Jonathan Adolph, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

From left, Carol Meredith, of Connecticut, Sandra Morgan, of Connecticut, Susan Heckler of New York, and Sal LaFemina of Long Island, gets instruction from Lynn Oberbillig on how to hold an archery bow correctly during a session of Escape Camp.

Summer camp for adults

by Jonathan Adolph For Hampshire LifeJuly 3, 2019

Even if you were never an avid summer camper, it’s easy to see the appeal of ESCAPE Camp, the weeklong overnight program for adults held at Amherst College in early June. Just the idea of living like a kid in your own college dorm room, eating what…

Since the program’s launch last year, attendance at Lilly Library’s weekly sessions has grown from a handful to as many as 24 players, like (from left) John McVey, 13, Holden Davidson, 12, Reid McVey, 13, Grace O'Day, 12 and Ada Griffin, 13.

Hooking tweens with D&D

by Jonathan Adolph For the GazetteJune 25, 2019

In this gravity-defying Walking Watercolors experiment, colored water flows uphill and over the edge of a jar like magic. For the instructions, turn to C3.

Mason jar science: Make Unicorn Poop, enormous bubbles and more at home

by Jonathan Adolph For the GazetteMay 22, 2019