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Winter Carnival Rare Harry Houdini film among attractions for Greenfield festival’s centennial, Page E2

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Winter Carnival celebrates centennial Rare, 100-year-old Harry Houdini silent film among the attractions

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By Cori Urban

Special to The Republican

rare, 100-year-old Harry Houdini silent film with live music will be presented at Greenfield Garden Cinemas on Saturday as part of the celebration of Greenfield’s 100th annual Winter Carnival.

The kickoff of the carnival includes a torch lighting on Town Common on Friday at 4 p.m., followed by a Glow Party at Beacon Field at 5:30 p.m. and the Parade of Lights at 6 p.m.

During the Parade of Lights, illuminated vehicles will travel from Newton School to Beacon Field. Fireworks are planned at Beacon Field at 7 p.m.

Family events are planned for both Saturday and Sunday, including a vintage snowmobile show, K-9 keg pull and the Winter Carnival Express Escape Room, as well as sledding and snow sculptures.

More details can be found at greenfieldrecreation.com/ wintercarnival.html.

The centennial event aims to incorporate historic elements into the current lineup, with some fun surprises scattered throughout the weekend, said Christy Moore, recreation director.

“After a scaled back, virtual 2021 celebration, we are excited to bring back all the traditional in-person activities,” Moore said.

The Houdini film — “The Man From Beyond” — casts Houdini as an Arctic explorer frozen for 100 years and then thawed out.

“Houdini’s death-defying feats spur the imagination,” said Isaac J. Mass, who with his wife, Angela J. Mass, owns the theater. “We wanted to show a film from 1922 in hon-

Harry Houdini

Representatives from Franklin County Technical School participate in the Parade of Lights during Greenfield’s 98th annual Winter Carnival. The Winter Carnival celebrates its 100th year this weekend. (FREDERICK GORE PHOTO)

films of the silent era were released without any kind of official score — no sheet music, IF YOU GO no cues. “It was up (to) local Event: “The Man From theater musicians to supply a Beyond” screening soundtrack, often improvised, When: Saturday, 5 and 6 and it could vary greatly from p.m. town to town and from theater Where: Greenfield Garden to theater,” he said. “So today, Cinemas it’s perfectly acceptable for Tickets: $10 adults; $8.50 a musician such as myself to seniors, students and create new music to help an veterans older film come to life and For more info: Call 413connect to a contemporary 773-9260; online at audience. And it doesn’t have gardencinemas.net to be limited to 1920s music: For the Houdini film, I’ll be or of the 100th anniversary of aiming for an adventure score the Greenfield Winter Carni- Mark Bosworth uses a small gas-powered chainsaw to carve a in the same style as, say, John winged lion ice sculpture on Main Street in Greenfield as part val; ‘The Man From Beyond’ Williams would compose for was the perfectly themed film of a previous Greenfield Winter Carnival celebration. the ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ because it is about a man him- (FREDERICK GORE PHOTO) film.” self who has been frozen in ice He contends there is an for 100 years. As we explore film includes a daring climax organist would provide the interest in silent film because what life was like in Greenfilmed at Niagara Falls. score,” Mass said. “Jeff Rapsis it’s new to people today. “It’s field 100 years ago, it is fun to The rarely screened film will … is an acclaimed silent movie not just a primitive forerunknow that those people were be shown with live musical musician and is also able to ner of today’s movies but a exploring the same themes.” accompaniment by Jeffrey give the audience some of unique art form on its own In the film, once Houdini’s A. Rapsis, a New Hampthe history of the silent-film that flourished for a very short character is thawed out he shire-based performer and era and a flavor of what the time and still has a lot to say to tries to straighten out the lives silent film accompanist. experience was really like 100 us today.” of the descendants of his old “In 1922 when the film was years ago.”

Because there is no dialogue SEE CARNIVAL, PAGE E12 friends and lost loves. The originally played the house According to Rapsis, most

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Performers rehearse for the upcoming UMass Percussion Ensemble and Dance Program performance of “Elements: Movement & Sound,” which will be presented Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (PHOTO COURTESY OF UMASS AMHERST DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC AND DANCE)

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UMass percussion, dance programs unite Collaborative performance features Grammy-winning percussionist

musicians and dancers, the performances will also include a special appearance by world-renowned percusBy Ken Ross sionist and four-time Grammy Special to The Republican winner Glen Velez, plus storyteller Muriel Johnson, who hat do you get when you comwill act as host. The programs bine music and dance students will also feature lighting design by Bessie Award winner and professors?

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A unique collaboration preThe production is the first collaboration between the sented by the University of department’s two disciplines Massachusetts at Amherst’s Department of in over a decade. Kataoka and Music and Dance.

Cox, who serve as co-artistic directors for the project, “We are the Department of Both performances will worked together and came up ‘Music and Dance,’” UMass take place at 7:30 p.m. with the idea for the piece. percussion faculty member in the Frederick C. Tillis According to Cox, using the Ayano Kataoka said recently. Performance Hall on the elements of music and dance “Why not take an advantage UMass Amherst campus. as the unifying theme was a of working with dancers?”

“Elements” will feature live concept that resonated with The UMass Percussion Enperformances of percussion her and Kataoka. semble and the UMass Dance works by Garth Neustadter “In talking about possible Program will present a unique & Kjell van Sice, Philip Glass, themes, the elements were collaboration on Friday and Jason Treuting and Iannis something that all of us Saturday titled “Elements: Xenakis. Kataoka will direct connected to in a collective Movement & Sound.” The the percussion performers, and personal way,” Cox said project is a multimedia accompanied by original cho- recently. “The ideas and crejourney into the depths of the reography by dance faculty ativity flowed together quite natural elements of our world, Lauren Cox, Molly Christie seamlessly once we landed bringing hope to the present Gonzalez, and Aston K. Mcon the elements as a theme. moment through a provocaCullough.

We are not only surrounded tion of the senses.

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IF GO YOU Event: “Elements: Movement & Sound” When: Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Frederick C. Tillis Performance Hall, Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts, 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst Tickets: $15 adults; $10 seniors/youth under 17; college students are free but require a ticket. Tickets may be purchased at the Fine Arts Center Box Office, by phone at 413-545-2511, or online at fineartscenter.com/musicanddance.

ments of them. We are because of them. We absorb the elements of nature through our bodies and utilize them for our instruments, we are created from them and our world is constructed in their shadow. In this concert we were interested in the crude,

primal and refined evolution of the natural elements and how they hold life.”

Kataoka agreed, adding that she was thrilled by the prospect of creating a new work with members of the university’s music and dance

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Gateway City Arts in Holyoke reopens

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FTER CLOSING AT the end of 2021 in response to the omicron variant surge, Gateway City Arts in Holyoke has reopened its doors.

The reopening introduces takeout from Judd’s, new art in the Small Works Gallery, and several new and returning events in the Divine Theater.

The Small Works Gallery kicked off with a new exhibition on view titled “What Lies Beneath,” featuring the collaborative work of GCA staff member Jessica Gorman and co-owner Vitek Kruta created during GCA’s pandemic closure. The exhibit will be on view by appointment only until the venue fully reopens.

Judd’s will be open for takeout Wednesdays through Saturdays, 5 to 9 p.m.

The restaurant hopes to reopen for indoor dining in time

Liner notes • Father John Misty, Lake Street Dive, and Guster for the month’s anticipated will all perform at this year’s events in the Divine Theater, Green River Festival, to be which is slated for the return held June 24-26. of Nerd Nite on Feb. 9, at 7 Other bands scheduled Gateway City Arts, 92 Race St. in Holyoke, reopened yesterday. p.m. to perform include Waxa(DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN) Gateway City Arts will hatchee, Ripe, Galactic, and continue to require proof of quired to be worn at all times Farrar, the band’s current Hiss Golden Messenger, vaccination for admittance while at the venue. lineup includes keyboardist/ with more acts to be anuntil further notice.

Masks may be pulled down steel guitarist Mark Spencer, nounced in the coming weeks.

Results from a negative when eating or drinking only. bassist Andrew Duplantis, The festival will return to COVID test will not be acceptSon Volt will play Gateway guitarist Chris Frame and the Franklin County Faired for entry.

City Arts on March 13. drummer Mark Patterson. grounds on 89 Wisdom Way SEE LIVEWIRE, PAGE E12 In addition, masks are reHeaded up by founder Jay The band was set to cel-

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Dinosaurs to roam Big E grounds

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By Keith O’Connor

ence that is perfect for all ages.

Life-size and life-like dinosaurs and dragons so realistic, you t is well-known that dinosaurs roamed will think they are alive,” said the Western Massachusetts landscape, Matt Flynn, event producer for CV Events. and maybe even stomped upon the The Dino & Dragon Stroll Eastern States Exposition fairgrounds also features themed rides, including bounce house inflatin West Springfield. ables, dinosaur scooters, walkFor two days beginning dinosaurs and dragons standing ing dinosaur rides, stationary Saturday, life-size replicas over 28-feet tall and spanning rides that give the opportunity of dinosaurs from the Mesoover 60 feet long. The use of to climb on a dinosaur to expezoic era — including gigantic advanced animatronics brings rience what it would be like to teeth-bearing T-Rex, velocithese amazing creatures to life ride on one, and T-Rex ATVs raptor, stegosaurus, as well as with moving heads, necks, tails, that children can ride along other creatures — will roam wings, eyes blinking, mouths on a track circling a T-Rex. The Big E. that open and close, breathing Children can also participate in Their appearance is part movements, synchronized storytime and the dinosaur and of the Dino & Dragon Stroll sounds, roars, and much more. dragon craft stations. There national touring event, with “This is a must-see experiwill also be a dino band and the Special to The Republican

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Event: Dino & Dragon Stroll When: Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Mallary Complex on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition, 1305 Memorial Ave. West Springfield Tickets: $24.99; free for children under 2 and veterans and members of the military For more info: dinostroll. com

sound and light adjustments designed to be less stimulating and overwhelming.

Timed tickets are available — $24.99 each, with children under 2 and military and veterans free — from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information and to purchase Dino & Dragon Stroll tickets, visit dinostroll.com.

“The process of their dancers’ creativity — how they grasp music, how they visualize, imagine, and come up with all the movements to choreograph — is truly inspiring.”

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department.

“Collaborating with the dance program to create a full show was always one of my dreams since I arrived at UMass in 2018,” Kataoka said. “The process of their dancers’ creativity — how they grasp music, how they visualize, imagine, and come up with all the movements to choreograph — is truly inspiring. The Percussion Ensemble spent the entire fall semester to learn each piece on the program in depth, and the dancers have brilliantly infused vigor into percussion repertoire that we regularly perform — works by Glass, Treuting, and Xenakis. It has been completely a new experience for all of us — we feel that this multidisciplinary performance is going to be spectacular, and through this creative and learning opportunity, we plan to continue establishing a strong and lasting partnership between the Music and Dance Programs.”

The program features four pieces of modern percussion music, each invoking at different points water, spirit, air, earth, and fire.

“Seaborne” (2017) is a 30-minute long percussion

realistic dinosaur babies and dinosaurs that will be roaming for visitors to meet throughout their stroll.

Guests are encouraged to bring nonperishable food items to the event and place them in the collection bins located at the front entrance of the stroll.

All collected food items will be donated to help children and families in the West Springfield area facing hunger and food insecurities.

For those who have sensory sensitivities, Dino & Dragon Stroll will offer a sensory-friendly session Saturday at 8:30 a.m. The session will offer a special experience in a sensory-modified setting with

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UMass percussion faculty member Ayano Kataoka

Performers rehearsing for the upcoming UMass Percussion Ensemble and Dance Program performance this weekend.

(PHOTO COURTESY OF UMASS AMHERST DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC AND DANCE)

work by Emmy Award-winning composer Garth Neustadter with an accompanying video

by Kjell van Sice. Consisting of three movements, the piece explores our perception of water from aerial, surface, and underwater vantage points, both visually and aurally.

In “Japura River” from “Aguas da Amazonia” by Philip Glass, dancers will perform original choreography by Molly Christie González, while musicians play transparent glass bottles and bowls tuned by filling them with varying amounts of water, symbolizing a river’s embrace.

“Extremes” by Jason Treuting

calls for an intimate setup in which four percussionists surround a large bass drum to play intricate composite rhythms in a circle. Aston McCullough’s accompanying choreography, titled “dance iii (bee telling),” is the latest movement in his witch box series, an emergent sequence of eight dances created as a prayer for the environment and all its inhabitants.

This newest movement was inspired by watercolorist Richard Yarde’s “Study for Ringshout: Dance of the Bees,” which will be projected during the piece.

“Peaux” from “Pleiades” by Iannis Xenakis, is an energetic drumming work in which six

percussionists play on nearly 50 drums, from timpani to sets of bongos. Cox’s choreography, titled “In Meeting/Thunderstorm,” pairs each dancer with a drummer to fuel their ase (their divine force or energy) to invoke the Orisha, the gods and goddesses from Yorubá faith and folklore, making manifest the power and transformational qualities of each element in nature.

During the performances, Grammy winner Velez will present a special demonstration of his unique style of drumming derived from South Indian, Arabic, Central Asian and South Italian traditions. Renowned as the founding father of the modern frame drum movement, Velez immerses audiences with interactive drum vocalizations and Central Asian Overtone Singing. Velez and fellow musicians Shane Shanahan (percussion), Yousif Sheronick (percussion), and Raman Kalyan (flute) will present an improvisatory music and dance performance

of an excerpt from his album, “Doctrine of Signatures.”

Ticket prices are $15 for the general public; $10 for seniors, children 17 and under, and UMass employees. College students are free but a ticket is required. Tickets may be purchased at the Fine Arts Center Box Office, by phone at 413-545-2511, or online at fineartscen ter.com/musicanddance.

Tillis Performance Hall is located in the Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts, 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst.

Free parking is available in nearby University lot 71 off Massachusetts Avenue and lot 62 via Thatcher Way or Stockbridge Road.

All attendees must wear a face mask (KN95 or N95 masks are strongly encouraged) and also be prepared to show proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within the last 72 hours. UMass students, faculty, and staff can show their UCard as proof of vaccination.

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Boris Karloff documentary commemorates 1969 death

By Michael O’Sullivan

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A scene from “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.” (SONY PICTURES / TNS)

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“Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster” is a documentary look at the life and career of the actor best known for playing Frankenstein’s Monster. (ABRAMORAMA / SHOUT! STUDIOS)

aficionados as filmmaker Guill- by Karloff ’s daughter Sara, ermo del Toro, who calls Karl- John Landis (co-director of SEE STREAMING, PAGE E10 off his “messiah.” Appearances

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New movie adaptation of the beloved children’s books by Norman Bridwell about the adventures of Emily Elizabeth and her big red dog Clifford, romping about New York City.

Directed by Walt Becker and starring Darby Camp, Jack Whitehall, John Cleese and Tony Hale.

“Deadlock”: Bruce Willis leads a group of mercenaries who hold a nuclear power plant for ransom, with a military veteran who works at the plant being the only person in a position to stop them.

“The Spine of Night”: Animated ultra-violent fantasy film set in a magical realm where heroes from across the ages are fighting to stop a malevolent force. With voices

by Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel and Joe Manganiello.

“Superhost”: Horror thriller about two travel vloggers who decide to create viral content around their most recent “superhost” in a last ditch effort to gain viral internet fame, unaware of the woman’s sinister intentions.

“Wayne’s World”: Limited edition Blu-ray SteelBook celebrating the 30th anniversary of the comedy classic, originally released Feb. 14, 1992, that chronicles the adventures of slackers Wayne and Garth, the “Saturday Night Live” charAlso new on DVD acters made famous by Mike “Clifford the Big Red Dog”: Myers and Dana Carvey.

A reboot of the 1980s spectral comedy franchise tops the DVD releases for this week.

“Ghostbusters: Afterlife”: A third sequel to the slacker comedy about busting ghosts, this time with the next generation tackling the spectral presence (and intergenerational legacies) in rural Oklahoma.

Helmed by Jason Reitman, son of “Ghostbusters” director Ivan Reitman, the reboot “brings a new family into the ghostbusting dynasty, which includes a single mom, Callie (Carrie Coon), and her two kids: brainy tween Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) and gawky teen Trevor (Finn Wolfhard),” writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review.

“Callie is a bit of a loser, bad with money and down on her luck. When her estranged father dies and she inherits his property, she hauls her kids off to rural Oklahoma to investigate the value of his ramshackle old dirt farm,” Walsh continues. “As one might surmise, said ramshackle old dirt farm is bursting with mysterious artifacts and ghost-hunting gear. With Phoebe’s round glasses, mop of dark curly hair and skill with numbers, anyone with even the most casual passing interest in ‘Ghostbusters’ can see where this family story is going.”

In time to commemorate the Feb. 2, 1969, death of actor Boris Karloff — best known for his nuanced rendering of Frankenstein’s monster in “Frankenstein” (1931), “The Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) and “Son of Frankenstein” (1939) — the horror streaming platform Shudder debuts the documentary “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster.”

It’s an affectionate, informative and entertaining look at the performer, born William “Billy” Pratt to Anglo-Indian parents (before adopting his stage name upon breaking into Canadian theater, with no training). Along with the many great clips of Karloff from his prolific stage, film and television career (clips that will make you glad Shudder has plans to also stream some of Karloff ’s classics), this documentary portrait includes interviews with such fans and

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Online reservation services compete for restaurant business

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OT ALL THAT many years ago a restaurant’s reservation system was a paper-and-pencil affair.

Not so in the all-digital 21st century; today’s up-to-date eatery keeps track of guest comings and goings through what is known as a FOH (front of house) platform. Contemporary guest-contact management systems are designed to deal with reservations as well as manage takeout and delivery functions; increasingly they are a key element of a restaurant’s digital “front window.”

FOH functionality is typically provided by third-party vendors who give restaurant clients access to a suite of online management tools.

Restaurants are typically charged a flat monthly fee and sometimes a per-transaction charge for the privilege.

As part of its diversification from online review site to FOH services vendor, San Francisco-based Yelp Inc. recently published a study that looked at the four major FOH platform providers, listing services, prices, and overall functionality.

OpenTable, currently the dominant provider of FOH services to restaurants, has over 60,000 listings worldwide in its client database and directly and aggressively promotes use of that database to restaurant customers. It also offers restaurants additional reservations-related functions, like the ability to incorporate credit card holds into reservations made through OpenTable.

As the dominant player in the market, OpenTable has considerable pricing power, charging restaurants a sizable set-up fee, monthly service fees starting at $250, and a $1 cover fee for every restaurant reservation made through its system.

Resy and Wisely, two more recent entrants into the FOH market, compete by offering data collection tools that OpenTable doesn’t provide.

I This winter the Bean Restaurant Group, which operates the Student Prince Cafe and Fort Restaurant in Springfield, is planning two Hunter’s Dinners, one on Feb. 10 and a second on Feb. 24. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN)

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In a business where profit margins are slim and fixed costs considerable, buying into a relationship with an FOH vendor can represent still one more obstacle to a restaurant’s profitability — and perhaps survival.

Both currently charge a $250 monthly fee, with higher charges for more sophisticated data collection and management functionalities. Neither tack on a fee for individual reservations made through their systems.

By entering the FOH market, Yelp is trying to capitalize on its status as a consumer review site. Their FOH product, Yelp for Restaurants, offers the same capabilities as do their competitors, while additionally providing tools that restaurants can use with a preexisting customer database (such as an email list) the client eatery might already have assembled.

Yelp for Restaurants is currently priced at $249 per month, with no per-cover fee.

Like third-party delivery services, using one of these four restaurant reservations services locks an eatery into a whole new set of costs. In a business where profit margins are slim and fixed costs considerable, buying into a relationship with an FOH vendor can represent still one more obstacle to a restaurant’s profitability — and perhaps survival.

To view Yelp, Inc.’s sideby-side analysis of restaurant reservations systems, go to restaurants.yelp.com/ articles/yelp-vs-wiselyvs-resy-vs-opentable/.

Side dishes • The February tradition of dining on game specialties at the Student Prince Cafe and Fort Restaurant in Springfield SEE MENU, PAGE E9

What makes a great brewer?

T SEEMS LIKE EVERY third or fourth person you meet these days has done some home brewing. It’s a cool hobby, and brewing your own beer successfully is probably quite a rewarding experience.

(Full disclosure: I only ever assisted an ex with her two attempts at home brewing, and our efforts were not about to win any awards.

Let’s leave it at that.)

For most folks, brewing up a batch of tasty beer is simply a great pastime that has the bonus of getting some cheap beer to drink. But for others, this hobby turns into a passion which results in an attempt to make the leap into professional brewing.

I know a bunch of brewers whose path followed these sorts of lines. And a lot of them have become successful.

But it made me think: What attributes make for a good — or even great —brewer? I ruminated on this topic, blended in some light research and came up with my opinions on the subject, which I will now share in no particular order.

There are several characteristics that are de rigueur for anyone trying to make beer, and while none is more important than some others, the first attribute any brewer has to have is a mind for math and science.

Getting recipes right and controlling various aspects of the brewing process with a good amount of precision is mandatory. Things like controlling the temperature of the fermentation are key to making good beer.

But something like that is a bare minimum, just like an ability to maintain general cleanliness while brewing. But to be a really good brewer, other more complicated aspects come into play.

One that is key for me is the ability to replicate a beer

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repeatedly. While smaller breweries have some leeway in my mind (sometimes certain gradients are not always readily available to smaller places), a beer with a name should be accompanied by a corresponding consistent personality.

Imagine buying a brew named “George’s Gorgeous Ale” and loving it, but when you buy it a month later, it tastes appreciably different.

That wouldn’t inspire confidence in any consumer.

One characteristic that I lack (and therefore would hinder any attempts to brew) is patience. Brewing isn’t a quick process. It demands time and patience. We veteran drinkers have all had beers that seem to have been rushed a bit, resulting in a “green” aspect to them. They still might be totally enjoyable, but we also know from sampling earlier versions that the brew was a product of induced labor, so to speak.

And while a somewhat scientific mind is needed to control the technical processes, a great brewer also needs a reasonable amount of artistic creativity: Besides learning how to create flavors by blending various ingredients, top brewers also have a flair for stepping outside the rules and still getting fantastic results.

What attributes do you think are needed to be a great brewer? Let me know at geolenker@yahoo.com.

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Every 5-letter, wine-related Wordle word

ORDLE. You either have no idea what I’m talking about or you’re obsessed with it.

Yes, it’s the online word game “everybody” is talking about. Or at least that’s the way the media makes it out to be. Or what many conversations are about recently in our house.

Slow news week, as we used to say in the newsroom.

Like many great pastimes, the rules of the game are quite simple.

Each day, you have six guesses to spell a single, five-letter word.

Most of the words are quite simple, like COULD or MOUNT or SUGAR, which are all recent Wordle answers.

Others can be a little trickier, like KNOLL or PERKY, which both took me five guesses.

That’s another big part of Wordle — people talking about how many guesses it took them to solve that day’s puzzle.

Let me add that the key word here is guess.

Yes, there is some skill involved. (The key is figuring out which vowel is in the

ly for ROSES. But one thing that needs to be avoided at all costs when growing wine grapes is FROST. Once someone PICKS the grapes, YEAST helps turn the grape JUICE into wine. The SKINS of the grapes also often play a major role in the winemaking process.

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are a less ritualistic affair, but the menus still feature “wild things” in abundance.

This winter, the Bean Restaurant Group, which now operates the Student Prince, is planning two Hunter’s Dinners, one on Feb. 10 and a second on Feb. 24. Both evenings will begin at 6 p.m. and feature a six-course game menu with appetizers for the table and dessert. Menu details are still not finalized (the supply chain situation again, no doubt), but there’s talk of signature specialties such as fried frogs legs and buffalo rib eye.

Tickets for the Hunter’s Dinners at the Student Prince are $75 and can be ordered online at beanrg.com/shop. More details can be had by calling

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goes back to the mid-20th century when Rupprecht Scherff, the restaurant’s then-owner, prepared and served the hunter’s quarry a regular customer had bagged.

Of course things have changed a good deal since then. The game prepared at the Student Prince (and all other restaurant “game” dinners) has to be farm-raised and procured from reputable vendors.

The Hunter’s Dinner tradition nonetheless continues as the Student Prince. Once a “gentlemen’s evening out” with sport coats as required customer attire, the dinners today

the Student Prince at 413-7347475.

Grow Food Northampton can will be creating an outdoor Ice be reached at 413-320-4799.

Bar they’re calling the Glacier Hideaway.

• Grow Food Northamp• This weekend will be In addition to special cocktail ton has been sponsoring a seone of special significance for creations, the Glacier Hideries of Winter Markets over the Greenfield as that Franklin away will be pouring hot chocolast several months. Farmers County community celebrates late and hot cider. market-style events, the next the centennial edition of its Cucina Lupita will be the Winter Market will take place annual Winter Carnival.

Hideaway’s food partner, on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 Among the fun moments at offering savory winter snacks p.m. the carnival are a cardboard from its repertoire of Central Held at the Northampton sled contest and a communiAmerican street food. The Senior Center on Conz Street, ty-wide tug of war, both to be Glacier Hideaway will be the Winter Markets feature held on Sunday. open on Friday from 6 p.m. a variety of locally produced The carnival schedule also to 8 p.m. and Saturday from goods, including fresh produce, includes two food-related com- noon until 6 p.m. prepared foods, maple prodpetitions, a Cookie Bake Off A detailed schedule of events ucts, crafts, and more. Most and a Chili Cook Off. is available at greenfieldrecr Market vendors accept SNAP In 2022, as a special tribute to eation.com/wintercarnival. benefit cards. the first, Prohibition-era WinThe Greenfield Recreation Future Winter Market sester Carnival held in 1922, the Department answers at 413sions are planned for Feb. 19 Hawks & Reed Performance 772-1553. and March 5.

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Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video) and such film historians as Leonard Maltin add context and color to the documentary, which despite being heavy on black-and-white archival footage makes for a lively and vibrant appreciation of an artist. Looking back at Karloff from today, in an era in which the horror genre all too often means movies that evoke disgust, Karloff ’s work in such classic monster movies as “The Mummy” and the noirish “Bedlam” are a refreshing reminder of the actor’s greatest strength, which was — ironically, considering the extreme nature of some of his roles — his subtlety. Unrated. Available on Shudder. Contains some clips from scary movies. 99 minutes.

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Trace Adkins in a scene from “Desperate Riders.” (LIONSGATE)

the Guardian describes as “laborious.” Unrated. Available on demand. Contains violence and strong language. 81 minutes.

Tom Berenger and country singer Trace Adkins star in “Desperate Riders,” a WestAlso streaming ern thriller centering on the A wounded gunman (Sterescue of a woman (Victoria phen Moyer) barricades himPratt) who has been kidnapped self in a church as he tells his by an outlaw (Adkins) — but story to a priest (Colm Meaney) who may or may not want to in “Confession,” a thriller that be rescued. PG-13. Available

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Multigrain is also the recomThe event, which will be held mended bread choice for the at Fieldcrest’s taproom and Honey Mustard Rotisseriebrewery on Boston Road, will Style Chicken sub, a creation begin with dinner. What will that features the hand-pulled follow is a murder and an chicken Subway first introunfolding whodunit investiga- duced in 2016. A honeytion, with the audience having mustard dressing and Subthe chance to help solve the way’s standard assortment of “crime.” toppings can be used to cusTickets, which are $55 and tomize the new chicken sub. include show, dinner, one Both menu items will be beer, and dessert, are on sale available at participating at the brewery.

Subway locations through the Fieldcrest Brewing Compa- end of June. ny answers at 413-596-3632.

• Vanished Valley Brew• As part of its ongoing ing Company in Ludlow is menu reset, “Eat Fresh putting together a “Will You Refresh,” Milford, ConnectiBeer My Valentine” beer dincut-based sandwich chain ner for Feb. 14.

Subway has introduced two The six-course dinner, new sandwich combinations. which will feature Vanished The Baja Turkey AvocaValley beers and ales, is do sub will feature roasted planned to begin with smoked turkey and smashed avocado salmon “candy” spiked with

on demand. Contains violence, including a brief sexual assault.

90 minutes.

Directed by Jay Galione, the son of a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service, the documentary “The Great Postal Heist” takes a look at the workplace culture of the Postal Service and recent efforts to downsize it. Unrated. Available via Vimeo on Demand. 96 minutes.

a grapefruit gastrique. That overture will be followed by a beet salad plated in a heartshaped presentation.

The third course is to be lobster ravioli, followed by a fourth-in-menu-sequence beer fondue for two.

A petite fillet Oscar serves as the menu’s headliner and will be accompanied by mashed potatoes and asparagus.

Four dessert Vanished Valley’s kitchen staff will put together a strawberry shortcake made with a mint chocolate biscuit base.

Tickets are $58 per person and can be purchased online at vanishedvalley.com/ product/beer-myvalentine. Vanished Valley Brewing Company answers at 413-610-1572.

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.

Applause Series Online Concert: Fri, 7 p.m., online; pre-recorded performance by New England-based a cappella and barbershop quartet VOCE, to be broadcast/streamed on Agawam, Southwick, and Westfield Channel 15. Viewers outside of those towns can enjoy the broadcast in highdef from a browser window by clicking the Watch button on aga wammedia.tv, the Watch Channel 15 button on southwickma. org/channel-15-public-access or livestream at cityofwestfield. org/511/Community-Access-TV. This performance was taped especially for this Applause Series broadcast.

UMass Percussion Ensemble and the UMass Dance Program titled “Elements: Movement and Sound”: Fri.-Sat, 7:30 p.m., Tillis Concert Hall, formerly the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. Tickets may be purchased at the Fine Arts Center Box Office, by phone at 413-545-2511, or online at fine artscenter.com/musicand dance. All attendees must wear a face mask and also be prepared to show proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within the last 72 hours. UMass students, faculty, and staff can show their UCard as proof of vaccination.

Tickets: $15; $10 seniors/students/UMass employees; college students free (ticket required). 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst. 413545-2511 or fineartscenter.com.

SATURDAY UMass Percussion Ensemble and the UMass Dance Program titled “Elements: Movement and Sound”: See Friday listing

SUNDAY West Springfield Coin Club Meeting: Sun, 7 p.m., Mittineague Congregational Church; presentation and discussion will include facts about the Doubled Die 1955 Lincoln cent. A small auction will take place and refreshments will be available. Guests are welcome.

For further information, contact Peter Setian at 413-596-9871, 1840 Westfield St., West Springfield.

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: 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.: “Lost New York City: A Tour of New York’s Demolished Landmarks.” In the name of progress, New York City has lost some impressive architecture. Presented

by Jason Scappaticci, B.A. in History, Syracuse University, M.A. in American Studies, Trinity College, Associate Dean of Student Affairs at Capital Community College.

Cost: $4, members: free.

Springfield Science Museum: “Cut ‘N’ Rough Collection,” through June in Mineral Hall.

“Under the Arctic: Digging into Permafrost,” Through May 1.

Stars Over Springfield, Friday from 7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Join members of the Springfield Stars Club for skygazing in the Science Museum’s observatory. If overcast, attendees will be offered a tour of the observatory. Purchase entry on the evening of the program at the Museums: $3 adults, $2 children.

The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum: The first floor exhibition provides opportunities to explore new sounds and vocabulary, play rhyming games, invent stories, and engage in activities that encourage teamwork and creative thinking, with interactive three-dimensional exhibits. The second floor contains Geisel’s personal memorabilia, including never before publicly displayed art, the original Geisel Grove sign which used to hang in Forest Park, and furniture from Ted’s sitting room and studio, including his drawing board and armchair. Timed tickets required, for reservations visit springfieldmuseums.org.

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Calendar CONTINUES FROM PAGE E10 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 Amelia Park Children’s Museum: Sign up online for a play session.

Hours: Thurs-Mon., 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. Open for groups Tues.-Wed. Admission: Children and adults $8; Seniors (62+) $5; Children under 1 year of age and members are free. 29 South Broad St., Westfield or ameliaparkmuseum.org.

Connecticut Science Center: Permanent exhibit: hands-on, interactive experiences with over 150 exhibits in ten galleries and a range of topics, including space and earth sciences plus more.

Hours: Tues.-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Admission: adults $24.90; seniors (65+) $22.95; children ages 3-17 $16.95; free for members. 250 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford or ctsciencecenter.org.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: “Color \ Joy \ Eric Carle,” through March 6. Included with general admission. “I Could Do That!” The Picture Book Art of Ed Emberley, through June 12.

“The Undefeated: An Exhibition of Original Paintings” by Kadir Nelson, through April 3. 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 carlemus eum.org.

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.

Josiah Day House: Guided tours, artifacts, furniture, clothing and documents from 1754-1902. Call for open house schedule and individual tours. Admission: $3, $1 children 6-12, free for members. 70 Park St., West Springfield, 413-734-8322.

Mark Twain House and Museum: To reserve timed tickets visit marktwainhouse.org. Hours: Mon.–Sun.: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The first tour of the day will begin at 10:30 a.m and the last at 3:30 p.m. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time.

Tickets: $19 seniors (ages 65+); $21

adults (ages 17-64); $13 children (ages 6-16); free for children under 6. Parking is free. Museum Only: $6 ($4 for children 6-16), 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford.

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. Admission: $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.

New England Air Museum: Permanent exhibit includes the restored F-104 Starfighter, vintage planes, gift shop, hands-on activities.

Admission: $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: Hours: Thurs.-Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Advance tickets purchase required; Closed Tuesday and Wed.. 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.

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.

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. Admission: $4, $2 children and students, 208 Main St., Indian Orchard or titanic1.org.

University Museum of Contemporary Art - Fine Arts Center: Exhibits are available online, visit https://fac. umass.edu/UMCA/Online/. “Sideshow: Nicole Eisenman’s Modernist Inspirations,” through May 1. Nicole Eisenman: “Prince,” through May 1.

151 Presidents Drive, Amherst.

Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum: Permanent exhibit: guided tours of the first and second floors. Hours: Weekdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; weekends, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Self-guided tours are on the hour with the last self-guided tour weekdays at 2 p.m. and weekends at 3 p.m. Masks are required.

Call to reserve at 413-637-3206.

Admission: $18 adults, $17 seniors (65+), $10 students with ID and $7 children 5-17. On Saturday at 3:30 p.m., local historian and author Cornelia Brooke Gilder will tell the story of Constance Cary Harrison, theatrical producer and best-selling author in Lenox’s Gilded Age. The lecture is also available to attend on Zoom. Tickets to attend are $20 per person. To attend at Ventfort Hall reservations are required by calling 413-637-3206. To attend via Zoom, visit ventfort02052022. eventbrite.com to purchase your ticket. Payment is required to make a reservation for an event. Proof of vaccination, ID and masks are required. 104 Walker St., Lenox or gildedage.org.

Volleyball Hall of Fame: Hours; 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.

Windsor Historical Society: “100 Years of Windsor Historical Society” exhibit runs through the summer.

96 Palisade Ave., Windsor or windsorhistoricalsociety.org.

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.

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 yiddishbookcenter.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

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Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery: 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.

Forbes Library: “The Svalbard Archipelago,” photography by Rhea Banker; “Nature’s Palette” photography by Paul Hetzel. Through Sunday. 20 West St., Northampton or forbeslibrary.org.

Gallery A3 Amherst Art Alliance: “Constellations, clusters of verbal and visual constructs” by Sue Katz, Feb. 4-26. Preview and opening reception: today from 5-7 p.m. Art Forum Online: Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.

Winter Hours: 3-7:00 p.m. Fri.-Sun. 28 Amity St., Amherst, 413-2564250 or gallerya3.com.

Hope and Feathers Framing and Gallery: “Songs of the Sacred Harp” paintings by Mairead Clifford Dambruch, through Feb. 28.Gallery hours: Mon.- Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 319 Main St., Amherst or hopeandfeathersfram ing.com.

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

J. H. Miller Custom Framing and Gallery: Hours Mon.-Fri. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs. 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 86 Elm St., West Springfield, 413-732-9128.

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.

Kent Memorial Library: Work of Broad Brook Artist Joe Burger through Feb 28, in the Pinney Gallery, during library hours. A Meet The Artist reception will be held on Feb. 10, from 5-7 p.m. COVID-19 regulations will apply. 50 North Main Street, Suffield, 860-668-3896.

Outdoors Berkshire Botanical Garden: “Face Nature - The Art of Madeline Schwartzman,” through Feb. 25.

Hours: Tues.-Sun. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Humans appearing in close proximity to plants in a unique experimental art practice featuring installations on the human body that form uncanny hybrids and present a vehicle for mutual subjectivity. Free; 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge or berkshirebotanical.org.

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

Through Feb. 27. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls or greatfallsma.org.

Mass Audubon-Connecticut River Valley Wildlife Sanctuar-

ies: Winter Bird Series: Friday at 4 p.m. in Springfield, directions to be provided; Feb. 19 at 10 a.m at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary.

Audience: People 16 and older. Registration is required. Member: $55, nonmember: $65. Winter Crow Roost in Springfield, the exact location may change each night, so details on where to meet will be sent a week before the program which will take place in Springfield late in the afternoon. Audience: Adult. Duration: 1.5 hours. Exact location will be provided the week before the program. Transportation not included. Dress in layers with warm boots as we may be standing outside our cars for a while. Registration is required. Members:$20; nonmembers: $25; massaudubon. org/get-outdoors/program-cat alog#search. 127 Combs Road, Easthampton, 413-584-3009.

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

Northfield Mountain: “Introduction to Snowshoeing,” Saturday and Feb. 19, from 1-3 p.m. Learn tips on equipment, technique and clothing and why snowshoeing is the best bang-for-the-buck, fat-burning workout in winter.

Participants must be 18 years or older and comfortable hiking over moderate terrain. Snowshoes are available to rent for $16. Masks needed for group gathering.

Pre-registration is required as group size is strictly limited for this program. Pre-register at bookeo.com/ northfield. 99 Millers Falls Road, Northfield or firstlightpower.com/ northfield.

Markets Winters Farmers Market at Hampshire Mall: In the Target hallway, Saturdays, through April 2, 10 a.m.2 p.m. 367 Russell St., Hadley.

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

Holyoke Winter Farmers Market: First and third Saturdays of the month, through March 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at War Memorial Hall, 310 Appleton St., Holyoke.

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 to masslive.com/myevents

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“‘The Man From Beyond’ was the perfectly themed film because it is about a man himself who has been frozen in ice for 100 years.

As we explore what life was like in Greenfield 100 years ago, it is fun to know that those people were exploring the same themes.”

in silent movies, the stories and situations in silent film “tend to be about the big abstract emotions we all feel: Love with a capital L, or Joy, or Fear, etc.,” he said. “Music can often enhance or amplify what’s happening on screen to really intensify the experience.”

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Tickets are on sale through “We are so excited to welcome Ticketmaster. our musical community back to the fairgrounds this June,” said • Madonna recently teased Green River Festival director fans about a possible joint Jim Olsen. “We had a great first stadium tour with Britney experience at the fairgrounds Spears. last August. It’s a much larger Asked about future touring facility with great infrastructure. by a fan on an Instagram Live For the first time we were able to Q&A the singer gave an enthuhost both RV and tent campers siastic reply and mentioned on-site and still have plenty of Spears. space for three stages of music “Hell yeah! I have to,” she and all the other elements that said. “Stadium baby! Me and make Green River Festival Britney, what about that?” special. We know it will be even Madonna also suggested that better in 2022.” she and Spears could reenact the kiss that the pair engaged in • Sammy Hagar has anat the 2003 MTV Video Music nounced the first dates of his Awards. They then collaborat“Crazy Times” North American ed on a song, “Me Against the summer amphitheater tour.

Music,” later that year. The pair Hagar, who will be backed by has also been on stage together his rock supergroup The Circle, since then, when Spears joined will perform in Bridgeport, Madonna in 2008, during Connecticut, on June 10 at 8 Madge’s “Sticky & Sweet” tour. p.m. at Hartford HealthCare Spears, however, has recently Amphitheater. They are set to said that she didn’t enjoy play the Xfinity Center in Mans- touring and has no intention field on June 13 at 7:30 p.m. of resuming that part of her George Thorogood & The career. She has not performed Destroyers will serve as the on stage since her “Piece of support for the entire tour.

Me” tour in October 2018.

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