by Warren Johnston | Jan 28, 2015 | Columns, Food + Booze, The Pour Man
Villa Pozzi Nero D’Avola, Sicily 2013; $8.99 – $11.99 A few years ago, when Sicilian wines were relatively new to New England, I tried a bottle. It was an inexpensive dark red wine made from a grape that I had never heard of, which is not unusual; after all,...
by Hunter Styles | Jan 28, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Featured, Leisure, News, Scene Here
Wind whips across the ice on the Oxbow in Northampton. Under a bright, cold sun, shadowy figures stand against a stark panorama of frozen river, snow-decked mountains, and frosted gray sky. It’s 25 degrees. Viktor Biley, 17, is rubbing his bare hands together. It’s...
by Advocate Staff | Jan 28, 2015 | Letters from our Readers, News
Instead of complaining, do something to improve Springfield I have lived in many places, and have lived in Springfield for over 30 years. I grew up in Longmeadow, lived other places for 20 years, moved back to Longmeadow, and then to Springfield. I like it here. Every...
by Amanda
Drane | Jan 28, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Featured
Contact improvisation isn’t just dance without choreography, it’s life — a microcosm illuminating a way to be in the world. “Who you are as a person is who you are as an improviser,” says Nancy Stark Smith, part of the group that spawned the improvisational...
by James Heflin | Jan 28, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Music
The range of New Jersey violinist Jason Kao Hwang’s composing and playing is remarkable. At one end of the spectrum, there are completely composed pieces of “new,” or contemporary classical, music. At the other, you’ll find his improvised ’70s and ’80s work with...