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...
The V-Spot: Keeping The Oven Hot When There’s a Bun In it
Hi Yana, Do you have any advice for still having awesome sex while pregnant? I’m currently in my sixth month of my pregnancy so I’m not carrying super huge yet but I know that could change so I’d like to be prepared. —Sexy at Six Months Dear Sexy at Six Months, Around...
Snackbeard on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Snackbeard is a musical folk rock pirate for all ages with a beard made of snack foods.
Letters to the Editor: The state isn’t listening on the Route 9 bridge
Route 9 shenanigans, Rep. Neal and retirement benefits, and hunky Hunter Biden.
Bizarro Briefs: So You Want to be Scared?
Weird news this week — Halloween style.
Staff picks: Scary Jane Jones, ‘Embodied Landscape,’ the art of dyeing, Whiskey Treaty Roadshow
On Halloween night, be prepared to lose your soul to The Scary Jane Jones.
No Bones to Pick: Philip B. Price’s forthcoming solo record will haunt and soothe you
On Bone Almanac, Price succeeds in unnerving listeners as much as comforting them.
Ghosts in the Attic: Agawam Paranormal society seeks — and finds — evidence of life beyond
Ghost hunters share their findings from a recent investigation of the Josiah Day House in West Springfield.
Editorial: The Horrors of Unfair Prison Visitation Practices
We’re moving in the wrong direction on prison visitation rights.
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: A really scary house, a cautionary tale for hit men, Elf on a Shelf cereal
Weird (and spooky) news of the week.
Podcast: Chris Goudreau on young activists in the Valley
Causes covered include gun control, homeless rights advocacy, and climate change.
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Local Calendar: Monday 6/25 – Thursday 6/28
There’s a lot going on this week; let’s sync our calendars!
Get Into Your Birthday Suit
Happy 2nd Birthday to the V-Spot! Thanks to a tiny pink laptop, a couple of dildo-slinging jobs, and of course, you wonderful, sexually curious readers, we've made it through 104 weekly columns together. Thank you, readers! You came, you conquered, you came again, and...
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Stagestruck: Runaways and Refugees
"Once upon a time / There was a boy or a girl / Who ran far away from home …" But this is no fairy tale. Runaways, which opens this week at UMass, is a grown-up musical about homeless children — kids who have fled from home and are living on the street. Created by...











