West African Drumming Workshop
2025-06-30 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, United States
Come out to play with the Wendell Warriors drumming ensemble and their leader Jafar Manselle! Jafar and his performance group will first perform and discuss the history of the rhythms and their meanings as used for village celebrations. He will then demonstrate the basic hand placements used to create the tones and participants will get to practice making the sounds. As a group, the ensemble and the participants will all play together and celebrate the day.
All the drums and percussion instruments will be provided, however if anyone has their own drum they can feel free to bring it.
All available drums have been claimed, but everyone is welcome to come and listen to the music. If you’d like to sign up for the waitlist for a drum, sign up here: https://forms.gle/2TkPV72UEjZ4xpa66
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This program is funded in part by a grant from the Belchertown Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

ViewFinder Exhibit Reception and Awards Ceremony
2025-07-01 18:00 - 19:00
The Clapp Memorial Library and the Belchertown Creative Economy Committee invite you to the ViewFinder Nature Photography contest exhibit reception and awards ceremony on Tuesday, July 1st from 6-7pm The winning photographs will be exhibited at the Library throughout the month of July and announced publicly in June, and viewable on the Library website. The exhibition opening will include an awards ceremony to acknowledge the creative achievements of our local photographers in capturing the beauty and natural diversity of Belchertown.
The ViewFinder program is funded in part by a grant from the Belchertown Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Additional funding is provided by the Friends of the Clapp Memorial Library.
