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Julie McKinnon, of Plymouth, grooms Cinnamon, a golden retriever, at a past Merrimack Valley Kennel Club Dog Show. Above right, a pup takes a rest before competing. The show returns Saturday and Sunday on the grounds of The Big E in West Springfield. (STEVE SMITH PHOTOS)

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Ready for the show Over 1,000 canines to compete in annual event

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By Ray Kelly

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he old adage goes that “every dog has its day,” but this weekend the canines at the Eastern States Exposition grounds get two.

The Merrimack Valley Kennel Club Dog Shows return to the West Springfield fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free.

The Merrimack Valley Kennel Club expects 1,058 dogs to compete on Saturday and 1,075 to take part on Sunday.

It’s a fast-paced event. Judging begins each day at 8 a.m. with eight different rings set up inside the Young Building, according to George Marquis, Merrimack Valley show coordinator.

The pandemic has impacted the dog shows, as it has all other aspects of life, said Marquis, adding entries from Germany and Australia were forced to pull out over travel logistics.

But there will be no shortage or variety of dogs taking part in the two weekend shows, he said.

The Merrimack Valley Ken-

Daniel Spring, of North Stonington, Connecticut, shows his dog Lacey at a past Merrimack Valley Kennel Club Dog Show at the Eastern States Exposition. (FREDERICK GORE PHOTO)

retrievers to the Havanese — the national dog of Cuba. nel Club expects 1,058 dogs to The Merrimack Valley compete on Saturday and 1,075 Kennel Club Dog Shows are to take part on Sunday. the first canine competitions The majority of the entrants of 2022 to be held on The Big E come from the New England grounds, but certainly will not states, New York, Maryland be the last. and Pennsylvania, Marquis The Great Barrington and the said.

Rockland County kennel clubs With new breeds scrutinized have separate shows already and approved by the American planned here next month and Kennel Club, spectators this more dog competitions are weekend might see Finnish slated throughout the year. lapphunds or West African Additional details on this azawakhs take part. weekend’s all-breed shows and The 2020 edition in West future competitions in West Springfield featured a mix Springfield can be found online of popular and lesser known at easternstatesexposition. breeds, ranging from golden com.

Based in Epsom, New Hampshire, the Merrimack Valley Kennel Club was founded in 1963 and is a member club of the American Kennel Club.

Merrimack Valley members are active in all aspects of canine purpose and competition.

They participate in activities such as obedience and rally, agility, conformation, breeding dogs, Canine Good Citizen (CGC), hunting trials, tracking events, herding, lure coursing, therapy dogs and raising funds for nonprofit associations affiliated with dogs.

For more information on the Merrimack Valley Kennel Club, visit its website at mvkc.org.

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VIDEO GAMES

Games to look for in 2022

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The Washington Post

he past year was primed to deliver a number of highly anticipated video games.

Then COVID-related delays pushed a number of them into 2022. The result was a so-so year for gaming in 2021 and massive hype for this year.

Though some titles expected to drop in 2022 still don’t have firm release dates, we’ve compiled the games we’re most excited to see and play in the coming year.

COVID-19 has forced the Majestic Theater, 131 Elm St. in West Springfield, to delay a new production and keep the theater dark until Feb. 24. (FREDERICK GORE PHOTO) The “Breath of the Wild” sequel appears to be set in a fractured version of the Hyrule that Link first explored, but much about the game, including its release date and title, remains a mystery. (NINTENDO)

“Horizon Zero Dawn” and its upcoming sequel). The first game ended on a cliffhanger and left some big questions unanswered, fueling the hype “Elden Ring” for its sequel, “Horizon ForEast meets West in “Elbidden West.” den Ring,” a collaboration The follow-up continues between the creators of the story of protagonist Aloy “Dark Souls” and “Game of across a post-apocalyptic Thrones.” An open-world West Coast as she investiSouls-like experience seemed gates a mysterious plague of a bold and risky proposition, red vines that’s killing local especially since From Softflora and fauna. Trailers so ware has never made a game far have revealed several that big. But the network test new features that promise to we participated in showed shake up combat and explothat the studio just might pull ration. Players will be able to it off. The test showcased navigate (frankly gorgeous) awe-inspiring sights and myri- underwater environments, ad paths to follow and get lost swing around like Spider-Man in. Considering the pedigree during battle using the “Pulland quality of From Softcaster,” a new wrist-mounted ware’s previous titles, we may grappling hook, and glide see 2022’s game of the year as down from high places. early as February. – Gene Park Several dilapidated versions Release date: Feb. 25, for of real-life landmarks make PC, Xbox Series X and Series appearances, like San FranS, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, cisco’s Lombard Street and PlayStation 4 the Golden Gate Bridge, as do massive new enemy robots “Horizon Forbidden West” like a hulking mammoth and I missed “Horizon Zero snapping turtle. – Alyse Stanley Dawn” when it first released, Release date: Feb. 18, for but after playing it during PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 quarantine, it immediately “Pokémon Legends: kicked “Fallout New Vegas” Arceus” off the No. 1 spot on my list of all-time favorite games This is the game the (which is no coincidence – the Pokémon franchise sorely lead writer on “New Vegas,” needs. After a few lackluster John Gonzalez, spearheadgenerations of mainline game ed the development of both releases – releases that were

iterative, uninspired and lacking any qualities that truly shook up the Pokémon formula – developer Game Freak finally relented and offered a tantalizing glimpse of a game longtime fans of the series have wanted all along.

“Legends: Arceus” looks to be “Breath of the Wild” plus Pokémon, eschewing the typical eight gym format in favor of a sprawling, open world you navigate by riding Pokémon. It takes place in the Feudal Japan-inspired Hisui region, complete with lush vistas and new regional variants of old time favorites like Hisuian Growlithe.

Several other “Breath of the Wild”-inspired features also appear in this game, including a cooking and crafting system and customizable clothing.

While some fans might not be pleased with the game’s new system for catching Pokémon – apparently a combination of “Pokémon Go” and reflex-based dodging – the game represents the series’s efforts to evolve beyond a 25-year-old increasingly stale formula. – Jhaan Elker Release date: Jan. 28. for Nintendo Switch The sequel to “Breath of the Wild” Who isn’t anticipating this game? Zelda fans have meSEE VIDEO GAMES, PAGE E6

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Majestic Theater postpones production ‘Betty in the Patch’ will now be staged in the spring

which were slated to being on Dec. 20,” Eaton said.

“Several cases of COVID-19 affecting cast and crew has resulted in the postponement of ‘Betty & the Patch,’

By Keith O’Connor which was set to make its Special to The Republican debut on Thursday.”

COVID-19 has forced the Eaton noted all cases were Majestic Theater to delay a breakthrough infections as new production and keep the Actors’ Equity requires the West Springfield theater performers and staff to be dark until Feb. 24. vaccinated and constantly “Betty in the Patch,” a tested, as well as proof of play written and to be divaccination for patrons and rected by Majestic founder a strict mask policy.

Danny Eaton, was to have The Majestic’s extended opened today. It is now season will result with a scheduled to debut on June shorter summer concert 9 — extending the theater’s season, Eaton said. season, which was to have When COVID-19 became ended with “9 to 5 – The prevalent in early 2020, Musical.” it forced the West Spring“We never even had a field theater to close for 17 chance to begin rehearsals months.

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MUSIC | CLUBBING

Western Mass. singer to appear on ‘American Idol’

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INGER-SONGWRITer Lexi Weege recently tried out for “American Idol” and ABC will air her episode Feb. 27.

Weege clued in fans in a recent Instagram post.

The 28-year-old Westfield native, who now lives in Montague, has become one of the most renowned Western Massachusetts singers with a distinctive style that embraces jazz, blues, country and pop elements with ease.

She performs mostly with her band, Weege and the Wondertwins, but also can be caught doing solo gigs or duet shows with various musical friends.

“American Idol” will debut its 20th season on the night Weege appears.

Liner notes • Staind frontman Aaron Lewis will bring his acoustic tour to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket,

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nominated for Grammys 19 times.

Tickets are on sale now at aomtheatre.com • Celtic Woman will embark on its “Postcards from Ireland” tour in early 2022.

The tour will stop at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, on George Lenker March 18 and the ChevaLiveWire lier Theatre in Medford on March 24. The group will Connecticut, on April 23. also play the Flynn Center Tickets, priced at $59 and in Burlington, Vermont, on $79, are available at March 30 and the Capital foxwoods.com.

Center for the Arts in ConIt is the sole New England cord, New Hampshire, on date on his tour.

March 31.

Westfield native singer-songwriter Lexi Weege will appear on His new album, “Frayed at “American Idol” on Feb. 27. “American Idol” will debut its 20th “Postcards from Ireland,” Both Ends,” is set for release season on the night Weege appears. (NEIL HAWLEY PHOTO) released in late October, is on Jan. 28. the 14th studio album from around for 60 years, but “Shaka Zulu Revisited,” Celtic Woman. It featured • Ladysmith Black didn’t come to world renown which won best world music the single “The Dawning of Mambazo will play the until Paul Simon featured album. the Day.” Academy of Music Theatre in the vocal group on his 1987 The win gave Ladysmith Celtic Woman starred in Northampton on March 2.

“Graceland” album. The Black Mambazo the most “Postcards from Ireland,” a The five-time Grammy group won its fifth GramGrammys for any world PBS television special, that Award winners have been my just three years ago for music group. They have been was broadcast in November.

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MOVIES

10 of the most anticipated films of 2022

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By Moira Macdonald

The Seattle Times

aybe by the end of 2022 we can hit the multiplexes without masks? In the meantime, here are some cinematic offerings in the new year that might make it worth heading to the theaters. Dates are, perhaps more than ever in this still-pandemicked world, subject to change; streaming dates, where applicable, will be announced later.

Robert Pattinson stars in “The Batman.” (WARNER BROS. PICTURES / TNS)

So this one seems tailor-made (Ha! Sorry!) for me: A former Savile Row tailor, played

by Mark Rylance (an Oscar “Parallel Mothers” they both gave birth — but the winner for “Bridge of Spies”), Now in theaters (limited story soon takes an unsettling relocates to Chicago and finds release) turn. Cruz always makes magic himself caught in the web of This one, directed by Pedro for Almodovar’s camera; their the mobsters for whom he Almodovar, is technically a collaboration now goes back 25 makes suits. Could be fun?

2021 release and you’ll defiyears, to 1997’s “Live Flesh.”

“The Batman” nitely be hearing Oscar buzz “The Outfit” around it, particularly for PeMarch 4 nelope Cruz in the central role.

Feb. 25 Superhero franchises never She plays a new mother who Full disclosure: I have a die; they just keep rebooting. bonds with a young woman weakness for any film involv- The latest reimagining of the she meets at the hospital where ing tailoring or dressmaking. Caped Crusader features RobMilena Smit, left, and Peneelope Cruz are the “Parallel Mothers” in Pedro Almodovar’s new film. (IGLESIAS MA´S / SONY PICTURES CLASSICS)

ert Pattinson (who will always be the “Twilight” glittery vampire dude to me) in the title role, along with Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman (now that’s a promising bit of casting), Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Paul Dano as the Riddler and Colin Farrell as the Penguin.

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DVD RELEASES

Monster haunts town in ‘Antlers’ Tribune News Service

A gory horror film about an indigenous myth concerning an ancestral creature tops the DVD releases for this week.

“Antlers”: Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons star as adult siblings living in rural Oregon, a school teacher and sheriff respectively, who become involved with a troubled student harboring a dark secret and unwittingly unleash an ancient evil.

Directed by Scott Cooper, the movie “is an adaptation of an indigenous First Nations myth, the tale of the wendigo, which is described by the former sheriff Warren Stokes (played by Canadian First Nations actor Graham Greene),” writes Tribune

News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. “This mythical creature offers the opportunity for shockingly gory body horror, and in ‘Antlers,’ it’s also used as a metaphor for the social ills that plague this town.”

Also new on DVD “Black Friday”: Horror comedy about toy store employees preparing for an onslaught of holiday shoppers who must confront hordes of a different sort after a meteor strike results in an alien parasite infecting the town’s residents. Stars Devon Sawa, Michael Jai White and Bruce Campbell.

“The Superdeep”: In this Shudder original film, a

small team is sent to investigate the mysteries of the world’s deepest borehole in Russia, discovering a secret that could imperil the world.

“The Djinn”: A boy who cannot speak, left alone in a new apartment by his father, finds a book of spells and summons a djinn to grant one wish, setting in motion a night of terror.

“Zeros and Ones”: Abel Ferrara wrote and directed this action thriller starring Ethan Hawke as an American soldier in Rome trying to thwart a terrorist attack.

“Ida Red”: Melissa Leo stars as an imprisoned (and terminally ill) crime boss who turns to her son, played by Josh Hartnett, to pull off one last heist to

From left, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas and Keri Russell in the film “Antlers.” (KIMBERLEY FRENCH / 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS / TNS)

regain her freedom, with the FBI complicating matters.

Out on Digital HD “A Mouthful of Air”: Adapting her own novel, Amy Koppelman wrote the screenplay and directed this

drama, which stars Amanda Seyfried as a bestselling children’s author who writes about unlocking childhood fears, but hasn’t unlocked her own, an issue brought to the fore when her second child is born.

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the far reaches of the cosmos, presumably players will encounter other forms of life ... but hopefully not bugs.

“Starfield” represents Bethesda’s first new IP in 25 years. “It’s like ‘Skyrim’ in space,” Bethesda Game Studios executive producer Todd Howard said of the role-playing game. – Mike Hume Release date: Nov. 11, for PC, Xbox Series X and Series S “Redfall” Announced at E3 this past June, “Redfall,” an upcoming vampire-themed co-op FPS game, generated a bit of buzz during Microsoft’s showcase. The game from Arkane Studios, the developer behind “Dishonored,” “Prey” and the 2021 hit “Deathloop,” showed off a lengthy cinematic that featured a diverse cast of vampire hunters using customizable weapons to take down their bloodsucking foes.

Not only are gamers geeked about the game because of Arkane’s pedigree but, along with “Starfield,” this is scheduled to be an Xbox/PC exclusive when it launches this summer. Compared to Sony, Microsoft has lacked standout exclusives in recent years. Can “Redfall” fill that bill? We’re eager to find out. – Mike Hume Release date: 2022, for PC, Xbox Series X and Series S

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DINE & WINE

Awards to honor beer marketing

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N A PERFECT WORLD, great products (or even good ones) would sell themselves based solely on their quality – with maybe some good old-fashioned word-of-mouth communication.

And sometimes that phenomenon occurs. But we also do not live in a perfect world – far from it – so even the best products often need a helping hand. This usually comes via advertising or marketing, and those twin towers of promotion figure prominently in most industries these days.

The beer world is certainly no exception.

I just received an email from the Craft Beer Marketing Awards, of which I was previously unaware. And although we are up against the organization’s deadline, I want beer industry folks who also were in the dark to have a chance to enter.

The group announced that its 2022 awards program is open and it is accepting beer-related marketing and design entries from around the globe (including hard seltzer, cider and mead).

Entries will be accepted through Jan. 14. So read on and get your entries in as soon as possible.

Founded in 2019, this is the only awards competition in the world to celebrate craft beer marketing and design.

The awards accept entries from around the globe and presented a marketing trends seminar at this year’s Craft Brewers Conference.

Organizers have also started a podcast, “Marketing on Tap,” which is available on Spotify, Pandora, Apple Podcasts and iHeartRadio.

The awards honor the individuals and teams involved in building beverage brands.

Breweries, their agencies, artists, and marketing partners are all invited to enter their best work.

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“The CBMAs has grown significantly as a unique platform celebrating the beer industry’s incredible marketing and design that wasn’t being recognized until now.” said Jim McCune, co-founder of the Craft Beer Marketing Awards. “We’ll continue to award the very best work in the industry, and showcase that work, and the folks that created it to the world.”

The 2022 awards consist of 38 categories that cover all aspects of brew marketing, from labels to logos, and tap handles to taprooms. Some categories are best bottle design, best can design (both have several awards across several size categories), best logo design, best video, best use of a mascot, and many more. This year 11 new categories have been added.

The judging process is a scoring system ranked by a worldwide panel of more than 300 beer, marketing, and design experts.

“We had such incredible feedback over the past two award seasons and great suggestions for some new categories,” said Jackie DiBella, co-founder of the awards. “We know breweries and their partners are passionate about what they do. We wanted to make sure our categories matched the depth and breadth of their work.”

For more information or to enter, go to craftbeer marketingawards.com.

Sometimes great wines don’t live up to great expectations

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HAD IT ALL PLANNED out.

This week’s wine column was going to be about “wines that slipped through the cracks.” These are some of the wines I meant to write about this past year but somehow didn’t get around to writing about them.

Blame procrastination.

Or the pandemic.

Or other wines.

But frankly, blame Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke.

It all started on New Year’s Day, watching them in their classic movie, “Before Sunrise.”

Actually, that’s not completely true.

Rewind to New Year’s Eve day. That day, my wife and I had a special meal all planned out with special wine. We splurged and ordered Dover Sole. I’ve only had this fish a few times in my life and never at home. The only times I’ve had Dover Sole before was in England, where Dover is located and the fish gets its name.

The last time I had it was a little over two years ago just before I turned 50 years old.

That time, my wife and I went to London and Paris for a long weekend to celebrate my 50th birthday.

At the time, I thought it was a crazy idea – to go to Europe just for the weekend I turned 50. That was October 2019.

Now I’m thrilled we went, since we haven’t been to Europe or practically anywhere else in the past two years.

So fast forward to New Year’s Eve 2021. To go with the Dover Sole, I decided to open a special bottle of wine – a 2010 white wine from Meursault in France’s Burgundy region.

Meursault makes some of the

Sometimes the best wines are the ones we least expect.

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best white wines in the world.

Their graceful flavors range from melted butter to sea salt and fog mixed with an air of mystery and desire.

I had been saving this wine for a special occasion.

I had been dreaming about when to open it and what to have with the wine.

New Year’s Eve with Dover Sole seemed like the perfect occasion.

My wife cooked the fish to perfection in melted butter and lemon.

I chilled the wine, opened the bottle and tasted it.

Crash.

What a dud.

An absolute dud.

A complete disappointment.

The wine was corked and tasted terrible.

Fortunately, we had two backup white wines just in case.

One was a German riesling – delicious but a bit too sweet for the fish.

The other was a California sauvignon blanc – just right and perfect with the fish.

But I couldn’t shake how disappointing the wine was from Meursault. I adore white wines from Meursault. I have built entire trips around visiting this tiny village in Burgundy and tasting wines there with the winemakers. Let me add that the wine I opened was not from any of the wine producers I have visited and written about before in Meursault. And even though this one wine turned out to be a dud, I still adore white wines from Meursault.

Those trips to wineries in

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Rarely do things we place on a pedestal live up to our hopes and dreams, especially when those expectations are sky high. And my expectations for that single bottle of wine on New Year’s Eve were through the roof.

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Farro, cauliflower gaining in popularity comes to pass in the restaurant world during the months ahead is yet to be seen, but if the past two years are any indication, we’re in for a future full of surprises.

Hugh Robert Off The Menu

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S CALENDAR PAGes flip over from December to January, the restaurant industry, like much of the rest of the world, tends to pause and take stock of what’s been happening over the past 12 months and look forward to what the year ahead is likely to bring.

In 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cast a long shadow over such ruminations, but industry trendenistas are nonetheless indulging themselves in reflections about the current and future state of dining out.

Nation’s Restaurant News, one of the industry’s most influential media outlets, put together its list of the 10 most popular flavors of 2021. These ranged from ingredients like farro, the wheat berry that’s a traditional element in Italian cookery, and cauliflower, a veggie that is becoming popular as both a low-carb ingredient and a meat substitute.

Garam masala, the South Asian spice blend, made the list, as did the likes of cheese curds and Alabama white sauce, the mayonnaise-based barbecue brush-on.

A roster of “top menu trends” put together by the publication Restaurant Business highlighted some of the most popular away-fromhome offerings of the year just past.

Most mentioned were familiar aspects of the contemporary restaurant landscape, such as fried chicken sandwiches, “bowl” creations,

Nadim Kashouh, owner of Nadim’s Downtown Mediterranean Grill in downtown Springfield, is hosting a “Cooking with Nadim” event on Jan. 29 at 11 a.m. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)

Cauliflower, a veggie that is becoming popular as both a low-carb ingredient and a meat substitute, is among the Nation’s Restaurant News’ list of the 10 most popular flavors of 2021. (METRO CREATIVE ARTS)

Side dishes • Sonic Drive-In locations have brought back an early winter treat in the form of the Patty Melt sandwich. Made with a seasoned beef patty topped with grilled onions and two slices of American cheese, the sandwich is assembled on two slices of thick Texas toast.

A limited-time-only offering, the Patty Melt will be at participating Sonic locations through the month of February.

There is a Sonic Drive-In on Boston Road in Springfield across from Five Mile Pond.

• Nadim Kashouh, the chef-owner of Nadim’s Downtown Mediterranean Grill in Springfield, is hosting a “Cooking with Nadim” event on Jan. 29 at 11 a.m.

The interactive class will feature some of Nadim’s favorite recipes and will include tastings and complimentary beverages.

Tickets, which are $125 plus a broker’s fee, are available on Eventbrite.com.

For more details, contact Nadim’s Downtown Mediterranean Grill at 413-737-7373 The Student Prince Cafe and Fort Restaurant in Springfield will be presenting its next Rock & Roll Beer Dinner on Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)

• Skyline Beer Co. in Westfield will be presenting and bubble tea. Other trends its Winter Whiskey Dinner on on the list were operational Jan. 23 at 3:30 p.m. in nature and included menu Not surprisingly, there the Top 10 Trends for 2022.

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SEE MENU, PAGE E9 cocktails. based sandwiches as two of Of course, what actually

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Meursault have been some of my favorite wine experiences in my life.

And that’s part of the problem.

I had great expectations for this wine. And great expectations rarely live up to reality. We build up certain things in our mind and imagine what they will be like.

Then we actually do that thing — whether it’s go on a trip or taste a certain special wine.

Rarely do things we place on a pedestal live up to our hopes and dreams, especially when those expectations are sky high.

And my expectations for that single bottle of wine on New Year’s Eve were through the roof.

So what does all of this have to do with Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and “Before Sunrise”?

On New Year’s Day, my wife and I decided to watch a movie

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• The Student Prince Cafe and Fort Restaurant in Springfield will be presenting its next Rock & Roll Beer Dinner on Jan. 26 at 6 p.m.

The event will lead off with a starter of chicken mousseline served with fried pretzel toast points; a spiced apple and walnut salad will follow.

“Pig Candy” cured pork belly is next up in the menu queue, with the main course to be a smoked, bone-in ribeye steak sauced with a red wine demi-glace.

For dessert the Student Prince is creating a Drumstick Creme Brulee. The dessert recreates the flavor profile of the prepackaged ice cream novelty for which it is named.

Tickets for the dinner, which are $65 including tax and gratuity, can be ordered at studentprince.com.

The restaurant answers at 413-734-7475.

• Takeout family meals are proving to be a lasting restaurant legacy of the COVID-19

we both love to start off the new year. We also wanted the movie to be on DVD. Why? Who knows. We just did. I think part of it had to do with using a technology that’s more old school.

We looked through our pile of DVDs and settled on “Withnail & I,” a relatively unknown 1987 British film that’s a cult hit among people our age, especially in England.

We watched the movie for probably the 20th time, laughing and quoting our favorite lines.

The day grew shorter.

My wife took a catnap with our two cats.

Then I saw “Before Sunrise” on a shelf and randomly decided to watch this 1995 movie about two star-crossed lovers.

This is the ideal way to watch this movie. It’s also the perfect movie for anyone who’s a romantic at heart.

And if you’re reading this wine column, odds are you are as well.

Most people who love wine love it for irrational, poetic

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Sometimes, the best wines in the world are the ones we least expect — the random ones just waiting to be opened in a park somewhere in Vienna just before sunrise.

so many things in life, including wine.

Each week, I rave about different wines and talk about how great they will be. This is especially true the past few weeks, reasons. sunrise. when I recommended different We appreciate the fleeting Actually, it ends a little bit wines worth splurging on for the joys of life, its simple visceral later. We see one of them on a holidays. pleasures. train, the other on a bus.

But I’m sure there are some of “Before Sunrise” celebrates But the last shot we see in you out there who bought one or and embraces these aspects of Vienna is their empty bottle of two of these wines and thought, life. wine and two glasses lying on “What was he thinking? What a The movie is about two the grass in a park somewhere in dud.” people who randomly met on a Vienna.

Well, just remember this. train, spend one magical night It’s such a romantic image.

Sometimes, even the greatest together in Vienna where nothIt’s such a poetic moment. wines never live up to all those ing actually happens except Which makes me think back great expectations. the most important thing in the to another moment last year — And that’s OK. world — they fall in love with Owen Wilson’s opening monoIt’s not the end of the world. each other. logue for “Saturday Night Live.”

Sometimes, the best wines in They didn’t plan their night He said one of the funniest the world are the ones we least together months in advance. lines I’ve ever heard on the show expect — the random ones just They didn’t have an agenda. because it’s so true and applies waiting to be opened in a park They just decided on the to so many things in life. somewhere in Vienna just before spur of the moment to hang He talked about how every sunrise. out together and just see what SNL host always says in their Cheers! happens. monologue that it’s going to be a Wine Press by Ken Ross appears The movie ends with them great show. on Masslive.com every Monday sharing a bottle of wine together Then he said, “But is it?” and in The Republican’s weekend in a park in Vienna just before The same could be said about section every Thursday.

pandemic. Figaro Restaurant in Enfield continues to offer a selection of such package deals that are designed to serve up to five people.

The Italian American classics for which Figaro is known are well-represented, with family meals of ziti and meatballs, chicken parmigiana, veal piccata, and eggplant parmigiana among the options available.

Figaro family meals include bread and salad; orders can be placed at 860-745-414.

Russo’s Lakeside Seafood & Steakhouse in Palmer offers a • Family meals also remain a specialty at Russo’s Lakeside Seafood & Steakhouse in Palmer.

Its selection of to-go package deals ranges from “mac & cheese” with cheesy garlic bread and a classic rendition of fish & chips to hand-cut sirloin tips with onions, mushrooms, and peppers.

Desserts — apple crisp, blueberry crisp, and a 10-pack of cannoli — are available as takeout add-ons.

Contact the restaurant at 413-289-2360 for more details or to place an order.

• Restaurateurs and chefs

selection of to-go family package deals. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN)

who are looking to increase their plant-based knowledge and skill set might want to take a look at Rouxbe.com’s newly expanded Plant Based Pro Certification course.

A virtual instructional program of 18 units and 85 individual lessons, the curriculum focuses on core plant-based techniques as well as methods of “raw cookery,” low-sodium, and gluten-free food preparation.

The course content is designed to be self-scheduled with a certification credential is awarded after completion in

nine months or less.

For more information go to rouxbe.com/ plant-based-certificationcourse.

• Tex-Mex fast food giant Taco Bell has reached into its portfolio of culinary creativity this month to serve up a Chipotle Cheddar Chalupa.

The alliteratively named foldover showcases a new creamy chipotle sauce and can be ordered filled with options such as seasoned beef, black beans, chicken, or steak.

The new Chalupa is slated

to keep its spot on Taco Bell’s menu for an unspecified limited time.

• Sundays during January the Deerfield Inn in Deerfield, in conjunction with Muddy Brook Farm in Amherst, is offering private 30-minute carriage rides through the historic Main Street district in Deerfield.

Rides are $50 for four people with a $5-per-person tariff for each additional rider up to a total of eight. The horsedrawn excursions are scheduled between noon and 3 p.m. and make a great prelude or follow-up to a meal experience at Champney’s Restaurant & Tavern inside the Deerfield Inn. Reservations for specific dates and times can be made by calling 413-772-3087.

Hugh Robert is a faculty member in Holyoke Community College’s hospitality and culinary arts program and has more than 45 years of restaurant and educational experience. Robert can be reached online at OffTheMenuGuy@ aol.com.

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“Mission: Impossible 7” Sept. 30 This is the third “M:I” installment from writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, and the first two – “Rogue Nation” and “Fallout” – were pretty thrilling indeed. Tom Cruise, as super spy Ethan Hunt, will once again perform deathdefying feats; alongside him will be Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Vanessa Kirby, and (new to the series) Esai Morales and Cary Elwes.

Wong and Chiwetel Ejiofor co-star. And director Sam Raimi returns to the Marvel universe after a long absence (his last outing: “Spider-Man 3,” otherwise known as The Third Tobey Maguire One, in 2007).

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Nov. 11 As difficult as it is to imagine this franchise without Chadwick Boseman (who died of cancer in 2020), the new film will reunite director Ryan Coogler with original cast members Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright, Daniel Kaluuya and Martin Freeman.

“Nope” July 22 Jordan Peele (“Get Out,” “Us”) likes to keep his movie plots under wraps, so all we know at this point is that “Nope” is another horror movie from Peele’s creative mind, that it will star Daniel Kaluuya (Oscar-nominated for “Get Out”), Keke Palmer and Steven Yuen, that it will likely scare us to death and get us talking, and that Peele likes movies titles with very few letters in them.

“She Said” Nov. 18 Maria Schrader, an Emmy winner for the Netflix series “Unorthodox,” directs this based-on-a-true story drama about two New York Times reporters, played by Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, who uncovered evidence of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s long history of sexual misconduct. I love this cast, which also includes Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher and Samantha Morton.

Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock in “The Lost City.”

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movie is scarce, but we can assume that it is a New Era over at Downton Abbey (though, didn’t they say that on practically every episode?), that Lady Mary will say some delightfully caustic things, that Carson will fret over These Modern Times, that Lady Edith will have a crisis and that excellent hats will be worn. I’m there.

“The Lost City” March 25 Based solely on the trailer I am prepared to say that this might be the most charming movie ever, and I think we all need to see it immediately. Please let me not be wrong. Sandra Bullock plays a romance novelist with a hot cover model (Channing Tatum) and they end up kidnapped and in a jungle (in sequins!) somewhere and Daniel Radcliffe and Brad Pitt both show up. See what I mean?

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” May 6 The summer movie season kicks off with this superhero saga, which you might know something about if you understood those post-credit sequences in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Benedict Cumberbatch returns in the title role; Elizabeth Olsen, Rachel McAdams, Benedict

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Events THURSDAY Holiday Stream of STREB Extreme Action Company’s 2021 Dance Festival: Thu, Online, featuring performance and behind the scenes content. The stream will be available through today.

Tickets available at jacobspillow. org/events/holiday-streamstreb/, $15.

Sweet Honey in the Rock: Celebrating the Holy Days (On-Demand): Thu, BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity, available on-demand through today. bombyx. live/events/sweet-honey-in-therock, $15. 130 Pine St., Florence.

FRIDAY Virtual Applause Series Concert: Fri, 7 p.m. Online; featuring Big E Mardi Gras Band. You can see this program starting at 7 p.m. on Channel 15 in Agawam, Southwick and Westfield, as well as on the Agawam Cultural Council YouTube Channel (ACC YouTube Channel). Visit agawamcc.org for more details.

SATURDAY Merrimack Valley Kennel Club Dog Show: Sat.-Sun, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Eastern States Exposition in the Young Building, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield.

413-737-2443 or thebige.com.

Open Pantry “Drive-In” Food Collections: Sat, 1-3 p.m., Foster Memorial Church’s back parking lot. Nonperishable food for the Open Pantry and new and lightly used jackets and costs for all ages will be collected. 1791 Wilbraham Road, Springfield. 413-782-2112.

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Quadrangle Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden: Dr. Seuss National Memorial, an outdoor sculpture garden of larger-than-life bronze statues of Springfield native Dr. Seuss at his drawing board surrounded by some of his most beloved characters including Horton the Elephant, the Grinch, the Lorax and others, free on the green.

George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum: Permanent exhibit: “Ancient Treasures,” a display of artifacts from ancient China, Greece, Rome and Egypt. Handson making activities in the Hasbro Games Art Discovery Center.

Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: “Splash and Bubbles: Dive in, Lend a Fin!” Interactive exhibit runs through Jan. 16. Permanent exhibit: more than two dozen Indian motorcycles and related memorabilia.

Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts: “Capturing Our Worlds,” works by the Springfield Photographic Society, through June 26. “The Body Adorned: Artistry and Legacy of the Ancient Americas,” through Feb. 27. Museum a la Carte, today, 12:15 p.m., documentary film “The New Bauhaus.” Cost is $4, free for members. In-person or online.

Tickets available on the day of the lecture in the Welcome Center, for Zoom, register in advance at springfieldmuseums.org.

Springfield Science Museum: “Cut ‘N’ Rough Collection,” through June in Mineral Hall. Stars Over Springfield, Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Cost: $3, $2 children ages 3-17.

The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum: The first floor exhibition provides opportunities to explore Virtual Delving into Dance Histo- new sounds and vocabulary, play ry: Scholar and Artists Perspec- rhyming games, invent stories, and tives on Dance and Culture: Sun, engage in activities that encourage teamwork and creative thinking, 2-5 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow Dance, online via Zoom. Open to all levels, with interactive three-dimensional exhibits. The second floor contains recommended for educators and Geisel’s personal memorabilia, dancers. Online workshop series including never before publicly highlights resources from the displayed art, the original Geisel Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive site. DELving into Dance History is Grove sign which used to hang an ongoing series and is designed in Forest Park, and furniture from Ted’s sitting room and studio, for K-12 dance educators and including his drawing board and college dance history enthusiasts armchair. Timed tickets required, to enhance remote and in-person for reservations visit springfieldteaching. Register at: jacobmuseums.org. spillowdance.formstack.com/ forms/jpdel; $99 - financial assisSEE CALENDAR, PAGE E11 Merrimack Valley Kennel Club Dog Show: See Saturday listing

Actor Tom Cruise looks on during the shooting of his movie “Mission: Impossible 7” in Venice, Italy, on Oct. 20, 2020.

tance available. 358 George Carter Road, Becket; 413-243-0745 or jacobspillow.org.

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University Museum of Contemporary Art - Fine Arts Center: Exhibits are available online, visit fac.umass.edu/UMCA/Online/.

151 Presidents Drive, Amherst.

CONTINUES FROM PAGE E10 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.

Volleyball Hall of Fame: Museum is only open Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Docent-led tours are not available; a maximum of 50 visitors will be permitted inside at a time.

Online ticket purchasing strongly recommended. visitors are required to wear masks. Admission: $2.50$3.50, 444 Dwight St., Holyoke or volleyhall.org.

Museums Amelia Park Children’s Museum: Sign up online for a play session at ameliaparkmuseum.org. Hours: Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sun. 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. Open for groups on Tues. and Wed. Admission: Children and adults $8; Seniors (62+) $5; Children under 1 year of age and members are free. Military Personnel & Teachers: Receive a 10% discount off the price of your regular admission. Members and infants are free. 29 South Broad St., Westfield or ameliapark museum.org.

Children’s Museum at Holyoke: Hours: Tues, Wed, Thurs, and Fri. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.. Closed 12-1 p.m. for cleaning each day; Sat. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.; Sun.12-4 p.m. (two slots). Admission: $8, seniors (62+) $5; children under 1 year of age and members are free. 444 Dwight St., Holyoke or childrensmuseumholyoke.org.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: Everyday art Project: “Shaping Creatures.” Through Jan. 20, in the art studio. Free with museum admission. “Color \ Joy \ Eric Carle.” Through March 6.

Included with general admission.

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. “The Undefeated: An Exhibition of Original Paintings”

by Kadir Nelson. Through April 3.

Purchasing museum admission in advance on Eventbrite is highly recommended, as visitor capacity is reduced. “I Could Do That!” The Picture Book Art of Ed Emberley, Through June 12. Virtual gallery talk with Caleb Neelon, Jan. 27, 7-8 p.m. Neelon will give virtual tour of the “I Could do that!” Hours: Thurs.-Fri. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun. noon-4 p.m. $6, $9, $22.50 for a family of four. 125 West Bay Road, Amherst or carlemuseum.org.

Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: Hours: Sat.-Sun. noon-4 p.m. Cost: $3.50 ride or 4/$10. 221 Appleton St., Holyoke or holyoke merrygoround.org.

Josiah Day House: Permanent

Wistariahurst Museum: “Wisteria Vines in Full Bloom,” Carriage House and Gift shop open Sat.Sun, Mon. noon-4 p.m. Historic house tours are $7, and $5 for students and seniors. 238 Cabot St., Holyoke or wistariahurst.org.

Caleb Cheng and his mother enjoy the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum. The first floor of the museum features interactive exhibits. (HOANG’ LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN) exhibit: featuring guided tours, artifacts, furniture, clothing and documents from 1754-1902. call for open house schedule and individual tours. $3, $1 children 6-12, free for members, 70 Park St., West Springfield, 413-734-8322.

Mead Art Museum: Permanent exhibit: various American and European paintings, Mexican ceramics, Tibetan scroll paintings and more.

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

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Permanent exhibit: three floors with dozens of handson exhibits, a regulation sized basketball court and more than 900 artifacts on display. 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.

Old Sturbridge Village: “New England on Parade” exhibit runs through July 2023 and examines parades and parade traditions in New England from 1776 to 1940.

Included with general admission.

Permanent exhibits: Kidstory, an indoor learning gallery in the Visitor’s Center where kids ages 3-10 can try on period costumes and imagine life in the 1830’s; “Neat and Tasty: Getting Dressed in Early New England”; and apparel in portraiture. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $24, $22 seniors, $8 children 3-17, free

for children under 3. Route 20, Sturbridge or osv.org.

Springfield Armory National Historic Site: Ranger-led interpretive programs offered in the museum in the afternoon. Junior Ranger programs conducted frequently each day. Hours: Wed.-Sun, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 1 Armory Square, Springfield or nps.gov/spar.

Titanic Museum: Exhibits from the collection of the International Titanic Historical Society. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $4, $2 children and students, 208 Main St., Indian

Yiddish Book Center: Permanent exhibit, “A Velt mit veltelekh: The Worlds of Jewish Culture.” Hours: Thurs, Fri, Sun, and Mon. from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors, free for members, students and children, 1021 West St., Amherst or yiddishbook center.org.

Galleries A.P.E. Gallery: Permanent exhibit hours: Tues.-Thurs. noon-5 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. noon-8 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m.; 126 Main St., Northampton or apearts.org.

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

Norman Rockwell Museum: Closed this week, through Friday.

Hours: Thurs.-Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Advance tickets purchase required.

Admission: $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.

A statue of Dr. James Naismith greets visitors as they arrive at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)

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Period furniture on display at the Josiah Day House in West Springfield. The muesum features guided tours as well as clothing and other artifacts on display. (FREDERICK GORE PHOTO)

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Great Falls Discovery Center: Great Hall Exhibit: “The Northfield Chateau-Remembered, Revisited.”

Jan. 6-Feb. 27. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; open Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, Jan. 17; reception Jan. 9, 1-3 p.m., Jan. 16 snow date. 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls or greatfallsma.org.

lery: Hours: Tues.-Fri. 12:30-4:30 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. First floor of building 28. 1 Armory Square, Springfield 413-755-5258.

Anchor House of Artists: “Big Music: Charles Miller Jazz Paintings,” Tues.-Sat.,1-6 p.m. through Jan. 22. Jan. 14 will include a performance from the original performers depicted in the artwork. The musicians will perform live at the gallery but the performance will be broadcast live on Instagram. $10 suggested contribution, insta gram.com/anchorhouse_artists/.

518 Pleasant St., Northampton.

Forbes Library: “Canary in the Coal Mine” an exhibition by Zea Mays Printmaking. Through today.

20 West St., Northampton or forbeslibrary.org.

Gallery A3 Amherst Art Alliance: “At the Precipice” by Gloria Kegeles; “Back & Forth” by John Krifka.

Jan. 6-29. Opening reception, today, 5-7 p.m. (check website to confirm); art forum online, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m., to register for the forum visit gallerya3.com; Hours: Thurs.-Sun. 3-7 p.m. 28 Amity St., Amherst 413-256-4250.

Indian Orchard Mills Dane Gallery: Hours: Sat. noon-4 p.m. or by appointment. 34 Front St., Indian Orchard 413-543-3321.

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

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Northampton Winter Farmers Market: Saturdays through April 2, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., at the Northampton Senior Center, 67 Conz St., Northampton or northamptonseniors.com.

The Republican is not responsible for unannounced schedule changes.

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William Baczek Fine Arts: Winter Show 2021-2022 runs through Jan. 29, highlights the work of gallery artists. See more information at wbfinearts.com/index.php. 36 Main St., Northampton or wbfinearts.com.

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

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