3 hours
33 Hawley St
Starting at USD 0
Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm (GMT-05:00)
33 Hawley St
33 Hawley Street, Northampton, United States
Indulge in community, creativity & connection
In honor of Black History Month, you are invited to join us for Not A Noplace on February 7th at Northampton Center for the Arts.
"I think of beauty as an absolute necessity. I don't think it's a privilege or an indulgence, it's not even a quest. I think it's almost like knowledge, which is to say, it's what we were born for.
— Toni Morrison
Not A Noplace is a frequency of freedom. It is a living room for artists who identify as Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color to be, breathe & feel into the present moment.
"Your presence has purpose"
— HINDZ
This afternoon, our feature will be Richie Wills <3
Richmond “Richie” Wills is a Nigerian-born writer and teaching artist based in Western Massachusetts. A Point Foundation scholar, he is an MFA candidate in prose at UMass Amherst, where he teaches creative writing and serves as a Reviews Editor at The Massachusetts Review. He is currently at work on his first novel.
As always, adorn yourself as it pleases you & invite a human being you love!
Doors open at 1 PM, Performances begin at 1:45 PM.
All proceeds will go to compensating our artists & to raising money for QTBIPOC artists living in Western MA.
Masks Are Required
NOTAFLOF
Also check out other Arts events in Northampton, Literary Art events in Northampton.
Tickets for Not A Noplace can be booked here.
| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| Steadily Sprouting | 7 USD |
| Sweet Seedling | 13 USD |
| Boundlessly Blooming | 29 USD |
| Donation | Free |