by Rob Brezsny | May 11, 2018 | Articles, Astrology, Featured, Newsletter
ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to my assessment of the astrological omens, your duty right now is to be a brave observer and fair-minded intermediary and honest storyteller. Your people need you to help them do the right thing. They require your influence in...
by Advocate Staff | May 11, 2018 | Articles, Music, Valley Advocate Sessions
Amber Belle is a singer-songwriter with a honey toned voice who performs original folk and country music. (To watch Amber Belle’s performance click on the video below) Interview with Amber Belle:
by Naila Moreira | May 10, 2018 | Articles, Columns, Down to Earth, Featured, Newsletter
I sit on the twisted root system of a great tree, a shelf of exposed roots thrust out over the Connecticut River at the edge of the Northampton Meadows. I’m perched 15 feet above the olive water. The muddy bluff has been licked and sucked away under the tree by years...
by Sarah Heinonen | May 9, 2018 | Articles, Featured, News, Newsletter
“Why vote for the lesser of two evils, when you can vote for the greater good?” Juan Sanchez wants voters to consider this question when they enter the ballot box on November 6. Sanchez, 29, of Holyoke, is running for Secretary of State in the 2018 statewide...
by Chris Rohmann | May 9, 2018 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Newsletter, Stagestruck
The Red Guitar, John Sheldon’s brilliant memoir-in-music, was a runaway hit at last summer’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Riding on its success in that international nexus of alternative arts, the show’s producer, the Valley’s Serious Play Theatre Ensemble, is taking it...