Seeking Asylum in Western Mass: Part 3 of 3 — Supporting trans asylum seekers in the Valley
Transgender women Natty and Eva came to the United States in search of asylum because their identities made them targets of violence from gangs, police, and their nations’ governments.
Basemental: No need to dig beyond Kurt Vile’s riffs to enjoy
While this is Vile’s most expansive record in terms of length, I’m not really sure it goes anywhere that profound or different from what came before.
Stagestruck: All the Livelong Eons
Two shows now playing on the Berkshire Theatre Group’s Stockbridge stages look at who we are as humans. One goes up close to delve into folks’ working lives, the other takes a long view – very long, from the dawn of time to the day after tomorrow. Working, subtitled...
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: Seagull steals dog, asking someone out with a bomb threat, and a port-a-potty disaster
Dave and Trumpy talk weird news of the week.
Easthampton’s Artisan Welder: Michael Poole’s work inspires whimsy and reflection
Making art from tiny toys and weighty topics.
Editorial: It’s So Hot that Iceland Lost a Glacier
Researchers from Rice University in Houston will join the Icelandic Hiking Society to unveil a plaque in the former glacier’s honor.
Bizarro Briefs: Come Back With My Dog!
Come back with my dog! Many of us have had the experience of getting a slice of pizza or food item snatched from us by a greedy seagull while minding our own business near the beach. Few, however, can say that their pet dog was snatched by the grabby birds. But that’s...
Stagestruck: Past, Present and Prologue
Two timely dramas are playing in the Valley this week and next, and a timeless tragedy is prequelled in the Berkshires, all of them grappling with vital questions of life and death.
Clueless Parent: Kicked Out a Few Minutes In
Local classical music community: you need to do better.
Cinemadope: The gift of gifts
See “Gift” at Amherst Cinema or the Academy of Music this week.
Stagestruck: The Shrew Problem
The Taming of the Shrew is Shakespeare’s trickiest play to perform these days – a thoroughly misogynistic tale in which daughters are auctioned to the highest bidder and the “shrew” of the title is “tamed” by a cunning fortune hunter. He (of course, he) is Petruchio,...
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VIDEO: Pinedrop on Valley Advocate Sessions Friday
Pinedrop is jammy bluegrass meets rocking Americana.
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Stagestruck: Closing the Gender Gap
At a time when Mr. Misogyny is about to enter the White House, it’s more important than ever to celebrate women’s kick-ass achievements in theater and the arts.
