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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....

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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...


Rock for all: Whole Children’s resident Friendship Band to perform alongside indie rockers Yo La Tengo at 20th anniversary concert, The Bash, Oct. 23
10-18-2024 11:55 AM

By CAROLYN BROWN

The Northampton organization Whole Children, which serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will celebrate its 20th anniversary with indie rock band Yo La Tengo at 33 Hawley on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 6:30 p.m.At the event,...


Arts Briefs: UMass honors Max Roach, open auditions in Easthampton, and more
10-16-2024 1:12 PM

Max Roach Centennial Celebration The University of Massachusetts Amherst community will celebrate the centennial year of acclaimed bandleader, drummer, composer and activist Max Roach with a host of special events from Oct. 20 to 26.One particularly...


Only Human with Joan Axelrod-Contrada: Ear candy better than real candy: Exploring ways to divert sugar cravings
10-11-2024 10:03 AM

By JOAN AXELROD-CONTRADA

My sweet tooth has a sensory cousin: ear candy.And nothing tickles my ears when they’re screaming for delicious choruses and yummy hooks like the song “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies, Billboard’s top hit of 1969. This feel-good alternative to songs of...


Arts Briefs: Arts fest, toy fest and classical music on the horizon
10-03-2024 4:15 PM

Live classical musicOn Sunday, Oct. 20, members of the Israeli Chamber Project (pianist Assaff Weisman, violinist Carmen Zori, and cellist Raman Ramakrishnan) will perform three works: “Duos for Violin and Cello” by Jörg Widdman, “Violin Sonata in D...


Nash returns with ‘Now’: Two-time Rock Hall of Fame inductee Graham Nash to perform in Northampton Oct. 4
09-27-2024 9:46 AM

By JAMES PENTLAND

Touring extensively behind “Now,” his first album of new material in seven years, Graham Nash returns to Northampton for an Oct. 4 show at the Academy of Music.Nash has been looking back as well as to the present on this year’s touring dates, some of...


Arts Briefs: Vinyl and theater in Northampton, art contests in Ware and Belchertown, and more
09-26-2024 3:02 PM

A matter of record(s)NORTHAMPTON — If you like shopping for vinyl records, this news will be music to your ears: the Downtown Market Vinyl & Vintage Fair will have thousands of records (and other vintage goods from local and regional sellers, of...


Celebrate queer joy and community: QueerCore Fest (Sept. 28), Queer Kids Fest (Oct. 5) and Queer Curiosities Outdoor Market (Oct. 12) welcome all ages
09-26-2024 2:48 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Three upcoming local all-ages events will celebrate queer joy and community, albeit in very different ways.QueerCore Fest, an all-ages punk and hardcore festival that centers “BIPOC, queer, trans, gender-diverse, and femme artists,” will debut at...


Farewell to the ‘Doctor of Rock’: Sept. 29 Iron Horse concert pays tribute to Smith professor before he hops the pond
09-20-2024 12:54 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

After more than two decades at Smith College, a beloved music professor will say goodbye to Northampton with a farewell concert at the Iron Horse next week. Professor Steve Waksman, who has taught at Smith for 23 years, will complete his last semester...


‘Jazz without borders’: Multicultural theme defines Northampton Jazz Festival, Sept. 27-28
09-13-2024 2:34 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

In a year of international strife, the Northampton Jazz Festival is aiming to bring people together with music that transcends borders. The Northampton Jazz Festival, which will return for its 12th year on Sept. 27 and 28, is celebrating the unifying...


Deerfield Selectboard to investigate noise complaints at Tree House Brewing Co.
09-06-2024 6:28 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — As Tree House Brewing Co.’s concert season comes to a close next week, the town is preparing to work with the company to plan for 2025 as noise complaints to Town Hall have seen an increase.Several residents appeared before the...


Arts Briefs: A little musical something for everyone in September, from country to Irish to indie punk
09-06-2024 11:25 AM

How time flies“I got sober in 1990 at age twenty-seven. A few years later, I started writing songs.” That’s how singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier begins the liner notes of her soon-to-be reissued, highly acclaimed album, “Drag Queens in Limousines,”...


‘Rock ’n’ roll was our religion’: In the wake of his best friend’s death, Jeffrey Foucault releases ‘Universal Fire’
08-30-2024 1:49 PM

By BOB FLAHERTY

The New Yorker once called Jeffrey Foucault’s music “Beat-up troubadour folk whittled to dolorous perfection.” Now try all that with electric guitars.Foucault, a Wisconsin native who now lives in Shelburne Falls, will appear with his band Friday night...


For the love of the stage: Former Radio City Rockette offers variety of theater classes in Holyoke
08-30-2024 12:25 PM

By PAIGE HANSON

Beginning on Sept. 9th, a host of new acting, singing and dancing classes will be taught at Broadway Brings Joy, a musical theatre training program for youth, teens and adults based out of Holyoke.Founded in 2022 by former Broadway professional and...


Finger-picking good: Amherst autoharp workshop hosts weekly jams for all levels
08-29-2024 2:08 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Music from centuries-old folk songs and contemporary and classical tunes emanates through the hallway at the Bangs Community Center on a recent morning, as some of the autoharp players hold the instrument upright against their shoulders and below...


The story of Local Mojo: How one group of students is changing the UMass music scene
08-23-2024 4:09 PM

By PAIGE HANSON

During his sophomore year of college in November 2021, Charley Blacker wanted to start an organization that was unique and new to the University of Massachusetts Amherst community: a group dedicated to promoting local musicians through playlists,...


Fests to feel good attending: River Roads Festival, Sept. 7, and Arcadia Folk Festival, Aug. 23-24, center on environmental causes
08-16-2024 2:36 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

Nature has served as an artistic muse for centuries, so it’s no surprise that music and environmental activism have historic connections.Two music festivals returning to Easthampton this summer embody the relationship between the natural and musical...


Arts Briefs: Peach Fest in Westhampton, guitar greats in Northampton, and more
08-15-2024 2:54 PM

Peachy keenStone fruit season is in full swing and this Sunday, Aug. 18, there will be an opportunity to celebrate at the Outlook Farm Peach Festival in Westhampton. Located at the scenic Outlook Farm winery and brewery, the event will include a pig...


It’s a bird, it’s a plane: No, it’s the theme for this year’s Performance 34, Tuesday, Aug. 20 in Look Park
08-09-2024 3:51 PM

By PAIGE HANSON

Since 1991, Performance (formerly known as Transperformance) at Look Park has garnered the attention of people from all over the Pioneer Valley looking to enjoy musical performances from over 20 bands and artists, with a new theme every year.Themes...


Something for everyone: UMass Fine Arts Center announces robust 2024-2025 season lineup
08-02-2024 2:13 PM

By PAIGE HANSON

Earlier this week, the University of Massachusetts Amherst Fine Arts Center announced its lineup of performances for its 2024-2025 season, which includes quite a few notable offerings, including “a one-time Grateful Dead keyboardist, two of the...

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