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Halloween celebrations to fright, delight across WMass, Page E2

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“Smile” is a 2022 horror film written and directed by Parker Finn. (PARAMOUNT PICTURES)

...Or keep things cozy at home with a movie to get you in the ‘spooky spirit’ The Kids Boo Fest at Six Flags New England promises a Halloween celebration for the whole family. (PHOTO COURTESY SIX FLAGS NEW ENGLAND)

By Keith O’Connor

Special to The Republican

At one time, Oct. 31 was a day when youngsters would dress up in costume, scary or otherwise, and head into the neighborhood with their trick-or-treat bags hoping to return home with a bag full of goodies. However, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual Halloween consumer survey, conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, the number of generations embracing the spooky season has expanded. “What we’re seeing this year, in particular, is it’s not necessarily just those college-age students, younger consumers who are getting out there. A lot of this is being driven by millennials and older millennials who are planning parties, getting dressed up in costume and really seizing onto this holiday,” said Katherine Cullen, the foundation’s vice For fright seekers, DementedFX offers a haunted experience president of industry and SEE WMASS, PAGE E3 out of Holyoke. (PHOTO COURTESY DEMENTEDFX)

By Ashley Potter

apotter@repub.com

Halloween has always been my favorite time of year. The leaves changing color, all of the pumpkin-shaped candy you can eat and, of course, it’s that time of year when you’ll find horror movies both on the big screen and at home flipping through the channels. One thing that has always bothered me about these lists — top Halloween movies, best movies to watch to get you into the Halloween spirit, you name it — is that they always tend to be biased toward the classics. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I enjoy Wes Craven’s original “Scream” and a good return to the familiarity of “Hocus Pocus” as much as the next person, but the horror genre has evolved over the years and, with it, so have the range of the films. For this list, I tried to conjure up movies that might be a little less likely to turn up on those lists you see everywhere. Best of all, all of these movies can be streamed on at least one platform.

Happy Halloween. 1. Smile (2022) Despite its name, this 2022 movie written and directed by Parker Finn will give you anything but a smile. A psychological horror, “Smile” stars Sosie Bacon as therapist Rose Cotter. She witnesses the unnatural suicide of her patient, Laura (Caitlin Stasey), who claims she’s seeing something that “looks like people, but it’s not a person.” As the title of the film suggests, before her suicide, Laura appears eerily calm and stands before Cotter with a smile on her face. After being ordered to take a week off from work, Cotter begins to undergo increasingly disturbing and frightening experiences that lead those around her to believe she’s going crazy. The truth is something far more sinister. Also starring Kyle Gallner, Jessie T. Usher, and Robin Weigert. Stream it on Paramount Plus, Google Play Movies, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Apple TV, Vudu, On Demand, or the Microsoft Store. SEE MOVIES, PAGE E6

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A scene from Monster Mash Scream Park at McCray’s Farm in South Hadley. (THE REPUBLICAN, FILE)

ginning at 6 p.m., and at noon on Saturday and Sunday. The scares continue after Halloween for one last weekend Nov. 3-5. For more information, including ticket options and additional charges, visit six flags.com/newengland. It all began with a not so simple scary hayride referred early on as Fear on the Farm, only to grow from that first year in 1991 into Monster Mash Scream Park at McCray’s Farm in South Hadley. While it started with the haunted hayride, Monster Mash Scream Park today

“We have a core group of people who really love Halloween and who have a passion for entertaining others looking for a good scare.” BRIGET REILLY, GENERAL MANAGER, MONSTER MASH SCREAM PARK

story begins as part of their immersive, cinematic theater experience,” Liptak said. The attraction will be open Thursday, Friday and Sunday with varied entrance times beginning at 7 p.m. and on Saturday at 6 p.m. General admission is $35. Tickets are available at the door or online at dementedfx.com, but because of limited availability they advise to check their website and consider online ordering. VIP tickets, only available online at $60, include up to one hour of access to the VIP Lounge and bars, plus your first beverage and no waiting in the general admission line. Located at 530 Main St. in Holyoke, DementedFX pro-

vides a unique cinematic experience for adults. However, they don’t encourage children to step into their haunted mansion. At Six Flags New England in Agawam, its popular Fright Fest returns once again where, as the promotional copy reads, there will be “family-friendly thrills by day and scary frights by night.” The kid-friendly Boo Fest experience includes pumpkin decorating, trick or treating for goodies in Looney Tunes Movie Town, hay and pallet mazes, scavenger hunt, pedal car track, lawn games, witch crafts, and more, including the new Boo Express in Passholder Plaza filled with friendly monsters and

Wasteland and Soul Harvest, themed rides in the darkness, and roaming entertainers waiting to scare the goosebumps out of brave visitors. A warning for the wary on the Six Flags website: No costumes for guests over age 12. Fright Fest runs Friday be-

includes two walk-through haunts not for the faint of heart, such as the popular DON (Diagnostic, Operations, Nexus) Genetic Research Facility and Massacre Manor. The haunted hayride and two walk-throughs provide SEE WMASS, PAGE E5

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consumer insights. Consumers will spend an unprecedented $108.24 per person, and a record 73% of consumers plan to celebrate Halloween this year, up from 69% last year. And it’s not just spending on costumes, candy and decorations for the home, but on entertainment, such as the many haunted houses, ghost tours, festivals, and other special holiday events that have made Halloween a fun time for both young and old beginning as much as a month before the big day. If it’s a good haunting that you are looking for, there are several attractions in the area offering the scare of a lifetime, beginning with DementedFX Haunted House in Holyoke. “What makes our DementedFX Haunted House different from others is people looking for a good scare like the idea that our haunted attraction is based on a single storyline, one horror universe focused on Bio Med Corp that is tied into every room,” said Al Liptak, officially referred to as the “severed head of marketing.” “We have reviews that say our haunted house is as good as Disney or Universal. We put all of our energy into making this a unique, high-quality experience for our guests and we don’t cut corners,” he added. The storyline focuses on an immoral medical laboratory, Bio Med Corp., ravaged by its own experiments, that has let loose a virus that is turning the world into monsters and ghouls. Visitors need to break into the lab and rescue the scientist who has the cure to save all humanity. New this year, in addition to a variety of other beers and wines available at the attraction’s two bars, is a special Demented Bone Crusher Blueberry created exclusively for DementedFX by White Lion Brewing Company. “The beer is named after our Bone Crusher character, a Mad Max-style villain, who will be entertaining visitors inside our lobby where the

skeletons. There is also the Spooktacular Street Party, where ghoulish grooves can be heard alongside dancing and the chance to meet and greet your favorite Looney Tunes characters. As the sun sets, ghouls and other assorted nefarious and creepy characters come out of hiding for a heart-pounding experience recommended for guests 13 and over. There are chilling Halloween-themed shows, haunted houses galore from Midnight Mansion to The Aftermath: Zombie’s Revenge, multiple haunt zones including the new Necropolis,

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Parlor Room offers wide range of workshops

Nightclubs THURSDAY

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Southwick Inn: Open mic hosted by Steve Piper of Roadhouse Band. 479 College Highway, Southwick The Drake: Slaid Cleaves & Robbie Fulks. 44 N. Pleasant St., Amherst The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Stone Soup Fundraiser. 289 Main St., Greenfield The Still: Drink specials. 63 Springfield St., Agawam Theodores’: Rockstar Karaoke. 201 Worthington St., Springfield West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield

FRIDAY Blue Room at CitySpace: Mind Left Body — Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Watkins Glen Summer Jam. 43 Main St., Easthampton BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity: Livingston Taylor. 130 Pine St., Florence Delaney House: CO2. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee East Mountain Country Club: Rock 201 Band. 1458 East Mountain Rd, Westfield MGM Springfield: MGM Roar: Jay Larson. 1 MGM Way, Springfield The Drake: Karla Bonoff. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: The Library Band. 289 Main St., Greenfield The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Rageoween. 289 Main St., Greenfield The Meeting House: Dave Brinnel. 827 Williams St., Longmeadow West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills West Springfield’s Irish House Restaurant & Pub: Brothers By Law. 429 Morgan Road, West Springfield

SATURDAY Delaney House: Billy Egan. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

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The Mary Jane Jones will headline a two-night Halloween concert at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke. (PHOTO COURTESY MARY JANE JONES)

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Full Moon ‘Freakend’ at Gateway City Arts By Ashley Potter

sax, woodwinds; Kat Ball, trombone; and Beau Sasser, A full moon “Freakend” keys. Many of the band’s will rise on Gateway City Arts members met as underin Holyoke on Friday and graduates in the University Saturday — just in time for of Massachusetts Amherst Halloween. Department of Music and The Mary Jane Jones will Dance. headline the two-night stint, They will be joined at but they will be going by a Gateway City Arts by opendifferent name just for the ing acts The Cannibal Ramoccasion: The Scary Jane blers on Friday and Beast Jones. Mode on Saturday. “The Scary Jane Jones All shows will be held in didn’t make an appearance the Divine Theater at Gatelast year, so we couldn’t be way City Arts. Shows begin more thrilled to celebrate at 8 p.m.; doors open at the season of darkness and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in mystery with an intimate advance or $25 at the door, double-header at the Divine and $35 for both nights. For Theater,” said Mandy more information, and to Pachios, who serves as the purchase tickets, go online band’s lead vocalist, in an to gatewaycityarts.com. email with The Republican. In an interview by email, They are making up for Pachios teased what The that lost time with two Mary Jane Jones have in the fully curated nights that will works, and what audiences feature the band’s “favorite can expect at Gateway City musical Halloween treats Arts. and songs” from their upcoming album, Pachios added. How would you deThe Mary Jane Jones is a scribe your band’s sound? multi-genre band, hailing from Western MassachuTogether we bring an setts, featuring Mandy edgy and retro blend of soul, Pachios, vocals; Dan Thom- rock, jazz, and blues filled as, guitar; Chris Ball, bass; with swaggering horns, Brother Sal, drums; Nick intricate guitar work, tight Borges, trumpet; Steven rhythms, and powerhouse Yarbro, alto sax, woodvocals. SEE ‘FREAKEND,’ PAGE E7 winds; Jeff Fennell, tenor apotter@repub.com

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ITH THE EXciting news that The Parlor Room will be taking over Northampton’s iconic Iron Horse Music Hall, we thought it would be good to remind readers of the diverse array of workshops that The Parlor Room offers along with the many shows it produces. We are almost into November, so let’s take a peek at a sample of some offerings headed to the venue in the early part of the month. First up in November is a flatpicking workshop with Jordan Tice (of Hawktail) on Nov. 4 from 5-6:30 p.m. In this course, Tice will break down his flatpicking guitar style and talk about his approach to lead, rhythm, and right and left hand technique. Tice is a singer, songwriter and guitarist who employs both fingerstyle and flatpick guitar playing. His performances have been compared to those of Leo Kottke, John Hartford, and David Bromberg. The workshop has a limit of 15 participants and is geared toward intermediate and advanced students. The cost is $30 for nonmembers and $20 for members. On Nov. 6, Rafe Wolman

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will lead a Cajun band workshop from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wolman will lead the class through one or two songs from the Cajun and Creole tradition, where attendees will learn the basic melody and chords by ear. This will be followed by listening to different recorded versions, talking about the different roles that each instrument can play, and the rhythmic nuances, phrasing and embellishment that gives the music a Cajun sound. Wolman has performed around the Northeast with different Cajun bands, including his own band, Les Taiauts. The cost is $30 for nonmembers and $20 for members. On Nov. 11, “Circlesinging: A Vocal Improvisation Workshop” will be held by Laurie

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HALLOWEEN DANCE featuring

The Skid Marks Doors Open at 6:30pm, Fun Starts at 7:30pm $10 per person

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For more info, call Clair 413-537-5533

Saturday, Oct. 28

Tickets available at the bar and the door Costume Contest (optional) Grand Prize $200, Second Prize $100, Third Prize $50

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along with cider donuts and assorted pastries. McCray’s Country Creamery will also CONTINUES FROM PAGE E3 be open serving ice cream, an hour’s worth of entertain- snacks and beverages. ment. Tickets are available online And there’s always someor on site and are $30 general thing new and sinister await- admission. A $50 fast pass to ing faithful returning patrons, skip to the front of the line is noted Briget Reilly, general available online only. manager of the popular atFor more information, visit traction. fearonthefarm.com or call “The trail for our haunted its “deadline” at 413-437hayride has been 50% redone 0769. with six digital video proThe newest entry into the jections, including a zombie haunted housing market is containment center, ghost 13th World Fright Park in kids on a swing, and a portal Palmer, which entered the to the other side. Also, our fray last year. haunted houses are outfitted Three terrifying attractions with 30% of new scenes and a await haunt-goers, including working maze in one of them. traversing the haunted trail of And we totally redid one Moonlight Mayhem, and new of our biggest animation to for this year, Hellfire House, include a hallway reminiscent where welcomed guests will of the Pennywise sewer from get lost in a twisted maze of Stephen King’s ‘IT’ movie,” darkness, fog and fire as they Reilly said. try to escape the house. Also, It takes a staff of 85 people, in Alone you will go through a including characters ranging terrifying haunted experience from ghouls, goblins and “alone” to face you own fears other monsters, to bring Fear with no one else to protect on the Farm to life. you. “We have a core group Also new for this year the of people who really love park has added Brimstone Halloween and who have Tavern, where you can coma passion for entertaining fort your fears with a variety of others looking for a good unique drinks and cocktails. scare. We are a great place to Located at 1701 Park St., the come and get entertained and attraction is open Oct. 26-30 suspend reality for a while,” beginning at 6 p.m. There will Reilly said. also be a “Blackout” on Nov. Monster Mash Scream Park, located on 55 Alvord St., operates on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and is open from 7 p.m. until “the last rider runs screaming,” according to its website. A recent post on its Facebook page notes it has extended the season to Nov. 3 and 4 “to accommodate those who have yet to get their scare on due to the rainy weather.” Thrill seekers beware: The attraction’s website notes patrons will experience “intense lighting and audio effects, strobes, fog, low visibility, and a physically demanding environment. Do not attend if you are pregnant, claustrophobic, asthmatic, prone to seizures, and have respiratory or heart issues.” Participants 21 years of age and older can enjoy a beer or wine at an outside trailer

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“We refer to our corn maze as our Hometown Carnival with no scares for Halloween.” NEAL NORMANDIN, OWNER, THE APPLE PLACE, E. LONGMEADOW

makes an appearance, too,” said Michael Crotty, director of Marketing and Communications. Haunted Hancock is held today through Saturday at 7 p.m., with a special Haunted Hancock for kids on Saturday at 5 p.m. For more information 4-5, when visitors experiVillage in Pittsfield — with and pricing, visit hancock ence their fears in the most their many original buildings shakervillage.org. terrifying form — complete from days gone by are ripe for Visitors to Old Sturbridge darkness. hauntings. Village from Friday through Tickets, available online at “Haunted Hancock is an Sunday from 4:30 to 9 p.m. 13thworld.com/13th-world- after-dark guided tour at our can explore its haunted fright-park, range in price historic village, honoring the mysteries as part of Phantoms from $30 to $50, with addilegacy of the Shakers. This re- by Firelight. Participants will tional options such as Touch ligious group, which inhabited learn about the history of of Fear Pass, Fast Pass and the site from about 1790 until Halloween traditions, play a combination of both. The 1959, believed in the ability to games, find edible treats, and Touch of Fear Pass, available connect to another plane, as listen to ghost stories by the only for those 18 and older, demonstrated by their leader bonfire. Visitors will also be offers an enhancement to the Mother Ann’s visions and entertained by breathtaking scare experience by allowing healing powers and by their performances of fire breaththeir monsters to touch you. interest in spiritualism. On ing and more, as well as Participants will receive a the tour, visitors learn more acrobats flying high over the special necklace that identifies about this fascinating group village with their vampire-like them as an “extreme lover by exploring several historic ways. For more information of fear,” but if it becomes too buildings in the dark, hearing and pricing, visit osv.org. intense, they can simply take ghost stories from the past and Nature lovers can enjoy the off the necklace. the present, and occasionally season outdoors at NaumHistoric villages — such as experiencing their own brush keag, a public garden and hisOld Sturbridge Village in Stur- with another world. Every now toric home at 5 Prospect Hill SEE WMASS, PAGE E6 bridge and Hancock Shaker and then the village cat Pepper

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WMass Road in Stockbridge, which is holding its Incredible Naumkeag Pumpkin Show minus the scares today through Sunday. Visitors can explore its famous gardens as they transform Naumkeag into a celebration of autumn with over 1,500 jack-o-lanterns, hundreds of mums, pumpkins and countless gourds — most of which were grown at Naumkeag. Hot cider and fall treats will be available for sale on-site. For ticket information and hours, visit thetrustees.org. Other “natural” experiences that have been increasingly popular as tourist attractions for the fall and Halloween time are corn mazes found on many farms, like at the Apple Place in East Longmeadow on 540 Somers Road. “We refer to our corn maze as our Hometown Carnival with no scares for Halloween. It’s more of a fall attraction and we have all kinds of game to do as you go throughout the winding maze, including pig races, shooting hoops, some 8-10 games in all,” said owner Neal Normandin about the 6-acre maze.

“We are very busy right now selling our apples, cider, cider donuts and other treats from our bakery. Our creamery will also be open serving ice cream,” he added. The Hometown Carnival at the Apple Place runs Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $15 for ages 10 and older, $10 for ages 5-9 and free for those 4 and under. For more information, visit theappleplace. net. There are many other corn mazes to discover throughout the area, including Mike’s Maze in Sunderland, which was voted “Best Corn Maze in the U.S.” by Yahoo News. It is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Nov. 5. For times and admission prices, visit mikes maze.com. Hicks Family Farm in Charlemont has two days left to its Haunted Nights and corn maze on Friday and Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is $10. For more information, visit hickscornmaze.com. If you want to save some money, you can just hop in the car and drive with the kids through your neighborhood and beyond, especially at night, to view the many outdoor Halloween decorations just like at Christmas. Westfield on Weekends

is offering its annual DriveBy Haunted Houses tour through Halloween night. Residences will be shown and listed on an interactive map at westfieldonweek ends.com and on WOW’s Facebook page at facebook. com/WestfieldOn Weekends. For those who don’t mind driving a little farther for some good chills, Salem is synonymous with Halloween because of the Salem Witch Trials. Today, Salem Haunted Happenings is considered by many to be the largest celebration of Halloween in the world for more than a half-million visitors with its parades, parties, vendor fairs, walking tours, special events and museums such as the popular Salem Witch Museum. Visit haunted happenings.org for more information. Additional haunts worth the drive include the SK Pierce Haunted Victorian Mansion, known for its true paranormal activity in Gardner, as well as Connecticut’s Forsaken Lands Outdoor Haunted Attraction in Goshen and the Trail of Terror in Wallingford. For more information, visit skhaunt edvictorianmansion.com, forsakenlandshaunt.com, or trailofterror.com.

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The Misty Blues, led by Gina Coleman, at left, will play a Halloween show at the Shea Theater Arts Center on Friday.

Halloween candy, wine pairing suggestions

HITE WINE with fish. Red wine with steak. But what about Skittles? Or perhaps Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or Sour Patch Kids? What wines pair well with these treats? This isn’t a trick question. It’s also probably not something most adults think about when they sit down to eat. But since Halloween’s right around the corner, I thought now would be the perfect time to consider such unusual combinations. So if you do happen to go trick-or-treating next week and you’ve ever wondered which wines to have with

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Q. What is in the works

for The Mary Jane Jones?

We tracked a majority of what will be our first album, set to release this spring, at Fun Room Studio (Chris Ball’s recording studio in Greenfield) but the album started in Whately, in a basement-level studio with skyhigh vibes: Caboose2Zion. When local reggae artist Ras John passed in 2017, his wife Elizabeth rented his studio to Chris. Our self-titled single, “The Mary Jane Jones,” was tracked entirely at the Caboose, along with “Lamentations,” which is on the new album. In 2019, a few months after my partner and I moved into Holyoke ourselves, Chris moved his studio to The Wedge Works. Tucked inside Holyoke’s canals and train tracks at Occasional Train Studio, we recorded a few singles, tracked another song for the album and started a

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your Halloween candy, here are a few suggestions. And please don’t steal your kid’s Halloween candy if you decide to do your own wine, Halloween candy tasting. I still have nightmares about that happening one Halloween decades ago. (Thanks, Dad.)

few we’d ultimately finish at Fun Room. This album’s a long time coming but well worth the wait. Developing each song to this point complete with organ, horns, and all the backing vocals was an incredible undertaking and labor of love that created a truly cinematic, immersive audio experience to rival our live performance.

Hope you enjoy. • M&Ms — Malbec: Chocolate on the inside, hard candy on the outside, M&Ms have long been one of the most popular Halloween candies. That mixture of candy and chocolate tastes great with malbec wines as well, which often have a rich, velvet-like finish, especially full-bodied malbec wines from Argentina. • Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups — California Pinot Noir: Even as an adult, I still have a hard time sometimes resisting this chocolate peanut butter candy among the impulse items in the checkout line at the supermarket. They also taste great with

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form the horn-heavy version of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Mr. Crowley” we put out in 2020, commemorating its 40th anniversary, or our own twist on hits from The Squirrel Nut Zippers, Nick Cave, Bettye LaVette, and James Brown.

Q. This is your last head-

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Q. Can you tell me a little A. While we are indeed bit about what people can expect at Gateway City Arts?

getting the album ready to release this spring, the overarching reason we won’t perform until then is a perKicking off Friday night’s sonal one. I recently learned I music and mayhem is the have a compromised immune bone-shakin’ blues of Mark system that is likely caused Milloff ’s slide guitar-driven by a serious genetic conneccorpse crawlers The Cannibal tive tissue disorder. It was Ramblers. Saturday’s full late this summer after serious moon draws the funk/rock/ complications that a diagnosoul and hip-hop howls of sis was pieced together which live-review organ trio Beast genetic testing will confirm Mode featuring Darby Wolf later this spring. It’s hard to and Nate Martel with bandtalk about, but I’m putting mate Ted Sullivan reigning together a good care team, from the drum throne in both I have a loving partner and Beast Mode and the second rescue dog looking after me, apparition of The Scary Jane and I make music in a dreamy Jones. Depending on the all-star band with the kind of night, you’ll hear us perfriends that feel like family.

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Ellington from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Ellington is a vocalist, voice teacher, and choral director who has been leading singing ensembles since 1996. Circlesinging was developed as an art form by Bobby McFerrin and his collaborators, based on ancient musical traditions. It is a spontaneous, improvised community singing practice, like a drum circle for voices. Circle leaders facilitate the creation of songs using patterns, percussive sounds, rhythms, harmonies, melodies, and recognizable words or invented language. Out of the simplest musical idea, an improvised song is created. Beginners are welcome. Admission is $30 for nonmembers and free for members. The Parlor Room is at 32 Masonic St. in Northampton. Liner notes • The Shea Theater Arts Center will present the Misty Blues Halloween show on

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Friday. Misty Blues is led by Gina Coleman and pays homage to the older blues made popular by the bold women of its time, while still paying respect to classic male artists of the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s. The band also includes classic rock and folk tunes infused with a healthy dose of the blues. Costumes are encouraged for the show and admission is $22 in advance or $30 at the door. The Shea Theater Arts Center is at 71 Avenue A in Turners Falls. • The Rendezvous in Turners Falls will hold a different sort of Halloween party on Saturday, when several groups of musicians “dress up” (or at least, in this case, perform as more famous bands). Dubbed the “Halloween Cover Show,” the evening will feature Perennial as The Hives, Randi Woodelle & Co. as Josie & The Pussycats, and members of Pillow Man and Sapling as Sebadoh. The show will start at 9:30 p.m. and the suggested donation at the door is $7. The Rendezvous is at 78 Third St.

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Restaurants ready for All Hallows’ Eve

S HALLOWEEN has evolved from a kids-only occasion to a major holiday — complete with themed greeting cards and elaborate lawn displays — the restaurant industry has taken to celebrating Oct. 31 with parties, special promotions, and Halloween-themed menu items. A few examples of such in the Pioneer Valley are as follows. This year Dunkin’, the beverage and snack chain, reintroduced its Spider Donut, an orange-frosted yeast donut decorated spider-style, by promoting “merch” in the form of a 6-foot-tall inflatable version of the pastry as well a Spider Donut keychain. It also undertook a Halloween “takeover” of its pastry case by adding orange and

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chocolate sprinkles to a number of other donut offerings. Steaming Tender Restaurant in Palmer is currently holding its first ever Scarecrow Contest. With more than two dozen entrees displayed in Olmsted Park, which is adjacent to the restaurant, the competition continues through Halloween. Visitors to Steaming Tender are invited to vote for their favorite scarecrow, and the winner will receive a prize of $100 to be donated to a favorite charity. Steaming Tender has also created Halloween season dining experiences in the form of several “spooky” cocktails and an entree it’s calling Tombstone Scampi. The dish features scallops, shrimp, and haddock tossed with a squid ink pasta and

nados out there. And for you I suggest a Rose wine, especially a dry yet floral one from CONTINUES FROM PAGE E7 France’s Provence region. pinot noirs from California, • Snickers — Cabernet which often have a slightly Sauvignon: Caramel and jam-like or plum-like finish. peanuts encased in a chocoSo together with a Reese’s late coating, what’s not to love Peanut Butter Cup, it’s almost about Snickers bars? It’s classic like having a peanut butter American candy. That’s why I and jelly sandwich. paired this wine with a classic • Skittles — New Zealand wine — cabernet sauvignon. Sauvignon Blanc: Skittles are Whether you prefer a slightly very similar to M&Ms. Both oak one from California or a have a rainbow-colored, hard richer one with a long finish candy outside. But inside, from France’s Bordeaux reSkittles have a more fruitgion, you can’t go wrong with flavor-like finish instead of either red wine. chocolate. That’s what makes • Pop Rocks — Prosecthe fruit candy flavors on the co: Like Sour Patch Kids, inside such a great match Pop Rocks are definitely an for New Zealand sauvignon acquired taste. Not everyone’s blancs and their fresh-cutcrazy about a sweet-tasting grass-like flavor. hard candy that explodes in • Sour Patch Kids — Rose: your mouth. But if you do love Sour Patch Kids have always them, why not enhance those been an acquired taste. You ei- pops with a few bubbles and ther love or hate this tart-tast- a slightly sweet finish? That’s ing, gummy-like candy. what makes Prosecco, a type Personally, I’ve always been of Italian sparking wine, such a more of a Chuckles fan, but I perfect fit. know there are many hard• Jolly Ranchers — Vinho cord Sour Patch Kids aficioVerde: I haven’t had a Jolly

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served in a glass “skull.” Steaming Tender Restaurant, which is open Thursday through Sunday, can be reached at 413-283-2744. Promoter Dining With The Dead 1031 and the Publick House Historic Inn in Dunkin’s popular spider donuts have returned to shelves in Sturbridge are teaming up to celebration of Halloween. present a hands-on paranormal investigation and dinner After dinner, guests will clude door prizes and prizes on Oct. 30. be invited to participate in for best costumes. This Halloween Eve event, a hands-on investigation of Tickets for the Paranormal which starts at 6 p.m., will some of the Publick House’s Investigation and Dinner are feature a presentation on the most paranormally active available at eventbrite.com. history and hauntings of the areas; a visit to the historic The Publick House Historic Publick House. A full dinner graveyard next to the Inn Inn answers at 508-347-3313. menu featuring beef burgun- also will be offered. The Artist Cafe on Main SEE MENU, PAGE E9 dy will follow. The evening will also in-

Rancher in a while, probably because I like keeping the fillings in my teeth. I’m joking, but seriously, these delicious fruit-flavored hard candies can sometimes to be challenging to eat. They also pair well with Vinho Verde, a dry, slightly fragrant white wine from Portugal. These wines also have a grassy finish so feel free to add some Skittles to the mix. • Hot Tamales — Tuscany red wine: These spicy red candies with a hint of cinnamon can hold their own when it comes to big, intense flavors. So why not pair them with a big, robust red wine from Italy’s Tuscany region, especially voluptuous ones made with sangiovese grapes in the Brunello di Montalcino subregion of Tuscany. • York Peppermint Patty — Chardonnay: Chocolate on the outside, peppermint on the inside, the York Peppermint Patty often conjures images of winter and snow. This is probably due to their ads featuring imaginary ski jumpers enjoying this treat. My suggestion

would be chardonnay from the Cote De Beaune region of Burgundy in France. Here, the chardonnays are crisp, clean and not oaky or overpowering. • Kit Kat — Rhone red wine: Next time you break a piece off of your Kit Kat Bar, try an earthy, robust red wine from France’s Rhone region. These blended red wines often made with at least three grapes (including grenache, syrah and mourvedre) taste great with the chocolate-covered crackers tucked inside each Kit Kat Bar. • Gummy Bears — Champagne: I need to give my wife full credit for this wine combination. We both love Gummy Bears and often have them with Champagne whenever we’re lucky enough to have such amazing, dry, sparkling wines from France’s Champagne region. Feel free to drop a Gummy Bear in the Champagne and give it a few seconds to soak up some of the bubbles. Trust me. It’s delicious. • Milk chocolate — Ries-

ling: Chocolate frankly goes great with many different kinds of red, white and sparkling wines. In the case of milk chocolate, I thought I would recommend a less obvious wine — riesling. Depending on where you get your riesling from, these wines can be slightly sweet or very dry. I highly recommend rieslings from Canada’s Niagara region and Germany’s Mosel area. • Dark chocolate — Port: Like milk chocolate, you could easily pair many wines with dark chocolate. But one of my favorite wines to pair with dark chocolate, especially after a meal, is Port, the fortified (meaning a distilled spirit is added) wine from Portugal’s Douro Valley. These inky, dark, intense wines taste terrific with dense, dark chocolate, especially after a busy night of trick-or-treating. Cheers! Wine Press by Ken Ross appears on Masslive.com every Monday and in The Republican’s Weekend section every Thursday.

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A tale of two beers

Dragon West Coast-style Pale Ale. It didn’t claim to be an IPA, but these days that FEW WEEKS BACK, tainly not complaining about Pizza, which now has a shop could just be quibbling about I wrote a column that: Too many breweries is a there. To my great delight, as the degree of hoppiness vs. about the best oldnice problem to have. And as I popped into the pizzeria, I maltiness. school West Coast luck would have it, an autum- saw there was also a brewery I bought a four-pack and IPAs and it got some great nal journey to engage in some there: Powder Hill. again was happy I did. The responses from readers. seasonal shenanigans proved Now, it was midday when I beer poured a slightly cloudy Ever since then, I’ve been quite fortuitous last week. was there, and I didn’t want yellow hue and produced a George Lenker casually looking around to It was a picturesque fall to drink beer yet, so I opted massive head. The aroma Beer Nut see if there were any newer day, and I decided to motor to buy a four-pack to take promised a garden of hoppy offerings in the category that up to South Deerfield to pop home. Once again, I was in delights and the flavor folmight be worthwhile. As I’ve into Yankee Candle and luck: They had a beer named That tale would make for a lowed through, with plenty of kvetched about several times, visit my pal Ben, a manger West Coast Style IPA. I bought decent column alone, but the pine and citrus via Amarillo beer shelves these days seem there. I figured I’d do some it without thinking twice. hand of fate doubled down. and Centennial hops. clogged with mostly New leaf-peeping, and start to Later that night, I popped The Powder Hill discovery As Berkshire is renowned England IPAs. I will again get into the holiday spira can open and was very made me look a little harder for its well-balanced beers, state that I enjoy NEIPAs well it. No, not Halloween, or pleased. It pours a clean amfor more West Coast-style I knew the malt structure enough, but I don’t need them even Thanksgiving. I mean ber-orange hue with a decent beers I hadn’t discovered. would stand up to the hoptaking up the lion’s share of Christmas. As the sign says at head. The aroma features A few days later I was in the piness, and it certainly did. beer shelves. Yankee Candle: “It’s always light citrus notes but the first beer section of Big Y World Thus probably leading it to Of course there are probaChristmas here.” (Yes, I’m sips reveal a definite pine Class Market in Northampbe called simply a pale ale, bly plenty of brewers making one of those types. Sorry, not aspect that dances to a tanger- ton and I spied a beer from not an IPA. It’s also only 5.5% West Coast IPAs, but there sorry.) ine jig. It’s 7.3% ABV, but you Berkshire Brewing Co. (which ABV. are just too many breweries to While I was there, I decided don’t really notice that in the serendipitously is also in This one is a keeper, as is keep track currently. I’m cer- to get a pizza from Hillside flavor profile. South Deerfield) named Snap Powder Hill’s brew.

187ml bottle of Prosecco that each adult diner receives with their brunch order. The Brunch & Bubbly Buffet is served from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations can be made by calling Villa Napoletana at 413-732-9300.

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Street in Springfield will be holding a Halloween Costume Party on Friday, starting at 7 p.m. The evening will feature entertainment and dance music by DJ Ch’Varda. Drinks and treats are also promised as part of the fun. General admission tickets for the party, which are $10 plus a convenience fee, are available at eventbrite.com. The Artist Cafe can be reached at 413-301-8272. • Champney’s Restaurant at the Deerfield Inn is putting on a Halloween Witches’ Ball. Organized especially for the enjoyment of the under-12 set, the festivities begin at 11:30 a.m. and feature a live-music kids’ singalong and a special “spooky” buffet featuring “lumberjack fingers” (chicken strips), “eyeball” pasta, “ghost” pizza and “toxic waste” mac & cheese. “Worms in dirt” and a selection of Witches’ Favorite cupcakes will be provided for dessert. Participants are encouraged to dress in their Halloween finery.

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bacon and ghost pepper cheese. Both items will be on Burger King’s menu for an unspecified limited time. Side Dishes • On Oct. 29, Villa Napoletana in East Longmeadow will be bringing back its Brunch & Bubbly Buffet. The buffet is advertised as including hand-carved meats, made-to-order omelets and waffles, various salads and appetizers, classic breakfast dishes, and a selection of hot entrees as well as desserts. The “Bubbly” aspect of the brunch is the complimentary

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The Artist Cafe in Springfield will host a Halloween costume party on Friday.

The buffet is $15 for children and $20 for adults; reservations are suggested. Champney’s number is 413774-5587. • Participating Burger King restaurants are going “ghostly” this Halloween as they feature two menu items laced with the fiery flavor of ghost peppers. Ghost Pepper Chicken Fries are breaded and fried chicken strips finished with ghost pepper seasoning and available in several portion sizes. The Ghost Pepper Whopper is also returning. It’s a sandwich build that features a beef patty topped with spicy queso sauce, fried jalapeno peppers,

in Springfield is presenting, in conjunction with Boulevard Brewing Company of Kansas City, Missouri, an event the establishment is labeling as being “like no other.” “Beefsteak & Bowties” is being held on Nov. 9, starting at 6 p.m. It’s to be an “epic” feast of meats — lamb

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officials, family members, etc. Luminarias honoring loved ones who have passed are also welcome. 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.

The ArtSalon Goes to Turners Falls: Thu., 6:30 p.m., Shea Theater, featuring presenting artists Hannah Brookman, Joan O’Beirne, Emily Tarelia, and Marianna Dixon Williams. Doors open 6 p.m. $5$15 suggested donation. 71 Avenue MGM Casino: Thu.-Sun., MGM A, Turners Falls, 413-863-2281 or Springfield, featuring retail stores, theshea.org. restaurants, Regal Cinemas and East Longmeadow Garden Club more. For more information, visit Program: Thu., 6:30 p.m. First mgmspringfield.com, 1 MGM Congregational Church of East Way, Springfield. Longmeadow, “Medicinal Herbs” Monthly Puppetry Percolator with Kassandra of Herbs UnlimitWorkshop Series: Thu., 5-8 p.m. ed, $5 guest fee. 7 Somers Road, LAVA Center. Drop in to examine East Longmeadow. puppetry’s history and evolution as French Meat Pie Project: Thu.an art, play with different forms, Sun., St. Elizabeth Parish. French and workshop simple puppets meat pies will be available through and performance. 324 Main St., Nov. 3, while supplies last. Each Greenfield. individual size pie is $5. Orders Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares prescan be placed online at stelizaents Max Johnson Trio: Thu., 7:30 bethludlow.org or call the Rectory p.m., Blue Room at CitySpace, $15. Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4 43 Main St., Easthampton. p.m., at 413-583-3467. Be ready to choose your pickup date when you Riverhead Kennel Club Dog call. Payment due in full at pickup, Show: Thu., Eastern States Exposition, Better Living Center. 1305 in cash or a check made out to St. Memorial Ave., West Springfield. Elizabeth Parish. Pick up times 413-737-2443 or thebige.com. are Mon.-Fri., 11:30 am-1:30 p.m. or 2:30-5 p.m. 191 Hubbard St., So Cool’s Spooky Spectacular: Ludlow. Thu., 5-7 p.m. So Cool Gifts & AcFriends of the Westfield Athenaeum Star Lights Luminaria Fundraiser: Orders are now being taken for the 4th annual Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum Star Lights Luminaria Fundraiser. Honor the people who light up your life: teachers, friends, nurses, city

WEEKEND Valley Press Club 43rd Annual Roast: Thu., 5:30 p.m. John Boyle O’Reilly Club, see local media takes on local politicians and vice versa. There will be pizza, snacks, cash bar and a raffle. The roast is open to the public. Admission is $20, to benefit the Valley Press Club Scholarship. Tickets available at the door or on Eventbrite. 33 Progress Ave., Springfield, 413-788-8603 or jbo-club.com.

FRIDAY Exit 7 Players presents “Footloose”: Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Exit 7 Theater. Tickets $25 preferred (first four rows); $23 adults; $20 seniors (62+), students with ID and children 12 and under. For tickets, visit exit7players.org. 37 Chestnut St., Ludlow, 413-5834301. French Meat Pie Project: See Thursday listing Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum Star Lights Luminaria Fundraiser: See Thursday listing

HCC to host “Trunk or Treat”: Fri., 5-7 p.m. Holyoke Community College, featuring dozens of HCC departments, programs, and student clubs, as well as community groups and area businesses decorate vehicles every year for this event. Takes cessories, 345 Holyoke St., Ludlow. place in Parking Lot M. Each vehicle will be handing out free Halloween TSASA Octoberfest Horse treats as well as nonfood items for Show: Thu.-Sun., 10 a.m.-10 p.m. children with dietary restrictions. Eastern States Exposition, C Barn, Free and open to the public, held Coliseum, E Barn, F Barn, Stroh rain or shine. Children must be Building. 1305 Memorial Ave., accompanied by an adult. 303 West Springfield, 413-737-2443 or Homestead Avenue, Holyoke. thebige.com.

in a major effort to capture its share of the late-night “daypart.” CONTINUES FROM PAGE E9 The Plano, Texas-based chops, Wagyu sliders, shrimp pizza chain is making its cocktail, NY strip, teres major, menu available for latefilet, ribeye and more — all of night carryout or delivery, which will be served and enwith business hours in some joyed without benefit of nap- locations extended until 2 kins or utensils. Participants a.m. Pizza Hut is also working will, however, be provided with third-party services to with a Student Prince apron enhance it’s the brand’s availthat will be theirs to keep. ability to consumers. Beer, wine, and spirits will By making this move, Pizza be available for a la carte Hut is joining other quick-serpurchase. vice restaurant chains in going Tickets for this event are after younger consumers look$100, tax and gratuity ining for night owl options. cluded, and can be purchased online. • In the beverage world, For more information, brown spirits are currently a contact the restaurant at 413- hot commodity, and Wine 734-7475. ETC in Simsbury is offering an opportunity to learn about • Pizza Hut recently anthe history, production and nounced that it was engaging distinctive characteristics of

America’s most famous brown spirit, bourbon. On Nov. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m., Wine ETC will be holding a bourbon tasting and food pairing event featuring bourbon blends by Old Forester. The tasting will include four pours of various Old Forester labels, with each pour paired with a food item that complements the whiskey. Tickets for the event, which are $90, are available online. Wine ETC in Simsbury answers at 860-217-0688. • Hancock Shaker Village in Hancock is holding one of its Shaker Supper events on Nov. 3, starting at 6 p.m. Held in the historic Brick Dwelling, the communal meal is based on authentic recipes that the Shaker

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”Hot” Comedy Night: Fri., 8 p.m. LAVA Center, featuring local comedians Molly Hynes, Ryan Arnold, and Joe Kapinos. Closing the evening will be comic/rapper Ezra Prior. Doors open 7:30 p.m. $8 advance, $10 at the door. 324 Main St., Greenfield. MGM Casino: See Thursday listing Croce Plays Croce 50th Anniversary: MGM Springfield, Aria Ballroom, 8 p.m. For tickets, visit https://www.ticketmaster.com/ event/01005E77B08C37A2, tickets start $59. 1 MGM Way, Springfield. Music at Amherst Series: Fri., 7:30 p.m. Buckley Recital Hall, featuring Simone Dinnerstein on piano. For tickets, visit amherst. universitytickets.com, or call 413-542-2195. $28 general; $22 seniors (65+); $12 students with valid ID; free with current Amherst College ID. Intersection of Routes 9 and 116, Amherst, amherst.edu. Public Forum with State Sen. Paul W. Mark and State Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa: Fri., 5-6:30 p.m., Cummington Community House. Public is invited to ask questions or offer up comments about opportunities and/or challenges facing Cummington and Western Mass, 33 Main St., Cummington. Queensboro Kennel Club Dog Show: Fri.-Sat., 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern States Exposition, Better Living Center, Mallary Complex, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, 413-737-2443 or thebige.com.

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community used in the late 1800s. Supper will be followed by a presentation by Shaker Village interpreter Ruth Burday, who will give a talk on the Shakers and their perspectives on gender and racial equality. Shakers had advanced views on those subjects, and their beliefs has a significant impact on their community and the conduct of its affairs. Tickets for the event are $55 and can be ordered online. Hancock Shaker Village can be reached at 413-443-0188. Hugh Robert is a faculty member in Holyoke Community College’s hospitality and culinary arts program and has nearly 50 years of restaurant and educational experience. Robert can be reached online at OffTheMenuGuy@aol.com.

Nightclubs CONTINUES FROM PAGE E4 MGM Springfield: MGM Roar: Jay Larson. 1 MGM Way, Springfield Outlook Farms: Tom Savoy. 136 Main Road, Westhampton The Drake: Lightning Bolt w/ Fred Cracklin. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Jimmy Just Quit Halloween Bash. 289 Main St., Greenfield The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Seth Glier. 289 Main St., Greenfield Theodores’: Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers. 201 Worthington St., Springfield West Springfield’s Irish House Restaurant & Pub: The Healys with Barney McElhone. 429 Morgan Road, West Springfield Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield

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

TUESDAY Springfield Symphony Hall: MGM Springfield Presents: Maverick City Music. 34 Court St., Springfield

WEDNESDAY Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Springfield Symphony Hall: MGM Springfield Presents: Bob Dylan Rough & Rowdy Ways Tour. 34 Court St., Springfield West Springfield’s Irish House Restaurant & Pub: Traditional Irish Music Session. 429 Morgan Road, West Springfield The Republican is not responsible for unannounced schedule changes. Listings must be received two weeks before the date of the event. Items should be mailed to Entertainment Guide, The Republican, P.O. Box 1329, Springfield, MA 01102-1329, emailed to pmastriano@repub.com or submitted to masslive.com/myevent

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Calendar CONTINUES FROM PAGE E10 Six Flags Fright Fest 2023: Six Flags New England, For hours and admission information, visit sixflags.com/newengland/planyour-visit/park-hours, 1623 Main St., Agawam, 413-786-9300. TSASA Octoberfest Horse Show: See Thursday listing

SATURDAY Amherst Historical Society & Museum presents “Victorian Mourning Traditions and Cemetery Tour”: Sat., 2-4 p.m. Amherst History Museum. Elizabeth Cardaropoli discusses mourning and funerary practices of early New England through the Victorian era. Registration is required at amhersthistory.org, $10 donation suggested. 67 Amity St., Amherst. Craft Fair Fundraiser: Sat., 9 a.m. Easthampton High School, to benefit the school’s World Language Club. Fair is free, indoors, and has plenty of parking. Stop by to see over 60 local artists, crafters and vendors. 70 Williston Ave., Easthampton, 413-529-1585 or easthampton.k12.ma.us/EhamptonHigh.cfm. Exit 7 Players presents “Footloose”: See Friday listing French Meat Pie Project: See Thursday listing Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum Star Lights Luminaria Fundraiser: See Thursday listing Holyoke Walking Tour: Sat., 10 a.m., Fairfield Avenue Historic District. Two members of the city’s Historic District Commission will lead a walking tour of the district, which is free and open to the public. The excursion, which will take about two hours, will begin at the Historic District sign at the corner of Pleasant Street and Fairfield Avenue, Holyoke. Improv Comedy Show: Sat., 7 p.m. Happier Valley Comedy Theater. In this competitive comedy show, two teams of improvisers face off through scenes and games. For more information, visit happiervalley.com/championship.html, $13 online and at the door. 1 Mill Valley Road Suite B, Hadley. Irish Halloween: Sat., noon, West Springfield’s Irish House Restaurant & Pub. Stop by for a fun, free, family-friendly open house. Costumes are encouraged. Irish Fulbright teacher Annie Jowett will tell stories about the origins of “Samhain” in Ireland. There will be supervised Halloween craft projects and games, plus apple cider and Halloween treats for kids. The Irish House Restaurant and Trinity

Pub will be open to purchase food and drinks, including a special Halloween cocktail. 429 Morgan Road, West Springfield, IrishCenterwne.org. MGM Casino: See Thursday listing

Whip City Animal Sanctuary Fundraiser: Sat., 10 a.m.-noon, Whip City Animal Sanctuary, featuring a Halloween party for kids with animals, music, candy and hayrides around the farm. Westfield Mayor Michael McCabe will be the honored guest. Entry to the sanctuary is free, but donations are always appreciated. 232 Montgomery Road, Westfield.

“Mother Tongue” by First Generation Ensemble: Sat., 7 p.m., Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence. This unique multilingual physical theater performance incorporates 4 languages and themes of diaspora, identity, hypermasculinity, SUNDAY transphobia, racism, the school to Safe Spaces Series presents prison pipeline and revolution. For ages 12 and up, $20-$25. 220 Main Urban Kiz Workshop with Tin Man & Breezy A: Sun., 3:30 p.m. $25 in St., Northampton. advance through Oct. 27; $35 after Music at the Crossroads: Sat., and day of performance. Sliding 7:30-9 p.m., Edwards Church of fee scale available. No one turned Northampton. Abigail Stauffer and away for lack of funds. 43 Main St., Dave the Cellist blend soulful pop Easthampton. vocals with the rare and distinct 2023 Superhero Run: Sun., 8:30sound of jazz cello. This a free 11:30 a.m. Cutchins Programs for concert to benefit Center for New Children & Families present 10K Americans; donations will be colRun, 5K Walk/Run. Costumes lected in the sanctuary. 297 Main encouraged; there will be face St., Northampton. painting, a balloon artist, music, “Nosferatu,” Silent Film Screenawards and more. Fun for the entire ing: Sat., 7:30 p.m. Trinity family. Register online at cutchins. United Methodist Church, with live org, Individuals $25; seniors (62+) improvised score by Dylan Jack $20; juniors (13-18) $15; children (5Quartet. In the church’s Asbury 12) $10; under 5 free. 78 Pomeroy Hall. Advance tickets available at Terrace, Northampton. eventbrite.com, $20 at the door Exit 7 Players presents “Foot(cash only). 361 Sumner Ave., loose”: See Friday listing Springfield, 413-737-5311. Psychic Fair/Medium’s Day/Bake Sale: Sat., 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Healing Hands of Light Spiritualist Church, 15 min. Private readings $20; plus a baked goods sale. For information or advance bookings, call Denise at 413-519-9669. Walk-ins welcome on a first-come, first-served basis. 465 Granby Road, Chicopee. Queensboro Kennel Club Dog Show: See Friday listing Six Flags Fright Fest 2023: See Friday listing Spooky Safari: Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Zoo in Forest Park and Education Center. Dress in costume and enjoy family-friendly Halloween fun complete with a trick-or-treat trail for kids 12 and under, on-site activities, crafts, music from DJ Jonny Taylor, read-alongs and appearances from some special friends. The event will also feature a virtual costume contest and discounts in the zoo gift shop. Members: $8/ adult, $6/senior or military, $4/ child; Nonmembers: $12/adult, $8/ senior or military, $6/child. Must be purchased by end of day today. Sumner Avenue, Springfield; 413733-2251 or forestparkzoo.org. TSASA Octoberfest Horse Show: See Thursday listing UMass Symphony Orchestra Concert: Sat,, 7:30 p.m. Tillis Concert Hall. For tickets, visit umass.edu, $15/$5. 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst, 413-545-2511 or fineartscenter.com.

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Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum Star Lights Luminaria Fundraiser: See Thursday listing Member Double Discount Days: Sun., 11 a.m., Smith College Museum of Art. Onsite and online; museum hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Show or enter your current SCMA Membership Card to receive a 20% discount on all Museum Shop purchases. Shop online at scmashop. smith.edu, Elm Street at Bedford Terrace, Northampton. 413-5852760 or scam.smith.edu. MGM Casino: See Thursday listing MGM Springfield presents Brit Floyd-50 Years of Dark Side: Sun., 7:30 p.m. Springfield Symphony Hall. Tickets start at $45; for tickets, visit ticketmaster.com/ event/01005ED111F1ABC5. 34 Court St., Springfield, 413-7332291 or symphonyhall.com. ”Music in the Chill of an Oct. Evening”: Sun., 4 p.m. South Congregational Church. Organ works by Vierne, Bach, Nevin and Boellmann as well as songs and selected instrumental pieces, Free. 45 Maple St., Springfield. Music on Main presents pianist Paul Bisaccia in an All-Gershwin Concert: Sun., 2 p.m., First Congregational Church Amherst. Donations accepted at the door ($20 suggested). 165 Main St., Amherst.

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Safe Spaces Series presents Urban Kiz Workshop with Tin Man & Breezy A: Sun., 8:30 p.m. Blue Room at CitySpace. $30 in advance through Oct. 27; $35 after and day of performance. Sliding fee scale available. No one turned away for lack of funds. 43 Main St., Easthampton. Six Flags Fright Fest 2023: See Friday listing Trunk or Treat: Sun., 4-6 p.m., Agawam Congregational Church. There will be candy, trunks to judge and more. Bring a box of elbow macaroni or a jar of pasta sauce to support Loaves & Fishes Ministry and be entered into a special raffle. 745 Main St., Agawam. TSASA Octoberfest Horse Show: See Thursday listing West Springfield Coin Club Semi-Annual Coin Show: Sun., 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Dante Club. Coin dealers will be exhibiting as well as buying and selling coins and giving free appraisals. Admission and parking is free. For more information, contact Peter Setian at 413-596-9871, 1198 Memorial Ave., West Springfield.

Quadrangle Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden: Outdoor sculpture garden of larger-than-life bronze statues of Springfield native Dr. Seuss at his drawing board surrounded by some of his most beloved characters. Free on the green. George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum: Monster Mayhem, Oct. 28, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Wear your costume and go trick or treating in the galleries. Free with museum admission. 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: Works from Contemporary Black American Ceramic Artists,” through March. “Artifice: New Paintings” by Priya N. Green, through Dec. 31. “As They Saw It: Women Artists Then & Now,” through Jan. 14. In the Wheeler Gallery. Museum a la Carte: Oct. 26, 12:15 p.m. “Ghost Stories from Ancient Greece and Rome” presented by Debbie Felton, professor of classics at UMass Amherst. $4, members free, in person or online. Register for Zoom presentation at springfieldmuseums.org. Springfield Science Museum: “Ways of My Ancestors: We are Nipmuc. We are the Freshwater

People,” through Feb. 25. Permanent Exhibit: Zeiss Projector and updated International Space Station exhibit. The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum: Permanent exhibit. First floor exhibition provides 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.

Galleries A.P.E. Gallery: “The Ordinary Unbound” featuring new work by Judith Bowerman, Meredith Broberg, Tracey Cockrell, and Nancy Diessner, through Oct. 29. 126 Main St., Northampton or apearts.org. Amherst Town Hall: Paintings by Bella Halsted, through Oct. 31. 4 Boltwood Ave., Amherst. Eastworks: The Art Band Presents “In Between,” through Nov. 6. 116 Pleasant St. Suite #228, Easthampton or eastworks.com. Forbes Library: Photography by Ken Kipen, Virginia Sandman, Paul Griffin, through Oct. 30. 20 West St., Northampton or forbeslibrary. org. Gallery A3 Amherst Art Alliance: “Regeneration: Things That Fall at Our feet,” by Sue Katz and Rebecca Muller, through Oct. 28. 28 Amity St., Amherst, 413-256-4250. Oxbow Gallery: Storyboards by Jeffery Gillis, Oct. 26-Nov. 26. Hours: Thu.-Sun., noon-5 p.m. Gillis is a Springfield native and a Cathedral 1989 graduate. 40 Cottage St., Easthampton or oxbowartgallery. com. Park Hill Orchard: Art in the Orchard 2023 through Nov. 26, dawn to dusk. The sign suggests donations of $5 per person or $20 per group or family, but donations are voluntary and walking the sculpture trail is free. There is no charge for parking. 82 Park Hill Road, Easthampton Sunnyside Road Gallery: Featuring the work of Carolyn Avery. Sat., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or by calling 413-569-0384. 52 Sunnyside Road, Southwick Trinity United Methodist Church: Scantic Valley Artisans Exhibit, open through Oct. 30. Call 413218-7391 for more information. 361 Sumner Ave., Springfield.

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pleTV, Amazon Prime, Vudu, or Google Play. 7. Hush (2016) Home invasion thrillers have been done many times before, but the way director Mike Flanagan presents it in “Hush” makes the genre seem fresh. The film’s lead is Maddie Young (Kate Siegel), who is deaf and mute. This isn’t a quiet film, like you might think by the premise: the opening scene shows Maddie preparing a meal and we hear eggs cracking; we hear the food as it sizzles in the frying pan. Later on, when the killer enters — a man in a mask, played by John Gallagher Jr. — we hear him tapping on the glass. We hear screams for help from outside that Maddie cannot hear. Maddie is continuously taunted and hunted throughout the night by a stranger, but she fights back just as hard. Being deaf and mute does not make her helpless, but experiencing the world as she does will leave you on the edge of your seat. Also starring Michael Trucco and Samantha Sloyan. Stream it on Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Spectrum on Demand.

6. Talk To Me (2023) Possession films can be either really good or really bad, and “Talk To Me” does it right. At the center of the film is a mysterious embalmed hand that allows those that hold it to “connect with the other side.” The process is easy: While holding the hand, say “talk to me” in order to communicate with a spirit. Meanwhile, saying “I let you in” allows a spirit to possess the holder. Seventeen-year-old Mia (Sophie Wilde), struggling with the anniversary of her mother’s death, finds herself hooked on the experience of possession. Soon enough, her friends are in on it, too. A group of teenagers in way over their heads with evil spirits — you may think it sounds like a cliche, but “Talk To Me” isn’t afraid to take risks and get bloody. There’s a reason that a sequel is currently in development. Stream it on YouTube, Ap-

8. Saw X (2023) In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, “Saw X” director Kevin Greutert admitted there was “regret” in killing off John Kramer (Tobin Bell) so soon. In this film, it’s clear to see why. Bell returns to his role as Kramer — the infamous Jigsaw — as if he never left, and “Saw X” is brought back to the franchise’s early glory days with Bell at the helm. When a search to pursue a last-ditch treatment for his aggressive brain cancer comes up short, Kramer proves why he’s not a man to be meddled with. Yes, that means traps. Yes, that means all of the blood and gore that the “Saw” franchise is known for. But this film has something more. Only one question is left: Do you want to play a game? Shawnee Smith also stars. Stream it on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube, Vudu, or Google Play.

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5. Ready or Not (2019) Back to the realm of dark comedy, “Ready or Not” opens on a bride preparing for her wedding day. Grace (Samara Weaving) is shown playfully bantering in a room with her husband-tobe, Alex (Mark O’Brien), just minutes before the ceremony. It’s all smiles and laughs, even as Grace is told “it’s not too late to flee,” and the wedding goes off without a hitch. It’s only after the wedding that Alex informs his new bride that in order to officially become a member of the family, she must play a game. The rules are simple: She must draw a card that can have the name of any game on it — “I got Old Maid,” one character remarks. When Grace draws the Hide and Seek card, the family game night turns deadly. Also starring Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, Melanie Scrofano, Andie MacDowell, and Nicky Guadagni. Stream it on Amazon Prime, AMC On Demand, Apple TV, Vudu, or the Microsoft Store.