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Song & Story Swap

Singer-songwriter Carrie Ferguson will perform at this month's Song & Story Swap at 7 p.m. on Feb. 4 at The Nacul Center, 592 Main St. in Amherst

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'The Color Purple'

A musical version of "The Color Purple" will be presented Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m at the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Music at UMass

Jan. 24: A faculty violin concert with Elizabeth Chang on violin and Judith Gordon on piano begins at 8 p.m. at the Bezanson Recital Hall at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. On the program: Hindemith's Violin Sonata Op. 31, No. 2; Mozart's Violin & Piano Sonata K. 454 and Saint Saens' Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75.

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'Collaborators'

John Hodge's play "Collaborators" will be shown on the screen at Amherst Cinema Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. The play is the third in the NT Live 2011-2012 season from Britain's National Theatre, where plays are captured live from the London stage and broadcast to cinemas around the globe.

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Gallery anniversary

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Just So Stories

CactusHead Puppets will present "The Just So Stories" Dec. 27 and 28 at 2 p.m. at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst.

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Art cooperative

ART Works! ETTA Studio & Gallery (formerly known as Empowerment Through The Arts Art Studio, Amherst Community Art Center and Mudpie Arts and Crafts), located at 534 Main St. in Amherst, invites those interested in discussing the development of a community-run collaborative space for art to attend a brainstorming session Dec. 16 at 6 p.m.