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Buce Watson in the attic of his Montague home, where — weather permitting — he likes to do some of his writing and reading.

Stories worth revisiting: Valley writer Bruce Watson gives U.S. history a fresh look at his website The Attic

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2020February 12, 2020

Melissa Stetson and James Fitzgerald melt vegan cheese on corn tortillas, something both can build on to make a meal at their home in South Deerfield. Stetson, who eats meat, topped her tortillas with chicken fajitas and vegetables while her husband, a vegan, used bean sauce and vegetables such as cherry tomatoes, red onion, sweet red peppers and cilantro.

Food, Uncategorized

Kitchen clash: Making it work as a mixed-diet household

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterFebruary 6, 2020

Laurie Smith, the director of the Clarke Hearing Center in Northampton, says hearing aids — though they’re not inexpensive — have become more sophisticated in the last several years and do a better job of screening out background noise.

News

‘What did you say?’: Coming to grips with diminished hearing

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2020

Chris Page listens as Connie Choi, the curator of “Black Refractions” at Smith College Museum of Art, gives a tour of the new exhibit of African-American art from The Studio Museum in Harlem.

Half a century of African American art comes to the Valley: ‘Black Refractions’ exhibit at Smith College Museum of Art

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2020

Lesléa Newman, seen here a few years ago in her Holyoke home, has won two awards for her 2019 children’s story, “Gittel’s Journey.” She has also won a Sydney Taylor Body of Work Award (she has written over 70 books).

Local poet wins Jewish children’s book award: Lesléa Newman’s “Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story” is about an immigrant uniting with family members

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 2020

Len Cariou, left, and Craig Bierko star in “Harry Townsend’s Last Stand,” a play by former Florence resident George Eastman that’s now playing Off Broadway in New York City.

From short story to the stage: Former Valley teacher George Eastman pens popular Off-Broadway play

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 2020

Violin teacher Lynn Newdome, right, leads students, from left, Jin Sun Park of Enfield, Connecticut, Ben Levy of Gill and Mandy Cohen of Hadley in a 17th century baroque piece, “Fantasia: Three Parts Upon a Ground,” by Henry Purcell, during an evening lesson at her Florence studio.

‘You still can!’: Music teacher champions adult students learning violin

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2020

“Divan Japonais,” 1893 color lithograph by Henri deToulouse-Latrec. From the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago.

A freely evolving artistic line: Clark Art Institute exhibit looks at the influence of arabesque

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2020January 23, 2020

John Sheldon, at right, with members of his band Blue Streak, circa late 1990s. Sheldon says bringing the group together for a reunion show recalls “all of those nights in clubs all over New England, of sound and sweat and happy mayhem.”

Streaking back for a reunion: Valley rockers Blue Streak to play first public gig in a decade

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterJanuary 16, 2020January 17, 2020

Amherst writer Lisa Lieberman’s latest noir mystery is “The Glass Forest.” There will be a launch party for the novel at Amherst Books on Jan. 10.

Where academia meets noir: former history professor Lisa Lieberman pens 1950s mysteries

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2020