Passover greetings to all our Jewish friends and neighbors.
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Garden report: The growing season has begun. The daffodils have buds, which should open this week with the high temperatures. The iris, tulip and day lily shoots are all up. The green growth gives us positive things to look forward to.
April begins next week, and that’s no foolish joke.
It was so good to see all the people sitting on the common enjoying the sunshine.
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A friend sent an email about a former Amherst resident. Sarah Ricard Orza has retired from the Pacific Northwest Ballet after 13 years. She was a principal dancer with the group. Sarah studied at Amherst Ballet, which was founded by my friend Terese Brady Donohue.
Sarah received a full scholarship to study at the School of American Ballet. She danced with the New York City Ballet for several years before joining the Pacific group in 2007.
There was a YouTube link that included videos of her dancing.
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Linda Marston and Dennis Bromery of Amherst included a photo of a sunset from their cabin at Humarock Beach, Massachusetts. What a splendid picture, would be a great postcard.
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The next townwide read is “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel. The novel was written in 2014 and is set in a dystopian, post-pandemic world. Sound familiar? One theme deals with the role of the arts in the community, according to an email from Janet Ryan, head of outreach and programs at the Jones Library.
Copies are available at the library or through CWMARS.
Events are being held weekly beginning April 7. The major program is with the author April 27.
The townwide read is in conjunction Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association.
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