by Advocate Staff | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
WTF, Bird ?Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece on creativity and family, the destructive power of love and indifference, The Seagull, gets a comedic, modern reboot in Aaron Posner’s Stupid Fucking Bird, which is being performed now by the Silverthorne Theater Co. Both plays...
by Advocate Staff | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dragons on the WaterSpringfield will play host to a competition of dragons on Saturday — the boat kind, not the flying around torching villages variety. The annual Springfield Dragon Boat Festival will be held at the North Riverfront Park, 121 West St., in...
by Advocate Staff | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
THURSDAY MUSICAlex Tuohey: 6-9:30 p.m. Classic rock. Free. Luxe Burger Bar, 1200 West Columbus Ave., Springfield. (413) 785-5893. steve@luxeburgerbar.com.Ari and Mia with Lula Wiles: 7:30-10 p.m. Dewey Memorial Hall, 91 Main St., Sheffield.Belle of the Fall: 8:45-10...
by Advocate Staff | Jun 19, 2017 | Articles, Basemental, Columns, Music, Newsletter
Some might describe The Leafies You Gave Me as a “band,” but that would be an understatement. At least in the musical sense. Yes, they are musicians. And yes, they make music. But they are a band more like New Oxford American Dictionary’s second definition of the word...
by Chuck Shepherd | Jun 19, 2017 | Articles, News, News of the Weird
Already, trendy restaurants have offered customers dining experiences amidst roaming cats (and in one bold experiment, owls), but the art house San Francisco Dungeon has planned a two-day (July 1 and 8) experimental “Rat Cafe” for those who feel their coffee or tea is...