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By CAROLYN BROWN
The Easthampton-based cannabis manufacturer Wemelco Industries has seen notable growth in its first few years of operation — which is ironic, considering one of the only things it doesn’t do with cannabis is grow it.
By CAROLYN BROWN
On Saturday, March 8, and Sunday, March 9, the Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Community (WMSHC) will host their biggest annual event, the Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Convention, at Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity in Florence from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
By CAROLYN BROWN
Peter Gizzi, professor of poetry at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, recently won the 2024 T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry, one of the world’s most prestigious poetry awards.
By CAROLYN BROWN
All the world’s a stage — but for two local comedians, their stage is a green and black bus.
By CAROLYN BROWN
Drinking wine while enjoying art – what’s not to love?
By CAROLYN BROWN
Heather Maloney almost didn’t release her upcoming album, “Exploding Star,” to the public. An album born of grief and loss was too raw, too personal, to go public, she felt, so she kept it for herself. But when her closest friends and family suggested that it could help others who were grieving, Maloney changed her mind and decided to share the album with the world — and it’ll make its debut in Northampton in two weeks.
By CAROLYN BROWN
Bluegrass music (like this reporter) is native to the American South, but starting next week, it’ll have a new home here in the Valley.
By CAROLYN BROWN
Jonathan Edwards, one of Northampton’s most famous residents, was a revolutionary preacher whose legacy has endured through centuries. He was the first minister in Northampton to baptize African Americans, yet he did not free those he enslaved. He was a loving husband, yet he supported complementarianism, a theological belief that gender roles are ordained by God. And his work inspired several suicides.
By CAROLYN BROWN
One of the most prosperous individuals in early Southampton was Ichabod Strong, who dammed the Manhan River and established a sawmill there in the early 1730s; that mill complex, once known as the Strong’s Mills complex, now part of the Lockville Historic District. Strong, who was described in a genealogy book as “a man of stirring business qualities of character” and “best of all, a remarkably godly man,” also built four farmhouses in the area, which his sons and grandsons inherited. One of those farmhouses, part of the National Register of Historic Places, is on the market right now.
By CAROLYN BROWN
Marigold Theater in Easthampton now has its own cafe.
By CAROLYN BROWN
The late artist Daniel Feldman died in November at the age of 67, a few months before an exhibition of 14 of his works at Gallery A3 in Amherst was slated to open.
By CAROLYN BROWN
A singer-songwriter showcase series in Florence is expanding to include the trans community.
By CAROLYN BROWN
Fans of the Disney musical “Newsies” generally know the titular group of characters as boys, but a local theater company’s upcoming production is expanding the show to include female and nonbinary characters.
By CAROLYN BROWN
Most people don’t see local bars as venues for classical music, but a concert series at The Drake in Amherst is helping redefine and expand where classical music belongs.Chamber@The Drake, the venue’s classical music series, brings performers to play...
By CAROLYN BROWN
First Night Northampton, the city’s annual New Year’s Eve festival, will return this year on Tuesday, Dec. 31, from noon to midnight, celebrating its 40th anniversary.The event will feature, as always, fireworks (at 6:15 p.m., to give children a...
By CAROLYN BROWN
For Mary Lou Bouley and her friends, donating to the Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund is not a trivial pursuit.Bouley, of Northampton, is part of a group of friends who started getting together more than four decades ago. At the time, the group included...
By CAROLYN BROWN
Finding love is all about finding someone on your wavelength. A radio show at the University of Massachusetts Amherst wants to help the local queer community make romantic connections, one guest DJ at a time.On the show “Queer Yenta Radio Hour,” which...
By CAROLYN BROWN
When the weather outside is frightful, warming up indoors, surrounded by plants, food, art and live music, is so delightful.Such is the idea behind Flora & Fromage, an upcoming plant-themed art and food experience at Mill 1 in Holyoke on Saturday,...
By CAROLYN BROWN
At an upcoming new concert series at a recently opened venue in Holyoke, guests can listen to live music while they eat themed meals and help local students build career skills.The series, Feast & Harmony, will debut next week at De La Luz Soundstage...
By CAROLYN BROWN
NORTHAMPTON — Beloved and well-respected singer and lawyer Leah Kunkel, who was also a strong advocate for up-and-coming performers, died at Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst on Nov. 26, 2024, at the age of 76.“She’s not gonna get enough press for...
By CAROLYN BROWN
HADLEY — Most donors to the Toy Fund give in memory of a person or people, but Hadley resident Glenn Meakim gives in memory of someone else special to him — his 15-year-old yellow Labrador retriever named Anya.“She was the sweetest dog,” Meakim said....
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