Weekend To see a full listing of weekend events, visit masslive.com/entertainment READY TO RUMBLE: WWE returns to Springfield at the MassMutual Center, E3 LIVEWIRE: Dinosaur Jr. to play 2 Holyoke shows, E4 OFF THE MENU: Restaurant, supermarket competition for food dollars heats up, E8 ‘Best Little Fair’ E | | THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 , 2022 Cummington Fair begins 4-day run today, Page E2
Tractors lined up on display, left, and scenes from the midway, above, at a previous Cummington Fair. The fair begins its four-day run today. (THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTOS)
Additional entertainment throughout the four-day fair includes Rock-N-Circus in the Outdoor Arena, Bryson Lang comedy juggler in the Pavilion, Magic by George in the Pavil ion, and Dan the Pirate roving the fair and greeting everyone. Like many fairs today, it is the motorsports lineup that attracts fairgoers through the“Ourdoors.demotion derby put on by Stoney Roberts is our most popular attraction and we have two demos, one on Friday night and another on Saturday. Also, last year we didn’t have any truck pulls, but they are back this year on Thursday night and on Saturday morning we will have youth tractor pulls,”
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JuddAlsosaid.popular, like so many other fairs, is “the food,” he noted.“We have all the popular fair foods people expect to eat when coming to the fair. We’ve got some great burgers, barbe cue and even salads to enjoy, as well as options for those with dietary concerns,” Judd said.
The demolition derby during the 148th Cummington Fair.
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For over 150 years, the Cummington Fair, which opens its doors today for four days, has been bringing the best of old-fashioned livestock competitions and agricultur al exhibits to more modern demolition derby competitions, midway rides and more to its fairgrounds.“Callingourselves ‘The Biggest and Best Little Fair in the Country’ is no disregard to our other neighboring fairs, just that we are proud of what we do. We have an awesome board, volunteers, townspeople and so many others who all come together to put on some thing special for everyone who comes to our fair,” said Albert Judd, president of the Hillside Agricultural Society, organizers of the Cummington Fair. It all begins today as the fair swings open its gates with many of its four-day main stays including the opening of the Craft Barn, Exhibit Hall, Gillette Midway, and Antique Engines & Tractor Show. Among the many livestock competitions include market lambs, youth dairy, and a sheep obstacle course tomorrow; youth oxen showmanship, stone boat and trained steer class, ox judging, judging of 4-H and youth livestock, draft oxen pulling, and ox teamster’s challenge on Saturday; and adult livestock and draft horse pulling as the fair ends on Sunday.Livemusic includes the Shelburne Falls Military Band in the Pavilion today, Sarah the Fiddler in the Pavilion tomor row, JD Project and Wild Bill and the Flying Sparks on the Main Stage and square dancing with Doug Wilkens and the Fall String Band in the Pavilion on Saturday. Sunday ends with JD Project and Rosie Porter and the Neon Moon on the Main Stage and Sidetracked in the Pavilion.
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For over 150 years, the Cummington Fair has been bringing the best of old-fashioned livestock competitions and agricultural exhibits to more modern demolition derby competitions, midway rides and more to its fairgrounds.
The Cummington Fair begins today with many livestock com petitions in store. (THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)
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agesonlymilitaryareveteranshegreat.troltoosameeverydrawing.availablekidsp.m.andinurdayKidsprovidedtheafuntheremorrow,And,great-grandchildren.justforthekids,toSaturdayandSundayisaKidsCornerwithactivitiesfrom4-7p.m.,ScavengerHuntaroundfairgroundswithamapattheKidsCorns,aPedalTractorPullonSatandSundayat11a.m.frontoftheMainStage,abicyclegiveawayat6:30atthestageonFridayfor10andunderwithticketsat6p.m.priortotheJuddsaidhisbiggestconcernyearforthefairisthe—theweather.“Isitgoingtobetoorainyorhot?IfyoucouldonlycontheweatherthatwouldbeAllyoucandoishope,”said.Admissionis$15;seniors,andactivemilitary$12.VeteransandactivearefreeonSaturdaywithmilitaryID;children10-15are$7andthose
By K eith O ’C onnor Special to The Republican F or the first time in three years, SpringfieldreturnsWWEtoat the MassMutual Center on Saturday for a night promising plenty of action and surprises. Ring time is 7:30 p.m. Scheduled for the Main Event are Riddle vs. Seth “Freakin” Rollins, Street Fight Drew McIntrye & New Day vs. the Brawling Brutes, and the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship with the USOS vs. the Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy. And there is still more with AJ Styles, The Miz, Kevin Owen, Bobby Lashley, Austin The ory, Riochet and many other surprises.Ticketson StubHub start at $42. VividSeats has seats starting at $36 while you can get in the building for $49 on TicketNetwork.“Forfansthiswrestling card is as stacked as it gets. There are wrestlers from both SmackDown and Raw and you don’t get to see that every day coming together on one show. So, you are going to see some of the best style wrestling and wrestlers from around the world for the best price and its going to be the best entertainment,” said Chad Gable, one-half of the tag team Alpha Academy. “I’ve been to Springfield many times,” he added. “Me too,” quipped his ring partner simply identified as Otis in an interview with The Republican.Butthistime in Springfield the duo is hungrier than ever, looking to earn the Undis puted WWE Tag Team Cham pionship they believe they so rightly deserve. As the story goes, Alpha Academy began their WWE journey together in Decem ber 2020 after Heavy Ma chinery became no more fol lowing the split between Otis and his then partner Tucker. With his new partner, Chad Gable, Alpha Academy made their debut on SmackDown on Dec. 11, 2020, only to de feat the team of Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura.
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SPRINGFIELD WWE ready to rumble AJ Styles will be among the WWE superstars coming to Springfield on Saturday.
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The contest, for couples married 50 years who sub mitted entries prior to the fair, awards plaques for those married the longest, with the most living children, most liv ing grandchildren, and most living under 10 are free. Parking is $5. Advance tickets online are $12 adult, seniors over 65 and veterans $10, and youth 10-15 $5. There is also a Family 4 Pack online for $32 and an Adult 4 Pack for $42, see rules that apply.
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IF YOU GO Event: Cummington Fair When: Today-tomorrow: 4-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; and Sun day 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Admission: $15; $12 seniors, veterans and active military (veterans and active military are free on Satur day only with military ID); $7 children ages 10-15; free for children under 10. Park ing is $5. Advance tickets online: $12; $10 seniors, and veterans; $5 children ages 10-15. Family 4 Pack is $32 and Adult 4 Pack is $42, see rules that apply. Available online at cummingtonfair.comMoreadvanced-ticketscom/visit-the-fair/cummingtonfair.information: A classic car on display at a previous Cummington Fair. (THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)
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They rose to the heights of becoming WWE Raw Tag Team Champions on Jan. 10 this year by pummeling RK-Bro on Raw at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadel phia only to be defeated by them two months later when RK-Bro regained the titles in a three-team match also defeating the team of Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens.
One event that does set the Cummington Fair apart from much of the rest is the Golden Wedding Contest held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Judd noted.
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“You are going to see some of the best style wrestling and wrestlers from around the world for the best price and its going to be the best entertainment.”
THURSDAY Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female danc ing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield Shadow Lounge: DJ with classics. 278 Worthington St., Springfield Southwick Inn: Open mic host ed by Steve Piper of Roadhouse Band. 479 College Highway, Southwick The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer
D INOSAUR JR. WILL play two nights at Race Street Live in Holyoke, Nov. 23 andThe25.band is touring in sup port of “Sweep It Into Space.” Originally scheduled for re lease in mid 2020, the record was delayed by COVID-19. Guitarist Kurt Vile joined in for the recording, which singer-songwriter J Mascis seemed to enjoy. “Kurt played little lead, things like the 12-string one at the beginning of ‘I Ran Away.’ Then I ended up just mimick ing a few things he’d done. I was listening to a lot of Thin Lizzy, so I was trying to get some of that dueling twin lead sound,” he said in a statement. Tickets are $39.50 and $45 and can be found at eventbrite.com. Racwe Street Live is located at 114 Race St.
The ater: HVC’s Fun Fridays: Music Open Mic Night. 1 Mill Valley Road Suite B, Hadley Mardi Gras: Nude female danc ing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield MGM Springfield: MGM Free Music Fridays: Trailer Trash. 1 MGM Way, Springfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer Theodores’: Orb Mellon Duo. 201 Worthington St., Springfield Uno Chicago Grill: Uno’s Sum mer Concert: The Tom Ingram Trio. 820 W. Columbus Ave., Springfield West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills SEE NIGHTCLUBS,
Her 1995 self-titled album (Atlantic) brought her main stream commercial and critical success with two hit singles: the satirical gem “Supermod el” from the movie “Clueless” and “I Kissed A Girl” (the original).Tickets are $30 for the gener al public or $25 for members. For more information, visit marktwainhouse.org.
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• King Crimson founding member Robert Fripp and producer David Singleton will be presenting an “Evening of Conversation” at the City Win ery in Boston on Sept. 22.
• Jill Sobule will play the Mark Twain House in Hartford on Sept. 16. This will be Sobule’s fourth appearance at the venue. Her writing fits well with Twain’s, encompassing social con sciousness, hilarity and point edSobule’sderision.recording career began in 1990 with the album “Things Here Are Different” (MCA), produced by Todd Rundgren.
Fripp is a musician, song writer, and record produc er, most widely known as founder and main member of the progressive rock band King Crimson. Fripp is also a session musician, contrib utor and collaborator with musicians such as Brian Eno, Blondie, Daryl Hall and Pe ter Gabriel, and originating director of the Guitar Craft and Guitar Circle program. Singleton is a record produc er, audio engineer, record label director, musician, songwriter, author, He established DGM with Fripp in 1993 and has managed King Crimson since 2018.Tickets can be purchased at citywinery.com/boston.
Liner notes • Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter will play the Academy of Music in Northampton on Nov.Ritter,19. whom The New York Times said harked back to Bob Dylan and Bruce Spring steen, was named one of the “100 Greatest Living Song writers” by Paste magazine in 2006.Hailing from Idaho, he caught the music bug af ter hearing Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash singing “Girl from the North Country” on Dylan’s album “Nashville Sky line.” His first big break came when Glen Hansard asked him to open for his band, The Frames.
Dinosaur Jr. to play 2 Holyoke shows
The Still: Drink specials. 63 Springfield St., Agawam Uno Chicago Grill: Uno’s Sum mer Courtyard: Good Acous tics. 820 W. Columbus Ave., Springfield West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield FRIDAY Crestview Country Club: Mike Smith. 281 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam Delaney House: Buddy McEarns. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee East Mountain Country Club: Karaoke with Kris Sanders. 1458 E. Mountain Road, Westfield Glendale Ridge Vineyard: Tom Savoy. 155 Glendale Road, Southampton Happier Valley Comedy
• Soul singer Lee Fields will drop his first new album in three years, “Sentimental Fool,” on Oct. “Sentimental28.Fool” is the long-awaited follow-up to 2019’s “It Rains Love,” which he recorded with The Ex pressions. The new disc was produced by Bosco Mann, the founder of his new label, Daptone Records. “Sentimen tal Fool” features 12 tracks. Fields will also embark on a North American tour in support of the new record, including a stop at Space Ball room in Hamden, Connecticut, on Oct. 15.
Dinosaur Jr. will play two nights at Race Street Live in Holyoke, Nov. 23 and 25. (CARA TOTMAN PHOTO)
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Josh Ritter performs at a past Green River Festival. The sing er-songwriter will play the Academy of Music in Northampton on Nov. 19. (THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)
WEDNESDAY American Legion Post 351: Open mic with Kevin Crane. 50 St. Kolbe Drive, Holyoke BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity: Sacred Sounds: Fanna-Fi-Allah. 130 Pine St., Florence 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 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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CONTINUES FROM PAGE E4 have the brains and a master’s degree graduating with a 4.0 GPA, and the technique and wizardry to go along with it in the ring. Otis has the brawn, the strength, the power, the explosive anger and the ability to strike fear in all,” Gable said. Outside of the ring, Otis and Gable have known each other since“Our2009.friendship dates back to the days when we were both amateur Greco Roman wres tlers. We met at the Olympics training center in Colorado Springs and soon learned we were fans of professional wrestling. We formed an early bond, and eventually found ourselves being signed by the company. And we even live up the road from one another in Minnesota,” Gable said. The tag-teamers are confi dent they will become cham pions once again on Saturday, taking away the title from the USOS.“The USOS are confident that they are going to leave the champions, they think they are unstoppable. But we are get ting better and better and we are going to take care of them in the ring,” Otis said “It’s going to be pure carnage with us coming out on top. It’s going to be brains and brawn together and we’re going to be showing Springfield every thing we’ve got,” Gable said. Momentum
SATURDAY Blue Room at CitySpace: Mind Left Body — Resurrecting the Spirit of Sunshine Daydream — CitySpace Fundraiser. 43 Main St., Easthamp ton Delaney House: Ask Wanda. 3 Country Club Road, 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 Theodores’: Dave Fields Band. 201 Worthington St., Springfield Uno Chicago Grill: Uno’s Summer Courtyard: Riverside Station. 820 W. Columbus Ave., Springfield Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield SUNDAY Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Glendale Ridge Vineyard: Glendale Ridge Vineyard’s Sunset Series. 155 Glendale Road, Southampton 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 Sum mer Courtyard Series: Ethel Lee Ensemble. 820 W. Columbus Ave., Springfield MONDAY 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 TUESDAY Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield Tavern Restaurant: Trivia Night. 2 Broad St., Westfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer
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ALSO NEW ON DVD “Murder at Yellowstone City”: It should be a boon when a prospector finds gold, striking it rich, but after they are found dead a short time later it instead sets off a series of murders in the formerly peaceful Western town. Fea turing Thomas Jane, Gabriel Byrne and Richard Dreyfuss. “Naomi: The Complete Series”: A teenage girl be gins to experience peculiar paranormal events in this CW drama, setting her on a heroic path as she tries to learn more about the supernatural occur rences taking place.
By O livia Mc C ormack and M ichael O ’ Sullivan The Washington Post In “Spin Me Round,” Alison Brie plays Amber, the recently single manager of an Olive Garden-like chain restaurant with 10 years of experience under her apron. When she’s nominated to participate in a special management retreat in Italy, Amber is whisked off with (unrealistic) romantic aspirations.Butthetrip quickly turns into a lesson about how someone with anxiety might expect a vacation with strangers to go. Amber’s hotel room door doesn’t lock, and Deb (Molly Shannon), a fellow manager, quickly becomes clingy and un hinged. Things begin to look up when Amber hits it off with the chain’s owner, Nick (Alessan dro Nivola), and is plucked out of the group by Nick’s assistant (Aubrey Plaza) for a private nautical getaway with the boss. The romance hasn’t gotten very far before Amber realizes this retreat is not as idyllic as it appears, and she may not be as singular as she was led to believe. The hardest sell in the film, a comedy that leans into grandiose paranoia, is not all the theories that Amber’s fellow manager (Zach Woods) throws out about the real purpose of the retreat. Rather, it’s the unsuccessful attempt to make the lukewarm chemistry between Nivola and Brie keep up with the constant electricity generated by Plaza and Brie. Co-written by Brie and the film’s director, Jeff Baena (who is married to Plaza), the screenplay allows for some hi larious lines – mostly delivered by actors in comedic cameos – while in the end leaving the audience craving more Aubrey Plaza. Unrated. Available on AMC Plus and other on-demand platforms. Contains bloody images, crude language, nudity, sex and sexual humor, smoking and drinking. 104 minutes. In English and some Italian without subtitles. 104 minutes. — O.M.
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The action flick “Bullet Proof” centers on an un named protagonist (James C. Clayton, who also directed): a thief who has stolen money from a sadistic mob boss (Vinnie Jones of “Snatch”), only to find the gangster’s pregnant wife (Lina Le compte) hiding in the getaway car he uses to elude the posse of violent thugs and bounty hunters now in hot pursuit. R. Available on demand. Contains violence. 92 minutes. The co-writing and co-di recting duo of Terrence Mar tin and Dominique Braun, who are married in real life, play T.J. and Domi, a trou bled married couple seeking to rekindle the spark in their relationship by taking a sailing trip together, in “Get Away If You Can.” But when Domi decides to explore a deserted island, against her husband’s wishes, they reach a breaking point. Ed Harris also stars, in flashbacks, as T.J.’s angry, chauvinistic father. Unrated. Available on demand. 90 minutes. Much of the indie horror film “Glorious” takes place inside a remote rest stop bathroom, where the film’s protagonist (Ryan Kwant en of “True Blood”) finds himself locked in with a mysterious stranger (J.K. Simmons) speaking to him from an adjacent stall. Ac cording to Collider, Simmons has a blast “without relying on hamming it up, playing his character as a strange force of both horror and humor to Kwanten’s straight man.” Unrated. Available on Shudder. 80 minutes. Emile Hirsch and Kate Bosworth play Mikey and Kate in “The Immaculate Room,” a thriller about a couple who agree to participate in a psy chological experiment with a potential $5 million paycheck if they can survive 50 days isolated in a minimalist white room. According to Collider, “The problem is [filmmaker Mukunda Michael] Dewil doesn’t give them (or the audience) enough to hang on to. Kate and Mikey’s back stories are necessarily hazily sketched, and their dynamic ahead of their confinement is similarly left unexplored. That means their breakdowns as they begin to go stir crazy feel rather arbitrary. Instead of illuminating something about them – or the human experi ence, even – they come off as acting exercises.” R. Available on demand. Contains some drug use and nudity. 88 minutes. From Ava DuVernay’s Array releasing – the company that brought you “Residue” –“Learn to Swim” is a romantic drama, set in the world of contemporary jazz, about the bumpy relationship between a deeply private saxophone player (Thomas Antony Ola jide) and a vivacious singer (Emma Ferreira). Unrated. Available on Netflix. 90 min utes. Me Round’ leads new film releases
“Chicago Fire: Season Ten”: The heat gets turned up as the Second City’s firefight ers and paramedics confront more dangerous situations in Season 10 of the network staple. Starring Taylor Kinney, Christian Stolte and Eamonn Walker. “Chicago Med: Season Seven”: Nick Gehlfuss, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson and the rest of the ER team at the fictional Gaff ney Chicago Medical Center are back saving more patients while also navigating their personal lives.
From left, Alison Brie, Molly Shannon and Aubrey Plaza in “Spin Me Round.” (IFC FILMS)
New seasons from two of NBC’s “One Chicago” proce durals top the DVD releases for this week:
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I LIKE TO BE THE bearer — or should I say “beerer” — of good news, and I have some today: After a two-year hia tus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Great Amer ican Beer Festival will be returning to the Colorado Convention Center in Den ver on Oct. 6-8. Hosted by the Brewers Association, the trade organization that represents small and independent American craft brewers, the 2022 festival will mark the 40th anniversary of GABF. The event will feature four sessions and draw estimated 40,000 beer fans. The fact that the fest will feature more than 1,500 different beers from over 500 of the nation’s breweries is alone worth the trip, but attendees will also be able to attend educational and interactive seminars on beer appreciation and have the opportunity to speak with and learn from industry experts and brewers. Of course there will also be plenty of entertainment, games, live music, special 40th anniversary activities, and more. Each attendee will receive a
O YOU REMEMBER the first time? Do you remember where you were? Was it a warm summer afternoon?Ormaybe it was a cold win terI’mnight?sure you remember who you were with. Was it what you expected? Or was the whole experi ence a complete surprise to all yourWe’resenses?talking about wine, by theThat’sway. what you were think ing,Seriously,right? do you remember the first time you ever tasted wine?Iwish I could say I did but I don’t.Iwas probably 13 or 14 and it was probably Thanksgiving or Christmas at my grand parent’s house in the early 1980s.Itwas probably a very, very small glass — partly because I was so young and also be cause there’s not a lot of wine in a single bottle for a large group of people. It was probably sometime in the early afternoon. My guess is the wine was red, French and probably from Bordeaux. But this is all just a guess. I have no idea when I actu ally first tasted wine or where or what I thought of it. My earliest, vivid wine memory is Christmas night at my parent’s house in the early 1990s. I vividly remember drink ing a glass of red wine, a 1987 from Mazzacco, a California winery located in Sonoma County. I think the wine was a Merlot.WhatIvividly remember is how the wine tasted drasti cally different hours after the wine sat in a glass. Hours earlier, the wine was harsh, sharp, tough. That’s why I didn’t finish drink ing the wine. Hours later, the same glass of wine was smooth, silky and sublime as I sipped the wine by a roar ing fire in the basement of the house where I grew up in Pennsylvania.Iwasthinking about all of that recently when I was with the son of a friend who had never tasted red wine before. (Let me add that my friend’s son is 19 years old and it is legal in Massachusetts for parents to serve alcohol to their own children on their own property, according to Massachusetts General Laws, Part 1, Title XX, Chapter 138, Section 34.)
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Attendees pass beneath sign at a previous Great American Beer Festival in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Craft beer brewers from around the country have descended on Denver to offer their wares to festivalgoers as well as take part in competitions.
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A bottle of Turley Wine Cellars zinfandel enjoyed by the writer in 2019 in Big Sur, California. (KEN ROSS PHOTO)
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R ESTAURANTS AND supermarkets have long competed for consumers’ food dollars, with the former promoting the convenience of dining out and the latter claiming that buying food and preparing it at home was more economical.Thepost-pandemic surge in prices, however, has at least temporarily turned that ar gument on its head. A recent article in the Wall Street Jour nal noted that grocery prices in July were 13.3% higher than they’d been a year ago, while menu price inflation in restau rants amounted to only 7.6% over the same period. Given that having a meal out can represent a pleasant interlude in a consumer’s daily routine, it would seem that restaurants should now enjoy a competitive advantage over supermarkets that’s not previouslyAdmittedly,existed.some consum ers still prefer food pre pared at home, believing it’s “healthier.” Moreover, per sistent preconceptions about the higher costs of dining out versus cooking at home are also likely to prevent some potential customers from tak ing advantage of the current value of meals enjoyed away fromAnotherhome.factor in the dineout, dine-in equation are cooking skills. Increasingly young people — men and women alike — enter adult hood with relatively little in the way of food preparation savvy, having growth up in family situations where cook ing at home was not common place.Grocery stores are already meeting the challenge of this “cooking skills deficit” by offering meal kits and larger assortments of prepared, heat-and-eat foods.
There’s more about the Marcellus Foods concept at marcellusfoods.com. Side dishes
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One Utah entrepreneur is planning to take things a step further. Eve Cohen, co-found er of Marcellus Foods, is planning a retail food store that will carry only about 80 prepped and semi-prepared ingredients (the typical super markets stocks thousands of items).Cohen’s store is to be a giant meal kit of sorts, offering suggestions and “formulas” that customers can use to quickly create meals from the semi-prepared items on sale.
Hugh Robert Off The Menu
A shopper at Gerrity’s Supermarket in Scranton, Pa., on Feb. 24. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal noted that grocery prices in July were 13.3% higher than the previous year, while menu price inflation in restaurants amounted to only 7.6% over the same period. (HANNAH BEIER / BLOOMBERG)
• The 2022 Worcester Wine Festival is being held on Saturday at Polar Park in Worcester.Theevent runs from noon until 4 p.m. and guests can opt for two categories of admission to the festival. VIP Admission runs from noon until 1:30 p.m. and is followed by a curated pairing menu in Polar Park’s DCU Club. General admission guests will be welcomed starting at 1:30Sincep.m.the tasting is being held on the field at Polar Park, no high heeled shoes are permitted. The event is rain or shine, with the park’s con course serving as foul-weath er venue for the tasting activities.Ticketsfor the Worcester Wine Festival are $125 for VIP participants and $40 for general admission The Festival is a production of Mass Food & Wine, which maintains a web presence at
Grocery stores are already meeting the challenge of this “cooking skills deficit” by offering meal kits and larger assortments of prepared, heat-and-eat foods. on the festival floor. GABF “Hangouts” will be popular entertainment spots. Some of these include “Studio 82″ (named for 1982, the GABF’s first year) where you can put on some headphones and dance to some of the best tunes of 1982 (or just grab a seat at one of the surrounding bartops and watch the action). Other “Hangouts” include “Sing City Karaoke,” “The Backyard” (cornhole, live music and lawn chairs) and the “Brewers Studio” where personalities and innovators of the brewing community will share their stories and beers.
The Great American Beer Festival has grown exponen tially since 1982, where just 24 breweries and 47 beers wereDuepresent.tothefestival’s loca tion, such states as Colorado and California — and other western breweries — domi nate the lineup, but Massa chusetts is fairly well repre sented. Among the Bay State beermakers will be Worm town Brewing of Worcester, Bent Water Brewing of Lynn, and Penny Pinchers Brewing ofOfMillbury.course, beer fanatics willing to make the trip from New England might want to get more bang for their travel buck, and they are in luck: You can make a longer stay and enjoy Denver Beer Week, which runs Sept. 30-Oct. 8. The nine-day event will feature beer-related events throughout Denver, including tap takeovers, brewery events and much more. Tickets are available for anyone of legal drinking age (21-plus).Formore information or to purchase tickets, visit americanbeerfestival.com.great
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• The Four Phantoms Brewing Company on Wells Street in Greenfield is hosting a Summer Seafood Boil on Saturday starting at 1 p.m. Featuring steamers, shrimp, snow crab legs, crawfish, potatoes, and corn, the boil’s menu has been designed to harmonize with the craft style lagers that Four Phantoms BrewingAdvancecreates.tickets to the event, which are on sale at the Four Phantoms taproom, are $25; on the day of the event they will be $30. Tick ets may also be purchased online at summer-seafood-boil.eventbrite.com/e/ Eventbrite will add a broker’s fee to the ticket price. Four Phantoms Brewing Company can be reached by email at gmail.com.ourphantomsbeer@
• Earlier this month Chica go-based McDonald’s Corp. announced that it would begin a “phased reopening” of its restaurants in Ukraine. Company executives re ported that they had consult ed with suppliers, security specialists, and the Ukrainian government. A step-by-step plan to open some restaurants in Kyiv and western Ukraine, parts of that country where other commercial enterprises have been able to safely re sume doing business, was the result of those discussions.
The supper is an all-volun teer event at which local farm ers, producers of goods, and chefs contribute their efforts to make the supper possible.
White pie specialties such as sweet potato and polenta and a cauliflower chimichurri are also typical of the taste bud experiences Vegan Pizza Land dreamsVeganup.Pizza Land’s schedule of pop-ups can be found at its website, veganpizzaland. com. It can also be reached by email at veganpizzaland@ gmail.com.
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Events THURSDAY Beer & Wine Glass Painting Party: Thu, 7 p.m., Irish Cultural Center. Get ready for Halfway to St. Pat rick’s Day, with lots of St. Patrick’s and Irish-themed designs to choose from. Instructor MaryBeth Reed from Paint Craze will guide the class through the process of custom painting your glasses. Cost is $25 per person. Advance registration is required. Cost in cludes your choice of all materials to paint your choice of two glasses (stemmed or stemless wine, pint, pilsner or handled beer mug; or mix or match). Visit the website, beer-wine-glass-painting-partyirishcenterwne.org/events/, for tickets. Come early for dinner or enjoy food and drinks during the event at the Trinity Pub (not included in event price). Morgan Road, West Springfield. Financial Literacy Workshop: Thu, 4 p.m., Holyoke Public Library. Learn budgeting and saving at this workshop is led by PeoplesBank. Free. 250 Chestnut St., 413- 4208101 or 2022Jacob’sholyokelibrary.org.PillowDanceFestival—MiamiCityBallet:Thu. and Sat, 2 and 8 p.m.; Fri. and Sun, 8 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow Dance. Featuring Miami City Ballet at the Ted Shawn Theatre. For tickets visit jacobspillow.org, $65-$85. 358 George Carter Road, Becket, 413-243-0745. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022 — Boston Dance Theater: Thu, 6 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow Dance; Boston Dance Theater performs on the Henry J. Leir Stage. For tickets visit jacobspillow.org, $25. 358 George Carter Road, Becket, 413243-0745. New Play Reading Series: Thu, 5:30 p.m., LAVA Center; Featuring Christine Benvenuto, 324 Main St., Greenfield. Tanglewood 2022 Season: Thu, 8 p.m., Tanglewood; Garrick Ohlsson in Ozawa Hall. For tickets visit tanglewood.org. Tickets start at $22. 297 West St., Lenox, 888266-1200.
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Live entertainment is also part of the evening. There is no charge to attend, and participants are asked to bring their own plates and utensils. Appetizers will be offered at 4 p.m. and dinner is served at 5 p.m. Masks are required at this event.Formore details contact Stone Soup Cafe at 413-4220020.
The Pickle Juice Slush, Big Dill Cheeseburger and Pickle Fries are on the menu at Sonic Drive-In until Sunday.
A Banana Cream Cake dessert starts with vanilla cake that’s then topped with whipped ba nana cream and vanilla wafer crumbs.Greater Springfield has Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen locations at 489 State St., 665 Boston Road, and on Me morial Drive in Chicopee. A Popeyes also opened earlier this summer in Mountain Farms Mall in Hadley.
• It’s pickle season at Sonic Drive-In outlets. The chain is currently featuring three-pucker power items on itsPicklemenu.Fries are the corner stone item of the promotion. They’re pickle sticks, breaded and fried, and served with a side of ranch dressing.
• Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen locations are currently serving two limit ed-time-only meal items. Hushpuppy Shrimp fea ture butterflied shrimp in a cornmeal crust; the portion of eight comes with a biscuit and a side dish. A “Surf & Turf” meal combo pairs Popeye’s chicken sandwich with four hushpuppy shrimp. Two dessert items are also making a short-term appear ance at Popeyes. Chocolate Beignets are filled with Her shey’s chocolate and finished with powdered sugar.
massfoodandwine.com Festival tickets may be or dered at that web address.
• In a bid to both burnish its “made fresh” image (as well as cut costs), the Subway sandwich chain is planning to add automatic slicers to its restaurants.Theslicers will be used to portion out ingredients such as ham, turkey, and cold cuts twice daily, both in the morning and again in the afternoon. The slicers will be prominently positioned so Subway patrons can see the meats being “sliced fresh.” The new slicers will also lower operating costs, since the pre-sliced meats Sub way currently uses are more expensive than unsliced deli meats. Operating the new instore slicers has not adversely impacted labor costs during field tests of the initiative.
The Irish Cultural Center, 429 Morgan Road in West Spring field, is hosting a Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day-themed Beer & Wine Glass Painting Party today. (DON
McDonald’s had suspend ed operations at its 109 Ukrainian restaurants when the Russian invasion began and has been paying employ ees since those closures took effect.Nospecifics were provided on the total number of restau rants McDonald’s expects to be able to reopen.
• Today, Abandoned Building Brewery in Easthampton is hosting a “pop-up” by Vegan Pizza Land from 5 to 9 p.m. Vegan Pizza Land is an Easthampton-based cater ing team that specializes in meat-free pizza creations. Its repertoire includes standard options like a margherita as well as more exotic combina tions like a kimchi pie and a pesto and olive combination.
• Greenfield will be hosting its annual free Harvest Supper on Saturday. To be held on the Town Common from 4 to 7 p.m., the supper continues a long tradition started by the late activist, Juanita Nelson, who organized the first supper back in 2005.
Hugh Robert is a faculty member in Holyoke Commu nity College’s hospitality and culinary arts program and has more than 45 years of restau rant and educational experi ence. Robert can be reached online at OffTheMenuGuy@ aol.com. FROM
The Big Dill sandwich gets plenty of pickle flavor thanks to garnishes of pickle fries, crinkle-cut pickle slices, and a dill ranch sauce. Chopped lettuce and American cheese are also among the burger’s toppings.Dillpickle juice is a flavor headliner in the Pickle Juice Slush that’s also part of the special menu. The Slush, like the Pickle Fries and the Big Dill, will be available through Sunday.
The rollout of the new slicer technology will necessarily be gradual. With over 22,000 stores to equip, the German manufacturer of the equip ment needs considerable lead time to fulfill the order.
• Participating Friendly’s Restaurants are promoting a limited-time-only entree special. The Southwest Pasta Bowl at Friendly’s features cavatappi pasta sauced with spiced chopped beef in Sri racha cream. Garnishes that finish off the bowl include diced tomato, jalapeno pep pers, and shredded Monterrey JackServedcheese.with a ciabatta roll, the Southwest Pasta Bowl has a suggested price of $14.99.
The Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst reopened Aug. 16 following a restoration project. This is Emily Dickinson’s bedroom. Visitors must make an advance reservation for a guided tour. ‘LEON’
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FRIDAY Agawam Congregational Church Tag Sale: Fri.-Sat., 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Agawam Congregational Church. Sale will have items donated by church members, including estate type items, clothing, toys, games, kitchen and household items, books, along with more items. All proceeds will be going to the church. The church is located at 745 Main St., Agawam. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022 — Kayla Hamilton: Fri., 6 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow Dance: Kayla Hamilton on the Henry J. Leir Stage. For tickets visit jacobs pillow.org, $25. 358 George Carter Road, Becket, 413-243-0745.
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022 — Miami City Ballet: See Thursday listing Majestic Theater Summer 2022: Fri., 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 2 p.m., Majestic Theater. Dan Kane’s Rising Stars. Tickets: $27, $25. 131 Elm St., West Springfield, 413-747-7797 or “Proof”:majestictheater.com.
Turners Falls Annual Summer Bazaar: Sat., 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Peske omskut Park; Featuring more than 30 independent crafters and direct sales vendors including essential oils, jewelry, bird houses, woodcut prints, upcycled glass, car decals, tumblers and more. Basket raffle to benefit the Franklin County Regional Dog Shelter. Rain date is Sept. 3, Avenue A and 7th Street, Turners Falls. SUNDAY Agawam Community Artists and artisans annual Arts and Craft Festival: See Saturday listing Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022 — Miami City Ballet: See Thursday listing Majestic Theater Summer 2022: Sun., 2 p.m., Majestic Theater; Featuring Freddie & Friends: Kenny Rogers Tribute. Tickets: $27, $25. 131 Elm St., West Springfield, 413747-7797 or majestictheater.com. “Proof”: See Friday listing Sunday Afternoon Summer Concerts: Sun., 3 p.m., Memo rial Hall Museum; featuring The Valtchev-Tchekoratova Duo, Gregory Valtchev on violin and Lora Tchekoratova on piano. Tickets: $10, $5 seniors (65+). 8 Memorial St., Deerfield, 413-774-3768 ext. 10 or Tanglewooddeerfield-ma.org.2022Season: Sun., 2:30 p.m., Tanglewood. Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Ives and Beethoven in the Shed. For tickets visit tanglewood.org. Tickets start at $24. 297 West St., Lenox, 888266-1200. Quadrangle Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden: 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: “Ancient Treasures,” a display of artifacts from ancient China, Greece, Rome and Egypt. Hands-on activities in the Hasbro Games Art Discovery Center. Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: More than two dozen Indian motorcycles and related memorabilia.
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Fri.-Sat., 7 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m., Ja’Duke Theater. Rating: PG13; run time: 2 hours (one intermis sion). Admission: $12 children 12 and under, and seniors; $15 general admission. 110 Industrial Blvd, Turners Falls, 413-863-0001 or Tanglewoodjaduke.com 2022 Season: Fri., 8 p.m., Tanglewood; Anna Rakitina conducts Shostakovich, Dvořák and Borodin featuring Gil Shaham on violin in the Shed. For tickets visit tanglewood.org. Tickets start at $21. 297 West St., Lenox, 888266-1200.
SATURDAY Agawam Community Artists and Artisans annual Arts and Craft Festival: Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Agawam Polish American Club. Featuring the New England Mosaic, over 60 vendors selling various arts and crafts such as oil, watercolor and acrylic painting, paper and metal art, pottery, fiber art, jewelry, woodworking, stained glass and more. There will a free kids craft area, free face painting, live music and more, Parking and admission are free. 139 Southwick Road, Feeding Hills. Agawam Congregational Church Tag Sale: See Friday listing Brimfield Blues Fest: Sat., noon-6:30 p.m., Brimfield Winery. Featuring The James Montgom ery Blues Band and special guest Christine Ohlman, Barry Goudrea, the Uptown Horns and more. For tickets visit brimfieldwinery.com. Tickets: $40 advance, $45 at the door. 35 Main St., Brimfield.
A First Generation Family & Community Celebration: Sat., 1-4 p.m., HomeCity Community Center, entrance on Oak Grove Ave., 437 Bay St., Springfield. Giant Indoor-Outdoor Tag Sale: Sat., 9 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Mark’s Epis copal Church. Event is rain or shine. 1 Porter Road, East Longmeadow. Greek Festival: Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. A free outdoor rain-orshine, charitable event. 410 Main St., Holyoke. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022 — Miami City Ballet: See Thursday listing Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022 — YYDC: Sat., 6 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow Dance; YYDC on the Henry J. Leir Stage. For tickets visit jacobspillow.org, $25. 358 George Carter Road, Becket, 413-243-0745. Majestic Theater Summer 2022: See Friday listing Popup Art Salon and Gallery: Sat., 11 a.m.-2 p.m., LAVA Center. Featuring new art and vendors, 324 Main St., Greenfield. “Proof”: See Friday listing Springfield Stamp Club Meeting: Sat., 10 a.m.-noon, Meadowbrook Manor Community Room. Anyone interested in stamps is invited to attend, whether novice or expert. Meetings include information al discussions, auctions and showings of various stamps. For additional information contact Ken, 413-732-4976; George 413-789-9980, 66 Meadowbrook Manor, Agawam. Tanglewood 2022 Season: Sat., 8 p.m., Tanglewood. Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Rimsky-Korsa kov, Rachmaninoff, and Copland featuring Alexander Malofeev on piano in the Shed. For tickets visit tanglewood.org. Tickets start at $24. 297 West St., Lenox, 888-2661200.
Michele and Donald D’Amour Mu seum of Fine Arts: “Card Tricks: Salvador Dali and the Art of Playing Cards.” Through Nov. 20. “Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper.” Through Sept. 4. Springfield Science Muse um: “Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond.” Through Sept. 4. This hands-on, 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 pro vides interactive three-dimensional exhibits. The second floor contains Theodor Geisel’s personal memora bilia. Timed tickets are required, for reservations visit springfield museums.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: Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sun. 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. Open for groups on Tues.-Wed. Admission: $8 adults, $8 children (12 months and older); $4 grandparents/seniors (60+); military personnel and teachers receive a 10% discount off the price of regular admission. Members and infants are free. 29 S. Broad St., Westfield. Children’s Museum at Holyoke: Hours: Tues, Wed, Thurs, and Fri. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m; closed, 12-1 p.m. for cleaning each day; Sat. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. Sun.12-4 p.m. (two slots). Admission: $8 children and adults; $5 seniors; children under 1 and members are free, 444 Dwight St., Holyoke or Edithchildrensmuseumholyoke.org.Wharton: 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 avail able at edithwharton.org. Admis sion: $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: 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. “Celebrating Collage: A 20th Anni versary Celebration.” Through Dec. 31. 125 West Bay Road, Amherst or Holyokecarlemuseum.org.HeritageState Park: 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. 221 Appleton St., Holyoke, 413534-1723 or holyoke-heritage-state-park.mass.gov/locations/
Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center: Ride Like an Animal Challenge: Scaven ger hunt event throughout Western Mass. The ride kicked off July 1 and runs through Sept. 6. The event wraps up with a celebration at the Ludlow Elks on Oct. 1 from noon-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 tjofoun dation.org for full details, and to register. Tiered Pricing; anaimal-challengedation.org/events/ride-like-an-tjofoun . 627Cottage St., Springfield, 413-888-2917. Markets Amherst Farmers Market: Sat urdays through November, 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., on the Amherst Common. Featuring more than 40 vendors, including local growers, set up on the downtown common along Boltwood Avenue and Spring Street, Amherst. Farmers Market at Forest Park: Tuesdays through Oct. 25, 12:30-6 p.m. In the parking lot of Cyr Arena at Forest Park, Sumner Avenue, Springfield. Farmers Market at The Long meadow Shops: Every Thursday from 12 p.m.-6 p.m., through Oct. 27 at the The Longmeadow Shops, 690 Bliss Road, Longmeadow. For more information visit TheLong meadowShops.com. 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 sum mitted to masslive.com/myevent.
Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery: Hours: Tues.-Fri. 12:30-4:30 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. First floor of building 28. 1 Armory Square, Springfield, 413-755-5258. Forbes Library: “Paintings and Texiles” by Ryan Murray, Jeff Wrench, and Yoni Glogower. Through Aug. 29. 20 West St., Northampton or Galleryforbeslibrary.org.A3Amherst Art Alliance: 77th Annual Juried Show: Juror: Daniel Kojo Schrade. Through Aug. 27. Art Forum online: Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m.; register at gallerya3.com Hours: Thurs.-Sun. 3-8 p.m. 28 Ami ty St., Amherst, 413-256-4250. Indian Orchard Mills Dane Gallery: Hours: Sat. noon-4 p.m. or by appointment. 34 Front St., Indian Orchard, 413-543-3321.
Open for guided tours through Oct. 15: Sat.-Wed., 1-4 p.m. Visitors will be required to mask and be fully vaccinated. 130 River Drive, Hadley or Shelburnepphmuseum.org.FallsTrolley Museum: Featuring new exhibitions, programs and refurbished historic buildings. Hours: Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., including holiday Mondays through Oct. 16. Admission: $4 all-day pass, $2 children; children 6 and under free with adults, 14 Depot St., Shel burne Falls or sftm.org. Springfield Armory National His toric 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 Thenps.gov/spar.EmilyDickinson Museum: “Homestead and Evergreens: Muse um Reopened Restoration Project.” Admission to the museum is by guided tour, for which advance-pur chased timed tickets are required. Visit EmilyDickinsonMuseum. org to purchase your tickets and for more information. 280 Main St., Amherst. 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 stu dents, 208 Main St., Indian Orchard or Universitytitanic1.org.Museum of Contem porary Art — Fine Arts Center: COVID-19 Health and Safety policy: The Fine Arts Center, requires patrons to be fully vaccinated to attend performances. Masks are not required, but are welcome and encouraged. The University Museum is open through May 1; Tue–Fri, 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun, noon–4p p.m.; and first Thursdays until 8 p.m. 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum: “A Century of Wom en’s Fashion: 1850-1960.” Through Sept. 4. 104 Walker St., Lenox or Wistariahurstgildedage.org.Museum: “Wisteria Vines in Full Bloom.” Carriage House and gift shop open Sat.-Sun, Mon. noon-4 p.m.;. Historic house tours $7, $5 students and seniors, 238 Cabot St., Holyoke or wistariahurst.org. Yiddish Book Center: “A Velt Mit Veltelekh: The Worlds of Jewish Culture.” Hours: Thurs, Fri, Sun, and Mon. from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Jew ish and legal holidays. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors, free for members, students and children, 1021 West St., Amherst or yiddishbookcenter.org. Galleries A.P.E. Gallery: “Worked: Artist Labor Relations” Curated by Grace Clark. Through Sept. 2. Hours: Tues.-Thurs. noon-5 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. noon-8 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m. 126 Main St., Northampton or apearts.org
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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. Jones Library: “Through the Camera Lens,” an online photography exhibit. Through Aug. 31. Jerrold Meyer, a UMass professor emeritus, longtime Amherst resident, and amateur pho tographer, is presenting a free, online photography exhibit through the Burnett Gallery of the Jones Library at joneslibrary.org/virtualburnett. 43 Amity Street, Amherst. Northampton Center for the Arts: “Works by Adrienne Albro-Fisher and Chole McLean.” Through Aug. 30. In the Mezzanine Gallery. Gallery hours: Mon.-Thurs. 1-4 p.m., Fri. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment. 33 Hawley St., Northampton or Oldnohoarts.org.TownHall: Exhibits by Marlene Rye, Laura Radwell and David Brew ster. Through Aug. 27. 43 Main St., Easthampton. Oxbow Gallery: Featuring prints by Joan Dix Blair through Aug. 28. Gallery hours: Thurs.-Sun. noon-5 p.m. 40 Cottage St., Easthampton or Schantzoxbowartgallery.com.Galleries:Featuring works by Dale Chihuly through Sept. 18. Gallery hours: Thurs.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in Aug.; and Fri.-Sat. in Sept. 3 Elm St., Stockbridge or schantzgal Sunnysideleries.com.Road Gallery: Fea turing the work of Carolyn Avery. Hours: Sat. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by calling 413-569-0384. 52 Sunny side Road, Southwick. William Baczek Fine Arts: Summer 2022 Group Exhibition on display through Aug. 31. Selections can be seen on the gallery’s website at wb finearts.com. For more information about this or upcoming exhibits call the gallery at 413-587-9880 or email at info@wbfinearts.com. Hours: Tues.-Sat. from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sun. from noon-5 p.m. Admission is free, index.php?id=9292wbfinearts.com/ . 36 Main St., Northampton. Outdoors Great Falls Discovery Center: Story Walk Series: “Gotta Go! Gotta Go!” Through Aug. 30. For ages 2-6 and anyone who loves butterflies. Great Hall Art Exhibit: “Let Food Be Your Medicine.” Through Aug. 30. Kidleidoscope Story Hour: Friday: “Butterflies,” 10:30-11:30 a.m. For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Program includes a story, activities, and a craft. Activities are indoors and outdoors. Siblings and fiends welcome. 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls or Holyokegreatfallsma.org.ElksLodge: Weekly EORC Cross Country Race at Ashley Reser voir. Timed Thursday evening races consisting of dirt and gravel roads, circling Ashley Reservoir. Open to the public, hosted by Empire One Running Club. Through Aug. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The race is open to the public and attracts runners of all abilities. Age group records are kept and prizes are awarded weekly to winners in selected male and female categories. The remaining prizes are distributed in a lottery drawing. Cost: $7 plus $2 reusable bib, 479985047157796com/events/472996691189965/facebook. 250 Whitney Ave., Holyoke 413-538-8895. Mount Tom State Reservation: “Life Around the Lake;” Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Snakes are this week’s focus. Meet at Bray Lake. Hike the Beau Bridge Trail, Saturday, 1 p.m. The terrain is easy with some mod erately strenuous spots and the pace moderate on the 1 1/2 hour hike. Bring water and bug spray. Birding for Beginners, Sunday, 10:30 a.m. This one hour program helps beginners to learn the basics of birding. Sunday Afternoon Family Program, Sunday, 1 p.m. This week’s program is titled “The Great Tree scavenger Hunt.” This program will list all the benefits people derive from trees and a search for hidden tree products. 125 Reser vation Road, Holyoke, 413-534-1186.
Natural Bridge State Park: Visitors Center Exhibits: Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., year round; explore the park story through displays, artifacts and scavenger hunts. $2 parking fee; programs are free, 107 McAuley Road, North Adams.
Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: Hours: Sat.-Sun. noon-4 p.m. $3.50 per ride or 4/$10, 221 Appleton St., Holy oke or Josiahholyokemerrygoround.org.DayHouse: Guided tours, artifacts, furniture, clothing and documents from 1754-1902. Call for open house schedule and individual tours. Admission: $3, $1 children 6-12, free for members, 70 Park St., West Springfield, 413-734-8322. Mead Art Museum: American and European paintings, Mexican ceramics, Tibetan scroll paintings and more. Museum hours: Tues.Thurs. and Sun. 9 a.m.-midnight; Fri. 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. free, 220 S. Pleasant St., Amherst or Naismithamherst.edu.Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Three floors with dozens of hands-on exhibits, a regulation sized basketball court and more than 900 artifacts on display. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $28 adults (16-24); $23 seniors (63+); $19 youth (5-15); $23 students with valid high school or college ID. Free for ages under 5, 1000 W. Columbus Ave., Springfield or Normanhoophall.com.Rockwell Museum: Norman Rockwell: Freedom’s Leg acy: “Imprinted: Illustrating Race.” Through Oct. 30. “In Our Lifetime: Paintings from the Pandemic” by Kadir Nelson. Through Oct. 30. “The Lincoln Memorial Illustrated.” Through Sept. 4. Hours: Thurs.Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Advance tickets purchase required. Admission: $20 adults; $18 seniors, AAA, retired military; $10 college students, free children ages 18 and under, mem bers and active military. 9 Route 183, Stockbridge or nrm.org Old Sturbridge Village: “New England on Parade” exhibit, through July 2023; examines parades and pa rade traditions in New England from 1776 to 1940. Included with general admission. 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. Admission; $24, $22 seniors, $8 children 3-17, free for children under 3, Route 20, Sturbridge or um:Porter-Phelps-Huntingtonosv.org.Muse
1) What did he think red wine would taste like?
I think my days are num bered as a wine critic. I couldn’t have said it any better — the way the wine changed from one sip to the next and become more enjoy able after each sip filled in a few more dots. And I’m glad I was there to share such a special moment in someone’s life. Cheers! Wine Press by Ken Ross ap pears on Masslive.com every Monday and in The Repub lican’s weekend section every Thursday. I love zinfandelsTurleybecausethey’rebigandheartyandyetsomehowdelicateandrefinedatthesametime.
I didn’t know that my friend’s son had never tasted red wine before until his dad served him a glass of wine. Right away, I was so excited to be there for such an important moment in a person’s life. Seriously, think back to the first time you tasted something you had never tasted before. I know I vividly remember the first time I tasted oysters or venison.Ialsoused to get the same sense of excitement watching people ski for the first time when I taught skiing in Ver mont.Iasked my friend’s son what he thought of the wine. He said, “That’s not what I thought red wine would taste like.”Ina way, he was spot on with his opinion of the wine. Since I knew we were having pizza, I brought a big, bold, red zinfandel from one of my favorite California wineries — Turley Wine Cellars. Specifi cally, I brought a 2018 Turley Old Vines Zinfandel, which I bought a few years ago for $25. I love Turley zinfandels because they’re big and hearty and yet somehow delicate and refined at the same time. However, I should add that Turley zinfandels are distinct wines. They don’t taste like a lot of other wines, which is one of the reasons why I love them soButmuch.ifIhad known I was going to be sharing wine with someone who had never tasted red wine before, I’m not sure Turley would be the first wine I would drink with them. It’s so distinct, so different. And if you have never tasted red wine before, I’m not sure this is the wine I would start with right out of the gate. I’d probably go with a red blend from France’s Rhone region or an inexpensive red wine from Bordeaux. Both of these wines generally have a softer finish. They also often undergo subtle changes in the glass, which is one of the great things about wine, I think. Later that night driving home, my wife and I were talking about how exciting it was to be there with our friends the first time their son tasted wine. I know, we lead exciting lives. My wife then suggested I write a wine column about it. I kept coming back to what my friend’s son said when he tasted the wine — how it didn’t taste the way he thought red wine would taste. The next day, I wrote to my friend and asked him to ask his son two questions.
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2) What did he think the red wine tasted like? My friend’s son wrote this in response:“WhenI took my first sip, I was expecting more of a fruity, mellower taste. What struck me first was the boldness of the flavor; not so much the alcohol content, because I’ve had far stronger drinks, but rather just the immediate striking of the flavor. Truth be told, I didn’t really like my initial tasting of it, after only a small baby sip. I suppose I equate it to taking a bite out of an oatmeal raisin cookie when you’re expecting chocolate chip. Once I had some more, and the dots filled in to what red wine actually tasted like, and once the bold flavor had completely filled my palate and had become not so sur prising it became enjoyable.”
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