJoin us on June 14 and 15 to celebrate Juneteenth here in Holyoke as we bring the power of culture as a space for dialogue and unity through music\, dance\, talks\, and conviviality. \nBoth days there will be dance and percussion workshops led by world-renowned artists \n\nLazaro Galarraga – Afro-Cuban Percussion\nRoman Diaz – Afro-Cuban Percussion\nDanys (La Mora) Perez\nOyu Oro – Days (La Mora) Perez Dance Company\nSandy Perez – Afro-Cuban Percussionist\nRumba by the Connecticut River\n\nThese activities are free and open to the public.
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/afro-caribbean-culture-and-music-celebration/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240612T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240612T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240521T135955Z
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SUMMARY:Immersion A Different Sound Bath Experience
DESCRIPTION:Do you feel the shift in the world? In yourself? You are not alone. Let’s explore it together. This night is for you.\nWE WELCOME EVERYONE OF ALL AGES TO THIS VERY NEW\, FIRST OF IT’S KIND SOUND BATH EXPERIENCE. SEATING IS AVAILABLE BUT YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING YOUR YOGA MAT\, BLANKET & PILLOWS.\nFEATURING 4 ARTISTS BRINGING THEIR TRANQUIL SOUNDS TO YOU :\nNeonach – www.neonach.bandcamp.comMatt Samolis – https://mattsamolis.wordpress.com/Musical Mandalas – https://www.musicalmandalas.com/Errant Space – https://errantspace.bandcamp.com/
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/immersion-a-different-sound-bath-experience/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240608T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240608T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
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SUMMARY:Youthful Expressions
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URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/youthful-expressions/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240601T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240601T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240521T135518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T135518Z
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SUMMARY:Victory PLayers Theater Performance
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URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/victory-players-theater-performance-2/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240531T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240531T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240423T161606Z
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SUMMARY:Victory Players Theater Performance
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URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/victory-players-theater-performance/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240529T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240529T190000
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SUMMARY:Valley Jazz Shares
DESCRIPTION:from Valley Jazz Share’s Website: \nTaylor Ho Bynum (b.1975) is a musician\, teacher\, and writer\, with a background including work in composition\, performance\, interdisciplinary collaboration\, production\, organizing\, and advocacy. \nHis expressionistic playing on cornet and other brass instruments\, his expansive vision as composer\, and his idiosyncratic improvisational approach have been documented on over twenty recordings as a bandleader and over a hundred as a sideperson. While currently taking a break from leading an active band\, Bynum still plays with friends in collective ensembles like his duo with Tomas Fujiwara\, Illegal Crowns (with Fujiwara\, Benoit Delbecq\, and Mary Halvorson)\, and Geometry (with Kyoko Kitamura\, Tomeka Reid\, and Joe Morris)\, and as a sideperson in Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double and Shizuko\, Jim Hobbs & the Fully Celebrated Orchestra\, and Bill Lowe’s Signifyin’ Natives. \nFrom 2004-2019\, Bynum maintained an ever-evolving ensemble that morphed between his Sextet\, 7-tette\, 9-tette\, and 15-piece Plustet. Always anchored by a core trio with Mary Halvorson and Tomas Fujiwara\, the Sextet’s final version included Bill Lowe\, Jim Hobbs\, and Ken Filiano\, after an earlier iteration with Matt Bauder\, Jessica Pavone\, and Evan Patrick O’Reilly. The musicians who helped expand the group into larger ensembles include Vincent Chancey\, Jay Hoggard\, Jason Kao Hwang\, Ingrid Laubrock\, Tomeka Reid\, Stephanie Richards\, Steve Swell\, Stomu Takeishi\, Chad Taylor and Nate Wooley. Most of these recordings are on Firehouse 12 Records\, the label he co-founded with Nick Lloyd in 2006\, including the “accidental trilogy” that concluded the journey: Navigation (2013)\, Enter the PlusTet (2016)\, and The Ambiguity Manifesto (2019). \nBynum is also recognized for his “Acoustic Bicycle Tours” (East Coast 2010\, West Coast 2014)\, where he traveled to concerts solely by bike across thousands of miles. Other long-running projects included Bynum’s SpiderMonkey Strings (an improvising chamber ensemble)\, Masters of Ceremony (an interdisciplinary dance/music quartet with Rachel Bernsen\, Melanie Maar\, and Abraham Gomez-Delgado)\, Positive Catastrophe (a 10-piece Latin free-jazz band co-led with Gomez-Delgado)\, and the collective ensembles the Thirteenth Assembly (Fujiwara\, Halvorson\, and Pavone)\, the Convergence Quartet (Alexander Hawkins\, Dominic Lash\, and Harris Eisenstadt)\, and Book of Three (John Hebert and Gerald Cleaver). The Temp\, a secular oratorio for orchestra\, big band\, vocal soloists and choir\, with a libretto by Matthea Harvey\, premiered in February 2020. Previous works for orchestra have been performed by the Scottish BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Tri-Centric Orchestra. \nBynum’s two decades of work with Anthony Braxton is recognized as one of the most generative partnerships of that legendary composer’s career\, with projects ranging from duos to orchestras and everything in between. During Bynum’s stewardship of the Tri-Centric Foundation (which he served as executive director from 2010-2018)\, he produced many major Braxton projects\, including two massive Trillium operas\, two immersive Sonic Genome performances\, and multiple festivals\, box sets and albums. Bynum also worked closely with such departed masters as Bill Dixon and Cecil Taylor\, with other collaborative credits including The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra\, Nels Cline\, Emily Coates\, Bill Cole\, Kris Davis\, Ensemble Musikfabrik\, Stephen Haynes\, John Hebert\, Fred Ho\, Jason Kao Hwang\, Titus Kaphar\, Ingrid Laubrock\, Living by Lanterns\, Nicole Mitchell\, Joe Morris\, Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng\, Mali Obomsawin\, William Parker\, Matana Roberts\, Eliott Sharp\, Wadada Leo Smith\, Tyshawn Sorey\, Yo La Tengo\, and Zemog El Gallo Bueno. \nBynum’s essays\, fiction\, appreciations and remembrances have been published in The New Yorker\, Point of Departure\, Sound American\, The Baffler\, JazzTimes\, and in many liner notes. As an educator\, he has taught at universities and workshops worldwide\, and became the director of the Coast Jazz Orchestra at Dartmouth College in 2017\, where he also teaches composition\, improvisation\, and music history.
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/valley-jazz-shares/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240523T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240523T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240521T163004Z
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SUMMARY:Certificate of inspection Meeting
DESCRIPTION:HOLYOKE — The City’s Building Department on Thursday\, May 23\, at 6 p.m. will give a presentation on the steps required to obtain a Certificate of Inspection. The presentation — a short tutorial followed by Q&A — will be held at Holyoke Media on Suffolk Street. \nThough open to the public\, the one-hour session is designed for owners\, property managers\, and landlords of all multi-unit buildings with 3 or more units. \nOver the past several months\, the Holyoke Building Department has sent out over 500 letters to property owners who do not possess a current Certificate of Inspection\, as required in the state building code. Most recently\, letters have gone out to hundreds of owners of 3-family buildings. For most of these owners\, that notification was the first they had heard of such a requirement. \nThe code stipulates that it is up to the property owner to apply for and obtain this certificate. The letter advises that there is a fine for non-compliance. The letters were sent as a courtesy to the property owners to remind them oft he requirement. The May 23 presentation is intended to guide as many property owners as possible of the necessary steps to come into compliance and avoid penalties. \nInformation: Holyoke Building Department\,413-322-5600.
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/certificate-of-inspection-meeting/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240515T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240515T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240423T160405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T160951Z
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SUMMARY:Broadway Brings Joy! Sing\, Dance\, Act with Debra Vega
DESCRIPTION:Spring Musical Theater Showing in Holyoke!\nIt’s FREE!\n\n\nSave the date!\nWednesday May 15th at 5:30pm @broadway_brings_joy presents our Spring Trimester Musical Theater Showing of our Youth/Teen and Adult Programs.\n\n\nPrepare to be entertained with excerpts from the musicals SOMETHING ROTTEN and YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN\, as well as a tribute to the iconic pop song\, “These Boots are Made for Walkin’.”\n\n\nWhere: @holyoke_media 1 Court Plaza (bottom of Suffolk St)\, Holyoke\nWhen: Wed\, May 15th\nDoors open: 5pm\nShowing starts: 5:30pm (30-40 mins)\n*This event is FREE and open to the public!\n\n\nA huge thank you to our sponsors:\nHolyoke Local Cultural Council\n@masscultural\n@holyoke_media\n\n\nCome see what our BBJ Programs are all about. We hope to see you there!
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/broadway-brings-joy-sing-dance-act-with-debra-vega/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:dance,theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240514T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240514T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240423T160832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T235625Z
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SUMMARY:Masters of Sonic Liberation
DESCRIPTION:A curated experimental music open mic produced by Bonnie Kane and John Loggia.
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/bonnie-kane/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240513T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240513T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240423T160610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T160635Z
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SUMMARY:Holyoke Historical Commission
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/holyoke-historical-commission/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240503T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240503T223000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240423T160148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T233239Z
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SUMMARY:Voices of Working People
DESCRIPTION:A free program of dramatic readings and lots of songs\, with emphasis on Western Mass. voices\, telling the origin story of May Day as International Workers’ Day in Chicago with an inspiring introduction to US labor history up to present-day voices of workers rising up ~ inspired by Howard Zinn
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/voices-of-working-people/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240503T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240503T120000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240501T195627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T232935Z
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SUMMARY:Mayoral Press Conference
DESCRIPTION:Mayor Joshua García presents his plan for public safety with the Holyoke Police Department. \nWatch live
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/public-safety/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240502T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240502T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240423T155559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T005435Z
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SUMMARY:Open Stage Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Discover Exciting New & Established Western New England Artists \nApril 9th 7:00 pm @Holyoke Media 1 Court Plaza Holyoke\, MA Free Admission \nSolo artists\, duos\, and trios performing their own original music.The New Music Alliance (501c(3) and Holyoke Media have partnered to present this monthly Showcase in the Brand New State-of-the-Art Holyoke Media Facility!Enjoy a great show in a superb acoustically-optimized listening room environment- Unique to this area! \nWho’s Appearing? (in order of appearance)* Norma Dream (Norma Jean Haynes)\, Northampton\, MA* Mantis Clay\, Easthampton\, MA* Austin James\, Hartford\, CT* The Bargain\, New Haven\, CT* 77 Apes\, New Haven\, CT* Jesse Brody (aka Jesse Lepkoff)\, Marlboro\, VT* Glenn Petit\, Easthampton\, MA–Your Host: Mark SherrySponsored by Downtown Sounds
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/new-music-alliance/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240417T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240417T233000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240417T201148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240417T201148Z
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SUMMARY:Masters of Sonic Liberation
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/masters-of-sonic-liberation-3/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240409T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240405T135939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240405T140302Z
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SUMMARY:Open Stage Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Open Stage Showcase New Music Alliance presents exciting new & established Western New England artists\nApril 9th 7:00 pm @Holyoke Media 1 Court Plaza Holyoke\, MA \nFree Admission \nSolo artists\, duos\, and trios performing their own original music. \nThe New Music Alliance (501c(3) and Holyoke Media have partnered to present this monthly Showcase in the Brand New State-of-the-Art Holyoke Media Facility!\nEnjoy a great show in a superb acoustically-optimized listening room environment- Unique to this area \nWho’s Appearing? (in order of appearance)\n* Cyd Reiman Pelham\, MA\n* Xavier Serrano\, New Haven. CT\n* Charlie Diamond\, Enfield\, CT\n* Firetown Road\, Simsbury\, CT\n* Seth Newton\, Hardwick\, MA\n* Tom Maynard\, Thompson\, CT\n* Roath\, Fiskdale\, MA\n–\nYour Host: Mark Sherry\nSponsored by Downtown Sounds\n\n\nMark Sherry \nExecutive Director\, New Music Alliance\nProducer\, Valley Music Showcase\n(413) 374-7671\nwww.newmusicalliance.org\nwww.facebook.com/newmusicalliance\n\nwww.facebook.com/NMARadioHour\n\nwww.facebook.com/ValleyMusicShowcase\nwww.newmusicalliance.org/Songbook
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/open-stage-showcase/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240328T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240328T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240328T210808Z
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SUMMARY:Masters of Sonic Liberation
DESCRIPTION:TONIGHT! \nIn order of appearance: \nConnect Four \nIo M Theft Able \nTranscendent Winds
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/masters-of-sonic-liberation-2/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240228T230000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20240228T231153Z
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SUMMARY:Masters of Sonic Liberation
DESCRIPTION:Performance at Holyoke Media Theater TONIGHT at 7 pm\, music at 730 pm. \nMasters of Sonic Liberation
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/masters-of-sonic-liberation/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240201T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20231206T192003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T192003Z
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SUMMARY:New Music Alliance - Open Stage Showcase
DESCRIPTION:The New Music Alliance is premiering a monthly “Open Stage Showcase”. The Open Stage Showcase will showcase 6-8 performers at each event\, as well as including a featured performer. We hope to present a lot of incredibly talented Western New England musicians. \nThe New Music Alliance is a non-profit 501c(3) organization whose mission is to assist the careers of musicians who write original music from the Western New England area & to promote the area as a destination for writing\, recording\, and live performances of original music. We do this in a variety of ways\, including: producing a weekly syndicated radio show broadcast on 9 regional stations in W. MA and Northern CT; live events (like the Valley Music Showcase); compiling the Essential Western New England Songbook (a listenable Hall of Fame of many of the best songs ever written by W. New England artists; and workshops.\n(Please note: We define Western New England as the area that includes Worcester and west in MA\, all of CT ex. Fairfield County\, and Southern Vermont.)
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/new-music-alliance-open-stage-showcase-2/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20231206T190523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T190523Z
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SUMMARY:New Music Alliance - Open Stage Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Starting January 4\, 2023 the New Music Alliance is premiering the monthly “Open Stage Showcase”. The Open Stage Showcase will showcase 6-8 performers at each event\, as well as including a featured performer. We hope to present a lot of incredibly talented Western New England musicians. \nThe New Music Alliance is a non-profit 501c(3) organization whose mission is to assist the careers of musicians who write original music from the Western New England area & to promote the area as a destination for writing\, recording\, and live performances of original music. We do this in a variety of ways\, including: producing a weekly syndicated radio show broadcast on 9 regional stations in W. MA and Northern CT; live events (like the Valley Music Showcase); compiling the Essential Western New England Songbook (a listenable Hall of Fame of many of the best songs ever written by W. New England artists; and workshops.\n(Please note: We define Western New England as the area that includes Worcester and west in MA\, all of CT ex. Fairfield County\, and Southern Vermont.)
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/new-music-alliance-open-stage-showcase/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231211T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231211T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20231206T183323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T183323Z
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SUMMARY:PVTA Public Hearing
DESCRIPTION:PVTA seeks public comments on Title VI Analysis & route enhancements on the P21E and G73E. To review the changes being proposed\, please visit: https://www.pvta.com/meetingsManage/attachments/102/WebsiteP21E_G73E.pdf
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/pvta-public-hearing/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231012T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231012T230000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20230831T162409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T162409Z
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SUMMARY:mssv/Sky Furrows/Vex Party
DESCRIPTION:mssv aki tour 2023 https://mikebaggetta.bandcamp.com/music\nThe Punky power trio / dreamy experimental rockers (mike baggetta + stephen hodges + mike watt) return to Flywheel! \nSky Furrows https://skyfurrows.bandcamp.com/album/sky-furrows\nFronted by poet Karen Schoemer\, Albany NY’s Sky Furrows combine influences from krautrock\, NZ bands the Clean and the Verlaines\, the Minutemen\, Sylvia Plath and early Sonic Youth. Schoemer collaborates with bassist Mike Watt in Jaded Azurites\, and with Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby. Eric Hardiman\, Mike Griffin and Phil Donnelly are members of psych rock unit Burnt Hills. \nVex Party https://vexparty.bandcamp.com/ Western MA loose-weave nonchalantcore
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/mssv-sky-furrows-vex-party/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230916T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20230831T160637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T160848Z
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SUMMARY:Open MIC'd Featuring Rachel Tanaka
DESCRIPTION:Join Attack Bear Press and Holyoke Media for a new live recorded monthly poetry night! Featuring Rachel Tanaka!\nRachel Tanaka (she/they) was born and raised in Honolulu\, Hawaii. She currently writes in Western Massachusetts and is a student at UMass Amherst’s MFA for Poets and Writers. They’ve been published in Vagabond City Lit\, Poetry Northwest\, and Overheard lit. Her work engages with the body\, family\, and water. \nShow starts at 7 PM\, Open Mic sign ups start at 6:45 PM. Poetry and spoken word welcome. Entry is free. Donations welcome!!\nThe show is recorded for broadcast on Holyoke Media.
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/open-micd-featuring-rachel-tanaka/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230914T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230914T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20230831T161837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T161837Z
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SUMMARY:Cable License Renewal Hearing
DESCRIPTION:Mayor Joshua A. Garcia\, as cable television licensing authority\, will hold a public cable license renewal hearing at 6 p.m. on Thursday\, September 14\, 2023\, at Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, as part of the City’s license renewal proceedings pertaining to Comcast.\nHolyoke’s Comcast cable license expires on March 11\, 2024.  \nFederal law requires a public hearing to ascertain the community’s cable-related needs and interests as part of the license renewal process. Public comment is invited regarding Comcast’s past performance. \nInterested persons may attend and directly participate in person or they may access the hearing remotely via www.zoom.us Meeting ID: 881 3755 3176 Passcode: 393722 or by call in at 1-929-205-6099 with same Meeting ID and Passcode. The hearing can be observed without remote participation for viewing only on Comcast Channel 15 in Holyoke.  \nFor further information and copies of renewal records\, or to offer testimony regarding Comcast’s past performance\, please contact Stephen Fay at the Holyoke Mayor’s Office\, City Hall\, 536 Dwight Street\, Holyoke\, Massachusetts 01040. Email: fays@holyoke.org\, telephone: 413-561-1600.
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/cable-license-renewal-hearing/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The City of Holyoke":MAILTO:fays@holyoke.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230907T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230907T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20230831T161237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T161237Z
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SUMMARY:Inside Local Cultural Councils: a Webinar about Community Arts Funding in the Valley
DESCRIPTION:You know that Local Cultural Councils exist and you have been to LCC funded events but . . . who are these volunteers and how does the whole process really work? This webinar is for artists and art-appreciators who want to learn more from experienced LCC members before this year’s application deadline on October 17. \nRegister Today at https://artsmentors.org/
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/inside-local-cultural-councils-a-webinar-about-community-arts-funding-in-the-valley/
LOCATION:Zoom\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230825T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230825T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20230803T191511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T191511Z
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SUMMARY:NMA Singer-Songwriter Showcase-"Men With a Jam": Four of the Best New Voices in W. New England Music
DESCRIPTION:*The New Music Alliance and Holyoke Media have partnered to present this special show at Holyoke Media’s brand new $2.5 million state-of-the-art facility.\n*Performers were selected as 4 of the Best New Voices in Western New England Music\nEnjoy a great show in a superb acoustically-optimized listening room environment- Unique to this area.\nWho’s Appearing?\n1) Charlie Diamond\, Enfield\, CT\n2) Jared Fiske\, Ware\, MA\n3) Sean Lemkey\, Hartford\, CT\n4) Dylan Patrick Ward\, Bellows Falls\, VT\n(See More Information on the artists below)\n– Performers will each do a 30 minute set that will showcase their original compositions\n– The event will conclude with all the performers joining together on stage for an ensemble performance.\nAdmission: $10 (Seating is limited)\n1) Charlie Diamond\nSinger-Songwriter/Firefighter/Adventurer– “I was born at night. When the stars were out and the wind danced through the trees like a whirlwind serenade.\nAnd so\, music was in my bones. Life’s mysterious undercurrents made sure of that.\nWrestled an alligator\, fought a tornado\, and been everywhere twice. Ran away with the circus when I was 16 and spent a few years as a tent rigger. Started writing songs when I was hiking the Appalachia trail. Thoroughly convinced I’ve been reincarnated and landed in the wrong decade. I write a lot about the mountain I grew up on. Spend a lot of time in corners talking to myself.”\nSong Links: https://open.spotify.com/track/3EJnVeutnaoGlikPCqAnlb…\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0o1GVJXhM66Mls5a0ZdVcY…\n2) Jared Fiske\nJared is best known for his work as a solo performer and songwriter\, and as a member of the popular Americana/rock outfit “The Casters”. He also performs in an acoustic duo with his wife\, Jessica\, under the pseudonym “Never Say Never”. Hailing from an artistic family\, Fiske began performing in musical groups with his father\, Rob Adams\, and brother Seth at a young age.\nFiske’s original song “Choice” was selected for use in a short film by the non-profit organization Planetaid.org. Worcester Magazine said of his most recent album “We’re Already Gone” that “there’s really no way to prepare oneself for how achingly beautiful and melancholy Jared Fiske’s new album is.” (Victor Infante).\nYou can catch Jared performing at bars\, coffeehouses and festivals throughout Massachusetts.\nSong Links: https://open.spotify.com/track/3RDGKiEwa8OEEp97FXHeHT…\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/7Kkvc4MMve9h244WgtIAX1…\n3) Sean Lemkey\nSean Lemkey is a singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Sean is best known for his involvement as vocalist and cofounder of the folk-rock band “Among The Acres”. Lemkey fuses an ethereal and yearning energy with an evocative modern indie-folk-pop sensibility. Taking up the drums at age 5\, he would go on to study the instrument for 13 years before later teaching himself guitar in college.\nAs a drummer\, guitarist\, songwriter and collaborator\, Lemkey has been involved in dozens of projects over the past decade\, spanning a breadth of genres and styles. During the isolating pandemic winter of 2022\, Lemkey decided to finally embark on the journey of writing and recording his first ever full length solo LP\, which was released in April 2023.\nSong Links: https://open.spotify.com/track/3BjdBVNOQuPkQpmijQcbfF…\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0yuIVXce2OqVpCg4hsAHrI…\n4) Dylan Patrick Ward\n“He’s funny. He’s also as serious as an ax-handle.”-Peter Mulvey\nKnown for songs that are by turns heartbreaking and laugh-out-loud funny\, Dylan Patrick Ward is a Vermont-based singer-songwriter whose sharp lyrics and sweet melodies present the world in all it’s absurd and tragic glory.\nHis empathy and candor have drawn comparisons to the Mountain Goats\, John Prine and Randy Newman\, and since arriving on the scene in 2021\, he’s become increasingly respected and recognized in the worlds of both folk and underground music\, and has played respected venues such as Club Passim in Cambridge\, MA.\nSong Links: https://open.spotify.com/track/10HZsfEwXhuz0OtXgub6dk…\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0AYP0BsocIYKc13mvJDMxW…
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/nma-singer-songwriter-showcase-men-with-a-jam-four-of-the-best-new-voices-in-w-new-england-music/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230819T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230819T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T082031
CREATED:20230803T191005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T191055Z
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SUMMARY:Open Mic'd
DESCRIPTION:Join Attack Bear Press and Holyoke Media for a new live recorded monthly poetry night! Featuring Julio Cesar Diaz!\nJulio Cesar Diaz\, a Texas-born Centroamericano\, lives in Western Massachusetts. As a gay bilingual poet\, their work questions their own frameworks of (queer) family\, memory\, and hyper realistic dreams. Diaz was the recipient of the 2023 Mass MoCA Massachusetts Artist Fellowship\, 2022 Daniel and Merrily Glosband MFA Fellowship in Poetry and was a finalist for the 2022 James Hearst Poetry Prize. Diaz has received scholarships from the Bread Loaf Conferences as Translator and Writer\, Palm Beach Festival\, and the Juniper Institute. They serve as a reader for Frontier Poetry and editor for Poetry Currency. Their work can be found in The Cortland Review\, Pleiades Magazine\, North American Review\, Southword Journal\, and elsewhere.”\nShow starts at 7 PM\, Open Mic sign ups start at 6:45 PM. Poetry and spoken word welcome. Entry is free. Donations welcome!!\nThe show is recorded for broadcast on Holyoke Media.
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/open-micd/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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