Amherst Center Cultural District

10/15/2026

LIVE MUSIC is coming to Amherst Oyster Bar! Caramia & The Breakdown will be performing from 6-8 p.m. and Oyster Bar will be offering deals on calamari, salad, Coors Light, and fries.

10/10/2026

The Local Art Gallery is going on a field trip! Join artist and architect Scott Henderson on Saturday, Oct. 17, for a walking-based sketching experience through downtown Amherst. Raindate: Sun., Oct. 18.

Using four simple ideas: Place, Story, Detail, and Connection, you’ll make quick sketches and visual notes inspired by Amherst’s streets, architecture, public spaces, artwork, and the unexpected details that give downtown its character. Beginners welcome!

$50. Sales end 10/15. Ages 16+

Link to sign up:
https://tinyurl.com/AmherstSketchWalk

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

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10/06/2026

October at the Mead Art Museum on the Amherst College campus. always free, open to the public! For more details, see their instagram post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd9vfr3FDP9/

10/02/2026

10/01/2026

Still a few spaces available. Pre-registration is required. Visit amhersthistory.org to register. Sarah Zureick-Brown AmherstCenterCulturalDistrict Amherst Downtown

09/29/2026

Jazz at Masuda’s Cafe this Thursday!

A new monthly concert series builds community with jazz in Downtown Amherst. Jazz at Masuda’s is an exciting new monthly concert series that will take place in the heart of Amherst Center at Masuda’s Café on select Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. beginning on October 1, 2026. Masuda’s Café is located at 17 Kellogg Avenue.

Free of charge and open to the public, the series is hosted by acclaimed saxophonist and composer Jason Robinson, Joseph E. and Grace W. Valentine Professor of Music at Amherst College, and will feature a rotating quartet of local jazz luminaries, offering jazz students opportunities to participate by sitting in, and giving the local community an opportunity to experience world class jazz performed by some of the region's most creative musicians.

Masuda’s Cafe