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Northampton Commission Recommends Voting Age of 16 and Ranked Choice Voting

Northampton Commission Recommends Voting Age of 16 and Ranked Choice Voting

by Chris Goudreau | May 23, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News

In future Northampton municipal elections anyone 16 years or older might be able to cast a vote for their top candidate and also rank their second or third choices, too. At its May 21 meeting, the city’s Charter Review Commission voted in favor of moving forward four...
Staff Picks: X, veteran poetry, Chris Goudreau, and free burgers

Staff Picks: X, veteran poetry, Chris Goudreau, and free burgers

by Advocate Staff | May 23, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Staff Picks

X at Gateway City Arts //  SATURDAY Legendary punk band X is heading to Gateway City Arts in Holyoke this weekend. Never heard of X? Get ready to hear one of the most influential first wave punk bands of the late 1970s, which continues to play songs new and old to...
New Holyoke Art Space PULP Kicks Off With Pop Art Exhibit

New Holyoke Art Space PULP Kicks Off With Pop Art Exhibit

by Chris Goudreau | May 23, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Review

Along the canal district in Holyoke on Race Street is a new art gallery, PULP Art + Object, which held its grand opening on May 4. The gallery’s inaugural exhibit is by self-taught artist Dave Laro, whose work is inspired by Andy Warhol’s pop art aesthetic. Laro’s...
Bizarro Briefs: RIP Grumpy Cat

Bizarro Briefs: RIP Grumpy Cat

by Chris Goudreau | May 21, 2019 | Articles, Bizarro Briefs, Featured, News

RIP Grumpy Cat A generational meme icon is no more. At the age of seven, the beloved feline known to the internet as “Grumpy Cat” has been taken from us, but left us with her always grumpy face, which will surely delight generations of internet browsers in the years...
Valley Advocate Staff Picks: Acid Dad, Majestic Open Mic, and Santo Taco

Valley Advocate Staff Picks: Acid Dad, Majestic Open Mic, and Santo Taco

by Advocate Staff | May 16, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Staff Picks

Acid Dad, Receivers, Phenomena 256, and Hot Flakes at Hawks & Reed //  SATURDAY It’s a night of psychedelic rock n’ roll, experimental music, and a little bit of emo thrown in for good measure at Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center in Greenfield this Saturday....
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