Tuesday, December 31, 2024 Happy New Year! You’re invited to attend First Night—Northampton’s most beloved signature event. Since 1985, First Night Northampton has filled Paradise City with a 12-hour, family-friendly festival of the arts, culminating in a traditional ball-raising from the roof of the Hotel Northampton. Gather with friends, neighbors, and visitors at over 20 terrific downtown venues for an astounding array of entertainment presented by hundreds of talented performers.
Expandable Brass BandLoud, raucous, and full of fun, the Expandable Brass Band is dedicated to spreading joyful music to the people of Western Massachusetts and beyond. Playing in the Pioneer Valley since 2009, we are inspired by the international street band movement that spreads the joy of playing music and dancing for the fun of it and in support of important social issues. We are most excited about playing in streets, parks, parades, sidewalks, and anywhere people are close, so we can look each other in the eye. When we march, people can join us; if they march, we can join them! We strive to be up, moving, and interactive. We are completely self-organized, without a leadership hierarchy, supporting progressive causes, movements for positive social change, and charitable organizations working for the common social good. Most of all, we are expandable, welcoming all and becoming what our members want us to be.
