Stagestruck: Expecting the Unexpected

Stagestruck: Expecting the Unexpected

by | Aug 6, 2014 | News

“We are a theater of ideas,” said Sabrina Hamilton in her curtain speech before the first show in this summer’s Ko Festival of Performance. For nearly a quarter-century now, Ko (the name comes from the I Ching hexagram for revolution through casting...
Nightcrawler: The Gallery Is Open…

Nightcrawler: The Gallery Is Open…

by | Aug 6, 2014 | Music

Wilbraham’s The Gallery have pieced together an impressive rock ’n’ roll portfolio in the last couple of years. In addition to working with producer Warren Huart (of Aerosmith/The Fray infamy) on their latest release, Restless, the folk-infused...
Two Times the Festival Fun

Two Times the Festival Fun

by | Aug 6, 2014 | Music

This Saturday, Turners Falls is the site of two simultaneous day-long celebrations: the Pocumtuck Homelands Festival and the Turners Falls Block Party. Organized by the Nolumbeka Project, the Pocumtuck Festival—which will be held at Unity Park—is a...
Cinemadope: The Age of Innocence

Cinemadope: The Age of Innocence

by | Aug 6, 2014 | Film

It’s barely been 10 months since my wife and I brought our twins into the world, but when I look back at pictures from the first few weeks they were with us, I’m always shocked to see how much they’ve grown. It’s not just that they’ve...
Sugar Fix

Sugar Fix

by | Aug 6, 2014 | Food + Booze

Last week, a few friends and I went to see Fed Up at Amherst Cinema. This Sundance documentary, produced and narrated by veteran TV newswoman Katie Couric, tracks the rise of the American obesity epidemic over the course of the 20th and 21st centuries. The film adopts...