Events

GCC Community Chorus presents their annual fall concert with Margery Heins, Director and John Yannis, Accompanist. “Songs of North America” celebrates the choral heritage of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Canadian selections include Kenneth Leslie’s Celtic-inspired “Cape Breton Lullaby,” Sarah Quartel’s “Wide Open Spaces,” and French-Canadian and Indigenous pieces. American works highlight William Billings’s “Anthem for Thanksgiving,” Rollo Dillworth’s arrangement of “Follow the Drinking Gourd,” Randall Thompson’s "Frostina," the traditional blend “No Time” and David Chase and Judith Clurman’s "Washington Women." Mexico is represented by the folk song “De colores” and Renaissance and Baroque masterworks by Manuel de Sumaya. Free and open to the public! Donations accepted at the door.

If you identify as a person in recovery, you are welcome to join us for our weekly recover meetings! We follow a format similar to a 12-step program, but this is not a 12-step meeting—it's an opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and to receive support.

Join local historian David Brule for a fascinating exploration of King Philip’s War (1675–1676), also known as Metacom’s Rebellion, and its lasting impact on the Connecticut River Valley. Often called "America’s Forgotten War," this conflict pitted English settlements against a coalition of Native nations across the Northeast.

The presentation will examine the war’s major events, outcomes and lasting consequences, with a special focus on the local history of Franklin County. David will share findings from a 12-year study of the May 19, 1676, massacre of Native people by English forces in what is now Gill, Massachusetts, and the Native coalition’s subsequent counterattack. The fighting stretched approximately seven miles through what is now Greenfield, passing near the site of Greenfield Community College.

This program also offers an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the land acknowledgment we share at college events. What is the history behind the words we read? By exploring this often overlooked history, we can move beyond simply reciting a land acknowledgement toward a deeper understanding of its meaning and significance.

Discover the history of a pivotal yet often overlooked conflict and its profound impact on the people and communities of our region. Free and open to the public, RSVP requested.

If you identify as a person in recovery, you are welcome to join us for our weekly recover meetings! We follow a format similar to a 12-step program, but this is not a 12-step meeting—it's an opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and to receive support.

Jonathan Mirin, co-founding Artistic Director of Piti Theatre, leads a relaxed and supportive storytelling workshop. We tell stories all the time with friends: "So I'm waiting for the bus and..." But most of us have never been coached on how to to tell better, more effective stories. Workshop participants will receive coaching on both content and style in pairs with time for rehearsal and repetition. No one will have to "perform" for the group and no theater or storytelling experience is required—but performers are also welcome! Free and open to the public. Registration required; priority given to GCC students, faculty and staff.

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What if building a stronger community begins with something as simple—and as powerful—as connecting with one another? Join students, faculty, staff and community members for an intergenerational discussion of Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World by Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, former U.S. Surgeon General.

In Together, Murthy explores the importance of human connection to our individual well-being and the health of our communities. At a time when loneliness and disconnection affect people of all ages, this book invites us to consider how we build meaningful relationships, strengthen our sense of belonging and create communities where everyone can thrive.

Come share ideas, learn from one another’s experiences and explore how we can put the power of connection into practice in our everyday lives and across generations. Whether you’re a student, a GCC employee or a member of the surrounding community, your perspective is welcome.

Supported in part by by a Character Education Initiative grant from Wake Forest University. Refreshments provided, RSVP requested.

If you identify as a person in recovery, you are welcome to join us for our weekly recover meetings! We follow a format similar to a 12-step program, but this is not a 12-step meeting—it's an opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and to receive support.

GCC Community Chorus presents their traditional informal holiday concert with familiar carols and sing-alongs. Conducted by Margery Heins with accompanist John Yannis.

If you identify as a person in recovery, you are welcome to join us for our weekly recover meetings! We follow a format similar to a 12-step program, but this is not a 12-step meeting—it's an opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and to receive support.

Jonathan Mirin, co-founding Artistic Director of Piti Theatre, leads this workshop. Sometimes we need to have challenging conversations—but when do we get to practice them? This workshop provides an opportunity to try out various approaches to your "conversation in training." Participants will also have the chance to apply "systems thinking" to the conversation which can lead to seeing issues through a wider lens that feels less about "personalities" and more about the big picture. After watching some strategy modeling, we will practice in pairs. Free and open to the public. Registration required; priority given to GCC students, faculty and staff.

Supported by a grant from the Educating Character Initiative at the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University, with generous support from Lilly Endowment Inc.

Jonathan Mirin is an award-winning actor, playwright, essayist, educator and activist who has spent nearly three decades working in theater and film while offering workshops about the ways art and life can support each other to varied groups including social workers, business school students, lawyers, historians, consultants and business leaders.

If you identify as a person in recovery, you are welcome to join us for our weekly recover meetings! We follow a format similar to a 12-step program, but this is not a 12-step meeting—it's an opportunity to connect with others who share your experiences and to receive support.