ARMS FSP Frisbee Golf Tournament Tonight!

Join us for a Disc Golf & Ultimate Frisbee Tournament on the ARMS fields tonight, Friday, May 3, 2013 from 5 until 7:30 PM!

Evening begins with a Disc Golf Clinic at 5:00 sponsored by our friends from Pure Flight Disc Golf & Ultimate in Amherst. 

The first flight of golfers will tee off at 5:20.  We'll break for a potluck dinner and barbecue at 6:00 with the second flight starting back out on the course at 6:50 PM.  We'll play with a scramble format so there’ll be plenty of fun for everyone!

Compete for prizes in the Putting Contest and Longest Drive competitions.  Challenge your creativity by entering the contests for Most Outrageous Hat, Craziest Hair, Most Unconventional Technique & Most Colorful Outfit.

Sign up on the Draw Sheet outside the Middle School Office or just come on out Friday night!  Entry fee is $5.00 per player and all proceeds benefit the ARMS Family School Partnership.  Players will be in teams of 5 so if you want to be grouped together with friends, just make that note on the Draw Sheet.

Ultimate Teams that want to compete can do so for a $15.00 entry.

Parents who want to help out can sign up in the Middle School Office or be in touch with Eileen Marasco at e.marasco@comcast.net or call her at 256-3880.  We'll need some help keeping folks moving safely on the course, with food set up and sales, and clean up.

To sign up for a potluck item please click on the link to the PleaseBringIt sheet we have set up for the event at http://armsfrisbeegolffundraiser.bringit.bz/public/4fc6bb.  Burgers, hot dogs, pizza and drinks will be available for sale at the event with all proceeds going toward the Family School Partnership general fund.

Hope to see you there!

Amherst Invitational This Weekend!

It's back! The 22nd AMHERST INVITATIONAL ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT will be held this Saturday, May 4th from 9:30am to 5pm & Sunday, May 5th from 8:30am to 5pm. Come watch thirty teams from across the USA compete in the oldest and most prestigious high school ultimate tournament in the world in Amherst, the birthplace of Ultimate. Located at ARHS/ARMS/UMass Ultimate Fields in Amherst. Free admission and awesome layouts! More information at http://www.facebook.com/amherstinvitational

And to celebrate The Ultimate Weekend in Amherst lots of our local businesses will be giving 10% OFF when you SHOW YOUR DISC (any frisbee disc) from today thru Sunday (May 3-5)! It'll be a great weekend to carry around your frisbee and eat and shop...Show any frisbee disc and get 10% off from these Ultimate Local Businesses:

Restaurants: Baku's African Restaurant * Bart's Homemade * Bistro63 @ The Monkey Bar * Black Sheep Deli * Bruegger's * Bruno's Pizza * Crazy Noodles * Fresh Side Eatery & Teas * Glazed Donut Shop * GoBerry Frozen Yogurt * Johnny's Tavern * High Horse Brewing * Loose Goose * Mango Mango * Moti Persian Mediterranean Restaurant * Panda East * Paradise of India * The Pub * SouperBowl * White Hut.

Shopping: Food For Thought Books * A.J. Hastings * Laughing Dog Bicycles * Left-Click Computers * Pure Flight.

And after you've eaten and shopped, stop by ARHS and catch one of the most beautiful sports on earth...

Calvin Terrell

The Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools are proud to announce that Calvin Terrell, warrior for peace and racial justice, will visit Amherst on May 7, 2013. His visit is part of the Office of the Superintendent's initiative to bring the national conversation on public education to the greater Amherst community.

Mr. Terrell will present to the community on the evening of May 7.  The public is invited to attend this FREE event which will begin at 7pm in the auditorium at Amherst Regional High School (21 Mattoon Street).

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Boy Scout Open House

Boy Scout Troop 500 Amherst is having an Open House for prospective scouts and their families Tuesday, May 14 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the South Congregational Church, 1066 Southeast Street, Amherst.  Troop 500 has a 50+ year history in Amherst working with school-age boys (grades 6-12).  Troop activities are organized and run by the boys, including weekly meetings, monthly campouts, and projects in the community.  Our Scouts learn practical outdoor skills and develop leadership skills while having a lot of fun.  Troop 500 does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, or sexual preference.  For more information, contact Scoutmaster Peter Crowley at (413) 348-8052.

Channel your inner Julia Child- Jones Library Fundraiser

You know how everyone loves your meatloaf? Or your pineapple upside down cake? Or your broccoli with peanut sauce? Share those recipes! 

The Friends of the Jones Library is creating a community cookbook and we need YOUR help.Visit us here to submit your amazing recipe (or hey, just send it in an email to us here if it's easier!).

Bon appetit!

Annual Rotary Town Fair Dates Announced

The annual Town Fair sponsored by the Rotary Club of Amherst is set for Thursday May 23, Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25. The rides start on Thursday at  3pm  and run to about 10 pm, Friday 3pm to 10pm  and Saturday 10am to 10pm.

Starlight's Youth Theater presents The Little Mermaid!

Starlight's Youth Theatre presents Disney's The Little Mermaid, Jr., the musical. Show are on May 17^that 7:00 pm, May 18^th at 2:00 & 7:00 pm, May 19^th at 2:00 pm at the Academy of Music, Northampton. Tickets are $12 students/seniors and $16 adults and may be purchased from the Academy of Music box office: in person, or by phone at (413)584-9032, extension 105, or online at www.academyofmusictheatre.tix.com. For more information about the show and Starlight's Youth Theatre, please visit: www.starlights-youth-theatre.com.