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Columns

Theater Matters with Jarice Hanson: ‘Laughter is an instant vacation’

by Jarice Hanson

The V-Spot: How do we navigate sex after bottom surgery?

By YANA TALLON-HICKS

Mixtape: Sebastian Bach “Who doesn’t want to rock? We all want to rock!”

Jennifer Levesque 

Advocate Features

Reading the leaves: The trees are in the cards

By MELISSA KAREN SANCES
For the Advocate

What’s the story? As the Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop celebrates 10 years, founder Joy Deva Baglio takes us back to the beginning

By MELISSA KAREN SANCES
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An evening of wonder: Look Park hosts outdoor pumpkin art trail in October

by Carolyn Brown

Arts & Music

Art that really soars: Hopkins Academy student installation at Hadley Public Library is strictly for the birds

by Carolyn Brown

Amherst native Will Matthews celebrates release of new Netflix show ‘The Boroughs’

by Advocate Staff

An Amherst man’s quest to become the world’s biggest Ant-Man fan?

by Advocate Staff

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