GREENFIELD The 10th annual Langstroth Bee Festival opens downtown on Friday evening.Named for the Rev. Lorenzo Langstroth, who is known as the father of modern beekeeping, the festival will include bee education, entertainment, art installations, a.
After year on pause, annual Bee Fest buzzes back to Greenfield
After a year on pause, the community once again celebrated Greenfield’s annual Bee Fest on Saturday. The event included the unveiling of six new bee sculptures. COURTESY PHOTO/ROXANN WEDEGARTNER
After a year on pause, the community once again celebrated Greenfield’s annual Bee Fest. The newly revealed bee sculptures will be permanent structures throughout the city. COURTESY PHOTO/ROXANN WEDEGARTNER
Mary Chicoine, at left, and Rachael Katz unveil a bee sculpture on the lawn of the Second Congregational Church in Greenfield on Saturday as part of this year s Bee Fest. Contributed photo/Sandy Thomas
Welcome to ‘Bee Town USA’: Bee Fest returns with day of virtual events
A bee dives into the center of a dandelion flower collecting pollen in Greenfield. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
This year’s Bee Fest features a virtual viewing of the Piti Theatre Co. musical “To Bee or Not to Bee.” CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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GREENFIELD Although Bee Fest this year will look different than in previous years, organizers plan to continue the “drumbeat of awareness” for healthy pollinators with a day of virtual events for the community.
“Last year we couldn’t do anything,” said Bee Fest founder and organizer Sandy Thomas. “We wanted to keep the joy and the excitement that people bring to this event through music and arts and cultures and planting flowers alive. This was the best way we could think to do it.”
Greenfield Local Cultural Council awards $17K in grants
One of the six bee sculptures that will be unveiled as part of this year’s Bee Fest in Greenfield on May 22. The festival is one of 33 recipients of a Greenfield Local Cultural Council grant. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Racial Justice Rising received a grant from the Greenfield Local Cultural Council this year to help support its community outreach for racial justice. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Published: 4/21/2021 2:56:16 PM
GREENFIELD The Greenfield Local Cultural Council has awarded 33 grants totaling $17,000 to a diverse array of artists, scientists and humanists in the area.
The grants range from $50 to $1,500, and support everything from dance, literature and media arts to multidisciplinary art, music, theater and visual arts.
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