Valley Advocate

A musician’s life is never easy. I’m not talking about those of us who pick up the guitar now and then, or even the many...

No Kidding One of the great myths of cinema is that kids movies are for kids. Sure, they might be a bit more brightly colored than...

At a concert — years ago — I was dancing in the front row when the familiar aroma of bright piney buds wafted by....

In the American legal system, we trust citizens on juries to decide matters of life and death. But before jurors exercise that power, they...

SPRINGFIELD — Dakin Humane Society is reporting that two unidentified women entered the animal shelter at 171 Union Street at approximately 12:30 p.m. on...

Scratching the Surface   Greenfield artist and educator Karen Gaudette was trained as a printmaker, but she has always loved to draw. Scratchboard, it turns out,...

Shake the TreesThe woods of Western Mass promise to be rather loud this weekend for RPM Fest, which brings three days of rock, punk,...

Positivity   As an artist, physician, and gay man, Dr. Eric Avery found himself at the epicenter of the AIDS public health crisis beginning in the early...

The old familiar smell of hundreds of people’s body odors mingles with the dust kicking up under our feet and the marijuana smoke hanging...

Well-GroomedDo our canine companions understand what they’re playing for and whom they’re up against at dog shows? Hard to say. But surely they sense that all of...