Stagestruck: Fall Harvest – a cornucopia of theater, music & dance
Next month on area stages (and a screen), three shows that place women front and center, bucking prejudice, expectations, even labels. Plus, a musical farce featuring a woman with a goatee.
Burrie Jenkins on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Burrie Jenkins plays folk rock on 12 string guitars mixed with world music influences.
Sign-Holding Stalwarts: A talk with some regulars at Northampton’s weekly anti-war protest
I decided to reach out to several of the core members to learn more about the history of the vigil and how their involvement in it.
Letters to the Editor: Gambling research already underway
The research referenced in the editorial, and more, is already in place and well underway.
Staff Picks: LAVA Center Opening, Silver Chord Bowl, Vermont Crankie Fest, and Sierra Grille show
The popular Four Sundays in February program, produced by the Northampton Arts Council, returns this weekend with the Silver Chord Bowl.
A flame in the midst of winter: Amherst Winter Fest theme this year is ‘fire and ice’
Hundreds of small flickering candles lighting paths to a live ice carving demo at sunset and a fire juggling event with acrobatics and a unicycle are just some of the things in store for this year’s Luminaria.
The other side of Plymouth Rock: River Stories series, highlighting the Valley’s Native population, is a counterpoint to Plymouth 400
Indigenous history is not just history, but a part of the ongoing story of the region, organizers say.
Editorial: The slow progress of East-West rail
Eastern and Western Mass are disjointed, but have a lot to offer one another.
Podcast: Chris Goudreau on local independent record labels
Those who run the labels are passionate members of the local music scene
Bizarro Briefs: Lost your thumb? Use your big toe
Surgeons at Royal Derby Hospital amputated the toe and sewed it onto the man’s hand.
Groundskeeper’s ‘Ghost Things’ combs the depths of the psyche
Flames and smoke in an otherwise pastoral scene set the stage for an experience of dichotomy for the seven-track record with its dreamlike mood that drifts into melancholic introspection where songs comb the depths of memories and psyche.
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Sunny D & The Tangy Originals on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Sunny D performs electrified virtuoso looped guitar compositions, blending pre-recorded sounds with intricate soloing.
Between the Lines: SEX! Now that I’ve got your attention, SEX! The importance of The V-Spot
Since returning The V-Spot sex advice column to the pages of the Advocate earlier this month, I’ve gotten a lot of feedback from our readers. Most are thrilled to have a sassy sexpert closing out the paper every week. Others question why a newspaper would dedicate so...
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Stagestruck: An Extraordinary Ordinary Man
Two years ago I reviewed A Fiery and Still Voice, a living-history performance at the William Cullen Bryant Homestead in Cummington, Mass. The delightfully engaging show by Enchanted Circle Theater is back for four Saturdays this fall – Sept. 8th & 15th and Oct....
