Garden report: The campanula and astilbe have bloomed.

Some pepper and tomato plants have blossoms. The green bean seeds have sprouted. The dahlias have sent up green shoots.

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Elisa Campbell of Amherst will lead an Old Growth Forest walking tour at UMass on Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to noon. Rain date is June 9.

It’s a fundraiser for the Amherst Historical Society. A few weeks ago she gave a talk for the society about her walks in the forest, which she has done for 20 years. The number of walkers is limited. Register at www.historymuseum.org.

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Lois Sayers Smith of Amherst sent me a letter about a concert, “Celebrating Spring in Song,” on Sunday, June 9 at 3 p.m. at the Amherst Woman’s Club. Her voice students will perform accompanied by Matthew Cron, pianist, of the New England Conservatory of Music.

The program is free and open to the public.

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Valley Light Opera will be holding auditions for its fall show, “The McAdo,” a Scottish adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado,” on June 13 and 14 from 5 to 8 p.m, and June 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Wesley Methodist Church in Hadley, according to an email from my Orchard Valley neighbor Phyllis Jordan. An audition workshop is scheduled for June 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church. Visit VLO.org for details.

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Bruce Penniman of Amherst sent me an email about the book discussion that will be held June 12 and 26 at 7 p.m. as part of the South Church’s 200th Anniversary Series. The group will read  “Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged and Profited from Slavery,” by Anne Farrow et Al.

It’s free and all are welcome to join.

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Good news: The drive-up mail box is back at the University Drive Post Office. However, be very careful to avoid the really big pothole as you turn and head for the exit. A tire could get lost in there.

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