Signs of spring — green shoots several inches high are visible in the garden at the Munson Memorial Library. A friend noted snow drops in bloom in their yard. Another report: deer have eaten all the shrubs on Flat Hills Road.
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Spring equinox program, “Sing, Sit or Stroll” at the Wildwood Cemetery, Sunday, March 22 from 3-4 p.m. Mint tea will be served and wildflower seeds will be distributed. The event is free and open to the public.
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Bonnie Isman of Amherst sent me an email about a Zoom program on immigrant rights and how to respond to ICE sightings Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m. sponsored by the League of Women Voters Racial Justice Committee. Ariana Keigan from the Pioneer Valley Workers Center and Javier Luengo-Garrrido from ACLU Massachusetts will provide insights on what bystanders can do to protect their neighbors, she wrote. Visit lwvamherst.org to register. Full disclosure I am a member of the League of Women Voters.
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Happy 50th birthday to Eric Danton of Northampton. His wife Sara Brenneis sent an email with the good news.
Eric is a music journalist who has a weekly email newsletter about the local music scene called “Freak Scene,” which is free, she wrote. The link: https://buttondown.com/freakscene
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Jeanne Horrigan, head of the Amherst Council on Aging, sent me an email about a program Senior Sips that will be held Thursday, March 26 from 4-6 p.m. at Protocol, the restaurant across the street from Kendrick Park. She wrote it’s a chance for those 60-plus to engage with friends and neighbors. Snacks will be provided. You buy your own beverage. Seniors now sip we don’t chug-a-lug anymore.
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Kaelyn Zakaitis daughter and granddaughter of the Zakaitis clan in Amherst made the Dean’s List at Elms College with a 3.8 GPA, according to her grandfather Robert Zakaitis Sr.
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Eleven downtown restaurants are on the Amherst Dessert Crawl that will be held Saturday, March 28 from 3-6 p.m. sponsored by the Business Improvement District. A scavenger hunt is also part of the afternoon.
For tickets visit the Visitor Information Center in the Chamber of Commerce office downtown. It’s a sweet way to end the week.
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