by Jennifer Levesque | Aug 9, 2018 | Columns, Featured, Music, Valley Show Girl
I’d just devoured a bowlful of multi-colored Chicklet gum, then jumped up and down on the couch with my blonde pigtails smacking up against my cheeks. Blondie’s “Rapture” blared from the 80’s radio/boombox in the kitchen while my mother was either cooking or...
by Jennifer Levesque | Jul 26, 2018 | Columns, Featured, Music, Newsletter, Valley Show Girl
I have been to a handful of noise shows at The Root Cellar in downtown Greenfield and I just love the vibe. So, I gave up my usual lazy Sunday night and made my way over to check out the happenings. I sat at the bar and finally had the pleasure of ordering a Coconut...
by Jennifer Levesque | Jul 17, 2018 | Columns, Featured, Music, Newsletter, Valley Show Girl
For the past 32 years, the Green River Festival has taken over a weekend in July, spreading out over the fields at Greenfield Community College — three days filled to the brim with music, food, drinks, art, crafts, vendors, hot air balloons, and community. This year,...
by Jennifer Levesque | Jun 22, 2018 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Music, Newsletter, Review
For my last column, I wrote about The Stone Church in Vermont, a church renovated into a performance venue. What are the chances I happen to find another one of those without knowing it until I show up? Well, I did. Enter the 1794 Meetinghouse in the center of the...
by Jennifer Levesque | May 29, 2018 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Music, Newsletter, Valley Show Girl
Churches are the most beautiful architectural buildings, in my opinion. I’m not a religious person, so when I do get a chance to enter these beauties, it’s because of a wedding or a funeral and I just look forward to leaving — the religion part of it just makes me...