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Springfield Puerto Rican Parade SUNDAY

Springfield Puerto Rican Parade SUNDAY

by Kristin Palpini | Sep 11, 2017 | Articles, Arts, Newsletter

The annual Puerto Rican Parade kicks off Sunday in Springfield. The parade, which featured more than 100 marching contingents and floats last year, will start at 11 a.m. and go down Main Street, from Wason Avenue to Boland Way. Expect to get your dance on and enjoy...
Selfie Indulgent? UMass show explores the self portrait

Selfie Indulgent? UMass show explores the self portrait

by Kristin Palpini | Sep 11, 2017 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Newsletter

No one gives Picasso shit for all the self portraits he’s painted. And I’m yet to hear someone call Frida Kahlo’s self portraits “navel gazing.” But right now, the self portrait is under fire. People like to heap a lot of scorn on selfie-takers, folks who have read up...
Amherst Emily Dickinson FEST!!!! Now Through the Weekend

Amherst Emily Dickinson FEST!!!! Now Through the Weekend

by Kristin Palpini | Sep 11, 2017 | Articles, Arts, Newsletter

Kindly Stopping for Emily Dickinson Amherst’s annual celebration of one of its most famed artists begins Thursday, Sept. 14, and carries on through the weekend with the Amherst Poetry Festival and Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon. The fest, held at various locations,...
Selfie Indulgent? UMass show explores the self portrait

Go See: Museum and Gallery Exhibits on Sept. 14-20, 2017

by Kristin Palpini | Sep 11, 2017 | Articles, Arts

Alumnae House Gallery: Greenhouse Panoramas — A Process of Reinvention. Large-scale greenhouse images by photographer/artist Esther Pullman. Through Jan. 8. Free. 33 Elm St., Northampton. (413) 585-2190. mhobbes@smith.edu. Amherst Town Hall: Changing Landscapes. By...
Bizarro Briefs: Urine Town

Bizarro Briefs: Urine Town

by Kristin Palpini | Sep 11, 2017 | Articles, Bizarro Briefs, News, News of the Weird

Urine Town Massachusetts is home to so many agricultural fairs, it can be difficult to stand out during fair season, which we’re in the midst of right now. Setting themselves apart from the pack is the annual North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival in Orange, Mass.,...
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