Inside the witch house: Horror filmmaking couple Aaron Fradkin and Victoria Fratz Fradkin set their most recent, ‘Beezel,’ in Northampton
By JENNIFER LEVESQUE For the Advocate It’s always spooky season when you have a love for horror movies, scary stories and a curiosity of anything dark and morbid. And fall accentuates that spooky feeling for everyone. Finding a new horror series or collection of...
Stagestruck: A Happenin’ Weekend
Two shows happening in Franklin County this weekend – on an actual happening, the other a comedy about politics that we could wish were actually happening.
Stagestruck: Angela and Lefty
I went to college with Angela Davis, though I didn’t really know her. We moved in different circles. One of us was a campus radical, marching for peace and justice, the other was a serious student focused on getting good grades. The good student was Angela.
Stagestruck: Love and War
“Jack Absolute Flies Again” is this year’s blockbuster comedy from the National Theatre. Set in the Battle of Britain, it’s coming to the Amherst Cinema via NT Live.
Stagestruck: Roots & Wings
Sandglass Theater’s biennial international Puppets in the Green Mountains festival brings together a wide variety of performances under the theme “Roots & Wings.”
Stagestruck: Dancing (and Singing) Queens
Danny Eaton opened the Majestic Theater 25 years ago with a jukebox musical, so it’s fitting that this anniversary season on the West Springfield stage kicks off with another hit-parade show. “Mamma Mia” is the most popular example of the genre, with a storyline built around the ABBA songbook.
Stagestruck: The Colossus of Roads
His name was Moses, his chosen people were New Yorkers escaping summer in the city, his promised land was Jones Beach, and his Red Sea crossing was a borough-slicing expressway to Long Island Sound. He was Robert Moses, the fascinating, maddening subject of a smart, energetic play coming to Amherst Cinema this week, courtesy of National Theatre Live.
THAT SPECIAL PLACE: Now free to speak about it, these local icons describe their favorite spots to get high
In short, there’s simply not A more congenial spot For happily ever aftering Than ... here ... in ... OK, our little Happy Valley ain’t exactly Camelot, but it’s got a lot going for it. Even in the midst of quarantines and arguing over masks and putting up with...
In MemoriamLocal Musician Kate Lorenz
We lost a bright light on our local music scene with the recent passing of musician Kate Lorenz. Her brother Matt Lorenz (The Suitcase Junket) announced the loss via his Facebook page saying that she had died unexpectedly two weeks ago. Kate and Matt Lorenz along with...
Monte Belmonte wines: Three wines sure to cure a white wine funk
When I go to Pita Pockets in Northampton I always get the shawarma pocket, hot. When I go to Mesa Verde in Greenfield, I always get the blackened chicken burrito with chipotle sour cream. When I go to Captain Jack’s in Easthampton, I always get “Just Clams.” I am a...
A stunning sight: Easthampton man commissions dragon painting on his downtown home as an anniversary gift
Stephen Parmenter married his wife Nina on a special, palindromic date: Nov. 11, 2011. Read another way: 11/11/11. So as the couple’s 11th anniversary approaches, Parmenter knew his anniversary gift to his wife had to be special. Nina is originally from Vietnam,...
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Tommy Filiault Trio on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
The Tommy Filiault Trio plays bluesy party rock ‘n’ roll.
The V-Spot: Too Many Orgasms and Leg Cramps
So, what I’m hearing from you, OOOH, is that your personal goal is to reduce the amount of Os, and increase the quality of those Os as a way to subsequently increase the quality of your sexual interaction with partners. Let’s do it!
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Cinemadope: Wild Card
But one thing that nobody can take away from DC is their most iconic villain: the Joker. Known mostly as Batman’s archenemy, the Joker, with his white greasepaint and permanent grin.
