Huzzah for the Pencil!

Huzzah for the Pencil!

Leaving Our Mark: In Celebration of the Pencil is the new exhibit at the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield that shines a spotlight on a ubiquitous and unassuming tool. Wielded by three-year-olds and CEOs alike, the pencil’s versatility makes it an interesting...
Candy sushi

Candy sushi

If you think raw fish ruins sushi, then perhaps you should try making candy sushi? On Friday, Sunderland Library is holding a candy sushi workshop for tweens and teens. Sunderland Candy Sushi Making, Friday, 6-7 p.m. Free. Sunderland Public Library, 20 School St.,...
And The Neighbors

And The Neighbors

These are the best kind of neighbors — the kind that don’t actually live next door. And The Neighbors is a little Appalachia mixed with the grit of the Lower East Side. On Saturday the acoustic duo, with Dave Houghton of Fancy Trash and Debra DeMuth, is holding a...
Long strange trip again

Long strange trip again

Dark Star Orchestra, a Grateful Dead cover band that plays the Dead’s concerts instead of their albums will be in Northampton Tuesday. Dark Star, Nov. 24, 8 p.m. $27.50. Calvin Theatre, 19 King St., Northampton, (413) 586-8686.