Jaunty Monte Arty Party!

Saturday, January 28, 2023, 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm
Join us at the Shea to celebrate recently retired and newly hired DJ Emeritus Monte Belmonte!! Drinks, Chats, and Good Times!

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Jaunty Monte Arty Party

Come and celebrate freshly minted DJ Emeritus Monte Belmonte as he hangs up his mic (for about a second) and learns to sleep until sunrise! There will be tunes, beer, wine, snacks, and a few special guests. Let's all bring in 2023 celebrating this spectacular snarky splendiferous generous Valley Hero at one of his favorite places, the Shea Theater Arts Center.

Party is from 3-5!

Come say hi to your favorite retired yet still busy DJ before he goes into virtual emcee mode for the Shea for the third annual Get Down with your Hometown at 6:00 that evening! You can party with us in person and get home to your comfy couch by sunset and watch Monte in virtual action as we bring you a FREE Festival of live music including the Indigo Girls, Rachael Price, Martin Sexton, Suitcase Junket, and more!

Isn't Monte the best?!

A suggested sliding scale donation of $10-20 supports the arts at the Shea on Avenue A.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors and Underwriters

Australis Aquaculture • Artisan Beverage Cooperative • Benjamin Company • Berkshire Brewing Company • Cohn and Company Real Estate Agency • Community Credit • Common Capital • Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts • Connecticut River Internists • Dean's Beans • Easthampton Savings Bank • FirstLight GDF Suezna • Gill Tavern • Goff Media • Great Falls Harvest • Green River Festival • Greenfield Community College • Greenfield Cooperative Bank • Greenfield Savings Bank • Loot • Massachusetts Cultural Council • Montague Bookmill Montague WebWorks • Northeast Solar • People's Pint • Rainmaker Consulting • The Rendezvous • Solar Store of Greenfield • Stobierski and Connor • Told Video • True North Transit • Turn It Up

Exciting News for A Happening IV: Leviathan

Cloudgaze and Eggtooth Productions are thrilled to announce that we have received a generous grant from the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice to support our 2024 Immersive Arts Festival, “A Happening IV: Leviathan.”

This festival will transform the Shea Theater into an exploration of theme, hosting installations, music, theatrical performances, and movement pieces, featuring the collective contributions of over 30 local artists. Audiences will experience otherworldly environments and narratives inspired by folklore, fairy tales, horror motifs, American literature, and the mythos of the Old Testament, all of which delve into the central question guiding the festival: "What does it mean to encounter something greater than yourself and to be consumed by it?" Through this theme, we explore how a community reemerges and imagines itself after destruction and transformation.

With the support of the Markham-Nathan Fund, we are excited to create an event that complicates perspectives and fosters meaningful dialogue. We are grateful for this partnership and for the work of the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice.

Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year.We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!