Weekend - February 27, 2020

For a full listing of weekend events, go online to masslive.com/entertainment

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CLUB SCOUT: Valley Music Showcase returns to Easthampton for 5th season, E2 LIVEWIRE: Patti LaBelle added to Tanglewood summer lineup, E6 DINING OUT: Palmer’s Burgundy Brook Café now offers dinner, E12

Josh Ritter Musician to kick off tour at ‘Back Porch Festival,’ Page E9

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‘The Pitch’ opens at Majestic Theater (ERIKA GOLDRING / GETTY IMAGES FOR AMERICANA MUSIC)

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Nightclubs TODAY 350 Grill: Noah Lis. 350 Worthington St., Springfield Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley Buccaneer Lounge: DJ with rock and Top 40. 86 Maple St., Agawam Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield

Valley Music Showcase returning for 5th season

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ARK SHERRY’S Valley Music Showcase is back with its Season 5 premier.

The series, which features some of the best original talent in the Western and Central Massachusetts as well as neighboring regions, will kick off this year on March 20 at New City Brewery. Produced

by Mark Sherry, the contests are juried live music competitions that feature five bands and/or solo or duos drawn from all musical genres.

The artists compete for about $1,000 in gift certificates and other prizes from various local sponsoring

Club Castaway: Nude ladies dancing. Routes 5 and 10, Whately Club One Entertainment Complex: Open Jam w/James Germana & Friends. 60 North Westfield St., Feeding Hills Collegian Court Restaurant: Dave Brinnel. 89 Park St., Chicopee Delaney House: Italian music with Luke Baillargeon. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Donovan’s Irish Pub: Live entertainment. 1655 Boston Road #C6, Springfield Froggy’s Saloon: DJ karaoke with songstress Shorty. 846 Airport Industrial Park, Westfield

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Records in West Springfield, custom website design and photo shoot with Cider House Media, recording a music video at Focus Springfield, plus other prizes.

The five contestants will be The Moon Shells (indie folk), No Lens (reggae/rock), Kalliope Jones (indie rock), Johnny Cab (punk), and Born IV Blues (blues). Guest judges will be David Sokol, Mark Ramone and Mark Sherry. businesses. In addition, the performers who win will be invited to be the headliner and open (and close) the next Showcase event. All the showcase event winners during the year also will compete for the grand prizes that include 30 hours free studio recording time at Northfire Studios in Amherst, 10 hours at Rotary

Christy’s Lounge: DJ. 278 Main St., Indian Orchard

This edition will feature The Tommy Filiault Band as a special guest. The five contestants will be The Moon Shells (indie folk), No Lens (reggae/ rock), Kalliope Jones (indie rock), Johnny Cab (punk), and Born IV Blues (blues). Guest judges will be David Sokol, Mark Ramone and Mark

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Hot Shot Billards: DJ JR. 1440 North Main St., Palmer Iron Horse Music Hall: The Seamus Egan (of Solas) Project. 20 Center St., Northampton J.J.’s Tavern: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 99 Main St., Florence Kaptain Jimmy’s Restaurant and Distillery: Karaoke with Jonathan.

916 Suffield St., Agawam Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield Mattie’s Cafe: DJ Aaron, reggae, old school, R & B. 750 Boston Road, Springfield Mike’s East Side Pub: Karaoke J & M Productions. 535 Page Blvd, Springfield My Brothers Place: DJ with rock.

185 Grove St., Chicopee Paisano’s Pub: Dave’s acoustic jam. 138 College Highway, Southampton Pizza Shoppe: Open mic with John O’Neil. 134 Shaker Road, East Longmeadow Rafters: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 422 Amity St., Amherst Shadow Lounge: DJ with classics.

Peter Asher, performing here at Nighttown in Cleveland, will be at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton tomorrow night with Jeremy Clyde. (CHUCK YARBOROUGH / THE PLAIN DEALER FILE PHOTO) 278 Worthington St., Springfield

350 Worthington St., Springfield

Shakago Martini & Piano Bar: DJ karaoke, featuring a full dinner menu and over 150 martinis. 21-23 Hampden St., Springfield

Alina’s: Emery Smith. 96 Russell St., Hadley American Legion Post 266: Union Jack. 74 Pleasant St., Granby

Southwick Inn: Open mic hosted Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club:

by Steve Piper of Roadhouse Band. Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow 479 College Highway, Southwick Road, South Hadley Tavern Restaurant: Chris Lomma. Boston Boston: Live acoustics. 16 2 Broad St., Westfield Bolduc Lane, Chicopee The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds: Townes Van Zandt Tribute Night. 32 Masonic St., Northampton The Still: Drink specials. 63 Springfield St., Agawam Theodores’: Rockstar Karaoke.

201 Worthington St., Springfield Turtle Pond: Live entertainment.

349 Wilbraham St., Palmer 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

TOMORROW 350 Grill: Dave and The Cavemen.

Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield Christy’s Lounge: DJ. 278 Main St., Indian Orchard Club Castaway: Nude ladies dancing. Routes 5 and 10, Whately Club One Entertainment Complex: Midnight Special trucking to Club One. 60 North Westfield St., Feeding Hills Collegian Court Restaurant: Blue Cube Jazz Presents: Barbara Ween with The Argiro Quintet. 89 Park St., Chicopee Danger Zone Saloon: Live entertainment. 948 Main St., Warren Delaney House: Gerry Moss. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

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St., Ludlow Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield

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My Brothers Place: DJ with rock.

185 Grove St., Chicopee

Donovan’s Irish Pub: Live entertainment. 1655 Boston Road #C6, Springfield Florence VFW: Karaoke with DJ Greg. 18 Meadow St., Florence

New City Brewery: Snack Pack at New City Brewery on Sadie Hawkins Day. 180 Pleasant St. (Rear), Easthampton

Frankie B’s: DJ. 2957 Boston Road (Route 20), Wilbraham

Open Door: DJ with karaoke. 247 Cady St., Ludlow

Froggy’s Saloon: DJ karaoke with songstress Shorty. 846 Airport Industrial Park, Westfield

Patti’s 410 Lounge: Karaoke with Peter Kennedy. 32 Quincy Ave., Chicopee

Iron Horse Music Hall: Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde. 20 Center St., Northampton

Shadow Lounge: DJ Redd. 278 Worthington St., Springfield

Kaptain Jimmy’s Restaurant and Distillery: Out the Boxx. 916 Suffield St., Agawam

Shakago Martini & Piano Bar: DJ dance, featuring a full dinner menu and more than 150 martinis. 21-23 Hampden St., Springfield

Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield

Tavern Restaurant: Double Play. 2 Broad St., Westfield

Matador: Karaoke and DJ. 300 East St., Ludlow

The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Oakland Stroke & Shawn Callighan’s Ego Trippers.

289 Main St., Greenfield

MGM Springfield: MGM Live Free Music Series. 1 MGM Way, Springfield Michael F. Curtin VFW Post 8006: Karaoke with Reil Entertainment Productions. Florence Road, Florence My Brothers Place: DJ with rock.

185 Grove St., Chicopee

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Ireland’s High Kings The High Kings have taken up the baton and continue the Irish ballad tradition – with some contemporary touches. They will perform tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Calvin Theater, 19 King St. Tickets are priced at $45, $35 and $25, plus fees. For tickets, call 413-586-8686 or go online to iheg.com.

Northampton Community Music Highnote Productions. 41 Pelham Center: Madhouse Local Concert Series. 139 South St., Northampton Road, Belchertown Open Door: DJ with karaoke. 247 Cady St., Ludlow Patti’s 410 Lounge: Open mic. 32 Quincy Ave., Chicopee Pulaski Club: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 79 Maple St., Easthampton Shakago Martini & Piano Bar: Dave Brinnel. 21-23 Hampden St., Springfield Shaker Farms Country Club: Tom Savoy. 866 Shaker Road, Westfield

West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills World War II Club-The Deuce: Karaoke. 50 Conz St., Northampton

SATURDAY 350 Grill: Live DJ. 350 Worthington St., Springfield Abandoned Building Brewery: Ray Mason. 142 Pleasant St., Easthampton

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Boston Boston: Live acoustics. 16 Bolduc Lane, Chicopee

Froggy’s Saloon: DJ karaoke with songstress Shorty. 846 Airport Industrial Park, Westfield

Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield Christy’s Lounge: DJ. 278 Main St., Indian Orchard Cindy’s Sports Bar: Live entertainment. 1620 North Main St., Palmer Club Castaway: Nude ladies dancing. Routes 5 and 10, Whately

Frankie B’s: DJ Lady Di. 2957 Boston Road (Route 20), Wilbraham

Iron Horse Music Hall: Joe Louis Walker Band. 20 Center St., Northampton Kaptain Jimmy’s Restaurant and Distillery: change Up. 916 Suffield St., Agawam Lighthouse: Karaoke. 108 Sewall

The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds: Back Porch Festival Blluegrass Workshops. 32 Masonic St., Northampton Theodores’: Blood Brothers. 201 Worthington St., Springfield Underground Pub at the Crown Plaza: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 1 West St., Pittsfield VFW Post 8428: Karaoke with Highnote Productions. 41 Pelham Road, Belchertown Whip City Brew: DJ with dance.

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Club House Lounge: Open mic comedy. 250 Westfield Road, Holyoke Club One Entertainment Complex: 6th Annual New England Junglist Massive : 3 rooms of DNB/ Jungle. 60 North Westfield St., Feeding Hills Collegian Court Restaurant: Blue Cube Jazz Presents: Jen Gaffney & Roll With It. 89 Park St., Chicopee

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Shaker Farms Country Club: Wine Academy of Music Theatre: Back Cellar Live Music. 866 Shaker Porch Bluegrass night with the Road, Westfield Travelin’ Mccourys, Della Mae and Tavern Restaurant: Blueberry Hill Hawktail. 274 Main St., NorthampBoys. 2 Broad St., Westfield ton The Hawks & Reed Performing Alina’s: Emery Smith. 96 Russell Arts Center: Amanda Cohen. 289 St., Hadley Main St., Greenfield American Legion Post 260: KaraThe Magic Lantern: Nude female oke with Larry. 1 Bridge St., South dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Hadley Palmer American Legion Post 266: VariTheodores’: Seth Rosenbloom. 201 ety nights, comedy, live music and Worthington St., Springfield pool. 74 Pleasant St., Granby Turtle Pond: Live entertainment.

American Legion Post 338-The 349 Wilbraham St., Palmer Wick 338: Karaoke with Chris. 46 Powder Mill Road, Southwick Underground Pub at the Crown Plaza: Karaoke with Highnote Pro- American Legion Post 351: Karaductions. 1 West St., Pittsfield oke with DJ Chris. 50 Saint Kolbe Drive, Holyoke VFW Post 8428: Karaoke with

Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley

The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Wendell Reggae Fest Launch Party. 289 Main St., Greenfield

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Danger Zone Saloon: Karaoke.

948 Main St., Warren Delaney House: Lisa Martin. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Donovan’s Irish Pub: Live entertainment. 1655 Boston Road #C6,

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UPCOMING CONCERTS A look ahead at some of the most-anticipated concerts in western and central Massachusetts and Connecticut.

The Revitalists: Friday, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

High Kings: Friday, 8 p .m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Josh Ritter, Caitlin Canty: Feb. 28, 7 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton MercyMe: Saturday, 7 p.m. – Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn.

Travelin’ McCourys, Della Mae: Saturday, 7 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton The Lumineers: Saturday, 7 p.m.

– Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Marty Stuart: March 1, 7 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton Eaglemania: March 6, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Springfield Symphony Orchestra: March 7, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Rascal Flatts: March 7, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

The Jayhawks: March 8, 8 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton Red Holt Chilli Pipers: March 10, 7:30 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton Michael Ray, Carly Pearce: March 12 – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

8 p.m. Tony Bennett: March 13, 8 p.m.

– Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

Survivor: March 20, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

Adam Sandler: March 20, 8 p.m.

– Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Styx: March 21, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

Chris Young: March 26, 7 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Charlie Wilson: March 27, 8 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Indigo Girls: March 27, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

Pitbull: March 27, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

Nate Bargatze: March 27, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Guster: March 28, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Brad Paisley: April 3, 7:30 p.m.– Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Dashboard Confessional: April 4, 8

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SUNDAY 350 Grill: Sunday Night Jazz. 350 Worthington St., Springfield Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley Boston Boston: Open mic. 16 Bolduc Lane, Chicopee Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield Club One Entertainment Complex: Acoustic after hours with Matt Gibbs. 60 North Westfield St., Feeding Hills

Lady Antebellum performs at Musikfest in Bethlehem, Pa., on Aug. 4. The group will play the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford on June 14 . (MATT SMITH / NJ ADVANCE MEDIA FILE PHOTO)

p.m.– Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Godsmack: April 16, 5 p.m. – DCU Center, Worcester Tracy Morgan: April 17, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

Springfield Symphony Orchestra: April 18, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Voyage: April 24, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Niall Horan: May 1, 7 p.m. – Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn.

Springfield Symphony Orchestra: May 2, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield For King & Country: May 3, 7 p.m. – MassMutual Center, Springfield Patti LaBelle: May 3, 7:30 p.m. – Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn.

They Might Be Giants: May 3, 8 p.m.

– Academy of Music, Northampton Five Finger Death Punch: May 5, 6 p.m. – DCU Center, Worcester Temptations, Four Tops: May 7, 7:30 p.m. – Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn.

Wu-Tang: May 7, 8 p.m. – Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn.

Candlebox: May 7, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

Springfield Symphony Orchestra: May 9, 7:30 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield AJR: May 15, tba – Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn Marlon Wayans: April 17, 8 p.m. – Aria

Ballroom, MGM Springfield Frankie Valli: May 22, 8 p.m. – Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn.

Johnny Mathis: May 23, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

Zac Brown Band: May 30, 7 p.m – Xfinity Theatre, Hartford Ozuna: May 30, 8 p.m. – Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn.

Kesha: May 30, 8 p.m. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

Almost Queen: June 5, 7 p.m. – Look Park, Northampton Sugarland: June 6, 7 p.m. – Xfinity Theatre, Hartford Bela Fleck: June 6, 7 p.m. – Look Park, Northampton David Crosby: June 10, 8 p.m. – Academy of Music, Northampton Chelsea Handler: June 13, 8 p.m. – Symphony Hall, Springfield Who’s Live Anyway: June 13, 8 p.m. – Calvin Theatre, Northampton Lady Antebellum: June 14, 7 p.m. – Xfinity Theatre, Hartford Dave Matthews Band: June 16-17, 7:30 p.m. – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Ringo Starr: June 19, 7 p.m. – Tanglewood, Lenox Ozzy Osbourne: June 20, 7:30 p.m.– Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Trey Anastasio: June 20, 7:30 p.m. – Tanglewood, Lenox

Ticket information: Academy of Music, 413-584-9032; Calvin Theatre and Mountain Park, 413-586-8686; Foxwoods, 800-200-2882; MassMutual Center, 855-278-4667; Tanglewood, 888-266-1200; Ticketmaster (serves DCU Center, MGM Springfield Plaza, Mohegan Sun, Mullins Center, Symphony Hall, Xfinity Theatre and XL Center), 800-745-3000

Club One Entertainment Complex: The Blues Jam. 60 North Westfield St., Feeding Hills Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Gateway City Arts: BETSAYDA MACHADO Y LA PARRANDA EL CLAVO. 92 Race St., Holyoke Iron Horse Music Hall: Altan. 20 Center St., Northampton Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield Mattie’s Cafe: DJ Aaron, reggae, old school, R & B. 750 Boston Road, Springfield Pizza Shoppe: Kids nite with John O’Neil. 134 Shaker Road, East Longmeadow Shakago Martini & Piano Bar: Featuring a full dinner menu and over 150 martinis. 21-23 Hampden St., Springfield Southwick Inn: Blues Jam hosted

by Cold Shot. 479 College Highway, Southwick The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds: Back Porch Radio Live Hosted by Jim Olsen. 32 Masonic St., Northampton

MONDAY Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby

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Joe Bonamassa talks guitars, new album

By Melissa Ruggieri

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Joe Bonamassa is driving in Reseda, California, and his car can probably automatically find its way to Norman’s Rare Guitars.

The shop is a haven for the ace blues-rock musician who, in addition to his prowess as a guitarist (and singer/ songwriter) is a fanatical collector.

He somewhat jokingly calls his 30-year habit “a cycle of addiction” and completely seriously expresses that he appreciates being “a custodian to these rare, precious things.”

Bonamassa’s collection numbers about 400 (along with 400 amplifiers), including 17 beloved Les Paul Sunbursts – perhaps the most valuable electric guitar – and he typically takes about 50 guitars on the road with him.

“I serve two masters,” Bonamassa said. “I’m a custodian and also a guitar player who beats the hell out of my guitars and uses them

Joe Bonamassa, a two-time Grammy nominated blues-rock guitarist, performs with his band at Springfield Symphony Hall on Nov. 17, 2017. (FREDERICK GORE FILE PHOTO)

as a hanger.”

The wryly frank and funny Bonamassa will hit Atlanta’s Fox Theatre stage with at least a handful of his treasured commodities when he performs two shows – one blues-focused, one rock – this weekend.

For 30 years, the 42-yearold virtuoso has been sharing spotlights with musical luminaries – he opened for B.B. King when he was 12 –

including Gregg Allman, Eric Clapton and frequent collaborator Beth Hart.

He’s still on the road about 200 days a year, but, as he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Kaedy Kiely of 97.1 The River in a recent interview, “Live is where we thrive.”

this a good blues town?

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Atlanta has always been good to me. Even 25 years ago, we’d play the Variety Playhouse and always overachieve. If I was drawing 100 people everywhere else, I’d draw 200 there, going back to the days of Eddie’s Attic. It’s always been a good town for You get to Atlanta fair- organic music. ly often, and you’re playing How familiar are you the Fox for two nights. Is with (Atlanta bluesman)

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91 Taylor St., Springfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer

TUESDAY Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield Club Castaway: Nude ladies dancing. Routes 5 and 10, Whately

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield Tavern Restaurant: Trivia Night. 2 Broad St., Westfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer Theodores’: Mike Costa. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

WEDNESDAY Anthony’s Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 500 New Ludlow Road, South Hadley Center Stage Gentlemen’s Club: Nude dancing. 267 Dwight St., Springfield Club Castaway: Nude ladies danc-

ing. Routes 5 and 10, Whately Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee Mardi Gras: Nude female dancing.

91 Taylor St., Springfield The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Trivia Night. 289 Main St., Greenfield The Magic Lantern: Nude female dancers. 399 Wilbraham St., Palmer Villa Napoletana: Dave Brinnel.

664 North Main St., East Longmeadow 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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Sherry.

Admission is $8 in advance and $10 at the door. New City Brewery is at 180 Pleasant St. (rear) in Easthampton.

Scouting report • MGM Springfield’s ROAR! Comedy Series at the historic Armory features a mix of popular comedians as well as rising industry stars, and next month is no exception.

March’s lineup will see Cindy Foster on March 6, Todd Barry on March 7, Sean Donnelly on March 13, Jade Catta-Preta on March 20-21, and Steve Byrne on March 27-28. The casino resort is at One MGM Way. • Brew Practitioners in the Florence section of Northampton is providing a new twist on trivia every Thursday starting March 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. Called “Opinionation Trivia,” the games will not focus on right or wrong answers, but rather the most popular opinions from online surveys, which teams will be asked to guess.

The more popular the answer, the more points each team guessing it will get. Brew Practitioners is at 36 Main St. • The Majestic Saloon in Northampton will host a book signing and talk event featuring Jacob Tobia, author of “Sissy,” on March 6 from 7 to 10 p.m. The Majestic is at 24 Main St. Contact George Lenker at geolenker@yahoo.com.

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Patti LaBelle added to Tanglewood lineup

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ATTI LABELLE WILL be part of this summer’s popular artists series at Tanglewood.

The “Godmother of Soul” will perform at the Koussevitzky Music Shed on June 27 at 7:30 p.m. Rock Hall of Famer Darlene Love will join her as a special guest.

Tickets for the show go Donnie Moorhouse on sale March 9 at 10 a.m.

LiveWire through tanglewood.org and by calling 888-266-1200.

LaBelle started her career in Patti LaBelle the 1960s as the leader of Patlaunched her solo ti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. career in 1976 and She launched her solo career in 1976 and has sold has sold more than more than 50 million records 50 million records worldwide. She has won two worldwide. She has Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and has authored six won two Grammy books.

Awards, an Emmy LaBelle has also launched a successful food line that Award, and has includes a variety of pies, authored six books. cobblers and cakes.

Concert tickets are available and 888-266-1200. at tanglewood.org, or at Legend will perform at StubHub, SeatGeek, Ticketmaster.

Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, Liner notes on Aug. 29 and the Rockland • Multi-award winner John Trust Bank Pavilion in Boston Legend will perform at the on Aug. 31. Tickets for the Koussevitzky Music Shed at shows are available through Tanglewood on Aug. 28 at 7 ticketmaster.com. p.m.

Legend has released six Tickets are available for celebrated albums including purchase at tanglewood.org “Get Lifted,” “Once Again,”

Patti LaBelle performs during the opening ceremony of the “Life Ball” in front of Vienna City Hall on June 2, 2018. She will perform at Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed on June 27 at 7:30 p.m. (GEORG HOCHMUTH / GETTY IMAGES)

“Evolver,” “Love in the Future,” “Darkness and Light” and “A Legendary Christmas.” He starred in NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” in 2018, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special and nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor (Limited Series). He joined “The Voice” for Season 16, winning with his mentee Maelyn Jarmon, and is currently a judge on Season 17.

Other popular acts coming to Tanglewood this summer include: Ringo Starr, June

19; Trey Anastasio with the Boston Pops, June 20; Judy Collins and Arlo Guthrie, June 21; Brandi Carlile, June 26; Mavericks with Los Lobos, June 28; James Taylor, July 4; and “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” with Peter Sagal on Aug. 27.

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going to do a blues night and a rock night, and see how it goes.

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• The “Boston to Berkeley II” tour is coming to Connecticut. The co-headlining jaunt featuring Dropkick Murphys and Rancid will play the Mohegan Sun Arena on May 23.

John Legend, performing here in Camden, New Jersey, will give a concert at Tanglewood this summer on Aug. 28.

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Tickets are on sale now through all Ticketmaster outlets and locations including ticketmaster.com and by phone at 800-745-3000.

Since forming in 1996, Boston’s Dropkick Murphys have sold a staggering 7 million albums worldwide, with 2005's “The Warrior’s Code” achieving an RIAA Gold certification and its smash single “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” nearing double platinum.

Rancid formed as a punk rock band in Berkeley, California, in 1991. Rancid helped launch the Dropkick Murphys

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education, and if they have one, sometimes the instruments are beaten up or need strings. We want to give You founded the money to schools so they Keeping the Blues Alive have money to buy guitar Foundation in 2011. How strings. important was music eduWe also do two cruises. cation to you?

This year our two co-headliners are Buddy Guy in the One of the things I took spring in the Caribbean and for granted was when I was Jethro Tull this fall in the in high school (is) there was Mediterranean. Fans love the camaraderie and the music. always a music program.

We only have one (port) stop I went to small schools in upstate New York. The music because we’d rather use the programs have been truncat- money to book more bands. ed, and it’s not a guarantee The scenery is just the sideshow. for schools to have music

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VIDEO GAMES

Smart Delivery of Xbox Series X will make consoles like iPhones

By Gene Park

Washington Post

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Asbury of Bethel Music will open the show.

Tickets for the event are on sale through thebige.com.

Williams won a Grammy for his 2017 debut “Chain Breaker.” His sophomore album, “Rescue Story” released in October 2019, includes the tracks “Rescue Story” and “There was Jesus” which he recorded with Dolly Parton.

• Former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzie Osbourne, who recently called off his when Tim Armstrong (Ran2020 solo tour, has told a Britcid guitarist) signed them to ish newspaper he is in “unbelievable pain 24/7.” his new label in 1997.

A fall last year aggravated neck injury he sustained in a • The Weeknd is coming is coming to New England on a 2003 quad bike accident, he summer tour. told The Sun. The British rocker also suffers from Parkinson’s The artist is scheduled to disease. perform at Mohegan Sun Arena • Rascal Flatts has anThe pain has forced him to on July 4 at 7 p.m. and the TD nounced details of its “Rascal call off his 2020 concert plans, Garden in Boston on July 11.

Flatts Farewell Tour” with sum- including a June 20 show at the Tickets for the shows go on sale beginning tomorrow at 10 mer stop in Massachusetts. The Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, group will play Xfinity Center in Connecticut. a.m. through all Ticketmaster Refunds are available at the locations and outlets including Mansfield on Sept. 18.

Tickets for the show are now original point of purchase, ticketmaster.com and by on sale through Live Nation at according to the promoter. All phone at 800-745-3000. livenation.com. refunds, including fees, will be The Weeknd will be touring to support the upcoming The band previously anreturned directly to the credit release “After Hours.” Sabrina nounced a show for the Grand card used.

Claudio and Don Toliver will Theater at Foxwoods Resort Additionally, ticket holders Casino on March 7 at 8 p.m. serve as opening acts. who purchased “No More The group has produced 17 No. Tours 2” tickets will have first • Nick Cave has an1 hits and sold more than 27 access to tickets when the next nounced a fall tour of North million records. tour is announced.

America with a stop in Boston.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will play Agganis Arena on Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for the show are now on sale beginning through all Ticketmaster outlets and locations including ticketmaster.com and by phone at 800-745-3000.

Nick Cave formed the Bad Seeds in Australia in 1983.

The group has grown into one of the more influential bands of the post-punk, alt-rock era.

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In a blog post offering new details of the next Microsoft console, Xbox head Phil Spencer revealed the “Smart Delivery” feature for the Xbox Series X. It’s a fancy buzzword, which ultimately translates to: “If you buy an Xbox game, that game will work on any version of the console, including the Xbox One or the new Xbox Series X, should you choose to upgrade to the new console.”

Cyberpunk 2077, one of the year’s most anticipated games, is the first game outside of Microsoft’s studio stable to take advantage of this feature. This means you can buy and play Cyberpunk 2077 on your tiny, outdated Xbox One S on its release this September, and if you get an Xbox Series X for Christmas, you don’t have to repurchase Cyberpunk 2077 for the Xbox Series X. Your console will simply update the game to take advantage of the more powerful hardware. Every first-party Microsoft game will take advantage of this, including the upcoming Halo Infinite.

This feature doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s meant to complement Microsoft’s new strategy of offering a portfolio of features that essentially travel with you no matter which Microsoft platform you’re using.

If this sounds familiar, it’s because you probably already use something like this. Your smartphone apps all carry over with you as you upgrade to newer phones. Instagram is going to work just fine on your iPhone 11 or iPhone 8, but it might work a bit better on the newer hardware. Microsoft is essentially turning its Xbox

family into an iPhone line.

“This technology is available for all developers and publishers, and they can choose to use it for titles that will be release on Xbox One first and come to the Xbox Series X later,” Spencer wrote.

CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077 s developers, were quick to announce their decision on Twitter: “Gamers should never be forced to purchase the same game twice or pay for upgrades. Owners of Cyberpunk2077 for Xbox One will receive the Xbox Series X upgrade for free when available.”

Backward compatibility is another strong, defining Xbox feature, one that Sony and Nintendo have lagged on. Spencer recommits that the Series X will be backward compatible with Xbox One accessories and software, along with Xbox One compatible 360 and original Xbox games. Basically, whatever works on your Xbox One should work on your Xbox Series X, and the games might run better too.

Spencer also outlined a few more hardware specs.

Most notably, the console will feature 12 teraflops of GPU, “twice that of an Xbox One X and more than eight times the original Xbox One,” said Spencer. Teraflops offer computing power to create larger, more sophisticated game worlds, though they don’t necessarily translate to faster performance. Spencer also promised framerates up to 120 per second, which brings the console closer to high-end PC rigs.

Another eye-catching announcement: hardware-accelerated DirectX ray tracing means games will be able to simulate realistic lighting, rather than mimic it. Control on PC last year was one of the first titles to use this technology throughout the game.

Singer The Weeknd performs at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on June 4, 2017.

The performer will be at Mohegan Sun Arena on July 4 at 7 p.m.

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Majestic readies for ‘The Pitch’ Baseball drama written by former newspaper reporter

By Keith O’Connor

Special to The Republican

Friendship, loyalty and betrayal set against the backdrop of the longstanding rivalry between the Red Sox and the New York Yankees sets the scene for the world premiere of “The Pitch” today at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield.

The play, which runs through April 5, was written by former Republican reporter Stan Freeman. It tells the story of retired sportswriter Roger Pennell who reluctantly agrees to collaborate with a young reporter, Mike Resnick, on the biography of a boyhood friend of Roger’s. That friend, Vernon Peters, was a pitcher who had been languishing on a farm team for the Yankees, but finally got the call that brought him to the mound at Yankee Stadium. Peters threw only one pitch that day, and his career in the Major Leagues abruptly ended. In digging into the story, the young writer discovers a secret at the heart of it all, a secret the older writer fiercely intends to protect.

“The older sportswriter is an old school, cynical, sarcastic newspaper guy – no college, but a great writer who has worked in newspapers since high school. He’s modeled after Bill Whitney, my city editor for many years at the newspaper, who was very much like this character. I interviewed him at length as I was writing the story. Unfortunately, Bill died in 2018 and won’t get to see the production,” Freeman said.

“I got the idea for the story while looking at some of the obituaries in the newspaper and reading that the deceased was drafted and played in the minor leagues for a year or two ... and that got me thinking,” Freeman said.

Freeman began writing the

Actors John Haag, of Florence, and Julian Findlay, of Northfield, are shown in a scene from “The Pitch,” a new play debuting at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield today and running through April 5. (KAIT RANKINS PHOTO)

play in 2010 shortly before IF YOU GO he retired. He wrote it as a screenplay and sent it to proEvent: “The Pitch” ducers whose emails he found Where: The Majestic Theater, West Springfield on the web.

When: Today through “I got almost no response, April 5 but I managed to get one. It For more info: For a was from a long-time stage schedule of show times and and film producer based in Actors Katie Sloan, of Wilbraham, and R. Steve Pierce, of Monticket prices, go online to New York, Norman Twain. son, in foreground, and John Haag, of Florence, in background majestictheater.com His view was that it would are shown in a scene from “The Pitch.” (KAIT RANKINS PHOTO) make a better stage play than a screenplay. I turned it into a play for him and he optioned it. But the producer wasn’t able to raise enough interest over the next year to mount a production in the city,” Freeman said.

So, he put the play back in a drawer where it sat until a couple of years ago. In the meantime, Freeman retired from The Republican and did other writing, including a historical novel, “The Dutton Girl,” that was published by Coffeetown Press of Seattle in 2018.

“Eventually, I took the play out of the drawer and immediately saw ways I could improve it. I rewrote it and hopefully made it a better play. A few friends who are active in the theater in the Connecticut Valley read it, liked it, and we decided to have a public reading of it. Up until this point, the play had never been Actors John Haag and R. Steve Pierce are shown in a scene from “The Pitch,” at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield through April 5. For a full schedule of performances, go online to heard by an actual audience, SEE ‘THE PITCH’, PAGE E9 majestictheater.com. (KAIT RANKINS PHOTO)

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Josh Ritter returns to ’Hamp for ‘Back Porch Festival’

By Chris Dondoros

Special to The Republican

Actors Katie Sloan, of Wilbraham, and Julian Findlay, of Northfield, are shown in a scene from “The Pitch,” a new play debuting at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield today and running through April 5. (KAIT RANKINS PHOTO)

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and I felt that it would be a good way to gauge the honest reaction,” Freeman said.

Then fate intervened.

“On a Saturday afternoon in late 2018, we had a reading in the community room of Forbes Library in Northampton before an overflow crowd.

The response was terrific.

About that same time, Danny (Danny Eaton, producing director of The Majestic) read the script and made me an offer to start the play at his Majestic Theater. It’s very unusual for an unproduced play by a local author to get that kind of offer, so I’m very indebted to him,” Freeman said.

Eaton, who chose to direct the play for his theater, offered his thoughts on what attracted him to the play.

“Well, it’s about baseball, so that was a good thing for me.

It’s also a new play written by a local author which falls within our mission of supporting local artists. And I think it’s a great story to share with our audiences,” Eaton said.

“There’s no way around it, I’m going to be very excited on opening night.”

Stan Freeman

The cast includes John Haag as Roger, Julian Findlay as Mike, R. Steve Pierce as Vernon, and Katie Sloan as Pauline. Set design is by Greg Trochlil, Dawn McKay is costume designer and lighting design is by Dan Rist. Emily Paegle Bloch is stage manager and Stephen Petit is production stage manager.

Freeman was the science and environmental writer for The Republican for nearly 25 years. His articles have also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, Houston Chronicle, New Orleans Times-Picayune and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He studied fiction writing in the MFA program at University of Massachusetts.

“There’s no way around it, I’m going to be very excited on opening night,” Freeman said, who is in the early stages of writing another play.

Signature Sounds’ favorite son is coming back to Northampton.

Josh Ritter will perform at the Academy of Music tomorrow as part of the hometown record label’s “Back Porch Festival,” a four-day musical event designed to bring together local and national folk and Americana acts to a number of area venues.

Ritter’s performance in Northampton will also kick off the singer, songwriter and guitarists’ upcoming “A Book of Gold Thrown Open” tour, which will find Ritter – once voted by Paste Magazine as one of the 100 greatest living songwriters – taking the stage for a series of performances at venues that hold a special place in his own heart.

According to Ritter on his official website, “I realized how many (concerts) took place in spaces that were special in their own right.

Cathedrals, synagogues, strange and storied theaters, each bring a special kind of glow to the performance.”

Ritter continued, “I was also feeling the urge to play some of my quieter, more narrative songs that I may not always get the chance to perform during larger rock shows.”

Opening the show will be another singer-songwriter familiar to the Pioneer Valley, Caitlin Canty, whose 2015 album “Reckless Skyline” was recorded at Sonelab in Easthampton and produced by Jeffrey Foucault.

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Games approach interactivity with light touch

By Todd Martens

Los Angeles Times

Sitting around a campsite near a tent. Making a coffee drink.

Typically, these activities are interstitial moments, actions that occur before or after something more exciting. Yet these undertakings are at the core of two new games, “Wide Ocean Big Jacket” and “Coffee Talk.”

Both approach interactivity with a light touch, letting players uncover intimate, conversational moments. We play less as directors of action and more as voyeurs. Throughout, we connect with sometimes odd characters – we meet an alien, for instance, who is not so hot at the dating app game in “Coffee Talk” – and while we don’t become friends with these characters (tech has yet to make such a thing possible), we do walk away feeling as if we’ve shared a moment with them.

Play here comes in the form of discovery, as each game deals with mature themes where what is said is often of equal importance to what isn’t said. “Wide Ocean Big Jacket” unfolds like an interactive animated film, albeit one with adult topics such as the never-ending difficulty of navigating interpersonal relationships regardless of age.

“Coffee Talk,” which contrasts its nondescript name – one with echoes of an old “Saturday Night Live” skit – with a roster full of mythic creatures, can be experienced in multiple ways.

Both largely dispense with typical game-like elements yet show how even delicate participation can illuminate the everyday. Simple acts, be it swinging around a camera in “Wide Ocean Big Jacket” or opting to mix ginger and cinnamon in “Coffee Talk,” offer the illusion of choice, thus creating relaxing environments in which we can explore weighty topics.

“Coffee Talk” alludes to multiple thought-provoking

REVIEW “Coffee Talk” Developer and publisher: Toge Productions Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC Price: $12.99 “Wide Ocean, Big Jacket” Developer: Turnfollow Publisher: Tender Claws Platforms: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch Price: $7.99

leave her home in the ocean because there are no decent schools underwater anymore, only now she’s lonely because no one she knows can get a visa. We delight in uncovering “Coffee Talk” puts the player in the role of a barista therapist. (TOGE PRODUCTIONS) the interpersonal drama of fairy tale and fantasy creasubjects, from interracial tures, but there’s no denying The adults, Brad and Cloanne, are relatable. Be careful, of dating (here it’s interspecies this is a game of modern life, are apparently happily marcourse, not to mess up their ried, although their partnerdating, between an elf and a drinks - we may not be solving where relaxing electronic ship is stitched together with succubus) to a parent strugproblems but in “Coffee Talk” beats create a calm environgling to maintain a connecment in which we can make a string of compromises. The the happier the patrons are, tion to his daughter. “Wide drinks and provide a little characters are drawn slightly the more they may share.

Ocean Big Jacket,” meanwhile, exaggeratedly, all floppy limbs relief to those we meet along Regular customer Freya, a emphasizes the fragility in the way. and bones. Charm abounds green-haired journalist with It’s a reminder of the healing dreams of writing fiction, relationships. In “Coffee – Mord is confused when the digs into the tales and woes of power of listening and talking.

Talk,” we sometimes feel like a grownups enthusiastically When an alien, dressed as an everyone who comes into the barista therapist, while “Wide praise one another for their astronaut, lands in the coffee shop, approaching most with Ocean Big Jacket” shows how “good” stretches to alleviate shop, the visitor proclaims equal amounts curiosity and efforts to console often fail. back pain – and as we hop that Earth has done little suspicion. Male customers When a teen asks about sex, from adult to kid and back we shift the spotlight to her again we can serve alternately immediately put her on guard, more than cause frustration. aunt, who squirms her way out of answering the questions.

Both largely dispense with typical game-like elements yet show how So while the core narratives even delicate participation can illuminate the everyday. of the two games use interacSimple acts, be it swinging around a camera in “Wide Ocean Big tivity relatively sparingly, they connect by creating a world in Jacket” or opting to mix ginger and cinnamon in “Coffee Talk,” offer which we explore topics we ofthe illusion of choice, thus creating relaxing environments in which ten try to avoid. The characters we can explore weighty topics. in “Wide Ocean Big Jacket” may try to joke away a serious moment, as if real life could be as instigators or connectors, The planet’s “vagueness and the world outside this solved with a clever social-me- setting into action relationnear-future Seattle coffee shop has taught us a new kind of dia-worthy quip, but we’re still ships and bonds. is relatively bleak, even if were- feeling,” the extraterrestrial there, a faceless observer movWe can let much of “Coffee wolves and vampires are ensays, clearly indicating this ing among the campgrounds joying a peace treaty. America newfound emotion is one of Talk” play on autopilot, or and prompting conversations take a more active role and ex- here is a place where “anyone discomfort. to happen whether the charac- plore the characters we meet can dream of being whatever Games for decades have ters want it or not. via their writings or social they want to be and have those been teaching us new tools Mord, the outgoing, goofy media pages. Their concerns dreams crushed before they how to fight off orcs or bounce off mushrooms and blast away teen, seems to court confron- and their troubles are discan even be discussed.” tation, while her first crush, cussed at the coffee counter, Fear is everywhere, and at Nazis. Maybe they can also Ben, along for the family trip, and whether it’s a vampire, an there’s talk of closing borders. remind us how to talk to one struggles with awkwardness. elf or a succubus, their issues A fish, for instance, must another.

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Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra: Josh Ritter with Caitlin Canty: Fri, 7 Sat, 7:30 p.m. Shea Theater; Tickets p.m. Academy of Music Theatre; 274 available at HVGO.org, $18 advance, Main St., Northampton. 413-584$20 door. 71 Avenue A, Turners Falls.

9032 or aomtheatre.com.

413-863-2281 or theshea.org.

39th annual Jazz Showcase: Today, 7:30 p.m. Bowker Auditorium; $10 general, $5. 80 Campus Center Way, Late Nights at Amherst Cinema: Amherst. 413-545-2511 or umasstix. Fri, 9:45 p.m. Amherst Cinema, "Animation Next"; Not rated; regular com. admission. 28A Amity St., Amherst.

Creative Reuse Craft Club: Today, New Dance Works: Fri.-Sat, 7 p.m.

6-8 p.m. Gaylord Memorial Library; Creative Reuse Craft Club for Adults Studio4/School for Contemporary Dance and Thought; $10. 25 Main & Crafty Teens to re-purpose/ St. 4th Floor, Northampton. upcycle discarded materials into handmade art. Free and open to "Peter and the Starcatcher": Fri.the public (13+). Pre-registration reSat, 7:30 p.m. Smith College; Free quired. Monthly: fourth Thursday of for Smith students; $10. 122 Green the month 6-8 p.m.; free. 47 College St., Northampton; 413-585-3222 or Street, South Hadley; 413-538-5047. smith.edu/smitharts.

"The Pitch": Today, 7:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat, 8 p.m.; Sun, 2 p.m. Majestic Theater; Through April 5; $24-$31.

131 Elm St., West Springfield. 413747-7797 or majestictheater.com.

Schubertiade: Jiayan Sun, pianist: Today, 8 p.m. Sweeney Concert Hall; free. 7 College Lane, Northampton. smith.edu.

Senior Choreography Projects, Part I: Thu.-Fri, 7:30 p.m. University of Massachusetts Amherst; UMass Dancers perform works by senior dance majors; free, donations accepted. Eastman Lane, Amherst. umass.edu.

Valley Jazz Voices Spring Session Open Rehearsals: Thu.-Sun, Rockridge Community Room; singers of all ages, levels and backgrounds welcome. Rehearsals weekly on Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. through May 28. The fee is a sliding scale of $180-$220, add $50 for students. A reduced fee is negotiable if the cost is prohibitive. For more information, email valleyjazzvoices@gmail. com, 25 Coles Meadow Road, Northampton.

Virelles/Parker/Cleaver Trio: Today, 7:30 p.m. Center for the Arts Trust Building; $15 general admission; $7 students. 33 Hawley St., Northampton.

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Playing with Polytopes: Fri, 3-5 p.m.

Amherst College Science Center; Join Amherst student Andrew Tawfeek '21 as he demonstrates the simple mathematical beauty of polytopes. Open to all. 25 East Dr, Amherst.

Leap for Local Arts: A Swinging Afternoon: Sat, 2 p.m. Northampton Center for the Arts; $15 adults, $10 children, $45 per family. 33 Hawley St., Northampton; 413-584-7327 or nohoarts.org.

Senior Choreography Projects, Part Mount Holyoke College Klezmer I: See Thursday listing Concert: Sat, 4 p.m. Mount Holyoke Shusenjo - The Main Battleground College; free. 50 College St., South Hadley. of the Comfort Women Issue: Fri, 4:30 p.m. Amherst College-Fayerweather Hall, College Street, Amherst.

Valley Jazz Voices Spring Session Open Rehearsals: See Thursday listing

SATURDAY First Company Governor's Foot Guard Dog Show & Obedience Trials: Sat.-Sun, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Eastern States Exposition, Mallary Complex; free. 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. 413-737-2443 or thebige.com.

5th Saturday FUNdraiser: Scripted/ Unscripted: Sat, 7 p.m. Happier Valley Comedy Theater; See what happens when one actor holding their script is paired with one improviser, who has no idea what scene they're in. All proceeds to benefit Casa Latina. Tickets are $13 online and at the door. For more info: happiervalley.com. 1 Mill Valley Road Suite B, Hadley.

American Ballet Theatre Studio Company Performance: See Friday listing Art on Screen: "Leonardo: The Works": Sat, noon Amherst Cinema, Regular admission. 28A Amity St., Amherst.

Conn. River Working Group Association Dog Show: Sat.-Sun, Eastern States Exposition, Mallary Complex; free. 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. 413-737-2443 or thebige.com.

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Music at Amherst Concert Series: Sat, 8 p.m. Buckley Recital Hall; Parker Quartet String Quartet; $25$125. Intersection of Routes 9 and 116, Amherst. amherst.edu.

New Dance Works: See Friday listing "Peter and the Starcatcher": See Friday listing "The Pitch": See Thursday listing Social Justice Film: "Crude": Sat, 7 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Parish Monson; Refreshments and discussion will follow; free. 177 Main St., Monson.

A tribute to James Taylor and Simon & Garfunkel: Sat, 6 p.m.

Crestview Country Club; Featuring Good Acoustics. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. Call for reservation at 413-786-2593 or visit crestviewcc.com; $48 for dinner and show. 281 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam. 413-786-2593 or crestviewcc. org.

Valley Jazz Voices Spring Session Open Rehearsals: See Thursday listing

SUNDAY

Country Folk Art Craft Show: See Friday listing Northampton Record Fair: Sun, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Union Station Ballroom/ Platform Sports Bar; Local and regional record dealers are bringing out thousands of vinyl records, CDs and comic books. Early admission from 9-11 a.m. is $5, and also comes with a raffle ticket. The raffle will be called at 11 a.m. DJs will be spinning vinyl all day at the fair; free. 125A Pleasant St., Northampton.

"The Pitch": See Thursday listing Valley Jazz Voices Spring Session Open Rehearsals: See Thursday listing

Quadrangle Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden: Dr.

Seuss National Memorial is an 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 including Horton the Elephant, the Grinch, the Lorax and others; free on the green.

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: “Legacy: The Philanthropy of Mr. Smith & Mr. Wesson.” Through June 7. “Sweet: A Tasty Journey.” Through April 26. “The Confection Connection.”

Through April 26. Permanent exhibit: more than two dozen Indian motorcycles and related memorabilia.

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First Company Governor's Foot Guard Dog Show & Obedience Trials: See Saturday listing "Asking for Kaddish" MHC Orchestra Concert: Sun, 2 p.m. Abbey Chapel; free. 50 College St., South Hadley. mtholyoke.edu.

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Country Folk Art Craft Show: Fri.-Sun, Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center; Artisans and exhibitors bring decor, garden art, florals, vintage, repurposed and upcycled items, furniture, paintings and prints, jewelry, fashion and accessories, gourmet foods and more.

Show hours: Fri. noon-5 p.m.; Sat. 10

"The Pitch": See Thursday listing

Illuminati Vocal Arts Ensemble presents "Lamentations and Exultation": Sat, 7:30 p.m. Center Church; Illuminati Vocal Arts Ensemble, conducted by Tony Thornton, will present "Lamentations and Exultation," featuring Robert White's 16th century setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah, and Leonard Bernstein's 20th century "Chichester Psalms.”

Featuring Anna Ellsworth, harp; Dustin Patrick, percussion; Noah Horn, organ; and soloist Dylan Rudy, boy soprano; $20/$15/$10 for general admission, seniors and students. 1 Church St., South Hadley.

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American Ballet Theatre Studio Company Performance: Fri, 8 p.m.; Sat, 3 and 8 p.m. Mount Holyoke College-Kendall Hall; The twelve dancers of the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company perform a mixed repertory; $10-$15. 50 College St., South Hadley; mtholyoke.edu.

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Bacon, cheddar burgers on the grill at Burgundy Brook Café, 2048 Main St. Palmer. At right, cheese is added on top of a pizza before going into the oven. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN)

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Its new home is a Main Street space that’s been occupied by a succession of restaurants and taverns. In readying the premises for business, the Burgundy Brook team refreshed its new home with an attractive “country” decor.

Originally focused on breakfast and lunch, Burgundy Brook has now branched out to offer dinner.

That particular bill of fare includes Fish & Chips ($15), a Pasta Dinner with Meatballs ($18), Grilled Chicken Kabob ($18) and Braised Country Ribs ($23). A nightly “specials” menu further expands the possibilities available.

Appetizer choices range from Fried Pickles ($5) served

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Burgundy Brook Café in Palmer now serves dinner in it’s new home on Main Street in Palmer.

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with chipotle aioli and flashfried Brussels Sprouts ($8.50) to Steak and Cheese Sliders ($8) and Fried Calamari ($10).

We began a dinner by sharing an order of Brown Sugar & Garlic Shrimp ($10). The six pinkie-finger-sized shrimp had been lightly pan-fried and glazed with brown sugar and minced garlic; the sugar’s molasses-inflected sweetness proved to be the dominant

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DINING OUT Name: Burgundy Brook Café Address: 2048 Main St., Palmer Telephone: 413-289-6359 Website: burgundybrook.com Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Dinner served Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 5 to 10 pm.

Entree prices: $16-$23 Credit cards: Discover, MasterCard, Visa Handicapped access: Accessible, rest room equipped for wheelchairs Reservations: Accepted

ELL, IT’S NOT even St. Patrick’s Day yet, but you know me: I will seize any chance to write about or even mention something Irish. And this week, a Holyoke brewery, Loophole Brewing, provided me with a perfect opportunity.

Jeffrey Goulet of Loophole wrote to me and said that the new brewery is collaborating with Baronscourt Brewing of Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The Jeffrey result of this Goulet meeting of the minds is a little concoction named May the Road Rise to Meet Ewe, a stout that gives a nod to Baronscourt’s Black Sheep Stout.

The collaboration resulted from the Ireland Northwest Trade & Investment Mission in 2018, during which John Wauchob, director and brewer for Baronscourt, got to meet Massachusetts brewers, including those SEE BEER NUT, PAGE E14

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Judging from the amount of foot traffic through the restaurant, pizza is a big part of Burgundy Brook’s revenue stream.

Burgundy Brook Café is at 2048 Main St in Palmer.

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flavor theme for the dish.

Chicken Parmesan ($18), one of several Italian American specialties on the menu, was prepared in traditional style - a large breast cutlet, breadcrumb-crusted and pan-fried. Layered with mozzarella, marinara sauce and Parmesan, the dish was oven-finished and served atop a bed of spaghetti. Slices of texas-style garlic toast served as garnish.

The sauce used to tie the dish together was of the quickcooked sort. Oregano and garlic collaborated with the sweetly acidic base note of the canned tomatoes that served as the marinara’s foundation.

On the whole a credible enough effort, we agreed.

Our other dinner selection, Pork Cutlet ($19), was, like the chicken “parm,” handsomely presented. Two lightly-crusted and pan-fried cutlets had been arranged atop a bed of mashed potatoes before being sauced with a mushroom cream. Sautéed baby green beans were the day’s vegetable side.

We enjoyed the mushroom sauce, which included large slices of fresh mushroom.

The pork itself was palatable

enough, although we did encounter some serious “chew” as we worked our way through one cutlet.

Dinner selections at Burgundy Brook include a choice Pizza chef Vadim removes a freshly made cheese pizza from the oven at Burgundy Brook Café. of soup or salad; we checked out both. Nothing particularly (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN) noteworthy about the salad experience, which featured baby greens and typical vegetable accents.

Our soup selection, however, was commendable. Too often the French onion soup served in restaurant is overly salty, a result of commercial beef base being used as the recipe’s foundation element.

At Burgundy Brook, however, the broth was deeply flavored by caramelized onions, their sweet-savory character dominating. Served au gratin style, with the traditional topping of crouton and melted cheese, the soup was one of the dinBUY ONE GET ONE BUY ONE GET ONE ner’s high points.

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Some of the menu items that are to be part of this morning food roll out include the Breakfast Baconator, a breakfast sandwich that will be made with an egg, a specially formulated sausage patty, American cheese, and six strips of bacon.

A Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit will also be featured, as will a number of sandwich offerings made with croissants and classic hamburger buns. These include a sausage, egg and Swiss croissant; a bacon, egg and cheese biscuit; and two “classic” breakfast sandwiches served on warm breakfast rolls.

Not willing to abandon their hard-won hegemony in the breakfast world, the National Owners Association, a group of McDonald’s franchisees, has proclaimed that “the Breakfast Wars are on.”

Star of the morning coffee menu is to be the Frosty-cinno, a blend of cold brewed coffee swirled together with either chocolate- or vanilla-flavored soft serve.

Side dishes such as seasoned potatoes and a sausage, egg and cheese burrito are planned to round out the Wendy’s breakfast effort.

Not willing to abandon their hard-won hegemony in the

breakfast world, the National Owners Association, a group of McDonald’s franchisees, has proclaimed that “the Breakfast Wars are on.”

McDonald’s franchisee Blake Casper, the association’s chairman, made the statement as he responded to a series of social media posts in which Wendy’s Corp. recruited Mike Haracz, a

Ewe is our contribution to that special friendship between Ireland and America. For CONTINUED FROM PAGE E12 Baronscourt and Loophole from Loophole. it all began, as many things Baronscourt Brewing is a do, gathered around a table family-run brewery that is sharing some great beer and also environmentally friendstories. Together we offer a ly, creating a zero carbon beer combining the distincfootprint. The name of the tive dark malts of the great collaboration is a play on Irish stouts with an American the Irish blessing. The label, influence that celebrates designed by local artist Jesse tradition, friendship, and Morgan, contains a descripthe many adventures that lie tion that speaks to the origins ahead,” the label notes. and inspiration of the Irish The two breweries anAmerican Stout upon which nounced a series of events for the two breweries have collab- the collaboration coinciding orated: with Mass Beer Week (March “May the Road Rise to Meet 7-14) including a special

event at the John Boyle O’Reilly Club in Springfield on March 12; details to come soon. A very limited quantity of the collaboration has been produced and is currently being pre-sold, in anticipation that it will quickly sell out.

Loophole products are distributed through Berkshire Brewing Company. Orders can be placed by contacting Berkshire or through Loophole by emailing contact@ LoopholeBrewingServices. com.

More information about Loophole Brewing can be found at loopholebrewingservices.com and more information about Baronscourt Brewing can be found at baronscourtbrewery.com.

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We enjoyed every bite.

Judging from the amount of foot traffic through the restaurant, pizza is a big part of Burgundy Brook’s revenue stream.

The assortment of pies prepared is extensive. Choices range from a basic 8-inch The Chicken Fiesta Wrap at Burgundy Brook Café contains Cheese ($9) pie to creations like the Burgundy Pizza ($19) grilled chicken strips, tomato, lettuce, cheddar, salsa and sour cream on a garlic herb wrap. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN / THE REPUBLICAN) that’s elaborately garnished with chicken, broccoli, garlic sauce and lemon wedges.

We ordered a Hawaiian Pizza ($19), a 14-inch pie generously layered with random-cut bits of ham and HEATED PATIO crushed pineapple. The crust is hand tossed; the sauce NOW OPEN FOR YEAR seemed to be variant of the ROUND OUTDOOR DINING marinara we’ve encountered earlier.

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S THERE ARE NAME for the phenomenon of rediscovering something we forgot we liked?

I’m sure the Germans have some five- or six-syllable word for this exact situation.

Sort of like “schadenfreude” (the twisted German word for taking pleasure in someone else’s misfortune) or “verschlimmbesserung” (another German word which describes a bad situation made even worse by an attempt to improve the situation).

The Germans also have another word which may apply to this wine column – schnapsidee – which loosely translates as a bad idea which must have been thought of by someone under the influence of alcohol.

But I can assure you that this article was not fueled in any way by alcohol.

Instead, I was pleasantly surprised to rediscover several wines that I haven’t tried in a while. As I explained long ago in the first sentence, I felt like I was trying these familiar wines for the first time.

These unique wines come from Merry Edwards Winery in California’s Sonoma County.

For some wine lovers, news that Merry Edwards Winery makes great wines will come as no surprise. For the rest of us, I hope this week’s wine column helps introduce (or re-introduce) you to several fascinating wines from this well-established California winery.

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About Merry Edwards Winery Location: Russian River Valley in Sonoma County, California Established: 1997 Size: 54 acres Wines produced: Chardonnay, pinot noir and sauvignon blanc History: Merry Edwards the wine marker founded Merry Edwards the winery after an already brilliant career making wine at several other California wineries.

Edwards started her wine making career at Mount Eden Vineyards in California in 1974. She was then the first wine maker at Matanzas Creek, another outstanding California winery, starting in 1977. Then in 1996, Edwards purchased land in Sebastopol that became Merry Edwards

The three Merry Edwards Winery wines recommended this week by columnist Ken Ross. ( KEN ROSS PHOTO)

Tasting notes • 2018 Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley One of the best sauvignon blanc wines I have tasted in months, this elegant, buttery, understated wine exuded charm straight out of the bottle. A delightful blend of

The Grande Dame of this tasting, this magnificent, complex pinot noir vividly brings to life the wonderful fruit flavors found in the grapes grown in winery’s original vineyard, Meredith Estate. This intense red wine pulsates with life without being overpowering. Its fragrant, ripe flavors range from dried plums to roasted black“This intense red wine pulsates with life without being overpowering. Its berries and dark chocolate.

One of the favorite wines so fragrant, ripe flavors range from dried plums to roasted blackberries far for 2020 and which will and dark chocolate.” get even better over the next five to eight years. Edwards Columnist Ken Ross recommends serving this Wines recommended magnificent wine with Morthis week bottle. Dry fruit flavors, espe- roccan-braised lamb shanks Winery’s first vineyard, Mer- warm sea salt, fresh pears cially dried cherries, slowly • 2018 Merry Edwards Sau- edith Estate. In 2006, Merry and fragrant floral flavors, with mint and lemon. Let vignon Blanc Russian River Edwards Winery was built, emerge, along with a hint of me add that all of Edwards’ this subtle sauvignon blanc Valley ($36 suggested retail which allowed Edwards to recipes can be found on the hits all the right notes. Merry licorice and a dash of creme price) make her wine there (instead Edwards recommends servbrulee. Merry Edwards recwinery’s website, merryed• 2017 Merry Edwards Piing this beautiful, well-balommends serving this lovely wards.com/food-wine/ of producing her wine at anced wine with slightly not Noir Sonoma Coast ($48 pinot noir with Julia Child’s recipes. other wineries) and to have spicy soup made with cod, suggested retail price) recipe for filet of sole, wild Cheers! complete “control over all • 2017 Merry Edwards coconut and lime. Let me add rice and asparagus.

Wine Press by Ken Ross aspects of our production,” Pinot Noir Russian River this wine tastes great with • 2017 Merry Edwards appears on Masslive.com every Edwards is quoted as saying Valley Meredith Estate ($68 lamb sausage and a slightly Pinot Noir Russian River Val- Monday and in The Repubon the winery’s website. ley Meredith Estate (Highly lican’s weekend section every suggested retail price) (highly Website: merryedwards. spicy mustard.

Recommend) Thursday. recommend) • 2017 Merry Edwards com Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast In a region often known for powerful, in-your-face red wines, this elegant, dry, delicate pinot noir is a pleasant surprise. Dry and slightly flinty straight out of the bottle, this refined wine gets even smoother 30 minutes to one hour after opening the

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Mead Art Museum: Permanent exhibit: Various American and European paintings, Mexican ceramics, Tibetan scroll paintings and more.

Museum hours: Tues.-Thurs. and Sun. 9 a.m.-midnight; Fri. 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. free, 220 South Pleasant St., Amherst or amherst.edu.

seum of Fine Arts: “People at Work and Other Environmental Portraits

by Tad Malek.” Through July 12. “The Essence of Nature,” paintings by Marlene t. Yu. Through May 3. “Voices of Resilience” Exhibition. Through April 26. Museum a la Carte, today at 12:15 p.m., “When the Irish Invaded Canada: It’s No Blarney.” Cookies and coffee provided, cost $4, $2 members.

Springfield Science Museum: “Interactive Science Exhibit: Fallen Log.” Dinosaur Train the Traveling Exhibit. Through May 10. Permanent exhibits: Family Science Adventures will be presented on weekends 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Dinosaur Hall with Tyrannoseaurus Rex; African Hall with elephant, giraffe and other animals; Solutia Live Animal Center; Native American Hall; animal habitats.

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, which is nearing the end of it’s $20 million renovation project, is open Sunday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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tury office and learn the power of raising their voices as they explore The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss the extraordinary stories of the many Museum: Permanent exhibit: First women featured in “She Shapes floor exhibition provides opportuniHistory.” Learn how to spin wool, ties to explore new sounds and voweave yarn, and design an effective cabulary, play rhyming games, invent protest poster. Included with regular stories, and engage in activities that museum admission, free for children encourage teamwork and creative under 18. OLLI winter Courses at thinking, with interactive three-diBerkshire Museum, today: “For Peomensional exhibits. The second floor ple Like Me: Visibility and Employcontains Theodor Geisel’s personal ment in the LGBTQ Community.” memorabilia, including never before $15 per session, OLLI and museum publicly displayed art, the original members $10 per session. 39 South Geisel Grove sign which used to St., Pittsfield or berkshiremuseum. hang in Forest Park, and furniture org. from Ted’s sitting room and studio, Children’s Museum at Holyoke: including his drawing board and armchair. Timed tickets required, for Permanent Exhibit: Newest additions are The Wiggle and Wash/ reservations visit springfieldmuseVet Clinic, toddler Merry-Go-Round ums.org. and STEM based cash register for Quadrangle admission - $25 for adults, kid’s. Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. $16.50 for seniors (60+) and college 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Sun. noon-4 p.m. students with ID, $13 for children ages $8 adults and children, $5 seniors, 3-17; free to children under age 3 and children under 1 free, 444 Dwight members, Springfield residents are St., Holyoke or childrensmuseumfree with proof of residency. Welcome holyoke.org.

Center and Museum store. Tues.-Sat. Connecticut Science Center: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday: Closed (except some holidays; Permanent exhibit: Hands-on, interactive experiences with over go online to springfieldmuseums.

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History.” Through May 25. “We Eric Carle Museum of Picture Shape History,” Saturdays through Book Art: “Under the Sea” with Eric May 9, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Visitors will travel from farm life to the mid-cen- Carle. Through March 1. “Now and

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Then: Contemporary Illustrators and their Childhood Art.” Through May 10. “The Pursuit of Everything: Maira Kalman’s Books for Children.”

Through April 5. Gabrielle Healy Carroll Storytime Programs are held Tues. and Fri. 10:30 a.m.; Sat. 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m., free with admission. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m. $6, $9, $22.50 for a family of four. 125 West Bay Road, Amherst or carlemuseum.org.

Historic Northampton Museum and Education: Permanent exhibit hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.Sun. noon-4 p.m. $3 individuals, $6 families, 46 Bridge St., Northampton or historic-northampton.org.

Holyoke Heritage State Park: Holyoke Parks and Recreation exhibits depict city’s history. Hours Tues.Sun. noon.-4 p.m. free, 221 Appleton St., Holyoke 413-534-1723.

Josiah Day House: Permanent exhibit: Featuring guided tours, artifacts, furniture, clothing and documents from 1754-1902. Call for open house schedule and individual tours. $3, $1 children 6-12, free for members, 70 Park St., West Springfield 413-734-8322.

Mark Twain House and Museum: Permanent exhibit hours: Mon.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sun. noon-5:30 p.m. $16, $14 seniors, $10 children 6-16 and children under 6 free for the main house tour. $6, $4 children 6-16 servants wing tour. $20 adults, combined main house and servants wing tour package, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford or marktwainhouse. org.

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art: “Works by James Turrell, Sol leWitt, and Laurie Anderson” currently on extended view. Winter hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed.-Mon, closed Tues. $20 adults, $18 seniors/veterans, $12 students with ID, $8 children (6-16); $2 EBT/ WIC Cardholder; children under 6

Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: Permanent Exhibit: Special Loans from the David C. Driskell Center. Through June 21. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. Free, open to the public.

Lower Lake Road, South Hadley or mtholyoke.edu.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Permanent exhibit: Handson exhibits, a regulation sized basketball court and more than 900 artifacts on display. Hours: Mon.-Fri. and Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $19, $15 seniors 65+, $14 children 5-15, free for children 4 and under, 1000 West Columbus Ave., Springfield or hoophall.com.

New England Air Museum:

Permanent exhibit: Restored F-104 Starfighter, vintage planes, gift shop, hands-on activities. $12.50, $7 children 4-11, free for children 3 and under free, and $11.50 seniors 65+.

36 Perimeter Road, Windsor Locks or neam.org.

Norman Rockwell Museum: “Visual Memoirs of Four Master Illustrators’ Immigrant Experiences.” Through May 25. Hours: Daily Nov.-April weekdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m., weekends and holidays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Gallery talks daily, 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. $18, $17 seniors, $10 students, $6 children 6-18, free for members and children 5 and under.

35th annual Berkshire County High School Art Show. Through March 7. “Finding Home: Four Artists’ Journeys.” Through May 25. First Sundays Art Adventures for Kids, Sunday from 2-3:30 p.m., includes a welcome activity, gallery exploration, literature experience and art making using a variety of techniques and materials. Caregivers and welcome to join the class. 9 Route 183, Stockbridge or nrm.org.

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In addition to mocking Haracz’s Baconator tweets, • On March 16, the Delaney House in Holyoke will Casper hinted at a “secret mark the St. Patrick’s Day seaMorning Mac” burger sandwich that might be part of son with a special “Learn to an upcoming Golden Arches Drink Like a Pro” class titled menu expansion.

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The businesses featured in each show have spectacular settings but need some culinary TLC, so Liberato and company breathe life back into each operation with menu overhauls and decora• This winter’s series of Open Hearth Cooking Classes tive makeovers.

In doing so, the “Restauat Historic Deerfield in Deerfield continues with four rants on the Edge” team incorporates local tastes, March sessions.

On March 7, from 10 a.m. to flavors, and textures into the menus they create, while a 2 p.m., “Baking in the Beehive Oven” will be held; two decor crew led by Karin Bohn “Supper at the Hall Tavern” visually reinvigorates the evening programs have been eatery’s ambiance. organized for March 14 and 21 The outcome of each episode is a restaged business from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Olive Garden Restaurants will offer leap year guests — those that sets the local owner up The series will conclude born on Feb. 29 and only get a birthday every four years — with with a new offering, “Waffles for potential future success. free Olive Garden “Dolcini.” and Wafers,” on March 28 • On March 14 starting at from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Side dishes A traditional corned beef 6 p.m., the Starting Gate at Classes will meet in the • On Saturday, Olive dinner is to be the centerpiece kitchen of the Visitors Center GreatHorse in Hampden will Garden Restaurants will of the event. It will be served host Nashville recording artist at Hall Tavern, with those gift their “Leapling” guests with a Dingle Single Malt attending having the option of Dierdre Reilly.

— those born on Feb. 29 and neat. For dessert, the kitchen participating in food prepaReilly’s performance, “Celewho thus only get a birthday will prepare a Guinness choc- ration as well as sampling the brating the Irish,” will explore olate cupcake with Bailey’s finished open hearth efforts. the influences that traditional every four years — with four cream cheese frosting and Contact Claire Carlson at Irish music has had on today’s free Olive Garden “Dolcini.”

Little dessert treats that whiskey caramel sauce. ccarlson@historic-deerfield. country music scene. marry cake, mousse, pasThe four-course dinner and org or 413-775-7217.

The Starting Gate will be oftry cream and fruit fillings, fering traditional Irish dinner samplings of four beverages Dolcini come in 14 different stations featuring corned beef starts at 6 p.m. and costs $40, • Celebrity chef Nick combinations, including wild tax and gratuity additional. and cabbage, shepherd’s pie, Liberato, who’s previously berry cheesecake, chocolate and much more. A cash bar For more information, appeared on Bravo’s “Top mousse and strawberry white contact the Delaney House Chef Masters” and Spike TV’s will be available. chocolate.

Tickets are available at $65 Restaurant at 413-532-1800.

“Bar Rescue,” will debut in a Olive Garden also will offer per person, a price which innew series of dining out ad$2.29 “Take Home” entrees ventures as Netflix’s “Restau- cludes entertainment and tax.

• Dine Out Boston is a rants on the Edge” drops to all guests on Saturday, with restaurant week-inspired, A separate Eventbrite charge three choices available – fetis also levied. twice-a-year promotion spon- tomorrow. tucine Alfredo, five cheese ziti sored by the Greater Boston The six-episode series takes For more details contact the al forno, and spaghetti with Convention & Visitors Bureau viewers to locations such as Starting Gate at 413-566-5158. meat sauce. and American Express. Its Malta, Hong Kong, and St. Additional Take Home enSpring 2020 edition begins Lucia, where Chef Liberato, • Costa, MGM Springfield’s

new casual Italian venue, will open tomorrow, specializing in traditional Italian dining.

Pizza, pasta, salads and house-made charcuterie will be featured at Costa; the restaurant’s hearth oven will be used to prepare Neapolitan pizzas. The chicken Parmesan, a combination of organic, free-range chicken, Pomodoro sauce, housemade mozzarella and fresh basil, is an example of Costa’s pie-making intentions.

Indulgent desserts, with choices such as Italian cream puffs and lemon ricotta cheesecake, will be a Costa specialty.

The restaurant has planned an ambitious beverage program, drawing from MGM-Springfield’s extensive inventory of fine wines. In addition, three varieties of limoncello will be crafted daily, and specialty cocktails such as the Spritz and the Negroni will be featured.

Costa will be open Sunday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; on Friday and Saturday evenings until 11 p.m.

The restaurant is located off the main casino floor; reservations can be made by calling 413-273-5430.

Hugh Robert is a faculty member in Holyoke Community College’s hospitality and culinary arts program and has nearly 45 years of restaurant and educational experience. Send items of interest to Off the Menu at the Republican, P.O. Box 1329, Springfield, MA 01101; Robert can also be reached at OffTheMenuGuy@aol.com.

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Calendar CONTINUED FROM PAGE E17 gallery in the Visitor’s Center where kids ages 3-10 can try on period costumes and imagine life in the 1830’s; “Neat and Tasty: Getting Dressed in Early New England”; apparel in portraiture. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $24, $22 seniors, $8 children 3-17, free for children under 3, Route 20, Sturbridge or osv.org.

& Talk, Sunday at 3:30 p.m., “Tea Time with Simpson & Vail.” Reservations required, as seating is limited, call 413-637-3206. $28 advance, $32 day of. 104 Walker St., Lenox or gildedage.org.

St., South Hadley 413-532-7047.

Falls.

Volleyball Hall of Fame: Hours: Thur.-Sun. noon-4:30 p.m. $2.50$3.50, 444 Dwight St., Holyoke or volleyhall.org.

Barbara Prey Gallery: Permanent Exhibit: Work by Barbara Ernst Prey.

Hours: Daily 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 71 Spring St., Williamstown or barbaraprey.com.

Salmon Falls Artisans Showroom: Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m. 1 Ashfield St. #9, Shelburne Falls or salmonfallsgallery.com.

Berkshire Museum: “The Art of Warner Brothers Cartoons.” Through May 10, featuring production artwork including drawings, paintings and transparent celluioids used to create some of Warner Studios’ classic cartoon shorts. 39 South St., Pittsfield or berkshiremuseum.org.

Taber Art Gallery: “At Home with Our Histories,” by Kelly Popoff.

Through March 26; gallery talk Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. 303 Homestead Ave., Holyoke 413-552-2614.

Forbes Library: “Photography” by Marty Espinola and metal sculpture

by Jon Bander. Through March 5. 20 West St., Northampton or forbeslibrary.org.

Vault Gallery: Permanent exhibit: Prints by Marilyn Kalish and other artist available for purchase. 322 Main St., Great Barrington; 413644-0221.

Wistariahurst Museum: Permanent exhibit: “Wisteria Vines in Full Bloom.” Carriage House and Gift shop open; Sat.-Sun, Mon. noon-4 Pan African Historical Museum USA: Permanent exhibit: exhibitions p.m.; Historic house tours $7, $5 students and seniors. Dreams and by local artists. Hours: Tues.-Fri. Defiance, Saturday from 7-9 p.m.: noon-4 p.m. free, 1500 Main St., Concert by Pamela Means and Springfield 413-733-1823.

Doctora Xingona Diana Alvarez; $15, Polish Center of Discovery and 238 Cabot St., Holyoke or wistariaLearning: Galleries include “Coming hurst.org. to America”; “At Home in America”; “Folk Art”; “History.” Hours: Mon.-Fri. Yiddish Book Center: Permanent exhibit, “A Velt mit veltelekh: The 1-5 p.m. $5 donation, 33 South St., Worlds of Jewish Culture.” $10, $8 Chicopee or polishcenter.net. member, $5 student. FILM: “The Smith College Museum of Art: “A Burning Child.” Sunday at 2 p.m.; Dust Bowl of Dog Soup: Picturing $6-10,1021 West St., Amherst or the Great Depression.” Through yiddishbookcenter.org.

May 24. “Object Histories: From the African Continent to the SCMA Galleries.” Through June. Elm Street at Bedford Terrace, Northampton or scam.smith.edu.

Galleries

Springfield Armory National Historic Site: Ranger-led interpretive programs offered in the museum in the afternoon. Junior Ranger programs conducted frequently each day. The museum will be closed for visitation through March 31, for critical systems upgrades. The historic grounds will be accessible during the closure. Hours: Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 1 Armory Square, Springfield or nps.gov/spar.

The Clark Art Institute: Permanent exhibit: European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver and early photography. Hours: Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free year round for members, children 18 and younger, and students with valid ID, $20 general, 225 South St., Williamstown or clarkart.edu.

Titanic Museum: Exhibits from the collection of the International Titanic Historical Society. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $4, $2 children and students, 208 Main St., Indian Orchard or titanic1. org.

A.P.E. Gallery: Hours: Tues.-Thurs. noon-5 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. noon-8 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m.;. 126 Main St., Northampton or apearts.org.

Agawam Public Library: Friends of the Agawam Public Library Open Juried Photography Show through Friday. 750 Cooper St., Agawam or agawamlibrary.org.

Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery: Hours: Tues.-Fri. 12:30-4:30 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. First floor of building 28. 1 Armory Square, Springfield 413-755-5258.

Arts Unlimited Gallery: Featuring the works of local artists and beyond. Hours: Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tues.-Wed. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thurs.Fri. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon-4 p.m. Located in the Village Commons. 25 College

Gallery A3 Amherst Art Alliance: “Partners.” Through Saturday. 28 Amity St., Amherst; 413-256-4250.

Hope and Feathers Framing and Gallery: “Future Forward.” Through Saturday. 319 Main St., Amherst or hopeandfeathersframing.com.

Indian Orchard Mills Dane Gallery: New exhibits every month featuring the artists at Indian Orchard Mills.

Admission $2 per person; Hours: Sat. noon-4 p.m. or by appointment.

34 Front St., Indian Orchard 413543-3321.

Invisible Fountain: Long Live Painting, through Saturday. “Long Live Painting” is the newest showing of paintings by Luke J. Cavagnac.

Gallery open: Mon.-Fri., and sometimes on the weekend. 116 Pleasant St. Suite #206, Easthampton or invisiblefountain.com.

Jasper Rand Art Museum: Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 6 Elm St., Westfield or westath.org.

Loomis Chaffey School: “Youth” photographs from the Buhl Collection. Through April 14. 4 Batchelder Road, Windsor or mercygallery.org.

Nina’s Nook: “Triple SSS: Sensual, Sexual, Smut” exhibit, through March 21. 125A Avenue A, Turners

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Valley Photo Center: Hours: Tues.Sat. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 1500 Main St., Springfield 413-781-1553.

Western New England University Arts Gallery: “Keeping the Arts Alive” by Don Blanton. Through today. Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield or wne.edu/arts.

William Baczek Fine Arts: 2020 Landscape Exhibition. Through March 14; Gallery hours are: Tues.Wed. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun. noon-5 p.m. free, wbfinearts.com/index. php?id=7886. 36 Main St., Northampton or wbfinearts.com.

Outdoors Great Falls Discovery Center: “You Are Here: A Juried Community Art Exhibit.” Through Saturday in the Great Hall. Work by regional artists in multiple media exploring maps, the significance of place, and movement across boundaries, curated by Exploded View. “Kidleidoscope Story Hour:” Friday, coyotes, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Learn about wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed.

Program includes a story, activities, and a craft to introduce young children to wildlife along the river.

For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Siblings and friends welcome.

Yoga for Preschoolers, Friday, 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Yoga program for preschool-aged children, including mindful games, movement, breathing practices and stories. Caregivers stay on-site during the class and are encouraged to join in. Free. 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls or greatfallsma.org.

Mass Audubon-Connecticut River Valley Wildlife Sanctuaries: “Moving Water” photography exhibit. Through Saturday; 9 a.m. is an exploration of the streams, rivers, and waterfalls of New England and beyond. Free. Leap Day Winter Ecology at Graves Farm, Saturday at 10 a.m.; look for animal tracks, winter birds, and other signs of wildlife.

Identify winter plants and look for winter spiders, springtails, stoneflies, and more. Dress in layers and bring water and a snack. Location: Mass Audubon Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Williamsburg Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $15 Mass Audubon members, $20 nonmembers. massaudubon.org/arcadia. 127 Combs Road, Easthampton 413-584-3009.

Natural Bridge State Park: Visitors Center Exhibits. Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., year round; explore the park story through displays, artifacts and scavenger hunts. $2 parking fee; programs are free, 107 McAuley Road, North Adams.

Markets Northampton Senior Center: Winter Farmers’ Market runs 9 a.m-1 p.m. every Saturday through April 18. 67 Conz St., Northampton or northamptonseniors.com.

The Republican is not responsible for unannounced schedule changes.

Listings must be received two weeks before the date of the event. Items should be mailed to: Entertainment Guide, The Republican, P.O. Box 1329, Springfield, MA 01102-1329; emailed to pmastriano@repub.com; or submited to masslive.com

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Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum: Permanent exhibit: Guided tours of the first and second floors. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; tours are on the hour with the last tour at 3 p.m., Mon.Sat. and at 2 p.m. Sun. Victorian Tea

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