Theater Matters with Jarice Hanson: The popularity of socially responsible theater
By Jarice Hanson For the Valley Advocate The stories that make up what we see in theater are just one aspect of what makes live entertainment so compelling, but the way those stories are told has much to do with whether the play continues to make you think even after...
Stagestruck: Annotated Austen
“Pride@Prejudice” (that’s @, not &) is a cyber-take on Jane Austen’s novel, a condensed rendering of her classic dissection of manners and morals, now playing at Chester Theatre Company. But it’s also inlaid with questions and comments mined from Internet chat rooms as students assigned the book in English class reach out for help in navigating the shifting currents of plot and personnel.
Stagestruck: Out and Proud
It’s Pride Month, and two Valley theaters are celebrating with out-there musicals. “Blood & Water” is a world premiere, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” a cult classic that’s as raunchy and outrageous as the night it first pranced onstage.
Stagestruck: The Artist and the Rebel
Andy Warhol visited Iran in 1976. What if, in the ferment that preceded the Islamic revolution in 1979, the presence of the world-famous artist had inspired an insurgent group to kidnap him in order to gain publicity for their cause – their own 15 minutes of fame?
Stagestruck: Calling the Ancestors
“Will You Miss Me?” at Double Edge Theatre takes place during a rather peculiar funeral for a decidedly unconventional corpse. It’s part of the troupe’s all-summer RITES festival.
Stagestruck: Complete Works and Half Life
After two-plus years, the ghost light has been turned off and Ghost Light Theater steps – or rather, runs – back onstage in Holyoke, this weekend and next. And WAM Theatre, the Berkshires’ peripatetic feminist/activist troupe, touches down at Mass MoCA this Sunday...
Nightly Entertainment: Out With the Old, In With The New
Treating yourself to a night (or day) out can sometimes feel like you have to alter your everyday life to squeeze in that extra me-time. Do you feel guilty for that? You shouldn’t. Mental health awareness month is right around the corner, and with a pandemic that has...
On a mission: Nayana LaFond’s portraits bring attention to the violence many Indigenous women face
Just under a couple years ago, Nayana LaFond, like so much of the world, was stuck at home, sheltering from COVID-19. The Athol artist, who until that point had mostly been a semi-abstract painter, was looking both to keep busy and maybe take on a new project. In...
Illegal grow operations may be ‘tip of the iceberg’ in western Mass.
When police raided a house at 276 Amherst St. in Granby earlier this year, they described finding an “elaborate” marijuana grow operation with nearly 1,400 plants, an extensive lighting system for six grow rooms and a packaging operation. The person they arrested,...
With warehouse delivery service, Easthampton’s Budzee aims to become the Amazon of weed
Seen from the road, the commercial warehouse at 17 East St. is unassuming. A garage door opens up to a sally port in the front with a drab office building connected to the side. The ambitions of its owners, however, are anything but modest; they want their new...
Monte Belmonte Wines: Chardo-haters Gonna Hate
I was in a certain local fine wine store, eavesdropping on a person who was picking out wines for a home wine tasting. I happened to be standing in front of a selection of Chablis, when I heard them say, “We need some white wines. Anything but Chardonnay!” I blushed...
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Matthew Thornton on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Matthew Thornton combines progressive folk rock on uke and guitar with protest themes.
V-Spot: How Do I Ask Him to Rim?
How do you ask your husband to give you a rim job even if you don’t want to balance the butt-licking scales? You say, “Hey babe, it felt awesome that one night you rimmed me and I would love an encore if you’re down.”
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Cinemadope: Keeping Time — Our lives in music
Memphis ‘69, directed by Joe LaMattina, is an unearthed time capsule.
