By Emilee Klein Staff Writer Around 50 years before the infamous Salem witch trials, fear of witches first plagued the ...

By SAM FERLAND Staff Writer CitySpace’s Pay It Forward Program offers performers funding to produce a show. But it is also ...

By TINKY WEISBLAT For the Valley Advocate Readers will no doubt be intrigued by the title of a new book from Olive Branch ...

By CAROLYN BROWN Staff Writer Painter Robert Rauschenberg once said, “The artist’s job is to be a witness to his time in ...

By CAROLYN BROWN Staff Writer Etchings Festival is all about showcasing original contemporary music in a way that transcends boundaries. It’s not exactly a classical festival, though its Ecce Ensemble ...

STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIs Jack Frisch, host of “The Downbeat,” gets ready to start his show at the Valley Free Radio. On Thursday, Aug. 7, Frisch will be broadcasting for 20 hours to celebrate the ...

Through five decades in the entertainment industry, comedian, author, actress, and radio host Sandra Bernhard has done a lot – and, next weekend, she’ll bring that experience and love of performing to ...

The first episode of “Customers From Hell” will premiere at the Shea Theater in Turners Falls on Sunday, June 15, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m, followed by a Q&A with director Alexis Hott, producer Liz ...

Celebrated lesbian singer-songwriter Linda Shear will play a benefit show for Straw Dog Writers Guild on Saturday, May 31, at 4 p.m. at Northampton Center for the Arts. Shear founded the band Family ...

As the year comes to a close, I have to say, I’m still very grateful for the gift of music. So here’s an end-of-the-year mixtape befitting this time of year, a taste of what I’ve been listening to ...

By Robin Goldstein For the Valley Advocate The weed world is always full of buzz, and lately you might have heard everyone buzzing about terpenes. Should you care? The answer is complicated and ...