Bizarro Briefs: Become your own chia pet … TO SURVIVE
This week in weird news.
Dave Dersham on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Dave Dersham is a wordsmith who performs ambient folk and Americana songs. Check out his music on this week’s Advocate Sessions video. Interview with Dave Dersham:
Poetry: Gentleness on the Heartening Prowl
Some moss and meltwater flashing in the placid gulch. The delicate theatrics of any flower’s mouth. All the tranquil angles quilted into a female face. The hand that was made to touch the saddest parts of trees. Where does gentleness go when softness shuts...
Basemental: The Flywheel is an Idea Worth Celebrating
The thought that the all-volunteer collective show space would enter a second decade, let alone a third, wasn’t a thought that likely computed, as few DIY spaces last this long.
Staff Picks: Kalliope Jones & Moving Day, Zines and Punk at Flywheel, Revolutionary re-enactors in Deerfield
Things to check out this week.
Bizarro Briefs: Don’t rob cars in jail parking lots
After spending time in jail on grand theft charges, a Florida man found himself again in lockup only 15 minutes after being released.
Letters to the Editor: Peace through music
Musicians create a metaphorical bridge between cultures.
Stagestruck: ‘Death of a Salesman’ and ‘The Tattooed Man Tells All’
Two plays coming to area campuses this week and next have starkly different, but equally pessimistic takes on life and death. “Death of a Salesman,” at Springfield College, finds tragedy in an ordinary life, while “The Tattooed Man Tells All,” at Smith College, draws life lessons from viciously extraordinary conditions.
Hey! DCR! Leave Those Trees Alone!
An activist’s take on state officials’ logging plan
Woman accuses Hadley Police of discrimination, mishandling her case
Alleged robberies took place over years, but little police work was done, she says.
Editorial: Half-baked Plan Not Good Enough for Hampshire
Several resignations later, hopefully Hampshire can get back on track.
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Old Flame on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Old Flame is rollicking bluesy garage rock mixed with folk protest music. The local band performed on the Valley Advocate Sessions stage on July 18. The band released its debut EP - Wolf in the Heather - this year and are working on a follow-up EP. BONUS: Interview...
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Winter is Coming: Holiday Film Traditions
As I sit down to write this column, the calendar is teetering on the edge of December. Thanksgiving may have been unseasonably balmy, but today was the first day all season that I left the house and immediately turned back to put on another layer. When I got back, I...
