Latest Past Events
“The Beauty of Color,” with Composer Brandon Waddles, Conductor Arianne Abela, and Local Historian Steve Strimer, moderated by Martin L. Garnar, Director of Libraries at Amherst College
ZoomJoin us for this Zoom conversation with prominent contemporary composer Brandon Waddles, Amherst College Director of Choral Activities, Arianne Abela, and local historian Steve Strimer of the David Ruggles Center as we discuss the upcoming world premiere of Waddle's new choral work, "The Beauty of Colour." Dr. Waddles will also describe his career as a [...]
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Open Hours at the David Ruggles Center
David Ruggles Center 225 Nonotuck St., FlorenceIn honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the David Ruggles Center located at 225 Nonotuck St. in Florence, MA will be open Monday January 16 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. There will be a docent on duty during this time, but no specific program. Anyone who wishes to include a visit to the [...]
Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life
A Zoom Presentation by Professor Lydia Moland sponsored by Historic Northampton and the David Ruggles Center. (Event Website) When the prominent abolitionist Lydia Maria Child and her husband moved to Northampton in 1838, it was with an ambitious goal: to grow sugar beets to undermine the plantation sugar trade. Sugar beets had never been grown in [...]