Stagestruck: Hot-Weather Hits
After shutting down two years ago, then edging back with skeleton seasons last year, theaters in the region are back at full capacity this summer. Here are some of the shows I’m looking forward to seeing up and down the Valley.
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.”
Editorial: Don’t Let Big Money Win the Argument Over Medicare for All
The vast, vast majority of salary and wage earners would be far better off under such a system.
Valley Show Girl: Alice Loves Alien
The screaming guitar and powerhouse vocals are reminiscent of ‘80s metal with a mix of ‘70s rock and roll.
Bizarro Briefs: Eating a $120,000 Banana
A man walked into the Art Basel gallery in Miami Beach, Florida, and ate a work of art that had recently sold to an art collector for $120,000.
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Pick of the Day 8/3: Blondie!
Yeah, boy! Call me nostalgic, I don’t care.
Summer Sextrology
Let's state the obvious first. Yes, Cancer's (June 22nd -- July 22nd) astrological symbol looks a lot like a popular little sexualized numeral called 69. Though this does make for an unfortunate tattoo, it doesn't say much about Cancer's sex life. Fluent in body...
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Stagestruck: Backstage with the Director of Tar2f! — Me
Tar2f! is a boisterous farce wrapped around a trenchant indictment of pious hypocrisy and moral pretense — in other words, it’s right up to date.











