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Like father, like son Tito Puente Jr. to celebrate centennial of his father, the King of Latin Music, in concert, Page E2

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Not your ‘tipico’ tribute Tito Puente Jr. celebrating his father’s centennial at the Academy of Music

By Ashley Potter

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ito Puente Jr. does more than walk in his father’s shoes — he sings his father’s songs and celebrates his music. Now, Tito Jr. will honor the King of Latin Music’s centennial with a concert at the Academy of Music on Saturday.

The late Tito Puente — who would have turned 100 on April 20 — is credited with bringing Cuban and Caribbean sounds to mainstream audiences, popularizing the mambo, son and cha-cha-cha with hits like “Ran Kan Kan” and “Oye Como Va.” Puente Sr. received a slate of accolades throughout his career, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1990, the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995 and the National Medal of Arts in 1997. He was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame in 1999. “He was just too vibrant, too exciting,” Tito Jr. said of his father. “There was magic in the music my father made. It made people happy all over the world.” Tito Jr.’s performance in Northampton is especially celebratory, as Western Massachusetts is home to a rich and vibrant Latino community — many of whom, he believes, will be familiar with the sounds of his father’s music. According to a study published in July by the University of Massachusetts Boston, the Pioneer Valley is home to 133,680 Latinos, with Puerto Ricans making up 84.7% of that number. Tickets to Saturday’s show are $30.83 after fees. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at aomtheatre.com/event/ tito-puente-jr, by calling the box office at 413-584-9032, ext. 105, or by visiting the box SEE CENTENNIAL, PAGE E3

Tito Puente Jr., son of the late King of Latin Music Tito Puente, will celebrate his father’s centennial with a concert at the Academy of Music. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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“I’ve been pushing his music for the past 23 years since his passing, and I do it with a smile on my face every night.” TITO PUENTE JR., OF HIS FATHER, TITO PUENTE SR.

his spirit and the hardships that he went through to get to the maximum level this music can possibly get by performing Latin music with symphonic arrangements. He started doing that towards the end of his life and his career, (but) I don’t What do you do musically to stay true to your think my father’s career ever father’s legacy, while also really ended, if you think about it. He’s no longer with incorporating your own us physically, but his career music and sounds? still thrives through me, and I put my father in the through the fans and through category of Duke Ellington, all the algorithms of TikTok Tito Puente Sr. Count Basie, Beethoven, and Instagram. But to me, I Tchaikovsky. He’s in that cat- feel that I’ve been pushing East, the Orients, Europe, his music for the past 23 Indonesia, Australia, around egory of that masterfulness years since his passing, and I of arranging and composthe globe, and that’s somedo it with a smile on my face ing and being so talented. I thing that he will forever be every night, and I hope that saw him one time sit on an remembered for. I can bridge people togethairplane, from New York to Do you have any mem- California, and just write out er. The last name “Puente” ories of your father that music off the top of his head. means bridge in Spanish, and that’s what Tito Puente did. really stand out to you? Just write it on music paper, Tito Puente bridged generwith no mistakes. That was So many. Eventually ations together through his the incredible part about I’ll write a book, and we are him — that musicianship and music, and I hope I’m doing that talent exuded from him. that with the kids today. The doing a documentary series on his life story. There’s just Latinx, the new generation, A child prodigy growing up so many great memories of those kids who are 16, 17, 18 in very rough conditions of years old, who never expeSpanish Harlem. My grandmy father, but the ones I’ve remembered the most are rienced Tito Puente live or ma used to have to give him the intimate moments, just saw him in person, that I can a quarter to go get piano dad being dear old dad at maybe challenge them to lessons from a local pianist. check out his music, to watch home, you know, Christmas He grew up from very humtime, Thanksgiving, funny ble beginnings, and learning his YouTube videos, and to stuff like that. I would play come to my concerts so they that legacy and admiring with my rock band — I had a that legacy is something can experience that music, those arrangements. rock band when I was young- that I now continue on. I SEE CENTENNIAL, PAGE E5 er — and he would come in push my father’s music and the garage in his robe, and we’d wake him up with our heavy metal. He would be (coming home) from a long night of performing in 791/2 1/2Main MainSt., St.,Westfield Westfield •• 572-4914 572-4914 (Across (Across from from Walgreens Walgreens && Rocky’s 79 Rocky’s Hardware) Hardware) New York City, and we’d be playing at 9 in the morning 79 1/2 Main St. • Westfield, MA Ce le brat ing on a Saturday, and he would (Across Walgreens && Rocky’s Rocky’s Hardware) Hardware) 30 Ye a rs ! (Across from from Walgreens come downstairs and be (413) 572-4914 (413) 572-4914 like, “Hey, you guys, you’re too loud. And you’re offbeat. But keep it up: You With Coupon. One Per Person. might be somebody someWith Coupon. Per Person. Expires One 5/1/2020 day.” Just cracking jokes like Expires Expires12/01/2023 5/1/2020 that. He was just all around a great person, humble like that. Born and raised in WithPerson. Coupon. One Per Person. Spanish Harlem, New York, With Coupon. One Per Expires One 5/1/2019 street guy. His aura — we Expires 5/1/2020 WithPerson. Coupon. Per Person. With Coupon. One Per call it “alma” — his aura that JEWELRY REPAIR Expires 5/1/2019 Expires 12/01/2023 Expires 5/1/2020 he had was just magical. JEWELRY • WE BUY DIAMONDS WE BUY REPAIR DIAMONDS He could walk into a room, and he would be the focus of attention. That’s really the things that I remember about him the most — just his funny demeanor and his great sense of humor.

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office in person through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. In an interview with Tito Jr. by phone, he spoke about his music, his father and what audiences can expect from his Northampton show. The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Q. In honor of it being

your father’s centennial, how would you describe his legacy? What does it mean to you?

It means everything. As far as the Latin music world, Tito Puente was a figure. Especially now, during Hispanic Heritage Month, his profile is really shining bright. He was a figure in the Latin music world and the Latin jazz music world that was really the pioneering icon and standard — the gold and platinum standard of Latin jazz music. So to celebrate his centennial is important to not only my family, my immediate family and all of his fans, but to the world in general. It’s really something special, especially now during Hispanic Heritage Month, to be celebrating the life and legacy of such an amazing pioneering icon like Tito Puente. And it’s really something special for me, doing this, this entire year. We’ve been doing many concerts around the globe performing his music and celebrating him.

Q. Did you always want to be a musician growing up?

Yes, I always kind of gravitated towards music, but I never liked mambo or Latin music. I’m a rock guy. Those who know me know that I like heavy metal. I grew up in the ’80s, so I like the rock stuff, the hair bands: AC/DC, Metallica, Slayer, all those heavy-duty rock bands. I was always fascinated with them. I still am even today. Mambo music and Latin music and Latin jazz music, something my father really mastered in, was something that I gravitated towards by traveling with him. I traveled around the world with him when I was younger. And that’s why I’ve honed in on Afro Cuban music and learned more about the rhythms, and the actual doors that he broke down for all Hispanics and Latinos and Black jazz artists around the world. Tito Puente was probably one of the first band leaders to break down that stigma of what we used to call back in the day “tipico” (typical) bands. That would be the Latin bands that you would see in a local nightclub or in certain Latin markets, but my father broke down that barrier and made Latin American music, which really folded over into Middle America, the Midwest, Texas, Chicago, Ohio and states that you wouldn’t think of hearing too much Latin music in general. And then, of course, he broke those barriers going to Japan, the Far

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UMass theater opens season with ‘The Hatmaker’s Wife’

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HAT IS LIFE really all about? The theater department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will seek to explore that question when it stages “The Hatmaker’s Wife” Oct. 27 to Nov. 4. The first production of the 2023-’24 theater season at

UMass, “The Hatmaker’s Wife” tells the tale of a young woman who has moved in with her boyfriend and has trouble feeling comfortable in her new home. As the play unfolds, she learns the story of the home’s previous inhabitants, a hatmaker named Hetchman and his long-neglected wife. After

his wife leaves him, Hetchman must come to terms with how he treated her and find a way to get her back. “We all need love to survive. That’s what life is about: finding people that will love you and make you feel tethered to life,” said Micki Kleinman, undergraduate theater major and the dramaturg for “The

Hatmaker’s Wife,” in a news release. Playwright Lauren Yee mixes a heartfelt message about life, love and family with comedy that comes in the form of a talking wall and a golem that likes to eat Cheetos. “This play is able to balance comedy with really heavy

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to 11 p.m. The evening will feature dancing to the band Fever, karaoke and cupcakes. Over in Ludlow, The Skid Marks will hold a Halloween party at the Ludlow Polish Club on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. Heading north, JJ’s Tavern in Northampton will feature a Halloween bash with Billy and the Jets starting at 6 p.m. In neighboring Easthampton, the Marigold Theater will hold two seasonal parties: a costume party featuring the Talking Heads tribute band

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FRIDAY Burgy Brews: Tom Savoy. 4 Main St., Williamsburg Delaney House: Piper Hopkins. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Gateway City Arts: The Furious Bongos play Zappa feat. Chad Wackerman. 92 Race St., Holyoke MGM Springfield: MGM Roar Comedy Club: Andrea Jin. 1 MGM Way, Springfield The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: The Green Sisters & Ragged Blue. 289 Main St., Greenfield

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Halloween events to haunt WMass

ESTERN MASsachusetts will be filled with plenty of ghost towns over the next few weeks. By that we mean that Halloween celebrations will be in full spooky swing at entertainment venues all across the area. Here is a look at some that are on the docket so far. Starting in Springfield, the 94.7 WMAS Halloween Ball will be held at the MassMutual Center on Oct. 27 from 7

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Nightclubs CONTINUES FROM PAGE E4 The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Harvest Time Dance Hall Extravaganjah Celebration. 289 Main St., Greenfield The Meeting House: Dave Brinnel. 827 Williams St., Longmeadow Theodores’: The Racky Thomas Band. 201 Worthington St., Springfield West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills

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to be the area’s “oldest and spookiest Halloween event.” There will be cash prizes for costumes and music by DJ Dirge, who will spin goth, industrial and dark alternative music. Food will be provided by Vegan Pizza Land. Up the road a bit, the Hatfield American Legion will hold its annual Halloween Dance on Oct. 28 from 7-10 p.m. There will be an East Coast Swing Dance lesson at 6 p.m., followed by a social dance featuring ballroom, Latin, and swing music. Costumes are encouraged but not required. Cover is $10. Greenfield also has several parties scheduled. The Jimmy Just Quit Halloween Bash featuring the band of the same name at Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. and a Halloween party at Smitty’s Pub on the same night at 8:30 p.m. featuring cash prizes for costumes and music by DJ Chase Barton. If your bar or venue is hav-

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SUNDAY Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Marigold Theater: The Stephen Page Trio/Juke Joint Jazz. 84 Cottage St., Easthampton The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Lonesome Ace String Band with Eric Lee. 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

ing a Halloween celebration that we have missed, please send the information along to geolenker@yahoo.com before Oct. 21 and we’ll try to add it in a future column. Liner notes • Karla Bonoff will play The Drake in Amherst on Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. Bonoff ’s first big break was writing hits for Linda Ronstadt in the 1970s. Two of her former bandmates Karla Bonoff from an early group had joined Ronstadt’s band and gave the singer a demo of Bonoff ’s songs. This led to Bonoff adding three songs to Ronstadt’s 1976 album, “Hasten Down the Wind,” “Someone to Lay Down Beside Me,” “If He’s Ever Near” and “Lose Again.” Although mainly known as a songwriter, Bonoff later scored a few minor hits as a solo artist. Her biggest song, however, was written by someone else: 1982′s “Personally,” which Paul Jelly penned a few years earlier.

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Yes. Beyond the concerts that we are doing on the tour, and Northampton being one of them, we are celebrating some television shows and some programs. We’ll be doing this all the

way through the new year, and it might even go into the next year, to be honest with you, because it’s so massively in demand. And that’s what I’m very, very happy about. I never worked so hard in my life. This year has been incredibly challenging for me, but I am so appreciative of the fans that have been coming out to the shows. Follow me on social media, and see all the great things we got coming real soon — documentary series, biopic eventually on Tito Puente’s life story, a new album in the works, more music, more concerts. Wow, so much more to come in 2024, and I’m really looking forward to the new year. There’s so many milestones of my father’s career that this can continue on for decades to come. I mean, he put out two albums a year for 50 years, so I can celebrate every album for the next 50 years (laughs). I guess my kids are gonna have to do this. So we’re gonna be celebrating Tito Puente each and every year with something new. To stay up to date on all of the plans for the Tito Puente centennial celebration, follow Tito Puente Jr. on Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram at TitoPuenteJr, and on TikTok at @titopuentejr1.

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appearance is especially important here because Western Massachusetts is home to such a vibrant and rich Latino community. Would you like to say anything to the community?

Muchas gracias. I encourage all of my Hispanic brothers and sisters to come celebrate a man who just made such an impact, even ’til today, on all Latin music that you hear today. Some of the biggest artists in the world today are Bad Bunny, Karol G, and these big reggaetoneros and these big hip-hop artists, they all have given recognition and honorable mention to Tito Puente (and to Celia Cruz), because those two pioneers opened up the doors for all Hispanic artists and the ones that are really global superstars today. That’s what Tito Puente was. He was a global superstar, an international superstar. Come experience that in concert by listening to some great, great music. I’m going to take you guys back in time. It’s also an educational experience for

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Q. Is there anything else you can tease or share about the centennial celebration, about what projects are planned?

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A dinosaur trainer is pictured with dinos Trixie and Trex, above. At right, a child goes for a ride on an Allosaurus. Jurassic Quest, the largest traveling dinosaur experience in North America, will make a three-day stop at the MassMutual Center in Springfield starting tomorrow. (PHOTOS COURTESY JURASSIC QUEST)

Who let the dinosaurs out? It’s back to the Jurassic period at the MassMutual Center in Springfield

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inosaurs are alive and well inside Springfield’s MassMutual Center this weekend. It’s all part of Jurassic Quest, the largest traveling dinosaur experience in North America, which roars into town for three days. Hours are Friday from noon to 8 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Dinosaurs are believed to have once made their home in the Pioneer Valley which was — at the time — a subtropical swamp inhabited by carnivorous, two-legged dinosaurs. “Visitors can walk through 165 million years of dinosaurs from the world’s Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods

and come face-to-face with our 60-foot-long Spinosaurus and the king of all dinosaurs — our life-size Tyrannosaurus Rex — as well as many others including the Parasaurolophus and Carinthosaurus,” said Jurassic Quest’s Park Ranger Marty Hoffman. “We also have our three lit-

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tle baby dinosaurs — Cammie the Camarasaurus, Tyson the T-Rex and Trixie the Triceratops. Kids just love meeting them up-close and hugging and petting them. It’s adorable and something you don’t want to miss,” he added. In addition to life-like dinosaurs, Jurassic Quest includes

some of the largest rideable dinosaurs, live dinosaur shows, interactive science and art activities including a fossil dig and real fossils like T-Rex teeth, a triceratops horn and life-size dino skull, a “Triceratots” soft play area for the littlest explorers, bounce houses and inflatable attrac-

tions, photo opportunities, and more. “We have both stationery dinosaur rides and other dinosaurs that you can climb aboard as the friendly dino actually walks around for real,” said Hoffman. The Jurassic Quest herd of SEE DINOS, PAGE E7

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6 p.m. is the new 8 p.m.

RESTAURANT industry trend first identified about a year ago seems to be intensifying — customers want to dine out earlier in the evening. It’s a pattern of

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behavior that’s been reported by a number of fine-dine establishments and further underscored by data on restaurant reservations. New York City restaurant mogul Danny Meyer recently mused on X (Twitter) that “6 p.m. had become the new 8 p.m.,” the later hour once having been the most requested reservation of the

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night at his restaurants. Placer ai., a firm that does trend analysis using restaurant reservation and transaction data, reached similar conclusions, reporting that a number of fine-dining chains were experiencing growth in demand for bookings at 6 p.m. or earlier and declining

requests for tables later in the evening. For now, the trend seems to be mostly a big-city phenomenon, with plenty of speculation about what’s driving the change. “Remote work” remains one popular explanation,

its “quest” for this year with more hands-on activities and educational opportunities. JuCONTINUES FROM PAGE E6 rassic Quest now includes an animatronic dinos — from the expanded Excavation Station largest predators to playful and more Jurassic-themed baby dinos — are displayed rides and inflatables. Even its in realistic scenes with some animatronic herd has expandthat move and roar, allowing ed to include fan favorites, guests to experience them such as the Utahraptor and as they probably were, since Giganotosaurus. In addition no one was alive back then to to “The Quest,” a self-guided tell, when they roamed Earth scavenger hunt style activity millions of years ago. But they where budding paleontoloare real as real can be. Jurassic gists can become junior dinoQuest works in collaboration saur trainers, Jurassic Quest with leading paleontologists has added a new video tour to ensure each dinosaur is to watch featuring its popular painstakingly replicated in dino trainers including Safari every detail, from coloration Sarah, Dino Dustin, Prehisto teeth size, to textured skin, toric Nick and Park Ranger fur or feathers, drawing on Marty. the latest research about how Hoffman explained why we understand dinosaurs kids have an unending love of looked and moved. dinosaurs. Jurassic Quest, which last “They are kind of like visited Springfield in Sepdragons, which kids find very tember 2022, has expanded exciting, except they don’t

breathe fire. But dinosaurs didn’t need to, they are so cool just as they are and look like something from a sci-fi book. But the difference is that are real and actually existed on this planet and that somehow makes them better,” he said. General admission tickets are $22 and include access to the dinosaur exhibits, arts and crafts activities, and dinosaur shows. Special activities including rides require additional tickets. There is also an upgraded kids unlimited admission with unlimited access to dinosaur rides, Jurassic Jeeps, fossil dig and most dinosaur themed inflatable attractions. Seniors ages 65 and older are $19 with ID. Entry is free for children under age 2. For more information, or for tickets, visit mass mutualcenter.com.

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Interview, tasting with owner of Domaine Sylvie Esmonin

CALENDAR THURSDAY All School Community Evening: Thu., 6-8:30 p.m., Hartsbrook School, meet with teachers and fellow parents. This is an adults-only event. Register at hartsbrook.org, 193 Bay Road, Hadley. Dennis Picard “Peddler’s Pack of Spooky Tales from Hill & Valley”: Thu., 6-8 p.m. East Longmeadow Senior Center. Picard’s supernatural stories recall legends and spooky tales from the 18th and 19th centuries in Western Mass. Recommended for ages 13 and up. Refreshments will be served, Free and open to the public. 328 North Main St., East Longmeadow.

Sylvie Esmonin and Alan Page stand near the base of Clos Saint Jacques vineyard at Domaine Sylvie Esmonin winery in Gevrey-Chambertin, France. (KEN ROSS PHOTO)

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— The wind never seems to stop blowing in Clos Saint Jacques. Downhill from the vineyard, a short walk through the narrow stone streets, the air stands as still as time seems to pass in this quiet, charming village. Even two blocks away, outside Eglise Saint Aignan, the imposing stone church built in the 16th century, there’s barely a breeze in the small churchyard on Rue De L’ Eglise. But walk up Place De La Cure, then Rue Du Tison, turn left on Rue Neuve and you can feel the difference right away in Clos Saint Jacques. Up here, near the top of the village, a cool breeze constantly drifts through this vineyard steeply rising towards the top of a forested hill. Clos Saint Jacques’s name comes from the wall (“clos”

close to the vine and it (the wine) is fresher, more alive.” Esmonin should know. Her family has been making wine with grapes from this vineyard for generations. She lives right at the base of Clos Saint Jacques. That’s also where her winery, Domaine Sylvie Esmonin, is located on Ken Ross Rue Neuve. Wine Press Domaine Sylvie Esmonin owns a 3.9-acre parcel in in French) that surrounds the Clos Saint Jacques. Only five producers own parts of the vineyard, which was once vineyard. Each of the producpart of the pilgrimage route ers owns a long, narrow strip to Santiago De Compostela of land that runs from the top in Spain. Santiago is called of the vineyard to the bottom. “Saint Jacques” in French. But what really gives these All five winemakers grow pinot grapes to make red wine. outstanding wines from Clos Saint Jacques is this 16.5-acre vineyard its classified as a Premier Cru character can be found in the ground and in the valley. vineyard. This means the wine is considered high qualRocky, limestone-rich soil ity but not as high as Grand fills Clos Saint Jacques. And Cru wine. Don’t believe the to the west less than a half rankings. Many people — inmile away, a narrow gorge cluding myself — consistently squeezes the wind into the vineyard like bellows fueling describe Clos Saint Jacques wine as being Grand Cru a fire. “It’s a different kind of soil, quality. This past January, I had the Clos Saint Jacques,” Sylvie Esmonin said in French as the good fortune to taste 14 translated by Alan Page, who different wines produced by Domaine Sylvie Esmonin at works with Esmonin. “The SEE WINE, PAGE E11 rocks in the soil are really

French Meat Pie Project: Thu.Sun., St. Elizabeth Parish. French meat pies are available through Nov. 3 while supplies last. Each individual size pie is $5; place online orders at stelizabethludlow. org or call the rectory Mon. to Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., at 413-583-3467. Payment due in full at pickup, cash or check made out to St. Elizabeth Parish. Pick up times are Mon.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. or 2:30-5 p.m., $5.00. 191 Hubbard St., Ludlow. Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum Star Lights Luminaria Fundraiser: Thu.-Sun. Orders are now being taken for the fourth annual Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum Star Lights Luminaria Fundraiser. Personalized luminarias are $7 each and will be displayed in the windows of Westfield businesses in December. Visit friendsofwestath.org/luminaria to order online; paper forms are also available at the library. The deadline to order is Nov. 4, $7 per luminaria. 6 Elm St., Westfield, 413-562-7833 or westath.org. MGM Casino: Thu.-Sun., MGM Springfield, featuring retail stores, restaurants, Regal Cinemas and more. For more information, visit

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mgmspringfield.com, 1 MGM Way, Springfield. New England Equitation Championship: Thu.-Sun., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern States Exposition; C Barn, Coliseum, E Barn, F Barn. 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, 413-737-2443 or thebige.com. Northfield Mountain presents Forest Health Lecture Series: Thu., 5:30 p.m. Erving Public Library, “Invasive Plants” by Joan Deely of Land Stewarship Inc. This is a free event and no signup is required. 2 Care Drive, Erving. STCC Career and College Transfer Fair: Thu., 10 a.m.-noon, Springfield Technical Community College, in Scibelli Hall (Building 2), 1 Armory Square, Springfield. Theaterworks Hartford presents “Lizzie”: Thu.-Sun., TheaterWorks, For tickets and more information, visit theaterworkshartford.org. 233 Pearl St., Hartford, 860-5277838. Walking Around the World, a New Secular Calling in the early 20th Century: Thu., 4:30 p.m. Amherst College-Fayerweather Hall. A talk by William A Christian Jr, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellow, who is an independent scholar who writes about religion in Spain and southern Europe. This event is sponsored by the Georges Lurcy Lecture Series Fund at Amherst College. College Street, Amherst.

FRIDAY Albany Kennel Club Dog Show: Fri.-Sat, Eastern States Exposition, Better Living Center, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. 413-737-2443 or thebige.com. Exit 7 Players present “Footloose”: Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Exit 7 Theater. For tickets, visit

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Calendar CONTINUES FROM PAGE E9 exit7players.org. $25 preferred (first four rows); $23 adults; $20 seniors (62+), students with ID, and children 12 and under. 37 Chestnut St., Ludlow, 413-583-4301. French Meat Pie Project: See Thursday listing Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum Star Lights Luminaria Fundraiser: See Thursday listing History Bites Lunchtime Lecture Series: Fri., 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Amherst History Museum. Local author Thomas Johnson Jr. will talk about his first book, “Common PLACE: The Public Library, Civil Society and Early American Values.” The book tells the stories behind early libraries in America — where they are located, who created them and why, 67 Amity St., Amherst.

Walk: Sat., 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Szot Park. All proceeds will benefit Kane’s Krusade. Dogs are encouraged but they must be leashed, friendly and vaccinated. The event will include food, vendors, music, prizes for 5K participants in different age categories, goodie bags while they last, nail trims, raffles and a Howl-o-ween Costume Contest for people and dogs. Participants must preregister at pawsome5k.com; $35 adults, $25 seniors, veterans and students. Children 12 and under are $10. 687 Front St., Chicopee. Albany Kennel Club Dog Show: See Friday listing

Arcadia Players — The Trumpet Shall Sound! concert: Sat., 7 p.m. Wesley United Methodist Church, Featuring virtuoso trumpeter Robinson Pyle. Tickets are available for $35 at ArcadiaPlayers.org or at the door. Group and student rates available; contact info@arcadiaplayers.org or 413-586-8742, $35. Longmeadow Stand Outs: Fri., 4-6 98 North Maple St., Hadley. p.m. Corner of Longmeadow Street Common School Children’s Carand Forest Glen Road, A new sign nival: Sat., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Open to about Stand Up Against Violence the community, the Children’s Carwas recently added to the Stand nival offers old-fashioned games, Out display of diverse signs, next to fun crafts, food, prizes and enterthe sign End Violence Now. tainment. Admission to the carnival MGM Casino: See Thursday listing is free. Games and activities for a small fee (several are free). Hearty New England Equitation Champifood and carnival treats available onship: See Thursday listing for purchase. 521 South Pleasant ”Queer Horror”: Fri,, 7:30 p.m., St., Amherst, facebook.com/ Academy of Music Theatre. Tickets events/1429051640524745/. available at aomtheatre.com or Exit 7 Players Present “Footat the box office, open Tues.-Fri, loose”: See Friday listing 3-6 p.m. or by calling 413-584Fall Festival: Sat., 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 9032, ext. 105, $22. 274 Main St., First Congregational Church of Northampton. Southampton. The festival is being Six Flags Fright Fest 2023: Six held rain or shine in Parish Hall, 212 Flags New England. For hours College Highway, Southampton. and admission information, visit Falls Fest: Sat., Great Falls Discovsixflags.com/newengland/planery Center, 1-6 p.m., featuring food your-visit/park-hours. 1623 Main and live music. Rain date for the St., Agawam, 413-786-9300. dance performances is Oct. 28, 2 Suffield Players Present “Arsenic Avenue A, Turners Falls. 413-863and Old Lace”: Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m. 3221 or greatfallsma.org. Mapleton Hall. For tickets, visit French Meat Pie Project: See suffieldplayers.org/. $22 adults; Thursday listing $19 seniors (62+) and students. 1305 Mapleton Ave., Suffield, 860- Friends of the Westfield Athe668-0837. naeum Star Lights Luminaria Fundraiser: See Thursday listing Theaterworks Hartford Presents “Lizzie”: See Thursday listing

”TINA” Film Screening to Shine a Light on Domestic Violence: Fri., 6 p.m., LAVA Center. Sliding scale fee up to $20; no one turned away for lack of funds. 324 Main St., Greenfield. Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band: Fri., 7:30 p.m., Tillis Concert Hall. $15/$5; for tickets, visit umass.edu. 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst, 413-545-2511.

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Happier Valley Comedy Presents “Not In Charge”: Sat., 7 p.m., Happier Valley Comedy Theater. Join the talented group Not In Charge for a fast-paced improv show inspired by true stories from the cast. For more information, visit happiervalley.com/notincharge. html, $13 online and at the door. 1 Mill Valley Road Suite B, Hadley. MGM Casino: See Thursday listing “Mother Tongue” by The Performance Project’s First Generation Ensemble: Sat., 7 p.m. Rebecca Johnson School, “Mother Tongue” is an original multilingual physical theater performance. The 90 min-

ute performance weaves together movement, music, dance, and stories in Arabic, Swahili, Nepali, and English. Appropriate for ages 12 and up, $10-$20. 55 Catharine St., Springfield. New England Equitation Championship: See Thursday listing Our Lady of the Cross Fall Festival: Our Lady of the Cross Parish Hall, featuring Polish and American food, various booths, games and vendors, live music from the Daigle’s Beer Hall Boys, Sat. noon-4 p.m.; Cassin School of Irish Dancers, Sun. at 3 p.m. 413-5325661, 1140 Dwight St., Holyoke. Six Flags Fright Fest 2023: See Friday listing Suffield Players Present “Arsenic and Old Lace”: See Friday listing Theaterworks Hartford Presents “Lizzie”: See Thursday listing

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Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden: Outdoor sculpture garden of largerthan-life bronze statues of Springfield native Dr. Seuss at his drawing board, surrounded by some of his most-beloved characters. Free on the green.

Amherst History Museum: “Walking Tour-Old Growth Forests,” Sun., 10 a.m. to noon. Each hike is limited to 12 people and registration is required. Cost is $10 for museum members, $15 for nonmembers. You should expect uneven ground and very steep sections. The hikes will take place shine or light rain; heavy rain cancels. Meeting location and parking information provided upon registration, visit amhersthistory.org/old-growthforest-walking-tour/. 67 Amity St., Amherst

George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum: Permanent exhibit: “Ancient Treasures,” a display of artifacts from ancient China, Greece, Rome and Egypt. Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: “Latinos en Springfield, Presente y Pasado / Latinos in Springfield Past and Present,” through March 3. “The Grinch: A Car with a History,” through Nov. 1.

Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts: “A Gathering: Westfield HS Class of 1983 ReWorks from Contemporary Black union: Sat., 6 p.m., Shortstop Bar American Ceramic Artists,” through & Grill. Email Westfieldhs1983@ March. “Artifice: New Paintings” gmail.com for registration inby Priya N. Green, through Dec. 31. formation. 99 Springfield Road, “As They Saw It: Women Artists Westfield, 413-642-6370. Then & Now,” through Jan. 14, in the Wheeler Gallery. Museum a la Carte, today, 12:15 p.m. “Women SUNDAY Artists, Creators of their Herstories.” $4, members free. Available in Introducing Sophie Lippert in person or online. Presented by Mar“Represent! A Tribute to Global Female Composers”: Sun., 3 p.m. tina Tanga, curator, art historian, and educator, Museum of Fine Arts, Blue Room at CitySpace. Tickets Boston; and Maggie North, art hisare $15 general admission and $30 VIP. Children 10 and under are torian and exhibition co-curator. To register for the online presentation, free. 43 Main St., Easthampton. visit springfieldmuseums.org. Annual Blessing of the Pets/ Springfield Science Museum: Animals: Sun., 2 p.m., Foster “Ways of My Ancestors: We are Memorial Church. This event Nipmuc. We are the Freshwater will be held rain or shine; all are welcome. Pets must be on leashes People,” through Feb. 25. Permaor in carriers. Bring pets or photos nent exhibit: State-of-the-art Zeiss Projector and updated International of pets. No cost, but everyone is welcome to bring donations of pet Space Station Exhibit. Planetarium Centennial: Sat., 11 a.m.–3 toys, food, blankets and supplies for the Thomas J. O’Connor Animal p.m. The modern planetarium was Control and Adoption Center. 1791 invented 100 years ago by the Zeiss Wilbraham Road, Springfield, 413- Corporation in Germany. Come to the Science Museum this day for 782-2112. a celebration to include a special Exit 7 Players Presents “Footplanetarium show, a talk by Asloose”: See Friday listing tronomy Magazine columnist Phil French Meat Pie Project: See Harrington, telescope demonstraThursday listing tions, and hands-on activities. Free with museum admission. Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum Star Lights Luminaria The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Fundraiser: See Thursday listing Museum: Permanent exhibit. MGM Casino: See Thursday listing

New England Equitation Championship: See Thursday listing Our Lady of the Cross Fall Festival: See Saturday listing Six Flags Fright Fest 2023: See Friday listing Theaterworks Hartford Presents “Lizzie”: See Thursday listing VIANO STRING QUARTET: Sun, 3 p.m. BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity, $35. 130 Pine St., Florence.

First-floor exhibition offers interactive three-dimensional exhibits. Second floor contains Geisel’s personal memorabilia Timed tickets required. For reservations, visit springfieldmuseums.org. Quadrangle admission - $25 for adults, $16.50 for seniors (60+) and college students with ID, $13 for children ages 3-17; free to children under age 3 and members, Springfield residents are free with proof of residency. Welcome Center and Museum store. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

The New England Visonary Artists Museum: Seeking curator projects in the 2024 season. Preferred projects (talk and exhibit) present self-trained New England artists living or deceased who work outside the academic tradition. To apply, visit neva-museum.org, email visoin@neva-museum.org, or call 413-588-4337. 518 Pleasant St., Northampton Children’s Museum at Holyoke: Permanent exhibit. For ticket prices and hours, visit childrensmuseum holyoke.org. 444 Dwight St., Holyoke. Connecticut Trolley Museum: “Rails to the Darkside.” Fri.-Sat. through Oct. 28, 7-10 p.m. (gates open at 6:30 p.m. for ticket sales). Recommended for ages 16+, $30 per person. “Pumpkin Patch Trolley.” Sat.-Sun. through Oct. 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. All activities are included in admission. Under the age of 2 must sit on the lap of an accompanied adult on the trolley ride. 58 North Road, East Windsor or cttrolley.org. Historic Deerfield: “Celebrating the Fiber Arts: The Helen Geier Flynt Textile Gallery,” through Nov. 27. “Deerfield After Dark Ghost Walks,” Oct. 20, 21, 27-28, 6-9 p.m. Meet at the Visitor Center at Hall Tavern for a spooky walk through the village to hear ghost stories of Deerfield. “Indigenous Foods and the English Settler Diet,” Fri., Sat., and Oct. 2728 from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. each day at Hall Tavern Kitchen. Included with general admission. “Old Burying Ground Guided Tours.” Sat., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. “Paper Making” with Elisa Lanzi. Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. “Celebrating the Book Arts,” Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. “Bookbinding” with Barbara Blumenthal. Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Old Main St., Deerfield or historic-deerfield.org. Old Sturbridge Village: “Phantoms by Firelight.” Fri.-Sat., through Oct. 29, 4:30-9 p.m. Learn about the history of Halloween traditions, play games, find treats, and listen to ghost stories by the bonfire. For tickets, visit osv.org. Route 20, Sturbridge.

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the winery. The cellar tasting included two different vintages of Domaine Sylvie Esmonin Clos Saint Jacques — the 2022 in barrel and the 2017 in bottle. Both wines truly lived up to the hype. Below, you can learn more about the winery, Esmonin’s philosophy for making wine and tasting notes for the wines. Hope you enjoy. About Domaine Sylvie Esmonin Domaine Sylvie Esmonin has produced wines bearing her name since 1998. She began making wine with her father, Michael, at the winery

area date back much further — to the 15th century, long before France was even France.

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2022 Domaine Sylvie Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin Her winemaking Village philosophy Tasted from barrel: Made Sylvie Esmonin makes with grapes from several vinewines using whole clusters yards in Gevrey-Chamberof grapes rather than detin, this spicy, vibrant, lively stemming them. This means wine with fresh berry flavors the grapes are crushed and illustrates why this village fermented with the stems and has such a great winemaking seeds, giving the wines more reputation. flavor and complexity. “We make wine as mature 2022 Domaine Sylvie Esas possible,” Esmonin said in monin Gevrey-Chambertin French this past January, addVillage ing, “My objective is to make Tasted from barrel: Made wines that I love … and to make with grapes from different wines as simply as possible.” vines than the previous one, This approach means creating it was fascinating to taste wines with little intervention, the subtle difference from including not using herbicides one part of the village to or pesticides since 1990. another. This wine is spicier and tighter than the previous one. 2021 Domaine Sylvie Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin Village Tasted from bottle: Fascinating to see how an extra year of aging gives these village wines softer, rounder edges with more subtle flavors, especially the fruit flavors, which are more delicate and fleshier. Drinking beautifully now.

2019 Domaine Sylvie Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin Village in 1987 after previously work- Wine tasting notes Tasted from bottle: Two ing as a winemaker at other The writer tasted one charmore years of aging from wineries in the area. Domaine donnay and 13 pinot noirs at the an outstanding vintage, this Sylvie Esmonin produces winery this past January. Here big, powerful, intense wine wines made with grapes is a sampling of some of those has brightly, lively, intense, (mostly pinot noir and a small wines; the complete list can be fleshy flavors, including fresh amount of chardonnay) from found on MassLive.com. apples and plums. Terrific 19 acres in various vineyards, now and for at least 10 more including Clos Saint Jacques, 2018 Domaine Sylvie years. several other vineyards Esmonin Meursault Charmostly in Gevrey-Chamberdonnay 2022 Domaine Sylvie Estin, along with small amounts Tasted from bottle: Beau- monin Gevrey-Chambertin from Volnay and Meursault. tiful, subtle, floral aromas. Old Vines Esmonin’s grandfather Flavors include delicate hints Tasted from barrel: Made purchased Domaine Sylvie of peach, melon and sea salt. with pinot noir grapes from Esmonin’s parcel in Clos Saint An absolutely lovely expres80-year-old vines, this wine is Jacques in 1955 directly from sion of chardonnay from spicier, livelier and racier than Comte de Mucheron, who Meursault. the previous two wines. Also originally owned the entire features vibrant, lively fruit Clos Saint Jacques vineyard 2022 Domaine Sylvie Esflavors. and who owned a winery that monin Gevrey-Chambertin Cheers! Esmonin’s grandfather worked Bourgogne for in Meursault, according to Tasted from barrel: Only Wine Press by Ken Ross the outstanding reference book a few months after being appears on Masslive.com every “Inside Burgundy” by Jasper picked and placed in a barrel, Monday and in The RepubMorris. However, the Esmonin this pinot noir already has a lican’s Weekend section every family’s roots in the Burgundy light, bright finish with tight, Thursday. Wine barrels in the cellar of Domaine Sylvie Esmonin winery in Gevrey-Chambertin, France. (KEN ROSS PHOTO)

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of scrambled eggs, home fries, bacon and sausage or a Sriracha Burger topped with CONTINUES FROM PAGE E7 Sriracha-spiced bacon and with the thought being that cheddar cheese. those working at home want Both options include a to get out and socialize. Not “bottomless” Bloody Mary or having to commute means Mimosa. they have the freedom to do Reservations may be made so earlier. by calling the restaurant at Another rationale for this 413-532-1800. “dining earlier” trend is the • This summer’s Duryea search for early-bird deals in Way Wine & Beer Garden, a time of price inflation. a weekly event sponsored by Even Netflix has been sug- Springfield Downtown, has gested as a motivating factor. been “held over” for OctoDiners, according to the ber, with “under the lights” logic involved, are going out sessions planned for today earlier so they’ll have time to and Oct. 26. stream a movie after getting Held after work on Thurshome. days from 4 to 8 p.m., the There may be an even event, which takes place on simpler explanation for this Duryea Way in Springfield’s time shift in dining behavior Entertainment District, — the general graying of the features wine, selected beer American population. Those and cider options, batched of a certain age know that an cocktails, and a rotating list early dinner hour is a neces- of local food vendors. sity if a good night’s sleep is Springfield Downtown, wanted. which is a program of the Springfield Business ImSide Dishes provement District, answers • Though a threat of rain at 413-781-1591. led to the rescheduling (to • The Munich Haus Nov. 3 and 4) of its “Mighty German Restaurant in Oktoberfest,” the Student Chicopee is hosting its Prince Cafe and Fort October Hops Club session Restaurant in downtown on Oct. 25, starting at 6 p.m. Springfield continues to The featured beer is to be celebrate Oktoberfest with a Hofbrauhaus Dunkel, a dark special menu. lager produced in Freising, In addition to “Fort ClasGermany. sics” like sauerbraten and Priced at $25 per person schnitzel, executive chef not including tax or gratuity, Timothy Saxer has added the Hops Club event includes several other seasonal dishes a stein of the evening’s to the restaurant’s menu. featured beer, a beer-themed These include an appetizer buffet of schnitzel, pretzel of Smoked Gouda Bites along chicken, German sausage, with entrees such as a Fall and a chef-carved, whole Lamb Shank and an Oktober roasted pig. Sausage Platter. Tickets for assigned seating The Student Prince is also should be purchased in adoffering Cider Glazed Salm- vance. They can be ordered on as well as its signature on the Munich Haus website Boston Scrod. or by calling 413-594-8788. The Student Prince offers • On Oct. 23, Figaro complimentary valet parking Ristorante in Enfield will Wednesday through Saturbe hosting “A Taste of Italy” day evenings. Reservations Italian Night. can be made by calling 413A family-style affair, 734-7475. the evening features Ital• The Mick Bar at the ian-American favorites from Delaney House in Holyoke Figaro’s menu as well as enis promoting a “Hangover tertainment by Peter Annone Brunch” every Sunday from and Richie Mitnick. Seating 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. begins at 6 p.m., with dinner Priced at $30 per person, served at 6:45 p.m. the brunch offers a choice of Dinner, which is priced at SEE MENU, PAGE E12 an “All-American” Breakfast

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truths about life. That’s a hard line to straddle,” Kleinman added. “The Hatmaker’s Wife” is being directed by Gina Kaufmann. Kaufmann has been teaching at UMass since the fall of 2007 and teaches both graduate and undergraduate directing and undergraduate acting classes. “I love working with the undergraduate actors and seeing their growth over the course of their time in our department,” Kaufmann said. “Sometimes there’s an idea about acting that it’s just about talent, but there are so many skills and techniques that, over the course of time, visibly improve an actor’s stage presence commitment to the truth of the moment, and ability to incorporate the given circumstances of the character into their performance.” For “The Hatmaker’s Wife,” student cast members had a unique challenge to face: learning and recreating the Polish accent. “The students have to master this incredibly difficult accent while also pursuing their character’s goals and dealing with all the other more usual aspects of performance,” Kaufmann said. “They have been coached on the Polish accent from the very first rehearsal by my colleague Elisa Gonzales and her student, undergraduate theater major

Lindsay Foreaur.” The play also requires one actor to wear a huge, padded suit and communicate only through “body language and gibberish sounds” and another who plays a magical, talking wall by “wearing a body mic and watching the other performers on a monitor,” Kaufmann added. Kaufmann connected with “The Hatmaker’s Wife” the first time she read it. “This year we have been introducing my daughter to her birth family, which has been scary and difficult, but also so needed and so healing,” Kaufmann said. “My daughter needs to know her story to move forward more fully in her life, even if it’s not the story that was hoped for or expected.” In that way, Kaufmann said, “the same is true for the central character in ‘The Hatmaker’s Wife,’” being played by undergraduate theater major Aracelli Sierra. “The Hatmaker’s Wife” will be staged Oct. 27 to Nov. 4 in the Curtain Theater. In the theater lobby, patrons will be invited to make a hat to celebrate someone they love, and enjoy live music from “The Hatmaker’s Wife” sound designer Darrow Sherman. Tickets are $17 for general admission and $5 for students, youth, and senior patrons, as well as Card to Culture members. Tickets can be purchased online at umass.edu or by calling the Box Office at 1-800-999UMAS.