Franklin County Pride is proud to partner with Bloom Local to spotlight LGBTGIA+ events in the area
Pride Prom
Franklin County students in grades 9 - 12 are invited to celebrate Pride Prom at the Greenfield YMCA! There will be a DJ, food, and lots of fun! This event is sponsored by Franklin County Pride. We hope to provide a fun and safe space for LGBTQIA+ teens in our community to celebrate.
Students are welcome to visit the “Prom Closet” at Greenfield High School from 4:30pm - 6:30pm on Wednesday, May 15 to look for outfits.
This event is FREE!
Pizza will be generously provided by Magpie.
Desserts will be generously provided by Sweet Lucy’s Bakeshop.
BIPOC Joy Group - Transhealth
Transhealth’s BIPOC Joy Group is a 12-week therapeutic group for BIPOC* transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse people ages 18+ who are looking to build community and connect with others in the area who have shared lived experiences. Group members are invited to explore, journal, play, create, and brainstorm with one another. Discussions will be centered around our experiences of pleasure, aliveness, and joy as a tool for individual, and collective, resilience. Group members do not need to have previously established care at Transhealth to join.
** BIPOC refers to anyone who identifies as Black, Indigenous, and/or a person of color
Dates: Wednesdays from May 22, 2024 – August 7, 2024
Time: 5:45pm – 7:15pm EST
Location: Virtual
Cost: Insurance accepted. Private pay options available. Scholarships may be available for interested individuals who are uninsured/underinsured.
For more information or to schedule a group screening please email: BIPOCJoyGroup@transhealth.org
Queer & Trans Yoga with Sebastian Merrill
This 6-week series is designed especially for LGBTQIA+ identified students 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 community members can cultivate joy, a deeper relationship with their bodies, and a sense of connectedness to their yoga practice.
Each class will feature time for community and connection and an alignment-focused physical asana practice, ending with gentle restorative movement. Sebastian’s teaching is gender-affirming, body-positive, and consent-oriented. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Registration
Drop-ins are welcome! Thursdays, 7:00-8:30PM, May 2 - June 6
A note regarding accessibility to all Sanctuary offerings: We have a range of scholarship options available. If the cost of participating is prohibitive, please email us at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com to learn more.
Drag Bingo for Peace Development Fund
The Peace Development Fund invites you to join Four Phantoms for their next Drag Bingo Night! Proceeds support PDF’s social justice organizing grants in the Valley, including support of LGBTQ+ groups. We'll be donating an additional $1 per pint sold, so come thirsty.
Bingo starts at 7pm and is $20 for 10 rounds. Fabulous prizes from local businesses. Come support even if you don’t play!
These events sell out, so get your tickets early!
Support Group for Trans & Gender Diverse Parents
Transhealth invites you to join their hybrid support group for parents who identify and belong to the trans and gender-diverse community. Facilitated by one of our experienced trans Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LICSW), this group is free and open to all!
Dates: Last Wednesday of Every Month
Time: 6pm – 7:30pm EST
Location: Join either in-person at the Transhealth Community Room or virtually via zoom
This is a FREE support group.
Queer & Trans Yoga with Sebastian Merrill
This 6-week series is designed especially for LGBTQIA+ identified students 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 community members can cultivate joy, a deeper relationship with their bodies, and a sense of connectedness to their yoga practice.
Each class will feature time for community and connection and an alignment-focused physical asana practice, ending with gentle restorative movement. Sebastian’s teaching is gender-affirming, body-positive, and consent-oriented. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Registration
Drop-ins are welcome! Thursdays, 7:00-8:30PM, May 2 - June 6
A note regarding accessibility to all Sanctuary offerings: We have a range of scholarship options available. If the cost of participating is prohibitive, please email us at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com to learn more.
Pride Flag Raising
Join Franklin County Pride and the City of Greenfield for the official Pride Flag Raising on the Greenfield Town Common. There will be brief speeches by Mayor Desorgher and members of Franklin County Pride, followed by the raising of the flag. Let’s celebrate the beginning of Pride Month together!
DIY Pride Gear
Stop by the Greenfield Public Library’s makerspace to make your own bracelets, flags, signs, and buttons for Pride season. All supplies provided.
Queer & Trans Yoga with Sebastian Merrill
This 6-week series is designed especially for LGBTQIA+ identified students 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 community members can cultivate joy, a deeper relationship with their bodies, and a sense of connectedness to their yoga practice.
Each class will feature time for community and connection and an alignment-focused physical asana practice, ending with gentle restorative movement. Sebastian’s teaching is gender-affirming, body-positive, and consent-oriented. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Registration
Drop-ins are welcome! Thursdays, 7:00-8:30PM, May 2 - June 6
A note regarding accessibility to all Sanctuary offerings: We have a range of scholarship options available. If the cost of participating is prohibitive, please email us at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com to learn more.
Pride Button Making
Join teen volunteers to make one of a kind pride flag buttons for your backpack, jacket, friends!
This event is from youth ages 12+
Bubble Tea & Teen Pride Movie
Relax in the teen room with delicious boba and a special screening of a queer rom-com about a closeted high schooler who falls for an anonymous online pen pal from his school.
This event is for teens, 12+
Local Author - Avery Cassell
Avery Cassell is the author of Masculinities, a collection of drawings and essays on LGBTQ+ masculine-of-center leaders. Come hear Avery discuss the book and her work.
Pride Movie Night: MILK
Join Franklin County Pride for a two movie night showing! First movie is Milk at 6pm.
Synopsis:
His life changed history. His courage changed lives. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. Sean Penn stars as Harvey Milk under the direction of Gus Van Sant in "Milk," filmed on location in San Francisco from an original screenplay by Dustin Lance Black, and produced by Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen. "Milk" charts the last eight years of Harvey Milk's life. While living in New York City, he turns 40. Looking for more purpose, Milk and his lover Scott Smith (James Franco) relocate to San Francisco, where they found a small business, Castro Camera, in the heart of a working-class neighborhood. With his beloved Castro neighborhood and beautiful city empowering him, Milk surprises Scott and himself by becoming an outspoken agent for change. With vitalizing support from Scott and from new friends like young activist Cleve Jones (Emile Hirsch), Milk plunges headfirst into the choppy waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor, Milk's actions speak even louder than his gift-of-gab words. When Milk is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he tries to coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected supervisor, Dan White (Josh Brolin). But as White and Milk's political agendas increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically converge. Milk's platform was and is one of hope – a hero's legacy that resonates in the here and now.
CAST: Sean Penn, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna, Victor Garber
DIRECTOR: Gus Van Sant
RUN TIME: 128 min
Drag Bingo at Hawks & Reed
This month bingo will be on the FOURTH FLOOR in The Perch.
Ticket Information:
Bingo Cards : $12
Are you ready for DRAG BINGO with Peachy Crème at Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center in Greenfield, MA?! Every month we pick a different theme and play for prize. (Follow hawksandreed and/or thepeachycreme on instagram for this months theme!)
Sponsored by: Hope & Olive
Don’t miss out on the fun! Gather your friends and join us for an evening of fabulous entertainment, fierce competition, and fabulous prizes! See you there!
Hawks and Reed is an accessible space. Audience sits at high and low tables. Specific seating requests can be made via FB messenger. Bathrooms are single stall, gender neutral, and wheelchair accessible.
#DragBingo #DarkValentine #HawksAndReed #GreenfieldMA
Pride Movie Night: But I'm A Cheerleader
Join Franklin County Pride for two night event at the Garden Cinema! Second movie of the night is cult classic, But I’m A Cheerleader! 8:15pm showing.
Synopsis:
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.
CAST: Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Cathy Moriarty, RuPaul, Melanie Lynskey, Katharine Towne
DIRECTOR: Jamie Babbit
RUN TIME: 85 min
Pride Button Making
Join teen volunteers to make one of a kind pride flag buttons for your backpack, jacket, friends!
This event is from youth ages 12+
DIY - Rainbow Ribbon Streamers
Gather at the library to make a festive rainbow streamer to waive at the 12pm Pride parade (or any time)! Recommended for kids ages 3-12 and their caregivers. Please note an adult is required to be present with children under 8 participating in GPL programs.
This event is for children ages 0-12.
Franklin County Pride Parade
Join us for the 8th annual Franklin County Pride Parade! Over 60 groups will march down Federal Street and onto Main Street headed to Energy Park. Let’s come together to celebrate the our beautiful LGBTQIA+ community.
Theme: Be Seen. Be Heard
Festivities will continue immediately after the parade on Miles Street and Energy Park with musical performances, speeches, vendors, and more!
Pride Festival & Block Party
Celebrate Franklin County Pride! Musical performances, speeches, vendors, food, and more!
Drag Trivia Night
Theme: Pop Music
Trivia starts at 6:30 pm and is $15 to enter. Ages 21+. Please arrive by 6 pm to be seated. Deep knowledge of trivia is not required as long as you know how to have fun! Prizes for our winners will be provided by Four Phantoms Brewing Company.
Teams are of an unlimited size. “Why?” you ask. Because a one-person team can be just as fierce as a team of ten – and the winning teams are usually on the smaller side, but prove us wrong with your ten-person team at this show. To the victor go the spoils!
413Ska Presents: A Ska & Punk Pride Party
Burly Girlies – Headlining VT Feminist punk band
McAsh – Ska/punk/ rock from Windsor VT
The New Limits – Boston ska,reggae, and rocksteady. Dust off those dancing shoes!
RVR – Indie/queerpunk/ folk punk from VT
Melovictoria – Female Fronted Punk band from CT . (Your Mom’s favorite punk band)
Marianne Toilet And The Runs – Deliciously Demented Rock Group
Tickets: $10
Rokkit Queer
The legendary ROCKITQUEER Returns! Bring your bad queer self on down to the Voo for rebirth/reunion/reignition/reliftoff.
Pride Book Club
Join GPL and Imaginary Bookshop for a special book show-and-tell. No need to read a specific book, instead bring your favorite book by or about an LGBTQ+ subject to share with other queer lit lovers. Food and refreshments will be provided. Registration recommended, but not required.
This event is for adults, ages 18+
Peer Support Group @ Transhealth
Transhealth offers a peer support group for their patients and clients as well as trans and gender-diverse community members ages 30+. This group is non-clinical and is not intended as group therapy. Rather, this group is for trans and gender-diverse individuals to build support and community through discussions and activities.
Dates: Third Thursday of the month
Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm EST
Location: Join either in-person at the Transhealth Community Room or virtually via zoom
This is a FREE support group.
To register, please complete this form. For more information, please email thcommunity@transhealth.org.
Queer & Trans Yoga with Sebastian Merrill
This 6-week series is designed especially for LGBTQIA+ identified students 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 community members can cultivate joy, a deeper relationship with their bodies, and a sense of connectedness to their yoga practice.
Each class will feature time for community and connection and an alignment-focused physical asana practice, ending with gentle restorative movement. Sebastian’s teaching is gender-affirming, body-positive, and consent-oriented. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Registration
Drop-ins are welcome! Thursdays, 7:00-8:30PM, May 2 - June 6
A note regarding accessibility to all Sanctuary offerings: We have a range of scholarship options available. If the cost of participating is prohibitive, please email us at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com to learn more.
Drag Bingo at Hawks & Reed
Tickets for ALL events* are available for purchase by phone (via CC payment), in person at the box office, or at the door**
*Unless H&R is not ticketing the event.
**Only if there are tickets available – please call or email ahead of time.
Valley Tea Dance
Valley Tea Dance are local dances are fun, safe and a welcoming space for Lesbian/Queer women identified people to get together and dance.
We recognize and appreciate the complexity and beauty of all genders. The Valley Tea Dance aim is to create an enjoyable space specifically for women and adjacent individuals who love women. Therefore, Valley Tea dances are specifically for this group.
Trans women and non-binary folk who connect with femininity are part of our Community.
The dances are a collaborative effort of Holyoke Lesbian Meetup and Hawks and Reed.
COVID-19 POLICY: Masks highly recommended.
Drag Brunch Pride Fundraiser
Daddies of Drag Brunch: Sovereign of the Pride Drag Competition
This ticket grants admission for one to Daddies of Drag Brunch at Blue Heron Restaurant (112 North Main Street, Sunderland, MA), a full drag show to entertain you while you eat. Get your dollar bills ready for tips because our performers are coming prepared to entertain you with lip syncs, comedy, dance moves, and a heaping helping of Sunday sass! You’ll see kings, nonbinary performers, and queens serving up their best acts with a masculine edge! Ages 18+.
Please note this ticket price does not include the buffet style brunch, which will be available for purchase at the venue. Beverages are available to purchase from the bar.
All ticket sales are final and are put on the will-call list at the door, which opens at 11:30 am with the show starting around 12 to 12:30 pm. Seating is open, so arrive early for the best choice of seats. Parking is abundant near the venue.
Support Group for Trans and Gender-Diverse Parents
Transhealth invites you to join their hybrid support group for parents who identify and belong to the trans and gender-diverse community. Facilitated by one of their experienced trans Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LICSW), this group is free and open to all.
Dates: Last Wednesday of Every Month
Time: 6pm – 7:30pm EST
Location: Join either in-person at the Transhealth Community Room or virtually via zoom
This is a FREE support group.
SUGA
SUGA is conceived, created, and performed by Travis Coe and directed by Stacy Klein. Travis began working on SUGA in 2016 as he explored the Afro-Caribbean/Latinx history of his family, and their native lands spanning Belize, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico. Klein, DE’s Founder and Artistic Director, watched some of Travis’ early creative process and began working in dialogue. It is an investigation of freedom, and the bounds—personal, artistic, societal, and political—one must break through to achieve that end. As a caretaker of a museum of memory, Coe touches/reveals/remixes all the aspects of himself—as Queer, Black, Latinx, and American, to find the path to sing, fly, run – toward Freedom.
April 17-21, 2024
7:30 PM
SUGA
SUGA is conceived, created, and performed by Travis Coe and directed by Stacy Klein. Travis began working on SUGA in 2016 as he explored the Afro-Caribbean/Latinx history of his family, and their native lands spanning Belize, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico. Klein, DE’s Founder and Artistic Director, watched some of Travis’ early creative process and began working in dialogue. It is an investigation of freedom, and the bounds—personal, artistic, societal, and political—one must break through to achieve that end. As a caretaker of a museum of memory, Coe touches/reveals/remixes all the aspects of himself—as Queer, Black, Latinx, and American, to find the path to sing, fly, run – toward Freedom.
April 17-21, 2024
7:30 PM
Uncanny Valley Night Market
It's coming... the Uncanny Valley maker's market is back for its second year! And this time, it's at night!
On April 20th come on down to the underground at 10 Forward and support some of Massachusetts' finest makers of the strange and unusual from 5-10 pm. The market is all ages and free to attend.
Uncanny Valley will be followed by a weird & wild dance party, DJ'd by Harsh Noise Boyfriend (HNB) and cachet0na. The dance party is 18+ with a $10 cover to support the DJs and the venue!
And of course, the bar will be open all night, providing the Valley's best alcoholic and zero-proof libations for all.
Get yourself excited by checking out all of the vendors in advance!
@obscurityglass
@eternalspiralproject
@magpieRampant
@_thebonecollector_
@kep.ceramics
@wildfancydesign
@theawkwardowldesigns
@meggonade
@quilt_witch
@deadeyeprints
@ryanrushing
@lookyheregreenfield
@nightcritterprints
@eldritchlibrary
@artmuffin_studio
@reinventedleather
@dirt.ox
@found_and_faded
@thankyou_sean
@manitas_soso
@menschorama & @slit_her.io
@leathercoven
Save the date! We can't wait to see you weirdos there
Queer Spring Slow Hike - Vermont
Last day to register: April 17, 2024
Take a spring stroll with Volunteer Amy! This hike is intentionally slow-paced for anybody who needs, or just wants, to take their time. If you’ve been wanting to join a TVOP event but have been intimidated by group hikes in the past, this beginner-friendly hike would be a great one to try! The route is flat, the river views are beautiful and the company is welcoming. Also suitable for experienced hikers who like to saunter along peering at birds and admiring the moss. Nobody is going to be rushed as we appreciate the beauty of nature.
We ask folks under the age of 18 to please register themselves and an adult to accompany them.
If you require a service dog to attend, please let us know and we collaborate with you on how to keep you both comfortable and hydrated on the hike.
SUGA
SUGA is conceived, created, and performed by Travis Coe and directed by Stacy Klein. Travis began working on SUGA in 2016 as he explored the Afro-Caribbean/Latinx history of his family, and their native lands spanning Belize, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico. Klein, DE’s Founder and Artistic Director, watched some of Travis’ early creative process and began working in dialogue. It is an investigation of freedom, and the bounds—personal, artistic, societal, and political—one must break through to achieve that end. As a caretaker of a museum of memory, Coe touches/reveals/remixes all the aspects of himself—as Queer, Black, Latinx, and American, to find the path to sing, fly, run – toward Freedom.
April 17-21, 2024
7:30 PM
Open Studio for Tweens & Teens
Hosted by Translate Gender
Each month on the 1st and 3rd Fridays from 4-6pm, youth can come hang out in Translate Gender’s comfortable studio space in Northampton to watch movies, create zines and art, play video games, do homework, and make friends. Youth MUST register to participate.
This space will be staffed by adult supports to ensure a safe, brave space for youth who are trans, nonbinary, gender expansive or youth allies.
YOUTH REGISTER HERE!
SUGA
SUGA is conceived, created, and performed by Travis Coe and directed by Stacy Klein. Travis began working on SUGA in 2016 as he explored the Afro-Caribbean/Latinx history of his family, and their native lands spanning Belize, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico. Klein, DE’s Founder and Artistic Director, watched some of Travis’ early creative process and began working in dialogue. It is an investigation of freedom, and the bounds—personal, artistic, societal, and political—one must break through to achieve that end. As a caretaker of a museum of memory, Coe touches/reveals/remixes all the aspects of himself—as Queer, Black, Latinx, and American, to find the path to sing, fly, run – toward Freedom.
April 17-21, 2024
7:30 PM
SUGA
SUGA is conceived, created, and performed by Travis Coe and directed by Stacy Klein. Travis began working on SUGA in 2016 as he explored the Afro-Caribbean/Latinx history of his family, and their native lands spanning Belize, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico. Klein, DE’s Founder and Artistic Director, watched some of Travis’ early creative process and began working in dialogue. It is an investigation of freedom, and the bounds—personal, artistic, societal, and political—one must break through to achieve that end. As a caretaker of a museum of memory, Coe touches/reveals/remixes all the aspects of himself—as Queer, Black, Latinx, and American, to find the path to sing, fly, run – toward Freedom.
April 17-21, 2024
7:30 PM
BloomFest
Get ready to make new connections and unearth inspiration at Bloomfest! Created by and for LGBTQIA+ and queer-allied creatives, small business owners, and community leaders in Western Mass and beyond - the intention for Bloomfest is to create a comfortable and inclusive space to foster new professional connections, spark your creativity, and celebrate our vibrant community.
Come prepared to make new connections, snack and sip on local offerings, and get creative with The Color Collaborative. Lower lighting and sound area and “ice-breaker” conversation tables.
Bloomfest is presented by Bloom Local in partnership with our Sponsors: CopyCat Northampton, Dead Eye Prints, Homeward Bound Nutrition LLC, My Health Matters Fitness, and Yet Another Queer Pop Up Market.
Access = Community Care. Masks will be required at this event.
$0-$40 suggested sliding scale entry in advance & at door (NOTAFLOF)
We hope to see you there!
Pop Culture Drag Trivia Night: Secrets of the Kings and Queens: SCIENCE
House of Hors and Four Phantoms Brewing Company invite you to join them for the latest installation of Secrets of the Kings and Queens Pop Culture Trivia night! This month’s theme: SCIENCE!
Trivia starts at 6:30 pm and is $15 to enter. Ages 21+. Please arrive by 6 pm to be seated. Deep knowledge of trivia is not required as long as you know how to have fun! Prizes for our winners will be provided by Four Phantoms Brewing Company. Tickets are available here!
Teams are of an unlimited size. “Why?” you ask. Because a one-person team can be just as fierce as a team of ten – and the winning teams are usually on the smaller side, but prove us wrong with your ten-person team at this show. To the victor go the spoils!
Drag Bingo at Hawks & Reed
Tickets for ALL events* are available for purchase by phone (via CC payment), in person at the box office, or at the door**
*Unless H&R is not ticketing the event.
**Only if there are tickets available – please call or email ahead of time.
Queer & Trans Yoga with Sebastian Merrill
This 6-week series is designed especially for LGBTQIA+ identified students 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 community members can cultivate joy, a deeper relationship with their bodies, and a sense of connectedness to their yoga practice.
Each class will feature time for community and connection and an alignment-focused physical asana practice, ending with gentle restorative movement. Sebastian’s teaching is gender-affirming, body-positive, and consent-oriented. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Registration
Drop-ins are welcome! Thursdays, 7:00-8:30PM, March 7- April 11.
A note regarding accessibility to all Sanctuary offerings: We have a range of scholarship options available. If the cost of participating is prohibitive, please email us at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com to learn more.
Valley Tea Dance
Valley Tea Dance are local dances are fun, safe and a welcoming space for Lesbian/Queer women identified people to get together and dance.
We recognize and appreciate the complexity and beauty of all genders. The Valley Tea Dance aim is to create an enjoyable space specifically for women and adjacent individuals who love women. Therefore, Valley Tea dances are specifically for this group.
Trans women and non-binary folk who connect with femininity are part of our Community.
The dances are a collaborative effort of Holyoke Lesbian Meetup and Hawks and Reed.
COVID-19 POLICY: Masks highly recommended.
Queer & Trans Yoga with Sebastian Merrill
This 6-week series is designed especially for LGBTQIA+ identified students 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 community members can cultivate joy, a deeper relationship with their bodies, and a sense of connectedness to their yoga practice.
Each class will feature time for community and connection and an alignment-focused physical asana practice, ending with gentle restorative movement. Sebastian’s teaching is gender-affirming, body-positive, and consent-oriented. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Registration
Drop-ins are welcome! Thursdays, 7:00-8:30PM, March 7- April 11.
A note regarding accessibility to all Sanctuary offerings: We have a range of scholarship options available. If the cost of participating is prohibitive, please email us at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com to learn more.
Drag Bingo for Peace Development Fund
The Peace Development Fund invites you to join Four Phantoms for their next Drag Bingo Night! Proceeds support PDF’s social justice organizing grants in the Valley, including support of LGBTQ+ groups. We'll be donating an additional $1 per pint sold, so come thirsty.
Bingo starts at 7pm and is $20 for 10 rounds. Fabulous prizes from local businesses. Come support even if you don’t play!
These events sell out, so get your tickets early!
Queer & Trans Yoga with Sebastian Merrill
This 6-week series is designed especially for LGBTQIA+ identified students 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 community members can cultivate joy, a deeper relationship with their bodies, and a sense of connectedness to their yoga practice.
Each class will feature time for community and connection and an alignment-focused physical asana practice, ending with gentle restorative movement. Sebastian’s teaching is gender-affirming, body-positive, and consent-oriented. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Registration
Drop-ins are welcome! Thursdays, 7:00-8:30PM, March 7- April 11.
A note regarding accessibility to all Sanctuary offerings: We have a range of scholarship options available. If the cost of participating is prohibitive, please email us at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com to learn more.
Thistle Scouts
Thistle Scouts is for trans + gender weirdos 16 & up
Expect wild experiments, build practical skills, and deep dive into play! All inspired by our beloved plant friends. Think Bill Nye meets Outlander, Survivor cosplay and alchemy lab day camp for trans folks. There will be merit badges and snacks too! Hosted by Vilde Chaya Fenster-Erlich and Ced Clearwater
Thistle scouts meet the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month from 3:30-6pm
Queer Poetry Open Mic
Looking for a sweet spot to hang out and share your heard? Check out Queer Poetry Open Mic!
Doors open at 6:30, Open mic starts at 7.
Sliding Scale $5-$20, NOTAFLOF
Questions? Contact queerpoetrynews@gmail.com
MASKS REQUIRED. Elevator access available through Mesa Verde’s foyer.
Queer & Trans Yoga with Sebastian Merrill
This 6-week series is designed especially for LGBTQIA+ identified students 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 community members can cultivate joy, a deeper relationship with their bodies, and a sense of connectedness to their yoga practice.
Each class will feature time for community and connection and an alignment-focused physical asana practice, ending with gentle restorative movement. Sebastian’s teaching is gender-affirming, body-positive, and consent-oriented. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Registration
Drop-ins are welcome! Thursdays, 7:00-8:30PM, March 7- April 11.
A note regarding accessibility to all Sanctuary offerings: We have a range of scholarship options available. If the cost of participating is prohibitive, please email us at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com to learn more.
Friends & Family Maple Tour & Tasting! With Two Mamas Farm, Hilltown Land Trust and High Five Books
Join Two Mamas Farm, the Hilltown Land Trust, High Five Books and the J.S. Bryant School for a very special family-friendly tour of queer-run Two Mamas Farm, where you'll learn more about small-scale maple tapping and sugaring, their sustainable practices and their approach to land conservation. The tour will also include a tasting of the different grades of maple syrup from their sugarbush, a community potluck, and opportunities to connect around the fire!
The High Five Team will be available throughout the event in the barn with beanbags, books, and activities related to maple trees for all of the kids and kids-at-heart to enjoy! Join us in this beginner and family-friendly experience. LGBTQ+ community and allies invited.
A suggested donation of $0 - $50 is encouraged, with donations being shared between the Hilltown Land Trust and the J.S. Bryant School. Everyone is welcome regardless of donation.
Venture Out: End Of Winter Queer Day Hike
This event is hosted by Venture Out.
Winter will end and spring will come! Join volunteer Amy on a 2.75 mile, beginner friendly hike around a pond to celebrate the changing of the seasons. We’ll take our time walking through the forest appreciating pond views and looking for signs of spring. The hike starts conveniently off of the main, paved road about 20 minutes from Greenfield, MA. Will the pond still have ice? Will the turtles be up? Will we hear the call of a Red-winged blackbird telling us it’s spring? March in New England is an adventure! Come prepared with layers on and find out!
We ask folks under the age of 18 to please register themselves and an adult to accompany them. If you require a service dog to attend, please let us know and we’ll collaborate with you on how to keep you both comfortable and hydrated on the hike.
Drag Bingo at Hawks & Reed
Tickets for ALL events* are available for purchase by phone (via CC payment), in person at the box office, or at the door**
*Unless H&R is not ticketing the event.
**Only if there are tickets available – please call or email ahead of time.
Queer & Trans Yoga with Sebastian Merrill
This 6-week series is designed especially for LGBTQIA+ identified students 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 community members can cultivate joy, a deeper relationship with their bodies, and a sense of connectedness to their yoga practice.
Each class will feature time for community and connection and an alignment-focused physical asana practice, ending with gentle restorative movement. Sebastian’s teaching is gender-affirming, body-positive, and consent-oriented. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Registration
Drop-ins are welcome! Thursdays, 7:00-8:30PM, March 7- April 11.
A note regarding accessibility to all Sanctuary offerings: We have a range of scholarship options available. If the cost of participating is prohibitive, please email us at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com to learn more.
Thistle Scouts
Thistle Scouts is for trans + gender weirdos 16 & up
Expect wild experiments, build practical skills, and deep dive into play! All inspired by our beloved plant friends. Think Bill Nye meets Outlander, Survivor cosplay and alchemy lab day camp for trans folks. There will be merit badges and snacks too! Hosted by Vilde Chaya Fenster-Erlich and Ced Clearwater
Thistle scouts meet the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month from 3:30-6pm