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"On the Threshold" by Margaret Lloyd JERREY ROBERTS

Art People: Margaret Lloyd | poet, painter

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Florence artist Margaret Lloyd lived for only two years in her native country of Wales, before moving as a toddler with her family to central New York state. Even so, she says, she left a bit of her heart in her homeland. “Welsh is my first language; I’m an immigrant,” Lloyd said in an interview last week as she meandered … 0

Blaise’s Bad Movie Guide

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Happy Flag Day! My editor suggested I review a movie with a patriotic theme, but such is not my forte. Even listening to Sylvester Stallone give his speech at the end of “Rambo” is below my threshold of pain. Then a coworker reminded me of a movie that ranks tops in the Most … 0

Diane Cluck

Tuned in: What's happening in the Valley this weekend

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Jonathan Richman often gets described as “childlike” because of his unadorned songs with a big heart on their sleeve, whether he’s singing about the magic of “Vincent Van Gogh” or “The Lonely Little Thrift Store.” But a better description of Richman is “honest,” because he’s always been direct, both musically and lyrically. He … 0

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Patricia Gillepsie practices cantering with her horse at Stone Pony Farm in Leverett on June 16, 2013. She has been riding horses since 1989. AYRIKA WHITNEY Cantering in Leverett
Center, from left: Sarah Dobrow, Sage Loomis, Heather Giguere JERREY ROBERTS Your Time: Childs Park, Northampton
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