Weekend Movie theaters to offer $3 movies on National Cinema Day Saturday, masslive.com LIVEWIRE: Texas universities to offer courses on popular musicians, E4 STONE SOUL FESTIVAL: Annual event brings community together, E6 ‘A FAMILY THING’: Blandford Fair returns for Labor Day weekend, E7E | | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 , 2022 PLUS Festculture,ArmeniancelebratesE3 Funfair at the CountyThree Fair kicks off No. tomorrow,205 Page E2
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While horse racing is a thing of the past at the fair, Wee Wee Wee Racing Pigs, another set of four-legged friends, have replaced them at the race track, where for all four days fairgoers can cheer them on to the finish line.
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‘T hat’s brating,”arefairsmanyhowwecelesaid James Przypek, general manager of the Three County Fair in Northampton, which opens its gates tomor row for four days.
By K eith O ’C onnor Special to The Republican “205 in a row.”
Gauge Clark, left, of Westhampton, enjoys one of the many rides during a visit to the Three County Fair in Northampton in 2019. At right, Alyssa Dusseault, of South Hadley, spends some quiet time with her 9-week-old Angus/Jersey steer “Billy” in the baby animal barn at last year’s Three County Fair. (FREDERICK GORE PHOTO; DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)
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Founded as the Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden Agricul tural Society back in 1818, the fair remains true to its agricul tural heritage — with the fair’s many livestock competitions, agricultural exhibits, tractor pulls, draft horse challenge and more this year — while over time adding crafts, de motion derbies, music, food, a midway and more.
The fair’s general manager said they have added a couple of new attractions this year, including one he is especial ly looking forward to called World of Wonders Amaze ment Show, which is almost like a circus sideshow. “There is a sword swallower, strong lady, fire eater, escape artist, magician and more fun acts to see in three shows daily,” Przypek said. And there are plenty of oth er fun agriculturethemfouratfriends,anotherWeethingandantmorebubbles,The“TheFarmSaturdayandwillUrbanattractions.WizardsAcademybringitslatestpuppetmagicshowtothefaironandSundayattheMuseumStagecalledGangGoestoSpace.”showfeaturessongs,dancing,games,andwhilelearningimportlessonsaboutagriculturefarming.Whilehorseracingisaofthepastatthefair,WeeWeeRacingPigs,setoffour-leggedhavereplacedthemtheracetrack,whereforalldaysfairgoerscancheerontothefinishline.TheBabyBarnyardbringsclosertohomefor
“Last year we were dealing with the delta variant surge, but still our numbers were equal to 2019 before COVID. What I’ve been hearing indus try-wide across the country is a 10% increase in attendance, so things are looking good for this year,” Przypek said. “I am happy that we are once again offering free park ing, what I call our ‘deflation inflation special,’ and free ad mission to all veterans with a valid ID on Sept. 4,” he added.
kids every day in Barn 2 with close-up animals to enjoy and special activities to enjoy while learning about agri culture. The Baby Barnyard is also home to the Kiddie Tractor Pull, open to ages 3 to 9, on Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 2 p.m., with signups on the day of the event. There also will be plenty of clowning around with Bowey on Friday at the Farm Museum Stage, where he will mix his magic, ventriloquism and balloon art for some fun times for all. Also, the Melha Shriners Clowns will add smiles to everyone’s day be tween Barns 2 and 3 on Satur day, Sunday and Monday. For the ride of your life, there are tethered hot air balloon rides by Aerostat Promotions for $20 for adults and $10 for kids tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday — weather and wind permit ting. There will also be a hot air balloon “glow” lighting up the night sky at about 8:30 p.m.Musical entertainment schedule includes: Bud Light Clubhouse Stage • Rosie Porter and The Neon Moons, tomorrow • Michelle Mae, Saturday • Grover Cleveland, Saturday • Moose & The High Tops, Sunday • Steve Robinson, Sunday • Alex2e, Monday • Ashley Hensel, Monday Farm Museum Stage • Tom Ingram Band, Sat urday • The Reminisants, Sunday • Sun Protection Factor Four, Monday Marketplace Stage (Barn 3) • The Ragtime Five Brass Quintet, tomorrow • The Windjammers Circus Band, Saturday COVER STORY
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By C ori U rban Special to The Republican K ebabs, po rov cheesedolma,yalanchikufteh, boreg, choreg, nazook and simit are just a few of the foods that will be available at St. Mark uniqueparish,onourlookvolunteer.MarkTaleneevenandtocuisinefeature2427p.m.Sunday.ArmenianChurch’sArmenianannualFestivalonTheevent,fromnoonto6onchurchgroundsatWilbrahamRoad,willauthenticArmenianandmusic.“ThefestbringsArmeniansSpringfieldfromourareafromConnecticutandfromNewYork,”saidR.Jermakian,aSt.parishionerandfestival“Asaparish,weforwardtocombiningeffortstoputthiseventeachyear.Beingasmalleachparishionerhasatalentorskillthatthey contribute to the success of thePeoplefest.”enjoy the festival atmosphere, she said, “and we have heard attendees say how welcome they feel when they come and experience the Armenian culture on our churchAttendeesgrounds.”willbe greeted with the sounds of a live band playing traditional Armenian music and will smell the aromas from the grills. Jermakian looks forward to the event’s signature losh kebab dinner and stocking up on delicious, homemade baked goods. Losh kebab is made of ground beef, lamb and a variety of herbs; a chicken kebab also will be served.Porov kufteh, new to the menu this year, is an Arme nian-style meatball made of ground lamb and beef; yalanchi dolma are grape leaves stuffed with onion, rice and herbs; cheese boreg is layered phyllo dough triangles filled with cheese mixture; choreg is a slight ly-sweet knotted roll with sesame seeds sprinkled on top; nazook is a pastry with sweetened butter filling; and simit is an Armenian sesa me-seed cookie. Also on the menu are Armenian braided string cheese, which is pulled curd cheese seasoned with mah culture, food star at church festival
T’S A SAFE BET THAT A lot of music fans in college wish they could major in their favorite artist’sWhilemusic.thatpossibility is still pretty much a dream, fans of both Taylor Swift and Harry Styles will at least be able to take courses in their respec tive favorites at two Texas universities.Thisfall,the University of Texas at Austin will offer a class on Taylor Swift, and a Texas State University profes sor will be teaching a class on Harry Styles in spring 2023 for the university’s Honors College.Elizabeth Scala, an English professor at UT, will teach a class on the songbook of Tay lor Swift for first-year liberal arts undergraduates. The course, called “Literary Con tests and Contexts — The Tay lor Swift Songbook,” will give students an “introduction to literary studies and research methods” using the pop star’s songwriting, according to a Facebook post by the school’s English department.
The Texas State class will be taught by history professor Louie Dean Valencia and is named “Harry Styles and the Cult of Celebrity: Identity, the Internet and European Pop Culture.”
Taylor Swift speaks during a graduation ceremony for New York University at Yankee Stadi um in New York on May 18. (SETH WENIG / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO)
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The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer Theodores’: Jeff Tuohy. 201 Worthington St., Springfield West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills SATURDAY BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity: Vox Sambou. 130 Pine St., Florence Crestview Country Club: Mike Smith. 281 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam Delaney House: Gerry Moss. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female danc ing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer Theodores’: The Peter Poirier Band. 201 Worthington St., Springfield Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield SUNDAY Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by Road, Chicopee Glendale Ridge Vineyard: Glendale Ridge Vineyard’s Sunset Series. 155 Glendale Road, South ampton JP’s Restaurant: Tom Savoy. 200 Whiting Farms Road, Holyoke Mardi Gras: Nude female danc ing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer MONDAY Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female danc ing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer TUESDAY City Sports Grille: City Sports Swing! 525 Pleasant St., Northampton Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female danc ing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield Tavern Restaurant: Trivia Night. 2 Broad St., Westfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer WEDNESDAY American Legion Post 351: Open mic with Kevin Crane. 50 Saint Kolbe Drive, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female danc ing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer
According to a story in the New York Post, Spears is a huge fan of the British song writer, who proposed the idea for the track.
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Colleges offering fall courses on Taylor Swift, Harry Styles music
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Liner notes • Elton John gave some fans at a French eatery in Cannes a preview of his new duet with Britney Spears Recorded in July, “Hold Me Closer” is a a mashup of John’s hits, “The One” and “Tiny Dancer,” with Spears singing lyrics from both songs over an energet ic dance beat. The track is Spears’ first new music since her 2016 album, “Glory.” John approached the restaurant’s DJ, then sang along with the track, stream ing the crowd’s reaction on his Instagram page.
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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 E 4 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 , 2022 THE REPUBLICAN | MASSLIVE.COMWEEKEND MOOSE FAMILY CENTER #1849 244 Fuller Rd., Chicopee, MA Sponsored by Gallagher’s Olde Fashioned Service Family Fun for Everyone All proceeds go to Moose Charities Best Route to the Moose Lodge during Fuller Rd. construction – enter from Memorial Dr. (Rte. 33), Chicopee to Fuller Road EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT 2022Sumer Concer t /Clasic Car Show THURSDAY 9/1 DJ Gary Back in Time Model A Night THURSDAY 9/8 DJ Gary Back in Time Road is newly pavedfrom Memorial Dr. tothe Moose Lodge
THURSDAY Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by 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 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 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 Delaney House: Ed Byrnes Trio. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by Road, Chicopee Glendale Ridge Vineyard: Glendale Ridge Vineyard’s Sunset Series. 155 Glendale Road, South ampton Mardi Gras: Nude female danc ing. 91 Taylor St., Springfield MGM Springfield: MGM Free Music Fridays: Unforgettable Fire. 1 MGM Way, Springfield
• The National and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver have collaborated on a new song, “Weird Goodbyes.” The song is sung by Vernon and The National’s Matt Berninger. The single also features a string arrangement by the National’s Bryce Dessner, played by the London Contemporary Orchestra. “‘Weird Goodbyes’ was one of the first new songs we made. I was misusing drum machines, as usual, and stumbled onto this beat that got stuck in my head — it felt like something only (drum mer) Bryan (Devendorf) could naturally play,” The Nation al’s Aaron Dessner said in a statement.“Webuilt the song around the beat. Matt’s melody and words felt so elegant and moving from the beginning —
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• Happy Five Oompah Band, Sunday • Jon Berman, Monday This year’s smash and crash demolition derbies include on Friday: minivan and 4-6 cylinder stock com pact at 7 p.m.; on Saturday: enduro racing and school bus at 7 p.m.; on Sunday: stock and modified lawn mower racing and 4-6-8 cylinder at 7 p.m.; and on Monday at 2 pm.: enduro racing and school bus. And you can’t forget the food.“We have all the typical fair food from grinders to burgers, hot dogs to fries, deep fried desserts, sliders, fried dough, tater tots, ice cream, barbe cue, gyros and the list goes on and on,” Przypek said. Gates open tomorrow at 4 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 10 a.m. Advance tickets are avail able online at 3countyfair. com and are $30 for a fourday pass for ages 12 and older, $12 for adults age 12-64, $9 for seniors age 65 and older and veterans with ID, and free for youths age 11 and under. Tickets on the day of are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and veterans.Foracomplete list of activi ties and events, visit 3county fair.com
Admission to the festival and parking are free. The event will take place rain or shine, with plenty of seating under tents.
Fair CONTINUES FROM PAGE E2 leb, nigella seeds and a pinch of salt; khurabia, a shortbread cookie covered with pow dered sugar; paklava, pastry with chopped nuts, layers of buttered phyllo dough topped with sugar syrup; and kha dayif, shredded phyllo dough surrounding cream pudding topped with sugar syrup. Meals are served with rice pilaf, salad and pita bread. Grinders will be available for purchase.Atreatthat has become a festival favorite, soorj — Ar menian coffee — also will be available.“Idothink people enjoy trying new, ethnic foods,” Jermakian said. “We are lucky to have people from many dif ferent cultures in the Spring field area, and events like our fest offer opportunities to get a taste of those cultures.”
There will be a cultural booth at the fest — the parish’s largest fundraiser each year — and a raffle. St. Mark’s instruc tional cooking DVD, featuring parishioners demonstrating how to make traditional Ar menian delicacies, also will be available for purchase. “I think I can speak for our entire parish when I say that my favorite part of the festival is that it gives us an opportu nity to share our Armenian heritage and culture with our community,” Jermakian said. “We take great pride in our Armenian culture and history, and having an event where we can share that with others is exciting.”Allproceeds from the fest benefit the ministries of St. Mark Armenian Church. “Though church is first and foremost a place of worship, it’s also a place of fellowship and community,” Jermakian said. So, during the festival, the Rev. Nicholas Aznavouri an, pastor, will be hosting guided tours of the sanctuary for those who are interested in learning more about the ArmenianAdmissionchurch.tothe festival and parking are free. The event will take place rain or shine, with plenty of seating underMoretents.information about the fest can be obtained on Face book, on the church website at at orgstmarkarmenianchurch. or by calling 413-7835793.
THE REPUBLICAN | MASSLIVE.COM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 , 2022 | E 5WEEKEND SpringfieldMuseums.org/ubora • 2022 AWARDS CEREMONY Saturday, September 17 • 6-8 pm Dr. Mrs.(Bruce)Gerald&CarolMooreCutting StaleyKayla Sponsored by SP46556 SeptemberSunday, 4 South Mountain Concerts P O Box 23 • Pittsfield, MA 01202 • Telephone 413 442-2106 www.southmountainconcerts.org TELEGRAPH STRING QUARTET Price – Five Folksongs in Counterpoint Bacewicz – String Quartet No. 4 (1951) Schoenberg – String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 7
Below, volunteers Karon Tyler and Michele Blowe cook the free hamburgers and hotdogs for youth last year. (ED COHEN FILE PHOTOS)
Aaliyah, left, and Angela Grimes-Taylor get ready to enjoy their hot dog and hamburger at the 2021 Stone Soul Festival at Blunt Park in Springfield. (ED COHEN FILE PHOTO)
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“The Stone Soul Festival is a venue for multi-talent ed youth dancing, singing, marching and other talents.” He recalled that as allbackgroundspantsStonerangeenrichment.entertainmentfamily-orientatedannualSoultionsbyitStoneandrecognizedStoneednotusment,”offcommunity.cameItwantedwascoldopendaylocalager,”“I-don’t-give-a-damnanteenheenjoyedtimeathisschoolplayground.“Oneaguycameandpoppedhistrunk”andgaveawaysodas,explainingthathemovingtotheareaandtogettoknowpeople.wasRogerWilliamswhobeactiveintheSpringfield“ThatstartedmeinmycommunityinvolveGriffinsaid.“Hemadefocusonwhatcanhappen,”justonwhatpeoplewanttohappen.Throughouttheyears,SoulFestivalhasbeenbyvariousgroupsorganizations,sothisyearSoulisrecognizingSpirofSpringfield,representedJudyMatt,foritscontributoSpringfield.ThemaingoalsofStoneFestivalaretohostanfestivaltoprovideactivities,andculturalThereisawideofdiversityattheSoulFestival;particifromnumerousethnicparticipateinareasofthefestival.
Stone Soul fest brings community together
Above, from left, state Rep. Bud Williams, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, Stone Soul Festival founder Jay Griffin, and Sheldon and Eddie Griffin at the 2021 Stone Soul Festival.
Event runs tomorrow through Sunday at Blunt Park
There will be music, games and “Praise in the Park” along with more than 40 food vendors and a health fair tent that provides outreach to underserved populations like minorities, the elderly, those experiencing homelessness and the unemployed.
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“Stone Soul Picnic” was a song by the 5th Dimen sion musical group; it was a number-one hit song in 1968. The organizers of the original Springfield festival liked the idea of the name but changed a few words to give their picnic its own identity. The event formally became known as the “Stone Soul Festival.”Griffinis putting out an “SOS” for contributions to this year’s Stone Soul Festival. “Each year we piece together small donations and goodwill to celebrate the Stone Soul Festival and its an nual activities,” he said. “The struggle has been a daily effort to bring things together by individuals with deep love and allegiance to Old Hill, Mason Square and the Great er Springfield community.” He added, “We are in crit ical need of assistance. We are proclaiming SOS for our sons, SOS for our sisters, SOS for our square and SOS for ourDonationssouls.” may be made to Stone Soul Inc., 41 Colton St., Springfield, MA 01109. Stone Soul Inc. is a nonprof it organization dedicated to community enrichment. For more information, call 413-737-1485.
“The Stone Soul weekend provides a full family-oriented activity,” said Griffin, Stone Soul Inc. program chairman.
By C ori U rban Special to The Republican S pringfield is “always part of my heart,” said Spring field native Jay Griffin, who is “on (his) way to 80 years old.”Aspart of his devotion to his hometown, Griffin long has been an integral part of the annual Stone Soul Festival that will take place tomorrow through Sunday at Springfield’s Blunt Park, 1780 Roosevelt Ave. It’s an easy time for eating, greeting and meeting family andWhatfriends.began in 1989 as a community reunion picnic aimed at gathering together the Mason Square Communi ty has evolved into the threeday festival, New England’s largest African American Festival.StoneSoul has provided a free, celebration,community-widefreehotdogs and hamburgers, free breakfast, free admission to the park, free entertainment and talent, free fish fry, free barbeque, ribs, chicken, beans, and free ice cream, all of which adds up to an inexpensive weekend for families and a fun-filled weekend of community.
The Blandford Fair features antique cars, “kiddi” tractor pulls, livestock, rides, entertainment and much more. Here, a scene from a past fair. HE theymostemployeeslikelysurveyed84%aboutparticularlymanytoageobligations.theirfullyhavedon’tcostsaftermanycomingoftheduringtorsAheadacheareeventranslatecosts,theytheirthethoseyear,increasedWholesaleSoaringmonthsworsethat48%foodgrowingbusinessationNationalsurvey“recession”adenceismessages.tumnsummerconversationECONOMICasthisturnstoauisfullofmixedUnemploymentlow,butconsumerconfiisshaky.Inflationisat40-yearhigh,andtalkofiswidespread.ThemostrecentquarterlyofrestaurateursbytheRestaurantAssocifoundthatthecurrentclimateisleadingtopessimismamongserviceoperators,withofthemoftheopinionbusinessconditionsarethantheywerethreeago.What’sfuelingthismalaise?costsareonefactor.foodpriceshave16.3%inthelastandovertwo-thirdsofsurveyedreportedthattotaloccupancycostsforbusinessarehigherthanwerein2019.Higherofcourse,usuallyintolowerprofits,aftermenupricehikesfactoredin.Anotherbigfinancialispandemicdebt.largenumberofoperaborrowedtostayopentheearlystagesofpandemic,andsomethoseloanswillsoonbedue.However,restaurantowners,dealingwithhigherandlowerprofits,believetheywillbethefundsavailabletoorevenpartlymeetfutureloanrepaymentNotsurprisingly,ashortoflaboralsocontinuesbeaworry.Eventhoughrestaurateursaren’toptimisticthenext12months,oftheoperatorssaythattheyaretohireadditionalthisfall,andaloneinfivereportthatcontinuetohavejobs they’d like to fill but can’t. Probably the starkest find ings in the operator survey involve future expectations. A reported 41% think it will be more than a year before business conditions return to normal for their restaurant. Another 29% of those sur veyed are even more down beat; they believe business conditions for their operation will never return to normal. The National Restau rant Association Research Group conducted the most recent operator survey of 4,200 restaurant opera tors from July 14 to Aug. 5. More findings from the Association’s survey can be found at research-and-media.restaurant.org/
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By C ori U rban Special to The Republican B renda Blood has secretarybeen of the fordBlandFairfor nearly 50 years, and year after year, she most looks forward to seeing the people that visit the fair. “I enjoy the people, visiting with the people,” she said. “There are a lot you only see once a year — at the fair.” The fair takes place on La bor Day weekend this year. There will be many activi ties, making it a draw for all members of the family. These include horse, oxen and pony draws; sheep, cattle and goat shows; a two-day horse show; entertainment on stage; a midway with games and food; and exhibits in the exhibit hall.Exhibits, Blood noted, fea ture “what people have grown in their gardens,” crafts and photographs. There also is a separate art show. Contests usually include corn husking, bale toss, cake walk, nail driving, rolling pin, pie eating, and ice cream eating. There also are truck pull contests. “I just love it,” she said of the fair. “It’s a family thing, and that’s what we gear it to —Herfamily.”extended family of multiple generations has been involved for years at the Blandford Fair, which takes place on “a nice, flat layout” at the fairgrounds on North Street.Thefair’s mission is to satisfy customers’ desire to appreciate the traditions, practices, methods and behaviors of its heritage through the encouragement and promotion of agriculture, horticulture, onlineHorticulturebyprofitciatedandmanufacturingfloriculture,mechanicalfineartsandotherassodisciplines.TheBlandfordFairisanonorganization,createdtheUnionAgriculturalandSocietyin1867.Formoreinformation,goto theblandfordfair. com.
BLANDFORD ‘It’s a family thing’
Restaurant operators pessimistic about economy The Chicken Big Mac. (MCDONALD’S / TNS) DINE & WINE Hugh Robert Off The Menu SEE ROBERT, PAGE E8 THE REPUBLICAN | MASSLIVE.COM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 , 2022 | E 7WEEKEND Adore Yourself
• On Saturday, the Hardwick Vineyard & Winery in Hardwick will host a Fall Craft & Food Festival. The event, which will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will include food trucks, live music, and craft vendors. Rain date for the festival will be Sunday. For more details contact Hardwick Winery and Vine yard at 413-967-7763.
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Champney’s Restaurant & Tavern is located at the Deerfield Inn, 81 Old Main St. in Deerfield. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN FILE PHOTO)
• On Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. until 11 p.m., River Valley Co-op in Easthampton will host a Kids Create: Vegetarian SushiPresentedWorkshop.byChef Poe of Pangaea Sushi, River Valley Co-op’s sushi partner, the workshop will show young sters how to use veggies and rice to create sushi specialties. Held in River Valley Co-op’s Easthampton Communi
Journey from hating to loving IPAs
“They were interesting and balanced,” he said of the older brews. “Brewers got obnox ious with hops trying to outdo each other. Some people liked that. I thought the brews suffered.”Ferrylikes plenty of newer IPAs but still prefers balance.
RECENTLY HAD A conversation about how some people who previ ously disliked IPAs now enjoyBeingthem.aguy who knows a lot of beer fans and hangs around in a lot of bars and breweries, I happened to be friends or acquaintances with a few peo ple like this. So I decided to reach out to them to see what changed their minds. Tastes and palates change over the course of one’s lifetime, and I’m always interested when this occurs. This is especially true when it comes to beer styles.Longtime or regular readers of this column will be ac quainted with my friends “The Two Michaels.“ Coinci dentally, they are both heavily involved in the world of wine and experts on the subject. But they both have plenty of beer knowledge as well. While neither one of them ever hat ed IPAs, they could be ambiv alent about them, especially the later ones where the hop quotient increased to some times questionable levels. Michael Ferry, who works for the Martignetti Compa nies, had long drank oldschool IPAs like Ballantine IPA and Genesee 12 Horse IPA, which were around as far back as the 1980s.
• It’s barely September, but pumpkin-spice season is well under way. On Aug. 5, convenience store giant 7-Eleven celebrat ed the “unofficial” start of fall as it returned Pumpkin Spice Latte and Pumpkin Spice Coffee drinks to the chain’s beverage line-up. The coffee shop giant Dunkin’, on the other hand, delayed the introduction of its fall specialties until Aug. 17. Beverage options in Dunkin’s fall flavor portfolio include the Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte and a Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew that’s topped with a pumpkin cream cold foam New this year from Dunkin’ is Nutty Pumpkin Coffee, an iced coffee drink flavored with hazelnut syrup and pumpkin spice.Pumpkin-flavored selec tions also populate Dunkin’ display cases in the form of pumpkin muffins, pumpkin Munchkins, and pump kin-spice glazed donuts.
• Though summer is drawing to a close, there is still plenty of outdoor din ing weather ahead, and the Outdoor Dining Guide at Northampton Live, an online collaboration between the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Northampton Association, serves as a com prehensive guidebook to the community’s al fresco dining options.TheOutdoor Dining Guide provides links to restaurants and food businesses that maintain outside spaces in which to enjoy a snack or full meal. The Guide can be ac cessed at food-drinknorthampton.live/ .
• McDonald’s is bringing the Chicken Big Mac to the U.S. for a market test. The Chicken Big Mac is made with tempura-coated chicken patties replacing the burgers found in the original Big Mac. The result is a twotiered sandwich that includes chicken along with lettuce, tomato, pickles, cheese, and special sauce on the proverbi al sesame-seed bun. When introduced at Mc Donald’s locations in the U.K. earlier this year, the Chicken Big Mac sold out in less than twoTheweeks.U.S.test of the Chick en Big Mac will take place in Miami. McDonald’s manage ment has yet to announce any plans for making the sand wich widely available as either a permanent menu option or a limited-time-only promotion al item.
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“Building 8 makes a bal anced IPA, as you can enjoy the malt character as well as the big hop bite,” he said. “I’ll enjoy a nice mild IPA. Syner gy. That’s the magic in beer — and life in general.” The other Michael, Michael Quinlan, will be familiar to many readers as the fine wine buyer at Table & Vine in West Springfield. He said he had a love/hate relationship with IPAs for many years. But he figured out the problem. “I would try an IPA and love it, and then the next time I had the same beer, I didn’t like it very much,” Quinlan said. “Of course that was when craft beer was just beginning its ascent, many of those were larger production IPAs that were traveling quite a ways. In recent years I have grown to love IPAs, it seems to me that buying fresh and local IPAs that don’t travel too far from the brewery to my glass is key to my enjoyment. I do like the West Coast style best.”Ellen Redman, flautist with the Springfield Symphony Or chestra (and also a great Irish tin whistle player) said that her husband, being a craft beer enthusiast, was always offering her a taste of West Coast IPAs.
George Lenker Beer Nut offering two “bar pizza” options, both of which feature boneless wings among their toppings.ABuffalo Boneless Bar Pizza gets a spicy kick from Buffalo sauce and pickled hot pep pers. The pie is additionally garnished with ranch dress ing, blue cheese crumbles, mozzarella, and boneless wings tossed in Buffalo sauce. Honey barbecue sauce is the flavor underpinning for a Honey BBQ Boneless Bar Pizza. Two cheeses, boneless wings, bacon crumbles, and chopped green onion are among the additional flavor elements.Bothpies will be available for an unspecified limited time.There is a Buffalo Wild Wings location on Memorial Drive in Chicopee as well as in Shrewsbury on the Boston Turnpike.
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• Champney’s Restau rant & Tavern at the Deer field Inn in Deerfield will be offering Sunday Morning Jazz thisTheSeptember.DanBelmont & Steve Kutz Duo will be at Champ ney’s this Sunday, perform ing from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Champney’s full lunch menu, along with some daily specials, will be available for enjoyment along with the music.Reservations, which are sug gested, can be made by calling 413-774-5587.
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• 2019 E. Guigal Saint es Pierres De Nalys Cha teauneuf Du Pape White Wine ($36 SRP) Tasting notes
2019 E. Guigal Saintes Pierres De Nalys Cha teauneuf Du Pape White Wine Grapes — 50% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette, 20% Bourboulenc, 5% Picpoul, 5%TastingRoussanenotes
— Expecta tions have a lot to do with how much we enjoy a wine, I think. I briefly wrote about this last week. But I thought it was worth repeating here since I was not surprised that I loved this wine. The French village of Chateauneuf Du Pape makes some of the best red wines in the world. Not surprisingly, this thrilling white wine hits all the right notes. Like red wines from this village, this wine has a crisp, flinty, mineral-like finish. Flavors range from grilled lemon and roasted pears to hints of toasted almonds and dried lemon peels. A truly subtle, refined, sophisticated white wine that perfectly captures the Rhone region’s distinct sense of place.Cheers!
2015 E. Guigal Cotes Du Rhone White Wine Grapes — 65% Viognier, 15% Roussanne, 8% Mar sanne, 8% Clairette, 2% Bourboulenc, 2% Grenache Tasting notes — While I absolutely enjoyed all three wines reviewed this week, if I had to pick just one to rec ommend, it would be this outstanding, affordable one from the consistently great E. Guigal winery. Like their reliable red wine (the Cotes Du Rhone that normally costs around $13), this white wine has that robust yet refined finish often found in many Rhone wines. Its other flavors include pro nounced pear notes mixed with lovely hints of honey dew melon and tart apple. But what I especially love about this wine is how crisp, dry and flinty it tastes from start to finish. There’s also an enchanting earthy qual ity to the wine. Think fresh potting soil after a steady summer rain. It’s complex and charismatic. I know I’m going a bit overboard here but this wine’s really that good.
• The Dirty Truth Beer Hall in Northampton is pre senting an Astarte Farm Dinner on Sept. 12 with seatings at 5:30 and 8 Astartep.m.Farm in Hadley specializes in no-till farming, an agricultural philosophy that grows crops without disturbing the soil by traditional plowing or tilling. It will be supplying the best of its late-summer har vest for the five-course dinner, while the staff at the Dirty Truth will be responsible for beverage pairings.Contact the Dirty Truth Beer Hall at 413-585-5999.
3 great French white wines from Rhone region
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• Log Rolling, the catering division of the Log Cabin in Holyoke, is promoting a special function venue during Septem ber — the Top of the Avenue Pavilion at the Big E. Log Rolling suggests that during The Big E the Pavil ion can be a great choice for special family celebrations, a business event, or a pre-con cert gathering. Full bar service as well chef-catered menus are available for any sort of get-together.ContactMo Freniere at 413-205-5026 or mfreniere@ TheBigE.com.
River Valley Co-op in Easthampton answers at 413529-4990.
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What makes these wines so great?Like red wines from the Rhone region, a lot of it surely has to do with the soil where the white wine grapes areThegrown.Rhone region famous ly has very rocky soils. I’ll never forget several years ago standing in a rock-filled vineyard in Chateauneuf Du Pape, a legendary wine village in the southern Rhone region. It was impossible to imagine that anything could actually grow there. And yet vineyards there have been producing outstanding wines forAnothercenturies.reason why I be lieve the white and red wines from the Rhone region taste so great has to do with the winemakers’ ability to skill fully blend different grapes together to create outstand ingUnlikewines.California or France’s Burgundy region, Rhone winemakers often blend together several differ ent grapes to create a single, outstanding wine. Don’t get me wrong. I adore single grape wines, especially from Burgundy. But France’s Rhone and Bordeaux regions have made an art form out of blending several grapes together to create a single great wine. So this week, the last unofficial week of summer, I thought I would highlight three outstanding white wines from the Rhone region.Letme add that if you can’t find these particular wines or these particular vintages, I highly recommend trying white wines from the Rhone region. Most of these wines consistently taste great year in and year out. Hope you enjoy them as much I did. Wines recommended this week • 2016 Cellier des Dau phins Cotes Du Rhone White Wine ($9 suggested retail price) • 2015 E. Guigal Cotes Du Rhone White Wine ($15 SRP)
• Outback Steakhouse is going spicy this month by offer ing fried chicken wings. Coated with a Nashville-style dry rub, the wines are served with blue cheese dressing and sold by the pound.Outback Steakhouse does business on Riverdale Street in West Springfield as well as on Southbridge Street in Auburn.
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2016 Cellier des Dauphins Cotes Du Rhone White Wine Grapes — 65% Grenache Blanc, 15% Marsanne, 10% Viognier, 10% Clairette Tasting notes — Many of you may already be familiar with Cellier Les Dauphins’ charming, affordable red wines. Their white wine is just as enjoyable and enter taining. Its flavors are on the softer side compared to the other two wines recom mended this week. Such flavors range from hints of melon and green apple to a dash of sea salt and elder flower. Delightfully deli cious.
F RANCE’S RHONE region famously pro duces outstanding red They’rewines.earthy yet elegant. Flinty yet fragrant. Robust yet regal. And best of all, many of them cost less than $15 a bot tle, making them some of the best bargains in the world. But what about white wines from the Rhone region? How do they taste? Are they any good? The answer is a resounding yes.In fact, the more I tasted white wines recently from the Rhone region, the more I kept wondering why they’re not as famous as the reds. Rhone white wines are just as complex and charismatic, just as flinty and flavorful.
The three Rhone white wines recommended this week. (KEN ROSS PHOTO) ty Room, the event is free but advance registration is re quired. Sign up online at gle/vXiJCtxwio8HvSXS8forms.
Amelia Park Children’s Museum: Permanent exhibit, hands-on activ ities and creative exhibits, the Hur ricane Simulator. To limit capacity and provide time for cleaning the museum mid-day. Sign up online for a play session at ameliapark museum.org. Hours: Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sun. 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. Open for groups on Tues. and Wed. $8 adults, $8 children (12 months and older); $4 grandparents/se
Mead Art Museum: Permanent exhibit featuring 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 Naismithamherst.eduMemorial
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum: Permanent exhibit, “Ancient Treasures,” a display of ar tifacts from ancient China, Greece, Rome and Egypt. Hands-on making activities in the Hasbro Games Art Discovery Center. Part of the free family activities. Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: Perma nent exhibit featuring more than two dozen Indian motorcycles and related memorabilia. Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum 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 Museum: “Nature Cat: Backyard and Be yond,” through Sept. 4. This handson, immersive, bilingual (Spanish and English) exhibit will encourage young children to explore the nat ural world. Stars Over Springfield, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Join members of the Springfield Stars Club for skygazing in the Science Museum’s observatory. If overcast, attendees will be offered a tour of the observatory.
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MGM Casino: See Thursday listing Our Lady of Fatima Festa 2022: See Thursday listing RPM Fest: See Friday listing Three County Fair: See Friday listing SUNDAY MGM Casino: See Thursday listing Our Lady of Fatima Festa 2022: See Thursday listing RPM Fest: See Friday listing St. Mark Armenian FEST: Sun, noon, St. Mark Armenian Church. Come enjoy delicious Armenian food fresh off the grill, baked goods to buy and take home, an interna tional booth, live Armenian music, and more. A celebration of Arme nian culture. Free admission and free parking. Rain or shine (seating under the tent). For more informa tion, call 413-783-5793. Free. 2427 Wilbraham Road, Springfield.
Flywheel Inside Out Concert at Forbes Library: Forbes Library, featuring The Fawns, Landowner plus Advertisement. On the lawn; bring a blanket or chair plus a picnic, 20 West St., Northampton. 413-587-1011 or forbeslibrary.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. Our Lady of Fatima Festa 2022: Thu, 6-11 p.m.; Fri, 6 p.m.-mid night; Sat, noon-midnight; Sun, 11 a.m.-midnight. Our Lady of Fatima, featuring live music, food, rides and more. Admission $2, Fri, Sat, 5-11 p.m. and Sun. 8-11 p.m., 438 Windsor St., Ludlow.
FRIDAY MGM Casino: See Thursday listing Our Lady of Fatima Festa 2022: See Thursday listing RPM Fest: Fri-Sun, The Millers Falls Rod and Gun Club. RPM Fest returns to Western Mass this Labor Day Weekend, with more than 50 bands, plus entertainment, activities, vendors, food trucks, and craft brews. Join in a weekend of heavy music, community, culture, and camping. Presented by Four Phantoms Brewing Company. Tick ets on sale now at RPMFest.org/ tickets. Featured bands: Atheist, Valient Thorr, GosT, Escuela Grind, Tower, Pathogenic, Hath, Black Pyramid, Hivesmasher, The Best of the Worst, Problem With Dragons, Yatra. Featured entertainment: Kickoff Afterparty, Leather Pixie’s Burlesque, Pro Wrestling Grind. $90. 210 Turners Falls Road, Turn ers Falls.
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The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum: Permanent Exhibit. First floor exhibition provides opportu nities to explore new sounds and vocabulary, play rhyming games, invent stories, and engage in activ ities that encourage teamwork and creative thinking, with interactive three-dimensional exhibits. Second floor contains Theodor Geisel’s per sonal memorabilia, including never before publicly displayed art, the original Geisel Grove sign which used to hang in Forest Park, and furniture from Geisel’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
Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden: Dr. Seuss National Memorial. Outdoor sculpture garden of larger-than-life bronze statues of Springfield native Dr. Seuss at his drawing board sur rounded by some of his most be loved characters including Horton the Elephant, the Grinch, the Lorax and others, free on the green.
Basketball Hall of Fame: Three floors with dozens of hands-on exhibits, a regulation sized basketball court and more than 900 artifacts on display. The museum is now open. In addition to a new technologically advanced visitor experience in cluding the following: “High Above Center Court,” “Hall of Honor,” “1891 Gallery,” “Players Gallery,” “James Goldstein Superfan gallery,” and “Jerry Colangelo Court of Dreams.” Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $28 adults (16-24); $23 seniors (63+); $19 youth (5-15); $23 students with valid high school or college ID. Free for ages under 5, 1000 West Columbus Ave., Springfield or Normanhoophall.comRockwell Museum: Norman Rockwell: Freedom’s Legacy: “Imprinted: illustrating Race,” through Oct. 30. Hours: Thurs-Mon 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Advance tickets purchase required; closed Tuesday and Wed.; $20 adults; $18 seniors, AAA, retired military; $10 college students, free children ages 18 and under, members and active military. “In Our Lifetime: Paintings from the Pandemic” by Kadir Nel son, through Oct. 30.”The Lincoln Memorial Illustrated,” through Sept. 4. 9 Route 183, Stockbridge or Oldnrm.orgSturbridge Village: “New England on Parade” exhibit through July 2023. The exhibit examines parades and parade traditions in New England from 1776 to 1940. Included with general admission, Permanent exhibit: visit Kidstory, a new 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 portrai ture. Hours: Wed-Sun 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Kids are free during the sum mer 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. $24, $22 seniors, $8 children 3-17, free for children under 3, Route 20, Sturbridge or Porter-Phelps-Huntingtonosv.org Muse um: Museum is open for guided tours through Oct. 15. Sat-Wed. from 1-4 p.m. and closed on Thurs and Fri COVID-19 precautions: All PPH visitors will be required to mask and be fully vaccinated. 130 River Drive, Hadley or pphmuseum.org
Three County Fair: Fri, 4 p.m.; Sat. Mon, 10 a.m. Three County Fair grounds, featuring games, rides, food, live music, demo derby’s, and much more. For tickets or detailed information visit 3countyfair.com. 4 day pass (12+) advance/online costs $30; adults 12+ advance/ online $12, day of $15; seniors 65+ advance/online $9, $10 day of; veterans with ID $9 advance/ online, $10 day of; children 11 and under free, paring is free. 41 Fair St., Northampton. 413-584-2237 or threecountyfair.com. SATURDAY HVC’s Fun Fridays: Game Night, Sat, 5:30 p.m. Happier Valley Com edy Theater. Enjoy a night of board and card games in Happier Valley Comedy’s Next Door Lounge. Free. 1 Mill Valley Road Suite B, Hadley. Jazz Faculty at Amherst College Concert: Sat, 7 p.m., Buckley Recital Hall. COVID protocols require audience members to be masked in Buckley Auditorium. K95 mask or equivalent preferred. Most up-to-date COVID protocols can be found at go/concertcovidamherst.edu/ . Free and open to the public; no tickets required. Intersection of Routes 9 and 116, Amherst.
Amazing world of learning and play. The newest additions are 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., Sat. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. (closed 12-1 p.m. for cleaning each day); Sun. noon-4 p.m. (two slots). Admission: Chil dren and adults $8, seniors (62+) $5, children under 1 year of age and members, free. 444 Dwight St., Holyoke or Edithholyoke.orgchildrensmuseumWharton-TheMount:“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 for adults, $18 for seniors (65+), $13 for students with ID; free for ages 18 and under 2 Plunkett St., Lenox.
Topic: “Dark Matter – What is that and why do scientists think it exists?” with Kev in Kopchynski. Purchase entry on the evening of the program at the museums: $3 adults, $2 children.
niors (60+); military personnel and teachers receive a 10% discount off the price of your regular admis sion; members and infants free, 29 South Broad St., Westfield or Children’sameliaparkmuseum.orgMuseumatHolyoke:
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. Thurs-Fri 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun noon-4 p.m. $6, $9, $22.50 for a family of four. “Celebrating Collage: A 20th Anniversary Celebration,” through Dec. 31. “Eric Carle’s Book Birthdays,” Sept. 3 - March 5. 125 West Bay Road, Amherst or Holyokecarlemuseum.orgHeritageState 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. itage-state-parkmass.gov/locations/holyoke-her . Free. 221 Apple ton St., Holyoke, 413-534-1723. Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: Open for Rides, Sat.-Sun. noon-4 p.m. $3.50 ride or 4/$10. 221 Appleton St., Holyoke or holyokemerry Josiahgoround.orgDayHouse: Permanent exhibit featuring guided tours, artifacts, furniture, clothing and documents from 1754-1902. Call for open house schedule and indi vidual tours. $3, $1 children 6-12, free for members, 70 Park St., West Springfield; 413-734-8322.
THURSDAY Back to School Friendship Brace lets: Thu, 3:30 p.m. Kent Memorial Library. For grades 5-12. Create bracelets from thread and cord you can share or keep for yourself. For more information about upcoming programs visit suffield-library.org 50 N. Main Street, Suffield. 860668-3896.
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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; 413543-3321. J. H. Miller Custom Framing and Gallery: Featuring the works of local artists. Hours Mon-Fri 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 86 Elm St., West Springfield; 413-7329128. Schantz Galleries: Works by Dale Chihuly, through Sept. 18. Gallery hours: Thurs-Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 52 Sunnyside Road, Southwick. Outdoors Mount Tom State Reservation: Life Around the Lake, Sept. 3, 10:30 a.m.; salamanders are this week’s focus, meet at Bray Lake. Hike the D.O.C. Trail, Sept. 3, 1 p.m., the terrain ranges from easy to some moderately strenuous spots and the pace is moderate on this 2-hour hike, bring water and bug spray. Birding for Begin ners, Sept. 4, 11, 18, 10:30 a.m., a one-hour program that helps beginners to learn the basics of birding using bird guides, lists and binoculars to learn about the local feathered inhabitants of Mt. Tom. Sunday Afternoon Family Program, Sept. 4, 1 p.m. mindfulness season walk. 125 Reservation Road, Holyoke; 413534-1186.
Expanded sports ► ► ► ► ► TM 10forweeksonly$9.75 animal-challengeorg/events/ride-like-an. 627Cottage St., Springfield; 413-888-2917. Markets Amherst Common: Amherst Farmers Market is held on Saturdays through November, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. More than 40 vendors, including local growers, set up on the downtown common along Boltwood Avenue and Spring Street, Amherst. Forest Park: Farmers Market at Forest Park is held every Tuesday through Oct. 25, from 12:30 to 6 p.m. in the parking lot of Cyr Are na, Sumner Avenue, Springfield. The Longmeadow Shops: Farmers Market at The Long meadow Shops is held every Thursday from noon to 6 p.m., through Oct. 27. For more infor mation visit TheLongmeadow Shops.com. 690 Bliss Road, Longmeadow. 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 submit ted to masslive.com/myevent.
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Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: Permanent exhibit featuring new exhibitions, programs and refur bished historic buildings. Tues-Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., including holiday Mondays through Oct. 16. $4 allday pass, $2 children; children 6 and under free with adults. Speed er Days, Sept. 4, on these days you will be able to ride on an antique a gasoline-engined rail-inspec tion car, also known as a speeder, motorcar or putt-putt. This is in addition to the usual trolley rides and pump car rides. The speeder will be operated by a trained vol unteer for a short ride in the freight yard. 14 Depot St., Shelburne Falls or Springfieldsftm.org
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Hope and Feathers Framing and Gallery: “Trees of the Valley” photographs by Jamie Malcolm-Brown, Sept. 1 - Oct. 1. Artists talk, Sept. 17, 4:30-6 p.m. 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 Gallery:Indianframing.comhopeandfeathersOrchardMillsDane
Society: Windsor Historical Society’s 101st Birthday, Sept. 1, 6-8 p.m. Takes place rain or shine. Free and open to the public. No advanced registra tion required. For information, call 860-688-3813 or visit windsor historicalsociety.org. 96 Palisado Ave., Windsor, Connecticut. Wistariahurst Museum: Perma nent exhibit features gardens and grounds. Open daily from dawn to dusk. Carriage House and Gift Shop open Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For information about house tours, group tours and upcoming events visit wistariahurst.org. Admission: $7 Holyoke residents, $5 seniors and youth under 18, free for muse um members, active military and their family members. 238 Cabot St., Holyoke. Yiddish Book Center: Permanent exhibit, “A Velt mit veltelekh: The Worlds of Jewish Culture.” The center is open to the public on Thurs, Fri, Sun, and Mon from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Saturdays and Jewish and legal holidays. Admis sion: $8 adults, $6 seniors, free for members, students and children, 1021 West St., Amherst or yiddish bookcenter.org.
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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, artifacts and scavenger hunts. $2 parking fee; programs are free, 107 McAuley Road, North Adams. Sheffield Green: Housatonic Heritage Walks 2022, Sept. 3, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Self-guided walk: If This House Could Talk. Pick up a tour booklet on the steps of the Old Stone Store and start at the Old Stone Store, which is next to the Mobil gas station. Park in the town parking lot, behind the gas station. Visit tonicheritage.org/eventshousafor more information. Main Street, Sheffield Green. The Millers Falls Rod and Gun Club: RPM Fest. RPM Fest returns to Western Mass. with more than 40 bands, plus enter tainment, activities, vendors, food trucks, and craft brews. Join us for a weekend of heavy music, community, culture, and camping. Early Bird Weekend Tickets are on sale now at RPMFest.org Also, order merchandise early at the website and save. Present ed by Four Phantoms Brewing Company and produced by Pro motorhead Entertainment, PDP Productions and Robo Sound. $75. 210 Turners Falls Road, Turners Falls.
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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. $4, $2 children and students, 208 Main St., Indian Orchard or titanic1.org.
Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center: Ride Like an Animal Challenge. Join us for a scavenger hunt event throughout Western Mass. The Ride runs through Sept. 6 and 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. Tiered pricing; tjofoundation.
Museum: Homestead and Evergreens, museum reopened restoration project. Admission to the muse um is by guided tour, for which advance-purchased timed tickets are required. Visit EmilyDickinson Museum.org to purchase your tick ets and for more information. 280 Main St., Amherst.
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum: “The Towns of Berkshire County” photographic exhibit, through Sept. 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Permanent exhibit features guided tours of the first and second floors. Hall is open weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Self-guided tours are on the hour with the last self-guided tour weekdays at 2 p.m. and weekends at 3 p.m. Masks are required and social distancing will be practiced. Call to reserve at 413637-3206. Admission is $18 adults, $17 seniors (65+), $10 students with ID and $7 children 5-17. Mem bers free. “A Century of Women’s Fashion: 1850-1960,” through Sept. 4. Ghost Tours at Ventfort Hall. Sept. 3, 25, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 9, 30 7 p.m., Oct. 28, 11 p.m. Robert Oakes will lead participants throughout the rooms and halls of this estate sharing tales of its haunting. This is not an active investigation. Res ervations are required. to purchase tickets call 413-637-3206. Masks are required. Note all tickets are nonrefundable and nonexchang able. $27, 104 Walker St., Lenox or Windsorgildedage.orgHistorical
Armory National His toric Site: Ranger-led interpretive programs offered in the museum in the afternoon. Junior Ranger pro grams conducted frequently each day. Hours are We.-Sun, 9:30 a.m.4 p.m. 1 Armory Square, Springfield or Thenps.gov/sparEmilyDickinson
CONTINUED FROM PAGE E10 Galleries A.P.E. Gallery: “Worked: Artist Labor Relations” curated by Grace Clark, through Sept. 2. Perma nent 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 Gal lery: 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. Burnett Gallery: Art exhibition, Sept. 1-29. Abstract botanicals and surrealist drawings. 43 Amity St., Amherst. Forbes Library: Works by Kimiko Donohoe, Dale Rog ers and Maggie Hodges, Sept. 2-29. Exhibits include: Kimiko Donohoe, “Japanese Pop Art and Landscape”; Dale Rogers, paintings and ceramics; Maggie Hodges, paintings. 20 West St., Northampton or Galleryforbeslibrary.org.A3Amherst Art Alliance: “Then and Now” by Ron Maggio and Rochelle Shicoff, through Oct. 1; reception, Sept. 1, 5-8 p.m. Art Forum Online, Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m. register at gallerya3.com; hours Thurs.-Sun. 3-8 p.m. 28 Amity St., Amherst; 413-256-4250.
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• The Gretsch guitar that Dave Grohl played in Foo Fighters’ breakout “Monkey Wrench” video will be up for auction at Gardiner Houlgate in Wiltshire, England, on Sept 7. The White Falcon guitar is expected to bring in £30,000, or more than $35,000. The guitar was originally owned by Grohl’s bandmate Pat Smear. Along with the guitar, the auction listing in cludes a photograph taken by Smear of Drew Barrymore playing the guitar. “Monkey Wrench” was also the first of the band’s videos to feature drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died this past March. “This is a very exciting guitar as it’s one of the few owned by Foo Fighters, argu ably the biggest current rock band on earth, ever to come to public auction,” auctioneer Luke Hobbs said.
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“I never really cared for them because of the bit terness and piney quality,” she said. “I’ve always gone for the more malty stouts and particularly imperial stouts.” What flipped the switch for Redman was also the “local” factor, but also the ascendan cy of the New England style IPAs.“When we went to Tin Bridge in Westfield in about 2017, I tried their Mosaic NEIPA and loved it. It had a crisp, refreshing citrusy taste, but also with a lot of body and mouthfeel,” she said. Oddly, Redman has now also learned to like double and triple IPAs, but still doesn’t enjoy everyday West Coast IPAs. Old pal Ray Mann, guitarist with Janet Ryan and Straight Up, said that as an old-school beer fan, there weren’t many options when he was young besides mundane beers like Budweiser, Miller and Schlitz. “I worked my way up to Heineken in the late ’70s–early ’80s, which was pretty much a huge step up in taste to me. I think Harpoon was the first IPA I sampled, and it was such a different taste experience from the lagers I grew up with,” he said. “I didn’t really enjoy it at first, but I kept returning to it as there was something there that my taste buds were get ting acclimated to. IIPAs are now my go-to.” Last but not least is my dear friend Nicole Graziano, who (unfortunately) has had the weirdest journey with IPAs: She hated them, then learned to love them, and now dislikes them again. Why? COVID seems to be to blame. “But I remember exactly when and where I liked my first. I was with (our mutual friend) Shaun Hickson at The Foundry. It was a Brick and Feather NEIPA, and I loved it and then loved them for years,” she said. Then for some reason, she started liking them less and less, although she would partake if she happened to be at a brewery that does them well and was with friends. “After COVID though, anything bitter tastes horrid, so I’m not drinking them now. Now I just like lagers like Miller High Life and Japanese beers,” she said. “I suspect it was due to the Pax lovi,d which made everything taste bitter. I typically drink black coffee, but now I have to put loads of milk and sugar in it. I was joking that I was going to have to start drink ing sweet drinks like Sex on the Beach because all alcohol just tasted bitter.” I’m just glad Nicole is on the mend from COVID-19. So there you have some stories behind people’s shift toward IPAs. If you were anti-IPA but now enjoy them, drop me a line with your story geolenker@yahoo.com.at
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mourning a loss of innocence and motivation, holding onto memories and feelings that inevitably slip away and the grief we all suffer in weird goodbyes.”
