Stagestruck: Unseen, but Audible
When the pandemic shut down the theaters last summer, Williamstown Theatre Festival announced that the shows would go on – in audio versions, partnering with the audiobook provider Audible.
Free Will Astrology: Be pure as peanut butter, Virgo
ARIES (March 21-April 19): We’re in the equinoctial season. During this pregnant pause, the sun seems to hover directly over the equator; the lengths of night and day are equal. For all of us, but especially for you, it’s a favorable phase to conjure and cultivate...
Ona Canoa on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Ona Canoa combines three-part folk harmonies with baritone uke, flute, and guitar.
Letters to the editor: A lifetime of suffering for a moment’s diversion?
“Times have changed since the early days of this festival.”
Bizarro Briefs: Praying with Robot Priests
A robot named Mindar is operating at a 400-year-old Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, and is programmed to give sermons.
Valley Advocate Sessions Podcast: OroborO
OroborO combines experimenatal rock with punk, metal, and mathy riffs.
The Beerhunter: Caleb Hiliadis Takes the Lead at Amherst Brewing
When Amherst Brewing Company opened it doors in 1997, Caleb Hiliadis was just five years old. Now, at 27, he’s running the joint.
Staff Picks: Irish Fest, Northampton Arts Night Out, Chillifest, and Mead Art Museum
This Saturday marks the return of Easthampton’s Irish Fest to close out this season of Millpond.Live.
‘I Was Told What He Did To Me Was Legal’: Woman testifies about teen relationship with Granby teacher to change state consent laws
When Gina Rose Napolitano was a freshman in college, she received an unexpected call from the Granby police. An officer asked if a teacher at her high school had sexual contact with her. She said no. That was in early 2017, and she was still communicating with the man...
Stagestruck: On the Border, and Beyond
Two shows coming to this area have Mexican echoes. One is a children's-story allegory of the current border crisis, the other a Mexican dramedy with an international range. Ropes, by Bárbara Colio, has been performed extensively in Spanish-speaking countries, but the...
Editorial: Where is Elizabeth Warren’s endorsement in the Neal-Morse race?
Warren has proven herself willing to challenge establishment Dems in other parts of the country. Why not in her home state?
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Gabe’s Band on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Check out the full Valley Advocate Sessions performance of local anarchistic rock n’ roll group, Gabe’s Band.
Flip Your Switch
Somehow you don’t totally botch picking up a sexy stranger in a bar, and the two of you go back to your place. You’re showing her your book collection (conveniently located in your room) when suddenly your brainy hotness magnetizes your new friend’s...
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Stagestruck: Song & Dance
Two shows now running in the Berkshires are rooted in the past but right up to the minute. Both Tireless, playing this week at Jacob’s Pillow, and Ragtime, at Barrington Stage through July 15, take their inspiration from the music of a bygone era while inviting us,...
