Weekend - October 31, 2019

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The Ha-Ha’s (sort of) retiring after 16 years

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OU GO SEE PEOPLE PERPatrick and co-founder Pam Victor form in a group setting and it have been performing together since probably never occurs to you the improv troupe’s official debut in how hard these people work 2003 at the Pelham Library, inspiring just to keep the troupe their original name The together — never mind Ha-Ha Sisterhood. make the shows work.

“Though it’s no longer I’ve been in plenty of in our name, these fine bands over the years people will be my sisters and I remain in awe of forever,” Victor said. “It those who continue to feels like the end of an do so, as the rewards are era.” not always apparent or Other members of The easy to come by. I don’t Ha-Ha’s current incarnation are Moe McElligott know what it’s like to George Lenker and Maile Shoul, both be part of an ongoing Club Scout of whom have been percomedy troupe, but I forming with the troupe imagine the grit and for more than a decade. The group was grind are the same as a music combo.

So that’s why I’m here to say au revoir formed when some of them met at an (but not adieu, as the group says) as well improv class taught by members of the as congrats to the Western MassachuVilla Jidiots in 2003, and The Ha-Ha’s setts comedy troupe The Ha-Ha’s. have been performing throughout the The group will retire from regular Pioneer Valley, including plenty of performances at the end of the year. clubs, ever since.

What they mean by “not adieu” is that “If there’s some place that could hold they probably aren’t going away forever, a show,” Victor said. “We’ve probably likely getting together for special perperformed there.” formances now and again.

But don’t panic, you have three more The troupe has been together for 16 opportunities to catch The Ha-Ha’s years, which is a feat in itself. So why this year: On the second Saturday of pull the plug on the laughs now?

November and December at Happier The Ha-Ha’s manager Laura Patrick Valley Comedy Theater in Hadley, simply said the time feels right. and at First Night Northampton 2020, “We have joyfully played with each where they’ll be joined by longtime Haother for many years,” Patrick said.

Ha Christine Stevens, who retired from “But now we have the opportunity to the group earlier in the year. branch out and perform with the evThe good news is that the group er-growing community of improvisers members will continue to perform in at Happier Valley Comedy.” other shows at Happier Valley Comedy.

incredibly hard work.

Scouting report • There will be a fundraiser for the West Springfield Partnership for Education on Nov. 8 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at Wyckoff Country Club. Admission is $10 and includes admission to a show by Rock 201, a high energy classic rock band, and dancing. A buffet will be available for an additional $10 charge.

Tickets are available from Al Goodhind, 413-732-0978 or at the door.

Wyckoff Country Club is at 233 Easthampton PAM VICTOR Rd., Holyoke.

• The Mary Jane Jones will change their name for one night: Tonight, they will be the Scary Jane Jones in honor of their Halloween gig at Progression Brewing in Northampton. There will The Western Massachusetts comedy troupe The Ha-Ha’s will retire from reg- be a costume contest, and no cover ular performances at the end of the year. charge. Progression is at 9 Pearl St. • Speaking of Halloween, there will special spooky karaoke tonight at The Patrick, McElligott and Victor will join Quarters in Hadley. The venue is at 8 the theater’s newest cast for a recently-developed improvised mockumenta- Railroad St. ry show which debuts on the second SatDo you have a cool event coming up at a urday of each month starting in 2020. local club? Send me a note about it at least two weeks in advance to geolenker@ya Good luck to all the members and hoo.com and I’ll try to get it in this space. congrats for 16 years of laughs and

Nightclubs THURSDAY Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley Buccaneer Lounge: DJ with rock and Top 40. 86 Maple St., Agawam Cabot Comedy Club: Cabot Comedy Club: Live Comedy. 66 Cabot Street, Chicopee Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield

House of Hamill will perform at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton Sunday at 7 p.m.

“Though it’s no longer in our name, these fine people will be my sisters forever.

It feels like the end of an era.”

Christy’s Lounge: DJ. 278 Main St., Indian Orchard Club Castaway: Nude ladies dancing. Routes 5 and 10, Whately

Club One Entertainment Complex: Ally Rossi from Southern Rain Halloween Party. 60 North Westfield St., Feeding Hills Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Donovan’s Irish Pub: Live entertainment. 1655 Boston Road #C6, Springfield Froggy’s Saloon: DJ karaoke with songstress Shorty. 846 Airport Industrial Park, Westfield

Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield Mattie’s Cafe: DJ Aaron, reggae, old school, R & B. 750 Boston Road, Springfield Mike’s East Side Pub: Karaoke J & M Productions. 535 Page Blvd, Springfield My Brothers Place: DJ with rock.

185 Grove St., Chicopee Paisano’s Pub: Dave’s acoustic jam.

138 College Highway, Southampton

Hot Shot Billards: DJ JR. 1440 North Pizza Shoppe: Open mic with Main St., Palmer John O’Neil. 134 Shaker Road, East J.J.’s Tavern: Karaoke with Highnote Longmeadow Productions. 99 Main St., Florence Rafters: Karaoke with Highnote ProKaptain Jimmy’s Restaurant and Distillery: Karaoke with Jonathan.

916 Suffield St., Agawam

ductions. 422 Amity St., Amherst

Shadow Lounge: DJ with classics.

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Nightclubs CONTINUED FROM PAGE E2 278 Worthington St., Springfield Shakago Martini and Piano Bar: DJ karaoke, featuring a full dinner menu and over 150 martinis. 21-23 Hampden St., Springfield Southwick Inn: Open mic hosted by Steve Piper of Roadhouse Band. 479 College Highway, Southwick Tavern Restaurant: Christopher John. 2 Broad St., Westfield The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Roots of Creation Halloween Bash with Treehouse and No Lens. 289 Main St., Greenfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer The Still: Drink specials. 858 Suffield St., Agawam Theodores’: Rockstar Karaoke. 201 Worthington St., Springfield Turtle Pond: Live entertainment.

349 Wilbraham St., Palmer Waterfront Tavern: Karaoke with DJ Gavie and the Karaoke Mafia. 920 Main St., Holyoke West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield

FRIDAY Alina’s: Emery Smith. 96 Russell St., Hadley American Legion Post 266: Rock 201. 74 Pleasant St., Granby Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley Boston Boston: Live acoustics. 16 Bolduc Lane, Chicopee Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield Christy’s Lounge: DJ. 278 Main St., Indian Orchard

Club One Entertainment Complex: LC’s Moving In Stereo W/ Mass Floyd. 60 North Westfield St., Feeding Hills Collegian Court Restaurant: Blue Cube Jazz Presents: Ed Brainerd Jazz Ensemble featuring Barbara Ween. 89 Park St., Chicopee Danger Zone Saloon: Live entertainment. 948 Main St., Warren Delaney House: Live music with Bill Eagan. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

Florence VFW: Karaoke with DJ Greg. 18 Meadow St., Florence Frankie B’s: DJ. 2957 Boston Road (Route 20), Wilbraham Froggy’s Saloon: DJ karaoke with songstress Shorty. 846 Airport Industrial Park, Westfield

Theodores’: The Clayton Restaino Project. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

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comedy. 250 Westfield Road, Holyoke

Club One Entertainment ComTin Bridge Brewery: The Savoy Trio. plex: WMSC Live Music Party at Club One. 60 North Westfield St., 487 East Main St., Westfield Feeding Hills Turtle Pond: Live entertainment.

Danger Zone Saloon: Karaoke. 948 349 Wilbraham St., Palmer Main St., Warren Underground Pub at the Crown Delaney House: Live Irish music with The Healy’s. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke

Plaza: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 1 West St., Pittsfield

Shadow Lounge: DJ Redd. 278 Worthington St., Springfield Shakago Martini and Piano Bar: DJ dance, featuring a full dinner menu and more than 150 martinis.

21-23 Hampden St., Springfield Tavern Restaurant: Tim Cecchetelli. 2 Broad St., Westfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer

Kaptain Jimmy’s Restaurant and Distillery: Trailer Trash. 916 Suffield St., Agawam

VFW Post 8428: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 41 Pelham Road, Belchertown

Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield

West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills

Donovan’s Irish Pub: Live entertainment. 1655 Boston Road #C6, Springfield

World War II Club-The Deuce: Karaoke. 50 Conz St., Northampton

Frankie B’s: DJ Lady Di. 2957 Boston Road (Route 20), Wilbraham

Underground Pub at the Crown Plaza: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 1 West St., Pittsfield

Froggy’s Saloon: DJ karaoke with songstress Shorty. 846 Airport Industrial Park, Westfield

VFW Post 8428: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 41 Pelham Road, Belchertown

Gateway City Arts: Start making Sense: A Tribute to Talking Heads.

92 Race St., Holyoke

Whip City Brew: DJ with dance.

287 Elm St., Westfield

Matador: Karaoke and DJ. 300 East St., Ludlow Michael F. Curtin VFW Post 8006: Karaoke with Reil Entertainment Productions. Florence Road, Florence My Brothers Place: DJ with rock.

185 Grove St., Chicopee New City Brewery: From the Woods. 180 Pleasant St. (Rear), Easthampton Open Door: DJ with karaoke. 247 Cady St., Ludlow Patti’s 410 Lounge: Open mic. 32 Quincy Ave., Chicopee Polish American Citizens Club: Karaoke. 515 Granby Road, South Hadley Pulaski Club: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 79 Maple St., Easthampton Shakago Martini and Piano Bar: Featuring a full dinner menu and over 150 martinis, DJ Dance. 21-23 Hampden St., Springfield Stafford Palace Theater: Eve 6. 75 Main St., Stafford Springs Tavern Restaurant: Chris Lomma. 2 Broad St., Westfield

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

SATURDAY Alina’s: Emery Smith. 96 Russell St., Hadley American Legion Post 260: Karaoke with Larry. 1 Bridge St., South Hadley American Legion Post 266: Variety nights, comedy, live music and pool.

74 Pleasant St., Granby American Legion Post 338-The Wick 338: Karaoke with Chris. 46 Powder Mill Road, Southwick American Legion Post 351: Karaoke with DJ Chris. 50 Saint Kolbe Drive, Holyoke Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley Boston Boston: Live acoustics. 16 Bolduc Lane, Chicopee Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield Christy’s Lounge: DJ. 278 Main St., Indian Orchard

Club House Lounge: Open mic

Theodores’: Sweet Daddy Cool Breeze. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

World War II Club-The Deuce: Acoustic music, karaoke. 50 Conz St., Northampton

Iron Horse Music Hall: Tribute SUNDAY to Simon & Garfunkel and James Taylor featuring Good Acoustics. 20 Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Center St., Northampton Road, South Hadley Kaptain Jimmy’s Restaurant and Distillery: Johnny Sixgun. 916 Suffield St., Agawam

Boston Boston: Open mic. 16 Bolduc Lane, Chicopee

Lighthouse: Karaoke. 108 Sewall St., Ludlow

Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield

My Brothers Place: DJ with rock.

185 Grove St., Chicopee

The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: RJD2 with Tonio Sagan Cindy’s Sports Bar: Live entertainment. 1620 North Main St., Palmer and Company/Cajordion. 289 Main Club Castaway: Nude ladies dancSt., Greenfield ing. Routes 5 and 10, Whately The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer

Hitchcock Brewing: Lonesome Brothers. 203 South St., Bernardston

Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield

New City Brewery: The Nite Caps - Classic Country and Western Swing. 180 Pleasant St. (Rear), Easthampton

Club One Entertainment Complex: The Blues Jam. 60 North Westfield St., Feeding Hills Club One Entertainment Complex: Brightside Toy Run After Party. 60 North Westfield St., Feeding Hills

Open Door: DJ with karaoke. 247 Cady St., Ludlow

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

Patti’s 410 Lounge: Karaoke with Peter Kennedy. 32 Quincy Ave., Chicopee

Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

Iron Horse Music Hall: House of Hamill. 20 Center St., Northampton

R-Bar: DJ Bosco. 269 Worthington

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UPCOMING

Nov. 9 - Stare Down the Sun w/Gaiah Nov. 15 - Def Leppard Tribute - Rock of Ages Nov. 27 - KnuckleHead

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East Mountain Country Club: Midlife Crisis Band. 1458 East Mountain Rd, Westfield

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CLUBBING | MUSIC UPCOMING CONCERTS A look ahead at some of the most-anticipated concerts in western and central Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Springfield Symphony Orchestra: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Eric Church: Saturday, 8 p.m. – XL Center, Hartford Steely Dan: Saturday, 8 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Marc Anthony: Sunday, 7 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Boz Scaggs: Nov. 7, 8 p .m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Slayer: Nov. 8, 6 p .m.

– MassMutual Center, Springfield A Day to Remember: Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Mike Epps: Nov. 9, 8 p.m.

– MassMutual Center, Springfield Michael Carbonaro: Nov. 9, 7 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Dwight Yoakam: Nov. 10, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Casino – Mashantucket, Conn.

Eric Church will perform at the XL Center in Hartford Saturday at 8 p.m.

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Paul Anka: Nov. 10, 7 p.m.

– Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Patty Griffin: Nov. 13, 8 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton The Fab Faux: Nov. 15, 8 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton Hozier: Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m. – Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

Allman Betts Band: Nov. 17, 8 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Nov. 17, 3 and 8 pm. – DCU Center, Worcester Brian Setzer: Nov. 21, 8

p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Luke Combs: Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Casting Crowns: Nov. 23, 7 pm. – XL Center, Hartford Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Nov. 24, 3 and 8 pm. – XL Center, Hartford Celtic Woman: Nov. 30, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Casino – Mashantucket, Conn.

Brian McKnight: Dec. 5, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Casino – Mashantucket, Conn.

Marie Osmond: Dec. 6, 8 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Lewis Black: Dec. 7, 9 p.m.

– Aria Ballroom at MGM Springfield Springfield Symphony Orchestra: Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Alanis Morissette: Dec. 7, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Casino – Mashantucket, Conn.

Almost Queen: Dec. 7, 8 p .m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Mariah Carey: Dec. 12, 8 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Martina McBride: Dec. 12, 7 p.m. – Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn.

Goo Goo Dolls, Hanson: Dec. 13, 7 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

O.A.R.: Dec. 13, 8 p.m.

– Foxwoods Casino – Mashantucket, Conn.

Adam Lambert: Dec. 15, 7 p.m. – Foxwoods Casino – Mashantucket, Conn.

Jamie Kennedy: Dec. 29-31, times vary, Roar! at MGM Springfield Impractical Jokers: Dec. 31, 8 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Livingston Taylor: Jan. 4,

2020, 8 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton Dancing With the Stars: Jan. 11-12, 7:30 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn Springfield Symphony Orchestra: Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Snoop Dogg: Jan. 17, 8 p.m.

– Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn.

Bowzer’s Rock ‘N’ DooWop Party: Jan. 19, 3 p.m.

– Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn Get the Led Out: Jan. 24, 8 p .m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Brantley Gilbert: Jan. 25, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Casino – Mashantucket, Conn.

Springfield Symphony Orchestra: Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield ABBA Mania: Feb. 9, 9 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Springfield Symphony Orchestra: Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield The Revitalists: Feb. 28, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Casino – Mashantucket, Conn.

Ticket information: Academy of Music, 413-584-9032; Calvin Theatre and Mountain Park, 413-586-8686; Foxwoods, 800-200-2882; MassMutual Center, 855-278-4667; Tanglewood, 888266-1200; Ticketmaster serves DCU Center, MGM Springfield Plaza, Mohegan Sun, Mullins Center, Oakdale, Symphony Hall, Xfinity Theatre and XL Center, 800-745-3000

Nightclubs CONTINUED FROM PAGE E3 91 Taylor St., Springfield Mattie’s Cafe: DJ Aaron, reggae, old school, R & B. 750 Boston Road, Springfield Pizza Shoppe: Kids nite with John O’Neil. 134 Shaker Road, East Longmeadow Shakago Martini and Piano Bar: Featuring a full dinner menu and over 150 martinis. 21-23 Hampden St., Springfield Southwick Inn: Blues Jam hosted

by Cold Shot. 479 College Highway, Southwick The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer

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Kaptain Jimmy’s Restaurant and Distillery: Taco Tuesday. 916 Suffield St., Agawam

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield

Kaptain Jimmy’s Restaurant and Distillery: Ship Faced Comedy Mic. 916 Suffield St., Agawam

Tavern Restaurant: Trivia Night. 2 Broad St., Westfield

Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer

TUESDAY AmVets Post 12: Introductory Social & Ballroom Dance Lessons Year-round. 754 Montgomery St., Chicopee Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield Club Castaway: Nude ladies dancing. Routes 5 and 10, Whately Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran-

The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer Theodores’: Berard. 201 Worthington St., Springfield World War II Club-The Deuce: Open Mic with Kevin Crane and Lincoln Hubley. 50 Conz St., Northampton

WEDNESDAY Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield Club Castaway: Nude ladies dancing. Routes 5 and 10, Whately Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

Iron Horse Music Hall: Coco Montoya. 20 Center St., Northampton Kaptain Jimmy’s Restaurant and Distillery: Trivia with Jonathan.

916 Suffield St., Agawam Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St.,

Palmer The Republican is not responsible for unannounced schedule changes.

Listings must be received two weeks before the date of the event. Items should be mailed to: Entertainment Guide, The Republican, P.O. Box 1329, Springfield, MA 01102-1329 or email pmastriano@repub.com or submit it to masslive.com/myevent

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Marty Stuart to headline Back Porch Festival

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HE SIXTH ANNUAL hem” for Motown Records.

Back Porch FestiHis Foxwoods appearance val is coming to the will be a combination of his Academy of Music in original material and holiday Northampton. classics.

The music fest runs from Feb. 27 to March 1.

• Patty Larkin has set a Headliners for the event date for the Iron Horse Music include Marty Stuart and the Hall.

Fabulous Superlatives, Josh The songwriter will play the Ritter, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Northampton venue on Jan. 4 the Travelin’ McCourys and at 7 p.m.

Della Mae. Tickets for the show The Back Porch Festival are available through the was founded in 2014 as a one Northampton Box Office at day event at the Academy Of 413-586-8686 and online at Music Theater in Northampiheg.com. ton. It has since grown into a Larkin got her start as part four day, multi-venue event of the Boston singer-songwriter scene while studying featuring the best in Americana roots music. 2020 also at Berklee College of Music in marks the 25th anniversary of the mid-’80s.

Signature Sounds, the record label formed by Jim Olsen and Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives will headline the sixth annual Back Porch Festi• Brett Eldredge will continue his annual holiday traMark Thayer in 1995 to proval at the Academy of Music in Northampton on March 1. The music fest runs from Feb. 27 to mote the burgeoning acoustic March 1. (TERRY WYATT / GETTY IMAGES FOR COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM) dition by bringing his “Glow music scene in and around Live” tour out on the road. tion.

Northampton.

The show will come to the Greetings” show is schedSince the label’s inception, uled for the Mashantucket, “Seinfeld,” currently Boch Center Wang Theater in Signature Sounds has released streaming on Hulu, will make Connecticut, casino on Dec. 5 Boston on Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. over 175 albums of singat 8 p.m. the jump to Netflix in 2021 Tickets for the show are on er-songwriter, Americana, Tickets are available online sale through all Ticketmaster under the terms of a five-year modern folk and rock music. through the Foxwoods Box deal reportedly valued at outlets including ticket Marty Stuart will perform Office at foxwoods.com and master.com and by phone at more than $500 million. on March 1 at 7 p.m. through Ticketmaster outlets 800-745-3000.

His latest projects include The entire schedule, along Eldredge originally released including ticketmaster.com the Emmy-nominated web with ticket packages, is the holiday album “Glow” in and by phone at 800-745series, “Comedians in Cars available through signature2016. The platinum-selling re3000.

Getting Coffee,” and his Donnie Moorhouse Netflix special “Jerry Before soundspresents.com.

McKnight broke through in cording artist and songwriter LiveWire the late 1990s with the album celebrated his seventh No. 1 Seinfeld.”

Liner notes country single earlier this year “Anytime.”

• The Happy Together Tour Tickets for the show are on with “Love Someone.” His In 1998 he recorded the • Vince Neil has set a date SEE LIVEWIRE, PAGE E9 is returning to the Calvin The- sale through the Northampton for Connecticut.

Christmas album “Bethleatre in Northampton on June Box Office at iheg.com and The heavy-metal rocker will 26 at 8 p.m. by phone at 413-586-8686. headline a free performance The tour features perforat the Wolf Den at Mohegan mances from The Turtles, • Comedian Jerry Seinfeld Sun in Uncasville, ConnectiChuck Negron (formerly cut, on Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. is coming to Worcester. of Three Dog Night), The Wolf Den shows are free and The stand-up star will perCowsills, The Association, form at the Hanover Theatre seating is offered on a firstMark Lindsay, and The for the Performing Arts on come, first-served basis.

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April 10 at 7 p.m.

Neil is the lead singer of The artists will offer up a Tickets for the show are on Motley Crue, one of the best string of hits from the late sale beginning Nov. 15 at 10 selling heavy metal bands of 1960s and early ’70s includa.m. through the venue weball time. ing “Happy Together,” and site at thehanovertheatre.

The band mounted a “farewell” tour in 2014, but record“Elenore” (The Turtles), org.

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For the love of candy ‘Sweet’ exhibit at Springfield Museums explores history, role of candy

The Springfield Museums’ new exhibit “Sweet: A Tasty Journey” explores the history of candy itself to its role within pop culture. It features hands on activities, photo pportunities, above, and the Rock Candy Mountain centerpiece, left.

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Special to The Republican

ids and adults will be on a “safe” sugar high after leaving the Springfield Museums, where a hands-on, interactive exhibit all about candy will immerse young and old in the pleasures of the sweet treat from now through April.

porating fresh, locally-grown or produced fruits, vegetables and meats, it has over the years taught children where their food comes from. “Sweet: A Tasty Journey,” employing the same concept, unwraps for sweet tooths where their candy Entitled “Sweet: A Tasty comes from and shares stories Journey,” the exhibit will be from famous candy-makers housed in the Wood Museum and chocolatiers about the of Springfield History. inspiration behind their confec“We love the sheer power tions, as well as offering the of the color and the largeropportunity to view real candy than-life sizes. This exhibit factory equipment up-close. is filled with interactives that “The traveling exhibit is include audio and visual as created by Stage 9 Exhibits, well as tactile aspects and so the same company responsimuch positive energy. There is ble for the incredibly popular something for everyone here,” Toytopia, which we hosted said Jenny Powers, Springfield at the Springfield Museums Museums’ family engagement earlier this year. When the coordinator. candy exhibit became availWhile the concept of farm-to- able, we knew it would be table not only implies incoranother great fit for us and with

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“Sweet: A Tasty Journey” offers interactive audio and visual displays. (COURTESY OF STAGE NINE DESIGN AND EXHIBITS DEVELOPMENT GROUP)

several events we have planned through the spring,” Powers said.

“One of the many reasons why it was such an easy choice to bring ‘Sweet: A Tasty Jour-

ney’ to the museum is that it is not only about the history of candy, but the fact that we can tell local stories,” she added.

A giant version of Candyland, a Milton Bradley game devel-

oped when the toy company was located in East Longmeadow, is one of the many interactive stations of the exhibit.

“You can actually step right up to this giant game board, spin the wheel, and play the game,” Powers said.

There is also a PEZ display recognizing the Orange, Connecticut, candy company famous for its collectible dispensers and candy.

The centerpiece of the exhibition is Rock Candy Mountain, a visual highlight among the many displays, a fabricated “mountain” made of gumdrops, lollipops, and other sweet treats. Rock Candy Mountain offers visitors engaging interactive displays, Instagrammable moments, and SEE ‘SWEET’, PAGE E8

“We love the sheer power of the color and the larger-than-life sizes. This exhibit is filled with interactives that include audio and visual as well as tactile aspects and so much positive energy.”

JENNY POWERS, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR, SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS

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MOVIES | VIDEO GAME REVIEW

‘Neo Cab’: Video game noir at its best

By Christopher Byrd

Special To The Washington Post

Naomie Harris appears in a scene from “Black and Blue,” now playing in area theaters. (ALAN MARKFIELD / SONY PICTURES)

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(413-587-4237) The Addams Family (PG) 11:30, 1:50, 4:10, 6:30, 8:50 Harriet (PG-13) 7, 9:55 Terminator: Dark Fate (R) 8, 9 Terminator: Dark Fate XD (R) 7, 10

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7:40, 10:10 Gemini Man (PG-13) 12:20, 3:25, 6:20, 9:20 Harriet (PG-13) 7, 10 Housefull 4 (Not Rated) 12, 3:05, 6:10, 9:15 Joker (R) 11:45, 1, 2:50, 4, 5:50, 7, 9, 10 Judy (PG-13) 12:30, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (PG) 11:40, 12:40, 1:40, 2:35, 3:35, 4:35, 6:30, 7:30, 9:25, 10:25 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (R) 11:35, 3:10 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (PG13) 1:30, 4:20 Terminator: Dark Fate (R) 7, 8, 9, 10 Zombieland: Double Tap (R) 11:30, 12:45, 2:10, 3:20, 4:45, 6, 7:15, 9:50

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Mercurial characters?

Check. Moral compromises?

Check. Emotionally nuanced endings? Check. By any reasonable measure, “Neo Cab” is the most captivating video game noir that’s drifted into my life in the Trump era.

This visual novel, set in the futuristic city of Los Ojos, delivers a smart, socially-conscious tale about a woman trying to scratch out a living as a taxi driver in a gig economy that’s tilted against her. “Neo Cab’s” vision of a future in which technology has become even more physically invasive is imaginatively persuasive and packs the punch of a classic science-fiction warning – heads up, big data is coming to get you.

Lina is a driver for Neo Cab, an app-based taxi company.

Almost broke and hankering to start a new chapter in her life, she moves to Los Ojos at the invitation of her friend Savy. In L.O., she chafes at the domination of Capra, a tech company whose driverless cars dominate the streets. Lina once worked for Capra until she and everyone like herself were downsized when the company updated

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of wearable tech that reflect your emotional state to the world by reading your blood flow. So, when Lina is feeling depressed, her Feelfgrid lights up blue. When she is angry it turns red, when elated, yellow, when content, green.

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its cars so they would run on SEE ‘NEO’, PAGE E16 a driverless network.

Soon after Lina gets to town she gives Savy a lift.

She doesn’t get much time to catch up with her friend, who is eager to get to an engagement. Savy makes Lina drop her off a few blocks from November 1-30 where she is going because Closed Thanksgiving she doesn’t want the people she is meeting to think of her as “pro-car.”

As Lina later comes to find out, Savy is involved with a grassroots political faction in Los Ojos that contends that all cars, whether human oper- Visit Our Website For More Details ated or driverless, are “death muttrescueofmassachusetts.org 413-594-8144 machines.” To their way of thinking, cars are unnecessarily dangerous vehicles that would be better replaced by public transportation or $65 Per Week biking.

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19th Annual Food, Wine & Beer Tasting Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield from 7pm to 9pm

The money raised will benefit yearly scholarships through the Longmeadow UNICO to young students wishing to pursue higher education.

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Fiber Festival one-stop shop for enthusiasts More than 150 exhibitors will be selling products, supplies

By Keith O’Connor

Special to The Republican

Call it what you want, but “fiber-riffic” is one way to describe this weekend’s 10th annual Fiber Festival of New England, which opens its doors for two days beginning Saturday in Mallary Complex on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield.

Various yarns on display and for sale at a previous Fiber Festival of New England at the Eastern States Exposition.

(THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)

IF YOU GO Event: “Sweet: A Tasty Journey” When: Open through April 26; Hours: Tuesday–Saturday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; Closed on Mondays, except some holidays.

Where: Wood Museum of Springfield History, part of the Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards St., Springfield Admission: $25 adults; $16.50 seniors, college students; $13 youth 3-17; Free for Springfield residents with ID More info: springfield museums.org/exhi bitions/sweet-tastyjourney

Admission to Fiber Festival is $7 for adults and free for children 12 and under. Hours are Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The annual event, co-produced by the Eastern States Exposition and the New England Sheep and Wool Growers Association, aims to promote the use of wool and other natural fibers and related products to the general public.

In addition to purchasing fleece, all types of fiber, supplies, equipment, and kits to get started on a project, there will be plenty of “finished” items to buy.

There will live displays of llamas, alpacas, sheep, and rabbits at the Fiber Festival of New England this weekend.

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“The show is a great destination for those who want to do a little Christmas shopping for some unique handmade gifts,” said Elena Hovagimian, agricultural manager at the Eastern States.

More than 150 New England exhibitors will be showcasing their products including clothing, quilts, blankets, rugs, looms, spinning wheels and more.

Workshops for the novice or accomplished fiber artists are offered both days of the event on fiber preparation, spinning techniques, dyeing, knitting, SEE FIBER, PAGE E10

IF YOU GO Event: The Fiber Festival of New England When: Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Mallary Complex at Eastern States Exposition, 1305 Memorial Ave. West Springfield Admission: $7 adults, free for children 12 and under More information: easternstatesexposi tion.com/p/fiberfes tival

‘Sweet’

• Candy-Inspired Art – a real dress made of gum wrappers • The Science of Cooking CONTINUED FROM PAGE E6 Candy – a challenging interactive photo opportunities. display “Although, my favorite photo Powers noted “Sweet: A Tasty op is in front of a replica of Rosie Journey” will be a perfect tie-in the Riveter created with jelly to many special events planned beans,” Powers said. over the next several months Among the many other things at the Springfield Museums to do and see at the exhibit are: including their annual Holiday • Jingle Match Game – an Happenings on Nov. 29, and interactive audio display Countdown to Christmas pro• Sweethearts Photo Op – with gram on Dec. 7 and 14, as well as a hands-on coloring and learning during February school vacation week with an event called “Sugar activity Rush.”

• Stories of Real Life Willy “Our new exhibit is also just in Wonkas • Stop Motion Station – hands- time to showcase alongside our annual ‘Gingerbread: Hollywood on interactive Jelly Belly Art and the Holidays’ exhibit and • Beanboozled Taste Test competition which opens on Game – a “tasty” game with more yucky than yummy flavors Nov. 29,” she said.

The “Sweet: A Tasty Journey” exhibit at the Springfield Museums explores the history of candy itself to its role within pop culture. (COURTESY OF STAGE NINE DESIGN AND EXHIBITS DEVELOPMENT GROUP)

Candy eaters can also get their fill of candy before leaving the exhibit.

“We just received 8,000 sample packets of Jelly Belly beans to give out,” Powers said.

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tour will focus on songs from “Glow” and other holiday favorites.

• Shawn Colvin is back on the road with a pair of New England shows in the works.

Colvin, along with Mary Chapin Carpenter, will play The Wilbur in Boston on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.

Colvin returns to the region next spring to play a solo show at Infinity Hall in Hartford on May 13 at 8 p.m.

The Hartford show is part of the 30th anniversary of Colvin’s “Steady On” release. The 1989 debut won a Grammy for best traditional folk album and featured performances from artists like Bruce Hornsby, Suzanne Vega, T-Bone Wolk, and Soozie Tyrell.

Tickets for the show are available through the venue website at infinityhall.com.

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Brett Eldredge will bring his holiday tour to the Boch Center Wang Theater in Boston on Dec. 14 at 8 p.m.

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• Singer Richard Marx is heading out on a 2020 tour and will include a stop at Infinity Hall in Hartford on Feb. 23.

Tickets for the “An Acoustic Evening of Love Songs,” performance are on sale through the venue website at infinity hall.com.

Marx debuted in 1987 with a self-titled release that made him an instant star. Hits like “Don’t Mean Nothing,” and “Hold On To The Night”

paved the way for a string of successes that resulted in over 30 million records sold and several Grammy Awards.

In 2010 he co-wrote the country hit “Long Hot Summer” with Keith Urban.

• 1990s era rock band Soul Asylum is set to play Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den venue on Dec. 21 at 8 p.m.

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• Foghat is returning to Mohegan Sun. The classic rock band will perform at the Wolf Den on Nov. 1 at 8 p.m.

Wolf Den shows are free and seating is offered on a firstcome, first-served basis.

Foghat is a British rock band that formed in the 1970s and served up seven certified gold and platinum records including 1977’s “Foghat Live,” which is certified double platinum. The group is known for hits “Slow Ride” and “I Just Want to Make Love to You.”

• Bob Mould has set a headlining date for Gateway City Arts.

He will play the Holyoke venue on Jan. 21 at 8 p.m.

Tickets for the show are available through the promoter’s website at dspshows. com Mould founded seminal alternative bands Husker Du and Sugar and is consider one of the most influential artists of the modern rock era.

He is touring as a solo artist behind his most recent release “Sunshine Rock.”

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The band will play the Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m.

Tickets for the show are on sale through all Ticketmaster outlets including ticketmas ter.com and by phone at 800745-3000.

The Revivalists are a New Orleans-based rock band.

They have been active on Billboard’s Adult Alternative charts and the single “Wish I Knew You” has been certified platinum.

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FRANKLIN COUNTY

CiderDays marking its 25th anniversary Area celebrates all things apple with workshops, festival, tastings and more

By Cori Urban

Special to The Republican

Wool caps on display at a previous Fiber Festival of New England at the Eastern States Exposition. The fest returns this weekend with more than 150 exhibitors.

(THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)

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felting and weaving of fibers. Among the learning opportunities will be workshops called “Bell Ornament,” “Framed 2D Needle Felted Landscape,” “Pocket Gnome,” “Weaving with Beads: The Stretchy Bracelet,” “Short Rows Neck Warmer,” “Needle Felted Story Ball,” “Miniature Punch Needle,” “Needle Felt a Baby Penguin” and more.

The fest is also an opportunity to show children where real fiber comes from.

“We all know that real fiber comes from animals,” said Hovagimian.

To prove that fact to younger ones, there will live displays of llamas, alpacas, sheep, and rabbits who contribute their fur to the fiber industry.

Also, kids can view sheep shearing demonstrations both days at the festival and watch up-close how the woolen fleece of a sheep is cut off to make wool.

And, for a trip back into time, the Society of Creative Anachronism, a medieval reenactment group, will show visitors what they did with fibers long ago.

At the core of Franklin County’s 25th annual CiderDays are dozens of free and ticketed workshops and activities for backyard orchardists, home cider makers, apple lovers and families. The celebration of all things apple also includes an apple festival, cooking demonstrations, apple tastings and the Cider Salon, a hard-cider tasting that features more than 100 ciders.

The 25th anniversary event will feature the first annual Crowning of the CiderDays Pomona — the Roman goddess of fruit trees, gardens and orchards — at the pop-up pub at the parish hall of the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew in Greenfield.

“It is a celebration for the local community as much as for the world-wide community,” said Lisa B. Davol, marketing manager for the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. “Locally, we celebrate our orchards, and apples and

CiderDays will take place tomorrow through Sunday at various locations in Franklin County.

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year after year.”

CiderDays will take place tomorrow through Sunday throughout Franklin County.

It has grown in the past 25 years into an internationally recognized event that draws visitors from the United States, Canada and Europe. Last year an estimated 4,000 people attended.

The event began in a parking lot in Colrain where people brought their home ciders to taste out of the back of their

munity Center in Shelburne Falls, there will be workshops at Memorial Hall in Shelburne Falls and at the Shea Theater in Turners Falls. Ticketed workshops will take place at the Deerfield Community Center, Hawks and Reed in Greenfield and at other venues throughout the county.

Turners Falls will host a CiderDays bookstore for the weekend to feature books written by authors and experts attending CiderDays. This will

“The innovators are here. The most exciting things in cider started here, and the founders have worked hard to create a tight community across the country. It is as much about what people learn as it is about seeing old friends that have been coming year after year.”

Lisa B. Davol, marketing manager, Franklin County Chamber of Commerce

local cidermakers, who are at the forefront of modern cider.

Attendees come from all over the country and internationally to see what we are doing, to give workshops on current trends from where they are producing, to taste cider, immerse themselves in the fertile landscape that producers their favorite drink and to see each other. It turns into a reunion of sorts, with attendees returning

pickup trucks, and now, 25 years later, there are not only tastings, but more than 50 events associated with CiderDays, most of which are free.

“We’ve expanded into the community more with our free workshops to offer more opportunity for engagement,” Davol said.

In addition to longstanding CiderDays free workshops at the Shelburne Buckland Com-

take place at Two Birds, a shop at 106 Avenue A. The store will feature signings, a book lounge and books for sale.

There will be a CiderDays 25th anniversary retrospective exhibit at the Great Hall of the Great Falls Discovery Center, and LOOT found + made will host a cider tasting and showcase of wild apples from throughout the country. Many Turners Falls bars and eateries

will participate in Turners on Tap and offer hard cider at the bar.

Shelburne Falls-area businesses and organizations have special events planned for the weekend including Bringing Apples to New England, a look at the history and traditions of apple-loving ancestors, at the Shelburne Historical Society Museum at Arms Academy.

Local restaurants will offer creative apple menus, and the Art Garden is working with children to make apples on the sidewalk so visitors to town can explore the shops and attractions.

CiderDays is produced by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce.

“The innovators are here.

The most exciting things in cider started here, and the founders have worked hard to create a tight community across the country,” Davol said. “It is as much about what people learn as it is about seeing old friends that have been coming year after year.”

An event schedule and tickets for tastings and workshops are available online at ciderdays.org. Advance purchase is recommended; tickets usually sell out.

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Tailoring menus for dietary needs Dinner and Wine Tasting on Nov. 12.

The seven-course menu is preceded by an open bar cocktail hour that starts at 6 p.m.

After antipasto, soup, and salad courses, the Grande Dinner gets down to business with a presentation of eggplant-stuffed cannelloni.

Following the stuffed pasta • On Nov. 14, the Student Prince Cafe and Fort Restau- there will be a main course of rant in downtown Springfield braised beef short rib. will be hosting another in Crowning the knife-and-fork its “For the Love of Liquids” portion of the evening, there events. will be a “Six Feet of Sweets” The Rock ‘n’ Roll Beer Dinbuffet. ner will feature a five course A selection of wines will menu prepared by the Fort’s culinary team, with a first course of crispy skin salmon.

That introductory riff will be followed by bacon-wrapped Cajun pork tenderloin; thirdup is to be a portion of wild mushroom and goat cheese SUNDAY ravioli topped with barbecued LUDLOW ELKS short rib.

69 Chapin St., Ludlow A “mastodon” beef slider 589-1189 will come next, and it will be Prog., 2 - 50/50’s, followed by a “deconstructed” Jackpot, 2 WTA’s napoleon for dessert.

Doors Open 4pm Each course will be paired Kitchen 4:30, Bingo @ 6pm with a selected craft-brewed Horse Race/Bingo Nuts beer, each of which is inspired Scratch Tickets by a particular rock band.

The dinner, which will begin TUESDAY at 6 p.m., is priced at $81.25 CHRIST the KING all-inclusive.

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Contact The Barn at 774-2418450 for more details. nied by a grown-up ordering an adult meal, children 12 and under will be treated to a selection from Applebee’s Kid’s Menu, where choices include a side dish and a kid’s beverage.

Contact individual Applebee’s locations for more details.

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pizzas and burgers served on gluten-free rolls, and ten low-carb options – a top sirloin steak, baked chicken, and more – are available as well.

The new menu, which launched on Oct. 22, is available at Springfield area locations, including the Uno’s at the Holyoke Mall and on Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield.

• This weekend will see orchards and cider producers across the Pioneer Valley’s northern tier celebrating the 25th annual edition of Franklin County CiderDays.

Over the past several years CiderDays has increasingly focused on the art of fermenting cider. Consequently, unlike earlier versions of this festival,

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Side dishes • Three restaurant chains that operate here in the Pioneer Valley have special “treats” in store for young dinners this Halloween.

Throughout the business day today, Carrabba’s Italian Grills will be serving a free kid’s with the purchase of an adult meal. This “dine-in” only deal includes kid meal options such as spaghetti and meatballs, penne mac & cheese, cheese pizza, and grilled chicken with steamed vegetables.

Carrabba’s will also be offering a 20% discount on to-go and delivery orders today.

Carrabba’s West Springfield location answers at 413-7333960.

At participating Friendly’s locations today, young diners aged 12 and under who come into the restaurant while dressed in their ghoulish best will be eligible for a free kid’s meal; an accompanying adult must purchase an adult entree.

Contact individual Friendly’s restaurants to get more information about their participation.

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar restaurants are also • Villa Napoletana in East offering a kid’s eat free deal on Longmeadow will be presenting its annual Harvest Grande Halloween. When accompa-

accompany the meal; Mionetto USA, a major wine importer, will provide commentary.

For reservations or more information, call 413-732-9300

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ESTAURANT MENU development has always been a complicated process. The best (and most successful) menus represent an intersection of customer wants and needs with the business realities of operating a food service enterprise.

As we move into the third decade of the 21st century, however, the task of putting together a bill of fare is more challenging than ever. Issues of food sensitivities, customer desires to “eat clean,” and the growing impact of delivery versus “dining in” require that restaurant menus accommodate a multitude of often-conflicting requirements.

Westford-based 110 Grill, which earlier this month opened a location on Route 9 in Hadley, is an example of a new concept that’s fine-tuned its business strategy to satisfy today’s dining out customer. The chain has structured its menu around the idea of accommodating food sensitivities. In addition to providing guests with “gluten-sensitive” options, the chain also proactively addresses possible food allergies at the time each customer places an order.

Another brand with a major presence in the region, Uno Pizzeria & Grill, has realigned its product strategy by introducing a new “Love All, Feed All” menu.

Uno’s revised culinary agenda is designed to meet the needs of guests with specific dietary preferences and requirements. It offers options for calorie-counters, the gluten sensitive, carb-conscious diners, and those who want to eat dairy-free, as well as providing choices for vegetarians and vegans alike.

The “Love All, Feed All” menu incorporates over twenty 600-calories-or-less items, five vegan items including a thin-crust pizza made with dairy-free cheese, and more than 15 vegetarian specialties.

Gluten-sensitive options include specially formulated

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Above, an order of Chicken Pot pie is ready to leave the kitchen at The Collegian Court restaurant, 89 Park St. in downtown Chicopee. Left, diners receive their meals.

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Collegian Court retains old favorites, adds modern twists

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OLLEGIAN COURT proudly bills itself as “a Chicopee establishment since 1939,” and business has reportedly been steady since it reopened in 2013 after an ownership change and face-lift. Longtime diners are likely pleased to find the menu still harkening back to years long past, and those new to the establishment may appreciate some of the more modern twists.

The page entitled Starters at Collegian Court consists of mostly appetizers as well as their soups and salads. Apps run the gamut from the traditional Shrimp Cocktail ($9.99) and seafood Stuffed Mushrooms ($8.99) to more modern fare like Sliders ($9.99) and Gorgonzola Garlic Bread ($6.99). Salads include House and Caesar to which grilled chicken, beef or shrimp can be added; as well as a classic Chef ’s Salad for $9.99. Soup du Jour and French Onion Soup round out the list.

Apparently all present in our party were in the mood for dipping when we fairly randomly chose Cod Bites, Risotto Balls, and Bourbon

COLLEGIAN COURT Address: 89 Park St., Chicopee, MA 01013 Telephone: 413-331-4444 Website: thecollegiancourt.com Hours: Monday through Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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pages and are divided into distinct categories: Polish A grilled ribeye with herb butter is ready to leave the kitchen at House Specialties, Pasta, Sandwiches, Court Specialties The Collegian Court restaurant (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN) and House Favorites. LearnCheese Dip; each at $9.99 and them to next-level with its ing that several entrees and all featuring a sauce/dip. also multiple items from the complex, long-cook flavor.

The fresh cod pieces were long-running Specials sheet But the dark horse was perfectly fried and the tartar were no longer being offered surely the Bourbon Cheese sauce was tasty, but we were Dip. The bright orange cheese led to a certain level of disappointment, but we definitely unable to discern the ‘lemon sauce had us believing that still had plenty from which to dill’ that the mayo and relish maybe someone just put choose. staple was billed as including, whiskey in some Kraft MacWe had brought along a so the other two sauces imme- n-Cheese sauce, and we were diately had a leg up. ringer on the Polish food just fine with that grown up The baseball-sized, golden front, so we ordered both the yet nostalgic sensation. And on the outside, creamy and Jalapeno Pierogies ($7.99 for that is to say nothing of how cheesy on the inside Risotto four) on the contemporary good it was when eaten with Balls could certainly have the warm buttery salted pret- side and the traditional Petite stood on their own as a stellar zel roll that came alongside.

Polish Plate ($12.99 for kapusta, one golumpki, 2 pierogi, Entrees at Collegian Court appetizer, but the marinara kielbasa and rye bread). take up a full two-and-a-half accompaniment catapulted

We understood why the interesting fusion dumplings had been elevated from an occasional special offering to the standard menu - the fresh jalapeno and mild cheddar flavor of the potato filling made for a great combination in the pan-fried dumplings.

The most noteworthy element on the composed plate was surely the galumpki. Its filling was more like a meat stuffing than the mostly rice, tomato sauce and ground beef combination that our Polish friend’s ciocias and babcia had rolled in cabbage and fed to him as a child; and the cabbage itself was perfectly tender but not overcooked.

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Drinking wine vs. collecting wine?

That’s an easy decision

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FEW MONTHS AGO, I was talking to a winemaker who casually said something that has really stuck with me.

He said I make wine for people who drink it, not collect it.

That might seem like a minor distinction. But there’s a huge difference between people who drink their wine and those who save their prized, unopened bottles.

To illustrate his point, the winemaker talked about being in someone’s wine cellar one time. The collector showed him several extremely rare, hard-tofind wines. This is going to be a fun night, he recalled. Then the collector kept putting the unopened gems back on the rack.

In contrast, someone once gave the same winemaker I was talking to a very rare bottle of Bourbon as a gift. A year or so later, the person who gave

or Burgundy region can last decades. And I’m all for saving certain wines to have in 10 or 20 or even 30 or more years.

But eventually, that wine needs to be opened.

I’ll never forget once seeing a rare, full bottle of wine from Bordeaux from 1945 or 1929 (two iconic vintages) in a glass case in the window of a Ken Ross restaurant in New York. What Wine Press a waste, I thought. Here’s this out-of-this-world wine, sitting most readers feel the same way. in the window, just wasting I will never understand away. Looking at that bottle, I people who spend hundreds remember thinking, someone or sometimes even thousands should smash the glass and of dollars on a single bottle of “liberate” that wine. wine – and then just place it in As my wife likes to put it, it’s their custom-designed, humid- sort like someone who has a ity-controlled wine cellar. rare recording of a piece of music. And instead of playing that Wine isn’t a painting or a recording, they keep it in the first-edition book or even an wrapper so it’s new and pristine antique car. and silent.

Wine is alive. It’s a living, Imagine if everyone did the breathing entity made with same thing. grapes that change over time.

Imagine if every CD or every Sure, the thrill of drinking a great wine often record stayed entombed in its packaging. only lasts a few hours or even less time in Imagine if every child’s toy some cases. But isn’t that true with most never came out of its box. great things in life – whether it’s a first kiss Sure, they might be worth a lot of money someday. or the fading light of a beautiful sunset?

But the world would be a the winemaker the bottle was And if you don’t drink that much more quiet, much more shocked to discover that he had wine, eventually that prized dull place. drank the Bourbon instead of bottle of liquid gold will just So if you have an amazing saving the unopened bottle. keep getting worse and worse. bottle of wine in your basement I agree 100% with the wineSure, certain legendary that you’ve been saving for maker on this one and I’m sure wines from France’s Bordeaux years, don’t be afraid to crack

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• The Steaming Tender Restaurant in Palmer is presenting Gary McKinstry, a CONTINUED FROM PAGE E11 psychic medium, in two dinner there is much less emphasis on appearances on Nov. 13. food.

A 6 p.m. first seating will A few area restaurants, be offered in the restaurant’s such as the Farm Table in adjacent “parlor car” event Bernardston, will be featurspace. A second McKinstry aping cider-themed specials in pearance will take place in the honor of CiderDays, and event restaurant’s main dining room organizers have put together a starting at 7:30 p.m. number of cider tasting events.

The dinner portion of both For details go to ciderdays. seatings will feature a choice org. The Franklin County from baked haddock, chickChamber of Commerce, one of en potpie, or meatloaf, with the event’s primary sponsors, Steaming Tender’s signature answers at 413-773-5463.

Whiskey Bread Pudding being

There’s nothing wrong with saving certain wines for years – as long as you drink them. (KEN ROSS PHOTO)

it open sometime. Trust me.

Most of us almost never regret doing something. It’s not doing something that almost always haunts us, that keeps us up at night and makes us wish we had taken a chance.

Because that’s what life is all about – taking chances, taking risks.

Collecting great wines and never opening them is the exact opposite. It’s safe. It’s predictable. And collectors are never disappointed because that unopened wine remains perfect in their imagination.

Opening a great bottle of wine takes guts. There are so many things that can go wrong. Maybe you didn’t wait long enough.

Maybe you waited too long.

Maybe the wine wasn’t even that great after all. I’ve definitely had that happen before with certain wines. After all the hype, some wines fail to live up

to such great expectations.

But when a wine is extraordinary, there’s nothing more thrilling, nothing more exhilarating that drinking a fabulous bottle of wine, especially when you share it with a few close friends or loved ones.

Sure, the thrill of drinking a great wine often only lasts a few hours or even less time in some cases. But isn’t that true with most great things in life – whether it’s a first kiss or the fading light of a beautiful sunset?

All I know is drinking a great wine sure beats never drinking a bottle trapped forever in a collector’s gilded cage-like cellar.

Cheers!

salad, participants will enjoy a chimichurri flat iron steak.

Dessert is to be a coconut flan.

Tickets are $145 per couple or $95 per person, tax and gratuity not included. Those attending will receive a complimentary bottle of Avion Tequila to take home with them.

• An Avion Tequila Paring Call the Delaney House at Dinner is being held at the Delaney House in Holyoke on 413-532-1800 for reservations or more details.

Nov. 15.

The four-course dining experience is scheduled to begin • KFC, the iconic fried at 6 p.m. with a social hour; chicken takeout chain, has now the meal itself kicks off with added wings to its repertoire. a tequila lime hooked shrimp Kentucky Fried Wings are starter. battered and fried with the After a watermelon and feta chain’s traditional coating reci-

pe. They’re offered as “classic” (no sauce) or with a choice of three sauce options – Nashville Hot, Buffalo, or honey barbecue. The wings can be ordered in four portion sizes – six, 12, 24, or 48 count.

served for dessert.

Tickets for the McKinstry appearances are $60, which includes meal, tax, gratuity, and one non-alcoholic beverage.

Contact Steaming Tender at 413-283-2744 for reservations.

Wine Press by Ken Ross appears on Masslive.com every Monday and in The Republican’s weekend section every Thursday.

Hugh Robert is a faculty member in Holyoke Community College’s hospitality and culinary arts program and has nearly 45 years of restaurant and educational experience. Please send items of interest to Off the Menu at the Republican, P.O. Box 1329, Springfield, MA 01101; Robert can also be reached at OffTheMenuGuy@aol.com.

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5 favorite pumpkin ales

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LOT OF PEOPLE bemoan or belittle the annual pumpkin spice trend that rises up each autumn, but I’m not one of them.

First of all, I believe that people should drink (or eat) what they enjoy, and if pumpkin spice floats your boat, have at it.

Secondly, while pumpkin isn’t my favorite flavor, it is largely neutral in my book and can add interesting notes to a beverage.

So on Halloween, I’m going to list my five favorite pumpkin beers in no particular order, with the exception of saying that the final one listed is my favorite.

So settle back in your pump-

is when there is a nice vanilla undertone (maybe it’s from my love of smooth whiskeys) and Pumpking has it. While many beers claim to be “pumpkin pie in a bottle,” Southern Tier’s offering truly is. It even has enough breadiness to hint at the pie crust.

• Dogfish Head Punkin Ale: This one also has nice George Lenker underpinnings of vanilla, but Beer Nut it’s the brown sugar flavor that really sells this tasty concoction kin patch and read on: from Dogfish Head. The cinnamon and clove aromas lead the • Southern Tier Pumpking: This is an annual favorite way but back off perfectly in when I can get my hands on the flavor, giving way to a clean it. Pumpking truly is royalty ale taste that uses pumpkin when it comes to flavored and its accompanying spices brews. While I prefer hoppy as window dressings, not the ales in general, what I always main event. This robust beer appreciate in a maltier brew has been a great one for 25

years now.

• Ballast Point Pumpkin Down: This is an outlier in the pumpkin ale world. It’s actually a Scottish ale and less spicy than many of its pumpkin kin. It features deep caramel

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• Harpoon Imperial Pumpkin: As the name suggests, this a huge beer. With an alcohol by volume of more that 10%, this ale is enough to scare off some folks during this spooky time of year. It’s as dark as a moonless night and features a bewitching blend of caramel, nutmeg, chocolate notes and maybe a hint of ginger that cavort across your tongue.

Watch out for the booziness, though, as it will sneak up on you like a ghost.

I believe that people should drink (or eat) what they enjoy, and if pumpkin spice floats your boat, have at it.

• Northampton Pumpkin Ale: My local brewpub has been my top choice in this category, and they’ve been making it for decades, so they know what they’re doing. Maybe it’s partly because I can drink it fresh; maybe it’s the perfect blend of bread notes with the seasonal flavors. But I think it’s just that this is the best iteration of the style. The spices are understated, which is a plus in my book. It was on tap as of this writing, so if you’re in the mood, go get one.

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The Court Specialties section includes New England favorites Pot Roast ($16.99), Shepard’s Pie ($15.99), Baked Scrod ($16.99) and Fish and Chips ($14.99) alongside lone wolf Cajun Beef Tips ($18.99).

The beef tips were cooked to our desired temperature but lacking in any real Cajun flavor, or if there was some it was overtaken by the generous ladling of gorgonzola sauce.

Entrees come with two sides, and the somewhat gluey Garlic Mashed Potatoes were tasty enough, but the Vegetable of the Day sauteed zucchini and summer squash were a bit bland and plenty cooked.

Collegian Court features a full bar, and the separate bar and eating area was much livelier than the large dining room on the night we visited.

Live music is also featured every weekend, and an outdoor patio was added as part of the most recent renovations.

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The Court Specialties section includes New England favorites Pot Roast ($16.99), Shepard’s Pie ($15.99), Baked Scrod ($16.99) and Fish and Chips ($14.99) alongside lone wolf Cajun Beef Tips ($18.99).

Above, pierogies cook on the grill at The Collegian Court restaurant. At left, from top, an order of Chicken & Shrimp Diavolo; a salmon dinner. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN)

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Show ready to bloom Smith College Fall Chrysanthemum Show opens Saturday

By Anne-Gerard Flynn

Special to The Republican

Smith College’s annual Fall Chrysanthemum Show is ready to bloom for the public Saturday through Nov. 17, with an opening lecture tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.

The popular display of chrysanthemums in many shapes and colors will be open daily for public viewing in the Lyman Conservatory at the Botanic Garden on the Smith campus.

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tied to Lina’s emotional state.

If she isn’t already in the red, for example, she won’t be able to say something that registers as angry even if there might be ample reason for her to say something cutting. If you select a response that doesn’t jibe with her emotional state a rationalization will appear on the screen to explain away her aversion.

By pushing Lina into certain emotional states assorted conversation branches become available.

Lina is affected by a number of variables such as who she picks up, the conversations she has with her passengers, where she decides to crash for the night and how well she sleeps. Capra, the company that Lina loathes, offers the cheapest rooms for one-night stays, but I never had Lina stay in any because the savings didn’t seem worth risking her mental well-being. Instead, I generally had Lina stay at a cheap motel where the quality of her rest

extended to 8.

The display is open daily at 9 a.m. to Friends of the Botanic Garden of Smith College who are asked to bring their membership card.

Suggested donation for the event, a tradition dating back to the 1990s, is $5.

Yoko Kawai, of Yale School of Architecture and co-founder of Mirai Work Space, will give the opening lecture, “Space for Well-being: Japanese Spatial Concepts in Gardens and Architecture,” tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Carroll Room.

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The statistician’s words made me idly entertain the possibility that in another dimension I might be choosing my responses differently.

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Events THURSDAY “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”: Today-Sat, Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts Theatre 14; 0-$10. 7 College Lane, Northampton; smith. edu.

"Forever Plaid": Today, 7:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat, 8 p.m. Majestic Theater; Through Dec. 8; $26-$34. 131 Elm St., West Springfield. 413-747-7797 or majestictheater.com.

listing Late Nights at Amherst Cinema: Fri, 9:45 p.m. Amherst Cinema; "House." Not rated, Japanese with English subtitles, Regular admission. 28A Amity St., Amherst.

Turkey Supper: Fri, 5-6:30 p.m.

South Hadley Methodist Church; Takeout is also available. Reservations help planning. Please call 413-532-0500, $10; children 6-10 $5; under 6 free. 30 Carew St., South Hadley.

Workshop: Video Workshop with Marty Langford: Fri.-Sat, 3 p.m. Bing Arts Center; American Haunt on the Hill: Today, 6-9 p.m.

International College professor Cultural Center at Eagle Hill; Adand filmmaker Marty Langford will mission is free; The haunted house cover the basics. $20, $10 students. is recommended for ages 10 and Register for the class online at up. 242 Old Petersham Road, HardBingArtsCenter.org. 716 Sumner wick. thecenterateaglehill.org.

Ave., Springfield. 413-731-9730 or bingartscenter.org.

FRIDAY

The O-Tones at Amherst Coho Concert Series: Fri, 7:30-10 p.m.

Pioneer Valley Cohousing Great Room; $10-$20. 120 Pulpit Hill Road, Amherst.

Amherst Survival Center’s Feed the Spirit dinner and auction: Fri, 6 p.m. Quonquont Farm & Orchard; Evening will feature dinner donated

by Blue Heron Restaurant, an aerial and acrobatic performance by Nimble Arts, and the Fund-A-Need auction. Tickets are $75, $100, or $125 (sliding scale). A table for 8 guests can be reserved for $600.

Tickets can be purchased online at amherstsurvival.org/feedthespirit, by check, or by calling 413-5493968 x108. 9 North St., Whately; Annual Quarter Auction: Fri, 6 p.m. Foster Memorial Church; Admission is $5 and includes a numbered paddle, a beverage and a raffle ticket. Snacks will be available for purchase. Reserve your seat by calling Lori at 626-9040.

1791 Wilbraham Road, Springfield.

413-782-2112.

Applause Series presents Jimmy Mazz: Fri, 7 p.m. Agawam Senior Center, 954 Main Street, Agawam.

413-821-0604.

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”: See Thursday listing

First Friday: Ray Mason: Fri, 8 p.m.

Bing Arts Center; $5. 716 Sumner Ave., Springfield. 413-731-9730 or bingartscenter.org.

"Forever Plaid": See Thursday

Amherst Choral Society: Sat, noon, Buckley Recital Hall; Free and open to the public. Intersec-

Amherst Symphony Orchestra Concert: Sat, 8 p.m. Buckley Recital Hall; $10 general, $5 seniors, students with ID and children under 12, free for Five College students with ID. Intersection of Routes 9 and 116, Amherst. amherst.edu.

Art on Screen: "Gauguin in Tahiti: Paradise Lost": Sat, 12:30 p.m.

Amherst Cinema, Regular admission. 28A Amity St., Amherst.

Berkshire Bach presents James Bagwell conducting Bach & Telemann: Sat, 4 p.m. First Congregational Church of Great Barrington; Reception with the performers follows the concert; $20-$50. Free for children and students with ID. 251 Main St., Great Barrington.

Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum: Sat, 2:30 p.m.

Forbes Library; "The Year of the Six Presidents," with David Pietrusza, a meeting in the Coolidge Museum will be held before the program, 20 West Street, Northampton. 413587-1011 or forbeslibrary.org.

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”: See Thursday listing

Breast Cancer Unit. $80. 281 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam; 413-7862593 or crestviewcc.org.

"Forever Plaid": See Thursday listing

Longmeadow UNICO Food, Wine, Beer and Spirit Tasting: Sat, 7-9 p.m. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; More than 20 local restaurants and bakeries will provide food, while four Bay State Breweries will offer samples of their various styles of beer throughout the event. Live entertainment provided by John Manzi; $35 per person. 1000 West Columbus Ave., Springfield. 877-4HOOPLA or hoophall.com.

Gardening the Community's Fall Harvest Celebration: Sat, 4 p.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church; Event features homemade soup and pie, a raffle, and more. $6 adults, $3 children under 13. 361 Sumner Ave., Springfield; 413-7375311.

The Great Pretenders Breast Cancer Benefit Concert: Sat, Crestview Country Club, Doors open at 5:00 p.m., dinner is at 6:00 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. There will be auctions and raffles. Admission is $80 pp and includes full plated dinner and reserved seating. For tickets, call 413-977-3019, 281 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam. 413-786-2593 or crestviewcc.org/.

The Great Pretenders Breast Cancer Benefit Concert: Sat, 5 p.m. Crestview Country Club; Local tribute artists perform to benefit

Read to Cadence the Dog: Sat, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sixteen Acres Branch Library; For children ages 4-10. Children will sign up for a 10 minute time slot to read with a trained therapy dog. For more information or to register please call 413-263-6858, free. 1187 Parker Street, Springfield; 413-263-6858.

Short Skirts, Oh My! A History of Women's Rights: Sat, 2 p.m. Jones Library; Program documents the

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Historic Northampton Museum and Education: Historic Northampton: Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. noon-4 p.m. $3 individuals, $6 families. Northampton Food Tour on Sunday and Nov. 3, 10, 24, Dec. 1, 1:30PM. Sample the best the Pioneer Valley has to offer, guests must purchase tickets in advance. Please book now at offthebeatenpathfoodtours.com/ tour/northampton-food-tour; $48. 46 Bridge St., Northampton, historic-northampton.org.

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Springfield Symphony Orchestra: Sat, 7:30 p.m. Springfield Symphony Hall; SSO presents "Tchaikovsky & Brahms," Tickets start at $25.

34 Court St., Springfield. 413-7332291 or symphonyhall.com.

Holyoke Heritage State Park: Permanent exhibit: Holyoke Parks and Recreation exhibits depict city's history. Hours Tues.-Sun. noon.-4 p.m. free, 221 Appleton St., Holyoke 413-534-1723.

“The Understudies: An Improvised Musical”: Sat, 7 p.m. Happier Valley Comedy Theater; Improvisers and one musician create an entire musical from scratch. Tickets: $13 online and at the door. For more info, visit happiervalley.com.

1 Mill Valley Road Suite B, Hadley.

What Our Voices Carry: Sat, 7 p.m. Shea Theater; 71 Avenue A, Turners Falls; 413-863-2281 or theshea.org.

Workshop: Video Workshop with Marty Langford: See Friday listing

SUNDAY Animalia! presented by PV Symphony Chorus: Sun, 4 p.m. Second Congregational Church; Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus & Chamber Choir present Animalia! Music inspired by the animal kingdom, featuring organist Noah Horn; $5$25. 16 Court Square, Greenfield.

Double Dose of Art: Sun, 2-4 p.m.

Springfield Central Library Community Room; Celebrate the artists of two new art projects in this free public reception. The Springfield Central Cultural District reveals winners of Uplifting, their exciting elevator art project, and Art Central hosts Color & Light, a collection curated by Artists of Springfield.

Free. 220 State St., Springfield.

Experience Music at United Presents: Sun, 2 p.m. United Congregational Church of Holyoke, Chris Devine and Michael Nix, "Bach and Banjar," $10 suggested donation, $5 seniors and students. 300 Appleton St., Holyoke. 413-532-1483 or uccholyoke.org.

FleytMuzik Performs "Farewell to the Homeland, Poyln": Sun, 2:15 p.m. Mount Holyoke College, McCulloch Auditorium, Pratt Hall Mount Holyoke College, 50 College St., South Hadley.

Master Ballet Class with Fredrick Davis: Sun, 1 p.m. Amherst Ballet; For intermediate and advanced dancers; $25 for a 2-hour class. 29 Strong St., Amherst.

Nutcracker Tea Party: Sun, 3 p.m.

Storrowton Tavern & Carriage House; Enjoy tea and sweet treats

Josiah Day House: Guided tours, artifacts, furniture, clothing and documents from 1754-1902, call for open house schedule and individual tours. $3, $1 children 6-12, free for members, 70 Park St., West Springfield, 413-734-8322.

Actors, from left, Tomm Knightlee, of Enfield, Brian Michael Henry, of New York City, Bryan Austerman, of Southwick, and Chris Coffey, of New Jersey, perform a tune in “Forever Plaid,” which runs through Dec. 8 at West Springfield’s Majestic Theater. (KAIT RANKINS PHOTO) with your favorite Nutcracker characters. Silent auction, children’s crafts. All proceeds benefit the ABB Nutcracker 2019 Tour.

Buy tickets ahead, no tickets will be sold at the door; tututix.com/ client/berkshireballet/, $20 kids, $27 adults. 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield; 413-732-4188 or storrowton.com.

Shelter: A Recital of Contemporary American Song with Kate Saik: Sun, 3 p.m. Sweeney Concert Hall; Featuring texts of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Frost, Fiona Macleod, Mirabai, Toni Morrison, and Sylvia Plath. Soprano Katherine Saik, with Jerry Noble, piano, Marie-Volcy Pelletier, cello and Hannah Berube, clarinet; free.

7 College Lane, Northampton. smith.edu.

than two dozen Indian motorcycles and related memorabilia. Through Dec. 1.

Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts: “People at Work and Other Environmental Portraits by Tad Malek,” through July 12; Bauhaus exhibit, through Feb. 16. Museum a la Carte, today, 12:15 p.m., “Exhibition on Screen: Leonardo: The Works.” Cookies and coffee provided, $4, $2 members.

Springfield Science Museum: “Interactive Science Exhibit: Fallen Log,” permanent exhibit, “Family Science Adventures,” weekends, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Dinosaur Hall with Tyrannoseaurus Rex, African Hall with elephant, giraffe and other animals.

Solutia Live Animal Center, Native American Hall, animal habitats;

Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum: Permanent exhibit provides opportunities to explore new sounds and vocabulary, play rhyming games, invent stories, and engage in activities that encourage teamwork and Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden: creative thinking, with interactive Outdoor sculpture garden of three-dimensional exhibits. Also, larger-than-life bronze statues of Geisel’s personal memorabilia, Springfield native Dr. Seuss at his including never before publicly disdrawing board surrounded by some played art, the original Geisel Grove of his most beloved characters, free sign which used to hang in Forest on the green; Park, and furniture from author’s sitGeorge Walter Vincent Smith Art ting room and studio, including his Museum: “In the Gardens of Mount drawing board and armchair. Timed Olympus,” through Dec. 31, “Ancient tickets required, for reservations, Treasures,” permanent exhibit of online, springfieldmuseums.org. artifacts from ancient China, Greece, Quadrangle admission: $25, adults, Rome and Egypt; $16.50, seniors 60-plus and college

Quadrangle

Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: “Sweet: A Tasty Journey.” Through April 26.

Permanent exhibit includes more

students with ID, $13, children ages 3-17, and free, children under age 3, members and Springfield residents with proof of residency. Mon.-Sat. 10

a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Museums Amelia Park Children’s Museum: Hands-on activities and creative exhibits, Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sun. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $7, $3.50 seniors, free children 1 year and younger, members, teachers and military personal receive $1 off, 29 South Broad St., Westfield, ameliaparkmuseum.org.

Children’s Museum at Holyoke: Amazing world of learning and play, includes Wiggle and Wash vet clinic, toddler merry-go-round, STEMbased cash register for kids, Tues.Fri. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Sun. noon-4 p.m. $8 adults and children, $5 seniors, children under 1 free, 444 Dwight St., Holyoke, childrensmuseumholyoke.org.

Connecticut Science Center: Hands-on, interactive experiences with over 150 exhibits in 10 galleries, Tues.-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; $17, $14 children 4-17, $15.50 seniors 65-plus, free ages 3 and under.

250 Columbus Blvd., Hartford, ctsciencecenter.org.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: “Under the Sea with Eric Carle,” through March 1, Gabrielle Healy Carroll storytime programs, Tues. and Fri., 10:30 a.m., Sat. 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and Sun., 2 p.m., free with admission; Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon5 p.m. $6, $9, $22.50 for a family of four, 125 West Bay Road, Amherst, carlemuseum.org.

Keep Homestead Museum: First Sunday of month through December, 1-3:30 p.m., 35 Ely Road, Monson, keephomesteadmuseum.org; Mark Twain House and Museum: Mon.-Sat., 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sun., noon-5:30 p.m. $16, $14 seniors, $10 children 6-16 and children under 6 free for main house tour. $6, $4 children 6-16 servants wing tour. $20 adults, combined tour package, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, marktwainhouse.org.

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art: Wed.-Mon., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., $20 adults, $18 seniors, veterans, $12 students with ID, $8 children ages 6-16, $2, EBT or WIC cardholder; free, children under 6, members, 87 Marshall St., North Adams, massmoca.org.

Mead Art Museum: Tues.-Thurs., Sun., 9 a.m.-midnight, Fri. 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., free, 220 South Pleasant St., Amherst, amherst.edu.

Memorial Hall Museum: “Our Living Landscape,” “Deerfield Education through the Yards and Edward and Orra Hitchcock and early Natural Sciences,” photographs by Frances and Mary Allen, through today. Collection of furnishings, paintings, textiles, quilts, dolls and toys, military items, tools, and Native American artifacts, Tues.-Sun. 11 a.m.-4:3 p.m., $6 adults, $3 youth and students ages 6-21, 8 Memorial St., Deerfield, deerfield-ma.org.

Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: Special Loans from the David C. Driskell Center, through June 21, Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m., free, Lower Lake Road, South Hadley, mtholyoke.edu.

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Calendar CONTINUED FROM PAGE E18 Hall of Fame: Dozens of hands-on exhibits, regulation-sized basketball court and more than 900 artifacts, Mon.-Fri., Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.. Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $19, $15 seniors 65-plus, $14 children 5-15, free for children 4 and under, 1000 West Columbus Ave., Springfield, hoophall.com.

Naumkeag: Incredible Naumkeag Pumpkin Show, today, 4-8:30 p.m.; $15 adults, free for children, 5 Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge.

New England Air Museum: Restored F-104 Starfighter, vintage planes, hands-on activities, $12.50, $7 children 4-11, free for children 3 and under, $11.50 seniors 65+. 36 Perimeter Road, Windsor Locks, neam.org.

Norman Rockwell Museum: Daily, Nov.-April, weekdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., weekends and holidays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $18, $17 seniors, $10 students, $6 children 6-18, free for members and children 5 and under.

9 Route 183, Stockbridge, nrm.org.

Old Sturbridge Village: "The Sleepy Hollow Experience."

Through Sunday; Thurs. and Sun. at 7:30 p.m. and Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. To purchase tickets visit osv.org. Permanent exhibit: Kidstory; "Neat and Tasty: Getting Dressed in Early New England"; apparel in portraiture.

Hours: Wed.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $24, $22 seniors, $8 children 3-17, free for children under 3, Route 20, Sturbridge or osv.org.

Pan African Hitorical Museum USA: Tues.-Fri., noon-4 p.m. free, 1500 Main St., Springfield, 413733-1823.

Polish Center of Discovery and Learning: Mon.-Fri., 1-5 p.m. $5 donation, 33 South St., Chicopee, polishcenter.net.

Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: Ride restored 1896 trolley car on Sat., Sun. and holidays to Oct. 27, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., free, rides are $4, adults, $2, children ages 6-12, free, children 5 and younger, 14 Depot St., Shelburne Falls, sftm.org.

Smith College Museum of Art: “Object Histories: From the African Continent to the Smith College Galleries,” through June, “Alma Thomas: The Light of the Whole Universe,” through Dec. 31, “Defiant Vision: Prints & Poetry by Munio Makuuchi,” through Dec. 8, Elm Street at Bedford Terrace, Northampton, scam.smith.edu.

Springfield Armory National Historic Site: Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 1 Armory Square, Springfield, nps. gov/spar.

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American paintings and sculpture, master prints and drawings, English silver and early photography, Tues.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m, $20, free, members, children 18 and younger, students with valid ID, 225 South St., Williamstown, clarkart.edu.

Titanic Museum: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.4 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $4, $2 children and students, 208 Main St., Indian Orchard, titanic1.org.

University of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art: Fine Arts Center, Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 2-5 p.m., 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst.

Ventfort Hall Mansion: Guided tours. Ghost Hunt, “A Spirited Evening” on Saturday at 7 p.m. with David Raby. $35 per person. 104 Walker St., Lenox, gildedage.org.

Volleyball Hall of Fame: Thur.-Sun., noon-4:30 p.m. $2.50-$3.50, 444 Dwight St., Holyoke, volleyhall.org; Wistariahurst Museum: Historic house tours, Sat.-Mon., noon-4 p.m., $7, $5 students and seniors, 238 Cabot St., Holyoke, wistariahurst. org.

Worcester Art Museum: “Archaic Avant-Garde: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection,” through Oct. 27, Wed.Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., third Thur. until 8 p.m., 55 Salisbury St., Worcester, worcesterart.org; Yiddish Book Center: $10, general admission, $6, student, Yiddish Book Center and Springfield JCC members, $8, seniors, 1021 West St., Amherst, yiddishbookcenter.org.

Galleries A.P.E. Gallery: Tues.-Thur., noon5 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., noon-8 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m., 126 Main St., Northampton, apearts.org.

Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery: Tues.-Fri., 12:30-4:30 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Building 28, Springfield Technical Community College, 1 Armory Square, Springfield, 413755-5258.

Arts Unlimited Gallery: Mon., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Thurs.-Fri., 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., noon-4 p.m.

Village Commons, 25 College St., South Hadley, 413-532-7047.

ArtWorks Gallery: Veterans Art Show: Perspectives on Military Service. Artwork from veterans, active duty military, National Guard and Reserves will be exhibited through November. Reception on Nov. 16, 5-7 p.m. Gallery hours: Friday: 3-7 p.m., Saturday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday: noon-4 p.m.

Free, brookfieldinstitute.org/ workshops/2019/11/1/massachusetts-veterans-art-exhibit. 69 Main St., Ware.

Longmeadow UNICO Food, Wine, Beer and Spirit Tasting will be held Saturday, 7-9 p.m., at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO) Cynthia Reeves Gallery: “How to See the Moon,” through Nov. 22, Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Building 13, 1315 Mass Moca Way, North Adams.

Ferrin Contemporary: “Crystal Morey: Venus on the Waves,” through Saturday; free, 1315 Mass Moca Way, North Adams.

Gallery A3 Amherst Art Alliance: Works by Eric Roudy and Keith Hollingworth, through Saturday, 28 Amity St., Amherst, 413-256-4250.

Gallery La Vie: Sun., noon-5 p.m. and by appointment, 471 Main St., Hatfield, Gallerylavie.com.

Indian Orchard Mills Dane Gallery: Sat., noon-4 p.m. or by appointment.

34 Front St., Indian Orchard, 413543-3321.

J. H. Miller Custom Framing and Gallery: Mon.-Fri. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.2 p.m. 86 Elm St., West Springfield, 413-732-9128.

Jasper Rand Art Museum: Mon.Thurs., 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri.-Sat., 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Westfield Athenaeum, 6 Elm St., Westfield, westath. org.

Loomis Chaffey School: “Truthing Truth” by James Tyler. through Friday. 4 Batchelder Road, Windsor or mercygallery.org.

Nina’s Nook: “Mapping the Body”

by Nancy Lautenbach, through Saturday. 125A Avenue A, Turners Falls.

Northampton Center for the Arts: “This Is Me: Portraits of Pathlight,” through today, free, 33 Hawley St., Northampton, nohoarts.org.

Old Town Hall: “The Lost Seclusion Drawings” by Cletus van Stratten, through Nov. 8, 43 Main St., Easthampton.

Park Hill Orchard: “Art in the

Orchard,” through Nov. 23. 82 Park Hill Road, Easthampton.

Northampton, wbfinearts.com.

Primary Colour Gallery: Artwork of Dave Carmen, Jeff Groleau, Renee Groleau, Anna Lee Lipman, and Jo Barry, Wed. 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Fri. 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 183 West State St., Granby, 413-467-9183.

Outdoors

R. Michelson Galleries: Leonard Baskin, sculptor: “A Retrospective,” through today. 132 Main St., Northampton, michelson.com.

Salmon Falls Artisans: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m., 1 Ashfield St. #9, Shelburne Falls, salmonfallsgallery.com.

Berkshire Botanical Garden: Cynthia Wick’s “The Shape of Color.”

Through Dec. 1. 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge, berkshirebotanical.org.

Great Falls Discovery Center: Annual Rag Shag Parade today on Avenue A. Meet at Food City Parking lot at dusk for parade. Special Halloween open hours until 6 p.m. Art Exhibit: “25 Years of Cider Days.” Through Nov. 6. 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls or greatfallsma.org.

Sienna Patti Contemporary: Jamie Lupa Zoo: Daily, weather permitBennett “In Aerum,” through Nov. ting, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $15, adults, $12, 11. 80 Main St., Lenox. seniors, age 62-plus, $12, children, ages 2 to 10, free, infants, 62 Nash Smith College-Oresman Gallery: “Peyrelebade”: Patrick Neal Paint- Hill Road, Ludlow, lupazoo.org; ings. Through today. Free, smith.

Natural Bridge State Park: Daily, 9 edu/academics/art/events. Green a.m. to 5 p.m., year round, programs Street, Northampton are free, parking fee, $5 MassaTaber Art Gallery: “Deconstructing Roy Lichtenstein” by David Barsalou, through Nov. 21; Mon.-Thurs, 10 a.m.5 p.m., Holyoke Community College, 303 Homestead Ave., 413-552-2614.

Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Portrait artist Jeff Wrench exhibit, through today, 289 Main St., Greenfield, hawksandreed.com.

Valley Photo Center: Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 1500 Main St., Springfield, 413-781-1553.

Western New England University Arts Gallery: Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.8 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, wne. edu/arts.

William Baczek Fine Arts: “Gardens of Illusion” by El Gato Chimney, through Nov. 9, 36 Main St.,

chusetts residents, $10, others, 107 McAuley Road, North Adams;

Zoo in Forest Park: Daily, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., weather permitting, $5, adults, $3.50, military and seniors, $2.50, children, 12 and younger, free, infants, plus daily Forest Park parking fee, $3, in-state, $5 per out-of-state vehicle. Sumner Avenue, Springfield, forestparkzoo.org.

The Republican is not responsible for unannounced schedule changes.

Listings must be received two weeks before the date of the event. Items should be mailed to: Entertainment Guide, The Republican, P.O. Box 1329, Springfield, MA 01102-1329 or email pmastriano@repub.com or submit it online, masslive.com/myevent

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NOVEMBER EVENTS Berkshire Museum 39 South St, PittsďŹ eld, MA 01201 413-443-7171 berkshiremuseum.org OLLI Distinguished Speaker Series The Seine: The River that Made Paris, with Elaine Sciolino Thursday, October 31, 3 pm $15; OLLI and Berkshire Museum members $10; free for BCC students and youth 17 and under.

In the spring of 1978 as a young journalist in Paris, Elaine Sciolino was seduced by a river. In The Seine, she tells the story of that river through its rich history and lively characters—a bargewoman, a riverbank bookseller, a houseboat dweller, a famous cameraman known for capturing the river’s light. She patrols with river police, rows with a restorer of antique boats, discovers a champagne vineyard, and even dares to swim in the Seine. Elaine Sciolino is a contributing writer and former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times, based in France since 2002.

First Fridays Artswalk Photographer’s Choice: Photographs by Current Members of the Berkshire Museum Camera Club

Friday, November 1, 5 to 8 pm

WeeMuse Art Lab Saturday, November 2, 11 am Included with regular Museum admission.

At WeeMuse Art Lab, early learners try fun art-making activities with a science twist! Different kid-safe creative projects are offered during each monthly session.

ONGOING PROGRAMS WeeMuse Littlest Learners Tuesdays, 10:30 am Included with regular Museum admission.

Littlest Learners is for children 6 to 18 months and their caregivers and includes reading stories, singing songs, learning sign language, and stretching both bodies and minds.

WeeMuse Adventures Fridays, 11 to 11:30 am Included with regular Museum admission.

Songs, stories, scavenger hunts, play time, and more, geared towards children 18 months to 3 years. Older and younger siblings are always welcome!

Chow Time in the Aquarium Saturdays, 12:30 pm Included with regular Museum admission.

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Free and open to the community as part of Downtown PittsďŹ eld’s First Fridays Artswalk.

Members of the Berkshire Museum Camera Club present a diverse collection of photographs in the ďŹ rst display of their season with Photographer’s Choice, on view in Berkshire Museum’s Feigenbaum Hall of Innovation during the month of November. This gallery space features a rotating display of photography with a new theme each month, curated by current Camera Club members.