Gateway City Arts kick starts 2023 with a bazaar, brunch, and artistic, cultural events.

As we enter into 2023, with new goals, dreams, and energy, Gateway City Arts is kickstarting a whole new combination of events and activities that will re energize the Race Street artistic, cultural, and community life in Downtown Holyoke.

We spoke with Lori Divine-Hudson and Vitek Kruta, owners, managers, and creative beings who shared with us the new events and activities happening at the cultural center located in the second level of the Holyoke Canals. One of the first events that began with 2023, was the new Race Street Bazaar, happening every Sunday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

This bazaar offers the opportunity to access second-hand goods, collectibles, art, records, cassettes, clothing, toys, electronics, antiques, tools, crafts, housewares and more. Beginning in February 5th, the Judd’s restaurant will begin to offer brunch, with an American and Eastern European touch. And then, the Divine Theater will offer different events that will include music, performances, activities for children, among others.

Gateway City Arts also will continue offering different activities through the week, with a schedule from Thursday to Sunday, that eventually will expand to more days, as the challenges to operate with limited staffing are a continuous consequence of the pandemic that still is being felt in multiple businesses and organizations.

For more information about the calendar of events, reservations for Judd’s, and get a table for the bazaar, you can visit gatewaycityarts.com and Gateway City Arts is located at 92 Race Street, in Holyoke, MA.