Stagestruck: Voices on the Wind
WAM Theatre’s press kit includes advice on how to approach reporting on their production of “Kamloopa.” A statement by the playwright, Kim Senklip Harvey, a member of the Syilx and Tsilhqot’in Nation centered in British Columbia, outlines “Protocols for entering the Indigenous Artistic Ceremony” – not only in general but for this play specifically. Top of the list: “Indigenous protocol is to be respected. Period.”
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.
Monte Belmonte Wines: West Franklin County, Our Own Local Bordeaux for Cider
They also make a 100 percent Macintosh cider. Something thought to be anathema to cidermakers of his parents’ generation. “It’s like the Rodney Dangerfield of apples. It gets no respect.”
400 Years of slavery and inequality, set to music: Bassist Avery Sharpe’s African American Musical Portrait
Sharpe and fellow musicians will play the album in its entirety at UMass later this month.
Editorial: Addressing a fading news industry
Supporting local news organizations is as vital as it has ever been.
Bizarro Briefs: Fake Cop of the Week
This week in weird news.
‘A more calming experience’: Holyoke Children’s Museum holds monthly ‘Sensory Sundays’ for sensory-sensitive kids
“We are engaging with all the kids who come in and engaging each at their level,” Hope Ross, an instructor with Learn in Motion, said.
Cinemadope: When sequels outshine the original
The sequel is a strange and fickle beast.
Stagestruck: Assassination Rituals
Sometimes, in your darkest fantasies, when you’re struggling to process the latest outrage from this trumped-up president — you might just entertain visions of the regicides that feature in two Valley productions. One of them is about presidential assassins, the other...
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Pick of the Day 6/29: Tuck and Patti at the Iron Horse
I saw Tuck and Patti at the Iron Horse in what seems like one hundred years ago. And one hundred years later, they’re in Northampton again.
I Got It From My Mama
I don't pickle things at home. I don't shower, shave and brush my teeth all with the same bottle of Dr. Brauners that I picked up from Cornucopia. I do love the farmer's market and admire the Pedal People's devotion as they carry our recyclables through town by...
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Stagestruck: Not Your Bobble-head Einstein
Though it harks back more than 100 years, Jack Fry’s Einstein! shuns the usual retrospective approach to solo shows portraying celebrities. This one is both timeless and time-stamped. The title character appears to us “from the beyond,” complaining about the popular...
