by Advocate Staff | Apr 23, 2018 | Articles, Newsletter, Podcast
WRSI Morning Host Monte Belmonte was recently voted this year’s best radio personality in the Advocate’s Best of the Valley Readers’ Poll, and is probably best known for walking dozens of miles to raise money for the Food Bank of Western...
by Gina Beavers | Apr 19, 2018 | Articles, Newsletter
Ok. My two very best friends tease me about my love of the sci-fi movie Dune. So it’s not an Oscar winner but it is all kinds of fun and engaging. I mean, a young Kyle McLaughlin is always a good start. Throw in Sting, some space palace intrigue, the SPICE...
by Advocate Staff | Apr 16, 2018 | Articles, Arts, Newsletter, Podcast
According to artist Barbara Hadden, you’re just as likely to see her painting a house as you are painting a portrait. Hadden’s approach to art is informed by her practical and thoughtful demeanor, as well as her experience in the outdoors. Discussing her...
by Gina Beavers | Apr 16, 2018 | Articles, Arts, Newsletter, Review
Going into Denise Beaudet’s exhibit Roots to Resistance at the New England Visionary Artists Museum, requires a bit of preparation. Beaudet, after all, has amassed a master’s course in global female activism. In her bountiful literature, her writings concerning...
by Gina Beavers | Apr 16, 2018 | Articles, Arts, Film, Newsletter
This PBS Frontline documentary is based on Atul Gawande’s best seller. The documentary explores the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness and the physicians who treat them. There will be a discussion following the screening of the film. Being...