by James Heflin | Jan 1, 2015 | Arts, Leisure, News, Scene Here
It’s never cold at Deerfield’s Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory. No matter the chill of winter, it’s always hot and humid inside, a high-latitude rain forest. The conservatory houses creatures that would hardly appear on a bobsled team recruitment...
by Warren Johnston | Jan 1, 2015 | Columns, Food + Booze, The Pour Man
Mionetto Prosecco Brut Treviso, Italy, $10.95-15.99 Jaume Serra Cristalino, Brut, Cava Penedes, Spain. $6.95-11.99 Before classes began my freshman year of college, an older friend took me out one night to celebrate, and we bought a couple of bottles each of...
by Chris Rohmann | Jan 1, 2015 | Arts, Columns, Stage, Stagestruck
As the year has drawn to a close, I’ve been looking back over the hundred-plus shows I’ve seen in 2014. And as the seasons begin to turn from the dark back into the light, I’ve been thinking about some of those theater moments when a dark theme was...
by Chris Rohmann | Jan 1, 2015 | Stage
“The watchword of improv,” Pam Victor reminds us, “is yes, and… ” That means going with whatever your scene partner throws at you, and adding something of your own that moves things along. Victor and her fellow improvisers in The...
by Chris Rohmann | Jan 1, 2015 | Arts, Columns, Stage, Stagestruck
Two years ago on this page I looked back at the first annual Valley Gives Day, a 24-hour fundraising event for area nonprofits, organized by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. The intention was to provide a common platform for local organizations...