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By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON – Inside one classroom at Mountain View School, students learn about adaptations by creating their own animal out of art supplies, understand bridges by building their own bridge, and discover angles by building their own catapults.That...

By STEVE PFARRER

As Steve Sanderson sees it, First Night Northampton is getting its mojo back.The annual New Year’s Eve celebration got shot down two years in a row by COVID-19, first in December 2020 and then again in December 2021 when, just days before the event...

By MADDIE FABIAN

SOUTH HADLEY — As youth across western Massachusetts struggle with increasing mental health issues, three teenagers at the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School (PVPA) are working to increase the number of mental health personnel in...

By STEVE PFARRER

FLORENCE — Last month, the Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity suddenly had to cancel a concert when Beit Ahavah, the Reform Jewish congregation that shares space in the building, received a bomb threat — one of a number of threats that were sent that day...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — For Argentinean Jews, the word “Libertad” isn’t just the Spanish word for freedom — it’s also the name of one of the streets within the old Jewish quarter in Buenos Aires, as well as the name of the largest synagogue in that city.It’s...

By STEVE PFARRER

It’s been a long run — but the finish line is now in view.The Northampton Community Arts Trust building, largely or partly shuttered for most of this year, is poised to reopen, as work to make the final improvements in the 25,000-square-foot building...

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...

By STEVE PFARRER

NORTHAMPTON — Fresh from having received gifts from two alumnae that have enabled the Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA) to drop its admission fees, the museum has won additional funding to expand its programming for visitors.The Art Bridges...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — A portion of New York City’s historic Riverside Church currently resides in Easthampton, where window panels fill crates and tables at Shalan Stained Glass as they undergo restoration.Over the past year, craftsman Glenn Shalan has been...

By STEVE PFARRER

Paintings that date to the early 1800s. Native American crafts and textiles from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Depression-era photographs and ones taken just a few years ago. A quilt that offers interesting commentary on a pop culture topic...

By STEVE PFARRER

Fall brings lots of familiar sights and traditions to the Valley: football games, colorful foliage, crisp nights, pumpkin and squash harvests.There’s another tradition in early November: artists opening their studios to the public.On Nov. 4 and 5,...

By MADDIE FABIAN

As many Easthampton residents do, Marjory Zaik has deep ties to the historic New City Neighborhood. A 1930s family photograph pictures her aunts Stella and Helen laughing while cheerfully leaning against the rail of their Federal Street home porch in...

By STEVE PFARRER

Ever wonder what tattoo artists get up to when they’re at home?Well, a good number of them from this region are involved in different kinds of art — painting, drawing, photography, sculpture — that’s now on display at Northampton’s A.P.E. Gallery on...

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...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — Diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer about seven years ago, South Deerfield resident Frank Marchand, 67, doesn’t expect his life to last much longer. And yet, the 47-year plumber isn’t worried about what’s down the pipeline for him.“Do...

By STEVE PFARRER

Several years ago, South Hadley created a community block party, FallsFest, that was designed to bring people together in the Falls area, the oldest neighborhood in town, with the long-range goal of revitalizing the area, home to many businesses, and...

By STEVE PFARRER

August in Northampton has a tradition of at least three things: late summer corn, back-to-school preparations, and a certain themed concert at Look Park’s Pines Theater.This year is no exception, and on Aug. 22, Performance 33 will bring area...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON – Growing up surrounded by corn and beans in rural Iowa, Leah Nichole Ewing would wake up early to the chirps and songs of birds.Her window overlooked the outer edge of the woods where she spent her childhood exploring and enjoying the...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — A new sculpture to be installed next spring along the Nashawannuck Pond boardwalk will give residents and visitors the opportunity to reflect on volunteerism in the arts and cultural sectors of the city.The sculpture, called...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After months of work, a new mural in Florence depicting the village’s storied and diverse history is nearing completion.The mural, which measures 5 feet by 20 feet and is being painted on the side of the Florence Paint & Decorating...