Chapter 232 Vietnam Veterans of America will host a tasty Spaghetti Supper at the American Legion Headquarters in Greenfield on Friday, February 3rd starting at 6:00 p.m. The cost is $6.00 per person. Tickets will be sold only at the door. Take-out orders are also available. That's Friday, February 3rd starting at 6:00 p.m. at the American Legion Headquarters, located at 7 Legion Avenue in Greenfield. Proceeds go towards veterans programs and activities in Franklin County.
A song and story swap will be held on Saturday, February 4th at 7:00 at the Nacul Center, located at 592 Main St. in Amherst. The theme for the song and story swap is "Animals" and the guest performer is singer-songwriter Carrie Ferguson, whose trademark sound combines joy with melancholy. Come tell a story, sing, lead everyone in singing, or request a song or story. Admission is free and donations are accepted. Listeners of all ages are welcome.
American Legion Post #81 will hold a Super Bowl Party and Chili Cook-off on Sunday, February 5th beginning at 4:00 p.m. at their headquarters in Greenfield. Bring your favorite homemade chili to the Legion at 4:00 p.m. for the opportunity to win a cash first prize and a Crock Pot for second prize. The cost is $3.00 per person to sample all the chili entries and to be able to vote for the top two entries. Cheese and crackers will be offered. Raffle ticket winners will be drawn during the evening for various sports-related prizes, including autographed footballs, and four-packs of tickets to sporting events. Tickets are available at the post, located at 7 Legion Avenue in Greenfield.
The Friends of Robert Strong Woodward and The Slate Memorial Library in Gill will host a program on the life and art of western Massachusetts landscape painter, Robert Strong Woodward, on Wednesday, February 8th at 7:00 p.m. at the library, located at 332 Main Road in Gill. Woodward was a local wheelchair-bound artist whose paintings were purchased by George Burns, Jack Benny, Robert Frost, Oliver Wendell Holmes and others. Author Janet Gerry will sign her book about the artist at the event. For more information, please contact the Slate Memorial Library at 413-863-2591.
In celebration of 90 Years of Winter Carnival, the Greenfield Recreation Department has put together a weekend jam-packed with fun for the whole family. The celebration kicks-off Friday, February 3rd, starting at 5:00 p.m. at Beacon Field with a Bonfire, Fire Dancers, and Fireworks. The celebration continues on Saturday, February 4th at 10:00 a.m. with the 4 mile Sleigh Bell Run and a Family Fun Day at the Youth Center featuring a magician, art exhibit, face painting, games, crafts, and a showing of Mr. Popper's Penguins. On Sunday, Febuary 5th, meet at noon at Beacon Field for ice skating, sledding, a cookie bake-off, a chili cook-off, ski & snowshoe demos, broom ball, hockey, community tug-of-war, music with DJ Bobby C, and the very popular Cardboard Sled Race. For a full schedule of free and paid Greenfield Winter Carnival events, please point your browser to http://www.greenfield-ma.gov/ , and look under Special Events in the Recreation Department's Page, or look in Thursday's edition of The Recorder newspaper.
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