Come play and learn with Amelia Park Children's Museum where we inspire imagination! Looking for something to do with your kids over the next few weeks? This month's theme is "Haunted Houses"! Mondays: Build It Thursdays: I Heart Art Fridays: STEM Workshop Daily programs happen twice a day at 10 am and 1 pm. We […]
The Springfield Museums’ lecture series Museums à la Carte celebrates 45 years of curiosity and learning. Beginning in 1979 as “Art à la Carte” with just a few dozen attendees, this popular program has reached thousands of people over the years and expanded its reach beyond the walls of the Museums when it began offering […]
EXPLORE CAREERS IN STEM Love science, tech, or solving big challenges? Whether you’re a creative problem solver, a helper at heart, or just curious about the amazing world of STEM, Pathways to STEM Night is your ticket to an exciting future! Hosted by the Connecticut Science Center, this event will help you launch your STEM […]
Join West Springfield Park & Recreation and Each Moment We’re Alive at the Trinity Pub on Thursday, October 17 from 5:30–9 pm for this special fundraiser. All tips go towards Each Moment We’re Alive, a cancer support network which offers support and wellness programs from diagnosis to recovery.
Wide Awake: The Connecticut Youth Movement that Elected Lincoln In the election before the Civil War, young anti-slavery activists in Connecticut organized one of the largest, strangest, and most consequential mass movements in American history. Marching in militaristic, torchlit rallies, these Wide Awakes launched a diverse grassroots campaign to defend democracy from slavery. Their incredible […]
Explore the Whiskies of Mad River Distilling Thu, Oct, 17, 2024 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT One of our favorite LOCAL partners Mad River Distilling produces craft spirits in Warren, Vermont from local and fair-trade ingredients. Join us to welcome Maura Connolly Co-founder of Mad River for an exploration of Bourbon, Rye and Cocktails […]
Join us on Thursday, October 17 from 6-9pm for an evening of live music featuring Irv Potter! Having performed live music for almost his entire life, Irv’s been all over New England as both a solo singer/songwriter and the frontman of his rock band. Inspired by his idols, Glen Campbell and Johnny Cash, Irv Potter […]
Donna Chmara, author of 'Surviving Genocide: Personal Recollections', will give a lecture on her family's experiences during the Holocaust, including their deportation from Germany and time in Soviet labor camps. The lecture will take place in the Alumnae Library Theater at Elms College, with doors opening at 6:30 pm October is Polish Heritage Month as […]
Do ghosts live at Storrowton? Find out about paranormal investigations in the Village then take a guided tour of the museum buildings with Village staff and volunteers hearing stories of unexplained occurrences. 2024 Ghost Tour Dates are October : 10th, 17th, and 24th Tours begin at 6:30pm Admission Ghost Tour $25.00 Ghost Tours are approximately […]
October 17 • 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Winner of the Backwaters Prize in Poetry, Dear Wallace addresses the poet and insurance executive Wallace Stevens in an attempt to reconsider art, power, and creativity amid the demands of everyday responsibility. Exploring relationships between modernism, motherhood, poetry, and privilege, the speaker of these poems puts her daily routines in dialogue with his. […]
An Evening with New York Times Best-Selling Author Jason Reynolds Join us for an evening with Jason Reynolds, New York Times best-selling author. Reynolds has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Late Night with Seth Meyers, CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, and various media outlets. Most […]
An Enchanting Halloween Experience that Will Haunt Your Memories! As twilight descends upon Old Sturbridge Village, the veil between the living and the spectral world thins… Phantoms by Firelight returns for 12 nights of spine-tingling thrills and ghostly delights. This year’s event promises to be the most haunting yet, with new and mesmerizing performances that […]
This year we are presenting our Oktoberfest Buffet! 35$ per person- Tickets include One stein of beer and an all you can eat buffet!!!! –Assigned Seating– Like the old times in Germany, we will roast a whole pig! Also available will be: Pretzel Crusted Chicken, Sauerbraten, Meatballs, Sausages, Schnitzels, Spätzle, Sauerkraut, Red Cabbage, Cucumber Salad, Bean […]
The Monster Mash Haunted Hayride, Massacre Manor and The D.O.N.G.R.F open at 7:00 pm and continues until the last rider runs screaming! There is inherit risk in attending Fear on the Farm at McCray’s Farm. Actors do jump out to startle and scare you. Attendees voluntarily assume all risks associated with attending Fear on the […]
Step aboard the "Curse of the Rails," where haunting echoes of the past and horrifying tales await you on an unforgettable haunted trolley ride! Guided by Deadalus Extreme Paranormal Investigations, you'll journey through haunted landscapes and come face to face with entities that roamed these very rails. With each twist and turn, you'll encounter ghostly apparitions […]
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Indigenous Foods, The Three Sisters, and the Fall Harvest Oct. 4, 5 ,11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 25, 26 from 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Hall Tavern Come visit our open-hearth cooks as they prepare “traditional” New England dishes made with Indigenous ingredients such as corn, beans, and squash. Wampanoag Cookery with Angela […]
Enjoy a beautifully scenic chairlift ride to the summit of Berkshire East Mountain Resort. Chairlift rides are open on days that the Thunder Mountain Bike Park is operating and the lift is spinning. The last Scenic Chairlift Ride will be offered 45 minutes prior to park closure to provide ample time to take in the […]
Halloween Collections Sale Enjoy 30% Off our Halloween Collections Sale offered in-store & online now. Regular Hours: We're open 11am to 7pm, Thursday - Sunday. See you this weekend!
Run away and join the circus at Mike’s Maze this fall! The circus is coming to Mike’s Maze in Sunderland! We’ve transformed a cornfield along the banks of the Connecticut River into an 8-acre circus-themed corn-ival! Come experience what Wired Magazine called “the most elaborate corn maze in America!”— a unique fall attraction that’s guaranteed […]
The foliage is bright and so are the smiles... The sun is out and there is space available Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on our Zipline Canopy Tour. Soar with Zoar Outdoor through the trees. Our three-hour canopy tour consists of 11 ziplines, 2 sky bridges and 3 rappels that whisk you through a breathtakingly […]
