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More than 40 arrangements will be displayed throughout the four museums as floral design and botanical whimsy festoon the ninth annual festival.
The Festival of Flowers takes place today through Sunday at the Springfield Museums.
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Spring in bloom Festival of Flowers returns to Springfield Museums
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By Cori Urban
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he Springfield Museums are not waiting for April showers to bring May flowers: The flowers will be on display in April as the Festival of Flowers takes place today through Sunday. More than 40 arrangements will be displayed throughout the four museums as floral design and botanical whimsy festoon the ninth annual festival.
A floral arrangement from the seventh annual Festival of Flowers at the Springfield Museums. (FREDERICK GORE PHOTO)
“Everyone is ready for spring, ready to appreciate all the growth, color, beauty that spring can offer. Our April event benefits from the joy of anticipation and the relief of more warmth, sunshine and color,” said Larissa M. Murray, director of education for the Springfield Museums. In addition to professional florists — including Flowers, Flowers!, Durocher Florist and Randall’s Farm and Greenhouse — arrangements are created by numerous garden club members and other friends of the museums who find the process of creating floral arrangements inspired by art or objects fulfilling. The person who creates the arrangement chooses an object from a list of museum displays. “We choose objects and works of art for their potential creative appeal,” Murray said. “And we really love to help our visitors visit all spaces in our Museums. Although we know visitors’ attention will mainly be on the arrangement and the piece interpreted, we also know that visitors might also
A floral arrangement from the seventh annual Festival of Flowers at the Springfield Museums. (FREDERICK GORE PHOTO)
I like to think about art as creative expression — in the case of these arrangements, Event: Festival of Flowers the artistic media is flowers When: Today through and greens.” Sunday. A reception will Thoughtful interpretations be held tonight from 5 to will bring new perspectives 7 p.m. to the objects and exhibits of Where: Springfield the art, history and science Museums, 21 Edwards St, museums. “For me, any time Springfield I can compare and contrast Admission: Festival is free two or more things, I look with museum admission: more closely and notice more $25 adults; $16.50 seniors (60+), college students; nuances that I might have $13 youth ages 3–17; chiloverlooked otherwise,” she dren under 3 are free. Resaid. “Particularly with color ception is $10 for members, and texture, the arranger’s and $20 nonmembers. choices make me stop and For more info: springfield look closely. That pause, that museums.org/flowers or close look, that is what we 413-314-6486. want for all of our visitors to experience, especially befind other objects that will cause the pause is often tied capture their interest.” to wonder and appreciation.” Museum staff members are According to Kay Simpson, careful to select pedestals president and CEO of the that work well with the arSpringfield Museums, the rangement, offering a sturdy Festival of Flowers is a hallfoundation. They place the mark event for the Museums’ arrangement carefully to best year. “The inventiveness highlight how it mimics or is and creativity of the arrangeinfluenced by the object. ments are so impressive. This Murray considers floral event is truly defined by joy arranging art: “Art can be and admiration.” defined in many ways, and SEE FESTIVAL, PAGE E9
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Dogs rule at Big E grounds Cultural center to
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Bursting out of the pandemic-imposed silence, the Stone Church Cultural Center in Gilbertville opens a five-concert season on Sunday with a 2 p.m. performance by flutist Emi Ferguson and guitarist Michael Poll.
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ou won’t find any signs on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition this weekend saying “No dogs allowed.”
The Troy Kennel Club Dog Show will bring 1,100 dogs to the Better Living Center on the Big E grounds in West Springfield on Saturday. The Trap Falls Kennel Club Dog Show will take place Sunday. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)
a gift for their pooch, there will be a vendor selling dog products and non-dog prodEvents: Troy Kennel Club ucts, including bedding, water Dog Show, Saturday, 8 bowls, scissors, brushes, fancy a.m.-5 p.m.; Trap Falls bedding, dog food and treats, Kennel Club Dog Show, and much more, Ioia noted. Sunday 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Ioia’s love for dogs goes back Where: Better Living 50 years to 1971 when he was Center on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposidating his now wife. tion, 1305 Memorial Ave., “There was a Shih Tzu dog West Springfield in her apartment that I would Admission: Free always pet. The owner told me For more info: eastern his dog just had a litter of pupstatesexposition.com pies and I got one. That was back in 1971,” he said about what eventually led him to left.’ Rally involves handler and purchasing more of the breed dog walking a course togethand beginning to show them. er and maneuvering around If you miss Saturday’s show, cones, sometimes making figthe Trap Falls Kennel Club Dog ure eights and performing long Show will set up its ring in the and high jumps,” Ioia said. Better Living Center on Sunday For those looking to pick up from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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U.S. presidents (though her inner teenager will tell you her career highlight was being called on stage to sing ‘Oops I Did It Again’ at a Britney Spears concert).” Poll is a classical guitarist, composer, conductor, producer, and music educator. He received his DM from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and holds an undergraduate degree in music summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania. His debut guitar album, “Seven String Bach,” was called “masterful” by Gramophone magazine. He has conducted works ranging from Beethoven piano concertos to Mozart opera and Bach oratorio, as well as many recent compositions. His compositions have been performed in Europe and the U.S. Ferguson and Poll’s concert is sponsored by Anne Rylestone, in memory of her husband James Knight.
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There should be a sign saying “Dogs welcomed” as the Troy Kennel Club Dog Show becomes home in the Better Living Center to 1,100 dogs on Saturday from about 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. “The public is welcome to come and watch our free show, which will feature some 160 American Kennel Club registered dogs,” said Dr. John Ioia, show chair. The many breeds at the show represent a wide variety of sizes, colors, coats, temperaments and heritages. Ioia noted those attending Saturday’s show will have an opportunity to see many dogs not often seen in public. “Spectators will see a new and rare breed called the Bracco Italiano, which is a hunting dog that is great in obedience and rally. It’s a handsome dog. Other dogs you don’t often see around is the Portuguese Water Dog and the Chinese Crested Dog, which comes in two varieties, hairless and the Powderpuff,” Ioia said. “It’s also the perfect time to come in and see your favorite breeds and talk to breeders about their purebreds,” he added. The all-breed dog show features confirmation, obedience, and rally competitions. “Confirmation is like a beauty show where dogs are judged on breed standards. In obedience, it is more military, where dogs must obey commands such as ‘turn right’ or ‘turn
Provocatively entitled “The Court, the Palace, the Ocean, the Trees,” Ferguson and Poll’s centuries-spanning, eclectic program includes music by J. S. Bach (arrangements extracted from his Goldberg Variations), Domenico Scarlatti, Astor Piazzola, Elisabeth Ogonek, Gabriella Ortiz, and Toru Takemitsu. Born in Japan and raised in London and Boston, Ferguson was the first person to graduate from The Juilliard School with undergraduate and graduate degrees with Scholastic Distinction in flute performance. She received a second graduate degree in historical performance. She is currently a professor at her alma mater, and principal flutist for the Handel & Haydn Society. A lighthearted short biography on her website reveals that Ferguson has “shared the stage as flute player, singer, and composer with performers including Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon, James Taylor, and four
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Rock, blues musicians team up for Ukraine benefit concert
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OCK AND BLUES notables Mitch Chakour and Peter J. Newland will team up with jazz flutist Peter H. Bloom for a benefit concert for Ukraine at the Ashfield Community Hall on May 1 at 6 p.m. Concert proceeds will benefit World Central Kitchen, providing millions of meals for Ukrainians in their own country and in nearby refugee centers in Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Moldova. “The crisis in Ukraine is tragic and heartbreaking,” Newland said. “All of us — musicians and audiences alike — have been asking, ‘how can we help.’ This concert is a chance to stand in solidarity with Ukraine, to share joyful music and send tangible support to the important work of World Central Kitchen.” Tickets are $20 at the door or can be purchased in advance at Ashfield Hardware and Supply on 343 Main St. in Ashfield. For information, call 413-325-4549. Bloom has performed for five decades in the U.S. and abroad, in a career that spans jazz standards, blues, bebop, free improvisation, and the avant-garde, as well as classical music. Newland has toured nationally, worked with country music greats in Nashville, and founded and performed widely with the Western Massachusetts-based band FAT. Chakour was Joe Cocker’s music director, keyboardist and vocalist in the 1970s and ’80s and had toured with the J. Geils Band.
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Mitch Chakour, left, and Peter J. Newland will team up with jazz flutist Peter H. Bloom for a benefit concert for Ukraine at the Ashfield Community Hall on May 1 at 6 p.m. (NEIL HAWLEY PHOTOS)
7:30 p.m. to raise much needed funds to support the school’s music programs. Refugee has become one of the most successful nationally touring tributes to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Westfield High School music students will join with the Refugee musicians during the concert on some songs. George Lenker Tickets, priced between $25 LiveWire and $45, are available at purplepass.com, Rocky’s Ace Tickets for the Gillette Stadi- Hardware in Westfield or by um shows are available through calling 800-316-8559. ticketmaster.com. “This year will see my grand • Due to COVID-19 confinale in North America, cerns, the Iron Horse hasn’t playing stadiums all around the opened for a show since March country, with the most spectac- 2020, though management ular production I’ve ever had,” says it hopes that will change the singer said in a statement. soon as conditions improve. “Thank you for sharing this Several shows have been journey with me. I cherish relocated to its sister venues, these memories we’re making Pearl Street and the Calvin together. It has been nothing Theatre, where there is more short of incredible and I look space between the stage and forward to seeing you very soon audience. one last time, on my ‘Farewell Juke Joint Jazz has held 24 Yellow Brick Road Tour’.” shows at the Iron Horse since Liner notes The North American tour end 2013. • Elton John has added with a trio of shows at Dodger The musicians say they a second show at Gillette Stadium in Los Angeles. should be back at the Black Stadium to the final dates of his Birch Winery in North Hat• Refugee, a Tom Petty field again this summer and North American tour. perhaps Dewey’s Lounge in In addition to a previously an- tribute band, will perform a Springfield. nounced July 28 show, the Brit- benefit concert for the WestThose who purchased ish superstar will also perform field High School Band at the SEE LIVEWIRE, PAGE E11 school auditorium April 14 at on July 27 in Foxborough.
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Latest installment in horror franchise another ‘Scream’
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‘The Bubble’ leads new film releases By Michael O’Sullivan
Ghostface returns in a horror sequel that tops the DVD releases for this week. “Scream”: Woodsboro has another masked killer on the loose in this fifth installment, or “requel,” of the slasher franchise that launched a quartercentury ago. Neve Campbell returns as final girl Sidney Prescott, this time passing on the torch to a new generation. “What made ‘Scream’ so revolutionary in 1996 was its ironic self-reflection; a slasher movie that plucked the genre from the straight-to-VHS discount bin and held it up as art by dissecting all of the rules and conventions of its formula, while turning a mirror on the media landscape,” writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. “This new ‘Scream’ is plenty sentient too. There’s much to say about the state of the industry, from juicy debates over the notion of “elevated horror” vs. retro schlock, as well as the tendency to constantly reboot and remake.”
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son”: Elisabeth Moss returns as June in the Hulu drama based on the novel by Margaret Atwood, with the fourth season finding her striking back as a rebel leader even as her quest for justice and revenge threatens to consume her. “The Ice Demon”: Russian horror film where terrifying supernatural incidents start to occur after a man, missing for 10 years and presumed dead, is found in a coma and returned to his wife, now remarried, and daughter. “The Immortal”: Featuring flashbacks that show Ciro Di Marzio’s youth in Naples before becoming a gangster, this movie is both a prequel and sequel to the third season of the Italian crime drama “Gomorrah.” “Vicious Fun”: A film critic for a national horror magazine unwittingly finds himself trapped in a self-help group for serial killers and has no choice but to try to blend in. — Tribune News Service
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Is McDonald’s McPlant sandwich a disappointment?
ESS THAN A YEAR ago euphoria ruled in the plant-based “meat” industry. Impossible Foods founder and CEO Pat Brown was boasting last June that plant-based meat substitutes “are going to completely replace the animal-based products within the next 15 years.” Start-ups working on plantbased meat, seafood, and egg substitutes found themselves flush with venture capital, and major restaurant chains were engaged in rapid-fire competition to introduce their own alternative protein menu items. Perhaps most significant of all, McDonald’s Corp, one of the world’s largest restaurant companies, was moving forward with a roll-out of its own meat alternative offering, the McPlant burger. However, as 2020 came to an end, so did the excitement among producers of plantbased meat products. Producers like Beyond Meat reported lower-than-expected thirdquarter sales, and results across the category, in the words of one food industry executive, “basically flat-lined.” More recently, last month details emerged that McDonald’s McPlant burger, which last year in an expanded market test had been rolled out to some 700 locations, was producing disappointing sales results. The burger, which features a patty made by Beyond Meat, has only been selling about 20 units a day in test markets in Dallas and San Francisco, with outlets in rural East Texas only selling three to five McPlant sandwiches daily. McDonald’s corporate has yet to publicly comment on these test market outcomes, but restaurant industry analysts agree that such results make a broader introduction of the McPlant unlikely in the foreseeable future. McDonald’s will instead reassess
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I McDonald’s debuted a plant-based burger at a test location in London, Ontario, in 2019.
Side dishes • Champney’s Restaurant at the Deerfield Inn in Deerfield will once again be hosting a Fancy Nancy Luncheon on April 16. The event begins at 11:30 a.m.; participants can order off the restaurant’s regular or kids’ menu. A reading of Jane O’Connor’s beloved children’s story, “Fancy Nancy,” will be Hugh Robert a featured part of the meal Off The Menu occasion. Those attending are encouraged to “dress fancy” if and retool before it proceeds they choose. further with the McPlant, Reservations for the Fancy especially given that the sand- Nancy Luncheon can be made wich’s current production by calling 413-774-5587. process (it’s made to order) Champney’s will also be tends to slow service. offering a fixed-price Easter Those who make and advo- Dinner menu April 17 from 11 cate for plant-based meat are a.m. to 6 p.m. undeterred by the McPlant’s unimpressive results (and • For an unspecified limited similar failures of plant-based time participating Popeyes protein introductions at other Louisiana Kitchen locations large chains like Dunkin’). have brought back a Lenten They characterize the recent special, The Shrimp Tackle poor performance of plantBox. The “box” features based meat as “short-term eight butterflied, deep-fried volatility” and point to reshrimp, a choice of side dish, search that seems to indicate and a biscuit for $6. consumer openness to “new Also available on a limitedways of eating.” time-only basis are Wildberry They also cite the hefty up- Beignets, New Orleans pastry tick in the price of traditionpuffs filled with mixed berry ally produced beef and pork preserves and dusted with as factors that are likely to confectioners sugar. stimulate continued interest There are Popeyes Louisiin plant-based meat replaceana Kitchen locations at ments. SEE MENU, PAGE E9
’M NO SPRING CHICKen, and as anyone older than 50 might tell you, we oldsters sometimes tend to get set in our ways. This isn’t true for everyone, of course, nor is it categorically accurate for any given person across the board. Some folks can be intransigent about some topics and open-minded about others. Of course this type of mindset isn’t limited to older people. I know plenty of young folks who draw lines in the sand about a whole host of topics, willing to die on the metaphorical hills where they have planted their flags. It’s just part of human nature. There’s nothing intrinsically wrong with it, and, in fact, stubbornness can be useful in certain situations. But when it comes to drinking beer (or consuming any drink or food), locking certain doors forever can be cheating yourself out of some great experiences. I was at one of my favorite watering holes (which is actually named Ye Ol’ Watering Hole) last week and the bartender had some samples of a new cider. I was offered one and initially turned it down, saying, “I don’t like ciders.” After some urging, I tried it and was pleasantly surprised. It was pretty tasty. Now, I didn’t love it or anything. And I’m not running out to buy a case of it; I might never have it again. But it got me thinking about my initial out-of-hand rejection: What did I mean when I said I don’t like ciders? After all, I’d probably roll my eyes if someone said, “I don’t like beer.” How can anyone reject the entire universe of different styles and flavors that beer offers? But as shown above, I’m not immune to these kinds of universal rejections. On a
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smaller scale, I have heard myself say that I don’t like sour beers, even though there is a whole range of flavors in that category. And I have enjoyed a sour here or there. They tend not to be in my wheelhouse, so to speak, but categorically dismissing the entire style is not very broad-minded of me. This doesn’t mean that everyone should try everything, nor does it mean that there might be some aspects of a certain style that are universal to that style and which are anathema to someone’s palate. For example, if you simply dislike all bitter hops, you probably aren’t going to ever like IPAs. However, I also have known people who claimed to hate hops and IPAs, but somehow developed a taste for them. Often it’s a matter of developing a palate for a certain flavor, which can only be done by experimenting and remaining open. I always say, “drink what you like,” but also always add, “but keep your mind open.” It’s fine and perfectly normal to have favorites and stick with them, but to do so at the exclusion of anything new or different is to deny yourself some possible new delights. It’s a big beer world out there, and like our universe, it keeps expanding. Why not travel to as much of it as we can?
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7 affordable French red wines from Bordeaux
OME OF MY EARLIest, fondest wine memories involve Bordeaux. Once or twice a year (Christmas and sometimes Thanksgiving) my father’s father would open an amazing red wine from this magical wine region in France. Many of the wines were First Growth Bordeaux, a term used to describe five top wineries in Bordeaux. Chateau Latour. Chateau Margaux. Chateau Haut-Brion. Chateau Lafite-Rothschild. Chateau Mouton-Rothschild. I should add that all of these wines were from the legendary 1982 vintage, meaning the year the grapes were grown and harvested. Drinking these magnificent wines was a life-changing experience. I can still vividly remember the intense explosion of flavors I experienced the first time I tasted many of these wines. Their flavors changed and evolved from one sip to the next. Often, the wines had a bite at first, then smoothed out and kept getting smoother and smoother over the course of several hours. And their aftertaste seemed to just go on and on and on and on forever. They were absolutely sublime. Even now, years later, I still remember them being some of the smoothest, silkiest, complex wines I ever tasted in my life, then or now. Tasting these First Growth wines also influenced how I think about wines from Bordeaux. These wines are only for special occasions. They take years to age before you can drink them. And they’re expensive. Fortunately, none of these things are true — well, except maybe the part about these wines being perfect for special occasions. If you want great red wines from Bordeaux, you don’t have to take out a second mortgage. Yes, prices for First Growth Bordeaux wines have skyrock-
2016 Chateau Des Combes Bordeaux Region: Bordeaux, France Grapes: 69% merlot, 31% cabernet sauvignon Tasting notes: Merlot often gets a bad rap (thanks, “Sideways”) but the truth is some Wine tasting notes of the best blended red wines 2015 Chateau Les Vallees in the world contain merlot Bordeaux grapes. They add complexity, Region: Bordeaux, France smoothness and character Grapes: 70% merlot, 30% to many great wines. That’s cabernet sauvignon definitely the case with this Tasting notes: This smooth, particular elegant red wine, refined red wine from Borwhich has subtle yet intense deaux (the bottle doesn’t jam-like blackberry flavors and contain more details) has a aromas. Let me add that the low-key, understated finish. 2016 vintage — an outstanding This wine has absolutely no year — tastes great right now bite or any harshness straight and will likely get even better out of the bottle. An hour later, over the next five to 10 years. the wine is still smooth and seductive with a long, subtle 2018 Chateau La Rame aftertaste that lasts nearly half Bordeaux a minute after each sip. Region: Bordeaux, France Grapes: 60% merlot, 40% 2018 Chateau Les Vergnes cabernet sauvignon Bordeaux Tasting notes: Another Region: Bordeaux, France Bordeaux red wine built to Grapes: Blended of merlot, last, this smooth yet hearty cabernet sauvignon and caber- wine tastes great now (intense net franc cherry and blackberry flavors) Tasting notes: Another but will surely get even better smooth, silky red wine with over the next five to 10 years. subtle hints of blackberry, However, since it’s predomicherry and black licorice. More nantly merlot-based, there’s on the mild side compared to a smooth, silky elegance to some of the other Bordeaux the wine that makes it great to wines recommended this drink right now. Let me add week, which is a great thing. that its fruit flavors are bright, Because sometimes, all you vibrant and refreshing. want is an easy drinking, easygoing, mellow red wine. 2018 Chateau Durand-Laplagne 2019 Chateau Roc De SeRegion: Bordeaux, France gur Bordeaux Grapes: 75% merlot, 20% Region: Bordeaux, France cabernet franc, 5% cabernet Grapes: Blend of cabernet sauvignon sauvignon, cabernet franc and Tasting notes: Earthy yet merlot elegant, robust yet refined, Tasting notes: Make sure this rich, refreshing wine has to give this wine a little time to a fantastic finish and fascinatopen up. It can be somewhat ing flavors, including hints of strong at first. But give this wine fresh blackberries, almonds about 20 to 30 minutes and and dark chocolate. One of the those strong, intense flavors more fragrant and floraland aromas take a turn towards like wines recommended this more lush, velvet-like plum week, this wine also has a long, flavors. There are also hints intense finish that lingers on of dried plums and radishes. the tongue and nose after each Seriously. I’m not kidding. This taste. Truly a wonderful, comis a complex, adventurous and plex wine. amazingly affordable red wine. SEE WINE, PAGE E9 include Pomerol, St. Emilion, Fronsac and Castillon. And instead of cabernet sauvignon grapes being the primary grape in most red blends, most winemakers here predominantly use merlot grapes.
The seven Bordeaux red wines recommended this week. (KEN ROSS PHOTO)
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I can still vividly remember the intense explosion of flavors I experienced the first time I tasted many of these wines. eted since my grandfather bought them for $40 to $50 a bottle in the 1980s. But there are many other great affordable red wines from Bordeaux. This week, you can learn more about seven of them — many of which cost less than $10 a bottle. Hope you enjoy. Wines recommended this week • 2015 Chateau Les Vallees Bordeaux ($8.99 at Table & Vine in West Springfield)
• 2018 Chateau Les Vergnes Bordeaux ($8.99 at Table & Vine) • 2019 Chateau Roc De Segur Bordeaux ($9.99 at Table & Vine) • 2016 Chateau Des Combes Bordeaux ($13 Suggested Retail Price) • 2018 Chateau La Rame Bordeaux ($20 SRP) • 2018 Chateau Durand-Laplagne ($23 SRP) • 2016 Chateau Larose-Trintaudon Haut-Medoc ($23 SRP) More about Bordeaux France’s Bordeaux wine region is divided into two main areas — the Left Bank and the Right Bank. The dividing line is the Gironde River. Wineries located on the southwest side of the Gironde River are on the Left Bank. Wineries located on the northeast side of the Gironde are on the Right Bank. Bordeaux’s Left Bank The Left Bank of Bordeaux includes several famous subregions, including Medoc, Paulliac, Margaux and Graves. More important, red wines grown here tend to be made predominantly with cabernet sauvignon grapes blended with other grapes. Bordeaux’s Right Bank Some of the best-known subregions on the Right Bank
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bacon, red onion straws, dill pickles and a drizzle of Whiskey River BBQ Sauce. CONTINUES FROM PAGE E7 Red Robin is also currently 489 State St., 665 Boston Road, featuring a Freckled Lemonade and on Memorial Drive in Cake for dessert and a PineapChicopee. ple Upside-Down Cake Milkshake as part of its drinks menu. • Uno Pizzeria & Grill at Haymarket Square on Boston • On Sunday, Nick’s Nest Road in Springfield will hold a in Holyoke will be celebrating Kids’ Easter Egg Coloring Party a special anniversary as its on April 12 from 4 to 8 p.m. current owners mark 17 years of The event will include young being in business. folks’ crafts and a goody bag. For the entire day from 11 Since Tuesday is a Kids Eat Free a.m. until 7 p.m., Nick’s Nest day at Uno, youngsters eat free will be selling hot dogs for from the kids’ menu with an $1.70 (two-per-person limit, for adult entree purchase. in-person consumption only). Call the restaurant at 413Weather permitting, the 543-6600 for more information eatery’s ice cream window will or to reserve a table. be open during the celebration as well. • Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews has teamed • Nina’s Cookies on Springup with its house brand Whisfield Street in Feeding Hills will key River BBQ Sauce to offer a be hosting a “meet-and-greet” pair of limited-time-only menu featuring the Easter Bunny. items. To be held Sunday from 10 A Smokehouse Brisket Burger a.m. to 2 p.m., the event is free, features a topping of barbecue but the donation of a nonpersauce, chopped smoked brisket, ishable food item (that will be and black pepper bacon as passed along to the local food well as an assortment of other pantry) will be appreciated. toppings. Contact Nini’s Cookies at 413Smothered BBQ Brisket 304-2075 for more details. Chips are a hearty, nacho-style snack creation. Potato chips • Cracker Barrel Old Counare topped with beer cheese try Store locations are prepared sauce, chopped smoked brisket, to support Easter holiday
“Two-hour” mimosas are also a part of the brunch experience. The brunch is priced at $42 for adults, while children under 12 are charged $20. To make reservations call 413-326-4151
On Sunday, Nick’s Nest in Holyoke will be celebrating a special anniversary as its current owners mark 17 years of being in business. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)
get-togethers at home; they’re once again offering Easter Heat n’ Serve Meals. Among the offerings are a Prime Rib Family Dinner that serves between four and six as well as two Easter Ham Heat n’ Serve options — a “Feast” designed for eight or more and a “Dinner” that’s scaled to serve between four and six diners. Menu details and online ordering information is available at crackerbarrel.com. • Fogo Do Rei in Springfield is putting together Family Meals featuring its Brazilianstyle roasted meats. The combo meal packages, which can serve three or more, include half a fire-roasted
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2016 Chateau Larose-Trintaudon Haut-Medoc Region: Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France Grapes: 505 merlot, 45% cabernet sauvignon, 5% petit verdot Tasting notes: Another outstanding Merlot-based Bordeaux red wine from the 2016 vintage, this fascinating wine has a lot to say right from the first sip. This Left Bank wine starts off big and full and slightly jammy with bright berry-like aromas. Those flavors quickly become more muted and velvet-like and develop a supple, more rounded finish. There are no harsh edges with this wine. It simply keeps getting better, from one taste to another. However, if you want to save a few bottles for the future, this wine definitely has another 5 to 10 years in the tank to develop and mature into something magical. And that’s part of the beauty of many red wines from Bordeaux. Many taste great now but get even better, even more complex with age. Cheers! Wine Press by Ken Ross appears on Masslive.com every Monday and in The Republican’s weekend section every Thursday.
Visitors will be able see the arrangements at the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, the Springfield Science Museum and the Wood Museum of Springfield History. Among the events and activities coinciding with the Festival of Flowers is an evening reception tonight (rain date is Friday) from 5 to 7. The cost is $10 for members; $20 nonmembers. Visitors will tour the arrangements throughout the museums. There will be an outdoor cash bar and appetizer stations. Live music will be provided by the New England Nevilles in celebration of the “Horn Man: The Life and Musical Legacy of Charles Neville” exhibit. Visi-
chicken, a choice of one other meat specialty (steak Picanha, pork ribs, or pork cutlet), and two sides. Call 413-455-2847 for additional information or to place a to-go order. • The Roosevelt Room at Union Station in Northampton is presenting an Easter Brunch Buffet on April 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The buffet will feature carved ham, rib eye, and an omelet station stocked with both vegetables and protein options for omelet customization. An assortment of hot dishes and sides will be on offer, as will be the Roosevelt Room’s Viennese dessert table.
• Spartanburg, South Carolina, Denny’s Corp. has rolled out a value-oriented promotion in the form of an “Endless Breakfast” deal. It’s an offer that provides those who order it with all the buttermilk pancakes, cheesy scrambled eggs, and hash brown potatoes that guest cares to enjoy. The deal is priced at $6.99 in “lower-wage markets” and $9.99 in “higher wage areas” such as California. Guests additionally have the option of upgrading their meal to include unlimited bacon or sausage by paying an extra 99 cents. Interestingly, the Endless Breakfast promotion was in the works at Denny’s before the pandemic struck in 2020; the company has keep the deal under wraps until now. 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 OffTheMenu Guy@aol.com.
“The inventiveness and creativity of the arrangements are so impressive. This event is truly defined by joy and admiration.” Kay Simpson, president and CEO of the Springfield Museums
tors will watch as florists create designs using surprise materials and make their own bouquet. There will be guided tours Friday through Sunday and a family day Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival was canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned in 2021 with Festival of Flowers: Reflections, for which floral arrangers were asked to express with flowers how they were feeling as they began the journey out of the pandemic. “That was a very powerful show, as the vast majority of the pieces expressed emerging
from difficulty into joy, beauty, and light,” Murray said. “We are very excited to have the Festival of Flowers back in four museums and focused on interpretation of museum objects. We have more than 40 arrangements, which really shows how much our wonderful volunteers are also eager to get back to this beloved annual tradition.” The Festival of Flowers is free with museum admission. For a full schedule of this year’s events and more information, go to springfield museums.org/flowers or call 413-314-6486.
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Events THURSDAY “The Flick”: Thu.-Sat, 7:30 p.m.; Sun, 2 p.m., Academy of Music Theatre. Tickets: $20. 274 Main St., Northampton. 413-584-9032 or aomtheatre.com. Kenny Endo Contemporary Ensemble: Thu, 7:30 p.m., Tillis Concert Hall: formerly the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. “Breaking through Tradition to Innovation-Kenny Endo’s Taiko Journey.” All attendees must present either proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 or proof of a negative PCR test within 72 hours of the event. Tickets: $35, $30, $25, $10 Five College students and children 17 and younger. 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst. 413-545-2511 or fineartscenter.com. Olvidados: A Mexican American Corrido: Thu.-Fri, 7:30 p.m.; Sat, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Rand Theater. Tickets: $15, $5 students, youth, seniors. 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst; umass. edu. Wilbraham Garden Club April Meeting: Thu, 10:30 a.m., St. Cecilia Church, in the parish center. The speaker for the day will be Valerie Morton, the owner of Quilts and Treasures, in East Longmeadow. She will show a trunk show of 30+ quilts featuring flowers and floral fabrics, 42 Main St., Wilbraham.
FRIDAY “The Flick”: See Thursday listing HVC’s Fun Fridays: Trivia Night: Fri, 5:30 p.m., Happier Valley Comedy Theater. Come with a team of up to 6 people or by yourself to prove what you know about music, science, sports, literature, current events, movies, TV, and more. Doors open at 5:30. Trivia play begins at 7 p.m. Free, 1 Mill Valley Road Suite B, Hadley. Massachusetts Quarter Horse Show-Beginners & Youth: Fri.Sun, Eastern States Exposition, C Barn and Coliseum, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. 413-7372443 or thebige.com. Olvidados: A Mexican American Corrido: See Thursday listing Orchestra concert: Fri, 7 p.m. Frontier Regional High School. The Pioneer Valley Symphony Youth Orchestra will be joined by the students of Frontier Regional String Ensembles for a free concert celebrating their accomplishments this year. Masks required, entry is free, 113 North Main Street South, South Deerfield; 413-665-2118.
SATURDAY Amherst Symphony Orchestra: Sat, 8 p.m., Buckley Recital Hall; Senior Soloists & Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. Cameron Chandler ‘20, Hannah Goldberg ‘22, Cece Hong ‘22, Shuzo Katayama ‘22 and Majd Rouhana ‘22 perform music of Weber, Mozart, Reinecke, Korngold and Hoagy Carmichael. Free and open to the public with COVID protocols. Cash donations for Ukrainian humanitarian relief accepted at the door. Amherst College COVID-19 protocols: amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/music/events/ covid-concert-protocols, Free. Intersection of Routes 9 and 116, Amherst; amherst.edu. Anat Cohen Quartetinho: Sat, 8 p.m., Tillis Concert Hall. All attendees must be prepared to present either proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 or proof of a negative PCR test. Reserved: $35, $20; $10 Five College students and children 17 and younger. 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst. 413545-2511 or fineartscenter.com. “The Flick”: See Thursday listing Free Easter Egg Hunt: Sat, 10 a.m. Heritage Woods Assisted Living. For children 12 and under. Children should bring their own baskets. The Easter Bunny will also be hopping by to say hello. Free. 462 Main Street, Agawam; 413-789-8332 or genesishcc.com/heritagewoods. “Nunsense A-Men!”: Sat, 7 p.m.; Sun, 2 p.m., Cultural Center at Eagle Hill. Presented by the Gilbert Players, the musical comedy features five valiant nuns belting, twirling, and tap dancing their way to fundraising enough money to properly bury 52 recently departed sisters. Tickets: $12, $14, $16. 242 Old Petersham Road, Hardwick; 413-477-6746 or thecenterateaglehill.org. Lava Center Social Justice in the arts and Media Series: Sat, 1 p.m., LAVA Center, local musician-activist Eveline MacDougall will share stories and songs from her work. Reserve a seat with a donation. Attendees must present proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon entry. To reserve your space, visit eventbrite.com/e/ social-justice-in-the-arts-andmedia-eveline-macdougall-presen tation-tickits-261390244257, 324 Main St., Greenfield. Massachusetts Quarter Horse Show-Beginners & Youth: See Friday listing Olvidados: A Mexican American Corrido: See Thursday listing Open Pantry Drive Thru Food Collections: Sat, 1-3 p.m., Foster Memorial Church. Nonperishable food will be collected for the Emergency Food Cupboard of the Open Pantry, 1791 Wilbraham Road, Springfield.
413-782-2112. Troy Kennel Club Dog Show: Sat, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern States Exposition, Better Living Center, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. 413-737-2443 or thebige.com.
SUNDAY Concerts at the Stone Church 2022: Sun, 2 p.m. The Stone Church, featuring Michael Poll and Emi Ferguson. For reservations and inquiries email Events@Friendsof theStoneChurch.org. Everyone who attends must be fully vaccinated unless you have a valid medical exemption. Masks are required while indoors. Admission: $25 per person; $100 per person whole concert series; students under 18 are free at all events. 283 Main St., Gilbertville. “The Flick”: See Thursday listing “Nunsense A-Men!”: See Saturday listing JLGS Favorite Read 5K & Fun Run: Sun, 10 a.m., Ashley Reservoir. Dress up as your favorite book character. A prize will be awarded to the best dressed participant. Participants have the option of joining virtually and may walk if they prefer. Children are invited, too. Race Day Check-in starts at 9 a.m., $30. Westfield Road, Holyoke. Massachusetts Quarter Horse Show-Beginners & Youth: See Friday listing Trap Falls Kennel Club Dog Show: Sun, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eastern States Exposition’s Better Living Center, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. 413-737-2443 or thebige.com. West Springfield Coin Club Meeting: Sun, 7 p.m., Mittineague Congregational Church. A presentation and discussion will include facts about Military Payment Certificates. 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: “Festival of Flowers,” through April 10. Evening reception, today, rain date April 8, 5-7 p.m. Cost for the reception: $10 members, $20
nonmembers. Free with museums admission. Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: “A Legacy of Campus Activism: The Springfield College Protests of 1969-1970.” Through June 26. Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts: “Capturing Our Worlds” works by the Springfield Photographic Society, through June 26. “Front Row Center: Icons of Rock, Blues, and Soul.” Through May 1. Museum a la Carte, today, 12:15 p.m., “Fairytale Gardens,” presented by Elisabeth Zander. $4, free for members. Springfield Science Museum: “Cut ‘N’ Rough Collection,” through June in Mineral Hall. “Under the Arctic: Digging into Permafrost,” through May 1. The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum: The first floor exhibition provides interactive three-dimensional exhibits. The second floor contains personal memorabilia. Timed tickets required, for reservations visit springfieldmuseums.org. Quadrangle admission: $25 for adults, $16.50 for seniors (60+) and college students with ID, $13 for children ages 3-17; free to children under age 3 and members, Springfield residents are free with proof of residency. Welcome Center and Museum store. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Museums Amelia Park Children’s Museum: Sign up online for a play session at ameliaparkmuseum.org. 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. Children’s Museum at Holyoke: Hours: Tues-Fri. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.; closed 12-1 p.m. for cleaning each day; Sat. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. Sun.- 12-4 p.m. Admission: Children, adults $8; $5 seniors (62+); children under 1 year of age and members are free; 444 Dwight St., Holyoke or childrensmuseumholyoke.org. Connecticut Trolley Museum: “Easter Eggspress,” Saturday, Sunday and April 15-16. The Easter Bunny will be roaming the grounds and posing for pictures. Each child will receive an Easter egg with a surprise inside when they complete a Scavenger Hunt, make a Bunny ear Craft and visit the Fire truck Museum. Earn up to three-filled eggs or more. Admission: $13 adults, $11 children ages 2-12 and museum members receive half off admission, 58 North
Road, East Windsor or cttrolley.org. Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: “I Could Do That!” The Picture Book Art of Ed Emberley. Through June 12. 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. Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: Open for Rides Sat.-Sun. from noon-4 p.m. $3.50 ride or 4/$10, 221 Appleton St., Holyoke or holyokemerrygo round.org. Mead Art 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: 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. Norman Rockwell Museum: Hours: Thurs.-Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Advance tickets purchase required. Admission: $20 adults; $18 seniors, AAA, retire military; $10 college students, free children ages 18 and under, members and active military. “Bascove: The Time We Spend with Words” exhibit, through June 5. 9 Route 183, Stockbridge or nrm.org. Old Sturbridge Village: “New England on Parade” exhibit examines parades and parade traditions in New England from 1776 to 1940 and is included with general admission, through July 2023. 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: Nicole Eisenman: “Prince,” through May 1. “We Gotta Get Out of This
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Also streaming “Jump, Darling” is the story of an aspiring actor and drag performer (Thomas Duplessie) who has moved in with his grandmother (Cloris Leachman) in Canadian wine country. Although the story is somewhat “simplistic,” according to Variety, Leachman’s “senile yet still tarttongued” character “lends the film a cerAlexandra Loreth in “The Yellow Wallpatain unforced gravitas that provides compensational rewards.” Unrated. Available on per.” (MUTINY PICTURES/HYSTERIA PICTURES) iTunes/Apple TV Plus, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, Vimeo, DirecTV and Dish/Dish Digital was included on “Parasite” director Bong and through local cable satellite providers. 90 Joon-ho’s list of 20 directors pivotal to the minutes. future of cinema, Flickering Myth says the movie “consistently goes nowhere, with An anxious shut-in (Geno Walker) unwit- characters bringing up aspects of their lives tingly moves into a haunted apartment in and the tragic history of the apartment that “Night’s End,” a horror film that also feaalso has no bearing on the story at hand.” tures Michael Shannon (“Knives Out”). Al- Unrated. Available on Shudder. 81 minutes. though the film’s director, Jennifer Reeder,
Calendar CONTINUES FROM PAGE E10 Place - Transportive Art.” Through May 1; artist talk with Sue de Beer on April 20 at 5:30 PM over Zoom: fac.umass.edu/UMCA/Online/ default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=Curatorial22&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=. Patrons must be fully vaccinated to attend performances. Museum is open through May 1; Tue–Fri, 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Sat-Sun, noon–4 p.m.; and first Thursdays until 8 p.m. “Sideshow: Nicole Eisenman’s Modernist Inspirations,” through May 1. 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum: Slavic Easter Egg Decorating Workshops: Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon and 2-4 p.m. at the mansion’s former gatehouse at 55 Kemble St. Masks will be required along with proof of vaccination and ID. Cost: $35, all materials included, 104 Walker St., Lenox or gildedage.org.
Thurs, Fri, Sun, and Mon. from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors, free for members, students and children, 1021 West St., Amherst or yiddishbook center.org.
Galleries Agawam Public Library: Online: Friends of the Agawam Public Library 2nd Open Juried Virtual Photography Show. Through April 30. Visit agawamlibrary.org/ about-2/friends/#Friends2ndPhotoShow.
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Based on Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s acclaimed 1892 short story about a woman’s descent into madness, “The Yellow Wallpaper” tells the story of a young mother (Alexandra Loreth) who has been prescribed rest treatment by her physician husband (Joe Mullins), and who becomes obsessed with the wallpaper in the bedroom he has chosen for her. Film Festival Today calls it a “blunt and uninspired take on the classic horror short story.” Unrated. Available on demand. 99 minutes. Adèle Exarchopoulos (“Blue Is the Warmest Color”) stars in “Zero F—-s Given,” a French film centering on a flight attendant for a European budget airline. The film’s vulgar title, according to the Hollywood Reporter, “sums up the attitude of the film’s protagonist, Cassandre, for the majority of this strange and charming debut feature by directors Emmanuel Marre and Julie Lecoustre.” Unrated. Available on demand. In French with subtitles. 115 minutes.
Johnson; “Thread” by Jen Dieringer; “The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape, Photographs of New Americans” by Mark Chester. Through April 29. 20 West St., Northampton or forbeslibrary.org. Gallery A3 Amherst Art Alliance: “twenty-three pieces” by Diane Steingart, April 8-30, preview and opening reception, today from 5-7 p.m.; art forum online April 21 at 7:30 p.m. Gallery hours: Thurs.-Sun. 3-7 p.m. 28 Amity St., Amherst, 413-256-4250.
Hope and Feathers Framing and Gallery: “Close to Home” original oil paintings by Maggie Hodges. Through April 28; reception, today A.P.E. Gallery: “Wanna Come Over?,” through April 24; reception, from 5-8 p.m. Gallery hours: Mon.Friday from 5-8 p.m. Gallery Hours: Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 Tues.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.; Fri. noon- p.m., and Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 319 Main St., Amherst or hopeand 8 p.m. 126 Main St., Northampton feathersframing.com. or apearts.org. 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.
Augusta Savage Gallery: Kabu MBII is “Nolda.” Through April 27; gallery hours: Mon.-Tues., 1-7 p.m.; Volleyball Hall of Fame: Hours; Wed.-Fri. 1-5 p.m. 101 New Africa Sat.-Sun.,10 a.m.-3 p.m. Visitors are House, Amherst or umass.edu. required to wear masks. AdmisChicopee Main Library: NAMI sion: $2.50-$3.50. 444 Dwight St., Western Massachusetts 11th Holyoke or volleyhall.org. annual Art & Poetry Show: April Wistariahurst Museum: “Wiste1-30. Opening Reception on April ria Vines in Full Bloom,” Carriage 5, 6-8 p.m.; free, namiwm.org/ House and Gift shop open Sat.events. 449 Front Street, Chicopee Sun, Mon. noon-4 p.m. Historic 413-594-1800. house tours are $7, and $5 for Forbes Library: “Home,” a virtual students and seniors. 238 Cabot exhibit by Western Mass. artists St., Holyoke or wistariahurst.org. and writers, through April 30. Visit Yiddish Book Center: Permanent forbeslibrary.org/exhbiit2022. exhibit, “A Velt mit veltelekh: The “Rubber Stamp Portraits” by Alison Worlds of Jewish Culture.” Hours:
Indian Orchard Mills Dane Gallery: All new exhibits every month featuring the artists at Indian Orchard Mills. Hours: Sat. noon-4 p.m. or by appointment. 34 Front St., Indian Orchard, 413-543-3321. J. H. Miller Custom Framing and Gallery: Featuring the works of local artists. 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, 413-7329128. 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. William Baczek Fine Arts: “Animal Kingdom.” Through Saturday. wbfinearts.com/index.php. 36 Main St., Northampton or wbfine arts.com.
Outdoors Great Falls Discovery Center: Great Hall Exhibit: “Watershed Moments” by Joanne Belair. Through April 29. 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls or greatfallsma.org. Natural Bridge State Park: Hours: daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Explore the park story through displays, artifacts and scavenger hunts. $2 parking fee; programs are free, 107 McAuley Road, North Adams. The Zoo in Forest Park and Education Center: Hours: weekends only, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Zoo will open 7 days a week on May 9 and during spring vation weeks: April 11-15 and April 18-22. The City of Springfield charges a daily parking fee of $3 per in-state and $5 per out-of-state passenger car; cash only. Admission: adult: $10; military & seniors: $7; children (Ages 1 - 12): $5; children under 1 are free; Sumner Avenue, Springfield or forestparkzoo.org.
Markets Winter’s Farmers Market at Forest Park: Sat. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cyr Arena. Sumner Avenue, Springfield. 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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tickets to the Iron Horse show can get a refund where they purchased them. • “Where are you, Jay Bennett,” a feature-length documentary about former Wilco multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jay Bennett, will have its Blu-ray and pay-per-view release on April 19. Bennett, who died in 2009, was instrumental in the writing and production of two of the band’s most acclaimed albums, “Summerteeth” and “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.” He was famously fired from the band in 2001 during the filming of the documentary “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.” • The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland has a new exhibit, “The Beatles Get Back to Let It Be.” The exhibit allows fans to step inside The Beatles’ January 1969 rehearsals, studio sessions, and legendary Apple Corps rooftop concert, the band’s final live performance. It serves to complement Peter Jackson’s award winning eight-hour Disney+ docuseries, “The Beatles: Get Back.” The exhibition includes original instruments, clothing, and handwritten lyrics used by The Beatles and seen in the film, including items loaned directly by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the estates of George Harrison and John Lennon. Also on display are photographs by Linda McCartney and by Ethan Russell, who documented the band’s January 1969 rehearsals, sessions, and rooftop performance, and whose photos are featured in the “Let It Be” album art.
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The Stone Church series continues on May 7 at 7 p.m. with “Silents Are Golden!” featuring organist Peter Krasinski accompanying a screening of the 1927 classic film “It,” a romantic comedy starring Clara Bow, on the Stone Church’s historic Johnson & Son pipe organ. Anyone who has ever been present at one of Krasinski’s silent film events will attest that there is no more inventive, skillful, and engaging improviser of his caliber in the business. He has perfected his art to a remarkable degree, and his accompaniments virtually narrate the script of the silent movies he accompanies. In an interview in 2009, he said that he aims to play the entire film by memory, looking at the screen the entire time. At that time, he said he watched each film an average of three times, and created a sort of schematic document including words that appear on the screen, musical ideas (either pre-existent or of his own making), and special effects. He frequently crafts leitmotifs for central characters. Krasinski has accompanied silent films throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He is the recipient of a number of prizes, including the First Prize in Improvisation from the American Guild of Organists National Competition. He was the first organist to play a silent movie at St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal. He used to play silent films at Hammond Castle in Gloucester. On June 11 at 7 p.m., bass-baritone Daniel Brevik and mezzo-soprano Jennifer Fijal-Brevik present an evening of “Arias, Art Song, Musical Theater and Jazz” with pianist Malcolm Halliday. Composers represented include Leoncavallo, Mozart, Florence B. Price, Cole Porter and others. On Sept. 24 at 4 p.m., violinist Yulia Zhuravleva and pianist Sima Kustanovich present “Mosaic,” a concert of music by Vivaldi, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Mozart and
Anyone who has ever been present at one of Krasinski’s silent film events will attest that there is no more inventive, skillful, and engaging improviser of his caliber in the business. Gershwin (a concert-fantasy on the themes from the Opera “Porgy and Bess”). On Oct. 22 at 4 p.m. soprano Maria Ferrante and keyboard artist David Alan Pihl (playing both the Johnson & Son organ and the church’s vintage Chickering piano) have selected music by J. S. Bach and others to celebrate the treasured legacy of baritone Donald Boothman, who concertized in the Stone Church frequently, championing and maintaining its organ under the auspices of FOGO (Friends of the Gilbertville Organ) in “The Donald Boothman Memorial Concert.” Two other events are listed in the Stone Church brochure, taking place at 1 p.m. on June 19 and June 26, respectively. These Concerts on the Lawn include “Sizzle Into Summer” (June 19) with the Weir River Jazz Band and vocalist Donna-Lee DePrille, and “A Walk Down Broadway” (June 26) with the Weir River Concert Band. Both ensembles are conducted by John P. Sacco. The Concerts on the Lawn are free of charge to all, and are sponsored by Country Bank. Admission for the April 10, June 11 and 19, Sept. 24 and Oct. 22 concerts is $25. Admission to the May 7 movie accompaniment is $15. Until April 10, FOSC is offering a five-concert season ticket at a discount – 5 concerts for $100. All concerts will be held at 283 Main Street (Route 32) in Gilbertville. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit friendsofthestonechurch. org
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