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OCCASIONALLY MENtion The Rendezvous in the Turners Falls section of Montague in the Scouting Report section of this weekly column, but I don’t recall ever shining a real spotlight on the place very much. So let’s correct that this week by running down nearly a full month of what The Rendezvous is offering for the start of the New Year. First, if not foremost, aspiring vocalists can show off their chops every Sunday at TNT Karaoke at 9 p.m. Now let’s look at the rest of the coming weeks. Vinmana will take the stage today with its original psychedelic jazz-rock at 8:30 p.m. Tomorrow will see a triple-header of Scare City, Sax Machine, and Holy Basil play at 9:30 p.m. Then, on Sunday, before karaoke, there will be a traditional Quebecois session starting at 3 p.m.
Family Night on Jan. 29. The Rendezvous is located at 78 Third St. Scouting report • Just a heads-up for those who frequent Luthier’s Co-op: The venue is closed for a winter vacation through Sunday. The backstage bar at Luthier’s reopens at 6 p.m. on George Lenker Monday, with trivia starting at Club Scout 7:30 p.m. Luthier’s Co-op is at 108 Cottage St. in EasthampShout Lulu will be featured ton. on Monday at 8 p.m., while • One of the longest-running and popular regional Wednesday will see a Grateful Dead Family Night with bands, The Savage Brothers, Owsley’s Owls at 9:30 p.m. will return to Theodores’ at The monthly Half Shaved Jazz The Rendezvous is located at 78 Third St. in Turners Falls. 201 Worthington St. in Spring(DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO) field tomorrow at 9 p.m. The show will take place on Jan. 16 Hartford-based band was at 7:30 p.m. Bridge of Flowers and Hung Trucker will finish place on Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. Ow- and Huevos II’s record release originally formed in 1984. Do you have a cool event up that weekend on Jan. 18 at sley’s Owls are back for anoth- party at 9:30 p.m. on Saturer Grateful Dead Family Night day. coming up at a local club? Send 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 22, while the weekend The month finishes with me a note about it at least two Sunday Jazz Brunch with of Jan. 24-25 features a Queer Brian Dickens on Jan. 26 at weeks in advance to geolenker@ Masala Jazz will be held at House Party with games and 6:30 p.m., open mic on Jan. 27, yahoo.com and I’ll try to get it 11 a.m. on Jan. 19, while the dancing on Friday at 8 p.m. and one more Grateful Dead in this space. monthly quiz night will take
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The Hartford-based Savage Brothers Band will play Theodores’ at 201 Worthington St., Springfield, tomorrow.
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 Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield
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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 Hot Shot Billards: DJ JR. 1440 North Main St., Palmer Iron Horse Music Hall: Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show. 20 Center St., Northampton J.J.’s Tavern: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 99 Main St.,
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Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield
Mike’s East Side Pub: Karaoke J & M Productions. 535 Page Blvd, Springfield
Pizza Shoppe: Open mic with John O’Neil. 134 Shaker Road, East Longmeadow
My Brothers Place: DJ with rock. 185 Grove St., Chicopee
Rafters: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 422 Amity St., Amherst
Shakago Martini & Piano Bar: DJ karaoke, featuring a full dinner menu and over 150 martinis. 21-23 Hampden St., Springfield
Mattie’s Cafe: DJ Aaron, reggae, old school, R & B. 750 Boston Road, Springfield MGM Springfield: Roar! Comedy Club Series: Jeff Dye. 1 MGM Way,
Paisano’s Pub: Dave’s acoustic jam. 138 College Highway, South-
Shadow Lounge: DJ with classics.
Southwick Inn: Open mic hosted by Steve Piper of Roadhouse Band. SEE NIGHTCLUBS, PAGE E3
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Nightclubs CONTINUED FROM PAGE E2 479 College Highway, Southwick Tavern Restaurant: Just Len. 2 Broad St., Westfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer The Still: Drink specials. 63 Springfield 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 Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley Boston Boston: Live acoustics. 16 Bolduc Lane, Chicopee Brewmaster’s Tavern: Tom Savoy. 4 Main St., Williamsburg Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield Christy’s Lounge: DJ. 278 Main St., Indian Orchard Club Castaway: Nude ladies dancing. Routes 5 and 10, Whately Collegian Court Restaurant: Blue Cube Jazz: Frances Rahaim with Ask me Now Jazz Ensemble. 89 Park St., Chicopee Danger Zone Saloon: Live entertainment. 948 Main St., Warren
Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Donovan’s Irish Pub: Live entertainment. 1655 Boston Road #C6, Springfield East Mountain Country Club: Lost 45’s Band. 1458 East Mountain Rd, Westfield Florence VFW: Karaoke with DJ Greg. 18 Meadow St., Florence Frankie B’s: DJ. 2957 Boston Road (Route 20), Wilbraham
Michael F. Curtin VFW Post 8006: Karaoke with Reil Entertainment Productions. Florence Road, Florence My Brothers Place: DJ with rock. 185 Grove St., Chicopee 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 & Piano Bar: Featuring a full dinner menu and over 150 martinis, DJ Dance. 2123 Hampden St., Springfield
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
The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer Theodores’: The Savage Brothers. 201 Worthington St., Springfield Turtle Pond: Live entertainment. 349 Wilbraham St., Palmer Underground Pub at the Crown Plaza: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 1 West St., Pittsfield
American Legion Post 351: Karaoke with DJ Chris. 50 Saint Kolbe Drive, Holyoke
Club House Lounge: Open mic comedy. 250 Westfield Road, Holyoke Danger Zone Saloon: Karaoke. 948 Main St., Warren Delaney House: Live Irish music with Jo Sallins. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee
World War II Club-The Deuce: Karaoke. 50 Conz St., Northampton
Fort Hill Brewery: The Savoy Duo. 30 Fort Hill Road, Easthampton
Lighthouse: Karaoke. 108 Sewall St., Ludlow
Open Door: DJ with karaoke. 247 Cady St., Ludlow
Club Castaway: Nude ladies dancing. Routes 5 and 10, Whately
East Mountain Country Club: Cooper Jones Band. 1458 East Mountain Rd, Westfield
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New City Brewery: Lunar Brew. 180 Pleasant St. (Rear), Easthampton
Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield
West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills
Iron Horse Music Hall: Court Etiquette, Moxie. 20 Center St., Northampton
New City Brewery: Ernie Anders 2020 @ New City Brewery. 180 Pleasant St. (Rear), Easthampton
Boston Boston: Live acoustics. 16 Bolduc Lane, Chicopee
Donovan’s Irish Pub: Live entertainment. 1655 Boston Road #C6, Springfield
World War II Club-The Deuce: Acoustic music, karaoke. 50 Conz St., Northampton
My Brothers Place: DJ with rock. 185 Grove St., Chicopee
Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley
VFW Post 8428: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 41 Pelham Road, Belchertown
287 Elm St., Westfield
Froggy’s Saloon: DJ karaoke with songstress Shorty. 846 Airport Industrial Park, Westfield
MGM Springfield: Roar! Comedy Club Series: Jeff Dye. 1 MGM Way, Springfield
Tavern Restaurant: Blueberry Hill Christy’s Lounge: DJ. 278 Main St., Indian Orchard Boys. 2 Broad St., Westfield Cindy’s Sports Bar: Live entertainThe Hawks & Reed Performing ment. 1620 North Main St., Palmer Arts Center: Kalliope Jones, sodada. 289 Main St., Greenfield
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Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield
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Patti’s 410 Lounge: Karaoke with Peter Kennedy. 32 Quincy Ave., Chicopee Shadow Lounge: DJ Redd. 278 Worthington St., Springfield Shakago Martini & Piano Bar: DJ dance, featuring a full dinner menu and more than 150 martinis. 21-23 Hampden St., Springfield Tavern Restaurant: Tied Down. 2 Broad St., Westfield The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Bombtrack: A Rage Against the Machine Tribute. 289 Main St., Greenfield
Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley Boston Boston: Open mic. 16 Bolduc Lane, Chicopee Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing. 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 & 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
MONDAY Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley
The Magic Lantern: Nude female Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield Theodores’: Professor Harp. 201 Worthington St., Springfield Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Underground Pub at the Crown Plaza: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 1 West St., Pittsfield
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Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield
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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. Dancing With the Stars Live!: 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. 2425, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Brantley Gilbert: Jan. 25, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. Springfield Symphony Orchestra: Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield ABBA Mania: Feb. 9, 7 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Brandy: Feb. 14, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. Gaelic Storm: Feb. 15, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Ice Cube: Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.
Rapper Ice Cube will perform at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. (KATRINA TULLOCH / SYRACUSE.COM)
Springfield Symphony Orchestra: Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Squeeze: Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton The Revitalists: Feb. 28, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. High Kings: Feb. 28, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton MercyMe: Feb. 29, 7 p.m. – Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn. The Lumineers: Feb. 29, 7 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. Eaglemania: March 6, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton
Springfield Symphony Orchestra: March 7, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Rascal Flatts: March 7, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. The Jayhawks: March 8, 8 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton Tony Bennett: March 13, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. Survivor: March 20, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. Adam Sandler: March 20, 8 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. Styx: March 21, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.
Charlie Wilson: March 27, 8 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Indigo Girls: March 27, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. Pitbull: March 27, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. Nate Bargatze: March 27, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Guster: March 28, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Brad Paisley: April 3, 7 p.m.– Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. Godsmack: April 16, 5 p.m. – DCU Center, Worcester Tracy Morgan: April 17, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. Springfield Symphony Orchestra: April 18, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Voyage: April 24, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Niall Horan: May 1, 7 p.m. – Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn. Springfield Symphony Orchestra: May 2, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield for King & Country: May 3, 7 p.m. – MassMutual Center, Springfield They Might Be Giants:
May 3, 8 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton Temptations, Four Tops: May 7, 7:30 p.m. – Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn. Candlebox: May 7, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. Springfield Symphony Orchestra: May 9, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Johnny Mathis: May 23, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. Johnny Mathis: May 23, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. David Crosby: June 10, 8 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton Who’s Live Anyway: June 13, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Ringo Starr: June 19, 7 p.m. – Tanglewood, Lenox Ozzy Osbourne: June 20, 7:30 p.m.– Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. Trey Anastasio: June 20, 7:30 p.m. – Tanglewood, Lenox Judy Collins, Arlo Guthrie: June 21, 2:30 p.m. – Tanglewood, Lenox Turtles, Chuck Negron: June 26, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Alanis Morissette, Garbage: June 27, 7 p.m. – Xfinity Theatre, Hartford
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
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WEDNESDAY TUESDAY 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: Latin night hosted by DJ Alexavier & DJ Chico. 20 Center St., Northampton Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield Tavern Restaurant: Trivia Night. 2 Broad St., Westfield
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Allman Brothers Band alumni plan 50th anniversary tribute
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GROUP OF SURVIVing members of the Allman Brothers Band, along with friends and family that have added to the band’s musical legacy, will gather for a concert on March 10 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the seminal Southern rock band. The concert will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York. Tickets are on sale through all Ticketmaster outlets and locations including ticketmaster.com and by phone at 800-745-3000. The surviving members of the last Allmans lineup – drummer Jaimoe Johanson, guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks, bassist Oteil Burbridge and percussionist Marc Quinones – will join forces with drummer Duane Trucks (brother of Derek and nephew of late Allmans founding drummer Butch); organist Reese Wynans, who played in the pre-Allmans band Second Coming; and pianist Chuck Leavall, who was an integral member of the 1970s version of the band. Dickey Betts was extended an invitation, but will not be part of the event. The Allman Brothers Band last performed as a group in 2014, before the passing of Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks.
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Liner notes • Smif-N-Wessun have a date scheduled for Hawks and Reed Performing Arts on Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets for the event are available through the venue website at hawksandreed. com. Smif-N-Wessun consists of collaborators Tek (Tekomin Williams) and Steele (Darrell Yates), who debuted in Brooklyn in 1993. The pair is also part of the Brooklyn group Boot Camp Clik. Shop for concert tickets here: StubHub, SeatGeek, Ticketmaster.
• Lorrie Morgan is coming to Mohegan Sun. The country star will play the Wolf Den on Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. Wolf Den shows are free and seating is offered on a first-
The Christian music duo for King & Country will perform at the MassMutual Center in Springfield on May 3.
come, first-served basis. Morgan began singing at age 13 and has charted over 40 times on the Billboard country charts. She is known for her No. 1 country hits “Five Minutes,” “What Part of No” and “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength.” Morgan’s last solo release “Letting Go ... Slow” came out in 2016. In 2017, she released an album of duets with Pam Tillis. • Morgan Heritage is scheduled to play the Boston area early in 2020. The reggae group will play the Brighton Music Hall on Feb. 20. Tickets are available through the venue website at musichallbrighton.com. Morgan Heritage consists of the offspring of reggae icon Denroy Morgan and the group has roots in Springfield, where the family lived in the 1970s. They’ve had a stellar career with 11 studio albums, three live albums, four compilation albums, and a Grammy Award (for best reggae album). • The Christian music duo for King & Country is coming to downtown Springfield. Australian brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone will play the MassMutual Center on May 3 at 7 p.m. Tickets for the show are available through massmutualcenter.com. The tour is in support of “Burn the Ships,” the duo’s third studio album, which was released in 2017. The single “Joy” was nominated for the 2019 Grammy Award for best contemporary Christian music performance/ song. • Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will tour again this summer and have included a stop in the Boston area. The tour will hit the Xfinity Center in Mansfield on Aug. 8.
Cover art from the Allman Brothers Band’s 1969 debut album. A group of surviving members of the Allman Brothers Band, along with friends and family that have added to the band’s musical legacy, will gather for a concert at Madison Square Garden on March 10 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the seminal Southern rock band. (CAPRICORN RECORDS)
Tickets for the show are on sale beginning tomorrow at 10 a.m. through all Ticketmaster outlets and locations including ticketmaster.com and by phone at 800-745-3000. Buffett has used his music to create a lifestyle brand that includes restaurant chains, casinos, real estate, and craft beer, which continue to engage his loyal fan base, The Parrotheads. • Comic Artie Lange is
coming to the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts. Lange will entertain at the Worcester venue on March 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets for the show are on sale through the venue website at thehanovertheatre. com. Lange is a standup comedian, actor and radio host, who first came to prominence as a regular on “The Howard Stern Show.” SEE LIVEWIRE, PAGE E7
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estfield’s live music series continues in a big way in 2020. Presented by Gaslight Entertainment, the Westfield Concert Series will feature a smorgasbord of musicians performing at the Westfield Women’s Club as part of a monthly concert series designed to bring local and national talent to the city.
Jon Berman opens the 2017 MusicFEST concert on the green as part of the summer music series from Westfield on Weekends. Berman will play at Westfield Women’s Club tomorrow as part of Gaslight Entertainment’s Westfield Concert Series. (FREDERICK GORE PHOTO)
First up, this weekend, concertgoers will be treated to a trio of national acts – KICK: The INXS Experience, the James Montgomery Blues Band and Porter Carrol Jr. – alongside one of the area’s very own: singer, songwriter, saxophonist and guitarist Jon Berman. “What’s so cool about this, the Gaslight Entertainment shows, is that it’s an actual show. It’s nice to be able to introduce a song, talk about it, and put on a little bit of a show,” said Berman. “So, I’m looking at this show as a big moment for the guys who are putting it on. They thought it through and they took a risk on bringing live music to Westfield. I’m really proud of them,” he said. Long familiar to the music scene, Berman said that the opportunity that Gaslight Entertainment is offering musicians can be somewhat difficult to come by in the area. “This is a great place to live, but a little harder for musicians. People are going out for a short night. It’s hard to put on an actual show. You’re playing music to be seen and not heard,” he said. “In some ways, it’s hard to do something you want to do. I have bands like (Jimmy Buffet tribute “Changes in Latitudes”) that toured and bigger things. Playing by myself, I’m not somebody who’s going to go in and play today’s country or Top 40.” Berman, a self-professed “hockey dad” who splits his time as a teacher, saxophonist and owner of apparel
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IF YOU GO Event: Westfield Concert Series When: KICK: The INXS Experience and Jon Berman, Friday, 7 p.m.; James Montgomery, Saturday, 7 p.m.; Porter Carroll Jr., Sunday, 4 p.m. Where: Westfield Women’s Club, 28 Court St, Westfield Tickets: Start at $33; available at westfieldconcerts.com More information: westfieldconcerts.com
company “Big Moments Apparel,” said that on a personal level, too, returning to Westfield to perform is a big moment for him. “It’s a big moment for me because I’m coming back to Westfield and playing a show. I went to Westfield State. I started there in the fall of 1995 and graduated in 1999,” he said. “I remember noticing that the Westfield Women’s Club had a nice theater and saying to myself, ‘this is a great place to do a show.’” For those who know Berman for his abilities on the saxophone – an instrument that earned him spots with bands and musicians ranging from Barefoot Truth and Changes in Latitudes all the way to Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers and Staind’s Aaron Lewis – the upcoming show also serves as a representation of how Berman himself has chosen to deal with some of his own life’s trials and tribulations, too. “I had cancer. Going through treatment, it gave me the time to really start learning how to play guitar. That’s what I focused on. I fell in love with the guitar,” he said, adding that since then, he has made a point to support – and perform – at fundraisers on behalf of organizations such as the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where he was once a patient himself. “It was only 2009, 2010 that I really first played a song on guitar,” he said. “You do what you’re good at and what you enjoy.” KICK: The INXS Experience and Berman will perform on Friday at 7 p.m. James Montgomery will perform Saturday at 7 p.m. and Porter Carroll Jr. will perform Sunday at 4 p.m. Tickets start at $33. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit westfieldconcerts.com
“I’m looking at this show as a big moment for the guys who are putting it on. They thought it through and they took a risk on bringing live music to Westfield. I’m really proud of them.” JON BERMAN
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Tickets for the show are on sale through the promoter’s website at crossroadspresents.com. Soul Asylum earned a Grammy for best rock song in 1994 with the radio hit “Runaway Train.” In 2018, Sony Legacy released a previously unheard live album, “Live from Liberty • Soul Asylum is coming to Lunch, Austin, TX” which was recorded in 1992. Boston. Local H, another rock band The band will play the Paradise Rock Club on Feb. 17 at that charted in the ’90s, will 7:30 p.m. open the show.
1960s and early ’70s including “Happy Together,” and “Eleanor,” (The Turtles), “one,” and “Joy to the World” (Check Negron of Three Dog Night), and “Hair” (The Cowsills). The tour also plays the Calvin Theatre in Northampton on June 26.
Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will tour again this summer and have included a stop at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield on Aug. 8. (KYLE LANZER / SPECIAL TO THE PLAIN DEALER)
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come, first-served basis. Less Than Jake formed in Gainesville, Florida, in 1992. CONTINUED FROM PAGE E5 The group had several stints • The Tedeschi Trucks on the Warped Tour, opened Band has outlined its 2020 for Bon Jovi, and joined the touring plans that include • Mary Gauthier is coming Projekt Revolution tour in three New England dates. to Northampton. 2004. The rock group will play The singer is slated to play The band’s most recent the Bank of New Hampshire the Parlor Room on April 5 at release, the EP “Sound the Pavilion in Guilford on July 7 p.m. Alarm” came out in 2017. 3, Midway Lawn in Essex Tickets for the show are Junction, Vermont, on July 5, available online through the • The 2020 version of and the Westville Music Bowl promoter’s website at signa- the Happy Together tour is turesoundspresents.com. in New Haven, Connecticut, coming to the Hampton Beach Gauthier was born in New on July 18. Casino Ballroom. Tickets for the shows are Orleans, but got her start in The tour, featuring artists available through the band’s the industry while living in from the 1960s, will play the website at tedeschitrucksBoston. The roots artist’s most New Hampshire venue on band.com. recent release, “Rifles and Ro- June 28. sary Beads,” was nominated The band features AllTickets are available through man Brothers alum Dereck for a Grammy in the best folk the venue website at casinobTrucks and his wife, Susan allroom.com. album category. Tedeschi, a Boston-based The tour features perforblues guitarist and songwritmances from The Turtles, • Less Than Jake is comer who was nominated for a ing to Connecticut. Chuck Negron (formerly of Grammy (best new artist) in The ska-punk band will play Three Dog Night), The Cowsills, The Association, Mark 2000. The Wolf Den at Mohegan She eventually won a Lindsay, and The Vogues. Sun on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. Grammy in 2012 for best The artists will offer up a Wolf Den shows are free and blues album with the Tedeschi seating is offered on a firststring of hits from the late Trucks Band.
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Majestic Theater to stage whodunit Comedy mystery ‘Deathtrap’ runs through Feb. 16
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he comedy mystery “Deathtrap,” which opens tonight at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield, should not be unfamiliar to some audience members. It was Broadway’s longest-running comedy thriller and was nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Play, before going on to become a successful movie starring Michael Caine and the late Christopher Reeves. “Whether or not they know the story is another question. Some probably have seen it a long time ago and forgotten some things. There are a lot of twists and turns and some intriguing surprises you don’t expect. So, in my director’s notes in the program I’ve asked audience members to keep these secrets and surprises to themselves so that they don’t spoil it for others,” said director Robbie Simpson. The classic comedy/thriller by Ira Levin follows the story of Sidney Bruhl, a formerly successful playwright who is now low on money and inspiration. A play written by a student, Clifford Anderson, arrives and Sidney is certain it will be a hit, even joking to his wife that he may have to kill the young man and
From left, actors Walter Mantani (of West Springfield) and Lisa Abend (of Northampton) are shown in a scene from “Deathtrap” at West Springfield’s Majestic Theater. (KAIT RANKINS PHOTO)
IF YOU GO Event: “Deathtrap” When: Today-Feb. 16; performances take place Wednesday–Sunday Where: Majestic Theater, 131 Elm St., West Springfield Tickets: $24-$31; can be purchased by calling 413747-7797 More information: majestictheater.com
steal his script. Sidney invites Cliff over to work on the play, which is also titled “Deathtrap,” then learns there are no other copies of the play in existence. To the horror of his wife, Sidney appears to choke From left, actors Jack Grigoli (of Wilbraham) and Ron Komora (of Selinsgrove, Pa.) star in the comCliff to death and drag him off edy thriller “Deathtrap,” which will be presented at West Springfield’s Majestic Theater through SEE MAJESTIC, PAGE E16 Feb. 16. Tickets are $24-$31 and can be purchased by calling 413-747-7797. (KAIT RANKINS PHOTO)
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The most anticipated video games of 2020 By Elise Favis
The Washington Post
2019 was a strong year for games. Remedy’s “Control” let us explore a cerebral, David Lynch-inspired world, Respawn wowed us with the surprise release of battle royale title “Apex Legends,” and Hideo Kojima’s mind-bending, package-delivering thriller “Death Stranding” received love from fans and critics alike. What can we look forward to in 2020? The new year leaves us on the precipice of a new console generation. Titles like “Hellblade: Senua’s Saga,” “Halo: Infinite” and “Godfall” are announced for next gen platforms, while others haven’t revealed PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X versions (i.e. “Cyberpunk 2077”) and will release for the current generation. Despite this transitional period, we still have plenty to be excited about.
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too, and it’s more than just a brief cameo. Reeves will play Johnny Silverhand, an iconic character from the original “Cyberpunk 2020” tabletop game on which the video game is based. We expect his role to be nothing short of breathtaking. “Ghost of Tsushima” Platform: PS4 Release date: TBA 2020 This samurai action adventure is a big tonal shift for Sucker Punch, a studio best known for the superhero series “Infamous.” Taking place in an open-world set in a feudal Japan, “Ghost of Tsushima” puts a katana in your hands, but it won’t be all about mowing down foes. Stealth will play a part, too, and you will wield a grappling hook to scale walls like Nathan Drake in “Uncharted 4.” The Game Awards gave us a first proper peek at the game, and it looks gorgeous, but much of the details remain a mystery. The PlayStation exclusive arrives this summer for PS4, with no word yet on whether it will come to nextgen as well.
entry from 2013 had a fitting end; possibly one of the best endings in a video game to date. But after witnessing several “The Last of Us 2” trailers that have trickled into event showcases over the past couple years, developer Naughty Dog is convincing me otherwise. Maybe there’s more for us within the game’s painful yet beautiful world. “The Last of Us 2” is a tale of revenge. Instead of playing as Joel, the protagonist from the original, you now play as a teenage Ellie who has been through hell and back. She’s no longer pulling out her joke book to tell some pun-filled one liners, or awed by the remnants of beauty that remain in a ravaged United States. She’s mad. In fact, she’s furious. She’s lost too many loved ones to a traumatic zombie apocalypse and she’s seen too many horrors. She isn’t letting it go. Exactly where “The Last of Us 2” takes us and who is along for the journey (Joel shows up briefly in a trailer from E3 2018, but it’s unclear if he’s a mainstay companion), remains to be seen.
“The Last of Us 2” Platform: PS4 Release date: May 29 Some, including myself, were hesitant about a sequel to “The Last of Us.” The first
“Halo: Infinite” Platform: Xbox Series X, PC Release date: TBA 2020 “Halo” has long been the face of Xbox, so it wasn’t a
“Watch Dogs: Legion” Platform: PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, PC Release date: TBA What if you could play as any character you see in a bustling virtual world? That’s what Ubisoft is promising with “Watch Dogs: Legion.” Taking place in a post-Brexit London, you once again play as a hacker activist. But now, you can play as any NPC (even a grandma vigilante) when you recruit them to your cause. The “Watch Dogs” series dates back to 2014, and it’s had some bumps in the road. The first Watch Dogs was met
with mixed reception due to its bleak world and weak protagonist. “Watch Dogs 2” improved somewhat, by introducing a vibrant and beautiful San Francisco, expanding on hacker tools and non-lethal options, and featuring a tongue-and-cheek narrative that was both playful and juvenile. We hope “Watch Dogs: Legion” improves further on those points, and considering its setting, we’re crossing our fingers that Ubisoft will finally
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“Cyberpunk 2077” Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Google Stadia Release date: April 16 Cyberpunk, a science fiction sub-genre about dystopian futures and humans with robotic limbs, has a storied history in video games, with games like “Deus Ex” and “Shadowrun.” The cyberpunk trend has slowed somewhat in recent years, but “Cyberpunk 2077” hopes to bring it back to the forefront. “Cyberpunk 2077,” the next RPG from the makers of “The Witcher” series, was first announced back in 2012. Now, eight years later, it’s finally ready for release. Set in the futuristic metropolis of Night City, the world is geographically smaller than “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,” but it’s expected to be denser with more verticality. It’s one of the first massive open worlds to exclude loading screens completely, leaving you with uninterrupted immersion. Keanu Reeves is making an appearance in the game,
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surprise to find out it’s newest entry is one of the launch titles for Xbox Series X. “Halo: Infinite” is the sixth main entry in the iconic first-person shooter franchise, and once again puts you inside the helmet of Master Chief. 343 Industries has built a new engine for “Halo: Infinite,” which will likely show off Series X’s potential. Despite the popularization of battle royale over the last couple years, with other long-running shooter franchises creating their own iterations like “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout,” 343 Industries has stated that it will not be creating such a mode for the new “Halo.”
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‘Mosaic’: Terrible days at work, one after another By Christopher Byrd
‘MOSAIC’
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In a recent article in The Atlantic, “Why White-Collar Workers Spend All Day at the Office,” journalist Derek Thompson writes: “imagine a future of work where there is no end to labor and time itself is the office.” “Mosaic” is a game that imagines such a scenario by addressing the internet’s erosion of the space between office life and home life to a pernicious degree, caused by the tethering of workers to their smartphones or other similar devices. The consequence? Pervasive and continuous employee assessment. “Mosaic” tells the story of the dreary life of an office worker who receives, via an app on his phone, productivity breakdowns that detail his rate of underperformance in relation to other employees and “friendly reminders” that late absences will result in severance of his contract.
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him straighten his tie in the mirror and brush his teeth, the ironic distance shrank as I saw him grip the sides of the sink and bob his head, as if about to vomit, then raise himself up and cover his face with his hand. Those who have coped with depression likely know this pantomime well. Using a simple point-andclick interface, “Mosaic is divided between linear “Mosaic” punctures a hole in the noxious ideology that work gives meaning to our lives. narrative sections and puzzles (RAW FURY) that represent the man’s work The anonymous man in His phone also tells him how face to wake up after his alarm tasks. Essentially, the narrafast he should alter his pace to question lives in a small apart- goes off. I found it mildly com- tive elements are a series of visual metaphors that underget to work on time and offers ment with a kitchen table cov- ic at first to click on a mouse ered in overdue bills. He has a button and watch him do so. score the protagonist’s alienhim a discount on a drug to ation. Many of these scenes habit of sleeping with his work But, upon guiding him to the boost his cognitive performance. clothes on and slapping his bathroom and watching SEE ‘MOSAIC’, PAGE E19
“Borderlands”, and developed by Counterplay Games. “Godfall” is best described CONTINUED FROM PAGE E9 as a “looter slasher” – it take a political plunge with combines Diablo-like looter the story. gameplay, RPG mechanics “Watch Dogs: Legion” was and melee combat. Set in delayed a couple times. Most a fantasy world split into recently, it was expected realms of Earth, Water, Air, to come out in March, but Fire and Spirit, it looks action this date has since shifted to packed to the fullest. Based “increase development time.” on the trailer shown at The Ubisoft hasn’t publicly stated Game Awards, it looks like if a new launch day, but we exsomeone swapped out guns pect it will still be out in 2020. for swords in “Destiny.” It’s also coming to next-gen Counterplay CEO and consoles. We’re excited to “Godfall” creative director see how it all comes together, Keith Lee wrote in a press and most of all, we can’t wait release that the team is to incapacitate some baddies “innovating with ‘Godfall’ to under the guise of an average provide a fresh take on action city dweller. RPGs by rewarding skillbased offensive gameplay and “Godfall” making every hit matter.” Platform: PS5, PC “Godfall” will also release Release date: TBA 2020 on PC. It does not yet have a “Godfall” is the first title to release date, but it’s conbe revealed for the PlayStafirmed to launch alongside tion 5, as announced at The the PS5 this year. Game Awards. It’s published “Final Fantasy VII Remake” by Gearbox, the makers of
Platform: PS4 Release date: March 3 It’s been a long time coming. “The Final Fantasy VII Remake” began to feel more like a dream than reality when it was a no-show at events like E3 for several years. However, it’s now come back from the dead. With a release date in tow and gameplay trailers showing it in action, like the recent sneak peek from The Game Awards, we have a better idea of what to expect from this highly anticipated, re-imagined classic. “Final Fantasy VII Remake” ditches the iconic turn-based format of the 1997 original for a flashier, action-driven alternative similar to “Final Fantasy XV.” If you’re hard-pressed to play turn-based combat, though, you can hop into the settings and switch to classic mode. With slick visuals and a modern twist, “Final Fantasy VII” never looked better.
“Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2” Platform: Xbox Series X, PC Release date: TBA The first “Hellblade,” which came out in 2017, was a harrowing tale about a woman named Senua suffering from psychosis and venturing into the depths of hell to save her lover. But Senua’s story isn’t over: Ninja Theory announced during the 2019 Game Awards that a sequel is in the works. Little was shown outside of a short trailer, where a camera panned over rural landscapes and showed Senua covered in ritualistic markings as she screamed. The first “Hellblade” was a deeply and painfully emotional game; one that sticks with you for a long time. We hope that Ninja Theory continues its effective portrayal of mental health in this new chapter. “Hellblade 2” is one of the few titles confirmed for the Xbox Series X. The release
date is unknown. “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” Platform: Nintendo Switch Release date: March 20 “Animal Crossing” fans have been clamoring for another mainline installment since “New Leaf,” which released in 2012 on the Nintendo 3DS. “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” brings the popular simulator franchise to Nintendo Switch and it comes with a bevy of changes. “New Horizons” moves out from the usual urban setting of “Animal Crossing” to a deserted island. With crafting, more customization options and changing seasons that can be matched to reflect your real-life region, it already looks like it’s going to be a great experience. Expect new and returning villagers, too. Familiar characters, like Tom Nook and Isabelle, will help this tropical island feel like home.
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IHOP rolling out grab-and-go approach to breakfast
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fund.org. The Jimmy Fund, which is based in Brookline, answers at 800-52-JIMMY. • Tomorrow, the Cousins Maine Lobster food truck will be visiting Tin Bridge Brewing Company in Westfield. The food truck will be on site from 4 to 9:30 p.m., serving lobster rolls, lobster bisque, and more. Crazy Arepas, a Springfield-based food truck that offers Hispanic-style street food creations, is scheduled
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IHOP has announced plans to debut Flip’d, a new fast casual concept, in the spring. (IHOP)
The restaurant can be reached at 413-774 – 5587. • The Center Square Grill in East Longmeadow is once again offering a Cookbook Wine Series – three dinners designed to provide guests with a taste bud tour of selected wine regions. The first dinner, scheduled for Jan. 27, will feature a fourHugh Robert course menu from Argentina Off The Menu paired with selected Argentinian wines. Participants will receive the recipes developed Deerfield will once again be for the dinner to enjoy at home observing “Oysters Wednesdays,” serving the tasty fresh on their own. bivalves from 4 p.m. until the The Cookbook Wine Series supply runs out. dinner will begin at 6 p.m. and The restaurant is also holding is priced at $75 per person (not its Robert Burns Night, a celincluding gratuity or tax). ebration honoring Scotland’s On Feb. 24 the series will most famous man of letters. cover the foods and wines of Planned for Jan. 25, the Northern Italy, while a March evening will begin at 6 p.m. and 31 event will be dedicated to will include a traditional menu the Rhone Valley of France. of Highland dishes. Bagpipes, For more details or to make song, poetry, and a “wee dram” reservations, contact the or two of Scotch are also on the Center Square Grill at 413-525agenda. 0055. Tickets are $65 and include tax and gratuity; advance reser• On Jan. 24 Chez Josef in vations are a must. Agawam will be the site of the Champney’s is open seven 30th annual Chefs for Jimmy days a week from noon until 9 fundraiser. Themed as “One p.m., serving a gastropub menu Night of Peace, Love, and that includes chicken potpie, Food” and sponsored by the maple citrus salmon, and beef Winer Levsky Group of UBS short ribs. A selection of craft- Financial Services, Inc., the style beers, wine, and specialty evening is organized to benefit cocktails are also available. the Dana-Farber Cancer In-
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AST CASUAL RESTAUrant concepts have certainly disrupted the restaurant business over the last decade, and now IHOP, the pancake house chain that’s part of the Dine Brands Global family, is proposing to shake up the breakfast-coffee shop segment by introducing its own grab-and-go approach. In December, IHOP’s management announced that it was rolling out a new concept, Flip’d by IHOP, that would offer IHOP’s most popular breakfast specialties in a fast casual format. The menu at Flip’d will feature IHOP’s made-to-order buttermilk hotcakes in a bowl format, garnishing the cakes with everything from berries and sauces to scrambled eggs, cheese, and more. A build your own bar will give patrons the option to top either pancakes or oatmeal with a variety of sweet or savory choices. To-go egg plates and egg sandwiches layered onto brioche buns will also be available. For lunch and dinner traffic Flip’d locations will serve burgers and chicken sandwiches along with grab-and-go salads and baked goods options. The beverage program at Flip’d will emphasize freshly squeezed orange juice and specialty coffee drinks. Customers at Flip’d by IHOP will place their orders at kiosks or at a traditionally staffed counter. A smartphone app will permit advance ordering for pick-up or delivery. Each restaurant will have a much smaller footprint than a traditional IHOP, and no on-premises seating will be available. During the roll-out of Flip’d, IHOP’s development focus will be on metropolitan locations with substantial foot traffic. The first restaurant is planned to open in Atlanta later this spring; additional Flip’d sites in cities like New York and Washington are under consideration.
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DINE & WINE From left, a view of the kitchen at Mulino’s Italian Restaurant, 41 Strong Ave. in Northampton; Chevre Insalata is made with breaded and fried goat cheese, sliced apples, baby spinach, arugula and frisee with toasted sunflower seeds and crispy pancetta tossed in a blood orange vinaigrette. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN)
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IVEN ITS VIEWS OF the bustling downtown scene and its open air terrace, some might consider summertime to be the best season to visit Mulino’s Italian Restaurant in Northampton. But we found the chic yet cozy dining room to be an inviting respite on one of the early winter’s coldest evenings. The second floor dining room’s warm ochre plaster and stone walls are interspersed with displays of wine bottles creating a modern, Tuscan vibe. Mulino’s menu has changed somewhat in the decade since the Bishop family sold it, but still features many of the innovative Italian fusion dishes created by the previous owners. Appetizers at Mulino’s are mostly Italian classics such as Tomato Basil Bruschetta ($8.99), Garlic Bread ($5.99 to $8.99 when topped with gorgonzola), Calamari Fritti with marinara or spicy ‘devil’ sauce ($10.99), and Meatballs ($9.99). The starter named simply ‘Mozzarella’ ($8.99) turned out to be an interesting riff on mozzarella fritta. The mozzarella is stuffed with meat sauce and caramelized onions prior to breading and frying, resulting in what turned out to be an appealing twist on the usual plain fried cheese. The Cozze Parmigiano ($9.99) was a less-successful
MULINO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT Address: 41 Strong Ave., Northampton Telephone: 413-586-8900 Website: mulinosrestaurant. com/ Hours: Sunday through Thursday, 4 to 10 p.m. ; and Friday and Saturday, 4 to 11 p.m. Entree prices: $15.99 - $28.99 Credit cards: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa Handicapped access: Accessible, with rest rooms equipped for wheelchairs Reservations: Accepted
Clockwise from top: Guests are seated in one of the dining rooms at Mulino’s Italian Restaurant; an order of Bistecca Gorgonzola is made with Grilled Filet Mignon finished with a chianti demi-glace and a melted gorgonzola cheese topping with a portabella risotto and grilled asparagus; ingredients for the seafood and pasta dish Fra Diavolo work in a pan. See more photos at MassLive.com. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN)
turn on a classic appetizer, with it’s small, sweet mussels overwhelmed by parmesan cheese and roasted garlic.
The mollusks and broth were poured atop a bed of delicate salad mix resulting in an unappealing, wilted base.
The dish left us wanting for the simpler, Sautè di Cozze, or Italian-style mussels in white wine, garlic, butter and
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Certain wine bottles bring back memories. (KEN ROSS PHOTO)
N EMPTY WINE BOTtle. For many people, it’s nothing more than something you need to throw out or recycle. But for some of us, certain bottles remain special long after the wine inside them has been poured into a glass. For me, certain bottles serve almost as time machines. When I see them, they bring back a flood of memories about the great wines inside them and the people I shared them with many nights ago. That’s why there are many used wine bottles scattered throughout our house. There are wine bottles from various Christmas dinners. As well as bottles from birthdays, wedding anniversaries, New Year’s Eve and other special meals. And even when I don’t remember exactly when or who I shared the wines with, I am reminded of the beautiful wines themselves. I also love the different designs
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of different bottles. There are the smooth, sloping lines of thick Champagne bottles. Or the tall, upright formality of the green bottles from France’s Bordeaux region. Then there’s the subtle difference of the gentle, upward curve of the bottles from Burgundy. As for other parts of the world, these bottles have their own distinct style themselves, from Argentina to Australia and everywhere in between. And there’s no mistaking the
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Not a fan of peanut butter whiskey or flavored ales
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HAVE NEVER BEEN much of a mixed drink or cocktail guy. Mixology has always been an art and over the past decade or so, high-end cocktail bars have become a thing, and I respect those venues and the people who enjoy bespoke cocktails made with high-quality spirits. And yes, I have liked some over the years, as long as I can taste some of the alcohol. Many are too sweet for me. But that scene and those drinks are just not for me. As this column has proved over the 16-plus years I have written it, I’m mainly a beer nut, who also enjoys various iterations of whiskey, including bourbon and rye on occasion. One shared aspect about my choices is that they also are clearly alcohol. Some
taste less like alcohol than others, but for the most part, my drinks taste like adult beverages. Some are even so-called “acquired tastes,” that don’t necessarily elicit a “yum!” on the first taste. I don’t really know anyone whose first glass of whiskey was met with glee. Most people wince as they feel the burn. And while beer is a lot softer in this regard, a lot of brews might not initially please a person’s palate as much as, say, a milkshake. Of course these days, some beers actually taste like milkshakes, as all manner of flavors are added to stouts and other beers to make them, well, not taste like beer. As I often say about things in general, I really don’t care what other people do or enjoy as long as it does not hurt
It’s not so much that I care if you like a “chocolatini.” It’s more that such candyfying of beer and booze just makes it more attractive to underage drinkers and/or people who can’t handle alcohol well. encountered was peanut butter-flavored whiskey. Yes, you read that right. Maybe George Lenker you’ve had this bizarre marBeer Nut riage of flavors. I tried it once. It wasn’t anyone. But I’d be less than horrible or anything but it honest if I said that the trend was way too sweet for me to further make alcohol not and artificial tasting. And taste like alcohol troubles me apparently it’s all the rage a little. right now. It’s not so much that I care That’s fine, but I just worry if you like a “chocolatini.” that without the warning It’s more that such candy-fy- signposts that drinking beving of beer and booze just erages that contain alcohol makes it more attractive have traditionally had, people will overindulge because to underage drinkers and/ “it didn’t seem like I was or people who can’t handle drinking a lot.” I rarely get alcohol well. The latest version of this trend that I have really drunk but maybe the
worst drunken night I ever had was after unwittingly drinking Patron XO Cafe, a sweet coffee-flavored tequila that doesn’t taste like tequila. I had no idea I was drinking tequila (which I generally don’t like and which doesn’t like me). I had one (or three) too many because it “didn’t taste like booze.” And if a veteran drinker like me can be fooled, anyone can. So enjoy your flavored beers, whiskeys and cocktails, but make sure you and the people around you are aware they are drinking alcohol and not milkshakes or soda.
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have the heaviest wine bottle. I’m also fascinated by the wine labels themselves. CONTINUED FROM PAGE E13 I once wrote a column here distinct, stout bottles with years ago, half jokingly, about their round, thick tops from picking out a wine based Turley Wine Cellars, one of solely on its label. (The wine my favorite California winer- I picked? A quirky, California ies. zinfandel called Plungerhead.) I also have a vague theory But in all seriousness, many about the weight of certain wine labels contain a wealth of wine bottles. In general, the information. heavier the bottle, the more Labels for wines from expensive the wine. I find this Germany, Italy and many especially to be true when parts of France in particular it comes to many California will tell you what village the cabernet sauvignons. There wine comes from, along with seems to be an unwritten arms the style of the wine as well as race between different, highfamiliar details like the wine’s end wineries to see who can vintage and which grapes
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to be at Tin Bridge on Jan. 16 beginning at 4 p.m. Tin Bridge’s taproom is located at 487 East Main Street; its telephone number is 413642-6418.
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And even when I don’t remember exactly when or who I shared the wines with, I am reminded of the beautiful wines themselves. were used to make the wine. At the same time, while a wine’s label can be informative, it can also be artistic. I just love the intricate, light brown, etching-like drawings on certain wine labels from Bordeaux. Two of my favorite Bordeaux labels with Rembrandt-like etchings on them include Chateau Pichon-Longueville (which features two dragon-like winged creatures on either side of a shield amid strands of hanging grapevines) and
Cos D’Estournel (featuring an understated portrait of the winery’s stone chateau, surrounding gardens and billowing white clouds drifting by in the afternoon sun). At the other extreme, I recently tried a bottle of sparkling wine from a South African winery called Sparklehorse. The over-the-top label featuring a painted merry-goround horse and bright, festive ribbons wrapped around the top of the bottle made me suspicious at first. However,
the Department of Agriculture to predict an overall 5% drop in 2019’s potato harvest. Coupled with poor yields in Europe during 2018, the worldwide supply of potatoes promises to be tight in the months ahead. French fry processors are also reporting that some of the potatoes they have contracted for are arriving damaged by the bad weather, a situation that is resulting in lower processing throughput. Though market experts predict that french fry supplies will be “adequate” for the restaurant industry’s needs, they are not willing to rule out the possibility of spot shortages and price increases before the 2020 harvest comes in next fall.
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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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from the 30-plus entrees that include pasta, seafood, chicken, beef, and veal sauced with an adept menu mix of the traditional alfredo, bolognese, francaise, marinara, marsala, and piccata. Mulino’s less traditional options also factored in as we considered the shells with sweet Italian sausage tossed with flamed brandy, peppers and spinach for $17.99; and grilled salmon chunks with asparagus, mushrooms and garlic in butter and white wine for $15.99. The Gnocchi dish we ordered seemed designed for a cold winter’s night with its combination of braised short rib, roasted butternut squash and spinach in a creamy alfredo sauce. The sweet butternut flavor and the substantial chunks of beef were the dominant elements of the bowl fit for two, supported by perfectly cooked commercial gnocchi.
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includes the substantial a la carte salads. In addition to the staples House, Caesar, Caprese, and Wedge ($4.99$8.99), the menu features two signature salads. We chose the Chevre Insalata over a beet salad entitled Tuscany Almond Insalata (both $9.99). Our salad’s two discs of breaded and fried goat cheese accompanied a dinner plate sized mound of greens topped with sunflower seeds, diced pancetta and crisp, sliced Granny Smith apple dressed with a tangy blood orange vinaigrette. The eatery’s entrees are categorized as Pasta, Fish, Meat, and Classics; the last of which are primarily tried and true dishes available Sunday House-made Molten Lava Cake at Mulino’s Italian Restaurant, through Wednesday evenings 41 Strong Ave. in Northampton. See more photos at MassLive. for $11.99, or $15.99 Thursday com. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN) through Saturday. its lowbrow cousin cheesy rice and required a healthy sprinkling of salt to brighten its flavor. My carnivorous guest had opted for the veal shank over the several standard menu meat options that include Beefsteak Peppercorn finished with horseradish cream sauce ($25.99), Veal Saltimbocca ($22.99), and Filetto Del Porco; a prosciutto wrapped pork tenderloin stuffed with figs and gorgonzola and drizzled with a balsamic demi-glace ($20.99). We struggled to choose
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On the evening we dined the featured main dish was a take on Ossobuco described as “topped with red wine demi reduction & crispy onions. Served with parmesan cheese risotto and grilled asparagus.” The tender veal shank was perfectly braised and full of flavor, right down to the unctuous, buttery bone marrow that my guest smeared on the only available vehicle - a wheat roll. The asparagus was well-grilled with its charred tips, and the onion crisp. The parmesan cheese risotto unfortunately read more like
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Pleased to find house-made desserts to be the norm at Mulino’s, we ordered the classics, tiramisu and cannoli. We most appreciated the crispness on the cannoli shell as a testament to the ricotta filling being freshly piped into the delicate tube, and felt that both pastries would satisfy even those with a very sweet palate thanks in part to generous ladlings of syrup-style chocolate sauce. Chocolate makes two other appearances on the menu as well in the form of a flourless torte and a warm molten cake, while cheesecake and creme brulee round out the menu on the vanilla side. Long-time patrons of Mulino’s Italian Restaurant will be pleased to see it move into its third decade featuring many of the elements that have made it a staple in the Northampton dining scene since the 1990s.
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“This play is in the classic sense a real whodunit. There are many surprises in each scene and when audiences think they have been fooled, they are fooled even more.”
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Events THURSDAY "Deathtrap": Today, 7:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Majestic Theater; Today through Feb. 16; $24-$31. 131 Elm St., West Springfield. 413-747-7797 or majestictheater.com.
RON KOMORA, PORTRAYS SIDNEY BRUHL IN MAJESTIC THEATER’S PRESENTATION OF “DEATHTRAP”
The Ice Rink at MGM Plaza: Thu.-Sun, MGM Springfield; Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 2-9 p.m.; Fri, 2-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. noon-9 p.m., 1 MGM Way, Springfield. No Theater Presents "A Skull in Connemara": Thu.-Sat, A.P.E. Gallery; Seating is limited, for tickets visit skull.bpt.me. House opens at 7:30 p.m., performances start promptly at 8 p.m. No late seating. Tickets are $20. 126 Main St., Northampton. 413586-5553 or apearts.org. Open Mic: Open Anything Night: Today, 7:30 p.m. Bing Arts Center; All proceeds go directly to the Sean Byrne Memorial Foundation; $5. 716 Sumner Ave., Springfield. 413-731-9730 or bingartscenter.org.
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From left, actors Ron Komora (of Selinsgrove, Pa.), Jack Grigoli (of Wilbraham) and Krista Lucas (of West Hartford) are part of the cast of the comedy thriller “Deathtrap,” which will be presented at West Springfield’s Majestic Theater through Feb. 16. Tickets are $24-$31 and can be purchased by calling 413-747-7797. (KAIT RANKINS PHOTO)
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to bury him. But the keyword is “appears” and audiences must consider if things are as they seem. Simpson, who lives in Manhattan and works as an actor and director, is no stranger to “Deathtrap” or to The Majestic Theater. “Robbie has a long history with us and it is great to welcome him back,” said Danny Eaton, producing director at The Majestic. Simpson began seeing productions at the West Springfield theater when he was about 10 years old. It wasn’t long after at the age of 13 back in 2003 that he found himself on its stage acting in
“A Christmas Story.” “I was hooked. Being paid to be in a play with professionals from New York was really something to me. Later I appeared in other productions at the theater including ‘Lost in Yonkers’ and ‘Miss Saigon,’” Simpson said. “I was acting alongside an all-star, Tony-nominated cast in ‘Deathtrap’ at Cape Cod when I learned Danny would be doing the play in West Springfield. I called him and told him that I had been doing more directing lately, including two national tours of ‘A Christmas Story’ and ‘Chicago’ and he offered me the opportunity to direct the play,” he added, noting that Eaton has provided many opportunities for actors who then go on to live and work in
New York. Ron Komora, who portrays Sidney Bruhl, in the play, hails from Cleveland, Ohio, and also spent time living in New York City, before settling down in Pennsylvania with his wife, a college development officer. “I’m putting a lot of miles on my car driving all over for auditions,” Komora said. “This play is in the classic sense a real whodunit. There are many surprises in each scene and when audiences think they have been fooled, they are fooled even more,” he added, noting the play does include violence. Komora has spent many an hour before actual rehearsals for the play sparring with his co-star Jack Grigoli. “Some of the fight scenes
involve weapons and grappling. It’s tough to do because it has to be safe as well as convincing, pulling all these punches,” Komora said. “I don’t usually watch the films when I’m getting ready to appear in a particular play like ‘Deathtrap.’ But, I’ve watched this one not to see how to develop my character, but to study the technical aspects of how these fight scenes should really look like,” he added. In addition to Komora, the Majestic cast includes Walter Mantani, Krista Lucas, Grigoli, and Lisa Abend. Set design is by Greg Trochlil, Dawn McKay is costume designer and lighting design is by Dan Rist. Stephen Petit is production stage manager.
Boar's Head Festival: Fri, 7:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church; A medieval celebration of the Epiphany, complete with period costumes, live animals and the glorious music of the Christmas season, the Boar’s Head Festival celebrates the birth of Christ, the coming of the three kings and the triumph of light over darkness in our world. Call 413-733-4759 for tickets and more information. Ticket prices are $25 for adults and $15 for children ages 5-11, 361 Sumner Ave., Springfield. 413737-5311. Boston Sympony Orchestra: Fri, 1:30 p.m.; Sat, 8 p.m. Boston Symphony Hall; Tickets start at $33. 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. 617-266-1200 or bso. org. "Deathtrap": See Thursday listing Gaslight Entertainment Presents: "The Westfield Concert Series": Fri, 7-10 p.m. Westfield Women's Club, Kick: The INXS Experience. For tickets visit westfieldconcerts.com, $33$43. 28 Court St., Westfield. The Ice Rink at MGM Plaza: See Thursday listing No Theater Presents "A Skull in Connemara": See Thursday listing SEE CALENDAR, PAGE E17
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Boar's Head Festival: See Friday listing Boston Sympony Orchestra: See Friday listing Dance Education Laboratory Mini-Workshop: Sat, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Jacob's Pillow Dance; Open to all levels ages 16 and up; free. Includes a 3-hour workshop, lunch, a tour, and In Process Series showing with a Pillow Lab artist. Comfortable clothing suggested. 358 George Carter Road, Becket; 413-243-0745 or jacobspillow.org. "Deathtrap": See Thursday listing Gaslight Entertainment Presents: "The Westfield Concert Series": Sat, 7-10 p.m. Westfield Women's Club; James Montgomery Band. For tickets, visit westfieldconcerts.com, $29-$39. 28 Court St., Westfield. The Ice Rink at MGM Plaza: See Thursday listing
Italian dinner: Sat, 5-7:30 p.m. St. Mark's Episcopal Church; The meal will include the following traditional crowd pleasing dishes: Italian wedding soup, salad, lasagna, Italian bread, dessert, coffee and tea. There will also be a cash bar serving wine and beer. All proceeds will go to reduce the St. Mark's Church budget deficit; $12 for adults, $8 for ages 12 and under. 1 Porter Road, East Longmeadow. NBYHL 50th Anniversary Game with Boston Bruins Alumni: Sat, 3 p.m. Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Skating Rink; Northern Berkshire Youth Hockey League will celebrate 50 years of hockey by welcoming back alumni to take on the Boston Bruins alumni at 3 p.m. Funds raised will go to support the continued growth of youth hockey in the region; $20 per ticket, $25 day of the event. 1267 Church St., North Adams. No Theater Presents "A Skull in Connemara": See Thursday listing NOW by TAMIR: See Friday listing PJ Library Presents Sparkle Havdallah: Sat, 5:45 p.m. Lander Grinspoon Academy; All are wel-
& Mr. Wesson.” Through June 7. “Sweet: A Tasty Journey,” through April 26. “The Confection Connection.” Through April 26.
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. “The Art of Observation: The Best of Photographer Elliott Erwitt.” Through Jan. 12. Museum a la Carte, today, 12:15 p.m., “Downton Abbey or Dickensian Dystopia: The Edwardian World Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden: into Which the Rolls-Royce was Outdoor sculpture garden of Born.” Cost: $4, $2 members. In larger-than-life bronze statues of this talk, which was first presentSpringfield native Dr. Seuss at his ed as the keynote address for the drawing board surrounded by some Rolls-Royce Foundation Annual of his most beloved characters Meeting in 2019, author, historian including Horton the Elephant, the and restorer R. Pierce Reid will look Grinch, the Lorax and others, free at society in England, Europe and on the green. the United States during the period George Walter Vincent Smith in which the Rolls-Royce Motor car Art Museum: Permanent exhibit: was born. It was during this time “Ancient Treasures,” a display of ar- that the company was established tifacts from ancient China, Greece, and during which the founders esRome and Egypt. tablished their early reputation – a Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum reputation that later led to opening of an American Rolls-Royce plant of Springfield History: “Legacy: The Philanthropy of Mr. Smith SEE CALENDAR, PAGE E18
NOW by TAMIR: Fri.-Sat, 7:30 p.m.; Sun, 2 p.m. First Congregational Church of Ashfield; $22 $25. 429 Main St., Ashfield.
Improvised Mockumentary: Sat, 7 p.m. Happier Valley Comedy Theater; A new limited run show inspired by “The Office” and Christopher Guest films. Tickets: $13 online and at the door. For more info: happiervalley.com. 1 Mill Valley Road Suite B, Hadley.
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come. ASL interpretation will be provided. Wear your sparkly best or come as you are. Snacks, gift and activity is also being provided by High Five Books. Pre-registration: $5 per person (children 12 months and under are free); at the door: $10 per person or $30 for family. Proceeds to benefit Keshet – For LGBTQ Equality in Jewish Life. 257 Prospect St., Northampton.
Springfield Symphony Orchestra All Beethoven! Concert: Sat, 7:30 p.m. Springfield Symphony Hall; $25-$75. 34 Court St., Springfield; 413-733-2291 or symphonyhall. com.
Rad Mac ‘N Cheese Cookoff: Sat, 6 p.m. Bing Arts Center; RadSpringfield and The Bing Arts Center are hosting a winter celebration of Rad's four years of service to Springfield's bicycling community through its mobile workshops. A $15 suggested donation gets you all you can eat mac ’n cheese. Beer and wine will be for sale for those 21 and up. Kids 12 and under can eat free when accompanied by a paying adult. The Bing's galleries will be open, featuring local artists Andrae and Priya Green. $15 for adults. 716 Sumner Ave., Springfield; 413-731-9730 or bingartscenter.org.
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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 the main house tour. $6, $4 children 6-16 servants wing tour. $20 adults, combined main house and servants wing tour package, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, marktwainhouse. org;
in Springfield. Cookies and coffee provided. Springfield Science Museum: “Interactive Science Exhibit: Fallen Log.” 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.
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art: Works by James Turrell, Sol leWitt, and Laurie Anderson, on extended view, Wed.-Mon., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., $20 adults, $18 seniors-veterans, $12 students with ID, $8 children ages 6-16, 87 Marshall St., North Adams, massmoca.org;
Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum: Permanent Exhibit: First floor exhibition provides opportunities to explore new sounds and vocabulary, play rhyming games, invent stories, and engage in activities that encourage teamwork and creative thinking, with interactive three-dimensional exhibits. Second floor contains Theodor Geisel’s personal memorabilia, including never before publicly displayed art, the original Geisel Grove sign which used to hang in Forest Park, and furniture from Ted’s sitting room and studio, including his drawing board and armchair. Timed tickets required, for reservations visit springfieldmuseums.org.
Mead Art Museum: American and European paintings, Mexican ceramics, Tibetan scroll paintings and more, Tues.-Th., 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; 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;
Sensory Friendly Saturday from 9-11 a.m.: The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum and the Springfield Science Museum will open early, with some exhibits being modified to provide an opportunity for people with a range of differing abilities to experience what these museums have to offer. Trained staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer any questions you have and, if necessary, direct you to a quiet space. Sensory-friendly crafts for all ages will be available in the Cat’s Corner. Parents and caregivers must stay with their children at all times. Quadrangle admission - $25 for adults, $16.50 for seniors (60+) and college students with ID, $13 for children ages 3-17; free to children under age 3 and members, Springfield residents are free with proof of residency. Welcome Center and Museum store. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Museums Amelia Park Children’s Museum: Permanent exhibit: Hands-on activities and creative exhibits, the Hurricane Simulator. Hours: 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 under, members, teachers and military personal receive $1 off, 29 South Broad St., Westfield, ameliaparkmuseum.org; Berkshire Museum: “She Shaped
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Three floors with dozens of hands-on exhibits, a regulation sized basketball court and more than 900 artifacts on display, Mon.-Fri., Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $19, $15 seniors 65+, $14 children 5-15, free for children 4 and under, 1000 West Columbus Ave., Springfield, hoophall.com;
The Boar’s Head Festival will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church in Springfield Friday through Sunday. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO) History.” Through May 25. 39 South St., Pittsfield or berkshiremuseum.org; Children’s Museum at Holyoke: Permanent Exhibit: Amazing world of learning and play. 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: Permanent exhibit: Hands-on, interactive experiences with over 150 exhibits in 10 galleries and a range of topics, including space and earth sciences plus more, Tues.-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $17, $14 children 4-17, $15.50 seniors 65+, free ages 3 and under, 250 Columbus Blvd.,
Hartford, ctsciencecenter.org; East Longmeadow Historical Commission Museum: East Longmeadow artifacts pertaining to the quarries, local native Americans, period clothing, the railroad system, and much more. Hours: 1-3 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month, September-June, weather permitting, or by appointment, 413525-3425 (messages only). Free, 87 Maple St., East Longmeadow; Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: “Under the Sea” with Eric Carle, through March 1. “Now and Then: Contemporary Illustrators and their Childhood Art,” through May 10. “The Pursuit of Everything: Maira Kalman’s Books for Children,” through April 5.
Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m., $6, $9, $22.50 for a family of four. 125 West Bay Road, Amherst or carlemuseum.org.
New England Air Museum: Permanent exhibit includes restored F-104 Starfighter, vintage planes, gift shop, hands-on activities, $12.50, $7 children 4-11, free for children 3 and under free, and $11.50 seniors 65+. 36 Perimeter Road, Windsor Locks or neam.org.
Norman Rockwell Museum: Permanent exhibit, 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 Historic Northampton Museum and Education: Permanent exhibit, members and children 5 and under. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat.-Sun., “Visual Memoirs of Four Master noon-4 p.m. $3 individuals, $6 fam- Illustrators’ Immigrant Experiences,” through May 25. “Finding ilies. 46 Bridge St., Northampton, Home: Four Artists’ Journeys.” historic-northampton.org; Through May 25. “The Spirit of Holyoke Heritage State Park: PerGiving.” Through Feb. 9. Route 183, manent exhibit: Holyoke Parks and Stockbridge, nrm.org; Recreation exhibits depict city’s Old Sturbridge Village: “Neat and history, Tues.-Sun., noon.-4 p.m., Tasty: Getting Dressed in Early free. 221 Appleton St., Holyoke, New England,” apparel in portrai413-534-1723; ture, Wed.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Josiah Day House: Guided tours, $24, $22 seniors, $8 children 3-17, artifacts, furniture, clothing and SEE CALENDAR, PAGE E19 documents from 1754-1902, call for
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Calendar CONTINUED FROM PAGE E18 free for children under 3. Route 20, Sturbridge, osv.org; Pan African Historical Museum USA: Permanent exhibit: Exhibitions by local artists. Hours: Tues.Fri. noon-4 p.m. free, 1500 Main St., Springfield, 413-733-1823; Polish Center of Discovery and Learning: Permanent exhibit: Historical objects representative of the material culture of the Polish people in America, Mon.-Fri. 1-5 p.m., $5 donation, 33 South St., Chicopee, polishcenter.net; Smith College Museum of Art: “Object Histories: From the African Continent to the Smith College Museum of Art Galleries,” through June. “A Dust Bowl of Dog Soup: Picturing the Great Depression.” Through May 24, $5. Clarissa Tossin: Ch’u Mayaa. Through Sunday, $5. “Object Histories: From the African Continent to the SCMA Galleries.” Through June. Elm Street at Bedford Terrace, Northampton, scam.smith.edu; Springfield Armory National Historic Site: Ranger-led interpretive programs offered afternoons, Junior Ranger programs conducted frequently each day, daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 1 Armory Square, Springfield, nps.gov/spar; Clark Art Institute: European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver and early photography, Tues.-Sun., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., $20 general admission, 225 South St., Williamstown, clarkart.edu;
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Titanic Museum: Exhibits from the collection of the International Titanic Historical Society, weekdays, 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: Permanent exhibit, Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 2-5 p.m. Fine Arts Center, 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst; Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum: Permanent exhibit. Guided tours of the first and second floors. Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; tours are on the hour with the last tour at 3 p.m., Mon.Sat. and at 2 p.m. Sun. 104 Walker St., Lenox or gildedage.org; Volleyball Hall of Fame: Permanent exhibit, Thur.-Sun. noon-4:30 p.m. $2.50-$3.50, 444 Dwight St., Holyoke, volleyhall.org; Wistariahurst Museum: Permanent exhibit: “Wisteria Vines in Full Bloom.” Sat.-Mon., noon-4 p.m., historic house tours $7, $5 students and seniors. 238 Cabot St., Holyoke, wistariahurst.org; Yiddish Book Center: Permanent exhibit, “A Velt mit veltelekh: The Worlds of Jewish Culture,” $10, $8 member, $5 student. 1021 West St., Amherst; yiddishbookcenter.org.
Galleries A.P.E. Gallery: Tues.-Thurs., noon-5 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. noon-8 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m., 126 Main St., Northampton, apearts.org; Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gal-
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lery: Tues.-Fri., 12:30-4:30 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Springfield Technical Community College, Building 28, 1 Armory Square, Springfield, 413-755-5258;
Loomis Chaffey School: “Exiled” by Harriet Diamond, today through Jan. 17; gallery talk on Sunday, 1-4 p.m. 4 Batchelder Road, Windsor or mercygallery.org.
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;
Palmer Public Library: “The Agriculture of New England Photography Exhibit.” Through Jan. 30, reception, Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free, 1455 North Main Street, Palmer or palmer.lib.ma.us;
ArtWorks Gallery: The Small Works Art Show, through Jan. 26. ArtWorks is open Fri. 3-7 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-4 p.m. 69 Main St., Ware.
Salmon Falls Artisans: Permanent exhibit, Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. 1 Ashfield St. #9, Shelburne Falls, salmonfallsgallery.com;
Western New England University Arts Gallery: “The Review of Art & Literature.” Through Jan. 21. Permanent exhibit, Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, Forbes Library: “Photography” by Marty Espinola and metal sculpture wne.edu/arts; by Jon Bander. Through Feb. 4. 20 West St., Northampton or forbeslibrary.org; Bing Arts Center: “Ambidextrous (Left Hand and Right Hand),” by Andrae and Priya Green, through Jan. 24, 716 Sumner Ave., Springfield, bingartscenter.org;
Gallery A3 Amherst Art Alliance: Group showing of “Color!” by gallery members. Through Feb. 1. Artists’ talk, Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m. 28 Amity St., Amherst 413-256-4250;
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Berkshire Botanical Garden: “Unborn Sun,” paintings by John Gordon Gauld. Through Feb. 7. Free. Science of Plant Propagation, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.Hope and Feathers Framing and Gallery: Ninth annual Small Works, 4 p.m. Learn the art and science of plant propagation with a focus on through Jan. 11; 319 Main St., Amthe basic botany needed to underherst, hopeandfeathersframing. stand and successfully propagate com; plants. Sexual and asexual propaIndian Orchard Mills Dane Galgation methods including sowing lery: Hours: Sat. noon-4 p.m. or by seeds, cuttings, grafting, layering, appointment. 34 Front St., Indian and division will be covered. Please Orchard 413-543-3321. bring a bag lunch. BBG Members: Jasper Rand Art Museum: $180; Nonnembers: $195.5 West Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge or Fri.-Sat. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Westfield berkshirebotanical.org; Athenaeum, 6 Elm St., Westfield, Great Falls Discovery Center: westath.org; Kidleidoscope Story Hour, 10:30-
conditions of a society that creates the problems for which it sells the remedies. The sections of “Mosaic” that correCONTINUED FROM PAGE E10 spond to the young man’s office tasks are visually striking, if unsubtle, such take the form of puzzles that unfold as when the man imagines his fellow across a hexagonal grid. Your task is to workers being ground up on a conveyor build a chain of hexagons that stretch belt and turned into electric impulses from the bottom of the grid upward to that pass through a circuit board; or a “milestone.” Clicking on individual when walking to work one day he sees tiles sends resources up to a tile to a butterfly fluttering in the distance, construct a link. A number of variables a luminous creature amid the drab city- determine how the chains can be conscape. A shift in perspective allows the structed. For instance, to connect one player to guide the butterfly through a tile to another a space must be left beconstruction zone. What happens next tween linked units and one must build around shaded tiles that represent rules struck me as obvious from the get-go. and regulations. As chains become lonUpon taking control of the butterfly, I simply waited to see how it would die. ger, it takes more time for the resources Some of the visual metaphors are at the bottom of the screen to reach, droll. I gave a little chuckle at one point and thus construct, a clicked-on tile watching the man stand beneath an ad- which creates an active link. vertisement for a sleeping drug on one Complicating matters are roving side and an energy booster on the other, threats – colored clouds that range the images neatly summing up the over areas of the grid which infect the
11:30 a.m. Jan. 10 – Eagles; Jan. 24 – Moose; Jan. 31 – Groundhogs. Program includes a story, activities, and a craft to introduce young children to wildlife. For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Siblings and friends welcome. “You Are Here: A Juried Community Art Exhibit.” Sunday through Feb. 29 in the Great Hall. Great Falls Coffeehouse presents: Windborne Singers on Friday, 7-9 p.m.; $6-$12 sliding scale. 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls or greatfallsma.org; Natural Bridge State Park: Visitors Center Exhibits. Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., year round; explore the park story through displays, artifacts and scavenger hunts. $2 parking fee; programs are free, 107 McAuley Road, North Adams;
Markets Forest Park: Winter Farmers' Market at Forest Park, 10 a.m.-noon. Monkey House. Takes place on the second and fourth Saturday of the month through April. Use Trafton Road entrance. Free, Sumner Avenue, Springfield; Northampton Senior Center: Winter Farmers' Market. Every Sat. 9 a.m-1 p.m. every Sat. through April 18. 67 Conz St., Northampton or northamptonseniors.com. 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; emailed pmastriano@repub.com; or submited it to masslive.com/myevent
“Mosaic’s” appeal rests upon its aesthetic character rather than its gameplay. chain links that they touch. Infected areas must be cleansed by dispatching resources to that area and threats must be neutralized by figuring out how to marshal enough resources to hem them in. Figuring out how to use things such as “loopholes” to quickly shoot resources from one area to another is essential. Although these puzzles are not terribly challenging, they may cause a little aggravation at first because you are given very little direction on how to go about them. This is on purpose. Before you tackle the first puzzle, a message box appears on the screen saying, “In our ongoing efforts to optimize your workflow, numerous changes have been made to the OS. Onboarding costs are cut, so if you’re confused don’t bother your supervisors.” Rec-
ognizing how I moved from a state of mild perplexity early on to an ability to handle the later puzzles on autopilot, I noted how “Mosaic’s” puzzle mechanics serve to mimic the natural condition of the office worker who struggles with tasks in the beginning that later on become second nature. “Mosaic’s” appeal rests upon its aesthetic character rather than its gameplay. If you’re not drawn in by the game’s theme and visual style than you’ll be let down by the experience. Although I wasn’t overly entranced by “Mosaic” – its approach is too straightforward for my taste – I tip my hat to the developers for making a game that punctures a hole in the noxious ideology that work, necessarily, gives meaning to our lives.
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JANUARY EVENTS Berkshire Museum 39 South St, PittsďŹ eld, MA 01201 413-443-7171 berkshiremuseum.org WordXWord: Poets Creating Conversation Monday, January 6, 7 pm. Snow date rescheduled from December 30. Free and open to the community. By sharing personal stories, observations, moments of inspiration, and hope, WordXWord looks to create a broad poetic tapestry with a goal that the resulting “conversationâ€? between creative voices will make us stronger and help us ďŹ nd a way forward. Last Year in America
WeeMuse Parent/Child STEM Session Wednesday, January 8, 10:30 am Free with advance registration. Please visit the web calendar at berkshiremuseum.org to sign up. Children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers are invited to explore science, technology, engineering, and math concepts with fun activities designed just for them. Older and younger siblings are welcome. WeeMuse Parent/Child STEM Sessions are organized in partnership with PittsďŹ eld Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE).
League of Women Voters at Berkshire Museum Thursdays, January 9 to May 7, 2 to 4 pm Included with regular Museum admission (free for children under 18). Get a lesson in civics as you submit or update your voter registration, learn the structure of government in Berkshire County, discover how laws are made, and more with the Central Berkshire Chapter of the League of Women Voters.
PittsďŹ eld Rock Voices Concert Friday, January 10, 7 pm $15 adult, $12 senior (65+), $8 student, $8 Museum member adult, free for children ages 12 and under. Jam to your favorite songs performed by Rock Voices. Everyday people with a love of singing get together to perform with a live band. With groups around the northeast, Rock Voices aims to heal both the singers and the audience through song.
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Free; advance registration is required. Please visit the web calendar at berkshiremuseum.org to register. Homeschool families are invited to a day of biology, geology, history, and civics designed just for them. As you explore together, you’ll have the chance meet and learn about the Museums reptilian residents, dive into the world of rocks and minerals, and march with the suffragists as you explore the evolution of voting and citizenship in the United States! A light breakfast will be served at a welcome reception from 9:30 to 10 am as we share information about our winter/spring Homeschool STEAM offerings. Gallery activities will run from 10 am to noon. A lunch area (bring your own lunch) will be available to families wishing to extend their day at the Museum.