Saturday March 2, 2013 Gateway City Arts 92-114 Race St. 4:00 p.m. During the cake decorating contest and chili cookoff on Saturday, children will have their own special table to decorate cupcakes. They can pick their frosting colors, and a wide variety of toppings at the cupcake table!! Sticky fingers, smiles and yummy fun are encouraged [...]

Enchanted Circle Theater Friday March 1, 2013 Community Field 6:00 p.m. For years Holyoke-based Enchanted Circle Theater has inspired learning by infusing arts and education in school districts throughout the region. It weaves stories creating living history, crafts art out of science, turns poetry into performance, and awakens the spirit of creativity in children and [...]

Holyoke Winter Carnival Concert  Saturday March 2, 2013  7:30 p.m.  Gateway City Arts, 92-114 Race St.  Starring  Carpe Diem The Salvation Alley String Band Toussaint the Liberator, and Special Guests Kultura Borikua Band Carpe Diem, a progressive rock band from Holyoke, performed at the 2012 Holyoke Winter Carnival and returns again to demonstrate their musical talents with covers and original [...]

Big, Cheap, Spaghetti Dinner  Sunday March 3, 2013 Elks Lodge, 250 Whitney Ave. 4:00 p.m. The 2013 Holyoke Winter Carnival will sponsor a Spaghetti dinner on Sunday March 3, at the Holyoke Elks Lodge, 250 Whitney Ave. If you like to dance come check out Zydeco Connection, a Greenfield-based band bringing a Cajun twist to [...]

Pre-Carnival Worship Service Sunday, February 24, 2013 10:00 a.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 485 Appleton St.  The Holyoke Winter Carnival has always believed that involving the faith community in the planning of the Winter Carnival was essential to reaching out to all residents of Holyoke. Thus, before the fun begins, The Rev. Barbara Thrall and [...]