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As a Registered Dietitian who specializes in Holistic Nutrition, Michele focuses on the reversal of chronic illness and management of health problems using a Whole Foods approach. Her passion is transforming nutrition information into easy and delicious recipes using whole foods.
Having received training in both holistic and mainstream nutrition, Michele is schooled in the wide spectrum of diets to suit any lifestyle: macrobiotic, vegan, food allergies, or those who just want to make healthy choices at fast food restaurants.
Her nutrition philosophy views health as a continuum where food choices build health or accelerate its decline. LaRock practices nutrition care for the whole family including food allergies, gluten intolerance, weight loss, blood sugar regulation, heart disease, kidney disease, mental health, cancer nutrition, and infant and childhood feeding.
Grown-ups can socialize while the kids have fun!
Hosted by Meekins Library and funded by Hampshire Regional School District's Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Grant.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Reagan, 413-230-8552, jreagan@hr-k12.org.
Music Together is a developmentally-appropriate, research-based, international music education program for children from birth to 5 with parent or caregiver. Learn songs to sing with your child, engage in a community of families with young children, and have fun with your child! Singing, large and small movement, and lots of fun instrument play.
Three 10-week sessions are offered in Fall, Winter and Spring. Tuition for the 10 week session includes two copies of professionally-recorded CD and a Songbook, plus the DVD Music Together at Home: Helping Your Child Grow Musically. First child $180, sibling $100, babies under 8 months free with older sibling. Summer session is 6 weeks, with tuition of $115/60 including all materials. Registration fee $10 for new families only. Financial aid is available, so please ask if needed.
Call Lui at (413) 628-0197 or email lui@luicollins.com for more information or see the Upside-Up Music website.
Kids' Jam engages and challenges the early elementary child and builds on early music experiences to prepare for formal instrument lessons later on. Children attend with parent or caregiver, to create a community of families and support a continuity of music-making and learning at home. Emphasis is on singing, both traditional songs and original songs by Kids' Jam creator Lui Collins - many nature-based celebrations of the season - and drumming, as well as developmentally appropriate solfege and rhythm play, and lots of fun and active singing games to take advantage of the lovely boisterous energy of this age group!
Three 10-week sessions are offered in Fall, Winter and Spring. Tuition for the 10 week session includes two copies of a professionally-recorded CD, and a Songbook with all lyrics and melodies, plus guitar chords and a reference guide for the Curwen Hand Signs we learn with the solfege. First child $180, sibling $100. Summer session is 6 weeks, with tuition of $115/60 including all materials. Registration fee $10 for new families only. Note that while Kids' Jam is designed primarily for the 5-7 year-old child, younger sibs may be included on an individual basis, so please ask if interested. Financial aid is available, so please ask if that would be helpful to allow you to attend.
Call Lui at (413) 628-0197 or email lui@luicollins.com for more information or register online at see the Upside-Up Music website.
This six-week series starts March 15th and runs through April 26th. No class on April 19th due to Spring Break.
It is recommended to call the library to confirm the status of the weekly class.
Last updated: May 22, 2013