by Advocate Staff | Jun 6, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Music, News
There’s only so many ways to take a group photo of a bunch of musicians — we know this because we see a lot of repetition in band publicity photos. How is it that creative and talented musicians across the planet keep coming up with the same band photo over and over...
by Kristin Palpini | Jun 6, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Leisure, News
Like Real Books, But CuterShrink anything down small enough and, eventually, it will get ridiculously cute — including books. This week, The Tiny Book Show, a mobile museum of teeny-tiny books, will appear, for a short time, in Shelburne Falls and Greenfield. The...
by Kristin Palpini | Jun 8, 2016 | Articles, News
Due to a malfunction with the press, the Advocate was printed later than usual and will be delayed reaching news stands. Sorry for the inconvenience; the full June 9-15 2016 Advocate will be online Thursday morning. – Editor Kristin Palpini,...
by Kristin Palpini | Jun 6, 2016 | Articles, Arts, News, Stage
Meet-Cute ArtFor this year’s Full Disclosure Festival — a weekend of public installation art, performance art, and art to be named — each participating artist was paired with a researcher and sent on a blind date. The point of the meeting was for the artist to get a...
by Kristin Palpini | Jun 6, 2016 | Articles, Between the Lines, News
Massachusetts State Troopers can now detain for 48 hours people suspected of being in the country illegally — allowing federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enough time to show up, arrest the person on federal charges, and begin deportation...