LumiNAMA Calls for Holiday Window Displays Artists

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The LumiNAMA Light Festival is seeking artists and community groups to create holiday window displays for unoccupied storefronts in downtown North Adams this holiday season.
 
LumiNAMA is an annual festival of lights and events begun in 2022 to brighten and celebrate downtown North Adams during the holiday season. It kicks off with the city's tree lighting on Nov. 22 and lasts through New Year's Day.
 
Last year, eight unoccupied storefronts were illuminated once again by the creative talents of local artists in addition to dozens of business owners who created holiday displays for their own windows.
 
In the first ever LumiNAMA Awards, 30 local artists and business owners vied for three awards: Brightest Lights, Best Artistic Installation and Best Window Display.
 
Interested artists and community groups are invited to submit their holiday window display idea by Wednesday, Oct. 4, here. 
 
There are 10 windows available and each chosen applicant will be awarded $200 for use on their display. Winners will be announced on Oct. 11 and will be asked to complete their window display in time for the tree lighting on Nov. 22.
 
Applicants will be chosen based on 1) their alignment with this year's LumiNAMA theme of "A Few of My Favorite Things" 2) their unique creative expression and 3) use of lights. Preference will be given to those living and/or working in North Adams.
 
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of local leaders including Mayor Jennifer Macksey; Maureen Baran, senior vice president of communications at Adams Community Bank; Anna Farrington, founder of First Fridays and owner of the Installation Space; and Nico Dery, business development director for the North Adams Chamber of Commerce.
 
Learn more about how to get involved with LumiNAMA here

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Hoosac Harvest Annual Seedling Swap Returns

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Hoosac Harvest's Annual Seedling Swap returns to downtown this year on Saturday, May 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the North Adams Farmers Market in its new location on Main Street.
 
All seedlings are available at no cost; there's no requirement to bring any in order to take some home. Whether individuals are dropping off seedlings for exchange or visiting to browse, it's advisable to bring a tray for collecting new plants. Shared seedlings may include surplus vegetables or flowers purchased or cultivated, as well as cuttings or excess plants from personal yards. Participants are encouraged to bring and exchange whatever they can.
 
All donations go toward subsidizing CSA shares—weekly "shares" of a local farmer's produce over the course of an annual growing season—for people in the community. 
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