Spring Arts Preview 2020
Spring is in the air. Sort of. In some ways, after a snowy start, it has felt that winter didn’t come at all. But with clocks about to change to Daylight Savings (on Sunday, March 8!) it’s time to come out of our shells and check out a good show or museum.
Editorial: Pioneering a Journalism Support Model in the Pioneer Valley
Our news and arts coverage is truly available to all. We believe people have a right to know what is going on in their communities regardless of their ability to pay.
Bizarro Briefs: Definitely not “Saved by the Bell”
A man from Vermont learned that looking up clips from 1990s sitcom “Saved by the Bell” and driving on the open road don’t exactly mix.
Cinemadope: Lost and Found
Local photographer Robin Young and others will lead a Q & A after each showing, and nearby cafe Mocha Mayas will open an exhibit by the Franklin County artists on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Basemental: Q&A with dance-pop musician, drag performer and punk rocker La Neve
La Neve, based in Providence, Rhode Island, plays the Ashfield Lake House this Saturday with Feminine Aggression and Karen from HR.
Stagestruck: Grand Openings – Summer theaters busting out all over
The summer season has been slowly gaining momentum, and this week it explodes, with 10 shows in the Valley and Berkshires opening or already up and running. Among these are a pair of classic musicals, two uncommon love stories set in Ireland, a satirical look at...
Valley Advocate Podcast – David Daley
Author of the book “Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy,” David Daley has also served as the editor of Salon.com.
The V-Spot: We’ve Got Different Love Languages
Hi Yana! My partner and I have been together for three years. In general we have a really great relationship with solid long-term goals in common and enjoy each other in many ways. However, it seems like occasionally we go through long stretches of poor communication,...
Free Will Astrology: Time for a spanking, Aquarius
By enacting this humorous yet serious ritual, you will set in motion corrective forces that tweak your unconscious mind in just the right way so as to prevent you from getting too much of a good thing; you will avoid asking for too much or venturing too far.
Introducing: The Bizarro Briefs Podcast
Since the retirement of longtime "News of the Weird" columnist Chuck Shepherd, the Advocate has done "Bizarro Briefs," our own collection of weekly weird news we find. Thanks to a partnership with Trumpy from Hits 94.3, with a similar fascination with finding weird...
Letters to the Editor: Burn biomass for the sake of the forest
“Millions of tons of timber are dying every year.”
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Darklight on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Darklight is also set to release a dual song recording via Bandcamp on Feb. 1 called “Dyadic.”
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StageStruck: Aphra; or, Behn
Aphra Behn was probably the first Englishwoman to write professionally, that is, to make her living from writing. She’s best known as a playwright, though only recently rediscovered by audiences. While she wasn’t, as Shakespeare & Company’s website has it, “the...











