Bring on the art: Smith College and UMass Amherst join local galleries in new September exhibits
When it comes to art, September has usually been an especially busy time in the Valley, as college galleries and museums unveil new exhibits to welcome back students and faculty, and area galleries display their monthly changes as well. Last fall, the pandemic shut...
Editorial: Battling ALS, David Kaynor continues to inspire
Kaynor’s is a rare achievement — to master both calling and playing, and be known across the country for both.
Bizarro Briefs: Thanksgiving revolt
Wild turkeys in a New Jersey town are counterattacking.
Stagestruck: Campus Cornucopia
This weekend and next, Valley colleges present a fall cornucopia of performances – a culture clash at Amherst, a gamer fantasy at Mount Holyoke, and the Valley premiere of a national dance piece at Smith.
Beerhunter: A conversation with the ‘bros’ keeping tabs on all of Massachusetts’ 200 breweries
It’ll probably be 201 by the time you finish reading.
Cinemadope: The Twilight Zone turns 60
Submitted for your approval, at Cinemark in Hadley.
The V-Spot: How To Have an Erectionless Sex Life
Previous to this I had a very active and satisfying sex life, but the fear and disappointment of not being able to perform as I used to has kept me painfully single.
Free Will Astrology: You’re fermenting, Sagittarius
“In my estimation, what you’ve experienced lately has been akin to a fermentation process.”
Tommy Filiault Trio on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
The Tommy Filiault Trio plays bluesy party rock ‘n’ roll.
Letters to the Editor: How do we get to Medicare for All?
“The ACA in 2010 was a big step forward. We might actually get it now in 2020 if we do it right.”
Staff picks: Lilith of the Valley, ‘Resonate Sessions’, the THE BAND Band, June Millington
For this show, the theme is “Sea of Change,” which explores the power of protest and the collective power of people to promote positive change in the world.
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Emma June on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Emma June is a singer-songwriter who performs folk opera songs on guitar with lush vocal duo harmonies.
Ain't Too Proud to Peg
My natural-born frenemy Dan Savage popularized the term "pegging" after it was voted the winning entry in a contest he ran in 2001, when he and his loyal readers realized that there was no common word for a woman strapping it on and penetrating her man anally....
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Cinemadope: Guiding Light
It’s tough to start a new year on a sad note, but it was only after the last Cinemadope’s deadline that I got the news that Duane Robinson had passed away. The driving force behind the revival of the Academy of Music in Northampton, and its enthusiastic and dedicated...











