In training
Armed with an aptly-named recipe book, “Pot Culture,” Chrissy Rivera, one of thousands of budding experts in the fast-growing marijuana industry, can often be found in her kitchen experimenting with different dishes. One afternoon last month, for example, the...
Cinemadope: Abbas Kiarostami’s ‘Where is the Friend’s House?’ comes to Amherst Cinema
It’s a kind of filmmaking — understated yet rich, quiet but never boring — that deserves a wider viewership.
Free Will Astrology: A beach bonfire of Scorpio secrets
A confessional opportunity.
Bethany Killian on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Bethany Killian is an indie acoustic folk singer-songwriter with smoky-toned vocals.
Sessions Podcast: Jake Klar
Folk and blues music with a poetic sensibility.
Letters to the Editor: Was Gateway City Arts wrong to fire Cait Simpson over IHEG petition?
Also, thoughts on Massachusetts consent laws and Warren’s lack of endorsement in the Neal-Morse congressional race.
Monte Belmonte Wines: Remembering wine minutiae
Knowing details like this is, essentially, nothing more than trivia. It is not a requirement for enjoying wine. But it is a requirement if you truly want to be a wine snob.
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: Explosive bull semen, beating an elevator up a building, stuffed Cheez-It pizza
This week in weird news.
Staff Picks: Out! For Reel, Quinn Sullivan, Northampton Record Fair, and Juan Wauters/Jesus Vio/Stoner Will
Out! For Reel screens films featuring LGBTQ issues throughout the year, and this latest collection looks to be a great one.
Cinemadope: Control/Shift
This week, Amherst Cinema brings in a film that explores part of the worst: Netizens is director Cynthia Lowen’s 2018 look at the modern phenomenon of online harassment.
Remembering David Berman and his ties to the Valley
For a long time, he was unsure of his singing voice, wondering if it was really good enough to front a band. And for a good part of the time he was making albums, he also shunned most live performances, not feeling he could sing in front of an audience. But David...
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#LOCAL gallery brings a big city feel to Easthampton’s cultural district
Tucked in toward the end of Cottage Street, #LOCAL is peculiarly polite and urbane, a wonderful respite in a small town whose agrarian roots are still noticeable parts of its communal fabric.
Thinkin' About Kinkin'
I once wrote a column called "Hanky Panky"(May 26, 2011) about the art of "flagging" and it caused quite a stanky. Flagging is when you put a bandana in your pocket to indicate your kink according to the bandana's color. An example I gave was flagging a red bandana to...
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Stagestruck: Dancing on the Edge at Jacob’s Pillow With Akash Odedra
The two mainstage programs at Jacob’s Pillow dance festival last week offered intriguing contrasts in modern dance envelope-pushing. And perhaps surprisingly, it was the simpler, solo show that delivered more variety and excitement.
