by Advocate Staff | Mar 10, 2015 | Articles, Featured, News
This year’s Blarney Blowout on March 7 attracted thousands of revelers to downtown Amherst and the UMass campus. This photo was taken during a concert at the Mullins Center where Kesha, Juicy J, and Ludacris performed. How many cell phones can you spot? Find the...
by Jack Brown | Mar 10, 2015 | Cinemadope, Film
At long, long, last, I can finally announce: this is the last Cinemadope column of this long, long winter. Next week, spring will be upon us, at least by the calendar, and we can all begin to forget the frigid and snowbound Sartre play that this winter has been. To...
by Amanda Drane | Mar 3, 2015 | News
Last year, social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram led Blarney Blowout revelers from one epic bash to another, leaving destruction and empty beer cans in their wake. Social media has changed the way the masses gather. Real-time tweets enable wandering...
by Chris Rohmann | Mar 3, 2015 | Stagestruck
“It’s an exciting time for art-house cinemas,” says Carol Johnson, executive director of the Amherst Cinema Arts Center. What she’s enthusing about isn’t movies, however, but plays. Valley theatergoers’ access to professional stage productions by global companies is...
by Advocate Staff | Feb 25, 2015 | Arts, Leisure
The Valley is full of talented writers. Here’s a sampling of recent work by local authors, and one book that’s all about Amherst. More Money Than God By Richard Michelson “Some poets wrestle with ghosts. Michelson invites them to sit at the kitchen table, crack jokes,...
