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Mythic Women: The dolls of Turners artist Belinda Lyons Zucker

“The coming months will be a more favorable time than usual to boost feminine authority and enhance women’s ability to shape our shared reality.”...

Best Lasik surgeon 2019 – Dr. Nancy Balin/Balin Eye & Laser Center

Dr. Nancy Balin/Balin Eye & Laser Center Best Lasik surgeonAddress: 269 Locust St., Northampton, MA Second location:1268 Sumner Ave. Springfield MAPhone: (800) 436-EYESPhone: (800) 436-EYESWebsite: http://www.balineye.comDr. Nancy Balin is...

Stagestruck: Tricky Treats

A Halloween basket of goodies in the area this weekend and next – from ghost stories imagined and real, to plays witchy and weird,...

Stagestruck: The Weather, the Union, and Othello

I had a theater-going “double feature” planned for last weekend – two outdoor shows in a row with adventurous Berkshire-based companies. But those plans...

All Ages Show

For years now, the Academy of Music in Northampton has played host to the annual KidsBestFest film festival. It’s a free week-long event (donations...

A Spectacle in Springfield

I usually find Double Edge Theatre on their home turf — at The Farm in rural Ashfield — where they live and work and, every...

Stagestruck: Mashups in Makeup

How’s this for genre mashups: Brontë gothic in which two of the characters are animals. Wildean romcom in which all the actors are women....

Down to Earth: Is the Valley Prepared for Another Flood?

Just across from one of my favorite writing spots — the window counter at Northampton Coffee — I can see a dark mark on...

Local delegation hopes to learn — and teach — at nation drug abuse summit

The first time Northampton Police Officer Adam Van Buskirk participated in the RX Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit two years ago, he returned to...

Wednesday and Thursday: A Visit From Community Activist Iris Morales

Street Smarts Hampshire College, Holyoke Community College, and Smith College host visits this week from community activist Iris Morales, who rose to prominence in the Vietnam...

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...