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‘Sign O’ the Times’ by Prince to get box set treatment

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RINCE FANS HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORward to in the fall with the announcement of a box set scheduled for a September release.

“Sign O’ the Times” will be rereleased on Sept. 25 in three different versions: the standard album, Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition.

The Super Deluxe Edition includes a 120-page hardcover book containing an array of previously unseen photographs along with Prince’s handwritten lyrics for many of his popular hits, such as “U Got The Look,” “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man,” and “Hot Thing.” The book also features liner notes from comedian Dave Chappelle and musician Lenny Kravitz.

Donnie Moorhouse Also included in the Super DeLiveWire luxe Edition is a DVD containing a complete and previously unreleased New Year’s Eve benefit concert performed at Paisley Park on Dec. 31, 1987. The evening marked Prince’s final show of the “Sign O’ the Times” tour and his only onstage collaboration with jazz legend Miles Davis.

In all, the set includes eight CDs, a DVD, the book, and the first remastered version of the original album. The set will feature 45 previously unreleased studio songs.

“Sign O’ the Times,” was Prince’s ninth studio album, and included singles “If I Was Your Girlfriend,” “U Got the Look,” the title track, and “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man.”

Liner notes • While various artists have taken to drive-in movie screens to perform concerts this summer, the Rolling Stones are releasing a concert film to fill the big screen this summer.

“The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon,” a concert filmed in Havana, Cuba, in 2016, will be screening across the U.S. and Canada beginning tomorrow.

The movie documents the band’s 2016 concert at the Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana sports complex.

Several artists have taken to livestreaming concerts on drive-in screens as an answer to COVID-19 restrictions for large gatherings in arenas.

Garth Brooks undertook the most ambitious drive-in event by hosting a show that was fed to over 300 drive-in screens across the country.

The Stones were forced to postpone the 2020 “No Filter” tour that was scheduled for U.S. stadiums this summer.

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Winwood have rescheduled a 2020 summer tour to 2021.

New dates have been announced for shows that were originally scheduled for June 30 in the Boston area and July 1 in Saratoga Springs, New York.

The new dates are June 30, 2021, at Xfinity Center in Mansfield, and July 1, 2021, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

Purchased tickets will be honored for the new dates.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band was founded in 1972 by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.

Two years later, the duo retired from live performing and became a studio-only band. The group has sold over 40 million records and is known for hits like “Deacon Blues,” “Reelin’ In The Years,” and “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number.”

Fagen and Becker eventually returned to touring together up until Becker’s death in 2017.

Winwood has his own place in classic rock history as a member of The Spencer Davis

“Bigger Love” tour comes back around.

Legend will play 2021 dates at the Grand Theater at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut, on Aug. 27, the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood on Aug. 28, and Boston’s Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion on Aug. 30.

Tickets purchased for the original dates will be honored.

Legend is a rare EGOT artist, a performer who has won an Emmy (television), Grammy (music), Oscar (film) and Tony (stage.)

He joined “The Voice” for Season 16, winning with his mentee Maelyn Jarmon, and is currently a judge on Season 17.

Prince’s 1987 album “Sign O’ the Times” is set to be reissued on Sept. 25 in three different versions: the standard album, Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition.

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Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith, along with a solo career that produced hits such as “Back In the High Life Again.”

his YouTube channel.

The series began on July 3 with a stream of his Live at the Playhouse Theatre, in Edinburgh, from 1976. The series • Green Day will be back in will continue for another five weeks.

Boston in 2021.

The series will raise funds for The group, which had canceled its 2020 “Hella Mega” the Elton John AIDS Foundation in support of COVID-19 tour due to COVID-19, has announced a new itinerary with relief efforts. a Fenway Park date.

• John Legend was schedThe tour will come to Fenway uled to make his first apPark on Aug. 5, 2021. pearance at Tanglewood this Tickets purchased for the summer, but the artist’s tour, original date will be honored. like all others over the last few The “Hella Mega” tour also features Weezer and Fall Out months, was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boy. Legend will finally get his • Elton John has launched a chance at the Berkshires shed next year when his rescheduled new archival concert series on

• The Austin City Limits Festival, one of the last major music festivals standing in the age of COVID-19, has been canceled.

With the recent surge in COVID-19 in Texas, organizers of the event stated it was “the only responsible solution.”

The organizers had yet to name headliners for this year’s festival, which was slated for October.

Austin City Limits is one of the largest annual live music events in the country and the second Austin-based festival to be canceled due to the global pandemic.

South by Southwest was canceled in March. Coachella, Lollapalooza, and virtually every other music event has been scuttled for 2020.

• For the first time in months, a new show has been added to the local concert calendar.

John Gorka is coming to the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton.

While the performance isn’t scheduled until Aug. 22, 2021, it is a small sign of life for the fading club scene.

Tickets for the show are available through the Northampton Box Office at 413-586-8686 and online at iheg.com.

Gorka, a New Jersey-based singer-songwriter is an Iron Horse regular. The show will

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‘Neversong’ is a letdown

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be opened by local songwriter Lisa Martin.

• Little Steven is taking another crack at his “RockNRoll Rebel” box set.

Originally released in December, the set came out in an LP/CD configuration. The new version is formatted as a CD/ DVD set that has his six solo albums plus three concert DVDs: “Live at the Ritz 1987,” “Live at Rockpalast 1984” and “Live at Rockpalast 1982.”

A longtime member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, whose writing and production credits have been central to that group’s Hall of Fame career, Steven Van Zandt has also enjoyed a second career as an actor (“The Sopranos”) and host of his own satellite radio station “Little Steven’s Underground Garage.”

Van Zandt’s most recent release with his band the Disciples of Soul, “Summer of Sorcery,” came out in 2019.

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By Christopher Byrd

Special to The Washington Post

Rod Stewart has announced a new set of dates for his planned tour with Cheap Trick, including the Xfinity Center in Mansfield on July 30, 2021, and Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Aug. 1, 2021.

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ronistic is going on because soon after Peet wakes up in Wren’s house (he’s still in a coma) he passes a portrait of her and a young boy with enormous smiles on their faces. It is dated 1952, long before the advent of voicemail. To uncover what’s going on with Peet, players will have to explore the village and chat with other kids who generally don’t seem perturbed that most of the adults have gone missing since they went searching for Wren.

The children Peet encounters gently tease him for being generally clueless.

“Neversong” fuses elements of platforming and adventure games. As Peet roams around the town and its neighboring areas he has the opportunity to solve puzzles and do favors for the children he comes across.

Occasionally, he comes into conflict with adults who take the appearance of large monsters. By defeating them or poking around the town Peet learns notes for different songs that can be played on Wren’s piano. Doing so unlocks different upgrades that are hidden

about the house such as a baseball bat that can be used to clobber Peet’s foes.

Neither the puzzles nor the combat in “Neversong” are particularly difficult, making it very approachable. Health is generously distributed throughout so one can blunder through the boss fights without much fuss, and over its relatively short playtime new mechanics, such as a skateboard, are timely introduced.

Although I was impressed that the game is largely the product of one person – Thomas Brush, who handled its story, art, and music – I found its ending to be both predictable and a letdown. The strongest aspect of “Neversong” is its atmosphere, which benefits from the actor Dick Terhune’s warm voice-over narration and the cheeky dialogue of the characters. Still, neither of those elements, nor the game’s relatively simple gameplay, help to sustain a sense of dramatic tension over the long haul. No doubt Brush is a talented developer, but “Neversong” strikes me as a minor work. It lacks the punch to make it more than the sum of its parts.

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The veteran rocker will return in 2021 with a tour that includes Xfinity Center in Mansfield on July 30 and Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Aug. 1.

Purchased tickets for the postponed dates will be honored.

Stewart, who turned 75 this • Pat Metheny has schedyear, has sold more than 250 uled a date for Foxwoods. million records worldwide and The guitarist will play the is best known for the hits “The Grand Theater on Nov, 6, 2021. Killing of Georgie,” “Tonight’s Tickets for the show are on the Night,” “You’re In My Heart sale through all Ticketmaster (The Final Acclaim),” “Da outlets and locations including Ya Think I’m Sexy?” “Young ticketmaster.com and by Turks,” “Forever Young,” “Hot phone at 800-745-3000.

Legs,” “Infatuation” and “MagMetheny was scheduled to gie May.” play the Academy of Music in Northampton in March. That • Disturbed will have to wait show was canceled due to the 21 years to celebrate the 20th global pandemic. anniversary of its seminal Metheny has won 20 Gram- release “The Sickness.” my Awards, countless polls The rock band has moved as “Best Jazz Guitarist,” three its planned tour with Staind to gold records and in 2015 was 2021 with new dates in Hartford and the Boston area. inducted into the Downbeat The tour will come next Hall of Fame becoming only year to the Xfinty Center in the fourth guitarist to be Mansfield on July 23 and to the included.

His latest project, Side Eye, Xfinity Theatre in Hartford on features a rotating cast of musi- July 24. cians. The first edition includes Tickets for the original dates James Francies (keyboard, will be honored. piano) and drummer Nate Springfield rockers Staind Smith. recently played a few dates following a five-year hiatus as • Postponed earlier this members busied themselves month due to COVID-19 with solo projects. concerns, Rod Stewart has anStaind has released seven nounced a new set of dates for studio albums and eight Top his planned tour with Cheap 10 singles, selling more than 15 Trick. million albums worldwide.

“Neversong” is a low-key game which, at first blush, appears to be about a boy struggling with regret. In fairytale form, it tells the story of Peet, a lonely young orphan whose life is transformed after he falls for a charismatic girl named Wren who teaches him to play the piano. The two children are inseparable until a dreadful day when they venture out to a decommissioned asylum where Wren is kidnapped in front of Peet by a pale-faced man. The incident so traumatizes the boy it sends him into a coma.

In the world of Peet’s unconscious, children have taken over his hometown, Redwind Village. The town’s adults are caged, transformed into monsters or running around with sharp objects and homicidal intentions. At the start of the game we see Peet wandering through a series of dimly lit halls. He walks past walls with “Believe” and “The” ominously painted on them and past doors with letters above them that together spell the word “SMILE” and “LIE.” Adding to the mystery, he comes across a ringing, old-fashioned rotary phone on which he answers.

He hears a voicemail from Wren. It is clear that Peet is suppressing something.

Evidently, something anach-

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‘Trolls World Tour’ fun, but misses a few beats

By Katie Foran-McHale

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The milestones are literal and figurative in “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” a timely and necessary documentary that examines the life and career of the civil rights leader and Georgia congressman, who still bears the scars from the fractured skull he incurred at the hands of law enforcement. (Lewis, now 80, was struck by an Alabama state trooper wielding a nightstick during the famous 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.) Archival footage of that march, in which troopers attacked peaceful protesters, includes, at one point in the 54-mile journey, signage indicating how far demonstrators had left to walk. But in speaking more metaphorically at the start of the film – in which Lewis and others reminisce about their struggle, and how far we’ve come toward equality and justice – Lewis himself notes that, “We’re not quite there yet.” His understatement is all the more painful, given current events, which lend “Good Trouble” (a reference to a phrase that Lewis, who has been arrested multiple times in his life, uses in speeches about the necessity of stirring things up) the urgency of a call to action. It’s a film that,

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“Trolls World Tour”: Its theatrical release an early victim of the coronavirus pandemic, Universal offered “Trolls World Tour” as a digital rental in April, which the studio said broke records as its biggest debut for an original digital release. The colorful animated family flick reunites the main characters from the 2016’s “Trolls,” as Queen Poppy (voiced by Anna Kendrick) and Branch (Justin Timberlake) once again set off to save the kingdom.

This time the threat comes from the Queen of the Hard Rock Trolls (Rachel Bloom), who aims to take over all the Troll kingdoms, each of which represent a different musical genre: Pop, Funk, Classical, Techno, Country and Rock. As Poppy and the gang witness the ravaged Symphonyville and later become imprisoned in Lonesome Flats (turns out a bunch of sad country-singing trolls aren’t wooed by the “rad medley” Poppy et al sing to cheer them up), Cooper (Ron Funches) embarks on a quest to find trolls that look like him, and is found to be royalty in the Funk kingdom (unsurprisingly the most fun, out-ofthis-world Troll kingdom).

Eventually the threat becomes an existential one.

What happens when one tribe wants total domination, destroying all other types of music? Is it better to have separate tribes in separate kingdoms, or does the Troll universe achieve harmony in coexistence?

It’s a nice, especially timely message for kids and parents, though a clunky one at times via the script, written

by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky and Elizabeth Tippet. We encounter subgenres like K-pop, reggaeton, smooth jazz and yodeling via rogue characters, not quite knowing where they fit in (one character points out that

“The Wild Goose Lake”: Neo-noir thriller follows a criminal on the run. Ge Hu, Lun-Mei Kwei and Fan Liao star. In Mandarin.

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“Inmate .1: The Rise of Danny Trejo”: Documentary follows the life of the infamous actor.

“The Medicine”: This documentary examines the scientific properties and spiritual Branch, voiced by Justin Timberlake, right, and Poppy, voiced potential of the hallucinogenic

by Anna Kendrick in a scene from “Trolls World Tour.” ayahuasca.

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(Ryan Masson) becomes ob(Tommy Ragen) and believes The Queen of the Hard Rock Trolls eventually reckons with sessed with proving that he was he’s the reincarnation of her deceased brother. the fact that forcing the homo- indeed abducted by aliens. geneity of hard rock on all the “Slay the Dragon”: Docu“Where Sleeping Dogs kingdoms makes it impossible mentary examines gerrymanLie”: A robbery goes wrong for dering in the U.S. to be unique. Branch’s seemtwo brothers and a friend in ingly unrequited love plotline “Sorry We Missed You”: this dark dramedy.

“Ai Weiwei: Yours Trutakes a backseat to the tunes.

A delivery driver (Kris Hitchly”: Documentary follows But in the end, the music of the en) and his family struggle to financially survive in the gig the artist’s transformation of six strings makes the music of economy.

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5 paths to check out for every level of hiker

By Steve Smith

Special to The Republican

here are 1,846 hiking trails in Massachusetts, according to AllTrails, a mobile app popular with hikers.

That’s one trail for every 3,737 people in the state. For comparison (and as an incentive to hike), there are 1,156 Dunkin’ Donut franchises in Massachusetts, or one for every 5,900 people in the state. So you say you can’t find a good trail near you? I dough-not think so.

There are dirt trails, paved trails, short trails, long trails, sun-dappled trails, shaded trails, steep trails, flat trails, wooded trails, open-meadow trails. There is a trail for every level of hiker.

And if you are nervous about the coronavirus, experts say you are far safer outdoors on a trail than you are in the paper goods aisle in your local supermarket. Just bring a mask in case you meet someone on the trail, and maintain social distancing.

Here are five trails you might like:

The Fort River trail of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge is located in Hadley. (STEVE SMITH PHOTO)

1. Silvio O. Conte refuge trail

The Mount Tom State Reservation offers a number of trails, many with wonderful views of the Pioneer Valley. (STEVE SMITH PHOTO)

If you are a new hiker, the Fort River Birding and Nature Trail division of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge on Moody Bridge Road in Hadley is a great place to begin. It’s fully accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. It is just 1 mile with wooden boardwalks, viewing platforms and benches so visitors can pause and take a front-row seat to nature.

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There are dirt trails, paved trails, short trails, long trails, sun-dappled trails, shaded trails, steep trails, flat trails, wooded trails, open-meadow trails. There is a trail for every level of hiker.

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2. Quabbin Reservoir trails

The Quabbin Reservoir was built between 1930 and 1939 to provide drinking water to Boston and 40 other communities in Greater Boston.

There are dozens of trails within the Quabbin watershed.

Some of the trails are short, such as the Outlook and Hank’s Meadow, less than a half-mile. There are longer, more challenging trails (called gates) such as Gate 50, which leads to a 5.1-mile trail and Gate 11, which leads to a 4.4-mile trail. They are moderate in difficulty. Gate 40 leads to a 3.9-mile, out-and-back trail that will take you to the now ghost town of Dana. You’ll see foundations of a school and church. It’s a wide path with a gentle incline.

In order to allow for proper social For one of the nicer views (and distancing, visitors are asked to walk there are many in the Quabbin), you the Fort River trail of the Silvio O. Conte should try the Quabbin Overlook. It National Fish and Wildlife Refuge in a can be reached from the driveway clockwise direction. (STEVE SMITH PHOTO) next to the New Salem Fire Station in the town’s historic center. From there, it’s less than a 10-minute walk to the overlook, which provides a sweeping view of the reservoir.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE E6 The visitors center is reached via It is popular with birders, seniors the west gate. Take the paved walkand families with strollers. It’s a loop way there on top of the Winsor Dam trail. In order to allow for proper for a scenic half-mile walk. social distancing, visitors are asked to walk the trail in a clockwise direction. There is a nice gazebo near the Mount Sugarloaf entrance. The trail is clean and well Here is one thing to remember maintained. about trail maps. The trail always The refuge is comprised of nearly looks flatter on the map.

40,000 aces within parts of MassaThe South Sugarloaf Trail on chusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and Sugarloaf Street just off Route 116 in New Hampshire. The Fort River trail South Deerfield is a climb, but well is one of its gems, and many visitors worth it. The 1.4-mile trail zig-zags are regulars here. its way up to a summit that provides

The South Sugarloaf Trail in South Deerfield offers a spectacular view of the Connecticut River and the Pioneer Valley.

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a sweeping view of the Connecticut River as it winds its way through small towns in the Pioneer Valley.

The summit includes an observation tower, picnic tables, barbecue grills, a pavilion and, of course, the views.

There is a road that goes to the

More than 50 trails within the Quabbin Reservoir offer scenic views, historical sites and wildlife. (STEVE SMITH PHOTO)

top, but here is some advice: Of all the paths you take in life, make sure some of them are dirt. Taking a car to the top is cheating. Mount Sugarloaf is the postcard view of all views in the Pioneer Valley.

4. Mount Tom trails

Mount Tom provides 22 miles of trails for all skill levels with names such as the Goat Peak Loop (1.4 miles), the Bray Loop Trail (1.9 miles) and the Quarry Trail Loop (3.9 miles).

The Mount Tom ridge trail via 500 Easthampton Road in Holyoke is a 5.3-mile trail via the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail. You might think you can’t get there from there, but trust the trail markers. The trail is initially steep and rocky. Wear good shoes with support. It leads to a cliff-side trail with great rock formations and spectacular views from large rock outcroppings.

The elevation is nearly 1,600 feet, and you may have to scramble over some rocks. It is a popular trail so, as always, bring a mask in case you need it.

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5. Rock House

Reservation The Rock House Reservation Trail is a 2.2-mile trail located within a 196-acre property that was carved out by a glacier that left boulders in odd places.

You’ll see the Balancing Rock, and ask yourself, “How did that get there?”

The Rock House Reservation was closed during the initial several weeks of the coronavirus stay-athome orders. The Trustees of Reservations ask that visitors wear a mask at all times. It is located on Route 9 in West Brookfield.

The centerpiece of the Rock House Reservation is a large rock enclosure once used by Native Americans as a winter camp. It is located near what historians say were two Native American footpaths.

The trail also features a cabin built in the 1930s that The Mount Tom State Reservation offers a number of trails, provides scenic views of many with wonderful views of the Pioneer Valley. man-made Carter Pond.

(STEVE SMITH PHOTOS)

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Ghost hunt set for Ventfort Hall Event is fundraiser for Berkshire County mansion

Morgan.

Before the investigation begins, Raby will give a brief history of the lives that once graced the hallways.

The author of four pubBy Ray Kelly lished books and numerous rkelly@repub.com online articles, Raby has a A ghost hunt tomorrow self-described passion for the paranormal field and has night at Ventfort Hall will accumulated more than a raise money for the preservation and restoration of the decade of experience historic mansion.

LoCicero is the proprietor Author David Raby and of The Beyond Center in Rebecca Anne LoCicero, Vernon, Connecticut, and is certified through the Forever who has been working as a Family Foundation. She has psychic medium for more appeared at national comthan 24 years, will lead the paranormal investigation at edy clubs, holistic centers, the historic Ventfort Hall on lecture halls and expositions as well as on local television 104 Walker St. in Lenox. and radio broadcasts.

The event will begin at Ventfort Hall is listed on 7 p.m. and concludes at midnight. Masks that cover the National Register of both the mouth and nose are Historic Places and designated by the Massachusetts required during this event.

Cultural Council as an imSocial distancing will be portant partner of the Lenox practiced. Nonrefundable tickets for this event are $38 Cultural District.

As pandemic restrictions per person, with a reduced ease, tours of the historrate of $20 for ages 12–18 ic mansion will soon be and 19-23 with student ID, offered again, as well as Tea and are limited. Reservations are required. No walk- & Talks, such exhibitions ins. Call 413-637-3206 for as the Bellefontaine Collection, concerts, theater reservations. and other programs. The Ventfort Hall was built in Jacobean-Revival Berkshire 1893 for George and Sarah Morgan, the sister of famed “cottage” is available for private rental.

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Blips in food supply should be expected family specials.

Recent options have included Gnocchi Pomodoro with Meatballs, Chicken Mac-NCheese, Shrimp Piccata, and Roasted Chicken with Cheese Ravioli.

A daily soup selection is marketed by the quart, and family dessert packs such as a half-dozen mini-cannolis are also available.

Fazio’s posts its daily family meal offerings on its Facebook page, facebook.com/Fazios Villa.

Produce industry specialists are warning that spot shortages of fresh produce may occur as the growing season progresses after farm operators cut back in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (THIERRY ROGE / BELGA MAG / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)

once-a-year crops such as russet potatoes for baking and french fries may even last well into 2021.

The expectation is that harvests of tree fruits such as apples or peaches will be minimally impacted, although localized COVID-19 flare-ups could lead to labor shortages at picking time.

Produce marketing specialists suggest that chefs and managers start preparing now for future supply blips and price run-ups.

They’re encouraging operators to develop menu strategies that will allow a restaurant to quickly shift from using “fresh” to frozen or canned alternatives as changing circumstances warrant.

• With this year’s federal “tax day” deadline rescheduled to July 15 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a few dining establishments have decided to mark the occasion with special deals.

Participating Olive Garden Italian Kitchen restaurants are, for instance, promoting $15 bottles of wine with both curbside pickup and in-restaurant dining on July 15.

Three special, easy-to-enjoy wines are being featured – Confetti Pink Moscato Blend, Roscato Rosso Dolce, and Moscato Primo Amore.

Go to olivegarden.com for information about the availability of both in-restaurant dining and alcohol-to-go options.

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at participating locations, the updated offer gives customers the option of purchasing two subs for $10.

The original $5 Footlong deal was a big hit with consumers, but Subway franchisees complained that the promotion cut deeply into operating margins.

Subway has made participation in this twofer deal optional for local operators and has negotiated an arrangement with the chain’s soft drink supplier under which that supplier contributes about $200 weekly to • Subway IP LLC, the Mil- locations that participate. ford, Connecticut-based franSubway IP LLC has not anchisor of Subway restaurants, nounced how long the “Two has introduced a reworked for $10” foot-long deal will version of its $5 Footlong deal. continue.

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NYONE WHO HAS visited a supermarket during the past few weeks has probably noticed that the food distribution system seems to have mostly recovered from the problems it experienced back in March and April.

However, experts in restaurant logistics are encouraging those in the food service industry to be prepared for more disruptions down the road, especially given the COVID-19 outbreaks now being experienced in parts of the South and Midwest.

While the production of beef and pork had returned to near-normal levels in June, there are still some gaps in meat-product inventories.

The skilled labor necessary to make specialty items like sausage, bacon, and ham remains in short supply, so the manufacture of restaurant industry staples like pepperoni is at the moment proving barely sufficient to meet demand.

Chicken, however, is currently plentiful. Export markets remain weak and adequate reserves of poultry products are being held in cold storage.

Produce supplies may also be erratic in the months ahead, depending on the particular crop and the circumstances under which it’s grown.

The overall cratering of demand back in March as ]stayat-home orders led to farm operators cutting back on their planned spring plantings. As the market has since partially rebounded, produce industry specialists are warning that spot shortages of fresh vegetables may now occur as the growing season progresses.

Regionalized flare-ups of COVID-19 could have an impact on produce supplies, especially in late fall and winter, when much of the fresh produce in the U.S. originates in California, Arizona, Florida, and Mexico.

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When it comes to affordable, delicious sparkling wines, prosecco is perfect for any occasion.

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ELL, WE’RE AT the midpoint of the year — and what a year it’s been— so I thought I’d take a look from a few angles at where we are with craft beer.

First up is a peek at craft beer sales and how the numbers may be skewed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

While it’s too early to assess the entire picture, data seems to indicate that people are still buying a decent amount of craft beer.

However, although people may be buying it, they are obviously doing so at stores, not in bars and restaurants, which have been largely closed since March.

I’m not an economist, nor am I an expert on beer cost markups at various levels, but there has to be some sort of lost revenue here (beyond the general suppression caused by the pandemic in general), since selling draft beer at a venue costs less than canning or bottling it for selling in stores.

Some of this “live” beer selling will return as venues start to open up, but I have a feeling that bars (not in eateries) will not be able to safely reopen for a while, and not even all restaurants will be able to do so.

I will not get into the politics of what should be open and when, but there is no denying that the coronavirus is still very much with us and any sort of vaccine is still a long way off. (It takes at least a year for trials, etc.) So right now, these reopening schemes are based on best guesses by various public officials. And if we’re being honest, not all of this guesswork has gone particularly well in some states.

Breweries that have taprooms, but which don’t serve food, are at particular risk, since they can only sell

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Some of this “live” beer selling will return as venues start to open up, but I have a feeling that bars (not in eateries) will not be able to safely reopen for a while, and not even all restaurants will be able to do so. canned or bottled products to go. These places are on a tight enough margin to start with, and I fear for their survival. But if their retail sales numbers are strong enough, here’s hoping we can all make it through to the other side.

Next up is some good news for airline travelers. Delta Air Lines has restored wine and beer service for most of its domestic flights.

The move comes three months after Delta eliminated alcohol from flights as the coronavirus surged. Flight attendants will now deliver your beer via serving trays, which eliminate points of contact between themselves and customers. Beer is different and easier than mixed drinks, which involve mixing and stirring and often adding fruit or other ingredients by hand.

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Some of the proseccos recommended this week. (KEN ROSS PHOTO)

Prosecco is ‘summer in a glass’

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ANY OF US HAVE a favorite fancy restaurant we save for special occa-

And since many of them cost less than $15 or $20 a bottle, you don’t have to wait for New Year’s Eve or Valentine’s sions.

Day to pop open a bottle.

It may be a steakhouse or a So this week, I wanted a decadent French restaurant highlight a few, affordable featuring a five-course tasting prosecco wines — along with menu. one higher priced one — Then there’s the familiar perfect for warm, summer restaurants we go to the rest afternoons and evenings.

Ken Ross of the year, the ones we love Hope you enjoy.

Wine Press just around the corner from Let me add that most of our office or a few blocks from these wines can be easily any occasion. home. found in many stores throughOr, as I heard someone per- out the country, including the Our favorite pizza place. fectly explain prosecco during ones from Mionetto, one of Our favorite brew pub. a recent virtual wine tasting, the largest producers of some And often during the summer, our favorite ice cream it’s like summer in a glass. of the best, affordable prosecstand or snack shack.

And if you don’t believe me, cos in Italy.

The same is often true when just ask many Italians, who it comes to sparkling wine. often have this light, refresh- What is prosecco? ing sparkling wine every day Prosecco is sparkling wine Sure, there are certain special ones we save for birthof the year. from Italy. And all Italian days, anniversaries or other Some people mix prosecproseccos must come from co with other ingredients special occasions. the Veneto region, which But there are other amazing to make cocktails. (Aperol is located in Northeastern Spritzes have become widely Italy, which includes Vensparkling wines many of us ice and the small village of popular throughout Italy.) enjoy throughout the year.

But personally I think many Prosecco, where the name And when it comes to affordable, delicious sparkling proseccos taste great on their came from. wines, prosecco is perfect for own.

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• IHOP restaurants have added five new options to their summer-season breakfast food repertoire.

The choices include a Classic BreakFEAST Sampler that incorporates three breakfast meats, eggs, hash browns, and two buttermilk pancakes as well as a Crepes & Cakes BreakFEAST variation that’s further enhanced by two crepes topped with glazed strawberries and vanilla cream drizzle.

A Kickin’ Maple Chicken BreakFEAST adds a buttermilk-battered fried chicken breast and drizzles the chicken with a maple-flavored, sweet and spicy syrup.

IHOP kitchens are also preparing Creme Brulee Pancakes — buttermilk pancakes that are served topped with a vanilla custard and caramelized sugar crystals.

For those who like it hot, a Green Chile Omelette is available. Stuffed with marinated pulled pork, jack and cheddar cheeses, and roasted pepper, the omelette is finished with green chile sauce and served with a stack of buttermilk pancakes.

There are IHOP locations on Riverdale Street in West Springfield and at the Five Town Plaza in Sixteen Acres.

The Salem Cross Inn in West Brookfield has announced that it will be reopening today, and serving Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 4 until 8 p.m. and on Sunday from noon until 6 p.m. Reservations should be made by calling 508-867-2345.

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• In addition to serving in both in the dining room and outside on the terrace, the Blue Heron Restaurant in Sunderland continues to offer curbside takeout service Thursday through Sunday evenings, 5 to 8 p.m.

Thanks to its extensive network of local growers and suppliers, the restaurant is also able to promote a premium quality Curbside Grocery service.

The list of available foodstuffs is extensive, with dairy, eggs, baking ingredients, meats, seafood, and produce

The Irish Cultural Center in West Springfield will be celebrating the return of dining service to the center’s Irish House Restaurant with a live music show featuring Sarah the Fiddler Trio tomorrow. (FREDERICK GORE PHOTO)

items among the items that can be ordered.

The grocery list also includes a selection of deli specialties, including the Blue Heron’s own in-house salads, dressings, and soups.

Groceries can be ordered online by Thursday at noon for Saturday pickup between noon and 3 p.m.

All orders must be prepaid, and the curbside delivery of grocery orders is set up to be contactless.

For more details, go to the restaurant’s website, blue herondining.com.

• As a result of the regulations that permit outdoor restaurant dining, most every operation that could find a bit of under-the-sky space has set up tables and began al fresco service.

Few venues, however, are as well suited to outside dining as is the Boathouse in South Hadley.

Part of the Brunelle’s Marina complex on Alvord Street, the restaurant’s dining patio is doubly favored — it features waterfront views of the Connecticut River as well as a roof structure that provides a bit of shade and protection from any rogue summer sprinkle.

The menu at the Boathouse focuses on seafood, listing

Produce marketing specialists suggest that chefs and managers start preparing now for future supply blips and price run-ups.

They’re encouraging operators to develop menu strategies that will allow a restaurant to quickly shift from using “fresh” to frozen or canned alternatives as changing circumstances warrant. everything from fish and chips and clam strips to Hawaiian BBQ salmon and baked cod Florentine. A limited selection of sandwiches, salads, and red meat items rounds out the bill of fare.

Outdoor dining at the Boathouse is by reservation only.

Hours of service, weather permitting, are from noon to 8 p.m. daily, with operations extended until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings.

For more information (or to book a table), call 413-5362342.

• The Irish Cultural Center in West Springfield will be celebrating the return of dining service to the center’s Irish House Restaurant with a live music show featuring Sarah the Fiddler Trio.

Two shows are scheduled for the center’s patio tomorrow with one performance at 5:45 p.m. and a second at 8 p.m.

Reservations can be made by calling 413-342-4358.

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.

Robert can be reached online at OffTheMenuGuy@aol.com.

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Although I am leery of any travel that confines me with others in a contained area, if I had to board a plane, I’d be happy to have a beer or two available to calm my nerves — and not just about flying itself.

Last but not least, a nice story out of Chicago: Laurin Mack, the greatgreat-great-granddaughter of 19th-century brewer Conrad Seipp, decided she wanted to taste her ancestor’s beer and did just that, even though the Conrad Seipp Brewing Co. has been out of business since Prohibition. Mack collaborated with Metropolitan Brewing Co.’s Tracy and Doug Hurst to bring back the old-style German pilsner.

Seipp Brewing was at one point the largest brewer in the country, according to a story on wttw.com.

The story also quotes Doug Hurst, who pieced together the recipe, as saying that the beer back then, compared to larger brands today, was “a little bit different. It was stronger in flavor, it had more hops, but it still used corn or rice like they use today.”

So if you’re going to be near Chicago and want to sample a truly old-school brew, you can find where to get it at the brewery’s website.

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Look for this prosecco’s distinct green label and get ready to enjoy a dry, yet slightly fruit CONTINUED FROM PAGE E10 forward sparkling wine. Many What grapes are used extra dry proseccos can be on to make prosecco? the sweet side, but this deDepends who you ask. Some lightful sparkling wine strikes people still use the word just the right balance between “prosecco” to describe the sweet and dry. Flavors range grape used to make prosecco. from green apple and pineOthers use the word glera, the apple to orange and a dash of lemon. And according to Ceola, name of the grape officially this wine tastes great with blue adopted in 2009. cheese, seafood and barbecue Which proseccos are favorites like chicken, steak the most dry or sweet? and hamburgers.

Like other sparkling wines, proseccos are categorized into Mionetto Luxury Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore the six different sweetness DOCG ($19) levels. The more sugar in a One of the favorite Minosparkling wine, the sweeter etto proseccos, this elegant it tastes. From sweetest to driest, the six different sweet- sparkling wine always stands ness levels for sparkling wines out. With hints of white peach, are: Doux, demi sec, sec, extra citrus and apple, this prosecco dry, brut, extra brut. also has a smooth, buttery finish. It is one of the most graceWine tasting notes ful, Italian sparkling wines on Mionetto Prestige Brut ($14 the market. Bravo!

Suggested Retail Price) Perhaps the best-known proFamiglia Pasqua Prosecco secco, this crisp, dry, refreshing Romeo & Juliet’s Wall ($19 sparkling wine with its distinct SRP) orange label sets the gold The name of this prosecco standard for prosecco. “This produced by Famiglia Pasqua is the textbook prosecco,” said comes from the city of Verona, Enore Ceola, CEO of Freixwhere Pasqua was founded in enet Mionetto USA, during a 1925 and which served as the recent virtual prosecco tasting backdrop for Shakespeare’s I attended online. Often used play “Romeo and Juliet.” to make cocktails or mimosas, Another light, refreshing this delightfully dry prosecco sparkling wine with soft fruit has a slightly chalky and some- flavors, including pear, peach what flinty finish that tastes and a hint of green apples. great on its own.

Mionetto Luxury Cartizze Mionetto Prestige Rose DOCG ($40 SRP) Extra Dry ($14 SRP) If you’re looking for a proYou can easily spot this spar- secco with a light, delicate, kling wine (it’s not technically a crisp finish, this is the one for prosecco) with its distinct, pink you. Soft and refined on the label. Made by soft pressing red finish, with hints of pear and grapes, this light, refreshing apple, the flavors in this spesparkling wine is like a “rose on cial prosecco whisper rather than raise their voice. Ceola steroids,” Ceola said. Slightly recommends shellfish, lobster sweet with a hint of strawberries, pomegranate, peach and rolls and other seafood for wildflowers, this is another this luxurious sparkling wine. great sparkling wine that tastes I recommend any occasion great on its own or mixed with for this elegant, well-balanced other ingredients to make prosecco. slightly-sweet cocktails. (It Cheers! mixes well with sparkling water and Campari or a touch of St. Wine Press by Ken Ross Germain and a little ice.) appears on Masslive.com every Monday and in The RepubMionetto Prosecco DOC lican’s weekend section every Organic Extra Dry ($14 SRP) Thursday.

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