The Souvenir
Shoppe will be closed July 3rd, as the town hall is closed
for the holiday.
Fireworks!!
The Amherst July 4th fireworks display is going to be
the biggest ever this year, to celebrate the Hadley 350th
and Amherst 250th birthdays. They will be at 9:30 on July
4th on the fields by the UMASS stadium (which are in Hadley).
There is a full evening of activities starting at 5:00 PM. See
Amherst Fireworks for details.
On July 5th, there
is a Hadley Art Exhibit Reception, titled "New Work by Hadley
Artists" in the
Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Corn Barn from 1 to 3 PM.
The Exhibit runs July 4 to July 29, hours Sat through Wed 1 to
4:30 PM. See works of Hadley artists Barbara Johnson, John
Romanski, Steve Wilda, Rita Edelman, Fred Wilda, Diane
Nevensmith, Nancy Fernald, Karen Leveille, Nadine Gallo, Sandra
Pipczynski, and Elizabeth Wilda.
July 7th: Celebrating
Hadley's APR Leadership: event at 1:30 PM at the
tobacco barn on Michael Doctor's APR Farm, Lawrence Plain Road
(just south of the Bay Road intersection, river side of street).
Speakers will include 8 Hadley farmers, and representatives of
the Kestrel Trust, the Valley Land Fund, The Trustees of
Reservations, the USDA, the MA DAR, Hadley's 350th Committee,
and Hadley's Select Board. This summer, seven Hadley farms
have been permanently protected with APRs, adding 149 acres to
the program. Hadley has the most farmland under APR
protection in the state, with over 2400 acres protected.
For a look at
some of the photos on exhibit at the Summit House, please see
you tube
photo exhibit.
For a video of
the parade by the Springfield Republican, click on
Mass Live parade video, for a video from CBS, click on
CBS Video and there are
some pictures of the parade on
the Gazette website. There is a video at
youtube
parade video by janenicer. There are some
photos by corquey posted on
parade photos and by Bernie Wyman at
parade photos
A Commemorative
DVD of the 350th parade will be available mid August. Stay
tuned!
The 350th Celebration Parade was
a smashing success. Three cheers to the Parade Committee.
They did a stupendous job. (They even were able to deliver
sunshine!!!) Hadley was shown off at its finest and all
the support from other towns was heartwarming. Thank you
to all those who played a part in this top-notch celebration.
Three cheers - hip hip hooray - hip hip hooray - HIP HIP
HOORAY!!!
There was a great feature recently on Hadley asparagus on
NECN. See several local farmers and vendors talking about
our famous asparagus (there is a short ad to watch first).
NECN clip
Would you like to volunteer to help out at some of the 350th
events? Please see the Volunteer page for a list of
volunteers needed. It's a great way to meet more of your
neighbors, and fun for the whole family.
Hadley 350th Happenings email updates:
would you like to receive a periodic email to help
keep you updated on the next month's events, the new souvenirs
and other 350th news? If so, just email us at
hadley350@gmail.com and
we'll add you to the list. The email is sent to
"undisclosed-recipients", and your email is only used for 350th
emails.
