Stagestruck with Chris Rohmann: Curtain (or tent pole) Up! as summer theaters reopen
Sometimes in the course of the past year I despaired of ever again hearing that mantra of curtain speeches in the cyber-era: “Please silence your cellphones.” But in late June it happened, as three western Mass companies greeted live audiences with live performances,...
Letters to the Editor: Tennessee Gas project puts my neighborhood at risk
Letters on a gas pipeline project, a reopening strip club in Whately, and Nancy Pelosi.
Monte Belmonte Wines: A Man with La Misión
Where in the world was Carménère? Santiago. Well, Chile at least.
Philip B. Price on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Philip B. Price (Winterpills) writes finely crafted pop songs mixed with experimental rock stylings.
Staff picks: Smokey Robinson, The Chambermaid, Carinae, Great Falls Festival
What to do this week.
Bizarro Briefs: A Fish Out of Water
This week in weird news.
Cinemadope: The Chambermaid at the Academy of Music
Movies of note this week.
‘I decided the world was maybe ready for me now’: Julia Clark talks about her post transition return to music
“I transitioned first in 2007 and didn’t think I could make music anymore,” Clark said.
Editorial: Vaping ban the latest in a series of troubling state actions
We need more information — not arbitrary authoritarian action.
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: Dangerous Cheetos, TP wedding dresses, and animal crises
Weird news of the week.
Getting Away From The ‘Sea of White Dudes’: Dwellings Festival showcases talented femmes, people of color, and queer people
The Northampton Center for the Arts became a microcosm of art, poetry, and music for 10 hours on Saturday at the first Dwellings Arts Festival.
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Pick of the Day 6/17: Brooke Annibale at the Parlor Room
“Playin in Northampton, MA this Sunday night@ParlorRoomMusic with Ben Jaffe! Everybody bring your dads cause it’s Father’s Day and they love you.”
15 Reasons for Women to Masturbate. Right Now.
Like peeing in the woods, it'll always be anatomically easier for men to masturbate than it is for women. I'd love to think that this is the only reason that, to this day, a woman masturbating solo is practically unseen, unheard and unacknowledged by movies,...
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Stagestruck — Fall Harvest: A Bumper Crop of Valley Shows
At the end of summer, there’s a pause before the fall season unfolds — or rather, explodes. Suddenly, this weekend and next there’s a bumper crop of shows in an abundance of Valley venues. By my count, no fewer than seven productions are on hand — 21 if you count the...










