Eesha Williams's Blog, page 97
September 2, 2016
Dirty Dozen Brass Band Concert is September 10
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will play at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke on Saturday, September 10 at 7 p.m. The venue has a dance floor. You can hear the band's music at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx_yXkB5eD0
In the next few months, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band will perform in New York City, Chicago, and Hawaii.
Tickets for the Holyoke concert are $25 in advance. They are available at www.signaturesoundspresents.com.
photo by www.vancouverwinejazz.com
Labor Rally Set for Sept. 7
Deb Bys has worked as a para-educator in Springfield public schools for the past 17 years. “My husband had a good job, so we were OK. Then he got laid off and we are struggling to survive," she told the Valley Post in a telephone interview on September 1. "A para starting out in the city makes about $15,000 a year, far below a livable wage. I make less than $20 an hour."
August 30, 2016
Dirty Dozen Brass Band Concert is September 10
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will play at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke on Saturday, September 10 at 7 p.m. The venue has a dance floor. You can hear the band's music at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx_yXkB5eD0
In the next few months, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band will perform in New York City, Chicago, and Hawaii.
Tickets for the Holyoke concert are $25 in advance. They are available at www.signaturesoundspresents.com.
photo by www.vancouverwinejazz.com
139 Acres Saved
Activists on August 24 permanently protected 139 acres of forestland in Royalston, Massachusetts. Royalston is near Greenfield and Keene. The land includes several ponds. “Canoeing across this sheltered wetland is a dramatic experience,” said David Kotker. He works for the land trust that saved the land. It has a web site at www.MountGrace.org. “No signs of human habitation are visible.” Among the animals that live there are beavers, a breeding pair of bald eagles, and a rare juvenile golden...
August 28, 2016
Dirty Dozen Brass Band Concert is September 10
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will play at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke on Saturday, September 10 at 7 p.m. The venue has a dance floor. You can hear the band's music at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx_yXkB5eD0
In the next few months, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band will perform in New York City, Chicago, and Hawaii.
Tickets for the Holyoke concert are $25 in advance. They are available at www.signaturesoundspresents.com.
photo by www.vancouverwinejazz.com
Photos: Springfield River Bike Path
These photos were taken on August 25 in Springfield. They show a woman riding her bicycle on a bike path that runs alongside the Connecticut river (the path is separated from cars by a physical barrier); a man riding his bicycle on a road; and a view of the river seen from the bike path. More information about the path is at:
www.springfield-ma.gov/park/index.php?id=riverwalk
With about 154,000 people, Springfield is the Pioneer Valley's biggest city. With 48 percent people of color, it is on...
