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Joining the Fold: Easthampton artist presents paper art celebrating women at her debut solo show

Joining the Fold: Easthampton artist presents paper art celebrating women at her debut solo show

by Chris Goudreau | Oct 9, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Featured

Sitting in her home and studio in Easthampton with a collection of vibrant white paper roses, and a paper dress inspired by curved architecture nearby, artist Marguerite Belkin, a 75-year-old self taught “paper sculptor,” said 15 years ago when she started doing...
Beerhunter: Hitchcock Brewing Starts Fresh in Bernardston

Beerhunter: Hitchcock Brewing Starts Fresh in Bernardston

by Hunter Styles | Oct 8, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Food + Booze, Food Booze and Beyond, The Beerhunter

When the staff at Hitchcock Brewing Company unlocked the front door of their new taproom on South Street in Bernardston on Sunday morning at 11 a.m., customers were already waiting outside. The first pair to arrive at the bar ordered a crisp Columbus-hopped pale ale...
Fuzz Puddle’s Debut is One of the Best Local Records of 2019 

Fuzz Puddle’s Debut is One of the Best Local Records of 2019 

by Chris Goudreau | Oct 8, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Music, The CDs You Gave Me

“Speciecide,” the debut album by local Valley indie electronic/progressive rock duo Fuzz Puddle takes the existential dread of man made climate change induced mass extinction, throws in a smattering of Radiohead-influenced paranoia, and stirs that finely while adding...
V-Spot: Are Condoms Even Good?

V-Spot: Are Condoms Even Good?

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Oct 7, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Featured, The V-Spot

Hi Yana! So, my partner and I have started dabbling in threesomes and it looks like it may become sort of a trend. Specifically, we’re looking at having threesomes with cis dudes, and I just need a little assurance that condoms are a good form of contraception. I...
Heather Maloney on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage

Heather Maloney on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage

by Advocate Staff | Oct 4, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Music, Valley Advocate Sessions

Acclaimed Valley indie rock, Americana, and folk singer-songwriter Heather Maloney stopped by the Valley Advocate Sessions stage ahead of her upcoming Oct. 12 album release show at Northampton’s Academy of Music Theatre.  Interview with Heather...
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