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Morgan horses take center stage Show runs through Saturday at Three County Fairgrounds

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By Keith O’Connor

Special to The Republican

he Morgans are coming.

Horses, that is, more than 500 of them and their riders as part of the 83rd anniversary New England Morgan Horse Show.

The annual event will be held this week through Saturday on the Three County Fairgrounds. The horse shows begin each day at 9 a.m. and continue until all competitions have been completed by around 9 or 9:30 p.m.

The New England show is the second-biggest on the Morgan horse circuit, next only to the Grand Nationals in Oklahoma City.

Considered one of America’s first native breeds, the Morgan began with Figure, a bay acquired in 1789 by schoolteacher and composer Justin Morgan, who moved

The New England Morgan Horse Show takes place this week at the Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton.

riders from New England and the mid-Atlantic states.

“We even have competitors coming from as far away this year as Texas, Wisconsin and Indiana,” John Lampropoulos,

termined movements, also referred to as figures, in the arena.

Carriage driving is one of the oldest and most popular disciplines within competitive

riding one-handed that developed out of necessity on the ranches of the West. Steadiness, manners, consistency make the division perfect for riders who enjoy detail, sensi-

and getting behind the home team, which makes them play better. And you can also go behind the scenes and watch some of the horses being groomed and talk with ex-

“We welcome everyone to come to our Northampton show and watch our horses and riders in action. The bigger the crowds, the better the horses perform. It’s just like cheering at a baseball game and getting behind the home team, which makes them play better. And you can also go behind the scenes and watch some of the horses being groomed and talk with exhibitors about their breeds.”

JOHN LAMPROPOULOS, SHOW MANAGER, NEW ENGLAND MORGAN HORSE SHOW

from West Springfield to Randolph, Vermont. The colt, later renamed Justin Morgan after his owner, was the founding sire of the breed.

Visitors are welcome to stop by the show to observe some 500 Morgan horses and their

show manager, said.

They will compete in some 200 individual classes from carriage driving to dressage and from English to Western pleasure and many others.

In dressage, horse and rider perform a series of prede-

equestrian sport, and can involve maneuvering obstacles while driving an older antique carriage or replica made of wood or steel.

According to the American Morgan Horse Association, Western pleasure is a style of

tivity and responsiveness.

“We welcome everyone to come to our Northampton show and watch our horses and riders in action. The bigger the crowds, the better the horses perform. It’s just like cheering at a baseball game

hibitors about their breeds,” Lampropoulos said.

Vendors will be selling saddles, bridles and more, as well as grooming supplies. There will also be horse-themed gift items for sale such as clothing and jewelry.

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Majestic welcomes ‘School House Rock Live! Jr.’ Children’s Theater production runs Aug. 1-3, 7-10

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By Cori Urban

Special to The Republican

tephen P. Petit, director of Majestic Children’s Theater’s “School House Rock Live! Jr.,” keeps the show moving and provides enough of a combination of different visual elements, sound effects, music, humor and elements of surprise to keep children engaged.

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But he doesn’t patronize them.

“I used to hate, even as a young kid myself, when I saw a live show and it threw in fart jokes or beckoned me to get out of my seat and do dance moves or shout out things, etc.,” he said. “I see no reason why they can’t just relax and take in a show right along with their parents.”

“Schoolhouse Rock” provides something for both children and their parents: entertainment for the children and nostalgia for many of the parents.

“It’s no secret a good deal of us are nostalgic for anything 1970s/1980s, and this show plays right into that. Parents love to introduce to their kids the things they loved as a kid, but ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ is a more eclectic, slightly more obscure thing than say ‘Star Wars,’” he said. “I imagine parents haven’t thought of ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ to show their kids, but taking them to this show will do just that.”

“School House Rock Live!

Jr.” is scheduled to take to the

then they get to enjoy it together. Artists like Jim Henson or Steven Spielberg were masters Event: “School House Rock at that — creating something Live! Jr.” that children and parents could When: Aug. 1-3 and 7-10 enjoy together.”

Where: Majestic Theater, This is the first summer 131 Elm St., West Springpost-COVID-19 that a summer field music/Children’s Theater Tickets: $10 has been offered at Majestic For more info: Online at Theater. majestictheater.com According to Petit, it’s important to introduce children The songs are catchy, clever to the theater at a young age for and humorous. “Their goal the same reason it’s important is to provide the ‘basics’ and to introduce them to reading a remind you that learning or book or cooking a meal or gomemorizing something — like ing to a zoo: “You want to show the multiplication table or them the world and introduce the preamble to the Constithem to all the things that you tution — doesn’t have to be a enjoy as an adult, and taking boring chore,” said Petit, who in live art is an essential part of is pleased with the live band life. It’s good for the soul — it’s of professional musicians that like a spiritual refueling. And Scenes from the popular songs “I’m Just A Bill” and “Conjunc- plays the songs as well as the when it’s live it is very unique.” tion Junction” from “Schoolhouse Rock,” a series of animated talented cast singing them.

He added, “TV streaming is musical educational short programs that aired during the “We’ve strived to make them awesome, but a live show in Saturday morning children’s programming block on ABC besound as close to the original real time with a crowd? There’s ginning in the early 1970s. The Majestic Children’s theater will TV as possible, and it sounds nothing else like it.” present “School House Rock Live! Jr.” beginning Aug. 1. great. These songs are legit “School House Rock Live!

(BUENA VISTA PICTURES/TELEVISION) rock ‘n roll. It’s a blast.”

Jr.” will be staged Aug. 1 at 1 Majestic Children’s Theater and 6:30 p.m.; Aug. 2 at 10 Majestic Theater stage, 131 who is nervous on the morning is designed for young audienc- a.m. and 1 and 6:30 p.m.; Aug. Elm St., West Springfield, Aug. of his first day of school. He es, age 4 and up.

3 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Aug. 7 1-3 and 7-10. tries to relax by watching TV, “I also always keep the parat 1 and 4 p.m.; Aug. 8 at 1 and “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” when suddenly the characters ents in mind; if they enjoy (a 6:30 p.m.; Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. is an Emmy Award-winning emerge from the set and show show), the kids pick up on that, and 1 p.m.; and Aug. 10 at 10 1970s Saturday morning him how to win his students and they will too,” said Petit, a.m. and 1 p.m. cartoon series that taught over with imagination, humor who is the production stage All seats are reserved; tickets history, grammar, math and and music. It features such manager for the theater. “And are $10. more through clever and classic songs as “Three is a catchy songs. The story follows Magic Number,” “Just a Bill” Tom, a grade-school teacher and “Conjunction Junction.”

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Parlor Room readies for start of 10th season

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HE PARLOR ROOM in Northampton just announced the first few months of shows for its 10th season starting this fall.

The season kicks off with Stompbox Trio on Sept. 8, and the year’s lineup will also feature such artists as Christa Joy and a Honeybees, Slaid Cleaves and Mark Erelli, to name just a few.

The venue tweeted that further special 10th anniversary shows will be announced in the coming weeks.

The schedule so far and tickets can be found at signa turesoundspresents.com.

Theodores’: Down the Alley. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

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Uno Chicago Grill: Uno’s Summer Courtyard: Riverside Station. 820 West Columbus Ave., Springfield

Southwick Inn: Open mic hosted

by Steve Piper of Roadhouse Band.

479 College Highway, Southwick The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer The Still: Drink specials. 63 Springfield St., Agawam Uno Chicago Grill: Uno’s Summer Courtyard: Good Acoustics. 820 West Columbus Ave., Springfield West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills

Delaney House: Freddie Marion. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke

“I can’t imagine where music or my journey as a musician would be without Metal Blade Records,” Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach said. “I can speak for the band when I say we are stoked and absolutely honored to be a part of the 40th anniversary celebration.”

• Signature Sounds and Mass Audubon have announced that the fourth annual Arcadia Folk Festival Killswitch Engage performs at Holyoke’s Mountain Park in will take place on Sept. 17, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

2017. (THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO) The outdoor event will • Western Massachusetts- celebrate the local music based Killswitch Engage community and support the will be the headline act at the work at Arcadia Wildlife House of Blues in Las Vegas, Sanctuary.

Nevada, for Metal Blade The festival will feature Records 40th anniversary Sean Rowe, Bonny Light celebration on Oct. 5.

Horseman, Heather MaloFit for an Autopsy and ney, Brett Dennen, TwistVisigoth will open the show. ed Pine, Sunny War, Tickets are now on sale.

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91 Taylor St., Springfield MGM Springfield: MGM Free Music Fridays: DMB Project. 1 MGM Way, Springfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer Theodores’: Good Rockin Marty Band. 201 Worthington St., Springfield Uno Chicago Grill: Uno’s Summer Concert: The Tom Ingram Trio.

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130 Pine St., Florence Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

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

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

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Uno Chicago Grill: Uno’s Summer Courtyard: Gary & Natalie Jones. 820 West Columbus Ave., Springfield

Les Trois Emme Winery: Tom Savoy. 8 Knight Road, New Marlborough Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Swing Sundays at Hawks and Reed. 289 Main St., Greenfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer Uno Chicago Grill: Uno’s Summer Courtyard Series: Ethel Lee Ensemble. 820 West Columbus Ave., Springfield

MONDAY Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

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WEDNESDAY American Legion Post 351: Open mic with Kevin Crane. 50 Saint Kolbe Drive, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer Uno Chicago Grill: Uno’s Summer Courtyard: Eagle Eyes. 820 West Columbus Ave., Springfield The Republican is not responsible for unannounced schedule changes.

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Billie Eilish performs at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., earlier this year. Eilish recently posted an Instagram photo of herself with her brother, Finneas, in a recording studio.

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• It looks as if Billie Eilish is back in the studio.

Eilish just posted an Instagram photo of herself with her brother, Finneas, in a recording studio. The 20-year-old dropped her second album, “Happier Than Ever,” in July 2021.

Eilish, who has hoped to release a new LP next year, recently told Apple Music 1 that her skyrocketing to fame has actually made releasing new music more complicated.

“I just want to be able to put music out like I used to. I think the bigger you get, the harder that seems,” she said. “So I kind of was like, ‘I just want to be able to go back to my roots and be the songwriter that I am and that Finneas is and sing the song that we just wrote and put it out whenever it’s done.’”

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• Queen recently made British music history by becoming the first act to sell 7 million copies of an album in the U.K., in this case, the band’s 1981 “Greatest Hits” LP. The collection has spent more than 1,000 weeks on the U.K. albums chart.

Queen’s “Greatest Hits II” album from 1991, is also in the Top 10 of all-time sales in the U.K., selling about 4 million units and sneaking into the 10th slot. Second place on the U.K. charts is ABBA’s 1992 hits compilation, “Gold.”

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all time in the U.K. is The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” in third place overall, followed by Adele’s “21.”

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5 hot weather wine tips

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s temperatures soared this past week in New England, staying cool became the main focus for many of us.

Additional fans and air conditioners were quickly purchased or dragged out of the closets in many houses.

Personally, I leapt at any excuse to run an errand in our air-conditioned car or rummage around in our relatively cool basement.

All of which got me thinking in my heat-crazed mind.

What are the best hot weather wines?

But before we get to them next week, I thought I would offer a few tips to help you enjoy whatever wines you have on hand while it’s especially warm outside.

So this week, for all of us who are baking like cookies in an oven, here are five suggestions for how to enjoy your wine when temperatures soar into the upper 80s, 90s or higher.

Let me add that I fully

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tastes great on a scorching hot day. So how cold should you chill your wine? There’s a lot of debate even among wine professionals. Some say 40 degrees. Others say 50 or 55 degrees or perhaps even warmer depending on the wine.

Here are some tips for keeping wine cool on hot summer days. (KEN ROSS PHOTO)

many of the subtle flavors don’t emerge because the wine’s just too darn cold.

• KEEP WINE COLD Once you take the wine out of the fridge, make sure you keep the wine cold. This includes red wine. (Yes, you read that right.) Again, don’t chill the red wine too much.

Next time you’re at a wine

“Another easy way to keep wine cold is to put the bottle in a bucket filled with ice. I personally only do this with white wines or sparkling wines since an ice bucket gets the wine really cold. You can buy all sorts of fancy ice buckets but you don’t have to if you don’t want to spend a fortune. Any metal pail from the hardware store will do. I recommend a metal ice bucket since they keep the wine cold and they’re easy to clean.”

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realize the best thing to drink when it’s hot outside is a glass of ice-cold water.

Alcohol can dehydrate you.

So remember to drink plenty of water if you’re having a glass of wine this week, or any week for that matter.

Hope you enjoy.

• CHILL YOUR WINE File this suggestion under “obvious” but it goes without saying that any chilled wine

In general, I would suggest chilling your white wine or sparkling wine to 40 degrees. Most red wines taste best when the wine’s 50 to 55 degrees, or basically the temperature of a wine cellar in a stone castle. If you don’t happen to own a stone castle, just make sure any wine’s not too cold, even if it’s white wine or sparkling wine. If the wine’s below 40 degrees,

store, ask for a “wine cooler sleeve.” If they’re not sure what you’re looking for, it’s like an ice pack that you place around a wine bottle. It’s perfect for keeping wines cold on hot days.

Another easy way to keep wine cold is to put the bottle in a bucket filled with ice. I personally only do this with white wines or sparkling wines since an ice bucket gets

the wine really cold. You can buy all sorts of fancy ice buckets but you don’t have to if you don’t want to spend a fortune.

Any metal pail from the hardware store will do. I recommend a metal ice bucket since they keep the wine cold and they’re easy to clean. Just sure

the bucket’s big enough so you can keep the wine submerged beneath the ice.

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QR codes at restaurants are here to stay

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p until COVID-19, the QR code, that square offspring of the Universal Product Code, was a mostly marginal technology as far as the consumer marketplace was concerned.

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showing how various featured dishes are prepared.

During the pandemic, Despite their obvious benehowever, the restaurant fits, the restaurant use of QR industry seized on QR codes has their critics, who codes as a touch-free way of point out that such “coninteracting with customers. tactless” interaction erodes Many operators replaced the nature of the hospitality traditional menus with QR experience and promotes cuscodes at the table; those codes tomer isolation. While those took customers to an online criticisms might be valid in menu they could view on their the case of high-end restauphones. Other eateries used rants, QR code proponents them as ways to solicit order argue that most complaints add-ons while the meal was about the use of the codes underway or to facilitate con- simply represent resistance to tactless payment when a visit something new. was coming to a close.

In any case, restaurants that Restaurant operators soon adopt QR code technology in realized that QR codes had the dining room have to make advantages beyond the sure they’re prepared to make ability to facilitate touch-free the process user-friendly. Rotransactions. Abandoning bust in-house Wi-Fi is a must, traditional printed menus with easy customer access in favor of the codes gave should guests opt to order management the ability to using QR code technology. change menus (and prices) Moreover, restaurants need with little in the way of cost to have traditional paper or lead time. Patrons could menus available for those also be provided with almost customers who prefer them real-time changes in product — or just might not have fully availability, and since wait charged their phone before staff interaction with custom- leaving home. ers was reduced through QR Side dishes code use, productivity got a boost.

• KFC has reached back With the recent relaxation into its library of product of COVID-19 precautions, formulations and reprised many restaurants have none- its Mac & Cheese Bowl as a theless decided to stick with limited-time offering.

QR codes as menu surrogates, The bowl includes chedand some have expanded on dar-recipe macaroni and their use, using them to procheese topped with popcorn mote daily specials or provide chicken and finished with a detailed information on menu three cheese blend. Guests items. One Florida hotel is have the option of specifying even providing customers “classic” or “spicy” popcorn with QR codes that link them chicken. The Mac & Cheese to broadcast-quality videos Bowl is served with French

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fries and a drink.

KFC is also testing its own version of chicken nuggets, which are coated with the brand’s signature breading.

Currently in test in one North Carolina market, the nuggets are being offered in various-sized packages.

Though KFC has offered chicken-piece items in the past, this is the first time in 60 years that the brand has ventured into the chicken nugget product niche.

• Boston Market has also entered the chicken nugget business with a newly created menu option — Rotisserie Chicken Nuggets. The nuggets are unique in the way they are prepared; pieces of white meat chicken are seasoned before being rotisserie-roasted.

Sold with dipping sauce, the

nuggets come in either spicy or “signature” flavors.

There’s a Boston Market location at 1387 Boston Road in Springfield; they answer at 413-271-3808.

• The Blue Heron Restaurant in Sunderland has rechristened its second-floor private dining room, calling it the Mount Sugarloaf Room.

Seating up to 18 guests, the Mount Sugarloaf Room now offers two multicourse prix fixe menus for those reserving it. The “Signature” menu offers a selection of family-style hors d’oeuvres, a salad course, a choice from among three main course possibilities, and a dessert sampler. Enhanced by an expanded appetizer selection, the “Premiere” option substitutes filet steak for chicken in the entree selections.

Advance arrangements are required to reserve the room.

The Blue Heron answers at 413-665-2102.

• The latest supply challenge in the restaurant industry is a condiment crisis. Sriracha, the popular hot sauce, is in seriously short supply.

The weather is the culprit in this latest product-availability snafu; drought in Mexico earlier this year drastically reduced the harvest of red jalapeno peppers, an essential component of Sriracha.

Supplies of the sauce are currently tight in both retail and foodservice distribution channels, and there are no easily-substituted condiment alternatives that has the same flavor profile and mouthfeel as Sriracha.

Chefs who haven’t already hoarded a supply of Sriracha are searching for alternatives; one suggested substitute for use in recipes is sambal mixed with pureed garlic.

• While a scoop of ice cream might delight the taste buds on a sultry July afternoon, for the sense of smell ice cream is a mostly ho-hum experience.

Portland, Oregon-based Salt & Straw, a premium scoop-shop chain with stores in Oregon and California, has set out to add an olfactory component to the enjoyment of ice cream. This month the chain introduced three “culinary perfumes” that are designed to be spritzed over ice cream and thereby add an aromatic dimension to the frozen treat.

The perfumes come in three varieties, “A Cloud of Cocoa,” “A Swoon of Citrus” and “A Plume of Blooms,” and are being offered in Salt & Straw scoop shops at 50 cents a spritz.

Salt & Straw specializes in offbeat ice cream flavors such as pear & blue cheese, cold brew coffee cashew praline, and deviled egg custard with smoked black tea.

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Ales for ALS raises money toward cure

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estern Massachusetts is lucky to have plenty of community-minded beer makers.

This week, I’m highlighting a cause that Building 8 Brewing in Northampton is supporting with a weekend of great beer and food: Ales for ALS. Ales for ALS was the brainchild of Cheryl Hanses and her husband Mike Smith, a third-generation hop farmer in Yakima, Washington. Hanses’ family has been ravaged over the years by ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). Hanses has nine family members who she knows who either died from ALS or are currently battling the disease.

Her family has one of the identified mutant genes that causes ALS. In 2013, the couple launched a pilot program named Ales of ALS, a concept where participating breweries would be offered access to an experimental hop blend free of charge from

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Loftus Ranches and YCH Hops exclusively for this program.

In return, the breweries would brew a special beer with these hops and donate a portion of their beer sales to the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI).

The first year saw 33 participating brewers raise $130,000, and since then the program has grown each year (with more than 200 participating brewers in 2020) and more that $4 million total raised to date. Ales for ALS brewers are asked to donate $1 to ALS TDI for each pint of the specialty beer they sell. Building 8′s O’Brian Tomalin was enthusiastic about being part of the program this year.

“For me craft brewing is about community. We are tre-

their mobile wood-fired pizza oven. Local Burgy food truck will also be setting up shop to CONTINUES FROM PAGE E7 serve burgers and hot dogs.

The culinary perfumes can Valley View Farm answers at be ordered at Salt & Straw’s 917-592-4999. They maintain website, saltandstraw.com. a social media presence at • Valley View Farm in facebook.com/valleyview Haydenville will host a Farm farmhaydenville/.

Bar on Sunday from 2 p.m. to • The Second Annual 10 p.m.

Christmas in July Vendor Farm Bar was created last and Food Truck Fair will be summer when Valley View held at the Orange Municipal Farm, which also operates Airport in Orange on Saturas a function venue, held a day, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. one-day “pop-up” with craft A variety of food truck cocktails, several local food operators will be participattrucks, and live music. ing, including Shane’s Hot This year, Farm Bar returns Dogs, Kona Ice, and more. with cocktails and cider pours; Home Fruit Wine and Honest Lattitude Restaurant of West Weight Artisan Beer will also Springfield will be onsite with be available.

Building 8 Brewing in the Florence section of Northampton will help raise funds for the Ales for ALS fundraiser this weekend. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)

mendously supported by our local community and in turn we try to support them,” he said. “Ales for ALS is a national effort that is driven by action at the local level. … We are all in this together.”

Building 8 will offer two days, Saturday and Sunday, of pouring the specialty brew and raising money for the cause, as the brewery has secured pour-

ing licenses for serving full pints on site. Saturday’s event (12-8 p.m.) will also feature food from Ginger Love Café, a mobile food hut that offers Filipino street food. For Sunday’s event, which is also 12-8 p.m., the celebration will continue. but Tomalin invites people to bring their own food to go with the beer offerings.

Tomalin said that the Build-

ing 8 version, called Pocket Beer, is a variant of the brewery’s flagship beer, The IPA, but employing the specialty hops.

I can’t wait to try it. So come on out and support a great cause — and sample what promises to be a special beer.

Building 8 Brewing is at 320 Riverside Drive in the Florence section of Northampton.

The event will include entertainment for attendees of all ages as well as including a visit from a certain special visitor direct from the North Pole.

For more details on the event, reach out to hatchshelly@yahoo.com or call 978-798-0794.

• Canta Gallo Food Truck will be at Fieldcrest Brewing Company in Wilbraham tomorrow, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Locally-based Canto Gallo specializes in Hispanic cuisine; their menu features chimi chicken, chimi steak, and various Latino-inspired snacks. During their last visit to Fieldcrest they also

prepared mussels steamed in Fieldcrest’s own ESB. Canta Gallo’s full menu is posted at facebook.com/ Canta-Gallo.

Fieldcrest Brewing Company, which is located at 2343 Boston Road in Wilbraham, answers at 413-596-3632.

• Data on restaurant foot traffic gathered by Placer. ai, the Los Altos, California, firm that tracks, collects, and analyzes location data from smartphones, indicates that inflation is starting to suppress the number of customer visits in some parts of the dining out market Placer’s June 2022 data shows that foot traffic to coffee chains dropped by

more than 5%, with a similar but smaller (2.5%) decrease in foot traffic at quick service restaurants. Starbucks traffic decreased by 6.6% compared to June 2019; Dunkin’s numbers were flat.

The report speculates that this decline in traffic in the coffee segment may reflect inflation-influenced cutbacks in consumer spending for dining out.

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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expert and author Glenn Davison.

For ages 8+ in the pavilion. Full STEAM activity, 30 East St., Southampton. 413-527-9480.

THURSDAY

MGM Casino: See Thursday listing

Berkshire High Peaks Festival: Thu.-Sat., Jackman L. Stewart Center at Berkshire School, free concerts, talks and master xlasses.

For more information, visit cewm. org, Route 41, Sheffield.

“Pass Over”: See Thursday listing Popup Art Salon and Gallery: Sat., 11 a.m.-2 p.m., LAVA Center, featuring new art and vendors, 324 Main St., Greenfield.

Garden Bros Nuclear Circus: Thu.-Sun., Eastern States Exposition, Lot 9. For a schedule of events and to purchase tickets visit gardenbrosnuclearcircus.com, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. 413-737-2443 or thebige. com.

Tanglewood 2022 Season: Sat., 5 p.m. Tanglewood, Spotlight Series with Joy Harjo. A journey celebrating creativity through acknowledgement of the ancestors of poetry and music in the story field of the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. Ozawa Hall, tickets start at $20. 297 West St., Lenox. 888-266-1200 or tanglewood.org.

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022: Thu.-Sat., 6 p.m.; Sun, noon Jacob’s Pillow Dance, Dichotomous Being: An Evening of Taylor Stanley, Henry J. Leir Stage, $25-$35.

358 George Carter Road, Becket.

413-243-0745 jacobspillow.org.

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022: Thu.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun, 2 p.m. Jacob’s Pillow Dance, Black Grace, Ted Shawn Theatre, $55-$85. 358 George Carter Road, Becket. 413-243-0745 or jacobspillow.org.

MGM Casino: Thu.-Sun., MGM Springfield, Featuring retail stores, restaurants, Regal Cinemas and more. For more information visit mgmspringfield.com, 1 MGM Way, Springfield.

“Pass Over”: Thu. and Sat., 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Fri., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Chester Theatre Company, through Aug. 7. For tickets or more information visit chestertheatre. org. Tickets $52.50 single, $10 for Chester and Middlefield resident tickets; $15 for military personnel tickets, $10 with EBT and ConnectorCare card to Culture; $10 for students. 15 Middlefield Road, Chester. 413-354-7771 or chester theatre.org.

Tanglewood 2022 Season: Thu., 8 p.m. Tanglewood, Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens, Ozawa Hall. Tickets start at $22.

297 West St., Lenox, 888-266-1200 or tanglewood.org.

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Circus fun through Sunday

SUNDAY

Acrobat Sergio Quezada performs during the Garden Bros Nuclear Circus on the Eastern States Exposition fairgrounds last week. The circus runs through Sunday. For more information, go online to gardenbroscircus.com. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN) by calling the library at 860-6683896, 50 North Main St., Suffield.

860-668-3896.

FRIDAY Berkshire High Peaks Festival: See Thursday listing Garden Bros Nuclear Circus: See Thursday listing Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022: See Thursday listing Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022: See Thursday listing Ko Festival of Performance presents EZELL: Ballad of a Land Man: Fri.-Sat., 6:15 p.m.; Sun., 10:15 a.m.

Hampshire College Theatre, Ko Festival of Performance presents “EZELL: Ballad of a Land Man,” Clear Creek Creative, Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30 at 6:15 p.m., July 31 at 10:15 a.m. Emily Dickinson Hall, Hampshire College Farm. An environmental, cultural and spiritual parable of domination and resilience that explores the complexities of climate change, indigenous erasure and environmental extraction (fracking) — that is based on the artists’ lived experience in their rural Appalachian community in Kentucky. This immersive outdoor experience features a contemplative walk through the woods to the performance site with live music, the play, a return

walk and a post-show dialogue with the artists and a panel of local experts, Tickets: $30 patron, $22 standard, $10 discount. 893 West St., Amherst.

MGM Casino: See Thursday listing “Pass Over”: See Thursday listing Tanglewood 2022: Fri., 8 p.m.

Tanglewood, Andris Nelsons conducts Julia Adolphe and Beethoven featuring Paul Lewis, piano, Shed.

Tickets start at $24. 297 West St., Lenox. 888-266-1200 or tanglewood.org.

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022: See Thursday listing Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022: See Thursday listing

Thursday listing Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022: See Thursday listing

Ko Festival of Performance presents EZELL: Ballad of a Land Man: See Friday listing

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022: See Thursday listing

MGM Casino: See Thursday listing

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022: See Thursday listing

“Pass Over”: See Thursday listing

Ko Festival of Performance presents EZELL: Ballad of a Land Man: See Friday listing Let’s Go Fly A Kite: Kite Making Workshop:, Sat., 11 a.m.-noon Edwards Public Library, with kite

Garden Bros Nuclear Circus: See Thursday listing

Sevenars Concert: Sun., 4 p.m., Sevenars Academy, Liana Paniyeva, pianist, $20 suggested donation at the door. Ireland Street at Route 112, Worthington. 413-238-5854 or sevenars.org.

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SATURDAY Berkshire High Peaks Festival: See Thursday listing Building 8 Ales for ALS Beer Release Party: Sat., noon-8 p.m., Building 8 Brewing Company.

Put on your favorite Hawaiian shirt and come have a beer while supporting a great cause. Building 8 brewing has partnered with Ales for ALS to craft a special limited-edition run of this delicious West Coast IPA using a unique blend of high quality hops. The event kicks off at noon at Building 8 in Florence, and a portion of every Pocket Beer sold will go to ALS research. Food provided

by Ginger Love food truck, 320 Riverside Dr, Florence.

Garden Bros Nuclear Circus: See

August 6 & 7, 2022

Cummington Fairgrounds 97 Fairgrounds Rd, Cummington, MA

SATURDAY AUG 6:

10am - 7pm is Family Friendly Faire Fun 7pm - 10pm is our 18+ Market After Dark

SUNDAY AUG 7:

10am - 7pm Family Friendly Faire Fun & Pet Day!

Visit https://massrenfaire.com/ for more information & ticket sales. ine Weschler Photo courtesy of Lara

Tickets are also available for purchase at the gate.

Contact: info@massrenfaire.com

3173738-01

Ukraine; What’s Happening, How Can You Help?: Thu., 6:30 p.m.

Kent Memorial Library. Interested in personal stories and experiences about the war in Ukraine?

What are some ways that you can help as refugees adjust to a new life in the United States? Several families have recently come to the area. They will talk about their experiences, answer questions. A translator will be available to help.

The program is free but please register so there is sufficient room for everyone. Register on the library’s website suffield-library.org or

Tanglewood 2022 Season: Sat., 8 p.m., Andris Nelsons conducts Caroline Shaw and Beethoven featuring Paul Lewis, piano, Shed, Tickets start at $24. 297 West St., Lenox.

888-266-1200 or tanglewood.org.

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Calendar CONTINUES FROM PAGE E9 Sundays in the Park, Free Live Music: Sun, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Lee Common in front of the First Congregational Church in the Town Park. Concert will be held rain or shine. Lineup: July 31, Dos Matchsticks! Dar Maloney and Tom Conklin and Bel Canto Chamber Players; Aug. 7, Tere Luna Romantica and Acousticca. Bring a chair, stop in the park to get 10% discount coupons from participating restaurants or bring your own picnic and have a seat to listen to the beats of the local musicians performing at the free concerts in the park. Social distancing and masks are encouraged. Main Street, Lee. Tanglewood 2022 Season: Sun, 2:30 p.m., Andris Nelsons conducts Elizabeth Ogonek, Farrenc, and Beethoven featuring Paul Lewis, piano, Shed. Tickets start at 1. 297 West St., Lenox. 888-2661200 or tanglewood.org.

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.

Springfield Science Museum: “Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond,” through Sept. 4. This handson, immersive, bilingual (Spanish and English) exhibit will encourage young children to explore the natural world.

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

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: Hands-on activities and creative exhibits, including the Hurricane Simulator. Museum capacity is limited to provide time for cleaning the museum mid-day. Sign up online for a play session at ameliapark museum.org. Hours: Mon, Thurs, George Walter Vincent Smith Fri, Sun. 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m.

Art Museum: Permanent exhibit Open for groups on Tues. and Wed. includes “Ancient Treasures,” a $8 adults, $8 children (12 months display of artifacts from ancient and older); $4 grandparents/seChina, Greece, Rome and Egypt. niors (60+); military personnel and Hands-on making activities in the teachers receive a 10% discount Hasbro Games Art Discovery Cen- off the regular admission price. ter. Part of the free family activities. Members and infants admitted Summer hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 free of charge. 29 South Broad St., p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. “Summer Westfield.

Spectacular,” through Aug. 13, from Berkshire Museum: “Art of the 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museums Hills: Visual Evidence,” through will be open daily during “Summer Sept. 11. 39 South St., Pittsfield or Spectacular.” For a listing of the berkshiremuseum.org. activities visit springfield Children’s Museum at Holyoke: museums.org; all activities are free Amazing world of learning and with museum admission. play. The newest additions include Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: Permanent exhibit features more than two dozen Indian motorcycles and related memorabilia.

Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts: “Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper,” through Sept. 4.

The Wiggle and Wash/Vet Clinic.

A toddler Merry-Go-Round and a state-of-the-art STEM-based cash register for kids. Hours: Tues, Wed, Thurs, and Fri. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. Closed each day 12-1pm for cleaning; Sun.- 12-4 p.m. (two slots). Admission is $8; seniors (62+), $5; children under 1

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Center court The center court inside of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Hours are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, visit hoophall.com. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN) year of age and members, free. 444 Dwight St., Holyoke or childrens museumholyoke.org.

Connecticut Trolley Museum: Hours through Sept. 5: Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., closed Mondays, except on Labor Day. Last trolley ride at 3 p.m. Various activities and events during the summer, visit cttrolley.org for more information. Admission is $11 adults, $10 seniors, $8 children ages 2-11, halfprice for museum members.

58 North Road, East Windsor.

Edith Wharton’s The Mount: “The Garden of My Soul: Edith Wharton in France, The Lesage Collection,” through Sept. The Mount is open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets are available at edithwharton.org; $20 adults, $18 seniors (65+), $13 students with ID; free ages 18 and under, 2 Plunkett St., Lenox.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: Permanent exhibit.

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., and are 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, “Celebrating Collage: A 20th Anniversary Celebration,” through Dec. 31. 125 West Bay Road, Amherst or carlemuseum.org.

Holyoke Heritage State Park: Permanent exhibit preserving the history and culture of Holyoke through permanent exhibits on the paper and textile industry, seasonal interpretive tours and programs.

Visitor Center open daily, noon-4 p.m. Free admission. mass.gov/ locations/holyoke-heritagestate-park. 221 Appleton St., Holyoke 413-534-1723.

Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: Open for rides Sat.-Sun., noon-4 p.m.; $3.50 ride or 4 for $10, 221 Appleton St., Holyoke or holyokemerry goround.org.

must be purchased in advance, 87 Marshall St., North Adams or massmoca.org.

Mead Art Museum: Permanent exhibit featuromg various American and European paintings, Mexican ceramics, Tibetan scroll paintings and more. 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: Three floors with dozens of hands-on exhibits, a regulation sized basketball court Josiah Day House: Permanent and more than 900 artifacts exhibit featuring guided tours, on display. In addition to a new artifacts, furniture, clothing and technologically advanced visitor documents from 1754-1902. Call experience including the following: for open house schedule and indi“High Above Center Court,” “Hall vidual tours. $3, $1 children 6-12, of Honor,” “1891 Gallery,” “Players free for members, 70 Park St., West Gallery,” “James Goldstein SuperSpringfield; 413-734-8322. fan gallery,” and “Jerry Colangelo Court of Dreams.” Hours: Mon.-Fri. Massachusetts Museum of 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 Contemporary Art: Permanent p.m. Admission: $28 adults (16-24); exhibit. “A Coin in the Corner” by Micah Lexier; “Clocktower Project” $23 seniors (63+); $19 youth (5-15); $23 students with valid high school

by Christina Kubisch; “Allovers”; or college ID; free for ages under 5, “Looking at North Adams” by 1000 West Columbus Ave., SpringJoe Manning; “Tree Logic” by field or hoophall.com.

Natalie Jeremijenko; and more.

Wed.-Mon. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. For Norman Rockwell Museum: complete COVID-19 guidelines visit “In Our Lifetime: Paintings from the Pandemic” by Kadir Nelson, massmoca.org; tickets must be through Oct. 30. Hours: Thurs.purchased in advance. $20 adults, $18 seniors/veterans, $12 students Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; advance SEE MUSEUMS, PAGE E11 with ID, $8 children 6–16. Tickets

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

Included with general admission.

Permanent exhibit includes Kidstory, an indoor learning gallery in the Visitor’s Center where kids ages 3-10 can try on period costumes and imagine life in the 1830s. “Neat and Tasty: Getting Dressed in Early New England,” apparel in portraiture. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Kids are free during the summer at the village this year, with up to three kids under the age of 17 admitted free when accompanied by an adult paying full admission. “Moving Forward,” July 30-31, 9:30 a.m., will highlight some of the efforts, struggles and triumphs of social change in 19th century New England. Held during daytime operating hours and is included with standard daytime admission.

Route 20, Sturbridge or osv.org.

Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum: Museum is open for guided tours through Oct. 15.

Sat.-Wed. from 1-4 p.m. and closed on Thurs. and Fri. All PPH visitors will be required to mask and be fully vaccinated. 130 River Drive, Hadley or pphmuseum. org.

Sat. & Sun. from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Docent-led tours are not available; a maximum of 50 visitors will be permitted inside at a time. Online ticket purchasing strongly recommended. Visitors are required to wear masks. Our box office staff will provide a mask for any visitor who does not have one. 444 Dwight St., Holyoke or volleyhall. org.

Wistariahurst Museum: Permanent exhibit, “Wisteria Vines in Full Bloom.” Carriage House and Gift shop open Sat.-Sun, Mon. noon-4 p.m. 238 Cabot St., Holyoke or wistariahurst.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 are Wed.-Sun, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 1 Armory Square, Springfield or nps.gov/spar.

Titanic Museum: Permanent exhibit 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.

208 Main St., Indian Orchard or titanic1.org.

Volleyball Hall of Fame: Permanent exhibit. The museum is open

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; 413-732-9128.

teSana Gallery: “Wild Light” art show, through July 29. Hours are Thurs. and Fri, noon-6 p.m., Sat, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 383 Dwight St., Holyoke.

Storrs Library: Exhibit of watercolor, pastels and oil paintings

by Noreen Acconcio through July 30. Artist contact information for purchasing art is available at the exhibit. 693 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow; 413-565-4181.

Outdoors Great Falls Discovery Center: StoryWalk Series, “Dear Treefrog”

by Joyce Sidman, through Aug. 2. Follow the path to book pages posted along the route, ages 4-7 and anyone seeking connections with wildlife. “Let Food Be Your Medicine,” July 30 through Aug. 30. Reception, Aug. 13. 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls or greatfallsma.org.

Yiddish Book Center: Permanent exhibit, 1021 West St., Amherst or yiddishbookcenter.org.

Galleries A.P.E. Gallery: Permanent exhibit.

Hours: Tues.-Thurs. noon-5 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. noon-8 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m.;. 126 Main St., Northampton or apearts.org.

Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery: Permanent exhibit. 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.

BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity: Community members are invited to attend a free art exhibit, “Art with Heart,” a collaboration between local grieving youth and caregivers and area artists. The exhibit will run the month of July. You can learn more about the “Art with Heart” program at bombyx.live/ Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: events/art-with-heart-reception/ 130 Pine St., Florence.

Exhibit features new exhibitions, programs and refurbished historic Burnett Gallery: “Patches of Color” by Jo Tebaldi, through July 31. buildings. Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 joneslibrary.org/virtualburnett, p.m., including holiday Mondays 43 Amity St., Amherst. through Oct. 16. 14 Depot St., Shelburne Falls or sftm.org.

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.

Forbes Library: “Complicated History” by Katherine McClelland, through July 29. “The Towns of Berkshire County” an exhibition by the Springfield Photographic Society, through July 29. 20 West St., Northampton or forbeslibrary.org.

Gallery A3 Amherst Art Alliance: Evelyn Pye Painting, through July 30. Gallery hours: Thurs.-Sun. 3-8 p.m. 28 Amity St., Amherst 413256-4250.

Hope and Feathers Framing and Gallery: “Afterimage II” drawings

by Greta Gundersen, through July 30. Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs, 10 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 319 Main St., Amherst or hopeandfeathers framing.com.

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Shopping at the market Shoppers check out produce at Downtown Springfield Farmers Market earlier this month. The market is open every Friday, 11. a.m. to 4 p.m., at Tower Square Park. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLCAN) Northampton Center for the Arts: A.P.E. @Hawley Presents “Works”

by Anna Bayles Arthur and Victor Signore, through July 31 in the Mezzanine level gallery. Gallery hours: Mon-Thurs. 1-4 p.m.; Fri. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment.

A.P.E. @Hawley Presents: Our Texts and Shift Again, through July 31, an exhibition and video performance with live singing. In The Workroom, two matinee performances of “Shift Again,” at 1:30 and 3 p.m. for tickets visit eventbrite.com/e/ our-texts-and-shift-againtickets-375459017027. $10 suggested donation, 33 Hawley St., Northampton or nohoarts.org.

Old Town Hall: Exhibits by Marlene Rye, Laura Radwell and David Brewster, through Aug. 27; reception, Aug. 5, 5-8 p.m. 43 Main St., Easthampton.

Paper City Clothing Company-Ar-

Markets

Holyoke Elks Lodge: Weekly EORC Cross Country Race at Ashley Reservoir. Timed Thursday Amherst Common: Amherst evening races consisting of dirt Farmers’ Market, Saturdays and gravel roads, circling Ashley through November, 7:30 a.m. to Reservoir. Open to the public, 1:30 p.m. More than 40 vendors, hosted by Empire One Running including local growers, set up on the downtown common along Bolt- Club. Through Aug. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The race is open to the public wood Avenue and Spring Street, and attracts runners of all abilities.

Amherst.

Age group records are kept and Forest Park: Farmers’ Market at prizes are awarded weekly to Forest Park, Tuesdays through Oct. winners in selected male and 25, 12:30-6 p.m., in the parking female categories. The remaining lot of Cyr arena. Sumner Avenue, prizes are distributed in a lottery Springfield. drawing. Cost is $7 plus $2 reuseable bib, https://www.facebook.

The Longmeadow Shops: Farmcom/events/472996691189965 ers Market at The Longmeadow Shops, every Thursday from noon-6 /479985047157796. 250 Whitney Ave., Holyoke (413) 538-8895. p.m., through Oct. 27. 690 Bliss Road, Longmeadow. For more Mount Tom State Reservation: information visit TheLongmeadow Life Around the Lake, July 30, 10:30 Shops.com.

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your wine, especially a white wine or sparkling wine. Just be aware that the ice will dilute the flavors fairly quickly.

So don’t put too much ice in your wine, unless you basically want to drink flavored water.

Personally, I find one ice cube does the trick. Plus, if one ice cube is not enough, you can always add more.

And if you’re worried about diluting the wine’s flavors too much, simply spoon the ice out of the wine once your wine’s cool enough.

You can always add more ice later.

• AVOID RED WINES This is a broad generalization. And believe me, some red wines seem to be just fine in the heat. But in general, when it’s really hot like last weekend – when temperatures soared into the high 90s – dealing with red wines can be very challenging.

As I explained above, wine can warm up fast. And if you don’t keep the wine properly chilled, you’re frankly not getting the most of your wine. Besides,

Calendar CONTINUED FROM PAGE E11 a.m., with reptiles as the focus for the week; beet at Bray Lake. Hike to Mt. Nonotuck on July 30, 1 p.m., for a 2-plus-hour hike on the MM Trail to the last mountain on the Mt. Tom Range. Learn about the range formation and human interaction with nature. The terrain is moderately strenuous. Bring water and bug spray. Birding for Beginners, July 31, 10:30 a.m. This one hour program helps beginners to learn the basics of birding.

The use of bird guides, lists and binoculars to learn about the local feathered inhabitants of Mt. Tom. Sunday Afternoon Family Program, July 31, 1 p.m. The title for this week’s program is “Searching for Salamanders.” 125 Reservation Road, Holyoke 413-534-1186.

who doesn’t love an icecold wine on a hot day?

It’s no different than when it comes to beer. There’s nothing worse than a warm beer on a hot day.

• SAVE SUPER WINES If the temperatures are in the mid- to high 90s, now might not be the time to open a super red wine you’ve been saving for a special occasion, especially when it comes to older red wines. These wines can be very temperamental and don’t do well in hot weather.

Most wines (red and white) crave cool temperatures, generally around 50 degrees. In the heat, delicate wines often wilt and taste a bit dull. You can chill a red wine in the fridge (20 minutes at 40 degrees often does the trick), but even then, wine can warm up fast in the glass when it’s hot. Wait for a cooler day to crack open sensitive, special wines.

Cheers!

Wine Press by Ken Ross appears on Masslive.com every Monday and in The Republican’s weekend section every Thursday. Follow Ken Ross on Twitter and Instagram and Facebook.

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Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center: Join us for a scavenger hunt event, Ride Like an Animal Challenge, throughout Western Massachusetts. The event wraps up with a celebration at the Ludlow Elks on Saturday, Oct. 1 from noon to 3 p.m. All proceeds go directly to the medical care and treatment for the animals in need at the TJO Animal Shelter in Springfield. Visit tjofoundation.org for full details, and to register. 627Cottage St., Springfield; 413-888-2917.

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/ myevent.

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Natural Bridge State Park: Visitors Center Exhibits, daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., year-round. Explore the park story through displays,

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