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Arts Briefs: Ska in Easthampton, stories about food in Northampton, and more
02-05-2025 2:03 PM

It’s not often that we get to tell readers to skank to their hearts’ content, but that’s entirely the point of an upcoming event at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8: namely, “The 1st Annual NU England Ska Summit,” an all-ages festival celebrating ska and nu metal (which the event description jokingly calls “the two most respected genre’s [sic] of music”) at CitySpace in Easthampton.

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Arts Briefs: Folk rock at Iron Horse, ‘Xanadu’ auditions at UMass, and more
01-29-2025 2:36 PM

Local folk rock band High Tea (Isabella DeHerdt and Isaac Eliot) and Wallace Field will co-headline a show at the Iron Horse on Friday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m.


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.


Arts Briefs: ‘Love Letters’ in Hatfield, paintings done by feet in Northampton, and more
01-22-2025 2:25 PM

The local theater company Valley Players will present a production of the play “Love Letters” on Feb. 7, 8, 14 and 15, each at 7:30 p.m., at Black Birch Vineyard in Hatfield.


Deerfield residents discuss noise, summer concert series with Tree House Brewing reps
01-18-2025 4:01 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

DEERFIELD — As Tree House Brewing Co. prepares for its next summer concert series, company representatives recently met with residents to hear their concerns.


Arts Briefs: Crafts and cinema in Northampton, new exhibition at the Carle museum, and more
01-15-2025 1:52 PM

The Academy of Music will host its first “Stitch ‘n’ Flix” movie screening — that is, a screening in which guests can bring their own craft project, like knitting or crochet, to work on while watching a movie in a theater with dimmed lighting — on Sunday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. (The only caveat is that the project must be “self-contained” and unable to produce mess.)


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.


Arts Briefs: ‘Rent’ actors in Amherst, Grunge Brunch at Iron Horse, and more
01-08-2025 1:39 PM

A ‘Rent’ reunionRentheads, rejoice! Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp (who played Roger and Mark, respectively, in the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical) will perform together at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Bowker Auditorium on Friday,...


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...


Arts Briefs: ‘Valley Folklore’ in Northampton, Poe-themed cocktails in Amherst, and more
01-02-2025 6:10 AM

‘Earth MusicTheater Live’The show “Earth Music Theater Live” will debut at 33 Hawley on Friday, Jan. 17, and Saturday, Jan. 18, at 6 p.m.During “Earth Music Theater Live,” the audience will watch high-res footage of the earth and nature captured by...


Arts Briefs: Bach and rock in Northampton, cumbia in Amherst, and more
12-26-2024 6:01 AM

Auditions for ‘Love Letters’ The volunteer theater company Valley Players will hold auditions for the play “Love Letters” by appointment only on Monday, Jan. 6, and Tuesday, Jan. 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bangs Community Center in Amherst.The show,...


Arts Briefs: Christmas shows of a wide variety and a sprinkling of other events
12-18-2024 1:58 PM

A ‘Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular’The Academy of Music will host “The Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular with Zara Bode” on Sunday, Dec. 22, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.Bode, one half of the country duo The Sweetback Sisters, is a powerhouse...


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...


Arts Briefs: Musical theater karaoke in Easthampton, improv in Hadley, and more
12-11-2024 1:21 PM

Musical theater karaokeCan you sing some “Sweeney,” croon some “Cats,” or belt some “Beetlejuice?”Easthampton Theater Company will host Musical Theater Karaoke at New City Brewery in Easthampton on Saturday, Dec. 14. Sign-ups start at 7 p.m.; singing...


‘The magic that existed back then’: Academy of Music to screen time capsule film of New Year’s Eve 1984 concert at The Rusty Nail
12-04-2024 3:16 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

It’s been 40 years since the band NRBQ played at Sunderland’s The Rusty Nail on New Year’s Eve, but a devoted fan and friend of the band kept the night alive with his concert footage. Later this month, the Academy of Music will screen that footage,...


Arts Briefs: Korean music at UMass, climate anxiety art at Smith, and more
11-20-2024 2:56 PM

Meet the gayageum The 25-string gayageum, a Korean instrument, isn’t very well-known in the United States, which is too bad – it makes a beautiful sound. If you’ve never heard (or heard of) it before, you’ll have the chance to see it live in western...


Music for a lifetime: Northampton center’s lesson is understanding, appreciation
11-13-2024 9:29 AM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Inside a plain brick building on South Street is an organization that’s taught thousands of students — children and adults — to sing, play instruments and find connections through music over the last 38 years.For the last 21 of them, executive...


Highlands operetta: Valley Light Opera staging Gilbert and Sullivan classic ‘Mikado,’ Scottish-style
10-30-2024 2:12 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic operetta “The Mikado” is coming to the Academy of Music — this time, with a Scottish twist.Amherst-based Valley Light Opera will present “The McAdo,” an adaptation of “The Mikado,” on the weekends of Nov. 1-3 and 8-10....


Arts Briefs: Visual art in Northampton and Amherst, farewell parties at the Majestic Saloon, and more
10-23-2024 3:13 PM

Benefit gallery showAs part of November’s Arts Night Out Northampton, The New England Visionary Artists Museum/Anchor House of Artists at 518 Pleasant St. will hold a benefit gallery show of works by the late Northampton artist Charlie Miller on...

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