Stavros
Advocates for Independent Living
Events
As a service to the community, we will post suitable event announcements on this page. Stavros Center for Independent Living is not responsible for changes in schedule or cancellations, please call relevant organization if in doubt. Please email announcements to "mcarroll" at "stavros.org"* or leave messages at 800 804 1899, x 213.
March 16, 2012 Stavros Benefit Concert
Please support Stavros and join us for an evening of music with acclaimed cellist Eugene Friesen & pianist extraordinaire Steven Schoenberg, on Friday March 16, 8pm at Sweeney Hall, Smith College, Northampton. General seating is $20 per ticket or $50 for special seating (which includes a reception with the artists following the concert).
To purchase tickets, contact Angelina Ramirez at 413 781 5555, x 315 or at aramirez@stavros.org.
Tickets are also on sale at AJ Hastings in Amherst, Booklink in Northampton, the Leverett Coop, World Eye Bookshop in Greenfield as well as Boswell's Books and Salmon Falls Gallery, both in Shelburne Falls.
To buy tickets online: go to our Donations page and click on the online donations link. Enter the correct dollar amount, make sure that "Donation preference" is set to one-time donation, and select your privacy preference (we need to know at least your name and email address for ticket sales). Then, in the "Designation" field, make sure to write "concert tickets." Then follow directions to pay by credit card or Pay Pal.
The Artists:
Eugene Friesen - Grammy award-winning cellist and composer with the Paul Winter Consort, Eugene Friesen has performed worldwide. ...his live solo performance ... moves from jazz to rock, from classics to comedy, from improvisation to composition, all with energy and ease. "The music is beautiful and so is the playing."
- Yo-Yo Ma
Steven Schoenberg - Dynamic, Emmy award-winning composer/pianist whose talents cross into musical theater, classical compositions, film scoring, children's music, and solo improvisational piano performances.
For more information on the artists and the show, open link below for our press release.
Press Release Friesen/Schoenberg Concert
Universal Access Program Recreation Options
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The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation offers year-round accessible outdoor recreation opportunities through their Universal Access Program. Click here for the current schedule of DCR's accessible recreation. |
Universal Access Winter 2012 Newsletter
Stavros' Funding Workshops
Learn about funding options and resources for home or vehicle modifications at our monthly funding workshops. These workshops are free and are held on the first Tuesday of the month in our Springfield office at 262 Cottage Street. They last about two hours.
Stavros' Housing Workshops
Stavros usually holds a workshop once a month to help consumers find adequate and accessible housing, alternating between our Springfield office (262 Cottage Street) and our Amherst office (210 Old Farm Rd). The trainings are all on Thursdays from 1:00 pm until 3 pm.
Stavros' Outdoor Access
Stavros has a program in collaboration with MA DCR's Universal Access Program. Click here for more info.
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