OUT AND ABOUT

Send all community calendar items to the Agawam Advertiser News at aan@turley.com, fax to 786-8457 or mail to 23 Southwick St., Feeding Hills, MA 01030. Please list time, date and place of event, contact information and a brief description of the activity involved. Deadline for all community submissions is noon on Monday.

Thursday, Jan. 7

Friday, Jan. 8

THE JASON SCHWARTZ PROJECT ushers in the second half of the Agawam Cultural Council's Applause Series at 7:30 p.m. at the Agawam Public Library. The group performs traditional jazz including standards from the great names in jazz such as Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and John Coltrane. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, see the ACC Web site, www.agawamcc.org or call the library at 789-1550.

Sunday, Jan. 10

THE AGAWAM HISTORICAL ASSOC. will offer a free slide show from 1-4 p.m. featuring a tour of the Bodurtha house next door to the museum. This show will demonstrate what can be done to an old house. Free coffee and cookies will be available. For more information, call Jim Birchall at 786-8017.

MUSEUMS IN THE MOVIES: A FILM CLIP FESTIVAL will be shown at 2 p.m. (snow date, Jan. 24) at the Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, 21 Edwards St., Springfield. Dr. Mary Malloy will show some of the dozens of film clips of museums in movies that she has collected for her course on the history of museums at Harvard. Coffee and cookies will be served. The program is free with museum admission. For information, call 413-263-6800 or visit www.springfieldmuseums.org.

Monday, Jan. 11

PLAYGROUP AT THE AGAWAM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH will be held 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 12

THE SNOWFLAKE FAIRY will fly in for afternoon of songs, stories, games and movement to celebrate winter at the Agawam Public Library. The program is for children ages two through nine. Registration is required by calling the Children's Desk at 789-1550, ext. 4 or visit www.agawamlibrary.org.

THE AGAWAM SENIOR CENTER will host a free movie at 12:30 p.m. ("New in Town"). The public is welcome.

DROP-IN SIT & KNIT is offered from 1-3 p.m. at the Agawam Public Library with instructor Sandy Ellis. Sit & Knit meets weekly. No registration is needed for this program.

Wednesday, Jan. 13

A BALLET STORYTIME AND MINI BALLET LESSON will be offered at the Agawam Public Library at 6 p.m. Budding ballerinas age four through eight are invited. Socks or dance shoes are required. Registration is limited. To register, visit the children's page at www.agawamlibrary.org or call 789-1550, ext. 4.

THE AGAWAM ROTARY CLUB will meet at Storrowton for a club assembly. Luncheon at 12:15 p.m. For more information on Rotary International, see the Web site, www.rotary.org.

Thursday, Jan. 14

UPCOMING/ONGOING

THE CAPTAIN CHARLES LEONARD HOUSE, 663 Main St., will host Sarah Michel and friends Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in its continuing series of concerts featuring traditional Celtic music. Seats are $14 reserved; $18 at the door. For more information or to be added to the mailing list, contact Meg or Dan Sullivan at (413) 789-9267 or e-mail msullgreen@gmail.com.

A SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL DINNER will be offered at Grace Episcopal Church, 156 Springfield St., Chicopee on Jan. 16 starting at 5:30 p.m. Cost for adults is $8; $4 for children five through 12. For reservations, call Lorraine at 593-5291 or 592-3596.

THE WOMEN'S BUSINESS OWNERS ALLIANCE will hold a breakfast meeting Jan. 21 at the Holyoke Holiday Inn, 245 Whiting Farms Road. Guest speaker Angela Lussier will give a presentation on how to market your business. The public is invited. For more information, call Bonnie Norkin at (413) 733-3394.

THE AGAWAM HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION offers your club or group a variety of talks on numerous town-related topics. For details and reasonable rates, contact Jim Birchall at 786-8017. Please leave message and phone number.

THE AGAWAM LIONESS CLUB is offering historical coverlets. They come in cranberry, are $45 each and make wonderful holiday gifts. For more information, call Pat at 786-1782 or Rose at 786-5134.

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