Born IV Blues on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Born IV Blues is a teenage soulful blues band from the Berkshires
The Original Game of Thrones: Queen Margaret Takes Center Stage in Springfield/Turners
Margaret was queen of England for 17 nonconsecutive years. She led the Lancaster faction, and owing to her husband’s frequent bouts of mental illness, Margaret is said to have ruled the kingdom in his place.
Sticks & Stones Won’t Break Your Bones at Hope and Feathers, Amherst
Look for terra cotta pieces by Mary Carroll, textile constructions by Sharon McCartney, mixed media/ assemblages by Bobbie Salthouse, and weavings by Andrea Zax. Also on display is a large, group piece, “Foundlings” — a collection of numerous small pieces using natural found objects.
Near-Centenarian Frances Crowe Says Pipeline Threatens Life On Earth
The 98-year-old was arrested in June protesting the pipeline in Otis State Park.
Go See: Ghosts of Industry by Catherine Gibbs
Catherine Gibbs picked a ubiquitous, but faded piece of local history for her exhibit at the Elusie Gallery in Easthampton: Mill buildings and train yards. Though not as much is manufactured here anymore, not that long ago people in places like Easthampton, Northampton, Holyoke, and Chicopee would tell time by the manufacturer whistles signaling breaks and shift switches.
Berkshires Arts Festival This Weekend
Art in a (Butter)Nutshell Strolling through booths of fine art with a glass of wine in your hand underneath a sunny sky in the Berkshires isn’t a bad way to spend an afternoon, or two. That’s what you’ll get at the 16th Berkshires Arts Festival at the Ski Butternut...
Worthy Beer Fest in Springfield Saturday
The Springfield brewfest, in the city’s most entertaining neighborhood – Worthington Street – is going down Saturday and will feature more than 20 local brewers.
Spirit Ghost on The Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Check out Amherst-based indie/garage/ surf rock band Spirit Ghost’s Advocate Sessions performance recorded on May 23 in The Advocate Offices.
Forgotten: Springfield’s Black History Is Nowhere In Sight
One must scratch beneath the surface to find out how important black history is in Springfield.
Get Out: Pioneer Valley Summer Arts & Culture Preview 2017
We picked some of the biggest, best, and potentially overlooked events happening from now through September: There s Picasso, indie soul, country, food fests, wild dance, and Mad Max for starters …
Stagestruck: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Alive! and Playing in Amherst – Times Two
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, is Tom Stoppard’s audaciously meta-theatrical play that’s basically a backstage tour of Hamlet conducted by the pair of pawns who are summoned by the king to spy out the cause of the prince’s lunacy.
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Nightcrawler: The Name Game
The members of SWMRS are barely in their 20s and can already claim quite a lot, including a personal connection to Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.
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