Horticultural topics covered will be the basics of planting fruit trees, including site selection, choice of variety and rootstock, planting best practices, tree training and pruning, fertilization and ongoing fruit tree care.

Learn the basics of pest and disease identification and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the home orchard. Hands-on, scouting, monitoring, placement of traps, etc. will be covered.

Sisters on The Runway hosts its 8th annual Benefit Fashion Show to raise money for Safe Passage, a local domestic violence victim shelter, and raise awareness to the issue of domestic abuse. 

Exhibition extended through April 29.

Submit your creative work to the HFA Student Showcase, all creators of any major is invited to get involved. All work will be considered for the chance to win a $50 gift card.

Apply by May 1 to paint a library mural as part of the Building Bridges initiative.

"Color in Containment" examines the use of color within a group of works to ask a difficult question: can color be controlled? Should it be? The exhibition, including pieces by Patrick Hughes, Andy Warhol, and Pipilotti Rist, among others, imagines vibrant works of art from the UMCA permanent collection as specimens under glass, inviting viewers to make their own discoveries about the necessity or futility of containing color. 

Introducing audiences to the vibrant landscape of new American poetry and fiction and exploring issues essential to the future of American literature, the Juniper Literary Festival features readings with internationally known writers and UMass MFA alums as well as programming from current students who have invigorated the event with performative readings, inventively curated displays, and publications of their work.

The UMass Comedy League is celebrating their 22nd annual Comedy Jam by inviting four all-star shows to the Mahar stage along with shows by your favorites, Toast, Mission: IMPROVable, and Sketch-22.Friday, April 6th, you'll see:Nameless Numberhead.