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A photograph from Stan Sherer's upcoming exhibit at Historic Northampton displays printed cloth, shown Tuesday. The exhibit juxtaposes old photographs and images of Northampton's silk industry with photos Sherer has taken of the modern silk industry in China.

SARAH CROSBY

Art People: Stan Sherer, photographer

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Stan Sherer enjoys taking an occasional landscape photo, but that’s mainly as a reminder of a scene he’s enjoyed. It’s difficult at best, he says, to capture the expansive beauty of the outdoors. “I’m always thinking, ‘Do I really need to photograph this?’ ” he says. What Sherer, of Northampton, really likes to photograph is, as he puts it, “the … 0

Andy Williams' eclectic art collection auctions for $46 million

Thursday, May 16, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Andy Williams’ eclectic art collection has brought $46 million at a New York City auction. The works sold on Wednesday, the first of a two-day sale at Christie’s. The late singer’s taste ranged from contemporary, impressionist and modern to Latin American and 20th-century decorative art and design. He … 0

Jean-Michel Basquiat painting sets new auction record at $48.8 million

Thursday, May 16, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — A Jean-Michel Basquiat painting has set a new auction record for the graffiti artist at a sale of postwar and contemporary art in New York. Christie’s says “Dustheads” sold for $48.8 million on Wednesday. His “Untitled,” a painting of a black fisherman, held the previous record when it sold … 0

Vincent Dowling, world-renowned actor who founded The Minature Theatre of Chester, dies at 83

Monday, May 13, 2013

CHESTER — Vincent G. Dowling, a stage actor who had a decades-long association with Ireland’s national theater company, performed several times in the Reagan White House and founded The Miniature Theatre of Chester, died Friday, May 10, 2013. He was 83. Olwen O’Herlihy Dowling said her husband died … 1

Old Deerfield Productions presents ‘Johnny Got His Gun’

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

The reverberations of war affect soldiers, families, communities and entire nations, no matter what country, or in what decade the war occurs. Left in its wake, often, are difficult questions about how to heal, to help others and … 0

Weekend planner: Theater

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

“This insightful and often moving 1981 show penned by Leonard Nimoy transcends the usual clichés surrounding the high-maintenance artist with the tortured relationship to his aural appendage,” writes The Los Angeles Times of “Vincent,” a play by the … 0

Amherst Civil War plaques await public display at Town Hall

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

In the midst of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, memorials to those from Amherst who served, including 21 black soldiers, are expected to be installed in Town Hall by the end of the year. Town Manager John Musante said that plans to put the marble memorials … 0

Art People: Debra Dunphy | painter

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Debra Dunphy calls herself an experimental artist and says she has not yet found her niche (although, she admits, she’s not really looking for one). She paints landscapes, still lifes and anything else that strikes her fancy, in … 0

Julie Waggoner, Jeannine Haas back in look at marriage

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Several years ago, actor and theater producer Jeannine Haas and comedian Julie Waggoner had such a good time on the set of New Century Theater’s “House of Blue Leaves,” in which they played a pair of beer-drinking nuns, … 0

‘The Draft’ brings Vietnam War-era experiences to the stage

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Listen to the stories of 10 people about their relationships with the Vietnam War — told through the voices of 10 local actors. Their experiences have been compiled in a new documentary play, “The Draft,” based on a book by Thomas Weiner of Northampton: “Called to Serve: Stories … 0

Weekend planner — dance

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Inaugurated by Claire Maurey, an instructor at East Street Ballet in Hadley and a former member of the National Ballet of Canada, The Movery is a new, six-member troupe dedicated to “bringing contemporary dance to the Pioneer Valley … 0

Art People: Dawn Siebel | painter, sculptor

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Last fall, Dawn Siebel gave herself a homework assignment. The longtime painter had wrapped up a project that had consumed her for several years — painting small portraits of all 343 firefighters who died on 9/11 — and … 0

Tony Award nods largely skip stars for veterans

Thursday, May 16, 2013

NEW YORK — The Tony Awards committee largely favored tried-and-true stage veterans over flashy visitors Tuesday when announcing this year’s Tony nominations, with Hollywood stars such as Bette Midler, Jessica Chastain, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes and Scarlett Johansson … 0