Holocaust survivors, veterans gather at DC museum

WASHINGTON — Elderly Holocaust survivors and the veterans who helped liberate them gathered for what could be their last big reunion Monday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Nearly 1,000 survivors and World War II vets joined with … 0

A granddaughter digs deep into her grandmother’s life

When Debra Bradley Ruder was growing up, she often visited her grandmother in Manhattan, where they’d have dinner, or go to a show or visit a museum. “I really adored her,” recalls Ruder, a former reporter for the … 0

Looking behind the scenes of comic operas at Smith College 

Gilbert and Sullivan’s theater productions are legendary; their operas have been sung and re-sung on stages around the world for over a century. This weekend the lives of the people behind the scenes — the original ones who … 0

Hatfield students perform Broadway’s ‘Godspell’  

HATFIELD — It is time once again for the Hatfield annual spring musical, and this year, 24 actors from Smith Academy and 12 actors from Hatfield Elementary School will perform the popular 1970s Broadway hit “Godspell.” Lucinda Williams, … 0

Around Florence: Friends group to celebrate Lilly Library’s founder, benefactor

FLORENCE - In the 1800s, Alfred T. Lilly donated 400 books from his personal collection to an effort to start a library in Florence that would later be known as Lilly Library. He also gave the land the … 0

Weekend Planner — Kids

“Gwendolyn, the Graceful Pig” tells the story of Gwendolyn and Omar, two best friends with big dreams: Gwendolyn wants to dance ballet while Omar wants to join the football team. There’s only one problem — they’re both pigs! … 0

Chesterfield sculptor James Kitchen opens new exhibit at Western New England University

James Kitchen says he’s interested in many topics — history, environmentalism, science and of course art — but more than anything he likes to look for the connections between things: between art and science, between people and ideas, … 0

Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School's Catalyst performs ‘Dancing in the Eye of the Storm’ at Academy of Music

Fifteen years ago a group of students sat among the audience in awe of choreographer Bill T. Jones’ dance performance at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton. The students’ admiration of Jones’ work inspired Jodi Falk, then … 0

Jerome Liebling’s photographs tell many stories of Holyoke 

When Jerome Liebling, the internationally acclaimed documentary and realist photographer, died at age 87 in July 2011, family members catalogued and inventoried an enormous archive of photos at his Amherst home. Later on, Liebling’s daughter Rachel told her … 0

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