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.
Shannon Liss-Riordan drops out of Mass. Senate primary, leaving only Markey and Kennedy
Liss-Riordan is a lawyer who made her reputation representing workers against large corporations like Uber and FedEx.
Rosie Porter and the Neon Moons on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Rosie Porter and the Neon Moons play classic country and honky-tonk with a sentimental croon.
Letters to the Editor: Responses to ROE
“An excellent and thorough review” vs. “contains several incorrect statements.”
Staff Picks: Saturns Return, Black Refractions, Mary Jane Jones, a dictionary talk for word nerds
Saturns Return: An Immersive Movement Experience // FRIDAY The Root Cellar in Greenfield is hosting an event titled “Saturns Return: An Immersive Movement Experience,” which, according to the Facebook event, includes a hero’s journey, dancing, live music, advice for...
Swimming in drag theater
Queer & Now will be staging two performances of “Sync or Swim” on Friday and Saturday.
A Loaded Topic: Pioneer Valley firearms community is active, but often hidden
Why, exactly, is the gun issue such an issue?
Editorial: Problem gambling data collection is coming too late
… but let’s get the data anyway
Bizarro Briefs: Immigration Policies Make Vultures Puke
This week in weird news.
Monte Belmonte Wines: Trump’s Next Assassination may be the European Wine Market
On Jan. 14, the Trump administration could destroy it all by imposing a 100 percent tariff on European wine.
Cinemadope: Child’s Work
As shown by Shraysi Tandon’s award-winning documentary Invisible Hands, which comes to the Berkshire Museum’s Little Cinema this weekend, some of the world’s biggest corporations are deeply involved in a system that is complicit in exploiting the world’s most vulnerable population — even, as the film shows at one point, literally selling children into forced labor.
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Riley Godleski on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Riley Godleski is a local singer-songwriter who perfroms indie pop mixed with bittersweet melodies and melancholy alternative folk.
First Trip to a Sex Store?
You've never been to a sex toy store. Or, maybe you went into one when you turned 18, just because you could. You laughed at the toys, flipped through some dirty books and left. Or you went to one a while ago (just to see what it was like), but didn't like the vibe....
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Stagestruck: Hip-Hop Hybrid — Ephrat Asherie Dance at Jacob’s Pillow
The dance companies that opened this year’s season at Jacob’s Pillow epitomize the festival’s enduring mission. This week the mainstage hosts Pilobolus, one of the pillars of modern dance and still innovating after 45 years. And in the Pillow’s intimate Doris Duke...











