Stagestruck: Deck Us All
Tidings of comfort and joy, along with seasonal satires, are filling the area’s theaters. This month, I count at least three “Christmas Carols” and a “Nutcracker,” along with original takes on evergreen Hollywood movies and more family-friendly events.
Bizarro Briefs: Would-be burglar beaten up by 82-year-old woman
… and other weird news of the week.
Clueless Parent: I’m a bad singer, but my toddler doesn’t mind
Being forced out of my comfort zone has made me less shy about singing in public, too.
Cinemadope: A Garden Party – Franklin County gets busy
If you’re out and about in Franklin County this weekend, you might want to make some room in your Saturday calendar.
Stagestruck: Holiday Stages, Part One – Evergreens
The second and third most-often retold Christmas stories – the one about Scrooge and the one about the nutcracker – get workouts trad and twisted on area stages this season. (Number One, of course, is is the one about Jesus.)
Podcast: Peter Stilla speaks about psychedelics and legalization
Will mushrooms and LSD soon be legal?
V-Spot: Is Thickness Good?
This really depends on with whom you’re getting down with the thickness.
Free Will Astrology: Be responsive like Beethoven, Sagittarius
Don’t let shaving get in the way of brilliance.
StompBoxTrio on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
StompBoxTrio blends together jazz, soul, funk, and rock for a style all their own.
Letters to the Editor: Is an interrupted crime still a crime?
“Thank you for your good coverage of this issue, and your ongoing good coverage of Greenfield.”
Bizarro Briefs: Crappy Booze
The botanical digestive stew results in a flavor that’s described as “lovely, wooded, almost spicy, earthy,” and one that changes with the seasons.
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VIDEO: Christa Joy on Valley Advocate Sessions Friday
Christa Joy is a singer-songwriter who writes bittersweet country folk music with songs about everyday life and impermanence.
The Jelly Green Giant
"Get this blondie off my jacket—we're leaving." My friend Alex looks at me quizzically. My eyebrows pop up schoolmarm-style as if to say, "Are you an idiot? Obey me!" If I were a schoolmarm, I'd have a yardstick so I could just smack Blondie off this bar stool...
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Cinemadope: A Horror Film Stitched Together from Horror Films at Amherst
It’s always been a point of pride at Amherst Cinema that they are no mere movie house. Plunked down right in the heart of the town’s downtown, flanked by coffee spots and park greens, the theater has always been something of a community hub. Perhaps it would have been...
