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New year, new look: Bombyx Center adds more varied arts programming to its lineup while making infrastructure improvements
02-22-2024 1:30 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

What a difference a year makes.Late last May, the Northampton Fire Department abruptly shut down virtually all music performances at the Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity in Florence, citing inadequate fire prevention measures at the venue.The move...

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Old playbill keys concert revival: Nov. 18 show at Bombyx Center reimagines an 1873 show once staged at church
11-16-2023 2:40 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

When staff at the Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity, in the midst of doing renovations in the basement, came across a tattered but still readable playbill from a concert apparently staged at the property in 1873 — then known simply as the Florence...


Easthampton creating roadmap to close digital divide
11-08-2023 1:14 PM

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — In a step toward addressing the digital divide — or the gap between those with affordable access to online resources and those without — the city is entering a six-month process to create a Digital Equity Plan.“In today’s world, we need...


The State of Solar: Experts at forum discuss challenges of increasing solar in marginalized communities, weigh in on community-owned solar
09-24-2023 6:00 PM

By MADDIE FABIAN

Editor’s note: This is the third of four articles from the Western Massachusetts Solar Forum series taking place in September.AMHERST — At Joe Czajkowski Farm in Hadley, not only does the broccoli field produce fresh vegetables, but rows of solar...


Valley musicians go to bat for victims of Maui wildfires
09-04-2023 1:10 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

FLORENCE — The world watched in horror last month as devastating wildfires wiped out a historic community on the island of Maui, killing at least 115 people in and around the town of Lahaina and destroying an estimated 2,200 structures.According to...


Northampton fire chief bars music in Bombyx until sprinklers installed
05-20-2023 9:41 AM

By STEVE PFARRER

NORTHAMPTON — The city’s fire chief, Jon Davine, has ordered the Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity to cease all its indoor music events until an automatic sprinkler system is installed in the center’s sanctuary, where concerts are held.The order comes a...


The Beat Goes On: Classical music in Florence, Amherst and Springfield, roots rock in Northampton, and more
01-13-2023 11:27 AM

By STEVE PFARRER

As John Montanari sees it, the classical music field these days is awash with talent, full of artists who “are so smart, flexible and just damned good that they can pull off virtually anything,” as he noted in a recent email.Montanari, the artistic...


Resilient Community Arts in Easthampton to double space, expand programming
01-04-2023 10:56 AM

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — After a little over a year in operation, a city arts nonprofit organization is expanding and relocating to a bigger space.Resilient Community Arts, which has made it its mission to sustain collective efforts for social progress and...

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