WINTER BREAK DECEMBER 23, JANUARY 1, 2018

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1 WINTER BREAK DECEMBER 23, JANUARY 1, 2018 Smith College may be closed, but Northampton isn t! Enjoy break with fellow international students there s a lot more going on than you might think 1

2 2 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 nd Grocery Van Shuttle Starting at 11:00 am, Pick-ups at JMG The grocery shuttles will run from Smith to Tran s World Market, Walmart, and Aldi grocery store between 12pm and 5pm. Full shuttle schedule is available on the ISSO website, and in an sent by Dean Caitlin. Space on vans is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. **B43 buses are running on the no school schedule (page 8) in case you miss the shuttle. Look Park: Santa s Trains & Holiday Lights 3:20pm, meet in Cutter Living Room h SaturDAY, DECEMBER 23 rd We ll meet to take the R42 PVTA bus to Florence, MA from the Academy of Music at 3:50pm. The bus costs $1.25 each way. If you go on your own, tell the bus driver you d like to stop at Look Park it will be the next stop after Florence Center. Buses leave every hour from Look Park to come back to town. This holiday season, Look Memorial Park is celebrating this special time of the year with a selection of running model trains whirling by displays of a whimsical wonderland of Christmas favorites and village landscapes. Chat with our authentic engineers, view beautifully themed holiday trees and visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus before relaxing with a holiday cookie and hot chocolate. While you enjoy Santa s Trains, you can also take a hay ride around the Park to view over 50 holiday light displays made by the park s Grounds and Maintenance staff. Santa s Trains is free, and the hayride is $5 per person. Visit for information. bus schedule on next page!

3 SaturDAY, DECEMBER 23 rd continued Sunday, DECEMBER 24 th c Northampton Winter Farmers Market 9:00am 2:00pm Smith VoTech High School, 80 Locust St, Northampton (just past Cooley Dickinson Hospital) Snacks & A Movie 6:30pm, Cutter Living Room Join other international students staying for Winter Break and enjoy snacks and a movie. HRs will be organizing a selection of films for you to choose from! 3

4 Sunday, DECEMBER 24 th continued Local Northampton Christmas Eve Services (A list of Pioneer Valley places of worship can be found on last page!) 10:00am - The College Church, 57 Pomeroy Terrace: Candle Light Service - St. John s Episcopal Church, 48 Elm Street: Choral Holy Eucharist 4:00pm - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 99 King Street: Mass at Main Church - Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, 22 Main Street: Christmas Eve Service 7:00pm - The College Church, 57 Pomeroy Terrace: Candle Light Service - Edwards Church, 297 Main Street: Christmas Eve Service - Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, 22 Main Street: Christmas Eve Service 7:30pm - First Churches of Northampton, 129 Main Street: Candlelight Christmas Eve Service of Lessons & Carols. 9:00pm-10:30pm - St. John s Episcopal Church, 48 Elm Street: Christmas Holy Eucharist 12 midnight -St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 99 King Street: Mass at Main Church mymymym 4

5 MONDAY, DECEMBER 25 TH Local Northampton Christmas Day Services (A list of Pioneer Valley places of worship can be found on last page!) 8:00am - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 99 King Street: Mass at Main Church 11:00am - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 99 King Street: Mass at Main Church 11:30 am - First Churches of Northampton, 129 Main Street: Morning Vespers and Carols Holiday Dinner Open to all students. 6:00pm, Cutter/Ziskind Dining Hall Enjoy a meal together, regardless of faith. Share what different holiday traditions you have at home and enjoy the company of the Smith community on this holiday! The ISSO will provide dinner from Bombay Royale to be delivered to Cutter/Ziskind! 5

6 Tuesday, DECEMBER 26 TH Holyoke Mall trip 10:30am, Ziskind Living Room m Shop those crazy holiday sales at the mall! We ll meet and walk to the Academy of Music to take the R41 PVTA bus to Holyoke Mall. The bus costs $1.25 each way. Anyone who is interested will take the 11:00am bus to the mall, and we ll meet back up at the bus stop at 3:00pm to come back to campus. This will be a great chance to spend time with other Smithies, but feel free to go earlier or stay later. Beat Stress: Drumming with Ellen Clegg 6:15-7:30pm, St. John s Episcopal Church, 48 Elm St, Northampton Discover the inspiring and accessible healing work of drumming while together we create community through the world s rich drumming traditions, $12-16 sliding scale, no one turned away. 6

7 Wednesday, DECEMBER 27 TH Ice the UMass Mullins Center! 10:30am, meet at JMG (Public Skate from 12-1:30pm) Head over to UMass with your friends to enjoy their skating rink! The B43 bus leaves at 10:30am (no School Schedule), so make sure to be on time! See Schedule below. The rink is also open on the 30th and 31st but there are different hours so check before you go. CASH ONLY! Admission: $5(with OneCard), Skate rental: $5, Bus trip: $2.50 bus schedule on next page! 7

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9 thursday, DECEMBER 28 TH Karaoke & Snacks 7:00pm, Ziskind Living Room Show off your talent and sing some of your favorite songs! We will provide the karaoke machine and snacks. 30s and Under Meditation Group 7:00pm-8:30pm, Shambhala Center 191 Main St, Northampton Join other young practitioners for meditation with instructions, conversation, and snack! First timers welcome! $5-10 donations requested. friday, DECEMBER 29 TH Get Your Craft On! 7:00pm, Ziskind Kitchen Join us for winter themed arts and crafts! Make paper snowflakes to dress up your room, hand warmers to help alleviate the winter cold, and decorate some holiday sugar cookies! saturday, DECEMBER 30 TH Watch a Movie at Cinemark Hampshire Mall! Claim your free Cinemark Gift Card (only 25 available!) and come watch the movie of your choice at Hampshire Mall! Gift cards can be picked up from your Winter Break HRs. Choose either an early bird or matinee timing and then take the appropriate bus to get there. See the bus schedule on page 8. 9

10 sunday, DECEMBER 31 st Northampton Winter Farmers Market 9:00am 2:00pm Smith VoTech High School, 80 Locust St, Northampton (just past Cooley Dickinson Hospital) First Night Northampton! 12:00 noon - 12:00 midnight, all over downtown Northampton Northampton comes alive on New Year s Eve! All day and night there will be performances and special deals all over town for those who have a First Night Northampton button. Sign up at the Residence Life meeting on 12/22 for a free button. Any remaining buttons will be distributed by Winter Break HRs. You can also buy a button on your own (Daytime buttons- good until 6pm: $10; All day and night buttons: $16 if you purchase ahead of time, $20 if you purchase on that day). We ll meet in the living room of your house to walk down to the first event at the Academy of Music at 12 noon, SHOW Circus Studio s Holiday Party. There will be two large performances! To learn more about the events and performances, go to: Look up! Fireworks! 6:15pm Even if you don t have a button, don t miss the New Year s Eve fireworks this year! Walk downtown to watch them and enjoy the hustle and bustle of the holiday. FREE. 10

11 sunday, DECEMBER 31 st continued New Year s Eve countdown 12:00am, Intersection of Pleasant St. & Main St. Meet in Cutter Living Room at 11:15pm to walk down with other Smithies! Every year, the Hotel Northampton rings in the New Year with a glittering ball atop the roof. Gather in the center of town to countdown the last minutes of 2017 and watch the ball rise to signify the New Year. This event is usually attended by hundreds of people - it s like a mini-times Square! FREE. monday, january 1 st Hot Chocolate Bar & Board Games 7:30pm, Ziskind Living Room/ Ziskind Basement Drink hot chocolate and play some board games with other Smithies! Move to the basement for an air hockey or table tennis tournament! tuesday, january 2 nd Pizza Dinner & a Movie 6:00pm, Cutter Living Room Now that break is almost over, let s have a relaxing night together before J-term starts. ISSO will have some pizzas delivered and the HRs will provide a choice of movies to watch together! 11

12 AnyDay activities e ZING Table Tennis Club 122 Pleasant Street, Easthampton Come and play Tennis/Ping Pong at Zing! Table Tennis Club with 9 courts and a great lounge area. Anyone can play - all levels welcome! $16 for 1 table (up to four people) for 1 hour. Bowling at Sparetime! 525 Pleasant St, Northampton LET YOUR FUN SIDE LOOSE! At Spare Time, FUN brings out something unique in all of us! Bowling - Lights Music Food Fun!! Monday Thursday: All you Can Bowl $10 per person, 9pm- 12am. Monday is College Night, only $5 Entry with College ID. Friday & Saturday: Spare Time After Dark, $16 per person, 10pm- 1am unlimited bowling, shoes, games, prizes, music & light show! All In Adventures 367 Russell St, Space A07, Hadley j All In Adventures offers our guests the chance to become real-life detectives during an interactive and immersive escape room experience. With 50-minutes on the clock, guests must find clues, solve puzzles, and decipher hidden codes to escape the themed room of their choice. Rooms include: Escape from Alcatraz, Treasure Island, Zombie Apocalypse, Special Agent, Superhero s Adventure, Black Ops, Sherlock s Library, Houdini s Magic Cell, and Hollywood Premiere. $20 per person, $100 private room for 6 people. Open every day over break except for Christmas. 12

13 AnyDay activities continued Pioneer Valley Indoor Karting 10 West St., West Hatfield, MA a Open daily at 11AM for Arrive and Drive high speed gas go-karting. $20 per person for one race. $40 per person, 3 race package, $65 per person 5 race package. Buses: X98 (schedule below) or R44 (schedule on next page). qwtyuik 13

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15 religious services Places of worship open over Winter Break: ANGLICAN St. George s Anglican Church, 2 Clark Street, Easthampton St. Michael s and All Angels Anglican Mission First Baptist Church of Amherst, 434 North Pleasant Street, Amherst BAHA I Baha i Devotional Gathering, 60 Masonic Street, Northampton BUDDHIST Jampel Nyingpo Ling, 23 Charles Lane, Amherst Shambhala Center, 191 Main Street, Northampton Black Moon Zendo, 24 Valley Street, Northampton CATHOLIC St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 99 King Street, Northampton St. Valentine Polish National Catholic Church, 127 King Street, Northampton JEWISH Chabad House at Amherst, 20 North Hadley Road, Amherst Congregation B nai Israel, 253 Prospect Street, Northampton Jewish Community of Amherst, 742 Main Street, Amherst MUSLIM Hampshire Mosque, 1 East Pleasant Street, Amherst OTHER CHRISTIAN First Church of Christ Scientist, 79 Masonic Street, Northampton Goodwin Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, 41 Woodside Avenue, Amherst First Baptist Church, 434 North Pleasant Street, Amherst Amherst Chinese Christian Church, 611 Belchertown Road, Amherst St. John s Episcopal Church, 48 Elm Street, Northampton Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, 22 Main Street, Northampton College Church, 57 Pomeroy Terrace, Northampton Edwards Church, 297 Main Street, Northampton First Churches of Northampton, 129 Main Street, Northampton Cornerstone Chapel, 508 Bridge Road, Northampton Northampton Friends Meeting, 43 Center Street, Northampton Christ United Methodist Church, 217 Rocky Hill Road, Northampton See individual websites for times of services. For a more comprehensive list of places of worship outside the Northampton/Amherst area, see Religious and Spiritual Life website: 15

16 HAVE A GREAT BREAK! SEE YOU IN 2018!