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Audiences at the Shea Theater Arts Center will be blasted off into space during an immersive musical and multimedia performance by Earth Music Theater Live. This free event will take flight Sunday, May 31 at 4 p.m. The production features genre-defying music by an ensemble of local musicians led by Northampton-based composer and guitarist Steve […]

I poured myself a glass of wine one evening — just a reasonably priced California vintage — and as it opened up, so did a thought I hadn’t had before: some songs don’t just last; they deepen. “Teach Your Children” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young has aged for me like a fine Merlot.  When […]

Grammy-nominated singer and composer Moira Smiley is returning to the Montague Common Hall, 34 Main St., on Sunday, March 29 at 7 p.m. According to a press release, Smiley’s performance incorporates audience participation, “breaking down the fourth wall,” and invites all in attendance to become a part of her music. This is Smiley’s second appearance […]

A Wendell actor and writer have teamed up with a four-time Grammy Award-winning cellist for an improvised poem performance at The Workroom at 33 Hawley St. in Northampton on Feb. 1. Showtime is slated to begin at 2 p.m. Court Dorsey will collaborate with Eugene Friesen to create “Poems with Wings,” in which the former […]

Dating late in life is like playing pin-the-tail on the donkey — except now you’re allowed to take off the blindfold. You can see the donkey. You can see the tail. You can even see the fence line and the pasture beyond. The game isn’t about guessing anymore; it’s about choosing. At least, that’s what […]

"It was really scary," the pop icon said recently.

"It’s time really for me to hang up my rock ‘n’ roll platform shoes and my skintight jeans," he said.

The band had several hits in the 1960s and '70s.

The rockstar died last month after sustaining injuries from a fall in September.

She has experienced a strong of significant medical incidents over the past year, all while living with dementia.

“I’m feeling good. I’m grateful. I’m thankful," he said in his first public interview since his release.

Shows have been spruced up to feature surprise appearances and songs that fans wouldn't normally expect.