Stagestruck: Bright Half Life
Tanya Barfield’s brief two-character play “Bright Half Life,” at Silverthorne Theater, looks at the span of a relationship through a kaleidoscopic lens – not as an arc but in an ever-changing firmament of fleeting moments.
Sam Crocker on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Sam Crocker is a teen songwriter from Bernardston who plays introspective acoustic indie folk rock.
Bizarro Brief Podcast: Turkey attacks in New Jersey, a mac-and-cheese turkey recipe, a gender reveal gone wrong
A week of weird news, in podcast form.
Letters to the Editor: What you can do about the climate crisis
The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act is the best hope for stopping carbon pollution.
Podcast: Bassist Avery Sharpe talks about his piece ‘400’
He and his band will perform the piece at UMass later this month.
Staff Picks: Ona Canoa, Zoë Darrow, Mandolin Orange, (Sandy) Alex G
Advocate Sessions alumni and folk trio Ona Canoa will be releasing their first record this Saturday, a debut extended play (EP) titled “Good Dream.”
Valley Show Girl: Connecting the Living with the Dead
Shyu is a multilingual vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and has a background in ballet.
Greenfield is now a ‘safe city’: What’s next for the sanctuary movement?
In Massachusetts, some lawmakers are attempting to pass legislation that would prevent state officials from inquiring about residents’ immigration status in non-criminal matters.
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.
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Pick of the Day 7/8: Asleep at the Wheel
Western swing band, Asleep at the Wheel, is swinging through Northampton tonight!
Why Your Sex Drive Needs a Jack
Whether your libido is a convenient Mini Cooper, a sexy Lexus or a trusty, reliable Ford pickup, you're bound to get a flat eventually. But in order to keep yourself out of permanent park, it's important to understand what deflates our sex drives. Stress. If you have...
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Stagestruck: It’s Bedlam on These Stages
“Bedlam” is an apt moniker for the ever-adventurous theater company going by that name. Their whirlwind adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility recently wowed New York (and comes to Cambridge beginning this weekend – see below). Now they’re back on sort-of...











