The Springfield Science Museum’s annual gingerbread exhibit has become one of the region’s best-loved traditions. Experience the annual gingerbread competition and exhibit that meshes two of our favorite things—baking and creativity! The awe-inspiring entries celebrate Pop! Culture. The gingerbread creations are set amongst a display of festive holiday trees. Visitors have an opportunity to vote for their favorite in the following categories: Professional Division: Bake Shops, Caterers, Restaurants, or Professional Bakers Adult Division: Individual or group adult, age 18 &…

We're hosting our biggest Holiday in the Park celebration in park history! This year's magical event features more twinkling lights than ever before and the brightest tree lighting show we've ever offered. December 21: Ugly Sweater Contest! Wear your tackiest and most outrageous holiday sweater and you can enter the park for just $20.18. At 6 p.​m. at the Main Street Gazebo, we'll gather all the ugly sweaters and award prizes to the worst of the worst, plus crown one…

The Light of The Whole Universe: Through December 31, 2019. The works in the gallery are largely from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The period was defined by the civil rights and feminist movements in the U.S. Becoming a Woman in the Age of Enlightenment: Through January 06, 2019. What did it mean—legally, socially, scientifically—to be a woman in France in this time? No Man's Land: Prints from the Front Lines of WWI: Through February 17, 2019. Features some fifty works on paper made by German,…

The Engineering Lab Exhibition, presented by Stanley Black & Decker, showcases state of the art technology alongside simple machines in a stunning presentation inspired by engineering from the past, present, and future. The new exhibition features hands-on tasks in five engineering disciplines – software, structural, mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering. Each station will feature an interactive exhibit and will incorporate a unique “engineering hero” story. The overall goal of the exhibit is to educate visitors in the engineering disciplines, drive interest…

Promise of the Infinite: Joan Jonas and the Mirror Once called the “Mother of all Performance Art,” Joan Jonas ’58 has used mirrors in her groundbreaking multimedia works since the late 1960s. Othello Re-imagined in Sepia  ENDS DEC 16TH! African American painter and printmaker Curlee Raven Holton reinvents Shakespeare’s Othello in this series of ten etchings. Celebrating Ten Years of Teaching with Art Labels written from the perspectives of faculty, students, and curators complement the diverse objects on view, more than a dozen of…

Amid the picturesque backdrop of this quintessential New England village, Historic Deerfield's "December in Deerfield" is a yearly celebration of the holiday season that provides programs and events the whole family can enjoy. This year, the museum will bring music and magic to enchant and delight audiences from December 1-16. On Saturday, December 1, the museum will kick off "December in Deerfield" with "Cozy December Day: Celebrate with Songs and Sweets." Visitors are invited to spend a December day as early…

Handmade in our Deerfield, Mass. kitchen, these delicious chocolates are sure to delight your family, friends and colleagues. From Deerfield Samplers and assorted nut clusters to stocking-stuffer Santas, milk chocolate Rudolph pops and more - we've got plenty of holiday magic to share with everyone on your list! Visit us at our store or online. Open Daily 10:00 - 5:30 Extended Holiday Hours Open weekdays until 7:00pm December 3-21 December 22 and 23 10:00-5:30 December 24 9:00-3:00 December 25 closed…

Caroling Season At The Fort December 6th-24th The famous Fort carolers will be bringing their unforgettable holiday cheer to our dining room every night. Reservations are filling very fast so don’t let the season go by without being a part of this legendary experience. Continue a great family tradition or start a new one Call For Reservations - 413-734-7475

EXOSKELETONS, JETPACKS & MORE! through January 1, 2019 Control a computer using the power of your mind, race against a Paralympian, and see how a bionic eye works in our new Traveling Exhibit, Bionic Me. This exhibit explores the inventive and ingenious medical and industrial breakthroughs that have helped enhance the human experience, and contains both hands-on and full-body experiences. Visitors to Bionic Me will be encouraged to think about the potential of clever technology and how it can change people’s…

Stop in to pick up everyday items or take home that special memento to remember your travels. You'll enjoy shopping or browsing our 3 large rooms in a causal relaxed atmosphere. Sit a while in our ice cream parlor and enjoy your favorite flavor of ice cream or old-fashioned milkshake. Or shop our online store. There is something for everyone! We have fun and exciting toys, candies, children's books, bath bombs, greeting cards, and kitchen gadgets including Coca Cola products. We…

Join us December 14, 15, and 16 for one of Holyoke’s most beloved holiday traditions as the Massachusetts Academy of Ballet presents Nutcracker & Sweets at Wistariahurst. This unique, historical interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet is presented through narration and dance in the historic setting of Wistariahurst. Student dancers perform the magical story with a local historical twist and lively choreography in eight performances on Friday, December 14 at 4pm and 6:30pm; Saturday, December 15 at 11:30am, 2pm, and 4:30pm;…

All: A Look into LGBTQ Representation in Picture Books, through July 28, 2019, Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards, through  January 27, 2019, Illustrated Owls: A Who’s Hoo from the Museum’s Vault, through April 21, 2019. Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards October 21, 2018 - January 27, 2019 The Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award annually recognizes outstanding African American artists of children’s books who demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. Our Voice is the first…

Berkshire East will reopen Dec 15th. We are looking at good snowmaking forecasts this week and expect expanded terrain. It's looking like a great holiday week. Our full winter operating hours will begin Dec 20th. Trails Open: 14 Lifts Open: 3 New Snow last 24hrs: 1 inches Acreage Open: 27 Minimun Base Depth: 8 inches

Ice Cream Man IPA cans will be available one last time before the end of the year.  Join us on Saturday, 12/15 from 10am-5pm as the Ice Cream Man makes his final appearance of the year. If you’re looking for a great Christmas gift, we’re excited to have more of our Ice Cream Man IPA tie-died jerseys (sizes small-3xl).  These will be available on Saturday for just $29.99 each. Whey Station food truck will be here beginning at 9:30am, and Among…

It’s snow much fun here at the Connecticut Science Center! Stay warm while enjoying one of the best winter activities; skating! No skates are required for this rink, just wear your coziest pair of socks to slide around in. This is great for both the young and the young at heart. The Sock Skating Rink will be open through President’s Day and is included with the purchase of General Admission or a Connecticut Science Center Membership. Butterfly Winter Wonderland 11/23-2/18…

Visit with Santa and enjoy cookies and milk, crafts and stories from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm in the Holyoke City Hall Council Chambers on Saturday, December 15, 2018.  Bring your camera for a picture with Santa.  The Girl Scouts of Western Massachusetts will be providing milk and cookies.  For more information, please contact the Holyoke Parks & Recreation Department at 322-5620

The Shops at Marketplace, Simply Serendipity & NOSH are hosting The Merry & Bright Holiday Market 10 'til 3 - where you will find perfect holiday gifts for everyone on your list as you support local, makers, designers and artisans from the Valley. Enjoy beautiful live holiday music AND SANTA will be visiting The Shops at Marketplace Saturday, December 15th from 1 'til 2 - enjoy complimentary cookies, hot cocoa and candy canes and so much more. The Shops at Marketplace…

Meet Santa, 11 am-2 pm Bring your Christmas list and your camera to meet Kris Kringle! Meet everyone’s favorite jolly old elf and tour special exhibit Gingerbread: The Pop Culture Edition. Every child 12 and under will get to choose a gift, while supplies last. Santa’s Workshop, 11 am-3 pm You’re the elf in Santa’s Workshop! Make gift to give a special loved one, complete with trimmings including card and gift tag. Options will include magnet sets, photos in mosaic frames,…

Celebrate the holiday season with a timeless Christmas tradition!  Enjoy milk & cookies with Santa while he reads the beloved classic, “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Saturday, December 15th, at 2 PM. Santa is located on the lower level in Café Square. Join Western Mass Brass on Saturday, December 15, from 2:00  to 4:00 on the Lower Level in Sears Court for a Christmas-themed performance. Melha Shriners will be selling teddy bears  from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm on the Upper Level…

Enjoy a FREE photo opportunity with your pets & Saint Nick on December 8, 9, 15, and 16th from noon-4pm at PetSmart!

You can get your favorite purchased bottle of Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, EH Taylor and Weller engraved today. Limited supplies. Order in advance is suggested. The best part of this is - you do not need to attend. Send us an email that would like to have a bottle engraved and we will work with you to pre-order your bottle(s). email us at discover@tableandvine.com Great Holiday Gifts!

Enjoy The Shoppes at Kringle Candle! Visit Santa Saturdays & Sundays noon to 5pm. Extended hours Fridays & Saturdays to 7pm Open 10am to 6pm. Sunday - Thursday NEW FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Enjoy new scents for this holiday season: Stardust, Winter's Nap, Sugar Cookies, 'Twas the Night, Frosty Branches, Baby, it's Cold Outside!, Fig & Fir & Sugar Plum Poinsettia. Shop New Holiday!

SANTA'S FIRST VISIT Dec 8 Come on in and visit with Santa.  He will arrive at 1:00 pm and will be there until 3:00 pm.  Make your list and put it in his mailbox.  Color, and make a craft and enjoy the day.  He will be so happy to see you, and Santa LOVES to ride on the Merry-Go-Round! If you missed Santa's first visit don't worry because he's back to today for his second and final visit of the season.…

Albany Berkshire Ballet (ABB) will present its annual tour of the holiday classic The Nutcracker. The production was choreographed by Artistic Director Madeline Cantarella Culpo. Sets and scenery were created by theater and movie set designer Carl Sprague, a Stockbridge native, and costumes were designed by Rita Watson and Victile Donahue. The Nutcracker will feature local dance students in special children’s roles alongside the professional dancers of the ABB. This year’s company includes dancers from around the United States, as well as, international countries. A…

Enjoy classical harp music every Saturday in December  The enduring tradition of afternoon tea, set in our cozy library, complete with a lit fireplace and classical harpist, is the perfect way to relax on a Saturday afternoon. Channel your inner Marie Antoinette, and indulge in a little Processco with your tea sandwiches and scones. Add cranberry juice and make it a poinsettia! December 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th, 1 pm – 4 pm. Gingerbread Lobby Display From edible houses to candy-suited…

The men's and women's basketball teams will play Massasoit Community College at home. Free and open to the public. Women start at 1 p.m.; men's tip-off is 3 p.m. Springfield Technical Community College - Scibelli Hall Gym

Join Western Mass Brass on Saturday, December 15, from 2:00  to 4:00 on the Lower Level in Sears Court for a Christmas-themed performance. Also join the American Cancer Society on Saturday, December 15, from 12:00 to 6:00 on the Upper Level near Target to help raise funds for their Survivor Breakfast in April 2019.

Elliot isn't quite sure what Christmas spirit is, but he suspects he doesn't have it. Not even a visit to Santa Claus can put Elliot in the right mood. But when chance blows a letter for Santa into Elliot and Mouse's path, the two friends discover what Christmas is all about—and make a new friend, too. Join Mike Curato as he reads from his new picture book Merry Christmas, Little Elliot, a heartfelt celebration of the season of giving! Book signing…

The Ukulele Scramble is Richard Perlmutter and Robin Hoffman. They sing and play songs from the past 500 years -- Renaissance music, Parlor and Art Songs, jazz and swing standards, and even some Rock and Roll. They update, revise and rewrite lyrics for many of these songs -- often humorously -- and perform them on a variety of ukuleles and other small stringed instruments. The group is based in Western Massachusetts. Free. Donations for Sing For Shelter will be gratefully…

Founded in 2015, Happier Valley Comedy is the heart of improv comedy in Western Mass! Their Happier Family Comedy Show is all about letting creativity flourish in an accepting atmosphere. Each improv show is an hour-long, all new, and created on the spot based on audience members’ suggestions and participation. Geared for kids ages 5-12, you won’t want to miss this program packed full of high energy and family-friendly funnies! $10 Adult / $5 Youth (Members: $9 Adult / $4.50 Youth)…

The cherished tradition of holiday festivities at Old Sturbridge Village returns once again this weekends in December! Enjoy an evening filled with New England holiday traditions, live music performances, storytelling, sleigh rides, festive foods, visits with Santa, a roaring bonfire, a nightly tree lighting ceremony, a gingerbread house contest, and strolls around the decorated Village Common. Christmas by Candlelight attendees can also purchase sweets, warm drinks, and other snacks at designated locations in the Village. Offerings include hot apple cider…

All aboard! Get the holiday season started with this family favorite. A young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express. During his adventure, he learns about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas. “Cause that’s the way things happen on the Polar Express…” December 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23 | 3PM Tickets Don’t miss this special holiday movie presentation in our Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation Science Theater for a…

Join hundreds of others and start a family tradition of coming for a trolley ride during the holiday season. Whether you ride a closed car or brave the cold to ride the open "electric sleigh", we promise you a good time and one that you'll remember for years. Join your motormen in singing traditional Christmas carols as the trolley makes its way through the "Tunnel of Lights". When you return, head inside the Visitors Center which has been transformed into…

Explore the North Pole, like never before, where the magic of the holidays is unwrapped before your eyes, as Sonny’s Place is transformed into Santa’s Place! The North Pole comes to life around you, as Santa’s elves create a winter wonderland that dazzles and dances to the sounds of the season! Attractions: Santa’s Holiday House Enjoy the new twist and swirls of the holidays, on Peppermint Pathway! Come visit Santa in his Candy Cane Cabin. Gather around the Christmas Tree and…

Author, illustrator, and theorist D.B. Dowd will present a talk about the themes in his latest book, Stick Figures: Drawing as a Human Practice, at the Norman Rockwell Museum on Saturday, December 15, starting at 5 p.m. Dowd, a Senior Fellow of the Museum’s Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies, will present an expansive look into the practice of drawing that resets the terms of an age old activity, and embraces drawing as a communicative practice and process for everyone.…

From coast to coast, SantaCon is enjoyed by many each and every year. Grab your best Santa Suit (or version of it) and join us at the Log Cabin for a cocktail party to remember with DJ & Dancing! The SantaCon evening will include passed hors d'oeuvres, five stations serving an array of international cuisines, and a complimentary cocktail or beer. Saturday, December 15, 6pm - Midnight. $47 per person.

Join us Saturday, December 15th, for our Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party this holiday season. Live music with Merrill Shepard kicking off at 7pm followed by DJ's Hatch & Bozo, who will be playing all of today's favorites, along with the best holiday jams all night long! Banquet Hall will be open at 10pm! Photographer will be present to take pictures of all your ugly sweaters! Cash prizes will be awarded throughout the night for ugly sweaters & a grand…

Rusted Shame is going to be at the Iron Duke Brewery for a pre Christmas bash! Come relieve all your shopping stress of the holiday season with some tasty Iron Duke beer and some Rusted Shame Rock N Roll. This one is an early start, 7pm. Come on down and Rock the holiday season with us!!  

Join us for MUSTACHE NIGHT 2018 this Saturday Dec 15th! We will be releasing a very limited amount of our first beer from Uncle Ray's Private Stock, a barrel-aged series. First up, we aged the ever popular Connery's Mustache Scotch Ale in freshly emptied bourbon barrels for 6 months. Trust me when I say, it's UNREAL. It will be available on draft in the taproom and in 22oz bottles starting at 7pm on Sat Dec 15th!! Better hurry and get…

The Cathedral Choir of Boys & Adults will celebrate the 18th Annual Festival of Lessons & Carols on Saturday, December 15th, 7:30 PM, at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, 260 State Street in Springfield. The Cathedral Choir will be accompanied by strings, hand bells, harpsichord and the mighty cathedral organ. The service consists of seven scripture readings of the season paired with congregational carols and choral anthems. Highlights will include a rarely heard Gloria and Et In Terra…

Sabrina is the author of best-selling book of poetry DEPRESSION AND OTHER MAGIC TRICKS (published by Button Poetry, also home to Neil Hilborn). ​The shows are poetry readings with a sense of humor and hope. While the subject matter can sometimes be dark, these performances are also uplifting, as they bring out in the open frank discussions of feelings many people share but don’t know how to voice. Saturday, December 15, 8:00pm (Doors at 6). $20 Adv / $20 Door 18+ TICKETS

Professor Harp will come to Theodores' on Worthington Street in Springfield on Dec. 15 at 9 p.m. A Boston native, Hughes has been a stalwart on the city's blues scene since the early 70s. He first joined Muddy Waters on stage at Paul's Mall in 1975 and became a regular call-up for the blues legend when he was in town.

Mihali Savoulidis is the lead singer and guitarist for Vermont rock quartet, Twiddle. Barely 30 years old, the Jersey native has already drawn crowds at such notable rock shrines as Red Rocks, The Capitol Theatre and Bonnaroo. Twiddle’s fan base is growing rapidly, and Mihali’s signature vocals and guitar work are more than partly responsible for this undeniable momentum. ​Most laud Mihali for his dexterity on guitar, but it’s his lyrics and songwriting capabilities which set his solo act apart. It…

Brunch with Santa at the Oliver Wight Tavern at Old Sturbridge Village offers a large selection of brunch items and a chance for the little ones to meet Santa Claus. Sunday, December 2; Sunday, December 9; Sunday, December 16; Sunday, December 23 Times: Seatings available between 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $26.95 for adult; $23.95 for seniors (55+); $13.95 for children 4-12; 3 & Under FREE; Prices DO NOT include admission to Christmas by Candlelight in the evening; Prices do not…

Bring the Kids to Sunday Brunch with Santa Santa will be on hand to hear your child’s holiday wishes! December 2, 9 & 16 from 10 a.m. -1:30 p.m. $24.95 for adults, $14 for children 4-12, Children 3 and under are free (does not include tax or gratuity, menu and prices are subject to change.) Reservations can be made between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Enjoy a lavish display of fresh baked breads, croissants, danishes, assorted muffins, bagels & cream…