Frozen Follies

Frozen Follies

by | Jan 15, 2009 | Stage

Winter is at its height, the economy is in the gutter, and so are your spirits. It might be just the time to raise the latter with some truly silly entertainment. If so, a couple of musicals that opened last week could be just the ticket.Seeing Idols of the King at...
Flannel Follies

Flannel Follies

by | Jan 15, 2009 | Stage

Grab your flannel shirt, cultivate that five o'clock shadow and get to West Springfield for what promises to be "an unabashedly sparkling romp in the woods." Playwrights Fred Alley and James Kaplan (the minds behind the hit Guys on Ice) return to bring...

Easthampton Stage Expansion: Sisyphus Scores

by | Jan 15, 2009 | News

Three years ago this month, the Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, which produces concerts and plays and offers theater and music classes, had its doors shut. The rented space had been outfitted, in an extensive renovation, with plentiful seating and a new theater...

Imperium Watch: Not Just Serve and Return

by | Jan 15, 2009 | News

Jeremy Hammond, editor of the online Foreign Policy Journal, points out that Israel is no less responsible for the breakdown of its cease-fire with Gaza than Hamas is. His claim, which is verifiable from news sources, challenges the usual American media description of...
Massachusetts Energy: Follow the Green Brick Road

Massachusetts Energy: Follow the Green Brick Road

by | Jan 15, 2009 | News

This past August, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law two bills that have gotten a lot of people excited—and probably made some regional power companies groan. In truly savvy political maneuvering and creative management of both tax structures...