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13th World opens Palmer fright park for “Halfway to Halloween” event this weekend
Halloween enthusiasts, mark your calendars! 13th World Fright Park is set to host its first-ever "Halfway to Halloween" event on Saturday, May 18, to celebrate the midpoint of the 2024 Halloween season.
May 14, 2024: All Iron Guthries
Monte and Kaliis are with Jordi Herold, Iron Horse co-founder, David Sokol, music editor, Dylan Gaffney, local historian, and Mary Gravel, long-time Iron Horse employee. The iconic music venue in Northampton, The Iron Horse, is on the eve of its long-awaited revival. Returning from a partly COVID-induced hiatus, we’re interested in getting into the history of the beloved establishment with a wide swath of folx who've watched its evolution.
Asparagus ice cream is a classic in Western Mass. I ate it so you don’t have to
Asparagus ice cream sounds like a gimmick. It is not. Western Mass. does not mess around with its “Hadley Grass.”. Yes, it’s green and has bits of real asparagus in it. But there’s a reason Flayvors of Cook Farm has been making “Hadley Grass” for 20 years. It’s actually a pretty well-thought-out and tasty ice cream flavor.
Artist Profile: Declan Thomas
Last week, I sat down with local artist and producer, Declan Thomas. Thomas, who recently graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been developing his music career since his time in college. With the latest release of his newest album “Acid Phase,” Thomas has come a long way from his early days as a musician.
Summer Guide 2024: Drink in fresh air with beers at beer gardens, patios
For some folks, there is nothing quite like a refreshing beer in the warmer months. And for many of those people, the delight is even more amplified by quaffing their favorite beverage outdoors. Luckily for Western Massachusetts beer fans, the area has no shortage of al fresco drinking places. While...
On View: Masters of Realism
William Baczek Fine Arts in Northampton, Massachusetts, is very proud to announce the opening of a new group exhibition, “Masters of Realism.”. Ten accomplished artists from across the United States are included in the exhibition. “Masters of Realism” features: Julie Beck, Matthew Cornell, Gregory Gillespie, Jeff Gola, Jane Lund,...
Culture to Do: May 15, 2024
Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. Singer-songwriter Anders Osborne describes his new album, Picasso's Villa, as "a condensed story about living in America between 2018-2021, the fears, confusion, deep joy and peace achieved through true friendship, family, community, hours of meditation and detachment from ego." After living and performing in New Orleans for almost four decades Osborne has become a fixture of the musical community there. Americana singer-songwriter Greg Loftus has spent the better half of the last decade living in Austin honing his songwriting skills and fronting the Alt-Country outfit Carpetbagger.
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