Get out the bobby sox and the blue suede shoes for an evening of 1950s food, dance and fun!   On Saturday, March 30 from 7 to 10 pm, downtown Greenfield is the place to be for ROCK AROUND THE BLOCK, Silverthorne Theater’s spring spectacular benefit party. The Perch, Hawks & Reed’s fourth floor performance space will be transformed into THE hot spot for a 50s-style sock hop - think of all those high school gyms suddenly becoming places of anticipation and romance. DJ ‘Rockin’ Johnnie’ will spin the platters while you dance, reminisce, or find out what the 50s were all about! From 7 to 7:30 pm, dance instructors will teach you newbies (or you veterans who just need a refresher) swing, jitterbug and [read more]

TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS, by Constance Congdon Amherst College professor Congdon's play has achieved the status of a modern classic This witty and passionate play explores the story of a man with Alzheimer's and at the same time turns into "a travel guide to Middle America conducted by aliens from outer space." Life is not organized around a coherent narrative, despite how much we would like it to be. Life can be messy, jumpy, nonlinear, fragmentary and discordant, and we might find ourselves desperately trying to make sense out of it. Tales of the Lost Formicans reflects this messiness and the effort to make sense of it, both in its content and in its form. In this session, we will talk about [read more]

TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS, by Constance Congdon Amherst College professor Congdon's play has achieved the status of a modern classic This witty and passionate play explores the story of a man with Alzheimer's and at the same time turns into "a travel guide to Middle America conducted by aliens from outer space." Life is not organized around a coherent narrative, despite how much we would like it to be. Life can be messy, jumpy, nonlinear, fragmentary and discordant, and we might find ourselves desperately trying to make sense out of it. Tales of the Lost Formicans reflects this messiness and the effort to make sense of it, both in its content and in its form. In this session, we will talk about [read more]