‘A Unified Celebration’: Local artists, organizers get ready for annual First Night in Northampton
First Night Northampton encompasses the entire downtown area of the city.
Clueless Parent: The Ancient Art of Anger Management
We are not perfect people, so why should we expect to be perfect parents?
Editorial: Compassion Needs to Cut Through the Distractions with Gun Deaths
Sadly, our focus is badly divided in the aftermath of these frequent killings due to the stranglehold the National Rifle Association has on our politics.
The V-Spot: Why Do I Cry After Climax?
There are many reasons why we might succumb to a good crymax.
Free Will Astrology: Is grilled cheese the key to more sex, Virgo?
Studies show that people who love grilled cheese sandwiches engage in more sexual escapades than those who don’t gorge on grilled cheese sandwiches.
Cinemadope: Rite of Spring – the 14th year of the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival
Now in its 14th year of bringing an eclectic collection of Jewish-themed films to the Valley, the festival is gearing up for another two-week run that kicks off on March 28th and runs through April 8th.
Stagestruck Abroad: Toronto — Shades of Identity
Greetings from Toronto, where it’s still winter, the wind whipping in from Lake Ontario is keen and bracing, and so is the theater. I’ve seen two plays here, a one-man show and an eight-woman show, both of them the work of bi-cultural authors, performed in key venues...
Rice: An American Band on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
This week’s Advocate Sessions band is Americana, blues and jamming rock n’ roll band Rice: An American Band.
‘From Farms to Table’ exhibition in Northfield celebrates land, bird, and beast
Deerfield Valley Art Association up through March 31.
Valley Advocate Staff Picks: Goblet and Jeopardy, Poetic Open Mic, Women’s Film Fest
We’re telling you what to do.
Letters to the Editor: Venezuela could be US’s Waterloo
“We’d better change and learn to get along with other countries.”
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Tease VIDEO: Outer Stylie on Sessions Friday
Outer Stylie is a head-banging psychedelic rock band with plenty soul.
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Stagestruck: In the Vanguard – Women take center stage in the Valley
You’ll probably think I’m some kind of androphobe, or that I’m just beating the same drum to death, but after a summer when so many of my favorite plays and performances were by women, I couldn’t help noticing the same theme carrying into the fall. Turns out the...












