Heath Cultural Council

05/07/2026

04/29/2026

Surveys are now available outside of the Heath Library. Please take a moment to fill one out; it will help to inform our future granting priorities!😊

04/16/2026

Please take a moment to fill out a brief survey on our table at the Heath Community Resource Fair this Saturday. Your feedback will help to guide us as we deliberate over grant applications we receive in the next three annual grant cycles.

04/14/2026

Here is a great event from the Charlemont Forum!!

02/20/2026

Fresh snow today, Fairgrounds fun tomorrow!

❄️✨ Winter at the Fair ✨❄️
Join us Saturday, February 21 at 4 PM for winter fun at the fairgrounds!
🎟️ FREE admission
⛷️ Bring your snowshoes or cross-country skis and explore the grounds
🔥 Warm up by the bonfire with hot cocoa & snacks
💵 Bring cash to purchase food and merch
❤️ All proceeds benefit the Ag Society

02/20/2026

Please note that the wonderful Winter HooPla in Shelburne Falls has been postponed until February 28th due to the weather. It would be too dangerous for them to accomplish doing the installation today in this weather.
Additional participatory crafting sessions at the Art Garden have been added as well. Please visit the Art The Art Garden page or website for further details.

❄️ Winter HooPla Update! ❄️
Mother Nature has her own creative plans this weekend, so The Art Garden is shifting the Winter HooPla celebration! Winter HooPla is officially rescheduled for NEXT Saturday, February 28.

When: Saturday, Feb 28 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Where: 14 Depot St. (The Art Garden & Trolley Museum Railyard)
Come experience a "Northern Mardi Gras" of light installations and community art.

To learn more about The Art Garden's classes and events, visit: TheArtGarden.org

📍 Plan Your Visit:
While the village is a bit sleepier this time of year compared to our summer rush, it’s the perfect time for a peaceful visit. You can still enjoy a quiet stroll, live music, check out our local shops, and grab a delicious meal at our downtown restaurants without the crowds. Visit ShelburneFalls.com to learn more.

10/07/2025

Last year's ride was really special! Will you join in the fun this year?

Enjoy a leisurely Fall Trail Ride ride through Heath on Sunday Oct 26th. Ride out and return to the Heath Fairgrounds. $10 per rider. Cook-out to follow. Cash only. All proceeds benefit the Heath Ag Society.

Meet at 9am. Ride out at 10am.

Cook-out 12:30 to 1:30

Experienced riders only. Horses that kick require red ribbon in tail.

Ride at your own risk. Buddy system required (2 minimum)

Helmets strongly encouraged.

08/20/2025

The Future of Food in New England Panel Discussion

The Charlemont Forum is excited to present a free panel discussion on The Future of Food in New England moderated by Ken Bertsch to be held at the Charlemont Federated Church on Rte 2 in Charlemont on September 18, 2025, at 7p.m.
Our panelists include:
Martin Phillip – Head Baker at King Arthur Flour, Martin is an award-winning baker and author. His book, Breaking Bread: A Baker’s Journey Home in 75 Recipes (HarperCollins, 2017), is a Wall Street Journal best seller and was chosen as the best cookbook of 2018 by the New York Book Industry Guild. It won the 2018 Vermont Book Award and Grand Prize at the 2018 New England Book Festival.
Andy Kendall – Executive Dir. of the Kendall Foundation. Andy has led the development of a network of community farms and gardens across Massachusetts that engaged thousands of people in the sustainable production of local food.
Cathy Stanton-Writer, Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Anthropology Department, Tufts University Author of Food Margins: Lessons from an Unlikely Grocer tells the story of my involvement in a small food co-op in Orange, Massachusetts. Part memoir and part history lesson, the book traces the tangled economic and political histories of the plantation, the factory, and the supermarket through the life of one New England town and tells the story of a rural community creating a more socially and ecologically just food system.
The panel will discuss food production, consumption and marketing in New England coupled with the challenges that our geography, census and lifestyle demands create. A question-and-answer period will follow the panel’s talk.

Contact us at: www.charlemontforum.org | facebook.com/charlemontforum

This program is supported by the following Cultural Councils: Amherst, Buckland, Colrain, Charlemont/Hawley, Conway, Goshen, Heath, Leyden, Plainfield, Rowe & Shelburne,
which are all supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

The Charlemont Forum offers the residents of Western Massachusetts and beyond the opportunity to explore topics of civic concern aimed at public enlightenment.