a community arts venue in Greenfield, MA
Christine Mirabal will present “Escape!” at The LAVA Center in Greenfield throughout September, with an opening reception Saturday, Sept. 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The art exhibit features Mirabal’s …
The LAVA Center to host art exhibit and a fundraiserRead More
GREENFIELD — Residents had an early opportunity on Friday to get up to speed on the nine ballot questions that they’ll be asked to decide on when they go to the polls during November’s general …
Residents learn about 9 ballot questions ahead of November voteRead More
GREENFIELD — The LAVA Center at 324 Main St. will host an information session on the nine ballot questions slated to come before voters in November. The info session will be held Friday, Aug. 21, at 6 …
LAVA Center hosting info session on ballot questionsRead More
The LAVA Center is now accepting submissions for its seventh annual Community Art Show, themed “Home and Resilience.” Local artists have until Friday, Sept. 18, to submit up to three wall-hanging …
The LAVA Center is accepting submissions to art show, film festivalRead More
The LAVA Center will host a screening of “The McMurdo Nutcracker,” Antarctica’s first full-length ballet, on Friday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. Co-director and choreographer Ash Goverman will host the event, …
The LAVA Center hosts film screening, launches new interactive workshopRead More
GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The LAVA Center is now accepting submissions for the sixth annual LAVA Film Festival, a showcase for local filmmaking talent. The festival is scheduled to run from …
Greenfield’s LAVA Center opens submissions for annual film festivalRead More
The LAVA Center in Greenfield will host its next Writers Read event on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m., featuring writers Nicole Young-Martin, Doug Selwyn and Dahlia Riddington. The monthly series offers …
Writers Read to feature Nicole Young-Martin, Doug Selwyn and Dahlia RiddingtonRead More
The LAVA Center in Greenfield will host “Marlboro Remainders,” an exhibit of ceramics, painting, photography and printmaking by Marlboro College alumni, throughout August. Organized by Kevin McCamant, …
Greenfield, MA – July 27, 2026: The PeaceBirds Project exhibit at The LAVA Center will hold its closing event on Thursday, August 6, 5:00-8:00 pm. Mona Shiber and JuPong Lin will begin with food and …
The PeaceBirds Project Closing Event and Phoenix in the Holy Land at The LAVA CenterRead More
The LAVA Center will present “Theater of Ideas: A Talk by Vitek Kruta” on Friday, July 17, from 6 to 8 p.m., featuring a personal account of life under the communist regime in former Czechoslovakia …
History and open stage events headline upcoming schedule at The LAVA CenterRead More
Beginning Friday, July 10, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Equity Actor and Teaching Artist Molly Brennan will launch a monthly workshop series titled “Making Masked Theatre: workshops to develop performance …
The LAVA Center at 324 Main St. in Greenfield will host its next Writers Read event on Wednesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. This intimate monthly series offers audiences a unique opportunity to hear from …
The LAVA Center will host a 2 p.m. matinee performance of The Comedy Project Revue, titled “Old Hippies … New Hips: Reflections on Decaying in Place,” on Sunday, June 28. Produced by Andrea CK, the …
The Comedy Project Revue presents ‘Old Hippies … New Hips’ on June 28Read More
Clara Witty to debut as a new host for Open Stage The LAVA Center in Greenfield will debut a new host, Programming Director Clara Witty, for its Open Stage series starting this month. Held every …
Author Allen Lang featured in debut episode of ‘LAVA Talks’ The LAVA Center, Dog Hollow Press and Valley Eye Radio have partnered to record the pilot episode of “LAVA Talks” in front of a live …
The Smack Dab Queer Open Mic, hosted by Jules and Avery, continues its free 18 and up LGBTQIA community series at The LAVA Center, located at 324 Main St. in Greenfield. Operating under the slogan …
Smack Dab Queer Open Mic continues at The LAVA CenterRead More
The PeaceBirds Project begins its exhibition on Friday, May 15 at 6 p.m. with a sister event called “We, the Poets, Grant You Refuge: How Palestinian Poetry Inspires Activism.” It combines original …
The LAVA Center presents The PeaceBirds Exhibit with ‘We, the Poets, Grant you Refuge’Read More
The LAVA Center has announced the next installment of its Writers Read series, featuring Fin Finley, Darlene Elias and John Sheirer, on Wednesday, May 13 at 7 p.m. Writers Read is a monthly …
The LAVA Center’s Writers Read to feature Fin Finley, Darlene Elias and John SheirerRead More
Six years ago, playwright, author and lifelong artist Jan Maher joined forces with fellow artists Vanessa Query and the late Lucinda Kidder to fill what they saw as a gap in Greenfield: a space for …
The LAVA Center in Greenfield is looking for actors to audition for its fourth annual On The Boards new play festival on Sunday, April 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Monday, April 27, from 6 to 9 …
Next Writers Read set for April 8 GREENFIELD — The LAVA Center at 324 Main St. will present the next installment of its Writers Read series on Wednesday, April 8, at 7 p.m., featuring Susan …
Next Writers Read set for April 8 / Greening Greenfield screening ‘Most Likely to Succeed’Read More
Dear City that Calls Itself a Town: My husband and I moved to Greenfield 10 years ago, selecting you intuitively after trying out overnight stays in many other towns and small cities in Massachusetts, …
My Turn: LAVA Center’s next chapter poised for growthRead More
[...] David Detmold will read from his new book on Friday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the LAVA Center, located at 324 Main St. in Greenfield, in conjunction with the LAVA Center’s open gallery hours …
LAVA Center to host closing reception for student exhibit Students at The Academy at Charlemont will hold a closing reception for their exhibit, “Find Your Voice, Speak Your Mind,” at The LAVA …
Local Access to Valley Arts, colloquially called The LAVA Center, on Main Street is seeking new board members to join in its work of creating opportunities in and through the arts and …
The LAVA Center, 324 Main St. in Greenfield, will offer an evening of Irish music on Saturday, March 14 at 7:15 p.m. featuring Charlie King and Ben Tousley. These two are well established, highly …
The LAVA Center at 324 Main St. will host a Comedy Project workshop on Thursday, March 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. with Nisse Greenberg. Greenberg has been teaching storytelling for the past 15 years for …
The LAVA Center is excited to announce a Comedy Project workshop with Nisse Greenberg: “Now THAT’S A Funny Story!” Master storyteller Nisse Greenberg will lead the participants through a framework …
Comedy Project Storytelling Workshop with Nisse Greenberg at The LAVA CenterRead More
One hundred and sixty years after Frederick Douglass stood at Washington Hall — now the site of Veterans Mall — to demand a more perfect union, his words returned to Main Street to inspire a new …
The LAVA Center is delighted to host the First Annual “Gulf of Mexico” First Amendment-Free Speech Stand-up Fun Nite As part of LAVA’s Theater of Ideas series, Free Speech Champions journalist Karl …
Next Writers Read to feature Vitek Kruta and Jessica Gorman The LAVA Center at 324 Main St. will present the next installment of its Writers Read series on Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m., featuring …
The LAVA Center at 324 Main St. will welcome three guests who will lead a reading and discussion of Frederick Douglass’ famous speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” to commemorate …
The Comedy Project, a rotating selection of comedy shows, workshops and open mics, will return to The Lava Center in Greenfield, starting with a workshop on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. That …
To the average driver, Deerfield Street in Greenfield might appear as more of a blur of vacant storefronts, dilapidated properties and overgrown shrubbery. But through the lens of local photographer …
At The LAVA Center at 324 Main St., a number of residents who were curious about the 104-year-old Winter Carnival’s history made their way inside to view a 9-minute film depicting the city’s 1923 …
‘Really something special’: Greenfield’s Winter Carnival sees a snowy weekend in 104th yearRead More
Greening Greenfield’s Film Committee will screen “Majority Rules” at The LAVA Center, 324 Main St., on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30. Starting in 2022, Alaska began implementing …
Greening Greenfield to host ‘Majority Rules’ screeningRead More
History buffs can stop into the LAVA Center from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday to watch a restored 9-minute film documenting Greenfields first Winter Carnival. In March of 2024, local history fans and …
For 104th Greenfield Winter Carnival, ‘Yeti or Not’ theme brings snowy funRead More
For those who like local history, The LAVA Center will be playing Chris Clawson’s 9-minute film titled “Greenfield’s Winter Carnival, 1923” on loop on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. Last year, …
104th Greenfield Winter Carnival offering ‘something for everyone’Read More
GREENFIELD, MA — The LAVA Center is excited to announce the return of The Comedy Project! Every fourth Thursday, Andrea CK will host a rotating calendar of workshops, open mics and shows throughout …
Comedy Project Workshop Kicks of 2026 at The LAVA CenterRead More
GREENFIELD — The play reading recordings of “The Time is Now: Climate Change Theatre Action” are now available to view online. The recordings encompass the play readings from the three-day festival …
Climate change play recordings available to view onlineRead More
GREENFIELD, MA — The LAVA Center is proud to present a monthly free drop-in Theatre of the Oppressed workshop, facilitated by Ash Goverman, which takes place every second Friday evening from 7:00 – …
Theatre of the Oppressed Monthly Workshop at The LAVA CenterRead More
Saturday program to bring together visual artists GREENFIELD — As part of the Community Art Show at The LAVA Center, Allen Fowler will lead a conversation with local visual artists on Saturday, …
GREENFIELD — Greening Greenfield will present a free screening of “The Social Dilemma” at The LAVA Center on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 5:45 p.m. Doors will open at 5:20 p.m. The film explores the world …
GREENFIELD — The LAVA Center at 324 Main St. will present the next installment of its Writers Read series, featuring LAVA Center team members Jan Maher, Jovonna Van Pelt, Lindy Whiton, Matthew Barlow …
Nov. 28: Comedy Project Open Mic GREENFIELD — The LAVA Center at 324 Main St. will host a Comedy Project Open Mic on Friday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. Comedians can put their names in a hat for a 1- to …
Nov. 28: Comedy Project Open Mic / Hindustani slide guitarist coming to LAVA CenterRead More
Greening Greenfield presents screening of ‘The True Cost’ GREENFIELD — Starting in November, Greening Greenfield will present a series of four films. The first film, “The True Cost,” will be shown …
Reception planned for halfway point of silent auction GREENFIELD — As The LAVA Center’s silent auction of art donated by local creatives reaches its halfway point, a reception will be held on …
GREENFIELD — Residents can join Wisty Rorabacher on Friday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. at The LAVA Center, 324 Main St., to learn about the Floodplain Forest Restoration Project, what it does to control four …
GREENFIELD — Residents are encouraged to dig deep and get silly during an upcoming class on clowning at The LAVA Center. On Mondays starting Oct. 6, local theater artists Moo Butler and Hannah …
from the Greenfield Recorder - click here to read the article online …
New documentary details impact of climate change on local farmersRead More
GREENFIELD — A new political comedy show is launching at The LAVA Center as part of a recurring series. “Laugh Don’t Cry: A 100% Political Comedy Show” will debut on Thursday, Sept. 25, with two shows …
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The LAVA Center in Greenfield looks to raise $10K with silent auction, part of Fall AppealRead More
