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Best Bites: Laissez les bon temps rouler: Gombo’s Creole and Cajun cuisine greatly improves...

By ROBIN GOLDSTEIN For the Advocate In New Orleans — the sultriest, eeriest, prettiest and drunkest city in America — filigree balconies dangle from creaky old mansions...
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Jump for joy: The Lindy League of Western Massachusetts makes swing dance accessible and...

By MELISSA KAREN SANCES For the Advocate As snow mingles with rain this Tuesday evening, the door to Spare Time Northampton is cool to the touch....
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Rooms of their own: New exhibit at Springfield Museums celebrates 200-plus years of work...

By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer Paintings that date to the early 1800s. Native American crafts and textiles from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Depression-era...
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Bridging a gap of understanding: Month-long visual arts and performance festival, “A Stone’s Throw,”...

By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer Though she was too young to understand many details at the time, Mollye Maxner remembers the Vietnam War had a profound...
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The Alternative Pioneers: Founders spill the tea as the Valley Advocate turns 50

By BOB FLAHERTY For the Advocate If it was just that hippie rag, as detractors liked to rank it, well we hippie ragamuffins devoured it front...
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New life for Iron Horse: Parlor Room buys longtime entertainment venue, plans to reopen...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL Staff Writer At long last, the Iron Horse Music Hall has a new owner, and music could be emanating from the venerable Center...
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Saying ‘I do’ at school: Couple who met at UMass Amherst win a wedding...

By EMILY THURLOW For the Advocate As the largest public research institution in New England, the University of Massachusetts Amherst holds an international reputation for its...
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Mixtape: Music for the people, by the people: New arts cooperative, THCC, seeks home...

By JENNIFER LEVESQUE For the Advocate We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: The music scene just hasn’t been the same post-COVID. Many venues remain...
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Monte Belmonte Wines: A toast to 50 years of the Valley Advocate

By MONTE BELMONTE For the Advocate The 50 year anniversary edition of the Valley Advocate? Wow. I’m honored to be in it! My first recollection of...
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Theater Matters with Jarice Hanson: The best of the Berkshires: Two plays with two...

By JARICE HANSON For the Advocate With the summer season winding down and “transition time” — both in terms of the seasons and the local theater...

Brabus Launches ‘Deep Blue’ G-Wagon, Speedboat & Luxury Watch Line

Brabus is unifying its collaborations with Mercedes-AMG, Finland’s Axopar Boats, and Panerai luxury watches under one Deep Blue collection.Being that Brabus is...