by Kristin Palpini | Nov 3, 2015 | Arts, News, Uncategorized
Military veterans aren’t always open to sharing their war stories with a public that can’t possibly comprehend what it’s like to be in a foreign land, with a gun, an enemy, and a mission. So when people who have given a portion of their lives to protecting the nation...
by Amanda Drane | Oct 26, 2015 | Arts, News, Uncategorized
On Halloween, Carl and Martin Bridge — the brothers behind Janus Arts — will transform Gateway City Arts into a kaleidoscopic wonderland for the third year running. Swirling specters and luminous skeletons will abound as a host of musicians and DJs drop bone-rattling...
by Kristin Palpini | Oct 19, 2015 | Arts, News
For the tenth year in a row, the dead will rise and go drinking in downtown Northampton. The Zombie Pubcrawl is going down Saturday night starting at 6 p.m. at Sam’s Pizza. More than 1,000 of the undead on Facebook have said they plan to don their most scraggly,...
by Jack Brown | Oct 6, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film, Leisure
We here in the Pioneer Valley love a good festival. Just this year I’ve seen festivals devoted to asparagus, tomatoes, garlic, or one that just throws it all together to celebrate the harvest season. Our small towns have festivals to celebrate their small-towniness,...
by From Our Readers | Oct 6, 2015 | Letters from our Readers, News
Unite community around treating addiction I read the article about community opposition to new drug/alcohol treatment centers in Greenfield and Springfield (“Not In Our Backyards” Sept. 24-30, 2015) with great interest. It’s hard to oppose a community uniting for...