Stagestruck: Taking Off
Mrs. Joe Bradshaw – née Shirley Valentine – is talking to the wall in her working-class Liverpool kitchen. She’s bored, lonely, dissatisfied and unfulfilled. Her kids are grown and gone, and her husband – well, she might as well be talking to the wall.
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...
Podcast: Gena Mangiaratti talks about ghost investigation with Agawam Paranormal
Gena talks ghosts, and reveals that she was the one who detected a presence.
Free Will Astrology: How do you want to smell, Libra?
The coming days will be an excellent time to indulge in your own fantasies about the special fragrance you’d like to emanate.
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The CDs You Gave Me: Colorway’s ‘These Are The Days’ will give you hope for humanity
“These Are The Days” is a record that’s unabashedly straight-ahead rock ‘n’roll, but with a compassionate heart.
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Cinemadope: Bold Ballet on Screen
Both movies feature one of the world’s most famous troupes, the Bolshoi Ballet, in performances recorded for presentation in cinemas worldwide. Unfortunately for balletomanes, both shows are at the same time on Sunday — the curtain goes up at 12:55 — so you’ll have to miss one.











