Calendar of Upcoming Programs and Events
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Friday, November 16, 2018 | 5 pm | Film Screening
The Gilded Cage: Northampton’s Last Water-Powered Elevator A film by Stan Sherer 
Northampton's Masonic Block (sometimes referred to as the “Fitzwilly Building”) on Main Street, which opened in 1898, featured an ornate water-powered elevator, state-of-the-art engineering at the time. But it was more: the elevator and its chatty, cheery operators created a community of building's shops, offices, denizens and visitors. This came to an end in 2017, when the elevator was decommissioned. To preserve this fascinating bit of Northampton's history, documentary filmmaker Stan Sherer interviewed former operators and the repair service person who maintained it from the mid-1980s until the end. We learn how elevators work and why they matter, and what this one, and its operators, meant to the people and the City of Northampton.
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Thursday, November 29, 2018 | 6 - 8 pm
Living History Series A Conversation with Bill Newman Public Interest Lawyer, Author, Podcast Producer, and Host of the “The Bill Newman Show” Join us for this special reception and evening presentation recognizing Bill Newman, one of Northampton’s most extraordinary and accomplished residents 6 pm: Reception and Event | $25 7 pm: Event only |$20 Reservations Required. Learn More |
