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Album Release Party: Children of the Wild’s Traveling Rock Opera
The Tribe That Quests
In recent years, ensemble theater group Children of the Wild has managed something nifty: the full integration of the musical band...
On Exhibit: “Luminous Muqarna”
History Hangs Overhead
If you’re looking to get out this week and into an immersive installation inspired by Islamic architecture — we’ve got just the...
Valley Show Girl: Thao Nguyen Goes Solo at Gateway City Arts
A Woman Alive
As I walked into Gateway City Arts in Holyoke for the first time, I came to a dead stop to admire the factory-style...
‘Fat Feminist’ Lindy West, Author of Shrill, Reads in South Hadley Saturday
The word “shrill” makes some people want to instinctively cover their ears, but Lindy West decided to make it the title to her 2016...
Back Talk: Weighing in on Boston’s Racism; and a Dumpty Trumpty poem
You Can’t Make an Omelette …
Poem and illustration by Mary L. Rice, [email protected] Boston Super Racist?
Readers weigh in on the question posed in a...
VIDEO Teaser: The Greys play Advocate Sessions
Jazz-inspired indie duo on vocals and bassWhen Cait Simpson sings and Chris Merritt plucks his upright bass, something simple and enchanting happens. The friends...
Nightcrawler: Panic Room
Panic! at the Disco ushering in new era of arena rockers; Dio-alum laden Last In Line headline ‘Hump Day’ show in Holyoke
It’s a frequent...
Stan and Ollie, Meet Punch and Judy — Samuel Beckett’s Endgame, with a touch...
The story goes that Samuel Beckett was walking through a London park with a friend on a glorious spring morning when his companion exclaimed,...
On Exhibit: Unseen Ruins Near Pompeii
From Italy With Ash
Featuring works seen for the first time outside Italy, this exhibit contains pieces from the ancient town of Oplontis. When Mount...
Cold Fingers at the Iron Horse: Vanessa Carlton Calls for Boycott of Northampton Venue
Vanessa Carlton may be best known for playing piano on the back of a truck while singing her hit song “A Thousand Miles,” but...