Upcoming exhibit by Northampton Arts Council, a history discussion in Hadley
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The Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum offers a discussion on Emily Dickinson’s friendship with Susan Phelps, a member of the family that lived in the historic homestead for two centuries. Gazette file photo
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NORTHAMPTON — Amid renewed concerns about COVID-19, local art and history are soldiering on.
The Northampton Arts Council is preparing to stage another Visual Arts and Poetry Biennial, an exhibit of juried art that takes place every other year in October at Hosmer Gallery in Forbes Library. The exhibit, which showcases a wide range of art and poetry, is open to artists and poets from all four counties in western Massachusetts.