Events for February 2017

Northampton Chamber Monthly Arrive @5

Arrive when you can, Stay as long as you can!
A casual mix and mingle with your colleagues and friends.

Your Host:
Lia Chrysler, Dodge,Jeep

Catered By:
Log Rolling

Beer Tastings with"
Swing Oil Beer Company from Granby, MA
featuring their Winter Rules Lager

Brilliant soloists, collaborators of "precision and wit" (San Francisco Chronicle) and stimulating programming - Beethoven's first (Op. 12, No. 1) and greatest ("Kreutzer," Op. 47) Violin Sonatas, alongside jazz pianist/composer Vijay Iyer's Beethoven-inspired "Bridgetower Fantasy."

• No sales pressure, just food, fun and free information.
• Door Prize Giveaway! $200 in local gift certificates.
• Space is limited so call to RSVP- 413-247-6045

CANCELED

Workshop: Introduction to Small Business Accounting on Excel
Presented by: Pioneer Training

This two-hour workshop is an introduction to small business accounting with Microsoft Excel. We'll start by introducing accounting concepts such as income and expense tracking, maintaining a balance sheet and profit and loss statement, and forecasting income and expenses. You'll learn how to load and use of pre-built Excel templates for financial projections, start-up expenses, and a break-even analysis. Using the small business templates, the class will review Excel basics, such as data entry, inserting/deleting rows and columns, creating basic formulas, file management, and using Excel for projections and What-If analyses. The class will also cover tracking expectations, such as tracking your actual income and expenses vs. your projections, course corrections, as well as going further QuickBooks/FreshBooks, and other accounting packages.

Pre-registration is required; space is limited.
To register, info@explorenorthampton.com

Pioneer Training
139 B Damon Road
Northampton, MA
http://www.ptraining.com

Get ready for more thrills and chills at the seventh annual Northampton Ice Art Festival that begins on Friday, February 10. The public is invited to witness the creation of fabulous ice sculptures throughout downtown starting early in the day. Completed works will highlight Northampton's "Arts Night Out," 5-8pm and remain on display throughout the weekend. If the weather cooperates, everyone will still be enjoying these artfully crafted masterpieces on Valentine’s Day!

Featured ice artists come from diverse backgrounds with different levels of expertise. Professional ice carver Joe Almeida has participated in all of the festivals, and this year is no exception as he contributes several themed works at Pulaski Park, Inspirit Crystals, and the Eastside Grill. Don Chapelle, founder of Boston’s “Brilliant Ice Sculpture,” also returns to create a unique, interactive piece at Thornes Marketplace. 

Artist Rob Kimmel and ice master Billy Poe make second appearances this year. The ever-popular, creative Chris Nelson is back. Three debuts include Northampton painter David Barclay, Brendon Kellner of Boston, whose father Tom is a past participant, and sculptor Adam John Mulcahy of Holyoke.

As an enhancement to the festivities, The Deck at Union Station is creating an outdoor ice luge. And there's more happening! Join "Science on the Street" At First Churches, 1-5 pm, for some winter fun. Can you pick up a floating ice cube with just a string and without touching the water? No, it doesn't take magic -- it just takes science! Give it a try...

Below is a list of artists and and locations:

Ode, 263 Main Street: Adam Mulcahy 
Pulaski Park: Joe Almeida 
Inspirit Crystals, 219 Main Street: Joe Almeida 
The Artisan Gallery, 162 Main Street: Rob Kimmel 
Thornes Marketplace, 150 Main Street: Don Chapelle 
J. Rich Clothing for Men/Cathy Cross, 151/153 Main Street: Chris Nelson 
First Churches: Science on the Street, 1-5 pm 
Florence Bank, 58 Main Street: Billy Poe 
Don Muller Gallery, 40 Main Street: David Barclay 
Eastside Grill, 19 Strong Avenue: Joe Almeida 
Sylvester's/Chamber of Commerce, 99 Pleasant Street: Brendon Kellner 
The Deck at Union Station, 125A Pleasant Street: Ice Luge

The Northampton Ice Art Festival is produced by the Center for the Arts in cooperation with the City of Northampton. It is supported, in part, by funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council as well as the Downtown Northampton Association and the Northampton Radio Group.

Workshop: AdWords
Advertising on Google: an introduction to advertising on Google and how it can benefit a business. 

• Finding Keywords: Learn how Keywords work, how to find them, and how to evaluate their performance
• Writing Great Ads: Learn how to write great ads for your business.
• Going Beyond Search: We explain how the Google Display Network works and some tools to get started.

Free: Pre-registration is required; space is limited. To register please email us at info@explorenorthampton.com.

Presented by:
SCORE of Western Massachusetts
7 Federal St. Bldg 101
Springfield, MA  01105
www.westernmassachusetts.score.org

The Northampton Community Music Center, 93.9 The River, and The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art present a Family Concert featuring Jason Didner and the Jungle Gym Jam. This event is the latest in the Family Concert Series at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art on 125 West Bay Road in Amherst, MA on Saturday, February 25th at 11:00 AM. General admission at the door is $5, and free for infants 0-12 months. Proceeds benefit the Northampton Community Music Center Scholarship Fund.

 

Jason Didner and the Jungle Gym Jam is a band that was founded in early 2013 by parents Jason and Amy, from the inspiration brought to them by their 4 year-old daughter. By co-writing their own lyrics, Jason and Amy play a range of music from full-on rock for all ages to acoustic sets for younger audiences. In early 2014, their debut album “Everyone’s Invited”, won the Parents’ Choice Seal of Approval and became a CD Baby Editor’s Pick as it peaked at #2 on the online record store’s Children’s Music chart. Jason Didner and the Jungle Gym Jam have been praised for their interactivity, high energy level, and educational value. To learn more about the Family Concert Series February guest artist, visit http://junglegymjam.com/ 

 

Founded in 1986, the Northampton Community Music Center is a not-for-profit arts organization whose mission is to foster the love and pursuit of music within our community through quality education, performances, and events that are accessible to all. NCMC’s programming is made possible, in part, by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (www.massculturalcouncil.org). For more information about NCMC, visit: www.ncmc.net