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ATTENTION ALL WOMEN GOLFERS!  Providence Ministries for the Needy, Inc. will be holding its Fourteenth Annual Women’s Golf Tournament on Monday, June 28, 2010. The event is open to female golfers of all skill levels and will be held at Wyckoff Country Club. A shotgun scramble at 9 a.m. will kick off the event, and the rest of the day will include a host of activities for all who join in on the festivities. Lunch will follow, and will include various raffles and door prizes. Sponsorship opportunities are available.  For further information, please call PMN’s main office at (413)536-9109. Deadline for applications is June 7.

Saturday, May 1

3^rd ANNUAL MOM-TO-MOM SALE – SOUTH HADLEY - Saturday, May 1, 8 a.m.-noon, All Saint’s Church, Kidder Hall, South Hadley. Baby and children’s clothing, toys, strollers, sporting goods, books, dvds, maternity wear, baby gear. Rent a table for $15 or donate children’s items for the South Hadley Family Center to sell. Drop off donations in the box at the Family Center in April. www.shfamilycenter.org

SONG/STORY SWAP. Tim Van Egmond will perform at the Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst, Saturday, May 1 at 7 p.m. People of all ages are welcome to share stories and songs or just listen. For information call 687-5002 or 256-0433.

NEW VALLEY SINGERS CONCERT. Come see the Wisteria in bloom and listen to the New Valley Singers. The local chorus has been performing popular music for over 35 years in the Pioneer Valley and is led by director Anita Cooper. This concert is sure to be a crowd please. Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot St. Admission $7

GARDENING WORKSHOP. The next gardening workshop in Pernell Gerver’s Gardening Workshop Series is “You Gotta See These Exciting New Perennials!” The workshop is free and open to the public and will be held on Saturday, May 1 at 3 p.m. at Historic Northampton Museum, 58 Bridge St., Rte. 9, Northampton.

Sunday, May 2

ORCHESTRA CONCERT – SOUTH HADLEY - Chapin Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College, 3 p.m. The MHC Orchestra travels back in time to 1969 in celebration of the Five Colleges and Hampshire College. Program includes the premiere of “Miles After Miles”, a new work by Five Colleges 40^th Anniversary professor Dan Warner of Hampshire College. Also on the program, “Three Pieces for Blues Band and Orchestra featuring blues harpist Annie Raines, Mark Gionfriddo, and “Four on the Floor.” Admission $2.

CARD/COLLECTIBLE SHOW. The Chicopee Boys & Girls Club will be hosting a Card and Collectible Show May 2 in the Boys and Girls Club gym, 580 Meadow St., Chicopee. Any and all collectibles are welcome. 40 plus tables of sport and non-sport cards, vintage cards, coins, autographs, card supplies, etc. Come support the boys and Girls Club. Admission $1. Children under 10 are free. All proceeds are for the kids. For table or other information call Joe, 593-6046.

MUSIC OF SPRINGTIME. On Sunday, May 2 at 3 p.m. Chamber Music at Wistariahurst returns with another spring program devoted to the romantic music of the two Schumanns, Robert and Cara, and their intimate friend and colleague, Johannes Brahms. Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot St. Tickets $15.

Monday, May 3

ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING SOUTH HADLEY FIRE DISTRICT #2 – SOUTH HADLEY - Monday, May 3 at 7 p.m., District Headquarters, 20 Woodbridge St., South Hadley. Copies of the proposed budget and last years Annual Report can be picked-up at the Headquarters building between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Tuesday, May 4

SPAGHETTI SUPPER - SOUTH HADLEY - South Hadley Lions Club spaghetti supper at The Roost (Egg & I) on Main Street, Tuesday, May 4, 4:30–6:30 p.m. The all you can eat meal, includes spaghetti with meatballs, salad, rolls, ice cream and coffee. $5.

Wednesday, May 5

WEIGHT WATCHERS - SOUTH HADLEY - St. Theresa's Parish will sponsor an At-Work Weight Watchers class, starting May 5. This is a pre-paid 12 week program. Meet in room 7, side entrance to the Parish Hall on 9 East Parkview Drive. For more information contact Dolores Giroux at 536-2779. 

COMMUNITY FORUM WITH JOHN BONIFAZ. A Community Forum with John Bonifaz, Legal Director of Voter Action ,who will speak on the recent Supreme Court decision and it’s implications for corporate funding of the political process. Discussion to follow. Sponsored by local MoveOn.org council. Quaker Meeting House, 43 Center St., Northampton, 7-9 p.m. For more information call Martha, 532-2579.

BOOK TALK WITH LOCAL AUTHOR DICK TOWNE. On May 5 at 6 p.m. Wistariahurst Museum welcomes local author Dick Towne for a talk about his new book, “Nothing But Our Best: A Holyoke Industrialist & is Company”, documenting the history of the National Blank Book Company in Holyoke. The book will be available to buy and be signed by Mr. Towne at the talk. Admission is $5. Wistariahurst Museum is located at 238 Cabot St., Holyoke. For information call 322-5660.

Thursday, May 6

KLEZMER CONCERT. SOUTH HADLYE. Listen and dance to the Valley Kollege Kapelye. Students form Mount Holyoke, UMass, and Hampshire perform tunes from Poland and Ukraine. Infectious music from the wedding celebrations of the 19^th century. Wednesday, May 6 at 5 p.m. McCulloch Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College. Information: call 413-538-2306. Free and open to the public.

DOWNSIZING YOUR HOME. Do you live in a large home? Are you trying to simplify your possessions? George Thomas Lewis, a state auctioneer, will be speaking at the Holyoke Council on Aging on Thursday, May 6 at 1 p.m. George will explain how to create a timeline for successfully downsizing your home, what to do with donations, and when an appraisal is needed. The program is free of charge but registration is required. Please call Magdaly or Dottie to register at 413-322-5625.

Friday, May 7 & Saturday, May 8

RUMMAGE SALE. Rummage sale including perennial plants and a variety of home baked goods!!  Friday, May 7, 6-8:30 p.m. and Saturday May 8, 8 a.m.-noon. First Congregational Church (at the rotary) in East Longmeadow.

WINE TASTING. May 7, 6-8 p.m. in the Dooley Campus Center at Elms College, Chicopee. Fundraiser for the Elms Irish Studies Minor program. Advance tickets on sale for $30 each. Call 265-2537 or email irishcenter@elms.edu.

Saturday, May 8

LABYRINTH WALK - SOUTH HADLEY - A Labyrinth Walk will be held at 255 Pearl St., South Hadley, the site of the old Johnson’s Christmas Tree Farm. Meadow open to the public from 1-5 p.m. Spend time in blissful silence walking the labyrinth in meditation. For more information call Judy at 427-9738.

LETTER CARRIERS FOOD DRIVE – SOUTH HADLEY - On Saturday, May 8 The National Association of Letter Carriers in conjunction with the United States Postal Service will be sponsoring the annual food drive across the nation. On this second Saturday in May Letter Carriers throughout the country will be picking up non perishable food items that their patrons will be leaving by their mailboxes. Letter Carriers all across America are proud of the fact that for over fifteen years we have been delivering food to the nations hungry. All you need to do is put your non perishable donation in a bag by your mailbox and we will deliver it to a local Food Bank.

BASIC PISTOL SAFETY COURSE. An NRA Basic Pistol Safety Course will be offered at the Holyoke Revolver Club Indoor Range, 431 West Cherry St. on Saturday, May 15 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. pre-registration is required by May 8. information available at www.holyokerevolverclub.com or 539-9345 leave your phone number.

Saturday, May 15

FISHING DERBY - SOUTH HADLEY - The South Hadley Lions Club will be holding their 10th Annual Myron W. Ryder Memorial Fishing Derby for children (up to 14 years old) on Saturday, May 15 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Leaping Well Reservoir on Granby Road. There is no charge to participate in the Fishing Derby.  For more information, e-mail Omer Gingras III at omer-candgmachine@comcast.net or call Marilyn Ishler at 536-7742.FOR

UNCLE ROCK PERFORMS. Kids Concert Series will take place Saturday, May 15 at 1 p.m. The Uncle Rock concert will be at the Eric Carle Museum, which is located at 125 West Bay Road in Amherst. Admission is $6, with all proceeds benefiting the Scholarship Program at Northampton Community Music Center.

Friday, May 21

WINE, CHEESE AND CHOCOLATE - SOUTH HADLEY - Gaylord Memorial Library will be hosting a wine tasting with refreshments, raffles (including a quilt), and door prizes on Friday, May 21 from 5:30-7 p.m. Raffle prizes may be viewed in the Library before the event, and it is not necessary to be present to win a prize! Tickets to the Winetasting are $20 or two for $35 in advance at the Library or Odyssey Bookshop, or $25 each at the door.  Proceeds benefit the Library. Gaylord Library is located at 47 College Street. Call 413-538-5047 for more information.

COMMENCEMENT CONCERT - SOUTH HADLEY - 8 p.m. Abbey Chapel, Mount Holyoke College. A showcase of senior soloists, Jazz Ensembles, and the 2010 Commencement Choir. For information: call 413-538-2306. Free and open to the public.