Passing the Torch
Two women leaders of Valley theaters – – Priscilla Kane Hellweg of Enchanted Circle Theater and Lucinda Kidder of Silverthorne Theater Company – have retired from the troupes they’ve nurtured from seedlings into models of socially engaged theater. Recently I chatted with them about the highs and lows, triumphs and tribulations of their respective tenures, from first inklings through Covid.
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.
Staff Picks: Leafies, Lucy Wainwright Roche, farm stories, and Kimaya Diggs
They are poised to release their first album, Off Off Off Broadway, this weekend on the Flex Stage at 33 Hawley St. in Northampton.
Monte Belmonte Wines: Trying to Love Italian Wine
Excuse me as I open this bottle of Givry from Burgundy in France and contemplate my identity crisis.
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: Dung made into booze, a terrible anti-meth campaign, and a 43-year-old Twinkie
Weird news of the week, in audio form.
The Return Trip: Psychedelics may come back from the abyss of illegality
LSD, psilocybin (found in certain mushroom species), and mescaline (from the peyote cactus) are undergoing a resurgence being described as a renaissance.
Editorial: Use your billions on something other than running for president
Unfortunately, as Steyer has shown, someone with deep financial resources is able to game the system.
Cinemadope: Hit Parade
The mob movie is the shadowy reflection of the American Dream.
Best Mann’s Debut Album is a Layered Tower of Sound
Thematically it’s a rich vein to mine and a damn good debut for Best Mann.
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House Sparrow on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
House Sparrow is an indie pop duo from the Berkshires that combines sleigh-bells and synth
Figgy Pudding: We Won't Go Until We Get Some
Yes, men are the hardest people to buy holiday presents for. A guy can only get so many shaving kits. This holiday season, get him something smoother than a Mach3 and hotter than a cup of cocoa. Get him hornier than a red-nosed reindeer, make him want you a Latke and...
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Cinemadope: True North
or my daughters, I’m always on the lookout for good role models — something that, thankfully, is getting easier all the time. (And yes, I do search them out for my son, too, but while male representation has its own issues in media, a lack of abundance has never been one of them.) This week, a French/Danish film comes ashore to offer young women everywhere another heroine to look up to.
