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Clowns dressed in fluorescent colors wait for visitors to pass by at the Slasher Circus 3D building as part of a previous Six Flags New England Fright Fest. Below, a zombie scare-actor frightens a group of visitors during a past Fright Fest. The 2021 event runs tomorrow through Halloween. (FREDERICK GORE PHOTOS) Six Flags New England’s spooky tradition, Fright Fest, returns tomorrow. Fright Fest offers activities for the whole family throughout the day and a frightening evening of fun after the sun goes down. (SIX FLAGS PHOTO)

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Spooky tradition returns to Six Flags Fright Fest runs through Halloween

By Keith O’Connor

Special to The Republican

very fall, Six Flags New England takes on the title of the “Scare Capital of New England.” After skipping last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Fright Fest returns to the Agawam park tomorrow, with chilling Halloween-themed shows, creepy haunt zones, and roaming entertainers waiting to scare the goosebumps out of brave visitors. It will run weekends and select days through Halloween.

“Fright Fest is a very big deal for us, a pinnacle part of our brand, and we’re glad it’s back. And from comments we are seeing on social media, guests are very excited and eager to join us for another year of fabulous frights,” said Jennifer McGrath, communications manager at Six Flags New England.

In addition to hordes of roaming scare-actors, Fright Fest also features more than 20 gut-wrenching attractions including Nightmares, where the Boogeyman taunts souls entering his realm; Terror Tales, guaranteed to awaken your worst nightmares; The Aftermath: Zombie’s Revenge,

where you will be hunted; Slasher Circus 3D, regarded as the “fun house from hell;” Midnight Mansion and many others. There are also plenty of hair-raising scare zones, including the Demon District, featuring 666 Lucifer Lane; Slaughter Hollow, the name says it all; CarnEvil’s sinister sideshow; Tombstone TerrorTory; and Undead Alley. Entertaining shows continue the terror throughout the friendly turned not-so-friendly park including Midnight Uprising with souls long lost to the modern world, demons dancing for their lives in Hell’s Belles, The Awakening, Mort’s Used Coffins, and the Spooktacular Street Party featuring friendlier Looney Tune characters dancing to Halloween tunes. “We have over 200 scare-actors, as we call them — entertainers who are singers, dancers, jugglers, of all different

dressed-up for Fright Fest include Rage in the Cage, Terror Twist, Voodoo Vortex, New England SkyScreamer Backwards, and the Pandemonium Zombie Coaster. Parents be warned, after 6 p.m., Fright Fest is not recommended for children 12 and under. “As the clock strikes 6 p.m., screaming begins with all of the zombies, monsters, ghouls, and more creatures who awaken and enter the park all at once as music blares and dancing ensues — it’s intense,” McGrath said. Jennifer McGrath, During the “thrill by day” less communications manager, frightful experience, McGrath Six Flags New England noted the Trick or Treat Trail for kids who want to fill their skills — who come back year bags with candy will be free after year to appear in Fright this year to those attending the Fest. They go through intensive event. training and rehearsals on how Fright Fest will run weekends to make the event a scary, and and select days through Oct. 31. most importantly, safe event For more information on times for our visitors,” McGrath said. and ticket prices, visit sixflags. Among the themed rides com/newengland.

“As the clock strikes 6 p.m., screaming begins with all of the zombies, monsters, ghouls, and more creatures who awaken and enter the park all at once as music blares and dancing ensues — it’s intense.”

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MUSIC HOLYOKE

Sophie Lawry to headline benefit concert Dan Kane and Friends will also perform at Jericho fundraiser

IF YOU GO Event: Concert to benefit the Bureau for Exceptional Children & Adults at Jericho When: Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Where: 537 Northampton St., Holyoke Cost: $15 For tickets and more information: jerichobeca.org

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ing, pop, jazz, Motown and Broadway,” said Lawry, of Westfield. The set list hen includes, “The ImpossiSophie ble Dream,” “Say a Little Prayer,” “Hopelessly DevotM. ed,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Lawry Boy” and “How Great Thou Art.” was Lawry will play guitar for younger, her granda couple of songs, and Kane, mother, Brigid Boyle, playing piano, will accomhad multiple sclerosis pany her and other singers including Freddie Marion, and was in a wheelTraci Mnich Napoli, Allie Masadrelli, Alannah Judd chair. People at the Shea Braceland. Bureau for Exceptional and Lawry has been singing Children & Adults at with Kane since she was 4. “I Jericho were kind and am now 14, so I have basically grown up with Dan Kane helpful to Boyle and and Friends,” she said. This will be her third beneher family, so Lawry fit concert for Jericho, which wants to give back to is dedicated to breaking down barriers experienced the bureau. by individuals and families She will be performing at living with disabilities. a benefit concert for Jericho “From my time with the on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at 537 Dan Kane Singers, I have Northampton St., Holyoke. made so many friends, Other featured performers learned many lessons and will be Dan Kane and Friends have been given incredible and The Singing Priests. opportunities like singing at “There will be singing in the Soldiers’ Home, Western a variety of genres includMass. senior centers, shopSpecial to The Republican

The concert will take place rain or shine, either outside or in the Father Robert Wagner Celebration Center. “I am excited for people to return to live outdoor entertainment,” Lawry said. “This is going to be a great day, and it will raise money for Jericho. People will also get the chance to experience the beauty of the Jericho campus Singer Sophie M. Lawry will perform at a concert to benefit the and learn more about this Bureau for Exceptional Children & Adults at Jericho on Sunday valuable organization.” at 1:30 p.m. There will be a noon outdoor Mass celebrated by the Most Rev. William D. Byrne, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, followed by the 1:30 outdoor concert. A light lunch will be served SINGER SOPHIE M. LAWRY after the Mass before the ping malls, The Iron Horse like the Pawtucket Red Sox, concert begins. and even the Hampden Springfield Thunderbirds and The cost for the concert is County jails,” said Lawry, Hartford Yard Goats. $15 per ticket, which includes who has sung the national She said the Jericho benefit refreshments. anthem at places like Gilconcert will be “an incredible For tickets and more inforlette and Harvard stadiums and very entertaining aftermation, go to jerichobeca. and for professional teams noon full of music.” org.

“I am excited for people to return to live outdoor entertainment.”

9 Northampton concerts postponed, canceled due to COVID

George Lenker LiveWire

RON HORSE ENTERtainment Group has called off, moved or canceled nine shows scheduled this month “due to the recent surge of the COVID-19 delta variant in Western Massachusetts.” The nine shows were booked for the Calvin Theatre or nearby Iron Horse Music Hall. Details on cancellations, postponements or relocations can be found at iheg.com. To minimize health risks,

the Iron Horse and its sister venues — the Calvin Theatre and Pearl Street Nightclub — have previously enacted COVID safety protocols. According to a statement on the club’s website, COVID-19 mitigation efforts include: • A physical CDC issued vaccine card or a clear photo of this card showing proof of full COVID-19 vaccination (14 days or more after final required shot) and a matching government issued photo ID.

The vaccination requirement applies to all ages, including children. If a child is too young to be vaccinated, the child is too young to attend the show. • Per Northampton Board of Health, masks will be required while in the venues at all times except while eating and drinking. Liner notes • The Northampton Jazz Festival will return Oct. 1-2.

After canceling last year’s festival due to the coronavirus pandemic, the festival will return this year with a series of free shows across a variety of downtown venues. Oct. 1 will see the traditional “jazz strut,” with evening jazz performances in breweries, bars and restaurants throughout downtown Northampton. (Note that some establishments recommend reservations.) SEE LIVEWIRE, PAGE E4

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MUSIC | CLUBBING

Nightclubs THURSDAY Buccaneer Lounge: DJ with rock and Top 40. 86 Maple St., Agawam Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield Shadow Lounge: DJ with classics. 278 Worthington St., Springfield Shaker Farms Country Club: Live music with Buddy McEarns. 866 Shaker Road, Westfield Southwick Inn: Open mic hosted by Steve Piper of Roadhouse Band. 479 College Highway, Southwick The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer The Still: Drink specials. 63 Springfield St., Agawam Uno Chicago Grill: Uno’s Summer Courtyard: Good Acoustics. 820 West Columbus Ave., Springfield West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield

FRIDAY Alina’s: Emery Smith. 96 Russell St., Hadley

Alina’s: Emery Smith. 96 Russell St., Hadley

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

Delaney House: Lower Valley Guys. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke

Glendale Ridge Vineyard: Tailgate Tunes. 155 Glendale Road, Southampton

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

Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield

Shaker Farms Country Club: Live music with Johnny & the Flashbacks. 866 Shaker Road, Westfield

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

Stafford Palace Theater: Roomful of Blues. 75 Main St., Stafford Springs

Theodores’: Professor Harp. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer Theodores’: The Rumblecats. 201 Worthington St., Springfield Union Station Ballroom/Platform Sports Bar: Tom Savoy. 125A Pleasant St., Northampton Uno Chicago Grill: Uno’s Summer Courtyard: Tom Ingram. 820 West Columbus Ave., Springfield West Springfield Fish and Game

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• If Ed Sheeran doesn’t stop being so popular, he might start thinking he’s The Beatles. Sheeran rocketed to No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart with his new song, “Shivers,” knocking himself out of the top spot, where his single “Bad Habits” had reigned for 11 weeks. The new song is Sheeran’s 11th No. 1 single and marks the second time the singer/songwriter has nudged himself out of the No. 1 slot.

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LiveWire On Oct. 2, the music continues at various downtown locations during the day, culminating with a ticketed show at the Academy of Music at 7:30 p.m. featuring the Art Blakey Centennial Celebration, a multigenerational group of musicians led by members of Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. For a full list of performers, go to northamptonjazzfest. org.

Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills

Ed Sheeran arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on Sept. 12 in New York. The singer rocketed to No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart with his new song “Shivers.” (EVAN AGOSTINI / INVISION / AP)

While other acts such as Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift have achieved this feat, The Beatles are the only act to notch three consecutive No. 1s, when the band’s first three chart-toppers came back-toback-to-back in 1964: “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “She Loves You” and “Can’t Buy Me Love.”

Uno Chicago Grill: Uno’s Summer Courtyard: Floyd Patterson. 820 West Columbus Ave., Springfield Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield

SUNDAY Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Glendale Ridge Vineyard: Tailgate Tunes. 155 Glendale Road, Southampton

• It doesn’t seem like Talking Heads will ever reunite, so fans may want to turn their attention to Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute. The tribute band will play Gateway City Arts in Holyoke on Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. The band is an ensemble of anywhere between seven and 10 players who recreate the music of the 1980s icons’ entire career. They are fronted by Jon Braun, and while no one can be expected to do a perfect imitation of lead singer David Byrne, Braun does an impressive job. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 on the day of the show. More information can be found at gateway cityarts.com/event/startmaking-sense-talkingheads-tribute. • Faith No More canceled its upcoming U.S. tour dates with frontman Mike Patton saying he’s unable to perform as hoped due to mental health issues, partially exac-

Glendale Ridge Vineyard: Tom Savoy. 155 Glendale Road, Southampton

Gateway City Arts: Summer Salt with Covey, Breakup Shoes. 92 Race St., Holyoke

Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield

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

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

Uno Chicago Grill: Uno’s Summer Courtyard: Ethel Lee Ensemble. 820 West Columbus Ave., Springfield

MONDAY Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield Pizza Shoppe: Monday Night Trivia. 134 Shaker Road, East Longmeadow The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer Union Station Ballroom/Platform Sports Bar: Tom Savoy. 125A Pleasant St., Northampton

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

erbated by the pandemic. “Sorry to report that due to mental health reasons, I cannot continue with the currently scheduled Faith No More and Mr. Bungle dates,” Patton posted on Facebook. “I have issues that were exacerbated by the pandemic that are challenging me right now. I don’t feel I can give what I should at this point and I am not going to give anything less than 100 percent.” He added, “I am sorry to our fans and hope to make it up to you soon.” The Faith No More dates were to kick off Sept. 16 at

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

WEDNESDAY American Legion Post 351: Open mic with Kevin Crane. 50 Saint Kolbe Drive, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer The Republican is not responsible for unannounced schedule changes. Listings must be received two weeks before the date of the event. Items should be mailed to: Entertainment Guide, The Republican, P.O. Box 1329, Springfield, MA 01102-1329; emailed to pmastriano@repub.com; or submitted it to masslive.com/myevent

Saint Louis Music Park in Maryland Heights, Missouri. • Meek Mill will release his fifth studio album, “Expensive Pain,” on Oct. 1. It is his first album since his 2018 Grammy-nominated “Championships.” He recently hinted on Instagram a new project was in the works. “Expensive Pain” will include his recent singles “Sharing Locations” with Lil Baby and Lil Durk, and “Blue Notes 2” with Lil Uzi Vert.

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MOVIES ONLINE STREAMING

‘The Mad Women’s Ball’ leads new film releases By Ann Hornaday

The Washington Post

Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez return in “F9: The Fast Saga.” (GILES KEYTE / UNIVERSAL PICTURES)

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‘F9’ continues franchise’s wild ride Tribune News Service

tians” villain is a battle of the Emmas, with Emma Stone as the young Cruella and Emma Thompson as the film’s antagonist, The Baroness. “Last Call”: A successful real estate developer returns to his blue-collar Philly neighborhood and must decide whether to save or raze his parent’s bar. “A Dark Foe”: An FBI agent with a crippling fear of the dark investigates the serial killer who killed his mother and kidnapped his sister when he was a child. “Batwoman: The Complete Second Season”: In Season 2, Ryan Wilder, an original character created for the CW series and played by Javicia Leslie, assumes the heroic mantle after Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) disappears. “Berlin Station: Season Three”: Final season of the Epix spy drama starring Richard Armitage as a CIA officer operating in present-day Germany and Eastern Europe. “Boys From County Hell”: Evil forces terrorize a construction crew when a new road disrupts the ancient burial ground of a legendary Irish vampire. Also new on DVD “I Carry You With Me”: An “Cruella”: Disney’s live-ac- aspiring cook makes the dantion prequel exploring the gerous journey from Mexico SEE DVD, PAGE E9 origins of the “101 DalmaThe long-awaited return of Dominic Toretto and crew in all their muscle car glory tops the DVD releases for this week. “F9: The Fast Saga”: In addition to Vin Diesel’s Toretto, the ninth “Fast and the Furious” installment features beloved characters Roman (Tyrese Gibson), Tej (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges), Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), Mia (Jordana Brewster) and Han (Sung Kang), back from the dead. The movie also sees the return of director Justin Lin, who “evolved the franchise from minor street racing thrillers into outlandish displays of car ballet,” writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. Once again, “Lin ups his own ante with the outrageous vehicular stunts in ‘F9.’” Walsh praised the film’s flashback storyline as well, finding that “while it is the ridiculous set-pieces in ‘F9’ that take the franchise soaring to new heights, it’s the meta moments and the willingness to dive into the past in a real way that make this movie innovative within its own formula.”

With “The Mad Women’s Ball,” the actress and filmmaker Mélanie Laurent delivers a handsome, disturbing adaptation of Victoria Mas’s 2019 novel. Lou de Laâge stars as Eugenie, the daughter of an aristocratic family who is exploring all of the intellectual and artistic pursuits 19th-century France has to offer; Eugenie is also prone to occasional psychic fits, during which she communicates with “spirits.” Whether because of these episodes or her unwillingness to submit to her father’s bourgeois expectations, Eugenie is committed to the notorious La Salpêtrière hospital, where she discovers a community of women similarly warehoused for the “sickness” of resisting abuse, injustice and patriarchal norms. Laurent casts herself as a nurse named Geneviève, whose initial severity gives way to something more humane and vulnerable. With a shrewd eye for casting and attractive production values, she plunges viewers into the voyeurism and cruelty that drove what passed for treatment at Salpêtrière, which was headed by the real-life neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (Grégoire Bonnet). The title event — an actual annual ritual at the hospital — is staged as a heartbreaking spectacle. If what occurs in its aftermath feels unconvincing and perfunctory, “The Mad Women’s Ball” illuminates a fascinating and disquieting chapter in medical and social history. Unrated. Available on Amazon. Contains nudity, brief crude language, smoking, disturbing situations and mature themes. In French with subtitles. 121 minutes.

Mélanie Laurent appears in a scene from “The Mad Women’s Ball,” now streaming on Amazon. (AMAZON STUDIOS VIA AP)

Also streaming The documentary “A la Calle” looks at the protests by ordinary Venezuelans to reclaim their democracy from the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro. The New York Times calls the film a “vital snapshot” of an ongoing crisis. TV-MA. Available on HBO Max. Contains strong language and violence. In Spanish and English with subtitles. 110 minutes.

ous alcoholic who once put the publisher on the map in the dramedy “Best Sellers.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, “The humor becomes overtaken by the contrived plot mechanics, which eventually include several melodramatic revelations and an ending practically scientifically engineered to get tears flowing.” Unrated. Available on demand. 100 minutes.

A young book editor at a failing publishing house (Aubrey Plaza) sets out on a book tour with one of her authors (Michael Caine), a cantanker-

“The Nowhere Inn” is a meta-mockumentary about the making of a documentary about musician Annie Clark –

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5 red wines worth splurging on this fall After a several-year hiatus, Friendly’s “Cones for Kids” campaign is back to benefit Easterseals. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)

Friendly’s brings back ‘Cones for Kids’

HOSE IN THE restaurant business are, by nature, unselfish people. Whether it’s sponsorship of a Little League team, gift cards for a PTA raffle, or food donations to help out after a disaster, those in the industry always seem willing to step up and lend a hand. Even the big chains pitch in when the need is there. Earlier this month coffee shop brand Denny’s Corp. sent its mobile relief diner truck to Louisiana, where it prepared and served free meals in communities impacted by Hurricane Ida. On Labor Day, for example, the diner turned out nearly 1,500 freshly cooked pancake-and-bacon breakfasts for residents in storm-devasted La Place, Louisiana. Last week Wilbraham-based Friendly’s Restaurants announced the return of its “Cones for Kids” campaign, which it is bringing back after a break of several years. “Cones for Kids” raises money to benefit Easterseals, a charitable organization that supports and advocates for those with disabilities. All Friendly’s Restaurants will be participating in the effort, which has a goal of raising $500,000 over a six-week period. During the campaign, which launched on Monday, Friendly’s customers who make a $2 donation receive a sheet of Halloween treat cards good

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Cones for Kids raises money to benefit Easterseals, a charitable organization that supports and advocates for those with disabilities. for free kids cones; a $5 off $25 dollar coupon is also included. The free cone cards, which are ideal for Trick-or-Treat giveaways, are valid from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30 and can be used at all Friendly’s locations. The “Cones for Kids” campaign at Friendly’s dates back nearly 40 years and has raised an estimated $28 million in support of Easterseal services. For more information about Friendly’s Restaurants go online to friendlysrestaurants. com. SEE MENU, PAGE E7

Ken Ross

Wine Press

VERYONE HAS their favorite time of year. Summer people love sunny afternoons, running across the hot sand before diving into the ocean and gin and tonics by the pool or another body of water. Winter people live for fresh powder snow on a mountainside, skating on a frozen pond and bourbon neat by a roaring fire in a cabin at night. Then there are the fall people, the oddballs, the English majors. There are quite a few of them in New England, where the leaves gradually change into an amazing array of colors. You can spot them in their turtleneck sweaters, walking through a sea of fallen leaves near a stone wall or a cemetery. Or sitting in the bleachers watching a football game on a Saturday afternoon or playoff baseball late into the night. Or dressing up like a vampire, a mummy or Chewbacca on the last day of October. Summer people probably dread this time of year, knowing that winter’s just around the corner. Winter people, including myself, love autumn for that exact reason, especially as the days get crisper and cooler. It’s the perfect time for an afternoon walk in the woods, a bonfire at night and a nice, smooth glass of red wine. So with the end of summer

The five wines recommended this week. (KEN ROSS PHOTO)

and the start of fall this week, I thought I would recommend a few special wines for this magical time of the year. These five wines (three from California, two from Italy) cost a little more ($45 to $85 a bottle) than many of the wines I normally recommend. A few of them might be a little hard to find as well, but all of them are available online directly from the winery. And all of them are among my favorite newer wines I’ve tried in the past few months. Hope you enjoy. Recommended wines • 2019 Simi Russian River Valley Pinot Noir ($45 Suggested Retail Price) • 2016 Famiglia Pasqua Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG ($49 SRP) • 2018 Aperture Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon ($70 SRP) • 2017 Duca Enrico ($49.99 SRP) • 2016 Fulldraw Honey Bunny ($85 SRP) Wine tasting notes 2019 Simi Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Region: Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California Grapes: 100% pinot noir Tasting notes: California’s Napa Valley definitely

makes many great wines. But in recent years, I have been thoroughly impressed by the outstanding wines consistently produced in nearby Sonoma County, especially in the Russian River Valley area. This lighter-bodied, understated red wine is a perfect example of the great things happening here. Flavors range from hints of fresh cherries and plums with a dash of dried herbs SEE WINE, PAGE E8

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Sampling Back East’s Ice Cream Man, Double Scoop

ANY BREWERIES these days have a flagship IPA and also brew a double IPA. In many cases, if not most, the two beers may not have too much in common. Of course, sometimes the two beers may seem to share many attributes or may be marketed in such a way that accidentally implies a tightknit relationship between the single and the double. And occasionally the two brews are closely related. For example, Northampton Brewery’s flagship Blue Boots has little similarity to the double, Mean Green. And Building 8′s The Double has only passing kinship with The IPA. (But one could be forgiven for thinking they are closely linked due to the boldness and finality of their names, with the definitive “The” in both of them.) In both cases above, I actually like the double IPA better. But because both pairs

feature very different beers, that’s just a matter of what I enjoy. But what about a double IPA that seems to be brewed as a more muscular version of a single IPA? Such would seem to be the case with Back East Brewing’s Ice Cream Man and Double Scoop. Both center

their flavor profile on generous and creative use of Citra hops. Although Ice Cream Man has been around for a couple of years, I only recently got my hands on some. (At first it was only available at the brewery itself, and word was the lines were Tree House-es-

with double IPAs (they can either be sublime or sometimes just trying too hard), I was truly expecting Double Scoop to double my pleasure and double my fun (in the words of the old Doublemint Gum ads). Unfortunately, Double Scoop didn’t live up to my expectations. Don’t get me wrong, it was very good, but George Lenker I allowed my unbridled enBeer Nut thusiasm for Ice Cream Man to set the bar too high. There que.) And I have to say that is still the gentle aroma of an for a New England-style IPA, orange creamsicle in the nose, I loved it. It has a great but not and the flavor is very tasty, overpowering nose filled with but the finish had too much orange and other citrus notes. of a lingering grain aspect as The flavor takes those delicompared to Ice Cream Man. cious elements, adds other That said, it is still an exceltropical flavors, and then sits lent brew and the 8.4% alcothe whole tasty smorgasbord hol by volume content isn’t atop a solid malt base (kind noticeable. (Ice Cream Man is of like orange ice cream on a 6.4%.) My mild letdown was non-sugary cone). due to my expectations, not So when I shortly thereafter the beer itself. got a four-pack of Double I’m just glad that Back East Scoop, I couldn’t wait to try it. made this pair in similar veins While I am usually cautious to do this kind of comparison.

the main course, and the meal concludes with the inn’s deep dish apple pie served with CONTINUES FROM PAGE E6 generous dollops of whipped Side dishes cream. • The Salem Cross Inn in Each feast provides opporWest Brookfield has antunities for those attending nounced that Fireplace Feasts to assist in the preparation. will once again be held this Weather permitting, the inn fall and winter. also provides either a wagBilled as an adventure in on or sleigh ride around the authentic Colonial dining, property’s home farm as an the Fireplace Feasts feature appetite-sharpening prelude a menu prepared over the to the dinner. open hearth of a fieldstone Feasts are held on various fireplace. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Each dinner begins with dates from November through savories and a glass of wine or April, with the first Fireplace mulled cider; a “chowder of Feast of the 2021-2022 season the sea,” cooked in a hearthplanned for Nov. 14. Tickets side cauldron, follows. are $79 for adults and $30 for The main attraction is children ages 10 and younger. hearth-roasted prime rib preReservations can be made pared using a clockwork-pow- online at salemcrossinn. ered roasting jack. The Salem com or by calling 508-867Cross Inn claims the 18th-cen- 2345. tury roasting mechanism is the only one of its type still • The Blue Heron Restauoperating in America. rant in Sunderland is continuHerb-roasted potatoes and ing its program of contact-free butternut squash accompany curbside takeout, a service

that’s available Wednesday through Sunday evenings from 5 to 9 p.m. Entrees on the current curbside menu include pan-seared swordfish, shrimp scampi, pan-roasted venison, and a meat-free Moroccan chickpea tagine. Orders should be placed in advance with a pickup time scheduled; meals will be delivered to your vehicle at the time specified. Payment is by credit card when an order is placed. Go to blueherondining. smartonlineorder.com to view the menu and schedule a curbside pickup. The restaurant answers at 413-665-2102.

Pieces Cookie Dough Blizzard Treat blends the candy into vanilla soft serve along with chocolate chip cookie dough and peanut butter topping. A Sea Salt Toffee Fudge Blizzard has fudge, salted toffee, and caramel as mix-ins, while a returning favorite, Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat, gets its taste bud mojo from pumpkin pie pieces and a dash of nutmeg. Two other returning treats include an Oreo Mocha Fudge Blizzard and a Choco Dipped Strawberry Blizzard. All these Blizzard Treat variations will be available, for a limited time, at participating Dairy Queen locations.

• Dairy Queen locations have introduced, as part of a limited-time-only offering, a selection of new and reprised “Blizzard Treat” creations. Choices include a Pecan Pie Blizzard Treat, made with pecans, brown sugar pie crust pieces, and caramel. A Reese’s

• Historic Deerfield is presenting a series of Open Hearth Cooking Demonstrations over the next three months. On Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Historic Deerfield interpretive staff will be re-creating the processes of

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food preservation that were so essential for our Colonial ancestors as they “put by” dishes that included apples, pumpkins, and corn. In October the focus of presentations will shift to making meals as the staff prepares Colonial-era comfort food such as pork and beans, forced cabbage, and carrot pudding. Those meal-making demonstrations will premiere on both Oct. 1 and 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with additional dates later in the month also scheduled. General admission tickets for these sessions can be purchased online at historicdeerfield.org. • Menu price inflation continued across all parts of the restaurant industry in August, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the Bureau, prices at limited-service eateries increased

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enjoy such delightful, bright, cherry-like flavors mixed with hints of mint chocolate CONTINUES FROM PAGE E6 and dried rosemary. A real and roasted almonds. Perfect showstopper, this wine is for cool fall nights before the perfect with barbecue or frost settles in. aged cheddar cheese. 2016 Famiglia Pasqua Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Region: Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy Grapes: Blend of 65% corvina, 25% rondinella, 5% corvinone and 5% negrara Tasting notes: Amarone della Valpolicella wines almost need no introduction. These silky yet powerful blended red wines from northeast Italy not far from Venice have legions of fans around the world. It’s easy to understand why. This particular, relatively affordable Amarone (many easily cost $60 to $100 a bottle or much more) tastes huge straight out of the bottle. Intense and peppery with a slightly flinty finish, this wine is pure and powerful and voluptuous for the first hour or so. If you can restrain yourself and wait at least two hours, get ready to enjoy a softer, silkier yet equally powerful red wine. An absolute rock star that shines bright late into the night.

2017 Duca Enrico Region: Sicily, Italy Grapes: 100% nero d’Avola Tasting notes: Sicily and wines made with nero d’Avola grapes aren’t on many winelovers’ radar. They should be. These silky, smooth, full-bodied wines hit all the right notes. And this particular nero d’Avola from central Sicily knocks it out of the park. What I love about this wine is how it manages to be both delicate yet decisive, intimate yet intense. Its flavors and aromas range from ripe cherry and vanilla to toasted walnuts and dark chocolate. But more than anything, this wine remains smooth from start to finish, even three or four hours after you open the bottle — if you can make it last that long.

Frigo’s is keeping the tradition alive with the 1 pound famous meatball starting September 17th through October 2nd. Frigo’s mouthwatering homemade 1 pound meatball will be available at both locations. “OMG, did you see how big that meatball was? I could feed the whole family” Check it out! 90 William Street, Springfield • 732-5428 www.frigosfoods.com 159 ShakerStreet, Rd, East Longmeadow • 525-9400 90 William Springfield • 732-5428 159 Shaker Rd, East Longmeadow • 525-9400

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2016 Fulldraw Honey Bunny Region: Paso Robles, California Grapes: 93% syrah, 7% mourvedre Tasting notes: Cheeky 2018 Aperture Cellars wine labels with silly names Cabernet Sauvignon usually send me running Region: Alexander Valley, to the hills. Whenever I see Sonoma County, California such gimmicks, my first Grapes: 100% cabernet thought is what are they sauvignon trying to hide? But this Tasting notes: I’ve written particular winery can pull before about some of the it off since the wine inside wines from this wonderful the bottle tastes so darn winery in Sonoma County. good. Intense, full-throttled, This particular 2018 cabernet peppery flavors overflow sauvignon continues that with every initial sip. Those tradition at this small-scale flavors and aromas eventuwinery focused on making ally settle down and reveal outstanding Bordeaux-style hints of roasted cherries, wines. Like a Left Bank-style plums and blackberries. Wait red wine from France’s Bor- a few hours and get ready for deaux region, where blended the fireworks — intense yet red wines are traditionally voluptuous flavors, smooth made predominantly with yet sassy, sort of the painting cabernet sauvignon grapes, featured on the wine label. this smooth yet flinty wine Cheers! has a bright, ripe finish. The wine’s clean, crisp notes Wine Press by Ken Ross apseem to suggest that this pears on Masslive.com every wine will continue to age well Monday and in The Repubfor the next five to 10 years. lican’s weekend section every But why wait when you can Thursday.

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to New York for the chance to become a chef, but must leave behind the man who may be his soulmate. “Lady of the Manor”: A supernatural buddy comedy about a woman hired to be a tour guide at a historic estate, only to meet the ghost of the 19th-century lady of the manor. “Resident Alien: Season One”: Syfy comedy-drama with Alan Tudyk as an extraterrestrial who crashes in Colorado and assumes the identity of a small-town doctor. “Sibyl”: French film about a psychotherapist who wants to rekindle her passion for writing and becomes obsessed with a new patient, an actress. “The Blacklist: Season 8”: James Spader stars as Raymond “Red” Reddington, a criminal now helping the FBI, in the long-running NBC crime drama. “The Equalizer: Season One”: CBS reboot with Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, a former CIA operative with a particular set of skills now determined to help those in need. “The Evil Next Door”: A woman moves into a new house with her boyfriend and his son, only to discover the boy has made a sinister new “imaginary friend” next door. “The Power”: Horror film set in 1974 London finds a trainee nurse working the night shift at a crumbling hospital as the country prepares for electrical blackouts. “The Vigil”: A man keeping watch over the body of a deceased member of Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish community is confronted by a devious entity. “Coronavirus Conspiracy”: Comedy about a man who thinks he has found the source of a mysterious virus, involving animals, a renowned zookeeper and a secret cabal. “Violation” (Blu-ray): With her marriage falling apart, a woman returns to her hometown and her sister after years away. But she’s out for revenge after her sister and brother-inlaw betray her trust.

who performs under the name St. Vincent – by her friend, musician and actor Carrie Brownstein (“Portlandia”). (Clark and Brownstein are friends in real life.) According to Variety, “The film can feel so clever it gives you a headache, even before it plays itself off with a blast of David Lynchian reverb. Yet one senses there’s much more film work ahead for the mu-

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6.9% last month, while full service restaurants have raised their prices an average of 4.9%. Economists attribute the price increases to both food and labor cost as well as a willingness on the part of consumers to pay the higher prices. Industry experts speculate that various stimulus programs during the pandemic have provided customers with a temporary boost in disposable income and thus left them less sensitive to menu price boosts. As one observer, Jonathan Maze of Winsight, succinctly summed up the situation, “... restaurants are raising prices because they have to, and because they can.”

to 9 p.m., the in-person class will be presented at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute, 164 Race St., in Holyoke’s Arts and Entertainment District. Tickets to participate can be purchased online at hcc. coursestorm.com/course/ crowd-pleasing-brunchfood-051-51-crn-36254. They are priced at $84. A complete listing of food-related personal enrichment courses offered this fall at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts institute can be found at hcc.coursestorm.com/ category/food.

• On Saturday, the Monson Food Truck & Music Festival will be held at Veteran Field in Monson. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., with food, • The Business and Workgames, entertainment and force Development Program at live music, as well as a beer Holyoke Community College, and wine tent. in conjunction with the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute • Taco Bell is the latest in Holyoke and chef-instrucrestaurant brand to expertor Tracy Carter, is hosting iment with a subscription an instructional session on model as a marketing “crowd-pleasing weekend technique. In a test being brunches.” conducted in the Tucson, Carter has extensive experi- Arizona, area, Taco Bell is ence as chef and food stylist; offering consumers a 30-day, her lesson plan for the session one price pass that entitles focuses on spectacular but the bearer to a taco each and easy-to-do brunch dishes. every day of the life of the Her suggested menu insubscription. Pass holders cludes crispy potato pancakes are entitled to select a favortopped with smoked salmon ite daily from six different and cräme fraiche, poached taco options. The price of eggs with bacon lardons and the subscription is $5 or $10, frisee, and a parfait of homedepending on the specific made granola, yogurt, and test market location. honey. Those restaurant chains Scheduled for Oct. 15 from 6 that have already implement-

table Miss Clark when she’s ready to set aside both of her identities to play wholly fictional characters. After all, she says, ‘I know who I am. What does it matter if anyone else does?’” Unrated. Available on Apple TV and other on demand platforms. 92 minutes.

believed to be by Leonardo da Vinci. Unrated. Available on demand. In English and French with subtitles. 95 minutes.

On the heels of “The Lost Leonardo,” “Savior for Sale: Da Vinci’s Lost Masterpiece” is a second documentary about the “Salvator Mundi,” a painting of Jesus Christ discovered a few years ago and

From executive producer Morgan Freeman, “The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain” is a fact-based drama about the final hours in the life of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. (Frankie Faison), an elderly Black veteran with bipolar disorder who was killed in 2011 during a conflict with police. Unrated. Available on demand. 83 minutes.

ed subscription programs find that their benefit is in the “extras” participants add to orders when taking advantage of their food subscription. Even when the core deal carries a low monthly price, the add-on factor makes properly designed subscription arrangements

quite profitable. 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 OffTheMenu Guy@aol.com.

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Events THURSDAY The Big E: Thu.-Sun, Eastern States Exposition; runs through Oct. 3. For more information and tickets, visit thebige.com. 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. 413-737-2443. “A Crossing”: Thu.-Sun, Barrington Stage Company, 30 Union St., Pittsfield. 413-236-8888 or barringtonstageco.org. “Hang”: Thu.-Sun, Shakespeare and Company. For tickets visit shakespeare.org. 70 Kemble St., Lenox. 413-637-3353. “The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On”: Thu, 7:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat, 8 p.m.; Sun, 2 and 7 p.m. Majestic Theater. Through Oct. 17. Tickets start at $29. 131 Elm St., West Springfield. 413-747-7797 or majestictheater.com. Outdoor Circle Time: Thu, 10:30-11 a.m., Sixteen Acres Branch Library, featuring songs, rhymes and a story or two. In event of rain, program will be canceled. Ages to 5, older siblings welcome. Free. 1187 Parker St., Springfield; 413-263-6858. Post Bedtime Parents Group: Thu, 8:30-9:30 p.m. Join other parents for this online, night-time group. Find the Zoom link at hilltown village.org/groups. Free. Toddler & Preschool Storytime on the Lawn: Thu, 10 a.m. Forbes Library; for ages 2-5 and their parents and caregivers. Books, songs and play. In the event of rain, storytime will be canceled, 20 West Street, Northampton. 413-587-1011 or forbeslibrary.org.

FRIDAY The Big E: See Thursday listing “A Crossing”: See Thursday listing Indian Fall Artisan Fair: Fri, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sugar Shack Galleries, featuring music, and a food truck from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 850 Greenfield Road, Leyden. 413-552-7620. Friday Night Ghost Hunt: “A Spirited Evening”: Fri, 7 p.m.-midnight, Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum, with David Raby. Masks are required and social distancing will be observed. Space is limited, reservations required along with a signed waiver. For reservations call, 413-637-3206. Cost: $38; $20 for ages 12-18 and 19-23 with student ID. 104 Walker St., Lenox. 413-637-3206 or gildedage. org. “Hang”: See Thursday listing Live Music: Two Day Jeans: Fri, Sugar Shack Galleries, Sunset Social with Two Day Jeans during

Greet & Meet, 850 Greenfield Road, Leyden; 413-552-7620.

9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m, Sat. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. Closed 12-1 p.m. for cleaning each day. Admission: Children and adults $8; seniors (62+) $5; children under 1 year of age and members are free. 444 Dwight St., Holyoke or childrensmuseumholyoke.org.

“The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On”: See Thursday listing Six Flags New England Fright Fest 2021: Fri.-Sun, Six Flags New England. Open weekends and select days, visit sixflags.com/new england for more information and to purchase tickets, 1623 Main St., Agawam. 413-786-9300.

SATURDAY #IMOMSOHARD: The Getaway Tour: Sat, 8 p.m., Springfield Symphony Hall, for ages 18+ only. Tickets available at mgmspringfield.mgmresorts.com/en/entertainment.html; $29-$39. 34 Court St., Springfield. 413-733-2291 or symphonyhall.com. 1964 The Tribute: Sat, 7 p.m., Cultural Center at Eagle Hill. Beatles tribute band re-creates magic of live Beatles performances. Tickets: $30-$35. 242 Old Petersham Road, Hardwick; 413-477-6746 or thecenterateaglehill.org. The Big E: See Thursday listing “A Crossing”: See Thursday listing Demetri Martin: Wandering Mind Tour: Sat, 8 p.m., Academy of Music Theatre. Tickets: $35-$135. 274 Main St., Northampton. 413-5849032 or aomtheatre.com.

Kadence Zimerle, 10, of Clinton, Conn., and her grandmother Kim Jackson, watch baby chicks hatch at the Farm-A-Rama during opening day at The Big E on Sept. 17. The fair runs through Oct. 3. (FREDERICK GORE PHOTO) animals in need. 627 Cottage St., Springfield; 413-888-2917.

Six Flags New England Fright Fest George Walter Vincent Smith Art 2021: See Friday listing Museum: Permanent exhibit: “AnWindsor Freedom Trail 25th Anni- cient Treasures.” Hands-on making activities in the Hasbro Games Art versary Program: Sat, 11 a.m.-4 Discovery Center. Part of the free p.m., Archer Memorial A.M.E. Zion family activities. Summer Hours: Church. Outdoor camp meeting Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 and family activity day. Free and a.m.-5 p.m. open to the public. Register at wftcamp meetingfamilyday. eventbrite.com or just come. Bring a nonperishable food item to be donated to the Windsor Food Bank. 320 Hayden Station Road, Windsor, Connecticut.

Florence Night Out: Sat, 4-7 p.m., Florence Congregational Church. SUNDAY Family-friendly arts and culture block party. Film screening will The Big E: See Thursday listing take place at Florence Congregational Church from 7-8 p.m. and an “A Crossing”: See Thursday listing after party will take place from 8-10 “Hang”: See Thursday listing p.m., 130 Pine St., Florence. “The Marvelous Wonderettes: “Hang”: See Thursday listing Dream On”: See Thursday listing History Talk: “The Road to FreeMusic at Amherst Series: Sun, 8 dom: Greenfield and the Underp.m., Buckley Recital Hall, featuring ground Railroad”: Sat, 1-2:30 p.m., Lawrence Brownlee, tenor. Currently, LAVA Center, presented by Joan this program is closed to off-campus Featherman and ECHO Greenfield. audiences, and only those in the The workshop will also be available Amherst College COVID testing on Zoom. Register for the Zoom pool with Amherst College ID meeting at us02web.zoom.us/ cards are allowed in the audience. meeting/register/tZUtdu-oqTThere is free online viewing on the guHNKDb6Wc_0mJfDkEgtF5Frxr, music department event live stream 324 Main St., Greenfield. at amherst.edu/academiclife/ departments/music/events/ Indian Fall Artisan Fair: Sat, 10 node/809091. Intersection of a.m., Sugar Shack Galleries. ArtiRoutes 9 and 116, Amherst. sans showcase work from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Live music from 2 p.m. to amherst.edu. 6:30 p.m. Small Change Band per- Six Flags New England Fright Fest forms at 2 p.m. Bring a blanket or 2021: See Friday listing lawn chairs. 850 Greenfield Road, Leyden. 413-552-7620. “The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On”: See Thursday listing Pawzaar Craft Fair: Sat, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center; there will be vendors, raffles, music, food, pet merchandise for sale, and more. All proceeds benefit the local

the Lorax and others; free on the green.

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Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden: The Dr. Seuss National Memorial is an outdoor sculpture garden of statues of Springfield native Dr. Seuss and his characters including Horton the Elephant, the Grinch,

Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: “Horn Man: The Life and Musical Legacy of Charles Neville,” through Nov. 28. Permanent exhibit: more than two dozen Indian motorcycles and related memorabilia. Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts: “Ai Weiwei: Tradition and Dissent,” through Jan. 2 in the Wheeler and Barn Galleries. “Capturing Our Worlds” Works by the Springfield Photographic Society.” Through June 26, 2022. Museum a la Carte, today at 12:15 p.m., “Lords and People of Tokugawa Japan 1600-1900.” Cost is $4, $2 members. Join in person or on Zoom, for Zoom register at springfieldmuseums.org. Springfield Science Museum: “Cut ‘N’ Rough Collection.” Through June 2022; Mineral Hall. The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum: Timed tickets required, for reservations visit springfield museums.org. Quadrangle admission: $25 for adults, $16.50 for seniors (60+) and college students with ID, $13 for children ages 3-17; free to children under age 3 and members, Springfield residents are free with proof of residency. Welcome Center and Museum store. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Museums Children’s Museum at Holyoke: Hours: Tues, Wed, Thurs, and Fri.

Connecticut Trolley Museum: Pumpkin Patch: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 31. Ride on a trolley car to the pumpkin patch and each person ages 2 and up can pick out a pumpkin included with admission. Each person will get a bag filled with stickers to decorate their pumpkin and the arts and crafts tables will be open. Visitor Center will be open. Admission: Nonmembers: $13 adults, $12 seniors, $10 children 2-11, free for children under 2. Members: $6.50 adults, $6 seniors, $5 children 2-11. “Rails to the Darkside:” Fridays and Satrudays through Oct. 30. This event is intended for ages 16 and up. Purchase tickets online at cttrolley.org. Cost: $20 nonmembers, $10 members, 58 North Road, East Windsor or cttrolley. org. Edith Wharton: The Mount: Storywalk at the Mount: “Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn” by Kenard Pak. Through Oct. 16. The storywalk will remain up for the next several weeks, weather permitting. Keep in mind that paths at The Mount include uneven terrain and are not always suitable for strollers or people with accessibility concerns. SculptureNow 2021 is on display through Oct. 13. Pop-Up Bistro at The Mount: Thursdays in September, except on Sept. 30, from 5-8 p.m. Family Ghost Tours: Friday and Oct. 22 at 5:30 p.m., with Robert Oakes. This tour is tailored for children ages 7-12 and lasts approximately 60 minutes. Children must be accompanied by an adult. $12 per child, parent or guardian may attend for free. 2 Plunkett St., Lenox or edithwhar ton.org. Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: “Color \ Joy \ Eric Carle.” Through March 6. Included with general admission. “Speechless: The Art of Wordless Picture Books.” Through Dec. 5, in the East Gallery. Tickets must be purchased in advanced online. “Ashley Bryan in Song,” through Nov. 7 in the Central Gallery. Gabrielle Healy Carroll Storytime Programs are held Tues. and Fri. 10:30 a.m.; Sat. 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m., free with admission. Hours: Thurs.-Fri. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun. noon-4 p.m. Admission: $6, $9, $22.50 for a family of four, 125 West Bay Road, Amherst or carlemuseum.org.

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Calendar CONTINUES FROM PAGE E10 Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: Hours: Sat.-Sun., noon-4 p.m. Cost: $3.50 ride or 4/$10, 221 Appleton St., Holyoke or holyokemerrygoround. org. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $28 adults (16-24); $23 seniors (63+); $19 youth (5-15); $23 students with valid high school or college ID. free for ages under 5, 1000 West Columbus Ave., Springfield or hoophall.com. Norman Rockwell Museum: “Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration,” through Oct. 31. “Real and Imagined: Fantastical Rockwell,” through Oct. 31. “Land of Enchantment: Fantastical Sculptures,” through Oct. 31. Hours: Thurs.-Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Advance tickets purchase required; $20 adults; $18 seniors, AAA, retire military; $10 college students; free children ages 18 and under, members and active military. 9 Route 183, Stockbridge or nrm.org.

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Art.” Visit thewadsworth.org for more information. Hours: Fri. noon-8 p.m. (after 5 p.m. enter at 29 Atheneum Square North); Sat.-Sun, noon-5 p.m. 600 Main St., Hartford.

Goat Peak, Saturday, 1 p.m. This onehour hike travels on the MM Trail to Goat Peak. The terrain is fairly easy with some moderately strenuous stretches. Birding for Beginners, Sunday at 10:30 a.m. This one hour program helps beginners to learn the basics of birding. Sunday Afternoon Family Program, Sunday, 1 p.m. The title for this week’s program is “Hawk Watch II.” The second of three hawk watches for this fall. After a brief intro, hike to Goat peak to search for migrating hawks in this 90 minute program. Bring binoculars. 125 Reservation Road, Holyoke 413-534-1186.

Windsor Historical Society: “A Home Away From Home: Greater Hartford’s West Indian Diaspora,” through Sept. 30. “100 Years of Windsor Historical Society” exhibit, through Summer of 2022. 96 Palisade Ave., Windsor, Connecticut, or windsorhistoricalsociety.org. Wistariahurst Museum: Hours: Sat.-Sun, Mon., noon-4 p.m. Historic house tours: $7, $5 students and seniors, 238 Cabot St., Holyoke or wistariahurst.org. Yiddish Book Center: Hours: Thurs, Fri, Sun, and Mon. from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Shabbos (Saturday) and Jewish and legal holidays. Admission: $8 adults; $6 seniors; free for members, students and children, 1021 West St., Amherst or yiddish bookcenter.org.

The Farmers Market at Forest Park in Springfield is open Tuesdays from 12:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. through Oct. 26. (DON TREEGER /

Natural Bridge State Park: Visitors Center Exhibits. Daily hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., year round. Explore the park story through displays, artifacts and scavenger hunts. $2 parking fee; programs are free, 107 McAuley Road, North Adams.

The Zoo in Forest Park and Education Center: Timed tickets are required. Hours: Mon.-Sun, 10 a.m.-4 Holyoke Community College: Virexhibitions through Saturday. wbfin- p.m. through Oct. 31. The City of Springfield charges a daily parking tual Art Exhibit of HCC’s Visual Art earts.com/index.php. 36 Main St., fee of $3 per in-state and $5 per Faculty can be viewed online now Northampton or wbfinearts.com. out-of-state passenger car, cash through the end of the 2021. Visit the only. All buses and larger vehicles exhibit at hcc.edu/taber-faculty21. A.P.E. Gallery: “New Paradigm Tool are charged $15 per vehicle. Admis303 Homestead Avenue, Holyoke or Company.” Through Oct. 2. Gallery sion: $10 adult; $7 military & senior; Old Sturbridge Village: Hours: hcc.edu. hours: Wed.-Sun. noon-5 p.m.; Fri. $5 children (ages 1 - 12); children Wed.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $24, Holyoke Public Library: “Listening” Great Falls Discovery Center: noon-8 p.m. Permanent exhibit under 1 are free. Please note: admis$22 seniors, $8 children 3-17, free Photography Exhibit by Virginia hours: Tues.-Thurs. noon-5 p.m.; Source to Sea Clean-Up: Hard Work, sion prices vary depending on the for children under 3. “New England Sandman. Through Sept. 28. Hours: Real Fun, True Impact, Saturday, season. Sumner Avenue, Springfield on Parade” exhibit runs through July Fri.-Sat. noon-8 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. YouTube Live annual fall trash cleanup of the Con- or forestparkzoo.org. p.m.; 126 Main St., Northampton or 2023. The exhibit examines parades Event: “Listening,” studio talk with apearts.org. necticut River. To sign up or learn and parade traditions in New Virginia Sandman. View at youtube. more, visit: ctriver.org/our-work/ England from 1776 to 1940. Included Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery: com/watch?v=M4LjBogvOo8, surce-to-sea-cleanup. 2 Avenue A, with general admission. Fall Folk Permanent exhibit hours: Tues.-Fri. Sunday at 3 p.m. The event will be Turners Falls or greatfallsma.org. Festival, Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 12:30-4:30 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. available in English and Spanish. Included with general admission. First floor of building 28. 1 Armory Lupa Zoo: Weather Permitting, the Farmers Market at Forest Park: Free. virginiasandman.com. 250 Route 20, Sturbridge or osv.org. Square, Springfield. 413-755-5258. Zoo is open through Oct. 31, TuesTuesdays through Oct. 26, 12:30-6 Chestnut Street, or holyokelibrary. Sun., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Buy tickets Springfield Armory National HisArno Maris Gallery: “Ephemeral p.m., enter at Trafton Road entrance. org. online at lupazoo.org. Admission: toric Site: Ranger-led interpretive Marks” by Charles Suggs. Through Sumner Avenue, Springfield. Hope and Feathers Framing and $15 adults (13+); $12 seniors (62+); programs offered in the museum Oct. 23. Artist talk, Oct. 6, 3:15 p.m. Greenfield Farmers Market: SaturGallery: “Survivor Tree” a book $10 children (2-12); Infants under 2 in the afternoon. Junior Ranger Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri, 10 a.m.-2 days through Oct. 31, 8 a.m. - 12:30 illustrated by Aaron Becker. Through are free, 62 Nash Hill Road, Ludlow programs conducted frequently each p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 577 Western p.m. Court Square Greenfield. Oct. 8. Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri. or lupazoo.org. day. Hours: Wed.-Sun, 9:30 a.m.-4 Ave., Westfield. 413-572-5236. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thurs. 10 a.m.- 8 Holyoke Farmers Market: Sat, p.m. 1 Armory Square, Springfield or Augusta Savage Gallery: “Rising Mass Audubon-Connecticut p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 319 Main 11a.m.-3 p.m. At the intersection nps.gov/spar. River Valley Wildlife Sanctuaries: Waters/Blazing Earth” by Zea Mays St., Amherst or hopeandfeathers of Dwight and Appleton Streets, Interpreting Natural History through Titanic Museum: Exhibits from the Printmaking. Through Oct. 20, in framing.com. Holyoke. Art: Sept. 23, Oct. 7, 14, 28, noon. collection of the International Titanic the gallery and online. Opening Old Town Hall: “Bird Impressions” Northampton Farmers Market: Explore forests, vernal pools, and Historical Society. Hours: Mon.-Fri. reception for students of UMass’ by Valerie McQuillan and Brian McSaturdays, 8 a.m.- 1 p.m., through Arcadia’s unique habitats on 5 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. HFA, Oct. 4, 5-7 p.m. Gallery hours: Quillan. Through Saturday. 43 Main Nov. 13. 8 Gothic St., Northampton. Thursdays. Take a brief nature walk, Admission: $4, $2 children and stuMon. and Tues. 1-7 p.m.; Wed.-Fri. 1-5 St., Easthampton. then art instruction will be given for dents, 208 Main St., Indian Orchard p.m. 101 New Africa House, Amherst Farmers Market at The Longdrawing. For people 16 and older. Salmon Falls Artisans Showroom: or titanic1.org. or umass.edu. meadow Shops: Thursdays through A $50 deposit is nonrefundable. Open by appointment only. Call Oct. 28, from noon-6 p.m. thelong Volleyball Hall of Fame: Hours: Sat., Forbes Library: “Mountain Folders Member: $225; nonmember: $260, Donna at 413-325-7664 or email meadowshops.com. 690 Bliss Sun., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Online ticket Origami Group Show,” through Sept. massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/ SalmonFalls@megaplanet.com to Road, Longmeadow. purchasing strongly recommended. 29. 20 West St., Northampton or program-catalog#search. Signs of schedule a time to visit the gallery. Visitors are required to wear masks. forbeslibrary.org. Beavers Evening Nature Walk, Satur- Westfield Farmers Market: Thurs1 Ashfield St., Shelburne Falls or Admission: $2.50-$3.50, 444 Dwight Gallery A3 Amherst Art Alliance: days through Oct. 14, noon-5 p.m. at day at 6:30 p.m. Audiences: Family salmonfallsgallery.com. St., Holyoke or volleyhall.org. Episcopal Church of the Atonement, “Pay Attention” photographs from with children 6 and up. Duration: Sienna Patti Contemporary: “Flow36 Court St., Westfield. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum Provence and Paris by Larry Rankin. 1.5 hours. Registration is required. ers and Stars” by Helen Britton’s. of Art: “Matrix 187” by Christina Through Oct. 2. Art forum, today at Members: $8; nonmembers: $10. through Sunday. New works by The Republican is not responsible Forrer, through Jan. 2. Admission: 7:30 p.m. Register at gallerya3.com. Mallory Weston, through Sunday. 80 massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/ for unannounced schedule changes. $15 adults; $12 seniors; $5 students; 28 Amity St., Amherst 413-256program-catalog#search. 127 Main St., Lenox. Listings must be received two weeks members, Hartford residents and 4250. Combs Road, Easthampton 413-584before the date of the event. Items Vault Gallery: Prints by Marilyn children 17 and under free. Free 3009. 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