Events and Programs

Come share and work on your projects in a meet up that is open to all crafters, both beginners and masters alike. We welcome you to share your techniques and connect with fellow crafters in our community. 

You can find updates on The Ashfield Crafters Meetup group on Facebook.

Registration required, email (bmlashfield@gmail.com) or call (413-628-4414) to save a spot.

Come share and work on your projects in a meet up that is open to all crafters, both beginners and masters alike. We welcome you to share your techniques and connect with fellow crafters in our community. 

You can find updates on The Ashfield Crafters Meetup group on Facebook.

From July 10 to August 21, we'll be hosting a free community writing class every Wednesday from 6:30-8PM. Author and creative writing instructor Rachel Lyon will lead the class in guided exercises; conduct short lessons on craft; and offer in-class guidance and feedback on works-in-progress. The class is open to writers of all experience levels. Join for all eight weeks, or just drop in once or twice, to get a feel for things! 

Rachel Lyon is author of the novels Self-Portrait with Boy, a finalist for the Center for Fiction's 2018 First Novel Prize, and Fruit of the Dead, which was named a most anticipated book of 2024 by outlets including Elle, Oprah Daily, and People magazine. Rachel’s short work has appeared in publications such as One Story, The Rumpus, and Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading. A teacher of creative writing for various institutions, most recently Bennington College, and cofounder of two reading series, Ditmas Lit and the Dream Away Reading Series, Rachel lives with her husband and two young children in Western Massachusetts. 

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Ashfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Drop-in Lego play in the community room! Children must be accompanied by a grown-up.

Registration required, email (bmlashfield@gmail.com) or call (413-628-4414) to save a spot.

Come share and work on your projects in a meet up that is open to all crafters, both beginners and masters alike. We welcome you to share your techniques and connect with fellow crafters in our community. 

You can find updates on The Ashfield Crafters Meetup group on Facebook.

From July 10 to August 21, we'll be hosting a free community writing class every Wednesday from 6:30-8PM. Author and creative writing instructor Rachel Lyon will lead the class in guided exercises; conduct short lessons on craft; and offer in-class guidance and feedback on works-in-progress. The class is open to writers of all experience levels. Join for all eight weeks, or just drop in once or twice, to get a feel for things! 

Rachel Lyon is author of the novels Self-Portrait with Boy, a finalist for the Center for Fiction's 2018 First Novel Prize, and Fruit of the Dead, which was named a most anticipated book of 2024 by outlets including Elle, Oprah Daily, and People magazine. Rachel’s short work has appeared in publications such as One Story, The Rumpus, and Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading. A teacher of creative writing for various institutions, most recently Bennington College, and cofounder of two reading series, Ditmas Lit and the Dream Away Reading Series, Rachel lives with her husband and two young children in Western Massachusetts. 

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Ashfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Drop-in Lego play in the community room! Children must be accompanied by a grown-up.

Registration required, email (bmlashfield@gmail.com) or call (413-628-4414) to save a spot.

Come share and work on your projects in a meet up that is open to all crafters, both beginners and masters alike. We welcome you to share your techniques and connect with fellow crafters in our community. 

You can find updates on The Ashfield Crafters Meetup group on Facebook.

From July 10 to August 21, we'll be hosting a free community writing class every Wednesday from 6:30-8PM. Author and creative writing instructor Rachel Lyon will lead the class in guided exercises; conduct short lessons on craft; and offer in-class guidance and feedback on works-in-progress. The class is open to writers of all experience levels. Join for all eight weeks, or just drop in once or twice, to get a feel for things! 

Rachel Lyon is author of the novels Self-Portrait with Boy, a finalist for the Center for Fiction's 2018 First Novel Prize, and Fruit of the Dead, which was named a most anticipated book of 2024 by outlets including Elle, Oprah Daily, and People magazine. Rachel’s short work has appeared in publications such as One Story, The Rumpus, and Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading. A teacher of creative writing for various institutions, most recently Bennington College, and cofounder of two reading series, Ditmas Lit and the Dream Away Reading Series, Rachel lives with her husband and two young children in Western Massachusetts. 

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Ashfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Drop-in Lego play in the community room! Children must be accompanied by a grown-up.