If You Go: National Yiddish Book Center
How to get there
The National Yiddish Book Center and the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art are on the Hampshire College campus in Amherst, about 80 miles west of Boston (roughly a 1-hour drive). From the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90), take Interstate 91 north to exit 19. Follow Route 9 east to Hadley. Take a right on Route 47 south, and a left onto Bay Road. In 2 miles, go left on Route 116 north. The entrance to Hampshire College is on the left. Follow signs to the Book Center and the Carle Museum.
What to do
The National Yiddish Book Center
Henry and Jeanette Weinberg Building
1021 West St.
413-256-4900
www.yiddishbookcenter.org
Open 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sunday through Friday. Free. Upcoming events include: "The Singing Blacksmith": a screening of the 1938 film starring celebrated cantor Moishe Oysher. Yiddish with English subtitles. Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. $5."New Jewish Writers": Dara Horn, Tova Mirvis, and Jonathan Rosen read from their novels. Sept. 12 at 2 p.m. $5."Great Cantors in Cinema": A 1993 documentary featuring renowned cantors from the 1930s and '40s. Sept. 19 at 2 p.m. $5.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125 West Bay Road
413-658-1100
www.picturebookart.orgTuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday noon-4. Adults $4, seniors $3, children and students $2."Dancing Line and Merry Color: The Worlds of Margot and Kaethe Zemach" through Nov. 7.
Where to stay
1886 Todd House
90 Spring St., Amherst
413-259-1700
www.1886toddhouse.comThe former home of Mabel Loomis Todd, compiler and editor of Emily Dickinson's poems, and longtime paramour of Dickinson's brother, Austin. Rooms $75 to $210, with breakfast.
The Lord Jeffery Inn
30 Boltwood Ave., Amherst
413-253-2576
www.lordjefferyinn.comCommodious inn on the Amherst Common. Rooms $79 to $239.
Where to eat
Gohyang Korean Restaurant
111 Russell St. (Route 9), Hadley
413-586-2682A small mom-and-pop cafe with spicy Korean delicacies like pa jun (scallion pancake), vegetable-laden stews, and delectable side dishes. Most entrees are under $10.
The Loose Goose Cafe
233 N. Pleasant St., Amherst 413-549-4667
Check out the cookies at this bakery/cafe, with soups, salads, sandwiches, and Friday night jazz; $6.50-$8.50.
La Cucina di Pinocchio
30 Boltwood Walk, Amherst
413-256-4110
Luscious Italian. Try the black pasta diavolo; $13-$22.
