Last summer's grill

by | Mar 17, 2009 | Valley Locavore

Too bad its hard to taste the terroir of western MA in the grass fed beef burgers at the burger place in noho. Last night we had a nice malbec which saved a chaotic kitchen, burger cooked as if it were roadkill and fries that I would pay $100 for. A guy there eating...

The Man Who Was Thursday

by | Mar 17, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal

I just discovered this gem, a 1908 novella by G.K. Chesterton, thanks to a recommendation from Jed Berry when I had the pleasure of speaking to him recently ("The Debut of a Cycling Umbrellist," March 5, 2009). The prose is densely Victorian, as if just...
Van Farrier, 1959-2009

Van Farrier, 1959-2009

by | Mar 17, 2009 | Stage

When I interviewed Van Farrier late last year for a two-part Advocate article about professional actors living in the Valley ("Pioneer Valley Stage: Local Pros," Jan. 1 and "Going Pro: Plusses and Pitfalls of the Equity Life," Jan. 8, 2009), he was...
StageStruck: When Is an Opera Not an Opera?

StageStruck: When Is an Opera Not an Opera?

by | Mar 17, 2009 | Stage

Every season, Commonwealth Opera of Western Massachusetts stages an opera and a musical—the former because that's where their heart and history are, the latter for fun, variety and ticket sales. But this year the company's spring production, which plays...