Under the Sea with Eric Carle West Gallery, September 7, 2019 - March 1, 2020 This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the Hsin-Yi Foundation. Eric Carle, Illustration for A House for Hermit Crab (Simon & Schuster). Collection of Eric and Barbara Carle. © 1987 Eric Carle.  Ireland's Eye: Picture Book Views of Ireland Reading Library, Through August 2, 2020 An exhibition of digital reproductions Curated by Elizabeth Goldrick, 2019 Trinkett Clark Intern.

This holiday season, classic Rockwell artwork from the Norman Rockwell Museum (NRM) permanent collection are on view with rarely exhibited paintings from the Peter & Elaine Guiffreda Collection, and several privately-owned pieces. The art on view through February 9, demonstrates the compassionate spirit of giving more than just gifts—sharing kindness, love, and art. Artwork on view includes Rockwell’s 1934 Tiny Tim and Bob Crachit which reminds us of the transformational power of kindness and compassion toward humanity. In Christmas Trio,…

A Shtetl in the Sun, featuring photographs of Jewish Miami Beach in the late 1970s taken by the American photographer Andy Sweet, is on exhibit at the Yiddish Book Center. Upwards of 20,000 elderly Jews made up nearly half the population of Florida’s South Beach community in the late 1970s—all crowded into an area of barely two square miles like a modern-day shtetl, the small, tightly knit Eastern European villages that defined so much of pre-World War II Jewry. As journalist…

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.

Happy Holidays & Free Admission For All College Students With Any Valid College ID to any game during break.

BAUHAUS: 100 Years Later, through - February 16, 2020, D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts Fanny Palmer: The Artist behind Currier & Ives’s Greatest Prints, through -February 23, 2020, D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts Sweet: A Tasty Journey, through - April 26, 2020, Wood Museum of Springfield History People at Work and Other Environmental Portraits by Tad Malek, through - July 12, 2020, D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts Sweet: A Tasty Journey October 26, 2019, to April 26, 2020, in the…

Shop early this month and save!! Get 10% OFF all of your in-store purchases, or shop online 72% Cocoa Foil Wrapped Hearts $9.99 Sale: $8.99 Amorini Milk Chocolate Foil Hearts $12.99 Sale: $11.69 Happy Valentine 16 Piece Gift Box $16.99 Sale: $15.29 Hot Chocolate $6.99 Sale: $6.29 Large Heart Shaped Box $39.99 Sale: $35.99 Small Heart Shaped Box $24.99 Sale: $22.49 Two Milk Chocolate Prince Charming Frogs $13.99 Sale: $12.59 Chocolate Rose Bouquet - Half Dozen $12.99 Sale: $11.69 Chocolate Rose Bouquet - One Dozen $25.99 Sale: $23.39…

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Hoophall Classic annually features the top high school players and teams from around the country. The event is held over the Martin Luther King Day Weekend at Springfield College’s Blake Arena and has hosted many NBA First Round Draft Picks, College All-Americans and McDonald’s All-Americans. Ticket Ordering Tickets can be ordered via phone at 413-231-5513 during business hours Monday through Friday. Tickets can be ordered online for each day at the following link: etix.com/ticket/v/15428/hoophall-classic Ticket Pricing…

The Northeastern Poultry Congress holds it's annual Poultry Show each January, at the Mallory Complex of the Eastern States Exposition Center, in West Springfield, Massachusetts. FEATURING: *Large Fowl*   *Bantams*   *Waterfowl*    *Turkeys*  *Pigeons*  *Guineas* *Trio Classic*   *Displays* Junior Exhibitor and Showmanship Competition Various breeds of poultry are exhibited and judged for ribbons and prizes. Informative seminars offered on different poultry topics on Saturday. Great youth program! The show is open to the public. HOURS: Friday 3-8pm; Saturday 9am-4pm ADMISSION: Free There…

3rd Annual Ice Invasion. This is the same weekend the Red Sox will be at MGM Springfield for their Winter Weekend! Over a dozen ice sculptures will be placed around the downtown area that will draw thousands to check out and enjoy the ice masterpieces. From the MassMutual Center and MGM Springfield up to the Springfield Museums and down to Union Station, you’ll be able to find an ice sculpture at almost every street corner. This year’s ice invasion is…

The inaugural HoopHall Prep Showcase is coming to American International College and Springfield. Held just one mile away from Blake Arena and the Spalding HoopHall Classic, the HoopHall Prep Showcase will host top prep programs from around the country for three full days of action as part of a basketball festival that will blanket the city of Springfield over the course of Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. Top prospects expected to be in attendance include: Corey Walker, Hargrave Military Academy,…

January 18, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm. A Place to Land: Caldecott Medalist illustrator Jerry Pinkney will share his creative process illustrating his new book,  A Place to Land, written by Bary Weinstein. This extraordinary new work is about Martin Luther King Jr. and how he came to write his legendary I Have a Dream speech. Free for Members, children/teens 18 and under, or included with admission. Find out more Sunday, January 19, Sunday, February 16 • 2 p.m. Record your story…

Annual all automotive enthusiasts’/collectors’ event for the car fanatic. Nationally recognized auto related swap meet features one million parts & literature – new & used – for antique cars, street rods, NASCAR, race & competition cars. Nationally recognized as one the best by Hemmings Motor News! HOURS: Saturday, 8am-5pm; Sunday, 8am-4pm ADMISSION: $12/day; 12 & under are free with paid adult LOCATION: Better Living Center

Visitors to Old Sturbridge Village in January and February will be treated to a festive story experience in which residents of a 19th century New England town prepare for a seasonal celebration – a winter ball, filled with “warmth and cheer!”  Each trade shop, home, and business on the Village Common will be brought to life by costumed historians as they talk about how 19th- century folks would have prepared for such a lively event.  While such occasions were relatively…

Come and celebrate the 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Breakfast! The Scholarship Breakfast features engaging speeches, food, live music, and is attended by a diverse gathering of civic, community, and religious leaders and members from Western Massachusetts. Our guest preacher is the Rev. Willie Dwayne Francois III. He serves as the Senior Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church of Pleasantville, NJ and the President of the Black Church Center for Justice and Equality. Rev. Francois lives…