Stagestruck: B.R.O.K.E.N code B.I.R.D switching
“I see someone who wants to be told who they are, so they don’t got to ask it of themselves,” the photographer/savior says. “You’re so darn scared of feeling pain, you just don’t feel nothing at all.”
Bizarro Briefs: Someone on the Naughty List
This week in weird news.
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.
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Arc City Angels on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Arc City Angels is a three piece hard rock band from Holyoke that combines metal, pop, and punk together for an eclectic mix.
Straight to Lesbianland
You're feeling a little curious. You've been casually asking questions, maybe doing a little Internet research. You've probably come across answers like "Only when I'm drunk" and "Only around my boyfriend" and a little book called The Straight Girl's Guide to Sleeping...
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Cinemadope: Andy Goldsworthy makes me want to go outside
Artist Andy Goldsworthy may be just the therapist for us, and director Thomas Riedelsheimer’s new film Leaning into the Wind our best medicine.











