T aking a cue from the recent focus on the world beyond and space travel, the 28th annual Paradise City Arts Festival at the Three County Fair grounds in Northamp ton will be a bit “out of this world.”
Visitors to the three-day arts fest that kicks off on Satur day and continues through Columbus Day will be greeted by a 12-foot-high steampunk spaceship created by Western Massachusetts artist James Kitchen as part of the event’s special themed exhibit.
“James took me aside before our spring show ended and told me he was going to begin working on the spaceship which he intended to debut
at our fall show. He wanted me to begin thinking about how we might work it into our programming,” said Linda Post, Paradise City founding director, who thought it would be perfect for their themed exhibit.
“I thought space was a cool concept, but a bit limited for a theme, so I started to think and came up with the theme ‘The Wild Blue Yonder,’ which is also cool and brings to mind blue skies, the deep blue sea and our blue earth. What visi tors will see is the steampunk spaceship as our central piece to the special exhibit sur rounded by pieces of clothing, ceramics, jewelry and more most likely adorned in blue,” she added.
Beyond the special exhibit, the show will feature 220 art ists and master craft makers from across the country who will show and sell original works in ceramics, painting, decorative fiber, art glass, furniture, jewelry, metal, mixed media, photography, sculpture, wearable art and woodworking.
Three of the many new juried artists who are added to the list of talented exhibitors each year include Ellen Co
Steve Spagna, of Springfield, a server at the Berkshire Brewing Co., gives a sample beverage to Richard Drummond, of West field, during a past Culture and Cocktails Oktoberfest at the Springfield Museums.
It’s been more than a decade since the Springfield Museums first embraced the craft beer world with an annual Okto berfest celebration on the Quadrangle.
The event was launched back in 2010 as a kickoff to the museums’ “Culture and Cocktails” series. The yearly beer tasting was incredibly popular but, like many beer events, was derailed by COVID.
Now it’s back, and both professional brewers and home brewers are ready to return today. Rain location is indoors at the Springfield Science Museum.
“It’s really a lot of fun being in the museum for their Ok toberfest,” said Jeff Goulet, of Loophole Brewing, which has been at several of the mu seums’ Oktoberfest events in the past. Goulet says working with the arts is a plus for him and his company.
“We love supporting the arts at Loophole Brewing, and the Springfield Museums
are no exception,” he said. “For every one of our cans, we contract a local artist — Jesse Morgan. Jesse creates an orig inal piece of art that is then transformed into the label for our cans. By doing so, it helps us build our brand recogni tion. From afar people can look at our cans and recognise Jesse’s artistic style, and know that’s a Loophole beer.”
Loophole will be pouring its Festbier along with its Parapet Pilsner. While most people associate Oktoberfest with the Märzen style, Goulet said that the lighter-hued Festbier is the style that is traditionally
Event an annual tradition at historic house built in 1805
T he Capt. Charles Leonard House, considered Agawam’s “communi ty house” since 1939, will be the beneficia ry of what’s become an annual fall fund raising tradition, the Harvest Craft Beer & Wine Tasting.
Set for tomorrow from 6 to 9 p.m., the event high lights the historic home at 663 Main St. that was built in 1805 as a stage tavern. Tickets are $45.
The beer and wine tasting is sponsored by McCarthy’s Liquors with all proceeds to benefit continuing preser vation and upkeep efforts.
The event will feature a variety of wines and craft beers, including new and popular offerings. A range of price points will be repre sented, and beer and wine
distributors’ representatives will be on hand to present the selections and answer questions.
Hot and cold hors d’oeuvres prepared by Joey’s Deli & Market, of Feeding Hills, are included in the ticket price. A selection of door prizes will be raffled the night of the tasting. Trustees of the Leonard house also will be on hand to provide tours. The house is available to rent for business and social functions.
Tickets are available at Mc Carthy’s Liquors, 430 Main St., as well as at Johnny Mac Liquors, 1949 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, Joey’s Deli & Market, 1226 Springfield St., or by calling the Leonard house at 413-786-9421.
Participants must be 21 years old. The event is sup ported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council.
The McCarthys and their family are longtime support ers of the preservation efforts at the Leonard house and have been sponsoring tasting events for many years.
The house served as a stage tavern on the Hartford-Bos ton route. It has served as Agawam’s “community house” since 1939, after Minerva Davis restored the property and created the non-profit organization that still operates the house.
The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and is located in the Agawam Cen ter National Register Historic District. It is considered to be
Agawam’s finest Federal-era home.
To learn more about the house, go online to Facebook. com/captainleonardhouse.
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BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity: Tuck & Patti. 130 Pine St., Florence
Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by Road, Chicopee
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 Drake: The Commonheart. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst
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
BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity: Lori McKenna. 130 Pine St., Florence Delaney House: Ask Me Wanda. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by Road, Chicopee
East Mountain Country Club: Time Trippers Band. 1458 East Mountain Rd, Westfield Glendale Ridge Vineyard: Glendale Ridge Vineyard’s Sunset Series. 155 Glendale Road, South ampton
Hutghi’s at The Nook: Essential Machine LIVE in Westfield. 8 Franklin St., Westfield
MGM Springfield: ROAR Com edy Club at MGM. 1 MGM Way, Springfield
The Drake: Loco Mojo Presents: Senior Year, The Upstairs Districk, East Coast Oracles. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst
Theodores’: Christopher Dean Band. 201 Worthington St., Springfield
West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills
BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity: Majid Bekkas. 130 Pine St., Florence
Delaney House: Sands. 3 Coun try Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by Road, Chicopee
MGM Springfield: ROAR Com
edy Club at MGM. 1 MGM Way, Springfield
Outlook Farms: The Savoy Duo. 136 Main Road, Westhampton
The Drake: The Nields. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst
The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Puerto Rico Hurri cane Fundraiser with TapRoots and Los Sugar Kings. 289 Main St., Greenfield
Theodores’: Racky Thomas Band. 201 Worthington St., Springfield
Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield
Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by Road, Chicopee
Glendale Ridge Vineyard: Glendale Ridge Vineyard’s Sunset Series. 155 Glendale Road, South ampton
Les Trois Emme Winery: Tom Savoy. 8 Knight Road, New Marl borough
The Drake: W.I.T.C.H. + Paint. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst
Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by Road, Chicopee
City Sports Grille: City Sports Swing!. 525 Pleasant St., Northampton
Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by Road, Chicopee
Tavern Restaurant: Trivia Night. 2 Broad St., Westfield
The Drake: Open Mic Night. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst
American Legion Post 351: Open mic with Kevin Crane. 50 Saint Kolbe Drive, Holyoke
Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Gran by Road, Chicopee
The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Black Uhuru. 289 Main St., Greenfield
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
DDIE MONTGOM
ery, of Montgomery Gentry, will take the stage at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield tomor row.
The Kentucky-based Montgomery Gentry rose to acclaim in 1999 with its de but, “Tattoos & Scars.” Over the next 18 years, the duo had No. 1 hits with songs such as “If You Ever Stop Loving Me,” “Something to be Proud Of,” “Lucky Man,” and “Back When I Knew It All.”
Despite the death of Eddie Gentry in a helicopter crash in 2017, Montgomery vowed to carry on the Montgomery Gentry sound.
Tickets are $55, and Whis key City will open the show.
• Taylor Swift has called timeout on a potential Super Bowl halftime show for next year’s game.
According to TMZ, the sing er-songwriter was offered the halftime show but apparently has said she first wants to finish re-recording her first six albums.
As fans know, record execu tive Scooter Braun was part of a group that in 2019 bought the rights to Swift‘s first six albums. Braun then later sold the master recordings, so an unhappy Swift said she would rerecord them to ensure she kept ownership.
So while 2023’s Super Bowl is a definite no-go, even 2024’s big game seems to be a long shot.
• After Swift turned down the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL has announced that Rihanna will be headlining the event, which will take place on Feb. 12.
The appearance will be Rihanna’s first public perfor mance since the 2018 Gram my Awards. Before that, Rihanna’s last shows were on
Rihanna is set to perform in the Super Bowl halftime show in February. (JORDAN STRAUSS / INVISIO / AP FILE)
a 2016 tour behind her album “Anti.”
Also, Apple Music recently stepped in as the new sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime
Eddie Montgomery, of Mont gomery Gentry, will perform tomorrow at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield.
show, replacing Pepsi after a decade.
• Damon Albarn has said his potential upcoming collaboration with Billie Eilish could sound like either “babbling brook folk or dark satanic metal.”
Albarn, of Blur and Gorillaz fame, recently told Apple Music 1 that he and Eilish keep trying to get together in the studio, but their respective schedules have prevented the collaboration so far.
Albarn and Eilish have a mutual admiration for each other. When Albarn joined her onstage at Coachella earlier this year, Eilish called him “a genius,” and Albarn told Ap ple Music 1 that he thought
Caregiver and Child Music: We will meet at Meekins Library on Thursday mornings in the Com munity Room. There will be 45 minutes of movement and music, followed by 15 minutes to connect with other caregivers and children. Free. 2 Williams Street, Williams burg; 413-268-7472 or meekinslibrary.org.
“The Economy - What’s Changed? What’s Next?”: With Kai Ryssdal, host and senior editor of Public Radio’s Marketplace, 6 p.m. Springfield Symphony Hall, free. 34 Court St., Springfield; 413733-2291 or symphonyhall.com
“Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues”: Thu.-Sun, Shakespeare and Com pany, in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. To purchase tickets, visit shakespeare.org/shows. Tickets cost $22-$62. 70 Kemble St., Lenox. 413-637-3353.
MGM Casino: Thu.-Sun, MGM Springfield, featuring retail stores, restaurants, Regal Cinemas and more. For more information visit mgmspringfield.com, 1 MGM Way, Springfield.
Square Dancing Workshop: 6:30-8 p.m. VFW Post 8428. The first 2 dances are free and then it is $5 per person. The instructor is Gloria Vivier. American Legion Hall behind the police station on Route 202, 41 Pelham Road, Belchertown. 413-323-9997.
Star Lights Luminaria Fundrais er: Westfield Athenaeum. Orders are now being taken for third annual Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum Star Lights Luminaria Fundraiser. Personalized luminarias are $7 each, and will be displayed in the windows of downtown Westfield businesses throughout December. Visit westath.org/ friends-of-the-library to down load the order form and to order online; payment can be made by check, Venmo or Google Pay. Paper forms are also available from the
circulation desks at the library. The deadline to order is Nov. 5. 6 Elm Street, Westfield; 413-562-7833.
Succulent Pumpkin Workshop: 6:30 p.m. Irish Cultural Center presented by The Flower Shed. Create your own live succulent pumpkin decoration for the fall season. Workshop includes a 4” gourd pumpkin, 5 succulent clip pings, moss, dried florals, work shop supplies, and guided instruc tion (pumpkins and succulents vary in size and color). Advance ticket purchase is required; visit ICC website to purchase tickets online. Cost is $28 per person. Morgan Road, West Springfield. Suffield Players Presents “Ru mors” by Neil Simon: Thu.-Sun, Mapleton Hall. For tickets, visit suffieldplayers.org or call 800289-6148. Shows are at 8 p.m. (except on Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.), $20 per person, $15 opening night. 1305 Mapleton Ave., Suffield. 860668-0837.
Wilbraham Garden Club Meeting: 10:30 a.m., St. Cecilia Church. Coffee, tea and breakfast pastries will be served. Speaker Alex Nolte of Keukenhof Gardens will present a program on Europe’s largest flower garden. Takes place in the parish center, 42 Main St., Wilbraham.
ACC Applause Series Presents: 7 p.m., Agawam Senior Center, Sounds of the Kora with Sean Gaskell. Doors open 6:15 p.m. Live streamed on Agawam Channel 15. Free and open to the public. 954 Main Street, Agawam. 413-8210604.
Amherst Historical Society and Museum Presents History Bite Lecture: 2:30 p.m., Amherst His tory Museum. Ed Londergan will talk about his book, “Unlike any Other,” which is based on the life of Bathsheba Spooner. The talk will take place in the Woodbury Room, 67 Amity St., Amherst.
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ILOVE AUTUMN, BUT that doesn’t mean I’m a “PSL” guy. I’m not.
(By that, I mean “pumpkin spice latte” guy.)
First of all, I drink black coffee unadulterated by any outside additives. But more importantly for our purposes here, I’m also not a huge fan of pumpkin (as far as a flavor). This means that pumpkin beers are not high on my list.
But I know plenty of folks who can’t wait for these pumpkin ales to roll out every autumn, and being an ecumenical kind of guy, I figured I’d provide a list of pumpkin beers I can drink, if the occasion calls me to.
Here are five pumpkin brews that I have enjoyed:
1. Two Roads Brewing Roadsmary’s Baby: This Connecticut-based beer not only has a clever name, it’s pretty tasty, with lots of sub tle spice and vanilla notes. spice aroma. But unlike some pumpkin brews, the spice factor in the flavor is relative ly moderate. For me, that’s a selling point, even though part of the general appeal of pumpkin beers is that spici ness. These is the smallest hint of vanilla here, and the pumpkin flavor is also under
George Lenker Beer Nutstated. All in all, a nice stroll through the pumpkin (beer) patch. The ABV is 6.8%.
2. Southern Tier Pum king: This is like pumpkin pie in a bottle, with a good balance of spices, pumpkin and nutmeg in both the aro ma and flavor. It’s certainly sweet, but that sweetness doesn’t linger cloyingly on the tongue, as the dry finish ends things nicely. If I’m in the right mood, I even would order more than one of these, despite my ambiva lence toward pumpkin beers. The ABV tends toward the high side, but not extremely so, coming in at 8.6%.
3. Tröegs Master of Pumpkins: If you prefer getting whacked over the head with the autumnal
IT’S A STORY THAT’S repeated over and over again in the restaurant world. A chef refines a recipe that subsequently be comes a restaurant’s specialty, then moves on to a new job and takes that recipe with him or her, adding it to the new employer’s menu.
Or the plot line might vary — an employee learns a restau rant’s recipe “secret,” then leaves to accept employment at a different eatery where he or she makes use of that kitchen secret.
In any case, the outcome is the same: a dish once unique to a single establishment ends up on menus elsewhere, frustrat ing the originator of the dish while enriching others.
How then, can chefs and restaurants legally safeguard their culinary inspirations? Not without great difficulty, it turns out.
Unlike a song, a story, or an image, food creations can’t eas ily be protected by copyright. Under current copyright law, the exact wording of a recipe can be thereunder protected, but the process and ingredient permutations in that recipe basically remain “open source”
Hugh Robert Off The Menu
and can be freely borrowed. In order to be eligible for a patent, by law a product or process must be “unique” and “non-obvious.” Such criteria represent daunting standards when it comes to something as ubiquitous as food and cooking. Is deep-fry ing a cookie or candy bar, for instance, so “unique” and “non-obvious” a notion that it could be patented? Given the costs and time involved in obtaining patent protection, it’s probably not feasible to do so, even if one could prove he was the originator of what was in fact a never-before-seen menu innovation.
Periodically, there have been proposals to extend copyright protection to recipes, flavor
combinations, and food pre sentations, but the complica tions involved in doing so seem nearly insurmountable.
How distinctive would a rec ipe have to be in order for it to be eligible for copyright? What about the basic recipes that form the foundation of profes sional cookery; who would own them? If a chef created a recipe on the job, who could claim the rights to that formulation? Would restaurants have to pay a licensing fee to offer a partic ular dish the recipe for which was subject to copyright?
All these questions and more would quickly complicate any scheme that enhanced legal protections for food creativity.
As annoying as it might be to have your recipe or food idea “stolen” and turn up elsewhere, the problems with extending copyright into the professional kitchen might well be a cure that proves to be worse than the disease.
• The Munich Haus Ger man restaurant in Chicopee is holding a series of Okto berfest celebrations later this month. Each will feature
BORDEAUX AND Burgundy often get all the attention when it comes to great wine regions in France.
But when it comes to out standing, affordable wines, few wine regions can compete with France’s Rhone valley.
A few weeks ago, I raved about dry white wines from the Rhone region.
As for their reds, I’ve been singing their praises for years.
Even long before I started writing this wine column 10 years ago next month, whenev er I was looking for great, dis tinct, reasonably priced wines, I often gravitated towards red wines from the Rhone region the same way a needle on a compass always finds true north.
This week, I picked out five great Rhone reds that all cost less than $20 a bottle. One of them even costs less than $10 a bottle, and it’s a stunner.
Let me add that you don’t really need to worry about the vintage for red wines from the Rhone region right now since every one’s been terrific since 2015.
Hope you enjoy.
• 2018 Rive Droite, Rive Gauche Cotes Du Rhone ($9.99 at Table & Vine in West Springfield)
• 2018 E. Guigal Cotes Du
pumpkin spice hammer, this is the beer for you. The spices are up front and in your face, with clove, cinnamon and ginger taking turns bombard ing your palate. The earthy pumpkin flavor is also not shy, but somewhat overshadowed by the spiciness. Clearly, the Master of Pumpkins rules with an iron fist. The ABV is 7.5%.
Ale: Unlike many of brewer
Rhone ($16.99 at Table & Vine)
• 2020 Domaine De Ma galanne Cotes Du Rhone ($12 suggested retail price)
• 2019 Elements Sol Chus clan Cotes Du Rhone Villages ($12 SRP)
• 2019 Maison Galuval Le Plan Cotes Du Rhone Villages ($17 SRP)
The Rhone region is locat ed in the south of France just north of Provence and two of its largest cities — Marseille and Avignon — one of the most charming small cities in France. (The Palais des Papes and Avignon’s winding stone streets are magical.) The name of the region comes from the Rhone River that flows through the heart of the Rhone Valley.
People have been making
Sam Calagione’s wilder brew adventures, Punkin Ale is a nice, moderate take on the style. Every flavor blends well together, with a good dollop of pumpkin notes dancing hand-in-hand with a coterie of spices that include nutmeg, cinnamon and maybe some brown sugar. Probably my favorite pumpkin brew over the years. (But again, not being a huge fan of the style, I have probably only had 20-25 different ones over the years, so the sample size is small.)
The ABV is 7%.
5. New Belgium Voodoo
wine in the Rhone region for thousands of years. And when you taste red wines from here, you’ll know why. They’re often dry, earthy, elegant and complex.
Often, when people talk about Rhone wine, they’re probably talking about wines from the southern Rhone region. These are some of the most affordable, accessible and best-loved red wines in the world.
However, no discussion about wines from the Rhone region would be complete without discussing northern Rhone wines. These wines are more full-bodied, austere and almost always made using one particular type of grape — syrah.
Atomic Pumpkin: Con sidering its name, this New Belgium fall offering might make you think it’s going to scare you off with a mon strous ABV heading toward 10%. But it’s actually one of the milder ones when it comes to alcohol, sliding in at a cool 6.4% ABV. The “atom ic” part comes from the addition of hot peppers to the brew. So while your first sips are all cozy slides into soft spices, your head will soon be snapped back by a noticeable habanero burn. It’s not going to hurt anyone, but the fire is definitely there.
The first three Rhone wines recommended this week are “Cotes Du Rhone” wines. “Cotes” is French for “bank” and simply means that the grapes are grown on the banks of the Rhone River. These wines are often the most affordable and easiest ones to find.
The last two Rhone wines recommended this week are “Cotes Du Rhone Villages” wines. These wines are consid ered more complex but you’ll be hard-pressed to know the difference, in my opinion.
However, you will notice the difference if you taste Rhone wines from a specific village. I’ve written before about
some of these villages and the best ones are well worth the extra money. Some of the best Rhone wine villages include Chateauneuf-Du-Pape, Gig ondas and Vacqueyras in the south and St. Joseph and Croz es Hermitage in the north.
Grapes — Blend of gren ache, syrah, mourvedre and cinsault
Tasting notes — Flinty at first, this wonderfully complex wine smooths out in a matter of minutes. That when its delightful flavors and aromas truly start to emerge, including hints of soft black berries and raspberries along with rocky, flinty notes. One of the best red wines currently available for less than $10 a bottle. Truly charming.
• 2018 E. Guigal Cotes Du Rhone
Grapes — 50% syrah, 40% grenache, 10% mourvedre
Tasting notes — Beautiful, bright, lively red wine from one of the best-known wine producers in the Rhone re gion. Like Maison Joseph
Ariel Phenomenon: Academy of Music Theatre. Doors open at 6:30 p. m. Tickets include a 1-hour panel discussion. Panelists will join both live and via Zoom for a conversation, $12- $15. 274 Main St., Northampton; 413-584-9032 or aomtheatre.com.
Giant Tag Sale: Fri, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Holy Trinity Parish. Use rear entrance with handicapped accessible ramp from the parking lot to the right of the church, 331 Elm St., Westfield.
“Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues”: See Thursday listing
MGM Casino: See Thursday listing
Star Lights Luminaria Fundraiser: See Thursday listing
Suffield Players Presents “Rumors” by Neil Simon: See Thursday listing
“The Wild Party”: Fri, 7:30 p.m.; Sat, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sun, 2 p.m. Northampton Center for the Arts, Presented by K and E theater group. This production contains mature themes, drug usage, explicit language, and strong sexual con tent. Stage effects include strobes and bright moving lights. Proof of vaccination and masks required for entrance and while seated at the center. Tickets available at ketg. org, $27. 33 Hawley St., Northamp ton. 413-584-7327 or nohoarts.org
Ariel Phenomenon: See Friday listing
Baha’l Walk: Sat, 10 a.m. Forest Park, Walk for Oneness. Those interested in participating will assemble on the lawn behind the Forest Park Zoo, with the walk beginning at 10 a.m. The program will include activities for children. Sumner Avenue, Springfield.
“A Bronx Tale” staring Chazz Palminteri: Sat, 8:30 p.m. MGM Springfield. In the Aria Ballroom. Tickets visit ticketmaster.com.
Tickets start at $30. 1 MGM Way, Springfield.
Church Flea Market: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feeding Hills Congregational Church UCC. 21 North Westfield St., Feeding Hills.
Drive-Up Food Collection: 1-3 p.m. Foster Memorial Church. Donations will be collected in the church’s back parking lot, includ ing nonperishable food for the Open Pantry and new and gently used jackets and coats for all ages, to be distributed through Rebecca Johnson School, Gray House and the Open Pantry. 1791 Wilbraham Road, Springfield. 413-782-2112.
Giant Tag Sale: See Friday listing
“Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues”: See Thursday listing
Granville Harvest Fair: Sat.-Sun, Granville Town Hall. Takes place on the town green and at the Granville Public Library lawn, 707 Main Road, Granville.
Hatfield Bonfire Music Festival Fundraiser: 4:30 p.m. Hatfield Lions Club Pavilion featuring A Thousand Horses. For tickets visit eventbrite.com; $35. Billings Way, Hatfield.
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The Leslie Phillips Festival: 7:30 p.m. Holyoke Community College, The Leslie Phillips Festival, an evening of short plays will be presented at 7:30 p.m. at Holyoke Community College. The event raises money for the Leslie Phillips Fund for Arts and Arts Education at HCC. Admission: $15, $10 stu dents and seniors. 303 Homestead Avenue, Holyoke; hcc.edu
Metamorphosis of Peace: 7 p.m., Greenfield High School. The Pioneer Valley Symphony opens its 84th season with Sibelius’s Finlandia with the PVS Chorus. Venezuelan-born violinist Samuel Vargas Teixeira presents Bruch’s melodically enchanting Violin Concerto No. 1. The concert will be approximately 65 minutes with no intermission. Face masks are required in the auditorium; $5-$25. 21 Barr Ave., Greenfield.
MGM Casino: See Thursday listing Pascommuck Conservation Trust’s Fall Plant Sale: Easthamp ton Municipal Building, 50 Payson Ave., Easthampton.
Star Lights Luminaria Fundraiser: See Thursday listing Suffield Players Presents “Rumors” by Neil Simon: See Thursday listing
“The Wild Party”: See Friday listing
“Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues”: See Thursday listing
Granville Harvest Fair: See Satur day listing
MGM Casino: See Thursday listing Paradise City Arts Festival: See Saturday listing
Shelburne Historic Society Pres ents 2nd annual Indigenous Peo ple’s Celebration: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Shelburne Falls Historical Society. Featuring opening ceremony and blessing by Chief Paul Bunnell, Koa sek-Abenaki, flute music, interactive drum circle, basket and jewelry making and more. Rain or shine, 33 Severence St., Shelburne Falls.
Square Dancing Workshop: 6:308 p.m. Union Church of Christ; the first 2 dances are free and then it is $5 per person. The instructor is Gloria Vivier. For more information, call 413-467-3352, 51 Center St. (Route 21), Ludlow. 413-583-5717.
Star Lights Luminaria Fundraiser: See Thursday listing
Suffield Players Presents “Rumors” by Neil Simon: See Thursday listing
The Wild Party”: See Friday listing
Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden: Dr. Seuss National Memorial outdoor sculpture garden of larger-than-life bronze statues on the green.
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum: “Ancient Treasures,” a display of artifacts from ancient China, Greece, Rome and Egypt. Hands-on making activities in the Hasbro Games Art Discovery Cen ter. 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: More than two dozen Indian motorcycles and related memorabilia.
Michele and Donald D’Amour Mu seum of Fine Arts: “Card Tricks: Salvador Dali and the Art of Playing Cards,” through Nov. 20. Museum a la Carte, Oct. 6, 12:15 p.m., “A Storied History of the Springfield Science Museum, 1859-Present.” Cost $4; free for members.
Quadrangle Welcome Center: Oktoberfest, Oct. 6, 5-8 p.m. $30 nonmembers, $10 members, $5 designated drivers. In addition to beer tasting, Oktoberfest will feature the Real DJ TJ Music En tertainment, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. 21+, RVSP recommended. Visit springfieldmuseums.org
Springfield Science Museum: “We’re Still Here,” through June 30. Native Voices Initiative begins with contemporary perspectives. Curated by Aprell May. Stars Over Springfield, Oct. 7, 7:30 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. Cost $4 adults, $2 children.
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum: First floor exhibition provides opportunities to explore new sounds and vocabulary, play rhyming games, invent stories, and engage in activities that encourage teamwork and creative thinking, with interactive three-dimensional exhibits. Second floor contains Geisel’s personal memorabilia, including never before publicly displayed art, the original Geisel Grove sign which used to hang in Forest Park, and furniture from Geisel’s sitting room and studio, including his drawing board and armchair. Timed tickets 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.
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. Exhibits: “Eric Carle’s Book Birthdays,” through March 5. “Celebrating Collage: A 20th Anni versary Celebration,” through Dec. 31. 125 West Bay Road, Amherst or carlemuseum.org
Historic Deerfield: Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration (pies) Oct. 8, 9, 10, 15, 22, 29, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Visitor Center at Hall Tavern. Included with general admission. Weaving Wonder: The Art and Craft of Making Cloth Family Program, Oct. 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, 12-4:30 p.m. Come to the History Workshop and have fun with weaving. Use our small floor loom to learn the basic steps of making a piece of cloth, or craft a bright and beautiful woven wall hanging to take home. Included with general admission to the mu seum. 80 Old Main St., Deerfield or historic-deerfield.org
Naismith 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 West Columbus Ave., Spring field or hoophall.com
Norman Rockwell Museum: Freedom’s Legacy: “Imprinted: illustrating Race,” through Oct. 30. Hours: Thurs.-Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Advance tickets purchase required: $20 adults; $18 seniors, AAA, retire military; $10 college students, free children ages 18 and under, mem bers and active military. “Norman Rockwell Drawings, 1914-1976,” through Jan. 7. “In Our Lifetime: Paintings from the Pandemic” by Kadir Nelson through Oct. 30. 9 Route 183, Stockbridge or nrm.org Old Sturbridge Village: “New England on Parade” exhibit through July 2023, included with general admission; “Neat and Tasty: Get ting Dressed in Early New England” apparel in portraiture; “Phantoms by Firelight,” Oct. 7-31 after the village is closed from 4:30 to 9 p.m.; Agriculture Fair Weekend, Oct. 8-10. Village hours: Wed.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $24, $22 seniors, $8 children 3-17, free for children under 3. Route 20, Sturbridge or osv.org
Springfield Armory National His toric Site: Ranger-led interpretive programs offered in the museum in the afternoon. Junior Ranger pro grams conducted frequently each day. Hours: Wed.-Sun, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 1 Armory Square, Springfield or nps.gov/spar
Titanic Museum: Exhibits from the collection of the International Titanic Historical Society. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $4, $2 children and students, 208 Main St., Indian Orchard or titanic1.org.
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum: Guided tours of the first and second floors. 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. Call to reserve a ticket at 413-637-3206. Admission is $18 adults, $17 seniors (65+), $10 students with ID and $7 children 5-17, free for children 4 or younger. Ghost Tours at Ventfort Hall offered Oct. 9 and 30 at 7 p.m., Oct. 28 at 11 p.m. Robert Oakes will lead participants throughout rooms and halls of this estate sharing tales of its haunting. Reservations are required. To purchase tickets call 413-637-3206. Masks are required. Note all tickets are nonrefundable and nonexchangable; $27. 104 Walker St., Lenox or gildedage. org
Windsor Historical Society: Second Hand in the First Town Tag Sale Fundraiser, Oct. 6-9. Thurs, 3:30-6:30 p.m., early bird special ($10 admission); Fri, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. (free admission); Sat, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., (free admission); Sun, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., all items half off (free admis sion). 96 Palisade Ave., Windsor or windsorhistoricalsociety.org.
A.P.E. Gallery: “Another World is Possible” Zea Mays Printmaking exhibition, through Oct. 8. 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: 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.
Center Church: “Voices of Resil ience: The Intersection of Women on the Move,” through Oct. 15. The exhibition celebrates the intersect ing lives of women and women of color in Massachusetts and beyond who changed the course of history. Free. centerchurchsouthhadley. org/voices. 1 Church St., South Hadley
Forbes Library: “Laurel Park: Celebrating 150 Years,: through Oct. 29. Public celebration, Oct. 22, in Laurel Park’s Tabernacle at 11 a.m. 20 West St., Northampton or forbeslibrary.org
Gallery A3 Amherst Art Alliance: “Deciphered Objects: Accordion Books” by Laura Holland, Oct. 7-29, reception Oct. 6, 5-7 p.m.; Art Forum online, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m. Register at gallerya3.com; gallery hours: Thurs.-Sun. 2-7 p.m. 28 Ami ty St., Amherst. 413-256-4250.
Jewish Community Amherst: Works by Barbara Levine “From the Garden,” through Oct. 22. 742 Main St., Amherst.
LAVA Center: Heart’s Desire Auc tion, online auction bidding begins Oct. 7 and runs through Oct. 19. Registration and auction preview underway. For more information visit artsandsoulwm.org/heartsdesire-art-auction.html. 324 Main St., Greenfield,
Old Town Hall: “Discovering Path” selected paintings by Karen Iglehart, Oct. 7-29. Reception Oct. 7, 5-8 p.m. Part of ArtWalk Easthampton. 43 Main St., Easthampton.
Sunnyside 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.
Taber Art Gallery: “Accessories Not Included” and “Curiosities from the Anthropocene and Yonder” by Maryanne Benns through Nov. 10. Reception Oct. 6, 4:30-6:30 p.m., with an informal gallery talk by the artist at 5:30 p.m. Gallery hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m. -5 p.m. during regular school sessions. 303 Homestead Ave., Holyoke. 413-5522614.
Amherst Common: Amherst Farmers Market, Saturdays through November, 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. More than 40 vendors set up along Boltwood Avenue and Spring Street, Amherst.
Forest Park: Farmers Market at Forest Park, Tuesdays through Oct. 25, 12:30-6 p.m. in the parking lot of Cyr arena. Sumner Avenue, Springfield
The Longmeadow Shops: Farm ers Market at The Longmeadow Shops every Thursday from 12 p.m.-6 p.m., through Oct. 27. Visit TheLongmeadowShops.com. 690 Bliss Road, Longmeadow
Items should be mailed to Entertain ment 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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an all-you-care-to-eat buffet of Central European favor ites such as pretzel-crusted chicken, sauerbraten, various schnitzels, sausages, and more.
Sides will include the links of spätzle, sauerkraut, red cabbage, and cucumber sal ad. The meal will be topped off with the restaurant’s hall mark Vienna-style dessert table.
Live music will be part of each evening’s fun. Celebra tion dates are Oct. 21, 22, 28, and 29, with doors opening each evening at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $35 (tax and gra tuity not included) and can be ordered online at munich haus.com. The restaurant answers at 413-594-8788.
• The Iron Duke Brewing Co., of Ludlow, will host its Harvest Fest 2022 on Satur day from noon until 8 p.m. at the Elks Lodge 2448 on Chapin Street in Ludlow.
Food trucks, live music, and beer from Iron Duke will be featured at this rain or shine event.
Advance tickets are $5 online at irondukebrewing. com; day of the event admis sion will be $10. A portion of the proceeds from the Harvest Fest will be shared with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Iron Duke Brewing Compa ny answers at 413-624-6258.
• On weekends during October, Historic Deerfield
in Deerfield is presenting a series of open hearth cooking demonstrations. The mu seum’s interpretative staff will be preparing a variety of seasonal-ingredient pies using 18th century cook ing procedures, pans, and utensils. Demonstrations are scheduled on Oct. 8, 9, 10, 15, 22 and 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Hall Tavern Visitor’s Center.
Cost to attend is covered by general admission to Historic Deerfield.
More information is avail able at historic-deerfield. org; their telephone number is 413-775-7214.
• Texas Roadhouse recently joined those other restaurant brands that have offered “merch” online. The Louisville-headquarter chain has been promoting a Honey Cinnamon Butter scented candle as a limited-edition at its online store, shoptxrh. myshopify.com. The candle, which is described as hav ing a “delicious, buttery” fragrance, joins other Road house-branded merchandise that include peanut brittle, tee shirts, “breadbasket” socks, and bottle opener keychains.
• On Oct. 19 at Avellino restaurant in Sturbridge, Table 3 executive chef Enrico Giovanello will be presenting a Cooking with Rico evening. The topic for October will be lasagna. Giovanello will demonstrate his favorite recipes and share what he prepares with those attend ing. Guests also have the
option of participating in wine samplings during the program, which will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Call Avellino at 508-3472321 for more details or to make reservations.
• Starting this month breakfast is back at Hanna Divine’s Restaurant & Bar in Ware, with the service of morning food beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until 2 p.m.
In September the restaurant introduced a new fall menu. Hanna Devine’s currently serves starter choices such as stuffed buffalo chicken bread and pan-fried perogies. Entree selections include baked haddock with buttered crumb topping, fettucine and meatballs and chicken cordon bleu.
The menu offers a Quab bin Combo of steak tips and grilled chicken as well as Polish pork chops, the latter thin-cut, baked with caramel ized onions, and served over mashed potatoes.
Hanna Devine’s answers at 413- 277-0707.
• On Saturday, Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Con necticut, will host BrewFest 2022, an event Mohegan Sun is promising as one of the “largest and most exciting fall beer festivals in all of New England.”
BrewFest 2022 will feature more than 100 different beers, including craft beers, microbrews, imports, and do mestics. Live entertainment, signature food specialties from local restaurants, and a
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team cornhole tournament are also features of the Brew Fest.
Preceding the BrewFest a “Seltzer Social” is planned for Friday from 8 to 10 p.m. The social is an event at which participants can sample a range of “hard” seltzers.
BrewFest 2022 runs from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Earth Expo and Convention Center at Mohegan Sun. Tickets are $55, with a combination tick et package for both the Selt zer Social and the BrewFest priced at $75. “Designated driver” tickets and hotel stay packages are also available.
More details and ticket purchase links can be found at mohegansun.com/ sun-brewfest.html.
• St. Louis-based bakerycafe chain Panera Bread is liberalizing rewards options available to members of its MyPanera Loyalty Program.
Instead of pre-selected rewards, MyPanera members will henceforth have multiple such options based on their personal preferences.
MyPanera is one of the industry’s largest loyalty pro grams, with nearly 48 million members. Customers can enroll by downloading the Panera Bread app or visiting PaneraBread.com.
Hugh Robert is a faculty member in Holyoke Community College’s hospitality and culi nary arts program and has more than 45 years of restaurant and educational experience. Robert can be reached online at OffTheMenuGuy@aol.com.
served in Munich for the Ok toberfest celebrations.
“Handing them a light-col ored Oktoberfest gets some curious looks from time to time,” he said. “Many are used to a Märzen, an amber lager that is rich, toasty, and has a strong bready malt fla vor, where a Festbier is a pale lager with a clear Pilsner malt biscuit flavor, light sweetness, and a lighter malt backbone.
… By pouring the Parapet Pils and the Festbier side by side, we hope to allow people to pull out the Pilsner malt char acteristics out of the beers.”
One homebrewer who has also attended several of the events before is Rikk Desgres. His homebrew label is Cat seyesoup, and while he has considered going pro, he is currently happy with his cur rent homebrewer status. He looks forward to being around the brewing community at the event.
“I want to have fun and share my homebrew. Of course I want to taste the other home brewers’ beers, too,” he said.
Desgres enjoys the different vibe that this event has com pared to many beer tastings.
“The crowd at this fest is a bit different than other fests. We end up having a lot longer conversations with fest-goers about the beer and how it’s brewed than other fests,” he said. “It’s less ‘give me as many samples as I can drink’ and more ‘let’s stroll the quad rangle and taste some great beer.’”
Of course, Springfield Mu seums staff is thrilled to have this signature event back.
“We are so looking forward to bringing this event back to all those people who have celebrated with us in the past,” said Sharon Ferrara, visitor services manager and co-organizer of Oktoberfest. “Oktoberfest has always gath ered happy crowds. We hope even more people will fill our grounds.”
Springfield Museums Ok toberfest will be held today from 5 to 8 p.m. The cost is $30, or $10 for members. Cost for designated drivers is $5.
hen, of New Jersey, Michelle Vigeant, from Sunderland, and Donna Zils Banfield, from New Hampshire.
Banfield begins her art with hand-picked logs. A sawmill cuts the logs into manageable sizes, lengths, and weight. Once inside her studio, she uses a lathe to create the form. This is the wood canvas upon which she cuts, carves, textures, pyro-engraves and paints. The final object takes on an extraordinary new identity, one observes might not realize is actually a piece of wood.
Cohen’s work is sculptural and solid, but there is an almost ethereal aspect to her designs. Moonscapes and Earthscapes anchor her newest series, with gorgeous blue gemstones float ing amidst the space of sterling, bi-metal and 18K yellow gold orbital circles.
Vigeant has been drawing animals since she was a child. She earned a degree in biology to further her understand ing about how critters work.
Spending years studying their bones, tracks and more gives her a very intimate perspective of their habits, anatomy and placement within the world, and she loves to tell stories that connect people with animals.
Also “out of this world,” the large festival dining tent focuses on the culinary arts and plays host to some of the
many restaurants that make downtown Northampton a popular destination dining spot. Among those setting up kitchens will be Local Burger, India House, Spoleto and oth ers, including a new addition — Maple Valley Creamery.
“Local Burger will be serving up a new hot honey chicken burger as well as a housesmoked pork mac and cheese, and Spoleto will add a fresh apple crisp to their menu,” Post said.
The dining tent will also serve up a heaping helping of the musical arts, offering original music, jazz, and swing all three days beginning with the O-Tones on Saturday, the Green Street Trio on Sunday and Roger Salloom on Mon day.
Before leaving Paradise City, Post, who is bullish on Northampton, said she hopes everyone will stop by the silent auction in Exhibition Building 3 to help the efforts of the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce.
Show hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Monday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission is $14 online, $16 at the door, $8 for students, and free to those 12 and under. A three-day pass is $18. Parking is free. Discount tickets and group tickets are also available online.
For more information, call 800-511-9725 or visit paradisecityarts.com.
partner?” Hall said.
Eilish was “wonderful. I love her. I only became aware of her really through her music.”
• Daryl Hall seemed to break comedian Bill Maher’s heart a little when the singer revealed that his relationship with his longtime collaborator John Oates might not be what it seems.
During an episode of the podcast “Club Random with Bill Maher,” Hall was ada mant that Oates was not his partner. “I don’t have a part ner. You say John Oates is my
When Maher countered that the duo still tours togeth er, Hall said, “John and I are brothers, right, but we are not creative brothers. We are business partners. We did a lot of stuff. We made records called ‘Hall and Oates’ to gether, but we’ve always been very separate, and it’s a really important thing for me.”
Later in the interview when Maher reiterated his sadness about the issue, Hall clarified that he definitely loves Oates.
“We are not acrimonious in any way. We’re friends,” Hall said. “We just have different directions and have had since about 1975.”
