Event Calendar
Upcoming Events from Bloom Local’s Partner Network
We Celebrate the Light: A community holiday celebration & storytime for families
Join beloved local authors Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple for this community interfaith holiday celebration. Families are invited to make light-inspired crafts provided by BOMBYX in-house congregations, Beit Ahavah, The Reform Synagogue of Greater Northampton, and Florence Congregational Church.
Jane and Heidi will read their new picture book WE CELEBRATE THE LIGHT, and Little Roots will provide musical accompaniment. A community fire will cap off the twinkly evening!
High Five Books will have all of Jane and Heidi's books for sale, and families are welcome to bring their own copies for signing.
Registration
This event is sliding scale, with a $10 suggested donation.
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New Years Eve Yoga
As we approach the new year, we will gather in the warmth of great company to honor what has been and turn our hearts toward new possibility. Re-align yourself with what matters most to you and receive the power of community to magnify our individual and collective intentions. This workshop will include joyful yoga, meditation, rest, and contemplation.
All experience levels welcome.
Registration
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Sliding Scale Pricing: $30-$50
A note regarding accessibility to all Sanctuary offerings:
Sanctuary has a range of scholarship options available. If the cost of participating is prohibitive, please email them at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com to learn more.
Prenatal Yoga: Love, Joy, Compassion, & Equanimity
This 4-week series is for people carrying and birthing a baby who are looking to connect with their bodies, their breath, and their pregnancy in a supportive environment. Each class will include time for community and connection and an exploration of the ways that yoga can support pregnancy and birth through movement, breath, and meditation. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Prenatal Yoga: Love, Joy, Compassion, & Equanimity
This 4-week series is for people carrying and birthing a baby who are looking to connect with their bodies, their breath, and their pregnancy in a supportive environment. Each class will include time for community and connection and an exploration of the ways that yoga can support pregnancy and birth through movement, breath, and meditation. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Prenatal Yoga: Love, Joy, Compassion, & Equanimity
This 4-week series is for people carrying and birthing a baby who are looking to connect with their bodies, their breath, and their pregnancy in a supportive environment. Each class will include time for community and connection and an exploration of the ways that yoga can support pregnancy and birth through movement, breath, and meditation. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Prenatal Yoga: Love, Joy, Compassion, & Equanimity
This 4-week series is for people carrying and birthing a baby who are looking to connect with their bodies, their breath, and their pregnancy in a supportive environment. Each class will include time for community and connection and an exploration of the ways that yoga can support pregnancy and birth through movement, breath, and meditation. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Warm Welcome Birth Doula Workshop
October 1st, 2nd & 8th, 9th 2025
Become a confident doula in this full four-day training with a Latine Midwife. All the teachable skills you need to learn to start supporting families for healthier, more positive births. Body-positive, trauma informed, nervous system health orientation.
Registration
Click/tap the button below to learn more about this offering and to register.
Partial scholarships for BIPOC since 2015, refresher rate, payment plans available. Early Bird discount through Nov 18.
Interested and want to know more? Email Michelle at michelle@warmwelcomebirth.com and request a 15-minute zoom or call to get answers to all your questions.
Warm Welcome Birth Doula Workshop
October 1st, 2nd & 8th, 9th 2025
Become a confident doula in this full four-day training with a Latine Midwife. All the teachable skills you need to learn to start supporting families for healthier, more positive births. Body-positive, trauma informed, nervous system health orientation.
Registration
Click/tap the button below to learn more about this offering and to register.
Partial scholarships for BIPOC since 2015, refresher rate, payment plans available. Early Bird discount through Nov 18.
Interested and want to know more? Email Michelle at michelle@warmwelcomebirth.com and request a 15-minute zoom or call to get answers to all your questions.
Warm Welcome Birth Doula Workshop
October 1st, 2nd & 8th, 9th 2025
Become a confident doula in this full four-day training with a Latine Midwife. All the teachable skills you need to learn to start supporting families for healthier, more positive births. Body-positive, trauma informed, nervous system health orientation.
Registration
Click/tap the button below to learn more about this offering and to register.
Partial scholarships for BIPOC since 2015, refresher rate, payment plans available. Early Bird discount through Nov 18.
Interested and want to know more? Email Michelle at michelle@warmwelcomebirth.com and request a 15-minute zoom or call to get answers to all your questions.
Warm Welcome Birth Doula Workshop
October 1st, 2nd & 8th, 9th 2025
Become a confident doula in this full four-day training with a Latine Midwife. All the teachable skills you need to learn to start supporting families for healthier, more positive births. Body-positive, trauma informed, nervous system health orientation.
Registration
Click/tap the button below to learn more about this offering and to register.
Partial scholarships for BIPOC since 2015, refresher rate, payment plans available. Early Bird discount through Nov 18.
Interested and want to know more? Email Michelle at michelle@warmwelcomebirth.com and request a 15-minute zoom or call to get answers to all your questions.
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Trans & Gender-Diverse Book Club
Join Transhealth for this in-person book club for the trans and gender-diverse community!
This month’s pick: Detransition, Baby, “A bold exploration of gender, parenthood, love, and trans life” by Torrey Peters. Participants will read sections of the book independently, before meeting together to discuss the novel as a group.
They encourage group members to share their thoughts, reflections, and critiques of the book as it relates to their lived experience or broader relationship to our community.
Reader Discretion Advised, Ages 18 and over. Max of 12 participants. Paperback copies of the book will be provided to those who need them.
Registration
This is a FREE offering!
Click/tap button below for more information and to register.
Kid Creatives: Sewing & Sculpture
Artists in grades 2nd-5th are invited to explore Sewing & Sculpture during this multi-part afterschool session during this 7 week Monday afterschool session.
Click/tap the button below for more information and to register.
Yoga for Digestive Health
Sanctuary welcomes you to a discussion and physical movement workshop of yoga therapy practices aimed at supporting digestive health. The gut and brain are in constant communication and this relationship, with factors like stress, trauma, and our environment, plays a role in digestive health. In this workshop we will discuss this gut-brain axis that is central to yoga therapy practices for digestive health and bring this awareness into a gentle physical yoga practice.
You may opt to bring a notebook. The studio is wheelchair-accessible. Please note: This workshop will be presented in the context of the yoga therapy model, which is aimed at holistic treatment using yogic practices to treat body-mind system related concerns. Safara’s certification is in teaching Yoga for Digestive Health. She is not a licensed yoga therapist.
Registration
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Pay-What-You-Can, by donation: $5-$40, Suggested Rate: $30
A note regarding accessibility to all Sanctuary offerings:
Sanctuary has a range of scholarship options available. If the cost of participating is prohibitive, please email them at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com to learn more.
Kids Makers Market
Little Roots, Bombyx, Art Always, & High Five Books are excited to present a Winter Kids' Makers Market featuring kids as the makers, ranging from 6-18 years old!
Come purchase gifts for yourself, your friends, or family - for the holidays, birthdays, fun surprises, or just because. You'll find jewelry, soaps, note cards, art, candles, food and more.
Participants will be able to engage in arts and crafts by Art Always, with music by Little Roots students and teachers, and books by High Five Books. Spread the word! Hope to see you there! Interested in having your child participate?
Register at: bit.ly/kidsmakersmarket2024
Registration
This is a FREE event.
Click/tap button below for more information.
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Kid Creatives: Sewing & Sculpture
Artists in grades 2nd-5th are invited to explore Sewing & Sculpture during this multi-part afterschool session during this 7 week Monday afterschool session.
Click/tap the button below for more information and to register.
Ball for All: Auction & Celebration
Enjoy a spread of local desserts and treats, wine, Progression’s iconic brews, music from local DJ BFG, and event emcee DJ Mapes! Come be part of this vibrant tapestry of shared experiences:
Live & Silent Auctions, with bidding opportunities to spend time with local artists and makers to learn new skills! Hyperlocal featured artists will include ceramicists, photographers, fiber artists, printmakers, jewelry makers, and more
Raffle prizes from local businesses, plus original artworks
Participate in on-site art-making at the Ball to celebrate what makes our artistic valley so special: Resiliency and Inclusion.
Have your photo taken on the RED CARPET!
Dress Code: Come SPARKLE & SHINE in your hand-made fashions! Please wear at least one handmade item, whether crafted by you or a local artist and feel free to incorporate some SPARKLE to dance under the mirrorball! Think dressed up, festive, and uniquely you—glitter, shine, and originality are all encouraged! Let’s make this a night to remember, reflecting the art, resilience, and individuality that make our community so special.
Your participation truly makes a difference!
RCA needs to raise $20,000 by January 1st to continue offering accessible arts programming into 2025 and beyond -- additional tax-deductible donations can be made at Patronicity: Resilient Futures
Registration
Click/tap the button below to learn more about this offering and to purchase tickets.
Ticket prices are sliding scale and start at $25.
Please note: tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.
Queer & Trans Yoga: Focus on the Chakras (4-Week Series)
This 4-week series is designed especially for members of the LGBTQIA+ community who are looking to connect with their bodies and their breath in a supportive, community-oriented environment. This space aims to create a container where queer and trans folks can cultivate joy, a deeper relationship with their bodies, and a sense of connectedness to their yoga practice. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Fiber Art Friends
Fiber Art Friends is an intergenerational space for fiber artists and fiber-curious folks to create in community, learn from one another, and try new things!
Trans & Gender-Diverse Book Club
Join Transhealth for this in-person book club for the trans and gender-diverse community!
This month’s pick: Detransition, Baby, “A bold exploration of gender, parenthood, love, and trans life” by Torrey Peters. Participants will read sections of the book independently, before meeting together to discuss the novel as a group.
They encourage group members to share their thoughts, reflections, and critiques of the book as it relates to their lived experience or broader relationship to our community.
Reader Discretion Advised, Ages 18 and over. Max of 12 participants. Paperback copies of the book will be provided to those who need them.
Registration
This is a FREE offering!
Click/tap button below for more information and to register.
DIY Marketing Basics for QT Artists with Luc Abbott (Copy)
Join Luc Abbott (they/them) for an enriching "Marketing Basics" workshop designed for QT musical artists! We'll dive into creative, innovative, and practical strategies to boost your visibility, and cover accessibility guidelines to ensure your outreach is inclusive and impactful.
Kid Creatives: Sewing & Sculpture
Artists in grades 2nd-5th are invited to explore Sewing & Sculpture during this multi-part afterschool session during this 7 week Monday afterschool session.
Click/tap the button below for more information and to register.
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Weekly Virtual Co-Working Space
Registration
If you’re interested in joining, please email franastino@gmail.com and she will add you to the Google Meet invite.
Sliding-scale pricing, suggested start at $5. This offering is run solely on donations and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Donations are accepted via Venmo to @franastino
Kid Creatives: Sewing & Sculpture
Artists in grades 2nd-5th are invited to explore Sewing & Sculpture during this multi-part afterschool session during this 7 week Monday afterschool session.
Click/tap the button below for more information and to register.
Queer & Trans Yoga: Focus on the Chakras (4-Week Series)
This 4-week series is designed especially for members of the LGBTQIA+ community who are looking to connect with their bodies and their breath in a supportive, community-oriented environment. This space aims to create a container where queer and trans folks can cultivate joy, a deeper relationship with their bodies, and a sense of connectedness to their yoga practice. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Painters & Printers Meet Up
Painters and Printers Meet Up is a monthly gathering open to the public, for anyone interested in connecting with other painters and printers at any experience level. Feel free to bring a project you are working on, or come with just an idea and use RCA's supplies to get started!
Trans & Gender-Diverse Book Club
Join Transhealth for this in-person book club for the trans and gender-diverse community!
This month’s pick: Detransition, Baby, “A bold exploration of gender, parenthood, love, and trans life” by Torrey Peters. Participants will read sections of the book independently, before meeting together to discuss the novel as a group.
They encourage group members to share their thoughts, reflections, and critiques of the book as it relates to their lived experience or broader relationship to our community.
Reader Discretion Advised, Ages 18 and over. Max of 12 participants. Paperback copies of the book will be provided to those who need them.
Registration
This is a FREE offering!
Click/tap button below for more information and to register.
Weekly Virtual Co-Working Space
Registration
If you’re interested in joining, please email franastino@gmail.com and she will add you to the Google Meet invite.
Sliding-scale pricing, suggested start at $5. This offering is run solely on donations and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Donations are accepted via Venmo to @franastino