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Facing the Future: Zoom Skits for Climate Change

November 23, 2020 //  by LAVA

Afternoon Rantz with Leah Rantz talks with Jan and Vanessa of the Lava Center in Greenfield about the upcoming Zoom short play festival available online: Facing the Future: Climate Change …

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Art for the coronavirus era

November 19, 2020 //  by LAVA

“'People can come and see art, listen to pre-recorded music and shop for items made by local artists, artisans and crafters,' Query said. 'We always have an eclectic group, and now we’re adding our …

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Video artist’s work shown at LAVA Center this month

October 22, 2020 //  by LAVA

"The short film tracks a relationship between two people viewers never see and one of whom they never hear, he said. The mixed-media video installation 'hacks up styles from Chris Marker, Marguerite …

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Westfield News’ Arts Beat | Episode: 2 by Christopher Janke

October 20, 2020 //  by LAVA

"Episode: 2, a mixed media experimental video by Christopher Janke will be presented by Greenfield’s LAVA Center Oct. 23-25 and 30 and Nov.1. Hacking up styles from Chris Marker, Marguerite Duras, and …

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Popup art series in downtown Greenfield

September 10, 2020 //  by LAVA

"A popup art salon and marketplace will take place at the LAVA Center on Main Street starting this weekend in downtown Greenfield." "A press statement describes the shows as an 'eclectic offering …

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Re-emerging, re-imagining: The LAVA Center reopens with precautions in place

July 30, 2020 //  by LAVA

"Only a few months* after its grand opening in January, The LAVA Center in Greenfield was forced to temporarily shutter its physical space in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, the …

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Arts Beat

June 23, 2020 //  by LAVA

"From A Distance: 2020 (corona)vision(s), an online COVID-19 themed short play festival, presented by the LAVA Center in Greenfield, airs June 28 at 2PM on LAVA’s Facebook live stream. The festival …

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LAVA Center to stream short play festival

June 21, 2020 //  by LAVA

"An online short play festival will be performed by Greenfield and regional performers, bringing to life 18 short views of COVID-19. "The LAVA Center will present “From A Distance: 2020 …

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LAVA Center to host virtual book club with Federal Street Books

April 9, 2020 //  by LAVA

"In collaboration, The LAVA Center and Federal Street Books have launched the virtual club as part of the Greenfield arts center’s ongoing Monday night program, Lit Up the Night. A new book will be …

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Arts Beat

March 31, 2020 //  by LAVA

"The Lava Center in Greenfield is holding on-line Open Mics. The program began March 25, with local artists: Paul Richmond, Nina Gross, Lindy Whiton, John Lentz Trio, Jan Maher, Michael Nix, Trenda …

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Cancellations, closures and community updates

March 27, 2020 //  by LAVA

"An Online Open Mic series is being offered by The LAVA Center, an arts incubator, black box theater, and community space at 324 Main St., Greenfield. The next events are April 14 and 28. For details …

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Stagestruck: Ghost Lights in the Darkness

March 27, 2020 //  by LAVA

"Silverthorne Theater Company is also mounting an online open mic series, with their Greenfield partners the LAVA Center..." …

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The shows must go on-air, online!

March 23, 2020 //  by LAVA

"The LAVA Center will be hosting its first Online Open Mic that will “go live” Wednesday, March 25 at 2 p.m. on its YouTube channel. It will be posted as a public YouTube playlist that will be shared …

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Sounds Local: Support your local artists

March 19, 2020 //  by LAVA

"The LAVA Center, the new community arts center in Greenfield, just announced it will hold a virtual open mic on Wednesday, March 25 at 2 p.m. If you are interested in signing up, visit the LAVA …

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COVID-19 community updates

March 17, 2020 //  by LAVA

"The LAVA Center, 324 Main St., Greenfield, will host an online open mic on Wednesday, March 25, at 2 p.m. The open mic will stream on their YouTube channel and be announced to Facebook event …

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Bringing out the ‘banjo people’

March 5, 2020 //  by LAVA

A great article about one of our tenants, Michael Nix! Bringing out the ‘banjo people’by Anita Fritz/The Greenfield RecorderMarch 3, 2020 …

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Staff Picks: Irish music

March 5, 2020 //  by LAVA

"The recently opened community arts organization in Greenfield, the LAVA Center, hosts its second Sunday potluck alongside traditional Irish music. The potluck features homemade dishes, but those who …

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Arts Previews: Literary nights in Greenfield

February 27, 2020 //  by LAVA

"The LAVA Center’s Literary Series continues on Monday, March 2, at 7 p.m. with a presentation by poet and spoken-word artist Paul Richmond of Wendell, who is also the founder of the regional …

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Sounds Local: Music at Greenfield’s Winter Carnival

January 30, 2020 //  by LAVA

"The Local Access to Valley Arts (LAVA) Center, a new arts and incubation center in Greenfield is opening this weekend, and while not a part of Winter Carnival, the venue has a full schedule of …

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Staff Picks: LAVA Center Opening…

January 30, 2020 //  by LAVA

"Greenfield welcomes a new performing space on Main Street this weekend. The LAVA Center, part black box theater, part art gallery, is opening with three days of activities to reflect the center’s …

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LAVA Center opening in Greenfield this weekend

January 30, 2020 //  by LAVA

The Greenfield Recorder1/30/20 …

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ArtBeat Report on The Bill Newman Show

January 24, 2020 //  by LAVA

Donnabelle interviews LAVA's Lucinda Kidder. Starts around 42:48. …

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Arts Beat

January 22, 2020 //  by LAVA

"Local Access to Valley Arts (LAVA) a Greenfield-based non-profit will open a new performing arts and community space, The LAVA Center in downtown Greenfield, MA on January 31. The LAVA Center houses …

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20 places opening in western Massachusetts in 2020

January 20, 2020 //  by LAVA

We're number 8! "The LAVA Center is a new arts incubator, black box theater, and community space. It’ll be located at 324 Main Street in Greenfield. "The LAVA center will host art events, …

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Editorial: We are an arts destination

January 16, 2020 //  by LAVA

"Franklin County has become an 'arts incubator' — a term coined by Lucinda Kidder, the former director of Silverthorne Theater Co." ... "To further promote the burgeoning local scene, Kidder and …

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New LAVA Center to complement arts scene on Greenfield’s Main Street

January 7, 2020 //  by LAVA

"When three women with similar visions joined forces, the result was what Lucinda Kidder calls 'an arts incubator' for Franklin County. "Co-coordinators Kidder, Vanessa Query and Jan Maher are …

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