Garden Cinemas celebrating National Popcorn Day

GREENFIELD — As part of National Popcorn Day on Friday, Jan. 19, the Garden Cinemas will offer:

■$2 child-size orders of popcorn.

■Free size upgrades on sizes small and above.

■Free refills on popcorn orders sizes small and above.

■25% off collectable popcorn tins.

■A “bring your own bucket” promotion, where the Garden will fill (and refill) any movie-themed popcorn bucket brought from home, with the purchase of a ticket.

■And a free Butterfinger with every popcorn size small and above.

Winery, brewery hosting pirate-themed dinner show

NORTHFIELD — Cameron’s Winery and The Back Room Brewing Co. at 1046 Millers Falls Road will present a pirate-themed dinner show on Saturday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m.

The event will include Greek food from Greenfield’s El Greco, sea shanties and pirate songs by Corki & Ken and Terry McKeon, a treasure hunt and a contest to decide the best pirate costume.

Tickets are $40 per person and seating is limited. Call 413-225-3420 to reserve a space.

Women Business Owners Alliance holding luncheon

SPRINGFIELD — The Women Business Owners Alliance (WBOA) is launching its 2024 programs and events with the Power of 100+ Women luncheon, to be held Thursday, Jan. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Aria Ballroom at MGM Springfield.

More than 100 local female business owners will gather to network and grow their businesses. The goal is to celebrate, support and build synergy among female business owners in the Pioneer Valley.

Registration for the event includes 2024 WBOA membership as well as a commemorative Power of 100+ Women keepsake. Visit wboa.org to learn more and to register.

“The WBOA has been supporting women in business for over 40 years,” WBOA President Lisa Totz said in a statement. “We provide opportunities for female entrepreneurs to learn, collaborate and be supported on their business journey. As the WBOA tagline says, ‘Don’t Grow it Alone.’”

Five College Consortium welcomes development director

AMHERST — Ina Clark, a veteran nonprofit development leader, has been named the director of development and sponsored programs for the Five College Consortium. She begins work on Jan. 16.

Clark’s nonprofit background includes development work with Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival; Cooper Hewitt, the Smithsonian Design Museum; Ms. Foundation for Women; and the Sesame Workshop. She also recently served as interim director of SPCA International.

“Ina’s broad experience in nonprofit development will serve her well at Five Colleges, where at any given time she may be working on funding for museum technology, arts collaborations, language instruction, student engagement, K-12 teacher training or emergency preparedness,” Five College Consortium’s Executive Director Sarah Pfatteicher said in a statement.

Clark will oversee the Five College Consortium’s portfolio of sponsored programs, which most recently has included grants from the Mellon Foundation for expanding the Indigenous studies curricula of its member campuses and for creation of a faculty leadership development program, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to increase inclusion and accessibility of museum collections. In addition, she will oversee several longstanding externally funded Five College programs: the Center for East Asian Studies, Five College Partnership Programs and Learning in Retirement.

“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to use my background and experience to serve Five Colleges and the important institutions it works with,” Clark said in a statement. “The programs Five Colleges enables and the funding it obtains speak extensively to my own deep interests and values, and the structure that is core to its mission demonstrates the very best in collaborative work. It’s an honor to join Sarah Pfatteicher and the Five College team.”

Lavenburg promoted to Bacon Wilson shareholder

SPRINGFIELD — David A. Lavenburg, an attorney at the Bacon Wilson law firm, has been promoted to shareholder as of Jan. 1.

Since joining the firm in November 2020, Lavenburg has focused on loan recovery, loan workouts, collection matters, restructuring, debt repayments and bankruptcy. In the firm’s probate department, Lavenburg supports the litigation needs in cases involving contests, breaches of fiduciary duty, lack of capacity and undue influence claims. In the commercial and corporate department, he represents clients in partnership disputes, commercial litigation, general business litigation and commercial lease disputes.

Lavenburg received his bachelor’s degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and his juris doctor degree from the Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio.

Upon making the announcement, managing shareholder Jeffrey I. Fialky stated, “Dave is an exceptional attorney and person, and on behalf of all shareholders, we are thrilled for Dave to be our partner.”

Rodriguez named assistant VP,
mortgage loan
officer

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Cooperative Bank welcomes Victor H. Rodriguez Sr. as assistant vice president, mortgage loan officer. In this role, Rodriguez will leverage his extensive experience to guide borrowers through the process of buying a home.

“We are excited to welcome Victor to the GCB team,” Tony Worden, the bank’s president and CEO, said in a statement. “His proven track record of success, deep understanding of the mortgage industry, and commitment to personalized service make him an invaluable asset to our bank and our community.”

Rodriguez brings more than 20 years of banking experience. Throughout his career, he has earned accolades such as the 2022 Realtor Affiliate of the Year from the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley.

Rodriguez’s arrival expands Greenfield Cooperative Bank’s team of mortgage loan officers. He will be based at the South Hadley branch.