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How free speech is won: Former NHS teacher, others turn book-banning case into documentary ‘Banned Together’ at Bombyx
11-01-2024 5:18 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

When director Kate Way, a current UMass Lowell assistant professor and former Northampton High School teacher, had just finished teaching a course on book banning in the fall of 2022, the very subject she was teaching became, to her surprise, the...

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Highlands operetta: Valley Light Opera staging Gilbert and Sullivan classic ‘Mikado,’ Scottish-style
10-30-2024 2:12 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic operetta “The Mikado” is coming to the Academy of Music — this time, with a Scottish twist.Amherst-based Valley Light Opera will present “The McAdo,” an adaptation of “The Mikado,” on the weekends of Nov. 1-3 and 8-10....


Drag, puppetry and politics meet in ‘Project 2069’
10-30-2024 2:09 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

What if Project 2025 were a puppet/drag show?Goldenrod Country Inn, a B&B and tavern in Worthington, will host its original production “Project 2069: A Dragged-Out Political Satire” on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m in its Cabaret Room...


By dessert, ‘You’re in outer space’: Chef Matthew Brehm caters multi-course cannabis-infused meals in the Valley
10-25-2024 11:46 AM

By CAROLYN BROWN

A local chef is bringing a new meaning to the phrase “getting baked.”Chef Matthew Brehm is the owner of Upscale Cannabis Wine Dinners, which provides catered brunches and dinners with weed-infused dishes. He operates out of western Massachusetts, but...


‘Access to music is a human right’: Parlor Room Collective hosts workshops this fall to broaden access on and off the stage
10-23-2024 3:26 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

This fall, the Parlor Room Collective is hosting workshops to make the music world more accessible to a broader range of people.One of them, a program called Uplifting Queer Voices, aims to help local LGBTQ and BIPOC musicians get performance...


Rock for all: Whole Children’s resident Friendship Band to perform alongside indie rockers Yo La Tengo at 20th anniversary concert, The Bash, Oct. 23
10-18-2024 11:55 AM

By CAROLYN BROWN

The Northampton organization Whole Children, which serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will celebrate its 20th anniversary with indie rock band Yo La Tengo at 33 Hawley on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 6:30 p.m.At the event,...


Prepare to be transported back to your youth: Thornes is about to open an extensive arcade of vintage video games
10-18-2024 11:53 AM

By CAROLYN BROWN

An arcade near Boston will soon have a new location in Northampton.Hometown Arcade will open its third location in the basement of Thornes Marketplace this November, replacing what used to be Acme Surplus, though the exact opening date is yet to be...


Illustrating a classic: Smith professor’s artworks featured in an exhibition honoring the centennial of Herman Melville’s ‘Billy Budd’
10-09-2024 3:11 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Barry Moser, an illustrator and professor of art at Smith College, has works featured in a New York City exhibition honoring the centennial of Herman Melville’s novel “Billy Budd.” Moser’s work will be shown as part of the “Melville’s Billy Budd at...


‘One sentence can change the course of a relationship’: Valley Players stage first full production, ‘Constellations,’ this weekend and next
10-09-2024 3:09 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Valley Players, a local volunteer theater group formed earlier this year, will perform their first full production in Amherst this weekend and next.The show, “Constellations,” by playwright Nick Payne, will be at Munson Memorial Library in Amherst...


Turning chaos into art: New documentary tracing life of acclaimed painter Gregory Gillespie previews at Academy of Music
10-04-2024 2:27 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

A New England filmmaker will make his directorial debut later this month with a film about a local painter known for his unique style.Evan Goodchild, a Connecticut-based director originally from Springfield, will hold a sneak preview of “The Painted...


A cartoonist’s cartoonist: Florence’s Hilary Price won the highest honor awarded by the National Cartoonists Society
10-04-2024 2:05 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Cartoonist Hilary Price, who lives in Florence, won the 2023 Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year, the highest honor awarded by the National Cartoonists Society, in August of this year.Price draws the comic “Rhymes with Orange,” which is syndicated...


Northampton writer Cleo Rohn wins 2024 Beals Prize for Poetry
10-03-2024 3:30 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Northampton writer Cleo Rohn won the 2024 Beals Prize for Poetry last week for her poem, “Not Every Poem Has to Be About God.”Rohn won the award, which included a cash prize, at Winchendon’s Beals Memorial Library. The award and the library were both...


Run nears end for Majestic Saloon: Northampton venue focused on LGBTQ community is up for sale
10-02-2024 4:37 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

NORTHAMPTON — The Majestic Saloon, Northampton’s only nightlife venue explicitly focused on the LGBTQ community, is for sale and is slated to host its final show on Halloween night.Co-owners Kayla Abney and Alden Peotter attributed the necessity of...


Six Valley authors receive awards: Massachusetts Book Awards announces 2024 winners and honorees
09-27-2024 1:55 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Center for the Book, the state branch of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, announced the winners of its 24th annual Massachusetts Book Awards — and six authors from the Pioneer Valley were on the...


Celebrate queer joy and community: QueerCore Fest (Sept. 28), Queer Kids Fest (Oct. 5) and Queer Curiosities Outdoor Market (Oct. 12) welcome all ages
09-26-2024 2:48 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Three upcoming local all-ages events will celebrate queer joy and community, albeit in very different ways.QueerCore Fest, an all-ages punk and hardcore festival that centers “BIPOC, queer, trans, gender-diverse, and femme artists,” will debut at...


Farewell to the ‘Doctor of Rock’: Sept. 29 Iron Horse concert pays tribute to Smith professor before he hops the pond
09-20-2024 12:54 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

After more than two decades at Smith College, a beloved music professor will say goodbye to Northampton with a farewell concert at the Iron Horse next week. Professor Steve Waksman, who has taught at Smith for 23 years, will complete his last semester...


Acting among giants: Northampton native Caroline Bloom appears in Coppola’s magnum opus, ‘Megalopolis’
09-19-2024 2:42 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Francis Ford Coppola’s latest movie — his first in over a decade — is a passion project he’s been working on for 40 years. Even more exciting? An actress from Northampton is in it.Caroline Bloom will make her most prestigious screen credit to date in...


Two heads are better than one: Northampton Center for the Arts appoints co-directors
09-19-2024 2:42 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

The Northampton Center for the Arts recently announced the appointment of Kelly Silliman and Heather Geoffrey as its new co-directors.Silliman, a dancer and educator, was program director at the Center since 2017, prior to stepping into her new role....


‘Jazz without borders’: Multicultural theme defines Northampton Jazz Festival, Sept. 27-28
09-13-2024 2:34 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

In a year of international strife, the Northampton Jazz Festival is aiming to bring people together with music that transcends borders. The Northampton Jazz Festival, which will return for its 12th year on Sept. 27 and 28, is celebrating the unifying...


A recipe for social justice: ‘The Revolution Will Be Well Fed’ is a cookbook for community organizing
09-12-2024 3:41 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

A local author’s new cookbook aims to inspire activism through food designed for community organizing and social justice.“The Revolution Will Be Well Fed,” written by Corrie Locke-Hardy, features 50 recipes that are made for community activism —...

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