Westfield on Weekends: Westfield Colonial Harvest Day and Harvest Days in the District

The Sixth Annual WESTFIELD COLONIAL HARVEST DAY took place on Saturday, September 26th on the Green in downtown Westfield and on the North side of Court Street up to Lydia's Gathering Place at 51 Court Street, Westfield. (Rain date: September 27th).

THANKS TO ALL WHO MADE IT SUCH A GREAT DAY! WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN NEXT YEAR! SPECIAL THANKS TO UNITED BANK, BERKSHIRE BANK, ROCKY'S ACE HARDWARE, AND ISABELLE GARDENS!

The Westfield Spirit Shop, The Tobacco Barn, Molt's Liquor, Mr Phipps, 76 Discount Liquors, Pop the Cork, City Package Store, Ryan's Package Store, Westfield Liquors, and Super Phipps will all carry Colonial Harvest Day Ale throughout October with $10 from each case being donated to Westfield on Weekends. We thank the Berkshire Brewing Company for their generosity.

For more details, please view the complete Stage Schedule by clicking here. To view full PR Release, please click here. The Performance Tent schedule, featuring local actors and guests performing selected readings of interest, can be viewed here.

Westfield on Weekends and Colonial Harvest Days wish to thank all of our sponsors, especially Rocky's Ace Hardware and Isabelle Gardens. We encourage you to visit our downtown and frequent their businesses.

Jay & Molly at School St Bistro Music Hall

The School St Bistro and Westfield on Weekends are proud to welcome the outstanding duo, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, to Westfield as the second presentation of the School St Bistro Downtown Music Hall Concert Series. The show will be held on October 17 at 7:00PM with dinner and drinks available before the show and during the show. Doors open at 6:00PM. Tickets are available beforehand for $20 and can be purchased at the School St Bistro or online at Tix.com by clicking here. Tickets will also be available at the door for $25 on a first come, first served basis.

PLEASE NOTE : WE WILL HAVE TABLES SET UP AT ENTRANCES OF THE BISTRO FOR "WILL CALL" CUSTOMERS. LOOK FOR Westfield on Weekends SIGNS OR JUST ASK FOR Kevin Mulligan or Jo Sarnelli.

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason achieved international acclaim when their performance of Jay's composition, Ashokan Farewell, became the musical hallmark of Ken Burns' The Civil War on PBS. The soundtrack won a Grammy and Ashokan Farewell was nominated for an Emmy. The piece was originally inspired by Jay & Molly's Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Camps in New York's Catskill Mountains, which are still going strong today. Jay and Molly are musicians of enormous talent who draw their repertoire and inspiration from a wide range of American musical styles: 19th-century classics, lively Appalachian, Cajun, and Celtic fiddle tunes and favorites from the golden age of country and swing, along with their own songs, fiddle tunes, and orchestral compositions.
In recent years, Jay and Molly have reached an ever widening audience through their appearances on Great Performances, A Prairie Home Companion, their own public radio specials, and through their work on film soundtracks such as Brother's Keeper, Legends of the Fall, and a host of Ken Burns' PBS documentaries. They've had the honor of performing at the White House for two sitting Presidents and continue to tour extensively delighting audiences across the country. They can present a variety of themed concerts, including Fiddler's Holiday (a musical travelogue featuring an amazing array of fiddle music from a variety of traditions), Ashokan Farewell: The Civil War and Beyond (a two-part concert featuring songs and traditional fiddle tunes popular long before the advent of records and radios, and Tenting Tonight: Music of the Civil War (A concert of lively dance tunes, sentimental ballads and rousing marches heard in homes and front-line encampments during America's Civil War), and many symphony programs.

Big Band Concert and Dance Autumn Series

The School Street Bistro and the Premier Swing Band are proud to announce that the Big Band and Dance Concert Series has been a huge success and will continue thru the rest of the year. The shows feature the outstanding 8-piece Big Band/Swing Ensemble, the Premier Swing Band, led by David Neill of WSC. Dance lessons are provided by Jo Sarnelli and Jeff Landers of Small Planet Dancers. There will be a wide repertoire of jazz and swing music for dancing or listening. The concerts will be held in the School Street Bistro's Music Hall on the 3rd Thursday of each month, Sept 17, Oct 15, and Nov 19. The tables will be set around the perimeter of the Music Hall to provide a beautiful wooden dance floor for those that wish to dance. The doors open at 6:00 and the free dance lesson will be provided from 6:30 to 7:00. Then Premier Swing will play from 7:00 until 9:00. You’ll be able to order fine food and beverages from the Bistro menu all night. The cost for these wonderful evenings is a mere $10 so put on your dancing shoes and join us at the Bistro this autumn. For more info, please click here. Tickets are available at the School Street Bistro.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Westfield Theatre Group, in conjunction with the Westfield Woman's Club, are happy to announce their Original Musical Production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as part of the Halloween season in Westfield this year. The show will be presented at the Westfield Woman's Club at 28 Court St with shows on Oct 30 and Oct 31 at 8:00PM and the following weekend, Nov 6 and Nov 7 at 8:00PM. There will also be a special matinee showing on Nov 7 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for Seniors and Students, and $17 for reserved Star Seats. To purchase tickets or to obtain more info, please call (413) 572-6838. The show is produced by Shelly Haber, and written and directed by Kathleen Palmer. Marion Dunk is musical director, choreography is by Amy Bouchard, and Lynn May will serve as stage manager. Come on out for a hauntingly fun night with the family.