Welcome back to The Valley Advocate
A heartfelt welcome back, dear reader. It’s been awhile since The Valley Advocate’s last edition on April 30.
The Night Show: Learning the consequences of working the late shift
In my experience working third shift four nights a week, I found it nearly impossible to develop a consistent sleep schedule.
Editorial: The Life of Frances Crowe
As all the world knows, Frances Crowe is an activist institution in the Valley, and well beyond.
Bizarro Briefs: Naked lunch … er … dinner
A family from Fortuna, California, came home to unexpected — and unwanted — visitors.
Valley Show Girl: Opening Night at the 5th Annual RPM Fest
I had to pick up the new vinyl release from Easthampton’s doom metal band, Problem With Dragons that were set to play on Sunday.
Podcast: A victory against residential pipelines
A conversation with Longmeadow resident and activist Michele Marantz.
Stagestruck: Summer Snapshots
Thinking back over the summer theater season just ended, images from memorable shows are passing before my mind’s eye, and ear — from striking moments in performances to sets and soundscapes. Here are some Valley snapshots. Chester Theatre Company celebrated its 30th...
Cars Go West on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
This week’s Advocate Sessions performer is Cars Go West, which combines psychedelic jams with catchy indie rock.
Letters to the Editor: A mayor that makes blood boil
The mayor led the charge and marched onto the Hampshire College campus to protest the decision to take down a flag.
Staff Picks: Munio Makuuch, Elmer’s open mic, From the Woods, Lonesome Brothers
The Smith College Museum of Art has just opened a new exhibit on the late Japanese-Amercan poet and printmaker Munio Makuuch, who with his family spent much of World War II in an internment camp in Idaho for Japanese Americans.
Valley Advocate Sessions Podcast – Lush Honey
Lush Honey is a group that makes funky soul and progressive rock ‘n’ roll
Sessions
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Holyoke-based granola business features blends of local bands
Audiences devoured it ravenously,” Ayres said. “This interdisciplinary collaboration demonstrates creative economy and collaborative entrepreneurship at its finest.”
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Cinemadope: City Mouse, Rat Film exposes who the rodents really are in Baltimore
If John Waters is the most famous rat-loving filmmaker to come out of Baltimore, he is no longer the only one. Theo Anthony is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker working out of the city, but this week he travels to Amherst Cinema to present a Thursday night screening of his 2016 documentary Rat Film.
