33 HAWLEY EVENTS
...we were always beautiful...
ARTIST TALK
and EXHIBITION PREVIEW + PRESALEGet a sneak peek at Rebecca Herskovitz’s exhibition and hear the artist talk about her approach and process for creating the work in the exhibition
Friday, March 6 • 6pm
SPLIT LEVEL GALLERY
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SILENT DISCO
STUDIO HOUR
Adults: $10; Ages 10-17*: $1
Space is limited. Reservations required.
Email for more information: whereveryouarestudios@gmail.com
Wednesday, March 11 • 6pm
ELI’S ROOM
MORE EVENTS
part of Rebecca Herskovitz’s exhibition
...we were always beautiful...
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
Preview/Pre-Sale 6:00 - 7:00pm
Artist Talk 6:30pm
The Split Level Gallery
FREE and open to the public (with 10% Pre-Sale discount on all artwork)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11
Silent Disco Studio Hour 6 - 7pm
Eli’s Room @ 33 Hawley
Adults: $10; Ages 10-17*: $1
Space is limited. Reservations required.
Email for more information: whereveryouarestudios@gmail.com
*Special pricing provided thanks to the generous support of the Northampton Arts Council and the Mass Cultural Council. Participants aged 13 and under must attend with an adult.
SHIR LIVNE presents
MOM*
A one-woman circus show about motherhoodWhat makes a “good mom”? MOM* shines a light on the inner thoughts that we have as potential mothers, stepmothers, bio-moms, and daughters. What did we expect things to feel like, and how do they actually feel? Shir Livne shares her truths in this tour de force solo performance, presenting her absurdist take on motherhood through circus, storytelling, and pages upon pages of fiery teenage journals
Friday, February 13 • 6pm
Saturday, February 14 • 8pmTHE WORKROOM
TICKETS HERE
SHIR LIVNE is a movement artist who creates pieces that combine theater, dance, and circus. She exalts in walking the line between comedy and tragedy, and creating absurd imagery, using clown, aerial rope, and tightwire.
She premiered her 75 minute one-woman circus show about motherhood, MOM*, in Somerville, MA in September 2024. It has toured in Philadelphia, PA (Philly Fringe 2024), Camden, NJ (Philadelphia Contemporary Circus Festival 2025), Boston, MA (‘MOM* and the Making It Up Art Exhibition’), NYC (3AM Theatre), Connecticut, and Chicago. Her work in this show will be featured in Rivka Eckert’s upcoming book about mother/artist performance practices and inclusivity.
Before becoming a circus performer, Shir worked as a robotics engineer for companies such as Amazon Robotics and Berkshire Grey. She brings her technical acumen and ingenuity to circus, bringing the ideas in her head to life, and often asking the question “what if?”. She also performs as a hospital clown (‘Dr. Bird Brain’) as part of the Laughter League.
MORE INFO HERE
THE RED GUITAR
Film screening + FUNDRAISER for Serious PlayA virtuoso guitarist, a red Stratocaster, a life in sound.
Now an exquisite film of the live performance.
Wednesday, February 11 • 8pm (doors at 7:30)THE WORKROOM
With his apple red Fender Stratocaster in hand and his extraordinary talent, John Sheldon caught the attention of audiences and reviewers alike at the Edinburgh Fringe. He creates a whole world of sound with unbelievable technical skill, a quick inventive musical mind, and some impressive live looping as hands and feet assemble an entire sound score that can stir the musical heart of the most hardened soul. John's ironclad belief in the power of sound pervades the whole performance, the conviction that music is not just entertainment, but a soul saving enterprise, worthy of the lifelong commitment he has made to it. His technical skill never overwhelms the story- the poignant, the humorous, the moments of connection, of illumination. The journey continues, setting a course to the center of who we truly are: vibration.
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EUGENE FRIESEN + COURT DORSEY present
POEMS WITH WINGS
Poetry and CelloFour-time Grammy Award winning cellist Eugene Friesen and actor/writer Court Dorsey collaborate to create “Poems with Wings,” an improvised performance of poems from Dorsey’s Tiger Stripes poetry collection and works by other poets.
Eugene’s passion for improvised music has been featured in concerts all over the world with Paul Simon, the Paul Winter Consort and with Trio Globo. Dorsey has 50 years’ experience as an actor, poet and playwright. He released his mystical poetry collection in 2024.
Sunday, February 1 at 2pm
THE WORKROOM