Valley Advocate
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Thursday 3/16
21st Annual Taste of World Cultures: 5 p.m. Greenfield High School, Greenfield. franklincc.chambermaster.com/events.
Business After Hours in March: 5 p.m. Greenfield Co-operative Bank,...
Bad Seeds: Will legal recreational weed lead to more stoned students?
Rachel Desmond had her first smoke when she was 16. For the next six years, marijuana was a big part of her life.
“It was...
Editorial: We Can’t Afford To Let Them Divide Us
It was probably inevitable that — with so much at stake — the tone of the Democratic primary would ratchet up. Supporters of various...
Stage Struck with Chris Rohmann: Curtains Going Up, Rains Coming Down
Once upon a time, I was a songwriter. This summer, one of those songs has been jingling in my head.
The first line, stolen from...
Back Talk: Hampshire College Brings Back the Flag
Forced to Fly a Flag?
Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to Hampshire College’s recent decision to stop flying the American flag on campus....
Cinemadope: Going Rogue
It was about a year ago that I stole away for a late night screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the long-awaited “Episode VII”...
Architect by day, artist by night: Scott Tulay conjures fantastical drawings from his experience creating blueprints
It wouldn’t be accurate to say Scott Tulay is moonlighting. The Northampton architect spends a good number of his evenings and weekends drawing, and...
Cinemadope: Food for Thought
We in the Valley may have an above-average awareness of food co-ops. Take a Sunday drive around Western Mass, and you’ll find co-ops dotting the...
Basemental: House Shows by Deadbeat Club and Boy Harsher
Self-described glamour-grunge witch-punks Deadbeat Club only played their first show earlier this spring. According to an interview in Maximum Rocknroll, they say the band formed “because were...
The creative vibe in the hills: Hilltown Open Studio Tour will profile the work...
By STEVE PFARRER
Staff Writer
The Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour, in which potters in the region open their studios to visitors, has been a staple in...