Valley Advocate
Amourasaurus Roars Again!
The Valley’s cheeriest new festival doubles in size for its second year
The hip cats that comprise Lake Street Dive must be...
Nightmare on Pearl Street: 100-plus Temperatures and Lack of Water at Northampton Club Draw...
It was so hot and humid inside Pearl Street Nightclub during a metal show earlier this month that the ceiling was beading up with...
Backtalk: Irate over Iraq, Going Green, and Cat Burglars
We’re Back, Iraq
Recent headlines announcing more U.S. troops to Iraq made me feel like the character in Bill Murray’s movie Groundhog Day, and with good...
Staff picks: Get out there and hang with the Dude
Retrofaire 2016 Open Air Market • Saturday
Fan of vintage fashion, jewelry, hard-to-find music gear, vinyl records and live jazz? The Northampton Arts Council presents...
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Out Standing in Their Fields
For 26 years now, the Advocate has awarded high marks to all of those Valley musicians willing to pack their muscle,...
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Your Move, Pedestrians
The longest-running arts festival in the Valley returns with 100 exhibitors, food vendors, and strolling musicians — all of it family-friendly and, when...
I’m Dating Three Women; Does That Make Me Polyamorous?
I’m a 38 yo male currently involved with three women. One is a long distance relationship. We met at a concert and had one...
Amourasaurus II: The Line-Up
Christina Courtin
CHRISTINA COURTIN
Saturday, 3:00 – 3:40
The Brooklyn-based Courtin may not be the only Juilliard-trained classical violinist and composer on hand this weekend, but she...
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“You, minion, are too saucy!”The Two Gentlemen of Verona is widely believed to be Shakespeare’s first play. It’s also one of his best. The...
Where to Dance? Struggles with Main Street Rent Highlight Northampton’s Lack of Space
Save the Last Dance
Downtown Northampton’s biggest — and possibly last — public performing arts space is a real beauty: a 4,000 square foot, high-ceilinged...