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Inaugural Shepherd
​ Barn Dance

Picture
Inaugural
Shepherd​ Barn
Dance
Saturday, September 9, 2023
at ​7 PM
At the newly renovated 1805 Shepherd Barn
at Historic Northampton
Sliding scale admission: $15-$25
Limited to 45.  Reserve your place.
RESERVE YOUR PLACE
It's a great American tradition to celebrate the building of a new barn with a dance. In honor of this tradition, we'll mark the restoration of the Shepherd Barn with a contra dance. Steve Howland will call a variety of circle, square and contra dances, and the band will feature long-time valley contra dance musicians: Annika Amstutz and George Wilson on fiddles, Becky Hollingsworth on piano, and Joe Blumenthal on bass. 
 
All dances will be taught; no partner is necessary to come. All ages and experience levels welcome!
 
If the weather is good, additional registrations will be accepted on the night of the event for outdoor dancing.

reserve your place

Sliding Scale Admission
$15: Discounted Rate
$25: Actual Cost Ticket
$50: Stretch Ticket
All seating is by General Admission.
Registration is required.
Payments are securely processed by Humanitix which adds a booking fee and donates
its booking fee profits to ​charities that provide humans across the world with life's basic necessities.

Thursday, August 1, 2024
7 pm

reserve 8.1.24
Friday, August 2, 2024
7 pm

RESERVE 8.2.24
Saturday, August 3, 2024
7 pm

RESERVE 8.3.24

Sunday, August 4, 2024
2 pm matinee
RESERVE 8.4.24 2 PM
Sunday, August 4, 2024
7 pm

reserve 8.4.24 6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
7 pm

RESERVE 8.7.24

Thursday, August 8, 2024
7 pm

reserve 8.8.24
Friday, August 9, 2024
7 pm

RESERVE 8.9.24
Saturday, August 10, 2024
7 pm

RESERVE 8.10.24

 Sunday, August 11, 2024
2 pm matinee
RESERVE 8.11.24 2 PM
Sunday, August 11, 2024
7 pm

RESERVE 8.11.24 6:30 pm

In case of inclement weather, all the plays will be performed in the barn. ​​
Parking for the performances is available at the Bridge Street School and along Bridge Street. 
Payments are not accepted at the door.

Refund Policy
This is a no refund event.  Refunds will not be issued for change-of-mind reasons or time conflicts, if you can no longer attend.
You may request an admission ticket refund for medical issues such as COVID-19 or a COVID-19 exposure by emailing [email protected] prior to the start of the event or by 4 pm the following day.

To pay by check
1. If you wish to pay by check, reserve your spot and select Invoice as your payment option on the Humanitix website.
2. You do not need to enter a Purchase Order (PO) number or a business name.

3.
Enter your billing address and select the Checkout button.
4. An invoice will be emailed to you. The fee will include a Humanitix booking fee.
5. Print the invoice and mail it with a check payable to "Historic Northampton" to Historic Northampton, 46 Bridge Street, Northampton, MA 01060.

Note: If you cannot print the invoice, send your check with your performance date written in the memo field.
Your admission supports these special performances ​and other arts
and cultural activities at Historic Northampton.  Thank you for your generosity.
HISTORIC
​NORTHAMPTON
46 Bridge Street
Northampton
​Massachusetts 01060
[email protected]
​413-584-6011
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Historic Northampton is temporarily closed in May and June 2025. Stay tuned for the next exhibit:
Slavery and Freedom in Northampton, 1654 to 1783.


For upcoming events and programs, see the  Events Calendar.
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  • About
    • About Historic Northampton
    • Hours and Directions
    • Volunteer
    • Board-Staff
    • Legal/Financial
  • Programs
    • Upcoming Programs
    • Past Events at Historic Northampton >
      • Past Programs 2025
      • Past Programs 2024
      • Mill River Flood 150 Commemoration >
        • Mill River Flood 150 Commemoration Events
        • Mill River Flood Introduction
        • Mill River Flood Lives Lost
        • Mill River Flood Commemoration Markers >
          • \\\\Williamsburg Mill River Flood Markers
          • Skinnerville Mill River Flood Markers
          • Haydenville Mill River Flood Markers
          • Leeds Mill River Markers
          • Florence Mill River Markers
          • Northampton Mill River Markers
        • Mill River Flood Who Was Responsible
        • Mill River Flood Guided Walks to the Dam Ruins
        • Mill River Flood Memorial Tree Project
      • Past Programs 2023
      • Past Programs 2022
      • Past Programs 2021
      • Past Programs 2020
      • Past Programs 2019
    • MCC Card to Culture at Historic Northampton
    • Help I am not receiving email announcements
  • Explore
    • Collections & Research
    • History at Home >
      • Videos
      • Interactive Witch Trial
      • Paper Dolls
      • Hidden Histories
      • Scavenger Hunts
      • Coloring Pages
      • Brain Teasers
      • Peg Doll Hunts
      • Jonathan Edwards Prayer Requests
    • Properties >
      • Parsons House
      • Damon House
      • Shepherd House
      • Shepherd Barn 2020
      • The Bridge Street School Sprouts
    • Educational Websites
    • Historic Highlights
    • COVID-19 Stories >
      • Vaccination Photos
      • Submit Your COVID Story
      • Children React
      • Family and Neighborhood Fun
      • It's a New World
      • Hope and Togetherness
      • Images
      • How Illness Feels
      • Brings Forth Memory
      • Blessings and the New Busy
      • Fear and Worry
  • Indigenous Native History
    • Native Histories in Nonotuck
    • Nonotuck Histories Essay by Margaret M. Bruchac
    • Recovering Nonotuck Histories Photo Essay
    • Profiles of Native People
    • Extended Biographies of Native People
    • Nonotuck to Northampton Maps
    • Native LIves Bibliography
  • History of Slavery
    • About the Slavery Research Project
    • Black Enslaved People
    • Free Black People
    • Native Enslaved People
    • Enslavers of People
    • Relationship Map >
      • Relationship Map Family Groups
      • Relationship Map Enslavement
      • Relationship Map Indenture
      • Relationship Map Legal
      • Relationship Map Commerce
      • Relationship Map Foster or Guardian
      • Relationship Map Social Connections
    • Timeline of Slavery in Northampton
  • DONATE
    • Donate to the Spring Appeal
    • Donate to the exhibit Slavery and Freedom in Northampton
    • WAYS TO GIVE >
      • Monthly Donation
      • IRA Giving
      • Stock Giving
    • Join the Email List
    • Donate to the Collection