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FOOD FEST: The Big E presents drive-thru food fest, E6 BEER NUT: Lawsuit gives Iron Duke chance to ‘promote’ itself, E10 WINE PRESS: 5 classic white wines under $10 perfect for summer, E11

Summer songs 12 songs from past 6 decades that speak to the season, E2

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Summer soundtrack

12 songs from past 6 decades that speak to the season

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By George Lenker

Special to The Republican

n some way, this year may be a “cruel summer” by comparison with others, and the song by that title may be playing in a lot of corners.

But with the season now upon us, we thought we’d take a look at some other summer songs that speak to the season in various ways. Since there are scores and scores of them, we pared the list down to a dozen: two each from each of the past six decades.

Now, some decades have a bigger swath of great summer songs than others, but these are rules we decided on.

So let’s kick things off with two classics from more than 50 years ago.

The 1960s had a surfeit of summer songs to choose from. But these two captured two diverse senses of the season.

“Summer in the City”: This urgent anthem to the grime and shine that only a city can squeeze out of summer was a slightly different mode than the Lovin’ Spoonful’s usual cheery sound.

“Hot Fun in the Summertime”: A soulful, loping tune about the simmering joy that summer brings to everyday life. One of Sly and the Family Stone’s best.

Likewise, the ’70s had plenty to choose from and these two sum up summer pretty well: “School’s Out”: A hardrock ode by Alice Cooper that hails the freedom that summer brings to students of all ages, even though that feeling is probably muted this year due to the shutdown.

“Ridin’ in my Car”: A poignant and wistful remembrance of lost love from a summer past by NRBQ. Breezy and danceable yet still heartfelt.

With songs like the aforementioned “Cruel Summer”

by Bananarama and Bryan Adams’ “Summer of ’69,” the

Tom Petty, above, offers a different look at how summer may affect a person in “Mary Jane’s Last Dance.” At left, Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” is just as catchy as the Bananarama ’80s hit with the same name. (RICK DIAMOND / GETTY IMAGES FOR SACKS & CO; RICH FURY / GETTY IMAGES FOR IHEARTMEDIA)

’80s had its share of catchy tunes for riding with the top down. Here are two of the best: “Boys of Summer”: The riff alone sounds like a summer evening drive out on a stretch of abandoned highway. You were probably sick of hearing this Don Henley hit not long after it was released, but it remains a poetic classic paean to the warm-weather season.

“Suddenly Last Summer”: A sensual and sweltering vocal by lead singer Martha Davis haunts this cinematic

DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince rap about summer’s ability to let you chill in their ’90s hit “Summertime.” At left, Alice Cooper’s ’70s hard-rock ode “School’s Out” hails the freedom that summer brings to students.

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song about loss of innocence and the end of summer. The song has the same name as a Tennessee Williams play, but is otherwise unconnected to the work.

The ’90s were not especially chock full of summer songs, but these two represented the range of the decade:

“Summertime”: DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince rap and wax rhapsodically about summer’s ability to let you chill and just enjoy the world around you.

“Mary Jane’s Last Dance”: This Tom Petty classic isn’t specifically about summer, but the protagonist feels a

certain dread as summer is “creepin’ in.” A different look at how the season may affect a person.

The 2000s has a lot of hits during summer, but not a wide range about the season.

These two capture the season well:

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GREENFIELD

LAVA Center to stream short play festival Event brings 18 pandemic views to life

distanced reopening in July as part of Phase 3. In the meantime, we have produced a number of events online,

By Cori Urban the most ambitious of which is our Special to The Republican ‘From a Distance’ short play festival,” Maher said. n online short In April, five writers began to meet play festival will to develop short plays in response to the pandemic. They shared script be performed by ideas, read one another’s plays, offered Greenfield and suggestions and arrived at a sequence regional performof 18 short plays. The shortest is about a half a minute; the longest about 10 ers, bringing to life 18 views minutes. of COVID-19.

By the end of May, they were audiThe LAVA Center will present “From tioning via Zoom and casting; they A Distance: 2020 (corona)vision(s)” on began rehearsals in early June, also via Sunday at 2 p.m. To access the online Zoom. short play festival, go to facebook.

“The pieces cover a range of expericom/theLAVAcenter or facebook. ences, attitudes and ages, from young com/events/278350236691449. teens texting about friends busted The festival will feature the pandem- Playwright Karen Miller is taking part for not observing social distancing in “From A Distance: 2020 (corona) ic views of Nina Gross, Karen Miller, through young adults, parents and chilvision(s)” on Sunday at 2 p.m. dren, to middle-aged couples sorting Vanessa Query, Marlon Carey and Jan out their relationships, to visions of Maher, and be performed by Kyra Anderson, Jane Barish, Anna Baskowski, Greenfield, West Springfield, Amherst, near- future dystopias that bring out Sara Becker, Amanda Bowman, AdeAshfield, Ware, South Hadley, Turners our better qualities: loyalty, persistence laide Carey, Marlon Carey, Shannon Falls and Holyoke. and hope,” Maher said.

Chabot, Rocco Tyler Desgres, Sarah On March 13, after being open only The festival is being produced by Gruber, Kate and Ken Hebert, Ann and six weeks, The LAVA Center — a two of the LAVA Center’s co-coordinators, Query and Maher, who have Ray Horn, Torie Jock, Rick Malone and new community arts center in downtown Greenfield — closed due to also written plays for the program and Kimberly Salditt-Poulin.

Performers range in age from 13 the COVID-19 emergency and has will direct several of the pieces. Carey to over 60 and come from as far as remained closed since. joins this team as a writer, director and Providence and Boston, and as near as “We anticipate a careful, socially performer; Gross and Miller make up

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the balance of the writing team.

“Each of us has found unique ways to re-envision a theater that is proscribed by online platforms, looking for ways to draw on the strengths rather than the limitations of this new way of working,” Maher said.

They used Zoom “sometimes as the acknowledged set, other times as the way to document phone calls, texts, dreams, domestic scenes and fraught shopping trips.”

The LAVA Center is an arts incubator, black box theater and community space at 324 Main St. in Greenfield’s Crossroads Cultural District. It is run

by Local Access to Valley Arts.

Its Sunday program will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the playwrights and directors.

The event is free, but donations will be accepted.

For more information, call 413-5123063.

“The pieces cover a range of experiences, attitudes and ages, from young teens texting about friends busted for not observing social distancing through young adults, parents and children, to middle-aged couples sorting out their relationships, to visions of near- future dystopias that bring out our better qualities: loyalty, persistence and hope.”

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Bon Jovi compares love to a summer’s day in “Summertime.” (SIMONE JOYNER / GETTY IMAGES)

“Summer Love”: Justin Timberlake implores the object of his affection that their relationship can’t just be a summer fling, doing so against a solid groove and catchy riffs.

“Summertime”: Referencing summer totems like beach blankets, wine bottles and warm breezes, Bon Jovi compares love to a summer’s day, although a little less poetically than Shakespeare.

Like the 1990s, the 2010s lacked a lot of summery

songs, but here are two that many readers will know and sing along with: “Beat This Summer”: This is not country Brad Paisley; this is pure-pop Brad Paisley, as he bemoans a summer love slipping away with an infectious melody.

“Cruel Summer”: This tune is not a remake of the Bananarama song, but rather a Taylor Swift tune that is equally as catchy. But unlike the ’80s hit, T-Swizzle doesn’t feel the summer is cruel due to loss of love, but rather the actual presence of the problematic paramour in the Country music singer Brad Paisley delivers an infectious pop lyrics. melody with “Beat This Summer.” (PETER KRAMER / GETTY IMAGES)

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MUSIC

Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Poison announce new dates

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From left, Rick Allen, Tommy Lee, Vivian Campbell, Joe Elliott, Bret Michaels, Phil Collen, Rick Savage, Rikki Rockett, C.C. DeVille, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, and Bobby Dall speak during a press conference for the Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe and Poison Stadium Tour at SiriusXM Studios on Dec. 4, 201,9 in Los Angeles. The tour has been postponed until next year, with new dates for Fenway Park in Boston set for July 17-18. (EMMA MCINTYRE / GETTY IMAGES FOR SIRIUSXM)

SPRINGFIELD

Live music returns to courtyard UNO Pizzeria & Grill summer series runs through Aug. 30

Tom Ingram performs Mondays at UNO Pizzeria & Grill in downtown Springfield as part of the Summer Courtyard Series.

By George Lenker

Special to The Republican

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This year’s series brings back a slate of old favorites with a sprinkle of new acts.

Let’s look at each night: Mondays feature Tom Ingram, as the veteran area musician plays an array of genres. Tuesdays see longtime favorites Eagle Eyes churning out a steady diet of contemporary hits under the stars.

On Wednesdays, the band 1220 spreads a musical smorgasbord, covering everything from classic rock to pop to Top 40 hits. Good Acoustics takes the stage on Thursdays, offering an eclectic blend of music.

Tom Ingram returns on Fridays, this time with his trio, which plays both modern and classic rock. Saturdays sees a newer member of the shows there, Lazy 8’s, who say they play an “eclectic mixtape of all your favorites.”

The week winds up on Sunday with old favorite the Ethel Lee Ensemble. Lee and company offer a soulful array of jazz, blues and standards.

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As things start to open up slowly, people are enjoying a few things they’ve gone without for a few months, mainly dining out.

Fans of live music are still left wanting and may remain that way for the foreseeable future.

However, there is one local venue where you can catch a variety of music seven nights a week — mainly because the shows are held outdoors: UNO Pizzeria & Grill in downtown Springfield, which once again is offering its Summer Courtyard Series.

The annual nightly series launches early each summer and runs until around Labor Day — this year until Aug. 30.

The shows near the Connecticut Riverfront run the gamut of styles and offer something for just about anyone.

HE SUMMER STADIum tour featuring some of the top rock bands of the ’80s has announced new dates for 2021.

Just a few weeks after postponing the summer tour that included Def Leppard, a reunited Mötley Crüe, Poison, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, new dates have been offered up, including a two-night stand at Fenway Park.

The tour will now hit the Boston ballpark on July 17 and 18 of next year.

“All tickets will be honored for the new dates,” read a collective statement from the bands. “If you are a ticket

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VIDEO GAME REVIEW

‘Maneater’: A light, summer snack of a game Environmentally conscious game puts players in control of bull shark

damage upon a successful evasion. The game explains such outlandish mutations with reference to the old Marvel comics’ trope. You know the one: exposure to radiation leads to superpowers a la The Incredible Hulk, etc.

I enjoyed “Maneater” as a light arcade-style experience.

If the idea of zoning out and basking in the serenity of being an unstoppable predator sounds appealing, then consider this an inviting summertime snack.

By Christopher Byrd

Special to The Washington Post

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in a bit of population control by feasting on species that dwell in specific locations, or Developed by: Tripwire to take revenge on humans Interactive for the sprawling landscape of Published by: Tripwire refuse that mars your underInteractive water habitat. (The narrator is Available on: PC, PlayStafond of skewering people for tion 4, Xbox One (Available their blithe attitudes toward on Nintendo Switch later the environment. His use of this year.) corporate jargon that pays lip service to things such as sions that are a hallmark of “environmental stewardship” reality TV. Aside from Scaly is a hoot.)

Pete and his son there are 10 After completing most of other hunters for you to scrap the story missions in an area with as your shark gains inyou get to take on that region’s famy for snacking on people. apex predator before moving They, however, receive far on to a new section of the less screen time as each is giv- map. Throughout the camen only a very brief cutscene paign you’ll be able to scrap intro. with alligators, barracuda, As with most open-world orca and others. The creatures in “Maneater” are well games, activities are divided animated and the fights aren’t among story, optional and overly difficult if your shark scavenger missions. Primary is properly leveled up before missions ask you to engage

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I always thought that being a teenage bull shark would be amusing. What’s not to like about getting into life-ordeath fights with alligators or terrorizing upwardly-mobile sun worshipers whose life choices negatively impact a marine ecosystem?

But as someone who isn’t getting any younger, I was pleased to find out that an elder bull shark is liable to have a lot more fun – picking on tougher fauna, making quick work of shark hunters and surviving out of water for a longer period of time – making it that much easier to take a bite out of the leisure class.

“Maneater” is a moderately funny, environmentally conscious, open-world shark game that puts players in control of a female bull shark whose task is to grow larger and more powerful by consuming as much as possible.

Structured around a series of episodes, the game imitates the form of a wildlife TV show complete with a snarky unseen narrator and a couple of recurring characters, Scaly Pete and his son Kyle LeBlanc, who serve as the shark’s human antagonists.

Scaly Pete, a sort of low-rent Ahab, is a Cajun fisherman who develops a special enmity toward the female bull shark.

She had, after all, bitten off his lower arm after being caught (he threw her back into the water for being a small fry).

Pete is an old salt through and through whose rough-andtumble personality clashes with his son’s more reserved nature. A fateful run-in with the shark when she is older only increases his bitterness.

“Maneater’s” narrative plays off the types of personality clashes and individual obses-

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WEST SPRINGFIELD

The Big E presents drive-thru food fest Event showcases 11 fair vendors

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The Eastern States Exposition will serve up “A Taste of The Big E” — a drive-thru event showcasing 11 of the fall fair’s favorite food vendors on Saturday and Sunday.

There is no entry fee and drivers will enter the grounds at Gate 9 and be directed by parking staff to follow a designated route to New England Avenue, where food stands will be set up on each side of the road.

Guests — who will be asked to remain in their vehicles and wear face masks when ordering — will be able to order, pay and pick up their food before moving forward to the next two stands.

“It brings me great pleaThe Big E Bakery will take part sure to welcome guests to in the drive-thru food festival our grounds, and provide a Saturday and Sunday in West sample of their favorite Big E Springfield. (SHAINA MISHKIN / foods at this unique event,” MASSLIVE FILE PHOTO) ESE President and CEO Gene

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The tour marks a return for the members of Mötley Crüe, who haven’t shared the stage since the band’s 2015 farewell tour.

• Even Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” couldn’t thwart COVID-19.

The singer will have to wait 26 years to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of her seminal recording.

The tour, which originally had June and July dates in New England, has been rescheduled for next year.

The tour, which features support from Garbage and Liz Phair, will now play the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford

on Aug. 28, 2021, and the Xfinity Center in Mansfield on Sept. 4, 2021.

Tickets purchased for the original dates will be honored. Ticket information is available through Live Nation at livenation.com.

“Jagged Little Pill” was released in 1995, charted in 13 countries and sold over 33 million units. It was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, winning five, including album of the year, and inspired a Broadway play.

• Rod Stewart has scrapped a summer tour with Cheap Trick that was scheduled to stop at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut on Aug. 1.

The tour has been postponed with new dates to be

Cassidy said. “It is our hope that people will come from far and wide to get a taste of what’s to come in September at the fair.”

The final stop will be The Big E Cream Puff Mobile Bakery, situated on the Court of Honor.

This marks the first time in the bakery’s history that Big E Cream Puffs and Big Eclairs will be available outside of the fall fair.

Guests will then be directed to exit the grounds via Gate 2 onto Memorial Avenue.

Menus and more information can be found at TheBigE. com/TasteOfTheBigE. Some of the proceeds will be donated to the West Springfield Parish Cupboard. Founded in 1986, the Parish Cupboard has assisted people in West Springfield and Agawam for more than 30 years.

The Big E is set to take place Sept. 18–Oct. 4 on the fairgrounds off Memorial Avenue.

announced.

Purchased tickets for the postponed dates will be honored.

The tour was also scheduled for Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor, Maine, on Aug. 5 and the Xfinity Center in Mansfield on Aug. 9.

Stewart, who turned 75 this year, has sold more than 250 million records worldwide and is best known for the hits “The Killing of Georgie,” “Tonight’s the Night,” “You’re In My Heart (The Final Acclaim),” “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” “Young Turks,” “Forever Young,” “Hot Legs,” “Infatuation” and “Maggie May.” • Gaelic Storm will not be making its planned stop in

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Northampton this month due to COVID-19.

The Irish rock band scrapped its two-night stand at the Iron Horse Music Hall.

The dates, June 24 and 25, will be rescheduled and tickets will be honored for the new shows.

The entire June calendar has now been scrubbed as the venue looks to late July for the chance to host a concert.

Gaelic Storm formed at O’Brien’s Pub in Santa Monica and turned a brief appearance in the movie “Titanic” (they performed as the steerage band) into a stellar 20-plus year career.

The band released its latest album, “Go Climb A Tree,” in 2017.

• With its planned 2020

reunion tour put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, My Chemical Romance has shifted its entire tour schedule to 2021.

The tour will stop at TD Garden in Boston on Sept. 13, 2021.

All tickets will be honored for the new dates. If you are unable to attend, refunds are available at the point of purchase.

“All of our focus should be on making the world better in every way we can,” the band said in a statement when postponing the tour.

The New Jersey rock band’s 2006 release “The Black Parade” was certified double-platinum. My Chemical Romance split as a group in 2013, and reunited for an L.A. concert in late 2019.

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MOVIES DVD RELEASES

‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ an intense, exquisite slow burn

By Katie Foran-McHale

Tribune News Service

Kevin Bacon and Avery Essex in “You Should Have Left.”

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What to stream?

By Michael O’Sullivan

Washington Post

Fans of sculptor Ursula von Rydingsvard’s powerful exhibition last year at the National Museum of Women in the Arts will not want to miss “Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own,” a thoughtful and visually arresting overview of the life, career and creative process of the 77-year-old artist, who is best known for monumental natural forms, in rough-hewed cedar. The film by Daniel Traub uses the standard documentary interviews with the artist, along with family members, art world peers, curators and collectors to shed light on what Washington Post critic Sebastian Smee called Von Rydingsvard’s “violent and yielding, fiercely willed and oddly relaxed” work. But the film is at its eloquent, if wordless best when it simply shows us the making, from start to finish, of some of her haunting forms. Unrated. Available at nga.gov. Contains nothing objectionable. 57 minutes.

Adèle Haenel appears in a scene from “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.” (NEON)

bers (Garrett Hedlund).

“Corpus Christi”: An ex-convict (Bartosz Bielenia) masquerades as a priest after being denied admission to the seminary. In Polish and French.

“Couple Trouble”: Danish series follows a couple’s travails through flashbacks in counseling. Stars Ditte Ylva Olsen, Esben Dalgaard Andersen and Rasmus Bjerg.

In Danish.

“Inheritance”: A family receives a surprise inheritance that brings them more harm than good. Stars Lily Collins, Simon Pegg, Connie Nielsen, Chace Crawford and Patrick Warburton.

“The Legion”: Two Roman legions struggle to survive.

Mickey Rourke stars.

“Pennyworth: The Complete First Season”: Epix series follows the beloved butler (Jack Bannon) of the Wayne family before Bruce’s birth.

Also new on DVD “South Park: The Com“Burden”: An optimistic plete Twenty-Third Seablack preacher (Forest Whitak- son”: The raunchy animated er) faces community backlash series created by Trey Parker after offering to take in a man and Matt Stone continues.

“Stuck with You”: A ceraised by Ku Klux Klan mem-

lebrity couple privately splits up while maintaining the appearance of a marriage for the brand in this series. Stars Tammy Townsend, Timon Kyle Durrett and Monti Washington.

Out on Digital HD “Desolation Center”: Documentary follows the early ’80s punk movement set in the desert.

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Also streaming Written and directed by Boaz Yakin, “Aviva” is a love story about Eden and Aviva: a man and a woman who are each played by two actors, one male, one female. It is also told through dance. According to the New York Times, the filmmaker “has given himself a free hand to experiment. But SEE STREAM, PAGE E8

A quiet but passionate love story tops the new DVD releases for this week.

“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”: A painter, Marianne (Noemie Merlant), travels through choppy waters, commissioned to do a portrait of the mysterious Heloise (Adèle Haenel). Heloise’s mother (Valeria Golino) reveals that Heloise wore out the previous artist by refusing to pose for said portrait.

Since the artwork is supposed to be sent to Heloise’s wealthy suitor in Milan, whom she absolutely doesn’t want to marry, it’s her one form of feasible protest. Instead, Marianne must masquerade as a walking partner for Heloise, who’s been kept in her room following her sister’s death.

But that’s just one secret in this beautiful, tragic love story. Longing glances and extended silences may as well be supporting characters as the two women fall for each other, while they help a maid, Sophie (Luana Bajrami), with a secret of her own, and dread the clock ticking toward the end of their time together.

Director Celine Sciamma’s sparse but pointed script elevate the tension and desire brought on by Merlant’s and Haenel’s magnificent performances, with imagery mirroring a retelling of Orpheus’ inability to not look back at his newly deceased bride, Eurydice, while attempting to rescue her from the underworld.

Alas, for these women, the patriarchy of late 18th century France is a hell of its own.

Cult Films of All-Time Volume 3 Comedy and Camp”: Documentary explores films including “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” “Showgirls,” “Office Space” and more.

“Trolls World Tour”: Poppy and Branch set out to protect different types of music that Queen Barb and King Thrash seek to destroy. Stars voice talents of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Bloom and James Corden. Look for it on DVD and Blu-ray July 7.

“Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things”: Documentary explores famed jazz singer’s life. Available tomorrow.

“Irresistible”: An ex-colonel (Chris Cooper) runs for mayor in a Wisconsin town with the help of a Democratic party strategist (Steve Carell).

Available tomorrow.

“Madagasikara”: Three women in Madagascar fight for their children’s education and survival amid poverty and political issues. Available tomorrow.

“Legacy of Lies”: A cop (Michael Ontkean) makes shocking discoveries about his father (Martin Landau) and grandfather (Eli Wallach).

Available Sunday.

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that hand remains heavy, as when a flashback to gender confusion in Eden’s childhood is underlined as an obvious ‘Rosebud’ moment.” Unrated.

Available at jxjdc.org and cinemaartstheatre.com. 116 minutes.

The documentary “Bully.

Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn” takes the measure of the late lawyer and Machiavellian political fixer. The AV Club writes that the film is so caught up in regaling us with the full breadth of Cohn’s bad behavior that “it never finds a full picture of a man amidst his actions.” TV-MA. Available on HBO. 98 minutes.

Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star in “You Should Have Left,” a psychological thriller about a couple vacationing in a remote Welsh home where their grip on reality starts to deteriorate. R. Available on various streaming platforms. Contains some violence, disturbing images, sexuality and strong language.

93 minutes.

The documentary “Father Soldier Son” follows one military family over the course of 10 years. TV-MA. Available on Netflix. 100 minutes.

Two young detectives attempt to solve a burglary in a peaceful residential neighborhood in “Hidden Orchard Mysteries: The Case of the Air B&B Robbery.” Unrated. Available on various streaming platforms. 85 minutes.

A special forces soldier (pro wrestler turned action star Stu Bennett) is given the opportunity to bring the man who betrayed his team (Vinnie Jones) to justice in the revenge thriller “I Am Vengeance: Retaliation.”

R. Available on various streaming platforms. Contains violence and strong language throughout.

90 minutes.

“Looks That Kill” is a dark comedy about a teenage boy cursed with such good looks that anyone who lays eyes on

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Australian drama “Dirt Music.”

According to IndieWire, when the torrid, twisty drama “is trying to do less — less twists, less coincidences, less trickery — it’s far better and miles more emotionally rewarding.” Unrated. Available at cinemaartsthe atre.com. 104 minutes.

A London music executive signs a group of fishermen from a remote Cornish village to record an album of sea shanties — which becomes a hit— in “Fisherman’s Friends.” The Guardian calls the fact-based The sculptor Ursula von Rydingsvard is shown in her studio in “Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into comedy “gentle and sweet-naHer Own.” (DANIEL TRAUB / ICARUS FILMS) tured.” PG-13. Available at cin emaartstheatre.com. Contains to parenthood. “Articulate, reflective and unhesitant about some strong language and suggesgetting personal,” according to tive references. 112 minutes. the New York Times, “McConnell makes for a complicated “The Surrogate” is an indie character study.” Unrated. drama about the unraveling Available on various streaming of an arrangement between a platforms. 91 minutes. young African American woman and her gay best friends, for The documentary “Runner” whom she has agreed to get pregnant. Variety calls it a “gartells the story of Guor Marial, the South Sudanese “lost boy” rulous but always psychologically plausible tale.” Unrated. who survived slavery and a brutal war (in which eight of his Available at theavalon.org. 93 minutes. nine siblings died) to become Édgar Ramírez in “Wasp Network.” (RONIN NOVOA WONG / NETFLIX) an Olympic athlete. Unrated.

A girl transforms herself into Available at themiracletheatre. him dies. Unrated. Available on His Life” tells the story of the a cat to get close to the boy she com and ondemand.draft iTunes. 92 minutes. loves in the Japanese animation life and career of underwater house.com. 98 minutes.

“A Whisker Away.” TV-PG. Availand nature photographer Amos able on Netflix. Contains some maWritten and directed by Nachoum and his obsession While traveling across the ture thematic material. In Japanese Olivier Assayas (“Personal with the polar bear. Unrated.

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Ramírez, Penélope Cruz, Ana ter.com/dc and themiraclet(Sabrina Carpenter) suddenly heatre.com. In English, Hebrew finds herself on her own in A self-centered dancer de Armas and Gael García and Inuktitut with subtitles. 71 Bernal, “Wasp Network” tells “The Short History of the Long reluctantly agrees to coach a minutes. group of young misfits for a the true story of Cuban spies Road.” Writer-director Ani competition in “Feel the Beat.” who infiltrated anti-Castro netSimon-Kennedy, according to works in Florida in the 1990s.

The concert film “Roger Wa- Variety, “remains careful not TV-G. Available on Netflix.

According to Variety, “While it ters: Us + Them” documents the to sugarcoat or romanticize the Contains some rude language. aims for big choral complexity 2017-2018 tour of the founding grim conditions a homeless 109 minutes. member, lyricist and composer Nola braves as she determinedand is generally an enjoyable ly searches for her mother watch, the film feels like an or- behind Pink Floyd, a musiA former beauty queen preps atorio cut down to an overture, cian who, in the course of the in Albuquerque.” Unrated. her daughter for a small-town engaging with major characters film, criticizes both President Available on various streaming Texas beauty pageant in “Miss and events that are dropped Donald Trump and Israel from platforms. 94 minutes.

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Available on Netflix. In Spanish, casionally trouble-making,” Va- murdering her best friend in com. Contains some strong lanriety says, “he is, to repurpose a “The Girl With a Bracelet.” guage, sensuality and disturbing English and Russian with subtitles. 128 minutes. lyric from ‘Breathe,’ not afraid images. 103 minutes.

Variety calls the French film, to care.” Unrated. Available on remade from a 2018 film from Near the end of her life, “My Darling Vivian” is a doc- various streaming platforms. 135 Argentina, a “crisply shot, preumentary about Vivian Liberto, minutes. cisely acted remake” that ima dog reflects on her past proves on the original. Unrated. owners in the animated fable the first wife of singer Johnny Available at cinemaartstheatre. “Marona’s Fantastic Tale.”

Cash and the mother of his four Freddy McConnell, a gay daughters. Unrated. Available at transgender man who decides com. In French with subtitles. 95 Unrated. Available at afisilver. ondemand.drafthouse.com. silver.com. Contains drug use to get pregnant, is the subject of minutes.

90 minutes. and some upsetting images. In “Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Kelly Macdonald and Garrett French and Romanian with Birth,” a documentary that Hedlund play lovers in the The documentary “Picture of follows McConnell’s journey subtitles. 92 minutes.

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Dining out returns as restrictions ease

HE ROLLOUT OF restaurant reopenings across the country has been greeted with considerable enthusiasm by owners and restaurant patrons alike.

Consumer polling done during the various lockdowns and stay-at-home orders has consistently identified “going to restaurants” as one of the activities that people were most eager to resume. Thus, not surprisingly, as states and jurisdictions have permitted the resumption of on-site restaurant operations, the public has shown a marked willingness to dine out once again.

COVID-19, however, has not “gone away,” and in order to prevent a resurgence of infections, public health officials have had to impose a considerable number of operational mandates on restaurant owners. These include capacity limits, social distancing, extra sanitation measures, and contact tracing.

Anyone familiar with how the industry operates knows that these mandates aren’t going to be easy to comply with, especially given the financial and operational disruption the typical restaurant has experienced over the past three months.

Preliminary indications from those areas of the country opened first are that compliance with pandemic “best practices” has been far from universal.

Twenty-five tables are available and parties of up to six can be accommodated.

Steaming Tender is also continuing its promotion for takeout customers. Each to-go order is entered into a weekly drawing, with the winner of a $50 gift certificate selected every Sunday evening.

For more details on Steaming Tender’s current offerings, call 413-283-2744.

Guests enjoy outdoor dining at Theodores’ at 201 Worthington St. in downtown Springfield on June 15. (RAY KELLY / THE REPUBLICAN)

Gov. Charlie Baker’s Phase 2 orders, the Irish Cultural Center in West Springfield will be offering outdoor dining on its patio on Wednesday through Sunday evenings.

Two seatings are available, one at 5 p.m. and a second at 7:30 p.m., with beverage service as well as a limited menu of hot meals and sandwiches.

Hugh Robert Advance reservations are Off The Menu required.

Contact the Irish Cultural number of establishments have Center at 413-342-4358 for been jumping the gun, setting details. up ad hoc outdoor dining spaces before authorized to so.

• The region’s best known, A similar scofflaw situation railroad-themed dining establishment is celebrating the has been observed in the reopening of its patio.

Hamptons on Long Island.

It’s easy to understand why struggling restaurateurs are eager to fill as many seats as they can as reopening progresses, but everyone – owners and customers alike – need to remember that ignoring social distance guidance puts us all at risk.

It’s easy to understand why struggling restaurateurs are eager to fill as many seats as they can as reopening progresses, but everyone — owners and customers alike — needs to remember that ignoring social distance guidance puts us all at risk.

Side dishes • In full compliance with

The Steaming Tender Restaurant in Palmer is now offering outdoor dining on a first-come, first-served basis; hours are Thursday 4 to 8 p.m., Friday 4 to 9 p.m.; Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Guests are expected to practice proper social distancing and wear a face covering as necessary.

• Now offering outdoor dining, Partners Restaurant in Feeding Hills is serving dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.

The current menu features lobster, presented in single, double, baked-stuffed, or “lazy man’s” form; a lobster roll plate is also available. Other seafood • The Burgundy Brook Cafe in Three Rivers is offering specialties include baked sea a weekly dinner specials menu scallops, baked stuffed, cod on Thursday through Saturday and various fried seafood evenings, with to-go main dish baskets.

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Lawsuit gives Iron Duke chance to ‘promote’ itself

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S A NEW YORK GIants fan, I have a newly found soft spot for Duke University, the college where second-year quarterback Daniel Jones played.

Before then, I was iffy on the school, despite its vaunted success in basketball. Some of my family members were big fans, however, and I respected that. And I even gave up some begrudging respect to the oft-vilified Duke hoops star Christian Laettner after seeing ESPN’s “I Hate Christian Laettner” program.

But after some recent news concerning the school and a local brewery, I may have swung back to disliking the home of the Blue Devils.

According to a MassLive. com story by Nick O’Malley, Iron Duke Brewing in Ludlow has given up trying to defend itself against Duke in a trademark infringement case.

its name, which it has used since its launch in 2014.

While I understand a party wanting to protect its brand and/or intellectual property, large entities like Duke sometimes overreact, and I believe this is the case here. Iron Duke is a small Western Massachusetts brewery, which, as far as I can tell, has no plans for global George Lenker domination and probably isn’t Beer Nut even interested in seeking its beer in North Carolina, where Head brewer and owner Nick Duke is located.

Morin said he initially received And while some lawsuits have a cease and desist letter from more merit than others (for the school several years ago example, the rock band Guns after the brewery tried to N’ Roses lawsuit against Oskar trademark its logo for merBlues Brewery for trademark chandise. Duke then moved to infringement over a beer called defend what it considered to be Guns ’N’ Rosé at least had a leg its trademark. Iron Duke sim- to stand on, as those two words ply does not have the financial are inextricably linked to the means to take on a very rich band), the word and definition university. While the brewery of “duke” is far more vague and does not have a new name nebulous. Yes, there is a booster picked out yet, it agreed to group from the university remove the word “Duke” from named the “Iron Dukes Varsity

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dessert this month.

Takeout and curbside pickup also continue to be offered.

Call the restaurant at 413786-0975 or order online at partnersrestaurant.com/ order.

• Earlier this month the Delaney House in Holyoke announced that it was making a full menu available for takeout and delivery.

• The Table 3 Restaurant The service will be available Group has begun outdoor Wednesday through Sunday dining at its three Sturbridge evenings from 5 to 8 p.m., locations. and online ordering will be an The Cedar Street Grille has option. temporarily been relocated to “Heat & Serve” individual Table 3’s function venue, The dinners such as garlic chicken, Barn at Wight Farm, which is a traditional turkey dinner, just across from Cedar Street and shepherd’s pie are among Grille’s permanent home. Due the menu listings. Many of the to seating constraints, dinner is same items are available as famby reservation only; tables can ily style meal packages sized for be booked by calling 508-347- two, four, or six.

Steakhouse style entrees in5800.

Avellino and The Duck clude rack of lamb, grilled pork are also offering an al fresco chops, a New York sirloin steak, experience from 11:30 a.m. to Boston baked scrod, and seared

Iron Duke Brewing in Ludlow is set to change its name in the coming months in an effort to avoid what would be a costly legal battle with Duke University. (MASSLIVE PHOTO)

While I understand a party wanting to protect its brand and/or intellectual property, large entities like Duke sometimes overreact.

Club,” but until I read about this lawsuit, I had never heard of that group, and I’m guessing no one other than Duke fans and alumni have either.

But it is all moot now. So as (the soon-to-be-former) Iron Duke looks for a new name, I have a suggestion. Since duke (and duchess) is the nobility title listed as third in rank after

king/queen, maybe the brewery should promote itself (in more ways than one) by using the second-ranked title and call itself Iron Prince Brewing.

That way it can claim victory as it now outranks Duke.

Then again, who knows what the estate of the “artist formerly known as” would do?

Cheers.

Dunkin’, the coffee-and-donut chain, has announced, however, that as of May it was no longer stocking Styrofoam cups in its distribution centers.

The chain is instead transitioning to double-walled paper cups, the design of which eliminates the need for a separate • Bistro Les Gras in • Chez Josef in Agawam has Northampton has discontinued sleeve to keep hands cool while holding the cup. brought its special event exper- meal package pre-orders as tise to this summer’s “social The chain is also on track to it resumes outdoor dining on distancing” environment and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday have fully recyclable plastic lids created Chez Micro Parties. in all its location by later this evenings, weather permitting. summer. This new lid, along with Designed for small outdoor Tables must be reserved in the new double-walled hot drink gatherings of 20 people or less, advance, and each party is allotted two hours per visit. A link cup, has the potential to remove a Chez Micro Party package an estimated 19 million pounds includes two choices from a list- to Resy.com, which handles ing of five food station options, Bistro Les Gras reservations, of plastic from the waste stream delivery, setup, disposables, and is available at the restaurant’s annually. a fully-certified Chez Josef staff website, bistrolesgras.com. member to facilitate service.

Hugh Robert is a faculty Among the food station • With takeout and delivery member in Holyoke Community options are gourmet wraps and at the heart of the restaurant’s College’s hospitality and culinary arts program and has nearly 45 salad, a taco fiesta bar, and a pandemic-driven survival years of restaurant and educadecadent dessert bar. strategy, most operators have tional experience. Robert can be In addition to the micro party relegated concerns about reached online at OffTheMenu options, Chez Josef has created the environment to the back Guy@aol.com. several “pick up” packages for burner. scallops.

Beer and wine selections are on offer as well.

The menu and online ordering link can be found at delaneyhouse.com, and the Delaney House picks up at 413532-1800.

summer get-togethers. The establishment’s sales office is also willing to customize a party package to meet an individual client’s needs.

For details go to chezjosef. com or call 413-786-0257.

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5 classic white wines under $10 perfect for summer

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REAT WINES TASTE GREAT anytime of year.

If someone’s opening up a bottle of 20-year-old Bordeaux or Burgundy and it’s the hottest day of the year, count me in!

But there’s also a reason why most of us drink more white wine during the summer.

Nothing tastes quite as refreshing as a nice, chilled glass of white wine.

So to kick off the start of the summer, I thought I would write about five classic white wines under $10 that are perfect for hot afternoons and warm summer nights.

The five wines I picked represent some of the most popular white wine grapes. Or in the case of one wine, a particular wine that can only come from one region in the world.

Chardonnay.

Five classic white wines under $10 that are perfect for summer. (KEN ROSS PHOTO) Sauvignon blanc.

Riesling.

Pinot brigio. refreshing taste. One of the things I love Vinho verde. about wines made with chardonnay Many of you may already know some grapes is how well they express the soil of these wines. But hopefully there will they’re grown in. And that’s especially be a few on this list that are new for you. true when it comes to chardonnays Let me add that all of these wines are from Burgundy. Chardonnay grapes widely available at many wine stores. So grown a few hundred yards apart often with luck you can find these particular taste dramatically different from one wines wherever you are this summer. field to the next. And this is especially Hope you enjoy. true in the Burgundy’s southern region, where Macon is located.

Ken Ross Wines recommended Like many chardonnays from Macon, this week Wine Press this particular wine has a bright, light, • 2018 Cave De Lugny La Cote refreshing taste with a hint of citrus. would likely love certain chardonnay Blanche Unoaked Chardonnay Macon There’s also a slight hint of butter often Villages ($9.99 at Table & Vine in West wines, especially if you served them one associated with chardonnays. But the from France’s Burgundy region, where Springfield) butter flavors are much more subtle, • 2019 Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc many chardonnays have amazing depth much less pronounced. There’s also ($9.99 at Table & Vine) and complexity and taste completely a wonderful dash of almond flavors • 2018 Chateau St. Michelle Dry different from chardonnays from other which make this wine an ideal one for Riesling ($9.99 at Table & Vine) parts of the world. hot and hazy summer afternoons.

• 2018 Ninety Plus Cellars Pinot GriLocation: Due to chardonnay’s wild gio Lot 42 ($8.99 at Table & Vine) popularity, you can often find wines Sauvignon blanc • Casal Garcia Vinho Verde Non made with chardonnay grapes in nearly Vintage ($6.99 at Table & Vine) History: Exactly where and when every part of the world. But some of the sauvignon blanc wines were first made regions best known for making great in France remains up for debate. Some chardonnay wines include France’s Wine tasting notes Burgundy region and California’s Napa say Bordeaux in the 1700s. Others say the Loire Valley in the 1500s. Either and Sonoma regions. Personally, I’m partial to chardonnays from Burgundy, way, sauvignon blanc wines have been Chardonnay which is why I recommended the wine delighting wine drinkers for hundreds History: Chardonnay grapes have been listed below. of years with their crisp, clean refreshing flavors. used to make wines since the 1500s.

Location: France’s Bordeaux region During the past 500 years, chardonnay 2018 Cave De Lugny La Cote and the Loire Valley continue to make wines have become the most popular Blanche Unoaked Chardonnay Macon Villages great sauvignon blanc wines. But you wines in the world. Some people love Region: Macon, Burgundy, France can now find dry white wines from or hate chardonnay. There’s even Tasting notes: I wanted to point around the world made with these wonan acronym often used by chardonderful grapes. Other popular regions nay’s detractors — ABC, which means out that this wine is from the village of include many areas in California and “Anything But Chardonnay.” But I can Macon in Burgundy since chardonnay Australia. But personally, I have real promise you many of those same people wines from here have such a distinct,

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soft spot for sauvignon blancs from New Zealand’s Marlborough region, which is why I picked the following wine.

2019 Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc Region: Marlborough, New Zealand Tasting notes: When it comes to sauvignon blanc, New Zealand consistently produces some of the best, refreshing and affordable sauvignon blancs in the world. New Zealand’s Marlborough region on the northern tip of New Zealand’s south island in particular reigns supreme when it comes to crisp, refreshing white wines.

This particular popular sauvignon blanc deserves all the attention it gets. In a taste test with the other New Zealand sauvignon blancs that cost less than $10 a bottle, I personally found that this one stood out with its crisp, signature fresh-cut grass flavors that made New Zealand’s Marlborough region famous. There’s also a slight hint of citrus and ripe green apple flavors as well. Absolutely delightful and thoroughly refreshing.

3. Riesling

History: Riesling wines first began being made in Germany in the 1400s.

And of all the white wines described this week, riesling wines are probably the most dramatically different from one winemaker to the next. In fact, even the same winemaker might produce very different rieslings. Some can be extremely sweet while others can be bone dry.

Location: Germany (particularly the Mosel region) continues to produce outstanding rieslings. But you can also find great ones made in many other parts of the world, including Canada’s Niagara region, France’s Alsace region, several regions in New Zealand and the United States. But I decided to pick a wine from Washington’s Columbia Valley region since I personally think they make some of the best dry, affordable rieslings in the world.

2018 Chateau St. Michelle Dry Riesling Region: Columbia Valley, Washington Tasting notes: I’m going to say right up front that I’m a big fan of dry white wines. So if you prefer your rieslings on the sweeter side, this wonderful, dry wine might not be the one for you. Don’t get me wrong. I love certain sweeter rieslings, especially when it comes to dessert

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That’s why I thoroughly enjoy to tell me this wine doesn’t taste this dry, crisp riesling from refreshing on a hot, sweltering Washington’s Columbia Valley summer afternoon. in the southeast corner of the state. A hint of green apples and Vinho verde a slightly effervescent finish give History: This white wine is this wine a wonderful, welcoming finish. There’s even a slight different from the four other saltiness to the wine that makes wines recommended this week. this riesling the perfect warm That’s because vinho verde isn’t weather drink for sweltering a grape. It’s a type of wine that summer afternoons. is only produced in a particular part of Portugal. Vinho verde translates as “green wine.” And Pinot grigio as you might expect, the grapes History: Sometimes referred used to makes these wines are to as “pinot gris,” pinot grigio often quite young. Specifically, wines have been around since most vinho verde wines sold the 1200s in parts of France. in stores are made with grapes Nowadays, you can find pinot harvested just a few months grigio wines from around the ago. Vinho verde wines can be world. These light, refreshing any color (red, white or rose) wines often have a slightly floral but I personally prefer the white and citrus-like finish. That’s wine version of these light, why I personally think they’re refreshing wines. among the best summer white Location: All vinho verde wines ideal for hot, sunny days. wines come from the Minho Location: You can still find region, which is located near the pinot gris wines in France, as northern tip of Portugal right they’re often called there, espe- next to the Atlantic Ocean. cially in the Alsace region. But there are many other regions Casal Garcia Vinho Verde where pinot grigio wines thrive, Non Vintage including California, Oregon Region: Minho, Portugal and parts of Germany. But when Tasting notes: Casal Garcia’s it comes to pinot grigio, Italy’s vinho verde has long been one Alto Adige region is king, which of my favorite go-to white wines is why I chose the beautiful wine during the summer, especially listed below. since this wine is so affordable and easy drinking. This bright, 2018 Ninety Plus Cellars refreshing wine has a slight Pinot Grigio Lot 42 sparkling quality with a splash Region: Trentino-Alto Adige, of lemon and sea salt. I’ll be Italy honest as well. I sometimes put Tasting notes: Pinot Grigio an ice cube in a glass of Casal wines sometimes don’t get the Garcia on very hot, dry days and respect they deserve. I recently this wine tastes terrific that way. read an interview with some Let me add that this particular ‘expert’ who wrote a book about wine is made with a blend of wine who claimed there’s not a four different grapes: trajadura, single good pinot grigio. (This loureiro, pederna and azal. The same genius also claimed there bottom line is this light white are no good red wines made wine is fun, approachable and with merlot grapes. Hmm. I ready to enjoy anytime this guess Petrus in Bordeaux’s summer.

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