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,...
Stagestruck: The Equity Equation
Every year I make a survey of the representation of women and people of color in area theaters. And every year the outlook gets a little better. Of the 45 full productions I saw this year in the Valley and Berkshires, 30 were written by, directed by, and/or centrally focused on women and/or people of color.
V-Spot: I’m Tiptoeing Around His Erectile Dysfunction
I want to be an understanding and respectful partner but I also want to get my needs met.
Free Will Astrology: You’ll be more grounded in 2020 than Igor Stravinsky, Libra
My prediction is that you will develop a more robust sense of where you belong than ever before.
Stagestruck: History Lessons – Recalling the past to inform the present
If the past is prologue, in these murky times it’s more necessary than ever to look back. This year, more plays than ever reflected or reimagined episodes from the past, casting light on the here-and-now.
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: What is art, anyway?
This week in weird news.
Opal Canyon on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Opal Canyon plays modern country and folk with a dash of psychedelic rock.
Letters to the Editor: Come together over hunger
“As a Kansan, I’m proud that Rep. Roger Marshall (R-Great Bend, Kansas) introduced H. Res. 189 alongside Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Worcester) to work towards bettering global nutrition with U.S. aid.”
Staff Picks: Reanimate the Bay State, Hatchery dance, Matilda, and Le Cirque de Noel
Things to do this week.
Jazz for the holidays: FlavaEvolution to play their take on some holiday classics at Gateway City Arts
“We’re trying to bring something that you haven’t heard or things that you have heard and put them into new contexts to engage you and make you feel something,” Picchi says.
From scales to skin: Former Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles artist Eric Talbot talks about his move to tattoos
“It’s so interesting to me and such a challenge. Your canvas is no longer on the table. It’s a moving person.”
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Cinemadope: A courtside seat with Norotious RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsberg)
Underlining the oddity of her celebrity is that she is often referred to on this wave of merch as Notorious RBG — a nod to the late hip-hop icon Notorious B.I.G.
