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Inside Wemelco, a Wonka works for weed: The manufacturing process of a thriving local cannabis company
02-07-2025 1:12 PM

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.

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‘If you can hit one note and hit it hard’: Western Mass Sacred Harp singers ready for biggest annual event
02-05-2025 2:07 PM

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.


‘There’s a majesty to grief’: Poet and UMass professor Peter Gizzi wins prestigious 2024 T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry
01-31-2025 9:49 AM

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.


Wheely funny: Chuckling Charlie Comedy Bus brings laughter through Northampton
01-29-2025 2:38 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

All the world’s a stage — but for two local comedians, their stage is a green and black bus.


Sip and stroll: Art & Wine Walk pairs wines and galleries in Eastworks this Saturday, Feb. 1
01-29-2025 2:35 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Drinking wine while enjoying art – what’s not to love?


Artwork from the ashes: Heather Maloney’s new album, ‘Exploding Star,’ was almost too personal to share
01-24-2025 12:31 PM

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.


Bluegrass lovers, rejoice: Monthly CitySpace Bluegrass jam session starts Feb. 1
01-24-2025 9:36 AM

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.


‘The road to hell starts with good intentions’: New opera tells the story of Northampton’s notorious revivalist preacher, Jonathan Edwards
01-22-2025 3:09 PM

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.


A home with Strong character: 1768 Southampton house for sale was built by historic mill owner Ichabod Strong
01-17-2025 9:50 AM

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.


Marigold adds cafe: Easthampton theater’s new eatery offers snacks for hungry concertgoers
01-17-2025 9:46 AM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Marigold Theater in Easthampton now has its own cafe.


Looking into the depth: Works by the late artist Daniel Feldman to be exhibited at Gallery A3 in Amherst
01-15-2025 3:49 PM

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.


Making space for trans voices: Monthly women and nonbinary singer-songwriter series expands mission to include trans community
01-10-2025 11:16 AM

By CAROLYN BROWN

A singer-songwriter showcase series in Florence is expanding to include the trans community.


‘Not your mama’s ‘Newsies’’: Amherst Community Theater production updates the musical with women and nonbinary characters
01-08-2025 1:41 PM

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.


Classical at the club: Series at The Drake makes new room for chamber music
01-03-2025 10:49 AM

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...


First Night turns 40: Northampton’s New Year’s Eve celebration takes all year to plan
12-27-2024 10:52 AM

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...


Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund: Nothing ‘trivial’ about this donation
12-25-2024 10:01 AM

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...


Love is in the airwaves: Queer dating radio show creates connections and community
12-20-2024 10:04 AM

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...


Get a whiff of this: ‘Flora & Fromage’ unites nature, art and food for an olfactory party in the Paper City
12-18-2024 2:27 PM

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,...


Eat to the beat: New event series in a new venue mixes music, meals, and job training
12-11-2024 1:21 PM

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...


Recalling a ‘bright light’: Leah Kunkel, 76, remembered for her support of artists, fierce defense of clients
12-09-2024 4:32 PM

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...


Hadley man donates to Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund in honor of Anya, a lab who spread happiness for 15 years
12-09-2024 4:32 PM

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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