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BALLET: Russian Ballet Theatre bringing ‘Swan Lake’ to Northampton, E3 WESTFIELD ON WEEKENDS: Events include free Up Close and Musical series, E7 WINE PRESS: Wines that go great with Valentine’s Day meals, E8

Hoop hijinks Harlem Globetrotters return to the birthplace of basketball, Page E2

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Harlem Globetrotters ambassador Scooter Christensen shows Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno how to spin the ball on a finger at a visit to the Basketball Hall of Fame in advance of tomorrow’s game at the MassMutual Center. At right, Harlem Globetrotter Jammin’ London slam dunks the ball during a game against the Washington Generals at the MassMutual Center in 2020. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN; FREDERICK GORE PHOTO)

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By Keith O’Connor

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Event: Harlem Globetrotters’ “Spread Game Tour” When: Tomorrow, 7 p.m.

Where: MassMutual Center, 1277 Main St., Springfield Tickets: 26.50-$106.50; available online at massmutualcenter.com.

while continuing as trailblazers in an ever-changing culture,” stated Jeff Munn, executive vice president and general manager isiting Springfield of the Harlem Globetrotters. “We believe is nothing new to our fans will be excited to be there with us as we unveil a completely transformed the Harlem Globesports spectacular.” trotters, who are Founded in 1927, the exhibition team has played more than 26,000 games in 124 bringing their allnew “Spread Game Tour” to the countries.

The tour is dedicated to Globetrotters legMassMutual Center tomorrow. end Fred “Curly” Neal who played 22 seaIn addition to appearing many times at sons for the world-famous team wearing the MassMutual Center over the years, the number 22. He passed away in March the team is very familiar with Springfield.

2020, days after the team completed its In 2002, they received the sport’s highest most recent U.S. tour as COVID-19 began honor with induction into the Naismith Me- to spread the nation. morial Basketball Hall of Fame.

The Guinness World Records recently anThe current tour began on Dec. 26 and nounced that the team had further honored the goodwill ambassadors of basketball will Neal with an attempt to break 22 world be visiting more than 200 cities. records, achieving 18 of them — including “All of the NBA is playing like the Harlem the farthest basketball bounce shot, the Globetrotters, showcasing moves we’ve most blindfolded basket slam dunks in one been defining for decades. The ‘Spread minute, and the farthest behind-the-back Game Tour’ is a chance to satisfy our fans’ basketball alley-oop slam dunk.

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Harlem Globetrotter TNT Lister shows off her basketball skills prior to a game against the Washington Generals at the MassMutual Center in 2020. The Harlem Globetrotters return to Springfield tomorrow as part of their “Spread Game Tour.”

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‘Swan Lake’ floats into Academy of Music Russian Ballet Theatre presents re-imagining of classic ballet

IF YOU GO Event: Russian Ballet Theatre presents “Swan Lake” When: Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m.

Where: Academy of Music Theatre, 274 Main St, Northampton Tickets: $47 - $89; available online or the box office at 413-584-9032 ext.105.

Box Office Hours are 3-6 p.m., Tuesday - Friday.

Tickets purchased for the original date, Sept. 24, 2020, will be honored for the new date.

For more information: aomtheatre.com/event/ russian-ballet-theatrepresents-swan-lake/

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By Keith O’Connor

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ans of the ballet are in for a rare treat when the Russian Ballet Theatre travels to Northampton to present its new production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” at the Academy of Music in Northampton tomorrow. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.

ballet to life.

Accomplished designer SerRussian Ballet Theatre will present “Swan Lake” tomorrow at the Academy of Music in gei Novikov — whose resume Northampton. (MICHAEL MOROZOV PHOTO) reads the Mariinsky Theatre, Omsk State Music Theatre and St. Petersburg State Music The appearance is part of a Hall Theatre — has designed tour — the company suspendnot only breathtaking new ed touring in 2020 and 2021 sets, but also 150 exquisitelydue to the pandemic — that detailed costumes that bring includes performances in 52 a new look to the timeless cities across the United States, classic ballet. Award-winning including Dallas, San Francismakeup artist Irina Strukova, co and Los Angeles. known for her film makeup in GULYA HARTWICK, PRODUCER, RUSSIAN BALLET THEATRE Set to music composed by the movie “Crazy Rich Asians” Tchaikovsky around 1874, and productions on Netflix “Swan Lake” is classical ballet into a swan and how a prince The Russian Ballet Theatre the Vaganova style, created by and HBO, has created hair that made its debut on March falls in love with her,” said was founded in 2015 to bring Agrippina Vaganova, who was designs and special effects 4, 1877, at Moscow’s Bolshoi Gulya Hartwick, producer, to hometowns across the world hired in 1921 as the director of makeup.

Theatre. The choreography Russian Ballet Theatre. and in the United States the the school. Her syllabus is now Hartwick said because of the was by Julius Wezel ReinsingNadezhda Kalinina — from beauty of classical Russian bal- considered the standard in length of the tour and travel er, a German who was ballet Mariinsky Theatre, Omsk let. The cast consists of some Russian training. restrictions due to COVID-19, master at the Bolshoi Theatre State Music Theatre and 50 professional dancers with In addition to the many they are not able to travel with from 1871 to 1878. The ballet, Teatro Lirico — has re-imagyears of training at most pristalented dancers on stage, an orchestra and will be using originally dismissed by reined the oldest St. Petersburg tine Russian theaters. Dancers there are a number of other prerecorded music at every viewers for its loud music and version of the ballet. hail from Ukraine, Poland, Ja- notable artists bringing the performance. by dancers who found it too “We decided, even though pan, Italy, Armenia, Slovenia, difficult to dance to, is much the ballet is still based on the Belarus and more, with none beloved today by children classic version of ‘Swan Lake,’ from the United States. and adults and is the most to refresh the production. Na“It doesn’t matter where frequently performed ballet dezhda had added a prologue the dancers are from, what around the world. where the story of a Audette is matters is their education,” 74 Pleasant Street, Granby • 413-467-9545 “‘Swan Lake’ is the ballet of told. Also, the classic version Hartwick said. www.granbylegionpost266.com all ballets. If there is just one has only one version in it, but She noted all dancers have Open 7 days a week noon to 1am you have to choose to perform she has added five gestures been trained at Vaganova Friday... 2/11 Moose & The High Tops from all the ballets, it has to be who are bringing fun and joy Ballet Academy which was Friday... 2/18 Playing Field ‘Swan Lake.’ It is so beautiful to our audiences. And, there founded in 1738 in St. PetersFriday... 2/25 Union Jack and the story is so touching. is the addition of a black swan burg, Russia. Considered the Friday... 3/4 The Band Willies It is a German legend about a to represent the evil forces at birthplace of Russian ballet, lady, Audette, who was turned play,” Hartwick said. today the school is known for POOL & DARTS

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The Who’s, from left, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, perform at Fenway Park on Sept. 13, 2019, in Boston. The band will play TD Garden in Boston on May 18. (WINSLOW TOWNSON / INVISION / AP)

Comedian John Mulaney coming to Springfield, Foxwoods Mulaney rose to fame as a writer on “Saturday Night Live” and has risen to become one of the headlining standup comedians, with several acclaimed Netflix specials.

Tickets to other concerts are available at StubHub, VividSeats and TicketNetwork.

Liner notes • The Who will play TD LiveWire Garden in Boston on May 18 as part of the band’s new MMY-WINNING tour for 2022, “The Who Hits comic and writer John Back!”

Mulaney will play two The upcoming North New England venAmerican trek will again see ues on his upcoming “From the band share the stage with Scratch” tour. some of the finest orchestras Mulaney announced 33 in the U.S. and Canada, and dates from March through will kick off April 22 in Fort July, with three shows on Lauderdale, Florida, at the March 19 and 20 at Foxwoods Hard Rock Live.

Resort Casino in MashantuckTickets go on sale to the et, Connecticut, and a June 9 public beginning tomorrow date at the MassMutual Cen- at 10 a.m. local time at Live ter in downtown Springfield.

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John Mulaney will bring his “From Scratch” tour to the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield on June 9 and Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, on March 19 and 20.

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touring this year, kicking off the series of dates at the Paradise in Boston on March 13.

CONTINUES FROM PAGE E4 “I can’t believe the tour is ficellist Audrey Snyder. nally happening!” Gordon said “Pete and I said we’d be in a statement. “Looking forback, but we didn’t think we’d ward to playing with my band have to wait for two years for who are amazing and bringing the privilege,” Daltrey said. the music to you. You are the “This is making the chance to ones gonna make it sizzle.” perform feel even more special After Boston, the tour mainly this time around.” hugs the East Coast of the U.S. The British rockers last before hitting the U.K. and played Boston in 2019 and select spots in Europe throughperformed at Fenway Park. out May and June.

The former Sonic Youth • Former Beatle Ringo member released her debut Starr will bring his All-Starr solo album, “No Home ReBand tour to three Massachu- cord” in 2019. setts venues in June.

Last year, she dropped a He will perform at the Boch single, “Grass Jeans,” the proCenter Wang Theatre in Bosceeds of which benefited Fund ton on June. 2. He is also set to Texas Choice. play the Hanover Theater in Worcester on June 3 and Tan• The Dave Matthews glewood in Lenox on June 17.

Band 2022 North American Tickets are available through summer tour will make two the venue websites and box stops in New England this offices. spring.

The All Starr Band features The tour will kick off on May Steve Lukather of Toto, 11 at the Moody Center at The Colin Hay of Men at Work, University of Texas in Austin Hamish Stuart of Average and will make its way up to the White Band, Edgar Winter, Xfinity Center in Mansfield on drummer Gregg Bissonette June 17, followed by a show at and saxophonist Warren the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford Ham. on June 18.

Tickets are available at Stub• Kem and Kenny “Baby- Hub, VividSeats and Ticketface” Edmonds will play the Network.

MassMutual Center in downWith the release of 2018′s town Springfield on April 1 as “Come Tomorrow,” the Dave part of the “Full Circle Tour.”

Matthews Band became the The 26-city tour, which first group in history to have will be hosted by actor and seven consecutive studio comedian Sherri Shepherd, is albums debut at No. 1 on the named for Kem’s forthcoming Billboard 200.

EP, “Full Circle.”

The tour kicks off on March • Todd Snider will play 30 at the VSU Multipurpose Gateway City Arts in Holyoke Center in Petersburg, Virginia, on April 16 at 8 p.m. and concludes on May 15 at the Snider is touring behind his Oakland Arena in Oakland, latest release, “First Agnostic California. The tour includes Church of Hope and Wonder,” stops in Philadelphia, New on what he calls his “Pickin’.

Orleans, New York, Las Vegas Grinnin’. Tellin’ Stories. Takin’ and Los Angeles.

Requests Tour.”

Edmonds is a 12-time GramSnider, a native of Portland, my Award winner with five Oregon, first moved to Texas, Top 10 hits to his credit. then Tennessee, where he beKem is a three-time Gramcame a protégé of the late John my Award nominee, who has Prine. achieved three top-10 albums He broke out in 1994 with on the Billboard 200 chart. his first single “Talking SeatThe MassMutual Center is tle Blues.” managed by MGM Springfield.

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Gateway City Arts is located • Kim Gordon is finally at 92 Race St.

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MOVIES DVD RELEASES

‘King Richard’ tells story of Williams’ rise Tribune News Service

A biopic about the rise of America’s superstar tennis sisters tops the DVD releases for this week.

“King Richard”: The incredible story of Venus and Serena Williams’ childhood, coached in tennis by their determined father Richard, played by Will Smith.

Finding “King Richard” to be a “big, traditional crowd pleaser,” Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh writes in her review that the movie “doesn’t innovate the sports movie formula, but it works because star Will Smith is right in the pocket as Richard Williams.”

While acknowledging that audiences may question the focus on Richard Williams and not his daughters, Walsh writes that “ultimately, what ‘King Richard’ underscores is that the story of Venus and Serena Williams is a one-in-amillion tale, and that their success in the sport of tennis is not something to be taken for granted. It’s an apt reminder, and a tribute to the power of Richard Williams’ dreams and drive that he made this moonshot a reality.”

Also new on DVD “Encanto”: A young girl, Mirabel, questions why she doesn’t have the same magical gifts as the rest of her family in this animated Disney musical.

“The Beatles: Get Back”: Hang with the Beatles as they write and record much of “Let It Be” in January 1969, culminating with the full rooftop concert that marked the band’s final live performance. The threepart, nearly eight-hour documentary from director Peter Jackson was released

Will Smith in a scene from “King Richard.” (WARNER BROS. PICTURES)

on Disney+ over Thanksgiving weekend, the culmination of a yearslong effort to restore unused footage from the 1970 “Get Back” documentary.

“Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City”: The zombie video game turned film franchise gets an origin story in this prequel set in Raccoon City.

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Climber’s son explores father’s legacy in ‘Torn’

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disorder who embarks on an affair with a mysterious woman (Andreja Pejic) after he starts experiencing hallucinatory visions. Unrated. Available on demand. 98 minutes.

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Niche sports documentaries — especially those focusing on the peculiar, even obsessively risk-taking personalities of the athletes, whether they be mountain climbers or cave divers — have moved into the mainstream in recent years.

(See the excellent “Free Solo,” “The Alpinist” and “The Rescue.”) Focusing on the life and career of climber Alex Lowe, who died in an avalanche in 1999, “Torn” would initially seem to be of that ilk, but it takes a different tack. Directed

by Lowe’s son Max Lowe, the film’s true subject is the impact that Lowe’s love of climbing had on his surviving family and friends: the filmmaker himself, his two brothers, Lowe’s widow and Lowe’s longtime climbing partner, Conrad Anker. (The film’s title, it seems, alludes to Alex Lowe’s inability to fully reconcile his love of a dangerous sport with the needs of his wife and children. But it also hints at the need for healing.)

“Torn” manages to be several things at once: a commemorative retrospective of Lowe’s accomplishments and a deeply personal, often profoundly moving reckoning with all the complicated feelings left in the wake of the climber’s death.

It’s a worthy addition to the canon of similarly-themed films about the costs — and the benefits — of pursuing one’s passion at the highest level.

Unrated. Available on Disney+.

Contains mature thematic elements. 92 minutes.

Also streaming In the post-apocalyptic thriller “Last Survivors,” Stephen Moyer and Drew Van Acker play a father and his adult son whose utopian, off-the-grid existence is disrupted by the arrival of mysterious woman (Alicia Silverstone) who begins an affair with the son. The Hollywood Reporter compares the film to “A Quiet Place” and “It Comes at Night,” while noting

From left, Max Lowe, Sam Lowe-Anker, Conrad Anker and Isaac Lowe-Anker in “Torn.” (CHRIS MURPHY / DISNEY PLUS / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC)

Winner of the audience award for best horror, thriller or science fiction film at last year’s Cinequest film festival, “Slapface” is the story of a bullied boy (August Maturo) who develops a relationship with a monster. Unrated. Available on Shudder. 85 minutes.

The dramedy “They/Them/ Us” follows the sexual and that “Survivors” also attempts down,” a pandemic-set action parenting travails of Charlie to deconstruct the allure of such thriller about a group of armed (Joey Slotnick of “Pirates of tales: “ ‘Last Survivors’ can’t be vigilantes who stormed a school Silicon Valley”) and Lisa (Amy accused of thoughtlessness — building filled with homeless Hargreaves of “Homeland”), it’s clearly a film with a lot on its people in an effort to purge their two divorced, 40-something mind, one that’s eager to grapcity from those they believe are parents, raising four challengple with the gnarled roots of its most responsible for spreading ing teenagers between them, own appeal.” Unrated. Available a deadly virus. Unrated. Availwho meet online and form a on demand. 98 minutes. able on demand. 84 minutes. blended family. According to the New York Times, SlotFormer professional wresExecutive-produced by David nick and Hargreaves portray tler Kevin Nash (“Magic Mike Lynch (“Twin Peaks”), “The Charlie and Lisa with a “rich, XXL”), who has wrestled under Other Me” stars Jim Sturgess nuanced shading that elevates both his real name and the (“Upside Down”) as a married the film.” Unrated. Available on moniker Diesel, stars in “Lock- architect with a rare vision demand. 90 minutes.

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“After We Fell”: Steamy romantic drama about a young couple who must decide what their future will hold, and if it will be together.

“Golden Voices”: Israeli feature about the married couple who were the Soviet Union’s go-to film dubbers, voicing all the Western movies that penetrated the Iron Curtain, and their move to Israel after the fall of the Soviet Union, where they must find new work.

“Apex”: Bruce Willis stars as a former police officer serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit who is offered an opportunity to gain his freedom if he can survive a deadly contest where six hunters try to kill him on a deserted island.

“Catwoman: Hunted”: Animated DC movie that finds Catwoman trying to steal a priceless emerald.

“Last Man Standing: The Complete Season 9”: Final season of the Tim Allen-fronted sitcom about a married father of three daughters.

“DC’s Stargirl: The Complete Second Season”: CW series starring Brec Bassinger as the teenage Courtney Whitmore.

“The Hating Game”: Romantic comedy about professional rivals who discover that its a thin line between love and hate.

“Alone With You”: Horror film about a woman who finds that, as she prepares for her girlfriend’s return, their apartment begins to feel more like a tomb filled with shadows and hallucinations.

“La Dolce Vita”: Federico Fellini’s 1960 classic, about a week in the life of a celebrity journalist in Rome, gets a fresh Blu-ray release featuring a new introduction by director Martin Scorsese, who discusses the film and its lasting impact.

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Westfield on Weekends battles against ‘cabin fever’ February events include free Up Close and Musical series

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he mission of Westfield on Weekends has always been to bring people together responsibly and safely to celebrate their differences and similarities, and producing events year-round is an important goal, “especially this winter when ‘cabin fever’ is intensified by our COVID fatigue,” said Bob Plasse, president of Westfield on Weekends.

So the slate of February events includes the free Up Close and Musical series; the new innovative series for children, Cupcakes, Cookies and Community; and art classes.

“We are fortunate to have a beautiful community space in downtown Westfield that offers the perfect spot for smaller gatherings to enjoy our enhanced calendar of community happenings that this year will encompass a wider variety of creative genres and topics, reflective of the times in which we live,” Plasse said.

The second season of the free Up Close and Musical series, produced by Westfield on Weekends Creative Arts Center will begin tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the center, 105 Elm St., Westfield.

“The reputation of the (Westfield State) University’s music program paired with the talents of the students, faculty and alumni create a program that is not to be missed,” said Katheryn L. Bradford, director of the WOW Creative Arts Center.

“Adding the opportunity to engage with the musicians and learn from them brings another layer to this multi-faceted program.”

The first edition of Cupcakes, Cookies and Community, a series during school vacation week for children ages 3 to 8 and their parents, will take place Feb. 23 with two interactive events at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Each edition of the program will employ a party

“We are fortunate to have a beautiful community space in downtown Westfield that offers the perfect spot for smaller gatherings to enjoy our enhanced calendar of community happenings that this year will encompass a wider variety of creative genres and topics, reflective of the times in which we live.”

Bob Plasse, president of Westfield on Weekends

format hosted by a costumed character (like a princess, wizard or superhero) who engages his or her audience through song, play, refreshments and discussion about a spotlighted ethnicity or cultural element of the community.

Continuing its tradition of providing instruction in arts and crafts, WOW’s Creative Arts Center is now forming classes and accepting students into existing classes for the coming months in a variety of mediums. Ongoing intermediate acrylics classes with

regional artist Richard Nowak are continuing on Tuesday evenings in February from 6 to 8 p.m. with beginners’ classes now forming.

“WOW is excited to be working with a number of civic organizations and businesses on programming at the Creative Arts Center,” Plasse said, noting that the music department of Westfield State University has been particularly supportive, as has the art department, in helping to shape an exciting season of offerings.

In the future the center will feature presentations by expert faculty from other departments of the university.

Alexandria Holbrook the Something Royal Party Company and the staff at the Greater Westfield Boys & Girls Club have also been essential in planning the children’s parties.

“It is our belief that the uniqueness of Westfield exists in pockets throughout the city,” Bradford said. “Providing a place where discussions, sharing of customs, culture and experiences allows acceptance, awareness and community to grow in a positive, collaborative environment. The Creative Arts Center offers this place and these programs to promote these interactions and learning to break down barriers, build bridges and begin creating a beautiful tapestry of the diversity of our city.”

For more information, visit westfieldonweekends.com.

Events THURSDAY The Suffield Players Presents “Almost, Maine”: Thu.-Sat, 8 p.m., Mapleton Hall; COVID-19 precautions will be in place, visit suffield players.org for more information.

Recommended for ages 13+. For tickets call 800-289-6148 or visit suffieldplayers.org. Tickets: $20; $15 opening night. 1305 Mapleton Ave., Suffield.

FRIDAY The ArtSalon: Fri, 6:30 p.m., Northampton Center for the Arts; featuring works from Ryan Murray, Mahwish Christy, Ashley Eliza Williams, Grace Kubilius. Tickets: $5-$10 suggested donation. 33 Hawley St., Northampton. 413584-7327 or nohoarts.org.

SATURDAY “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”: See Friday listing Drive Up Open Pantry and Souper Bowl Collection: Sat, 1-3 p.m., Foster Memorial Church’s back parking lot. Nonperishable food will be collected, with focus on soup for February’s Souper Bowl of Caring, 1791 Wilbraham Road, Springfield. 413-782-2112.

Ko Festival of Performance presents Piti Theatre’s “Canary in a Gold Mine.”: See Friday listing The Suffield Players Presents “Almost, Maine”: See Thursday listing

UMass Opera Presents Johann Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus”: Sat, 7:30 p.m.; Sun, 3 p.m., Bowker Auditorium. The performances will be sung in English. All attendees must wear a face mask; those “The Curious Incident of the Dog ages 5+ must also be prepared to present either (1) proof of full in the Night-Time”: Fri.-Sat, 8 vaccination for COVID-19 plus a p.m.; Sun, 3 p.m., Exit 7 Theater. matching photo ID bearing the Tickets: $18-22. 37 Chestnut St., same name; OR (2) proof of a Ludlow; 413-583-4301 or negative COVID-19 PCR test with exit7players.org. collection date and time stamp Ko Festival of Performance presents Piti Theatre’s “Canary in within 72 hours of the event. For UMass faculty, students, and staff, a Gold Mine”: Fri.-Sat, 7:30 p.m.; a valid UCard is sufficient to verify Sun, 3 p.m., online EforAll Virtual full vaccination. Tickets available Event. Piti Theatre’s Jonathan by calling the box office at 413Mirin turns the camera on his 545-2511 or online fineartscenter. obsessions with environmental com. Tickets are $20 for the health, fatherhood and marriage. general public and $15 for seniors; A live post-show discussion with students and children 17 and under guest panelists follows each perare free. 80 Campus Center Way, formance. Tickets: $10-30, must be purchased in advance at kofest. Amherst. 413-545-2511 or com. Questions: info@kofest.com. umasstix.com.

Virtual Ceremony for Ubora The Suffield Players Presents Award: Sat, 6-8 p.m., online, To “Almost, Maine”: See Thursday purchase tickets, visit springfield listing museums.org/ubora. The museSEE EVENTS, PAGE E11

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Wines that go great with Valentine’s Day meals

Four ‘red’ brews for St. Valentine’s Day

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HEN WE THINK of Valentine’s Day, the color that pops into our minds is usually red.

I guess that’s because red is the color associated with passion, red roses are the flowers emblematic of romantic love, and the symbolic heart is drawn in red.

But when it comes to beer, red has a whole different set of associations, often bringing to mind an Irish ale or a (usually) balanced brew.

So with Valentine’s Day almost here, I thought I’d provide a list of my favorite beers that fall into the “red” category. After all, not everyone drinks red wine, which is usually associated with romantic dinners.

Some of these brews are in the “red ale” category but not all are; some are just crimson in color. (But as smarter people have noted before I ever knew this, all beer is red when you get down to the molecular level.)

Chimay Rouge: This is a complex-taste treat for those who want to wander into Trappist brews, but aren’t sure where to start.

It has a comparatively light body despite its copperish hue, and a fruity, somewhat sweet taste offset by a toasted bready note. It’s also pretty classy as beers go, so perfect for a dinner.

O’Hara’s Irish Red: This may be a bit harder to find, but it stands among my favorite Irish red ales. Of course, I’ve mostly sipped it in Ireland, including in its native County Carlow.

It pours a gorgeous bronze color that shimmer ruby-red accents when the light catches it. It has a nice toasted malt backbone with some nutty aspects. It’s dry with a mild hop presence and, to my palate, very drinkable.

Delirium Red: I’ll backtrack a little here and

I George Lenker Beer Nut

Some of these brews are in the “red ale” category but not all are; some are just crimson in color.

(But as smarter people have noted before I ever knew this, all beer is red when you get down to the molecular level.) confess that this isn’t one of my favorite beers, but I feel that it should be included here as a possible dessert beer after your Valentine’s Day dinner. It’s sweet with a cherry flavor (which some wags describe as similar to cough syrup), so probably not a beer to start the evening with. But if you’re looking for something sweet and pretty to the eye, this one is a good bet. It’s 8% alcohol by volume, so take it easy with it.

Zoe: I saved the best for last, and this Maine Beer Co. offering hits all the right marks. It serves up a sweet, caramel flavor that then nestles into a bed of pine needles from the hops. There seems to be several layers of malt here, with caramel intertwining with a clean grain flavor. If you’re just having one beer this Valentine’s Day, make it this one.

HATE VALENTINE’S Day. OK, hate might be too strong a word.

But Valentine’s Day has to be one of the most frustrating holidays.

If you’re not married or not dating someone, this holiday right smack in the middle of winter can be a cold, harsh reminder of what you don’t have in your life.

If you are with someone, the pressure is on to get the right gift that shows the special person in your life just how special they are to you.

So what should you get them?

What gift says I love you?

Chocolates? Flowers? Teddy bears?

Sure, but don’t you want to be different?

Don’t you want to show the person you love just how unique they are?

You could take them out to dinner, but be prepared to spend a fortune on one of the busiest nights of the year.

So what about jewelry? You could buy them earrings or a necklace, but that’s more for if you’re married. And if you’re married, you probably already bought your spouse some jewelry for their birthday or Christmas or a special wedding anniversary.

So rather than buy something for them, why don’t you do something for them?

Why don’t you make something for them?

If you’re really handy, you could make them a chair or a table or maybe a hand-carved, wooden gazebo/wedding altar.

But for those of us who aren’t as handy carpenters like Owen Wilson’s character in “Meet The Parents,” there’s nothing more romantic than cooking

Three of the wines recommended this week. (KEN ROSS PHOTO)

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someone dinner.

And if you’re not married or dating anyone, who cares?

Invite your friends over and cook for them instead.

So in honor of the spirit of Valentine’s Day, here are some wines that go great with romantic foods perfect for a cold, February night. Hope you enjoy.

Romantic food and wine pairings Oysters You can’t get more romantic than oysters, those delicious, briny, jewels from the sea.

That said, I know people

either love them (like me) or hate them. And if you do adore oysters, they’re frankly perfect raw and with little (maybe lemon) or nothing (my favorite) on them.

I also find the colder the water where they come from (Maine, Atlantic Canada), the better the oyster tastes. Slurp them down in one, delightful sip, brine and all.

Wine pairing: Crisp, dry wines pair perfectly with oysters. This includes Champagne from France, chablis from France’s Burgundy region and sauvignon blanc from New Zealand or South Africa.

Recommendations: • Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand) — $17 Suggested Retail Price • Southern Right Sauvignon Blanc (South Africa) — $14.99 at Table & Vine in West Springfield • Lanson Champagne Brut Rose (France) — $70 SRP Caviar If you really feel like splurg-

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National Restaurant Association looks at state of industry On Feb. 1 it released its 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report, a data-rich picture of broad trends in today’s restaurant business environment.

Though the association’s report projects a more than 12% increase in overall restaurant industry sales in 2022, the news is not as good as it first Hugh Robert might look. That 2022 sales Off The Menu projection, when adjusted for inflation, is actually almost S IT DOES EACH 12% less than total restaurant year, the research sales recorded in pre-pandepartment at the demic 2019.

National Restaurant The data from the last sevAssociation has been “doing eral years also shows a shift in the numbers” on trends in the restaurant usage away from business. full-service dining and toward

the limited-service, fast-food sector, a change that’s not surprising, given the important of takeout, curbside, and delivery during pandemic surges.

Surveys of restaurant operators are an important component of the State of the Restaurant Industry report.

Among the concerns reported by those operators, the biggest for the year ahead is, no surprise, labor. “Recruiting and retaining employees” was the worry most often mentioned by survey respondents, with over three-quarters of those restaurant operators polled saying they didn’t have

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ier white wines like certain chardonnays to red wines from France’s Rhone region or Italy’s Tuscany region.

Recommendations: • 2017 E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone Rouge (France) — $16.99 at Table & Vine • 2016 Auspicum Montecucco Rosso DOC by De Vino Salvo (Italy) — $18 SRP

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people’s romantic imagination.

Whether you serve them on their own, with whipped cream or some other way, your loved one or friends will surely enjoy this delicious after-dinner treat.

Wine pairing: Now’s the time to get a little sweet. I would go with a German riesling or perhaps a rose wine from France’s Provence region. Although if you love your wines on the sweeter side, definitely get the German Riesling.

Recommendation: 2019 Joh. Jos. Prum Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese (Germany) — $44.99 at Table & Vine

Chateau Simon Sauternes (France) — $22 SRP

Cheese I’m sure some of you are scratching your heads right now. Cheese equal romance?

Well, it all depends who you ask. I could (and should) write an entire wine column about the prefect wine-cheese pairings.

And for many people, no meal Steak is complete without a cheese Columnist Ken Ross recomNothing says “I love you” to course at the end. mends pairing salmon with Wine pairing: You honestly EnRoute 2019 “Les Pommiers” your spouse or family or friends more than perfectly grilled can’t go wrong with any wine Pinot Noir, Russian River Valsteaks. Everyone has their own when it comes to cheese. But ley. (KEN ROSS PHOTO) special method for making one. if I had to pick just one for all region or California’s Sonoma All I need is a few minutes on different types of cheese — and County, especially the Russian each side, some salt and pepper Chocolate for a special or romantic meal River Valley area. and I’m in heaven.

There’s a reason why people — I would go with a port from Recommendation: EnRoute Wine pairing: Serving a give boxes of chocolates on Portugal. Their hearty, slightly 2019 “Les Pommiers” Pinot ribeye, a filet mignon or perhaps Valentine’s Day. They’re not sweet flavors pair perfectly with Noir, Russian River Valley (Cali- a tenderloin? Go big and bold. only romantic. Chocolate tastes many different types of cheese.

Salmon fornia) — $60 SRP Break out a red wine that can great, whether it’s on its own, They’re also perfect for sipping Maybe it’s just me but I’ve more than hold its own with with strawberries or baked into slowly on a cold, winter’s night. always found salmon to be a Bouillabaisse these intense flavors. This ina cake.

And don’t worry about whether very romantic fish. Whether it’s Love fish and feel like somecludes Argentinian malbecs or Wine pairing: Here again, or not it’s a vintage port. There grilled salmon filets or smoked thing a little heartier than salm- perhaps a delicious blended red slighter sweeter wines shine, are many great nonvintage ones salmon, it always feels like a on? If you have the time and wine from California. whether you’re having milk like the one recommended special occasion any time I’m patience, this fish soup never Recommendations: chocolate or dark chocolate (my below. Plus you have about two having this wonderful, pink-col- disappoints. It’s also easier to • 2017 Unanime Malbec favorite). I would recommend weeks to finish the bottle once ored fish. make than you might think. My (Argentina) — $24.99 SRP something slightly different you open it.

Wine pairing: While you advice would be to follow Julia • 2018 Stags’ Leap Winery and an often overlooked wine — Recommendation: Fonseca definitely can’t go wrong with Child’s classic, straightforward The Leap Estate Grown Napa French sauternes. Let me add, Port 10 Year Old Tawny (PortuChampagne or dry white wine, recipe. Trust me. Your guests Valley Cabernet Sauvignon I used to think you need to wait gal) — $29.99 at Table & Vine an increasingly common (and will love it.

(California) — $115 SRP decades to enjoy this sweeter, Cheers! thoroughly delicious) wine pairWine pairing: The great dessert wine from France’s BorWine Press by Ken Ross appears ing for salmon in recent years is thing about this French fish Strawberries deaux region. Think again. Many on Masslive.com every Monday pinot noir. I would recommend soup is so many different wines When it comes to fruit, straw- taste great after just a few years. and in The Republican’s weekend one from France’s Burgundy go great with it — from heartberries have somehow captured Recommendation: 2015 section every Thursday. ing and taking out a second mortgage on your house, there’s always caviar, a fancy term for fish eggs. Although you don’t have to spend a fortune for great caviar. Salmon row (eggs) taste just as great in my opinion and cost a fraction of prized Sturgeon eggs.

Wine pairing: Here again, crisp dry wines go wonderfully with caviar. See the same list from above and enjoy. Also feel free to open an Italian brut prosecco.

Recommendation: JeanMarc Brocard Chablis Domaine Sainte Claire (France) — $21.99 at Table & Vine

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enough workers to meet the current needs of their businesses.

The State of the Restaurant Industry report also explores consumer sentiment. This year the report’s authors say their research identified “pent-up” demand, with about half of consumers expressing the sentiment that they weren’t eating out in restaurants as much as they wanted.

Moreover, the association’s data indicates lower-income households report more of this “pent-up demand” for dining out experiences than do consumers who are more financially well off. Lower-income households, however, are most likely to be sensitive to restaurant price inflation.

The full 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report can be purchased at shop. restaurant.org.

Side dishes • Partners Restaurant in Feeding Hills will be presenting Valentine’s Day “candlelight dining only” tomorrow and Saturday from 5 until 9 p.m.

A four-course, fixed-price menu will be offered; the detailed bill of fare is posted on the restaurant’s website, partnersrestaurant.com.

Reservations, which are required, can be made by calling Partners Restaurant at 413-786-0975.

• On Feb. 20, Figaro Restaurant in Enfield will be presenting “My Mother Was Right,” a comedy event chronicling the life of comedian Andy Casale.

The show begins at 7 p.m., with tickets priced at $25 and proceeds benefiting Educational Resources for Children of Enfield.

As with all the show events at Figaro Restaurant, a 5:30 p.m. dinner seating precedes the performance, with those attending able to enjoy a separately priced Italian American buffet or order from a limited selection of Figaro specialties.

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also will be part of the evening’s presentation.

Reservations can be made by calling 860-745-2414.

• While most restaurants, both chains and independents, are coping with food and labor cost inflation by raising prices, Domino’s Pizza is addressing cost pressures using a different strategy.

Its popular $7.99 takeout deal on wings isn’t going to change in price, but will instead shrink in size, with the number of wings in the package decreasing from 10 wings down to eight.

Moreover, the wings deal will be restructured as an “online only” offer, a change that will reduce labor costs (staff won’t have to take orders over the phone). Domino’s also expects moving the wings deal to “digital” will increase customer “spend,” since they have found people are more likely to add onto an order when placing it through the company’s app or website.

A third benefit of digitalonly status for the wings deal is that it will increase the amount of data on customers that Domino’s can harvest from those transactions.

Apparently, Domino’s management is betting that customers won’t notice and/ or care about a 20% reduction in the amount of food they get in their $7.99 wings deal.

• On Feb. 1 Panera Bread locations rolled out an option that enables dine-in customers to order without having to stand in line. A new contactless system employs a sophisticated digital technology — geofencing — which senses when a customer (and his smartphone) enter a Panera Bread restaurant. The system then sends that phone a notification reminding its owner that he or she can be seated and order from the table.

Panera’s new software provides real-time order tracking and notifies a customer when they should go up to the counter and pick up their food.

Apart from providing patrons with added convenience, the new ordering

Champney’s is marking Galentine’s Day with a new martini list.

Contact Champney’s Restaurant & Tavern at 413774-5587 for details.

Champney’s Restaurant at the Deerfield Inn, 81 Old Main St. in Deerfield, will host a Fancy Nancy Luncheon on Feb. 18. The restaurant is also marking “Galentine’s Day” with a new martini list on Sunday. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN)

capability requires the Panera mobile app, thereby helping to get that app on even more smartphones.

Panera also benefits in other ways. First, in tests of the system, customers tended to spend more when ordering at the table. Additionally, less labor is required to take and process those orders, which Panera management hopes will allow the chain’s employees “to be engaging with guests in a higher-value way.”

• A local wine and cupcake pairing experience is planned for the Hardwick Vineyard & Winery in Hardwick.

During the event, which takes place starting at 6 p.m. on Feb. 18, participants will sample five different Hardwick Winery bottlings, each of which will be paired with a different variety of mini-cupcake from A Baking Adventure of Douglas.

This age-21-plus event costs $49 plus ticket brokers fee to attend; tickets are available online at hardwickwineand cupcakes.eventbrite.com.

Hardwick Vineyard & Winery answers at 413-967-7763.

• Pizza Hut is striving to satisfy America’s cravings for high-voltage flavor experiences with a trio of new Spicy Lover’s Pizzas.

Made with an extra-spicy marinara sauce and garnished with red jalapeno peppers, the pies get an additional dose of heat from what Pizza Hut is calling “Fiery Flakes” — a custom blend of

red pepper flakes, herbs, and crushed hot peppers.

Spicy Lover’s pies come in three variations. The Spicy Double Pepperoni doubles down on the pie’s namesake pepperoni topping, while a Spicy Hawaiian Chicken features diced chicken and pineapple tidbits among its finishing touches.

The third pie creation, a Spicy Veggie, is garnished with mushrooms, red onions, and green peppers.

Pizza Hut describes the new pies as a way of reaching “bold flavor seekers”; the spicy pies will be available at participating locations for a limited time only.

• On Feb. 19, Champney’s Restaurant at the Deerfield Inn in Deerfield will be holding a Fancy Nancy Luncheon. Young guests (and the adults accompanying them) are invited to “dress fancy,” enjoy lunch from the restaurant kid’s menu or regular luncheon offerings, and listen to a reading of Jane O’Connor’s popular children’s story, “Fancy Nancy.”

The event begins at 11:30 a.m. Seating is limited, so reservations are suggested.

Champney’s is also celebrating “Galentine’s Day” this year.

A sort of made-up holiday first dramatized back in 2010 on the television sitcom “Parks and Recreation,” Galentine’s Day, which is observed on Feb. 13, serves as an occasion for women to celebrate their “gal pals.”

• Chicago-based McDonald’s Corp. has reached back into its product development archives to give its Blueberry & Creme Pie a limited-time-only run at participating locations nationwide.

The handheld dessert pie features blueberries and vanilla-flavored cream filling in a lightly sweetened crust.

• The unionization effort targeting Starbucks stores continues to pick up steam, with over 50 locations having petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a union election as of Feb. 1.

Starbucks Workers United, which has the support of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), made that announcement as it began negotiations with Starbucks management over collective bargaining agreements for those first two Buffalo-area stores where union representation elections in late 2021 proved successful.

Starbucks has continued to contest additional election requests with the NLRB, asserting that market areas, not individual stores, are the appropriate employee unit to vote in a representation election.

Starbucks Workers United has maintained that it is only “loosely affiliated” with the SEIU, even though that larger union is funding the legal expenses associated with the organizing effort.

Restaurant company executives are, not surprisingly, watching these developments with great interest, although nearly all are reluctant to publicly comment.

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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June 26. “Front Row Center: Icons of Rock, Blues, and Soul,” Feb. 12–May 1. “The Body Adorned: Artistry and Legacy of the Ancient Americas,” through Feb. 27. Museum a la Carte, in person or online today at 12:15 p.m. “Boston’s Haymarket and the Market District.” Cost $4, members free. Join Historic New England’s Ken Turino and for a presentation on the past, present, and future of Boston’s Market District. To register, visit springfieldmuseums.

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 carlemuseum.org.

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University Museum of Contemporary Art - Fine Arts Center: Exhibits are available online, visit 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 exhib“What Do You Really Know About Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: Hours: it: guided tours of the first and Valentine’s Day”: Sat, 11 a.m., South Sat.-Sun. noon-4 p.m. Cost: $3.50 second floors. Hours: Weekdays, 11 Hadley Public Library, explore origins ride or 4/$10. 221 Appleton St., Holya.m.-3 p.m.; weekends, 10 a.m.-4 of holiday with Don D’Amato, retired Springfield Science Museum: “Cut oke or holyokemerrygoround.org. p.m. Self-guided tours are on the professor of History from Springfield ‘N’ Rough Collection,” through June hour with the last self-guided tour Josiah Day House: Guided tours, Technical Community College. Even in Mineral Hall. “Under the Arctic: weekdays at 2 p.m. and weekends artifacts, furniture, clothing and is for adults only. Free. 2 Canal St., Digging into Permafrost,” Through at 3 p.m. Masks are required. Call to documents from 1754-1902. Call for South Hadley.

May 1. reserve at 413-637-3206. Admission: open house schedule and individual $18 adults, $17 seniors (65+), $10 The Amelia Park Children’s The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss tours. Admission: $3, $1 children students with ID and $7 children SUNDAY Museum features hands-on Museum: The first floor exhibition 6-12, free for members. 70 Park St., 5-17. Ghost Tours at Ventfort Hall provides opportunities to explore West Springfield, 413-734-8322. activities and creative exhib“The Curious Incident of the Dog in with Robert Oakes will take place on new sounds and vocabulary, play its. (THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO) Mark Twain House and Museum: the Night-Time”: See Friday listing Feb. 12, Feb. 26, March 12 and March rhyming games, invent stories, and To reserve timed tickets visit mark 18 all at 7 p.m. Admission is $27 Ko Festival of Performance presengage in activities that encourage twainhouse.org. Hours: Mon.–Sun.: ents Piti Theatre’s “Canary in a children 3 and under free, and $11.50 and minimum age to attend is age teamwork and creative thinking, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The first tour of 12. Reservations are required, call Gold Mine.”: See Friday listing seniors 65+, 36 Perimeter Road, with interactive three-dimensional the day will begin at 10:30 a.m and 413-637-3206. Please note that all Windsor Locks or neam.org. exhibits.

The second floor contains UMass Music & Dance ClariConthe last at 3:30 p.m. Tickets must be tickets are nonrefundable and nonGeisel’s personal memorabilia, nect Day: Sun, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 Norman Rockwell Museum: Hours: purchased ahead of time. Tickets: exchangeable. Payment is required including never before publicly p.m., Bromery Center for the Arts.

Thurs.-Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Advance $19 seniors (ages 65+); $21 adults to make a reservation for an event. displayed art, the original Geisel Day-long event will include free 4 tickets purchase required; Closed (ages 17-64); $13 children (ages Proof of vaccination, ID and masks Grove sign which used to hang in p.m. concert by David Shifrin, Bixby Tuesday and Wed. Admission: $20 6-16); free for children under 6. Parkare required. Valentine Cabaret: Forest Park, and furniture from Ted’s Kennedy, UMass faculty in Bezanson ing is free. Museum Only: $6 ($4 for adults; $18 seniors, AAA, retire “Love Me or Leave Me,” Sunday at sitting room and studio, including his children 6-16), 351 Farmington Ave., Recital Hall. The event is free and military; $10 college students, free 3:30 p.m. with Sherri James Buxton, drawing board and armchair. Timed open to clarinetists of all ages and children ages 18 and under, members Hartford. accompanied by Bob Shepherd. tickets required, for reservations visit skill levels. All attendees must wear a and active military. Virtual: “Draw, & Massachusetts Museum of ConA tea shall follow the program. springfieldmuseums.org. face mask; those ages 5+ must also Read with Jan Brett,” Saturday from temporary Art: Permanent exhibits: Reservations are required by calling be prepared to present either proof Quadrangle admission: $25 for adults, 1 - 2 p.m., free on Zoom. Jan Brett “A Coin in the Corner” by Micah Lex413-637-3206. Payment is required of full vaccination for COVID-19 or $16.50 for seniors (60+) and college will read “Cozy” and other seasonal ier; “Clocktower Project” by Christina to make a reservation for an event. proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR students with ID, $13 for children ages books, and lead a drawing activity Kubisch; “Allovers”; “Looking at Proof of vaccination, ID and masks test with collection date and time 3-17; free to children under age 3 and inspired by her beloved characters.

North Adams” by Joe Manning; “Tree are required. $45 per person. 104 stamp within 72 hours of the event. members, Springfield residents are Bring a pencil, paper, and your Logic” by Natalie Jeremijenko; and Walker St., Lenox or gildedage.org.

For UMass faculty, students, and free with proof of residency. Welcome questions along – a conversation more. Hours: Wed.-Mon., 10 a.m. - 6 Volleyball Hall of Fame: Hours; staff, a valid UCard is sufficient to Center and Museum store. Tues.-Sat. with Jan will follow. To register, visit p.m. For complete COVID-19 guideSat.-Sun.,10 a.m.-3 p.m. Docent-led verify full vaccination, Presidents 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. nrm.org. 9 Route 183, Stockbridge lines visit massmoca.org. Admission: tours are not available; a maximum Drive, Amherst. or nrm.org. $20 adults, $18 seniors and veterans, of 50 visitors will be permitted inside UMass Opera Presents Johann Old Sturbridge Village: “New $12 students with ID, $8 kids (ages at a time. Online ticket purchasing Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus”: See England on Parade” exhibit runs 6–16); tickets must be purchased strongly recommended. Visitors are Saturday listing through July 2023 and examines in advance. 87 Marshall St., North required to wear masks. Admission: parades and parade traditions in Adams or massmoca.org.

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PerSign up online for a play session at Mead Art Museum: Permanent oke or volleyhall.org. manent exhibits: Kidstory, an indoor ameliaparkmuseum.org. Hours: exhibit: various American and EuroWistariahurst Museum: “Wisteria learning gallery in the Visitor’s CenThurs-Mon., 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 pean paintings, Mexican ceramics, Vines in Full Bloom,” Carriage House ter where kids ages 3-10 can try on p.m.

Open for groups Tues.-Wed. Tibetan scroll paintings and more.

Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden: Dr. and Gift shop open Sat.-Sun, Mon. period costumes and imagine life in Admission: Children and adults $8; Museum hours: Tues.-Thurs. and Seuss National Memorial, an outdoor noon-4 p.m. Historic house tours are the 1830’s; “Neat and Tasty: Getting Seniors (62+) $5; Children under 1 Sun. 9 a.m.-midnight; Fri. 9 a.m.-8 sculpture garden of larger-than-life Dressed in Early New England”; and $7, and $5 for students and seniors. year of age and members are free. p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. free, 220 bronze statues of Springfield native 238 Cabot St., Holyoke or wistaria apparel in portraiture. Hours: Wed.29 South Broad St., Westfield or South Pleasant St., Amherst or Dr. Seuss at his drawing board hurst.org.

Sun. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: ameliaparkmuseum.org. amherst.edu. surrounded by some of his most $24, $22 seniors, $8 children 3-17, Yiddish Book Center: Permanent beloved characters including Horton Connecticut Science Center: PerNaismith Memorial Basketball free for children under 3. Route 20, exhibit, “A Velt mit veltelekh: The the Elephant, the Grinch, the Lorax manent exhibit: hands-on, interactive Hall of Fame: Permanent exhibit: Sturbridge or osv.org.

Worlds of Jewish Culture.” Hours: and others, free on the green. experiences with over 150 exhibits three floors with dozens of handsThurs, Fri, Sun, and Mon. from 10 Springfield Armory National Hisin ten galleries and a range of topics, on exhibits, a regulation sized George Walter Vincent Smith a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $8 adults, $6 toric Site: Ranger-led interpretive including space and earth sciences basketball court and more than 900 Art Museum: Permanent exhibit: seniors, free for members, students programs offered in the museum plus more. Hours: Tues.-Sunday, artifacts on display. Hours: Mon.-Fri. “Ancient Treasures,” a display of and children, 1021 West St., Amherst in the afternoon. Junior Ranger 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Admission: adults 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 artifacts from ancient China, Greece, or yiddishbookcenter.org. programs conducted frequently each $24.90; seniors (65+) $22.95; p.m. Admission: $28 adults (16-24); Rome and Egypt. Hands-on making day. Hours: Wed.-Sun, 9:30 a.m.-4 children ages 3-17 $16.95; free for $23 seniors (63+); $19 youth (5-15); activities in the Hasbro Games Art p.m. 1 Armory Square, Springfield or members. 250 Columbus Boulevard, $23 students with valid high school Discovery Center. nps.gov/spar.

Hartford or ctsciencecenter.org. or college ID. free for ages under 5, Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum Titanic Museum: Exhibits from the 1000 West Columbus Ave., SpringEric Carle Museum of Picture of Springfield History: More than collection of the International Titanic A.P.E. Gallery: Permanent exhibit field or hoophall.com.

Book Art: “Color \ Joy \ Eric Carle,” two dozen Indian motorcycles and Historical Society. Hours: Mon.-Fri. hours: Tues.-Thurs. noon-5 p.m.; through March 6. Included with gen- New England Air Museum: Permarelated memorabilia.

10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Fri.-Sat. noon-8 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 eral admission. “I Could Do That!” nent exhibit includes the restored Michele and Donald D’Amour p.m.; 126 Main St., Northampton or The Picture Book Art of Ed Emberley, F-104 Starfighter, vintage planes, gift Admission: $4, $2 children and stuMuseum of Fine Arts: “Capturing dents, 208 Main St., Indian Orchard apearts.org. through June 12. “The Undefeated: shop, hands-on activities. Admission: Our Worlds,” works by the Springor titanic1.org.

An Exhibition of Original Paintings” $12.50, $7 children 4-11, free for SEE EVENTS, PAGE E12 field Photographic Society, through

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by Melissa Stewart; Feb. 24-27: “Rabbit’s Snow Dance,” by James Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery: and Joseph Bruchac. Featuring Hours: Tues.-Fri. 12:30-4:30 p.m.; Sat. indoor StoryWalks, habitat exhibit 10 a.m.-2 p.m. First floor of building scavenger hunts, and crafts to go.

28. 1 Armory Square, Springfield 413For children 3 and up, accompa755-5258. nied by an adult. Meet inside at the Forbes Library: “The Svalbard Archi- welcome desk. Great Hall exhibit: pelago,” photography by Rhea Banker; “The Northfield Chateau-Remem“Nature’s Palette” photography by Paul bered, Revisited,” through Feb. 27.

Hetzel. Through Sunday. 20 West St., Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Northampton or forbeslibrary.org.

“Who’s Been Here? A Tracking Adventure,” Saturday from 1-1:30 Anchor House of Artists: Charles p.m. Join DCR staff for a tracking Miller: “Deep Space,” Feb. 11-26, 1-6 adventure to find out who has p.m. Admission: $10 suggested fee, anchorhouseartists.org. 518 Pleasant been outside in the snow at the Discovery Center. Investigate the St., Northampton. mysterious signs that wildlife Forbes Library: “Knife, Paper, Scisleave behind. Enjoy an indoor sors,” through Feb. 28. A exhibition self-guided StoryWalk®* Tracks in of papercuts and collages by Greta the Snow, by Wong Herbert Yee. Kessler, Scott McDaniel and Alex Program includes indoor habitat Kessler. 20 West St., Northampton or exhibit scavenger hunts and crafts forbeslibrary.org. to go. Please be sure to social Gallery A3 Amherst Art Alliance: distance indoors and outdoors.

“Constellations, clusters of verbal Bundle up! For ages 3 – 8 with a and visual constructs” by Sue Katz, parent or guardian. Siblings and through Feb. 26. Art Forum online friends welcome. Meet inside the Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. Winter Hours: 3-7 main entrance. “Who do you love? p.m., Fri.-Sun. Website: gallerya3.

Valentines for Wildlife,” Saturday com. 28 Amity St., Amherst, 413from noon-4 p.m. For all ages, 256-4250. honor your favorite animal and stop by the Welcome Desk to pick Gallery La Vie:Hours: Sun. noon-5 up Valentine-making supplies. p.m. and by appointment. 471 Main Co-sponsored by CFCE Playgroup, St., Hatfield or Gallerylavie.com. a free, fun, safe playgroup for Gill, Hope and Feathers Framing and Montague and surrounding area, Gallery: “Songs of the Sacred Harp” promoting early literacy and school paintings by Mairead Clifford Dambruch, through Feb. 28. Gallery hours: readiness. 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls or greatfallsma.org.

Mon.- Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sat. 10 Natural Bridge State Park: Visia.m.-4 p.m. 319 Main St., Amherst or tors Center Exhibits open daily 9 hopeandfeathersframing.com. a.m.-5 p.m.; explore the park story Indian Orchard Mills Dane Gallery: Hours: Sat. noon-4 p.m. or by appoint- through displays, artifacts and scavenger hunts. $2 parking fee; ment. 34 Front St., Indian Orchard, programs are free. 107 McAuley 413-543-3321.

Road, North Adams.

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.

Winter’s Farmers Market at Jasper Rand Art Museum: Hours: Forest Park: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. the second and fourth Saturday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 6 Elm St., Westfield of the month through March or westath.org. at Cyr Arena, Sumner Avenue, Kent Memorial Library: Work Springfield. of Broad Brook Artist Joe Burger Winters Farmers Market at through Feb 28, in the Pinney Gallery, Hampshire Mall: In the Target during library hours. A Meet The Arthallway, Saturdays, through April ist reception will be held today from 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 367 Russell St., 5-7 p.m. COVID-19 regulations will Hadley. apply. 50 North Main St., Suffield, 860-668-3896.

The Republican is not responsiTaber Art Gallery: “Paintings on ble for unannounced schedule Newspaper,” through March 10. 303 changes. Listings must be received Homestead Ave., Holyoke 413-552two weeks before the date of the 2614. event. Items should be mailed to: Entertainment Guide, The Republican, P.O. Box 1329, Springfield, MA 01102-1329; emailed to pmastri ano@repub.com; or submitted to Great Falls Discovery Center: masslive.com/myevents Snowy Story Investigation Stations:

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