An exhibit that flows like water: “Boundless” at Amherst College showcases over three centuries of Native American art and writing
By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer From the pages of a 17th century Algonquin-language Bible, to a 2021 painting that celebrates the majesty of whales, a new exhibit at the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College devoted to Native American art is built around the theme of...
Monte Belmonte Wines: #Pantsdrunk or “I could drink a case or two”
To ponder the memories that waft from a glass of wine. To savor what matters most. And it’s given some of us more time to get pantsdrunk with the people we love.
The V-Spot: How Do I Successfully Quarantine with My S.O.?
Crisis or not, you are not a needs fulfillment center. Similarly, just because your crisis mode is packaged as “everyday functional,” doesn’t mean that you yourself are not struggling with all that’s happening.
Cinemadope: Home Movies
As we all navigate our way through this new landscape of isolation and social distancing, most of us have lost the small local connections we once took for granted. The familiar hello of a barista who poured our morning coffee, the nod of the bus driver who brought us...
Empty Arms group supports parents who’ve experienced loss
It was October 2018 when Emily Collins of Holyoke, now 30, had her second child, Sebastian, who was born 12½ weeks premature. Sebastian lived for 15 days, then died at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.
Supporting Nearby Food Producers While Maintaining Social Distance
An important related issue is support for undocumented people — some of whom work for local farms.
The V-Spot: Can I Ask for More Sex Without Being a Creep?
Ask your partner about their boundaries, respect the boundaries that are set, hold space for discussing each others needs with consent and optionality always on the table and you’ll be avoiding the very behaviors that make a sexual predator predatory.
Stagestruck: Bridging the Social Distance
With campuses closed and classrooms empty, teachers of acting, directing, and other hands-on theater skills are challenged with applying long-distance work-arounds to complete their spring courses. Forget “intimacy training” — how can you do scene work when your actors have only screens to touch?
Biking in the Valley: Even with COVID-19, bicycling is the way to go for many
With spring having arrived, bicyclists are again hitting the road in increasing numbers, even as the COVID-19 outbreak has thrown new wrinkles into the situation. Some bike commuters, like physical therapist Jessica Goldberg of Florence, are not going to work as frequently or at all.
Correcting The Record: You Should Wear Masks
Now firmly in the second month of intense disruption caused by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, it's getting clearer to see that information is among our most highly prized assets as we continue to shelter in place and undertake other efforts to flatten the curve....
The Beerhunter: Local Breweries Adapt to a New, Locked-Down World
This article was supposed to be about gathering in large groups.
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Basemental: Music for a World without Jails
Many today, echoing the abolitionist struggle of emancipation from slavery, are calling for prison abolition. That echo will reach Greenfield next Saturday when organizers from Great Falls Books Through Bars will host a benefit show.
Can I Be DTF and Still Respect Myself?
Dear Yana, What do you do when a DTR conversation doesn’t go your way? I’m a modern babe who’s Slutever Forever. I’m into my generation’s DTF hook-up culture, but I also want to respect my boundaries, my body, and my feelings. What do you do when you tell the guy...
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Stagestruck: Having a Go, Script in Hand
Allyn Burrows, Shakespeare & Company’s artistic director, calls it “a great way to get out in the middle of winter … a great opportunity for the audience to let their imaginations just run wild.” It’s the theater’s annual Studio Festival, a weekend of bare-bones readings of plays brand-new and not-so-old, performed by company members and guest artists.
