Amherst Chamber exhibit
An exhibit of portraits and landscapes by Gregory Chilenski will open with a reception Sept. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. and will remain on view through Sept. 30 at the Amherst Chamber of Commerce Art Gallery, 28 Amity St. in Amherst.
Chilenski has been looking at people as a therapist for more than 30 years. With his portraiture, he concentrates on showing people’s inner selves.
“Color gets me free of words, ” Chilenski writes in an artist’s statement. “Standing at the easel, in front of a sitter or a landscape, with oil crayons sometimes as big as a flashlight, I make light happen through how colors ignite each other.”
Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 253-0700.
A spot of tea
The Pioneer Valley Symphony Chamber Choir will perform Saturday at “A Perfect Spot of Tea” at the Porter-Phelps-Hungtington Museum, 130 River Road in Hadley.
The auditioned vocal ensemble that is part of the Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus, under the direction of Jonathan Harvey, will perform a cappella selections of all styles, periods and genres at the final “A Perfect Spot of Tea” concert of the season. Its repertoire includes spirituals, madrigals, partsongs, motets and other unaccompanied vocal music from the 15th through the 21st century.
Pastries and Earl Grey tea will be served.
Seatings are at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Admission is $12, at the door. For information, visit www.pphmuseum.org.
The Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus will hold an open rehearsal Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Most Holy Redeemer Parish Hall, 120 Russell St. in Hadley.
Singers of all vocal parts interested in joining the chorus are invited to attend.
The PVS Chorus will perform three concerts during the upcoming season, on Nov. 13, Dec. 17 and May 20. The final concert will feature Mendelssohn’s oratoria, “Elijah.”
For information, call PVS managing director, Susanne Dunlap at susanne@pvso.org.
“Princess Mononoke,” a tale of a young warrior on a quest to cure a demon’s curse,” will be shown Wednesday and Sept. 2 at 9:30 p.m. The screening is part of the theater’s “Big in Japan” film series. “Princess Mononoke is considered a landmark of film animation.
This 134-minute-long film, in Japanese with English subtitles, is rated PG-13. Regular admission.
“The Decline of Western Civilization,” a 1981 documentary film that chronicles Los Angeles’ infamous punk bands as they perform onstage and discuss their lives, music and philosophy, will be shown Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. at Amherst Cinema, 28 Amity St. in Amherst.
The showing is part of the theater’s “Sound & Vision” summer music series.
There will be an introduction by Smith College professor Steve Waksman and there will be an afterparty following the screening at High Horse in Amherst, with deejays spinning punk records.
The 100-minute-long film is not rated. Regular admission.
To reserve tickets for either film, visit www.amherstcinema.org.