Painting a Colorful Path: Common Wealth Murals Making a Difference
Britt Ruhe may not be an artist, but she has certainly splashed paint across the canvas of the Pioneer Valley. For more than three decades, the Granby woman has used her skillset of community organizing, project management and fiscal knowledge to lead nonprofit...
Love Letter to a Nightmare
“I secretly believe that I am a goddess with very brief moments of incarnation,” Jennifer Johnson declares, robed in a long white shift, a pair of ram’s horns set on her head. She’s portraying – or perhaps channeling – Leonora Carrington, the free-spirited...
V-Spot: My long-distance partner doesn’t want video chat sex
He might have good reason.
Free Will Astrology: You don’t know more than Bohr, Pisces
If you think you understand those mysteries and riddles, you probably don’t.
Podcast: David Brule on River Stories series about local Native history and culture
Brule is president of the Nolumbeka Project based in Greenfield.
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.
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Josh Pearson on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Josh Pearson plays country, blues, and folk music with a dose of wry songwriting wit.
The V-Spot: Feeling Menage-a-Trepidatious
Dear Yana, About a year ago my girlfriend told me that she thinks she’s bi and that it was important for her to explore sex with women. So, I know at this point, as a dude, I’m supposed to go all crazy excited about a three-way, but I had a lot of reservations and...
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Stagestruck: At Barrington Stage, a revival and a premiere
Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield is ending its impressive summer season with a pair of productions, one celebrating a 50-year-old milestone, the other confronting our troubled present. On the mainstage, a lovingly rendered revival of West Side Story, running...











