The Beerhunter: Local Breweries Adapt to a New, Locked-Down World
This article was supposed to be about gathering in large groups.
Valley Show Girl: End of Summer Music Festivals
The end of Summer is near, but there are still more opportunities to rock out at a music fest this month. From jazz to reggae, Woodstock to metal, I guarantee you there’s at least one you’ll wanna attend.
Stagestruck: Curve of the Season
Summertime is winding down, and so is the Valley’s theater season – but not quite. Chester Theatre Company opens its final show this week, and Berkshire theaters are still running and adding new productions.
Podcast: Alula Shields talks about banning plastic straws in Northampton
Following a story about her efforts, the Advocate sits down with her and discusses the reasons behind her anti-plastic advocacy.
Cinemadope: Those Meddling Kids — Stories of pint-sized heroes
The Goonies, How to Eat Fried Worms, and Dora the Explorer, all playing locally this week.
Free Will Astrology: You’re in for natural highs, Sagittarius
Take advantage!
Perennial on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
This week’s Advocate Sessions performer is explosively high-energy post-hardcore art punk Perennial.
Letters to the Editor: Undocumented Immigrants Should be Eligible for Driver’s Licenses
Look for “Driving Families Forward” on Facebook for details on this statewide campaign in support of the Work and Family Mobility Act (S.2061/H.3012), and to learn how to take action to help make it a reality.
Best of the V-Spot: My Boyfriend Might Be Gay. Should I Care?
Originally published February 20, 2017 Hi Yana, I recently began “dating” my best guy friend over this winter break. He’s told me that he was raised by a super religious mom and that when he was younger he “rebelled,” and experimented with other men, which he blamed...
Stagestruck: Child’s Plays
Both of the longstanding children’s theaters that enliven the Valley’s summer schedule tickle the funnybone while feeding the imagination, but they go about it in quite different ways. PaintBox Theatre uses pop-up staging and lots of audience participation, while the Majestic Children’s Theater gives it “the full theatrical treatment.”
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: Loose yaks, stolen dentures, and hair farms for rich people
This week’s weird news … in podcast form.
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Pick of the Day 4/11: Jesse Cook at the Academy of Music
Guitarist Jesse Cook says, “I want to take people to places they haven’t been,” and he’s traveled the world looking for and mastering sounds that speak to him.
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Stagestruck: Changing Lives, One Play at a Time
hen I was in California last month, I saw two plays by a small, adventurous professional theater company in Berkeley that I’d never heard of. They’re called Shotgun Players, and they’ve gone straight to the top of my Bay Area must-see list. The...
