Staff Picks: Midsommar, Bread & Puppet, Weege & The Wondertwins, and Country Music
Amherst Cinema will be screening a special director’s cut of Midsommar on Thursday with an added 20 minutes.
Summer Stage Preview, Part II: Theaters on the Move
These days, Sam Rush often finds himself using the punning phrase “Home is where the art is.” That’s because his company, New Century Theatre, having lost its longtime home at Smith College in Northampton, is mounting a reduced summer season on two Valley stages while searching for a permanent abode. For now, though, he’s determined to feel “at home in any venue.”
Summer Stage Preview — Part I: The Berkshires
Two of the “big four” Berkshire companies open this week and next, with the others joining in next month, while the Valley’s summer gets underway in late June. So this week I’ll preview the season in the Berkshires, and look at what’s in store in the Valley next time.
TEASE (W/VID) FlavaEvolution’s Funky Jazzy Sessions Set … Full Set Coming Friday
\/ \/ Scroll down for video. \/ \/ Recorded May 9, 2017, at the party for Best Of the Valley Readers' Poll 2017 first place winners hosted by the Valley Advocate at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. Want more Sessions now? Go to sessions.valleyadvocate.com to hear...
Cinemadope: It’s Going to Be a Damn Fine Reboot, and FREE Streaming Movies )w/vid)
The reboot is promising to be quite a ride, and Amherst is setting the stage by screening Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. PLUS Film lovers in the region have another streaming option, and all it takes is a library card.
Review: Historic Northampton’s ‘Laws Change. People Die. The Land Remains.’
Featuring works by Curcio and LaPrade Seuthe, as well as Karen Evans, Jenny Tibbetts, and Jesse Connor, Laws Change. People Die. The Land Remains takes the viewer on a trip through time in the Pioneer Valley. Themes of stillness, solitude, and hope are carried throughout the exhibit, which includes only one painting with people and animals — a mural called, “River Settlement,” that has fun playing with time and perspective.
Theater: ‘Shipwrecked!’ You Had Me at Giant Killer Octopus
Right now, in Trump’s post-truth America, is an excellent time to stage ‘Shipwrecked! The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as told by himself)’.
Missed Connections: The Lunch Counter Where I Often Showed Up In Your Bed
Was it you I met on Pleasant Street?
Air Sexus Interruptus
In a staggering blow to anyone looking for a weird experience on a Monday evening, tonight's air sex tournament (think air guitar, but with sex) has been mysteriously cancelled. The event was going to take place at 7 p.m. at the Iron Horse, but a message on the Iron...
Appalachian Still On The Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Jamming bluegrass wit ha classic rock flair.
With Criminal Charges Dropped, Pipeline Protesters Vow to Fight On
Protesters looking to use climate change as a legal defense of their actions to try to stop a natural gas pipeline expansion project through Otis State Forest in Sandisfield won’t need to bother. Charges against them, which included trespassing and disorderly conduct,...
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Big Rock, Little Valley: How Big is Too Big For Green River Fest?
Interstate 24 carries traffic through the heart of Manchester, Tennessee. But on June 21, 2002, the highway turned into a parking lot. The cause: Bonnaroo.In the 14 years since, the music and arts festival has streamlined the traffic plan with police and city...
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