Weekend - November 30, 2023

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Seasonal kickoff Storrowton Village’s 48th Yuletide starts Friday, Page E2

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Yuletide returns to Storrowton

By Keith O’Connor

Special to The Republican

Traditional yuletide activities, entertainment, horse-drawn carriage rides, tours of its many historic buildings, and shopping on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield await visitors this weekend as part of Yuletide at Storrowton Village Museum.

Storrowton Village’s 48th annual Yuletide takes place Friday through Dec. 9, beginning with a free weekend on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and continuing with a Lantern Light Evening on Dec. 6 and Yuletide Open House Tours from Dec. 5-9.

“Families have been kicking off the holidays for nearly five decades in what has become a tradition now for second and third generations to visit Yuletide at Storrowton and participate in the many fun activities that await them. It’s our most popular event,” said Jessica Kaeding Fontaine, director of Storrowton Village Museum.

But Yuletide at Storrowton is about more than just its special activities.

“People come each year to view our beautifully decorated building by area garden clubs, independent designers and high schools and they take home their unique designs to incorporate into decorating their own homes. When sprucing up our buildings with wreaths, swags, and garlands, everyone has the same requirements. Their decorations must be in the style you would have found in the 19th century and consist of all natural elements,” Fontaine said.

This year’s innovative designs are courtesy of the talents of Westfield Woman’s Club and garden clubs from Agawam, Springfield, West Springfield, and Wilbraham, Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, as well as independent designers including Fontaine, Courtney Normand, Dina Mead, Merry Mite Gardens, Dennis D. Picard, and Jingle & Jangle Enterprises.

New this year, a little taste of

Above, some of the decorations inside the Christmas Shop during a past Yuletide Weekend at Storrowton Village Museum on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield. The holiday Yuletide event returns Friday through Dec. 9.

At right, visitors prepare to depart on a horse-drawn carriage ride during a past year’s Yuletide Weekend.

(STEVEN E. NANTON PHOTOS)

The Big E will come to Yuletide at Storrowton with maple goodies from Ferrindino Maple.

“Ferrindino Maple began at the fair in 2022 with a booth inside the Young Building and last year moved outdoors on the fairgrounds with treats exclusively maple, including their signature maple bacon hotdogs, maple creemee affogatos and others maple delights,” Fontaine said.

Here is a schedule of ac-

tivities and entertainment featured throughout the Village during the weekend: Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — All-day activities feature free family crafts in the Potter Mansion, quill pen letters to Santa in the Eddy Law Office, blacksmithing demonstrations in the

Clark Blacksmith Shop, open hearth cooking in the Gilbert House, and trolley rides to and from the Farmers Market leaving from behind the Gazebo. Trade demonstrations will also be featured in the Greenwich Barn including tinsmithing, broom making, and letterpress printing.

10 a.m. to noon — Santa and Mrs. Claus in Potter Mansion.

11 a.m. to noon — Rick Corbo presents a first person presentation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” in the Union Meetinghouse; Mike Rondeau will chip away at ice creations on the Village Green.

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Seasonal decor courtesy of Westfield Womans Club Garden Club, left, and deco from Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School Horticulture Students of Palmer, at Storrowton Village Museum’s annual Yuletide Open House Tour in 2019. (DANNY NASON PHOTO)

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1-3 p.m. — Firefly Fields Petting Zoo on the Village Green; Santa and Mrs. Claus in Potter Mansion.

2-3 p.m. — Three of Cups musical duo in Union Meetinghouse.

Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — All-day activities feature free family crafts in the Potter Mansion, quill pen letters to Santa in the Eddy Law Office, blacksmithing demonstrations in the Clark Blacksmith Shop, open hearth cooking in the Gilbert House, and carriage rides to and from the Farmers Market leaving from behind the Gazebo.

Trade demonstrations will also be featured in the Greenwich Barn including tinsmithing, broom making, and letterpress printing.

10 a.m. to noon — Santa and Mrs. Claus in Potter Mansion.

11 a.m. to noon — Connecti-

cut Yuletide Carolers at Union Meetinghouse.

1-2 p.m. — The Ne’er Do Wells, historians and musicians at Union Meetinghouse.

1-3 p.m. — Firefly Fields Petting Zoo on the Village Green; Santa and Mrs. Claus in Potter Mansion.

The celebration continues Dec. 5-9 when, for $10 per person, visitors can tour the museum’s decorated buildings from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a costumed guide during Yuletide Open House Tours. Children 6 and under are free. As a special treat to close out the Yuletide event, there will be open hearth cooking to observe and quill pen letters to write to Santa.

“Visitors will learn many things about the past from costumed guides, including how Christmas was not widely celebrated during the timeline of the 18th and 19th century represented by our authentic buildings at Storrowton

Village, and how we arrived at today’s popular celebration of Christmas. You will also learn why we call our event a yuletide celebration,” Fontaine said.

Special winter programming also includes Yuletide’s Lantern Light Evening on Dec. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. The evening offers visitors an opportunity to visit the ornately decorated historic houses lit only by candle and lantern light while listening to the roaming musicians, watching historic demonstrations, and

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Evelyn Galaska, 2, of Southwick, meets Santa Claus in the Potter Mansion during a past Yuletide Weekend. (STEVEN E. NANTON PHOTO)

meeting Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Admission is $15 per person and tickets are available online at storrowtonvillage.com or at the Gazebo when arriving.

When checking in, each group will receive a lantern to carry through the candlelit buildings. The evening is rain or shine and visitors should dress for the weather. For the first 100 people, tasty treats will be included with admission and available in the Potter Mansion. Tickets for a horse-drawn

wagon ride are $8 per person and includes cocoa and cookies at the Farmers Market.

In addition to shopping in the Village’s Christmas Shop, visitors can also find New England wines and cheeses alongside home goods, clothing, bags, jewelry and more at the Farmers Market.

Parking is free for all Storrowton events; enter through Gate 1. All activities will take place weather permitting. For more information and tickets, visit storrowtonvillage.com.

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AMHERST

‘Holiday Card to Amherst’ Concert to be led by Lindsay Pope and Stephen A. Paparo

of the program.

“Gospel is a joyous tradition heard in many Black churches across the country. The choir will add another flavor and additional energy to the show” Pope said, noting a gospel band has been hired to perform along with them.

Also, the Chamber Choir and University Chorale will be accompanied on piano by graduate student Kathy Lyu. This year’s concert will include works such as Johannes Brahms’ “An die Heimat,” the Hebrew traditional, “Erev Shel Shoshanim,” and spirituals like “Children, Go Where I Send Thee” and the Rev. Timothy Wright’s “Trouble Don’t Last Always.” The history of Amherst will be highlighted by the Chorale’s performance of selec-

tions from “Frostiana,” featuring music by Randall Thompson and poetry by Robert Frost.

The piece was commissioned in 1958 for the 250th anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Amherst.

“We do have a few carols and standards that we do each year involving congregational singing,” Pope said.

In keeping with tradition, the audience will be invited to join in singing popular works including “Adeste Fidelis,” “The Twelve Days of Christmas” when audience members are invited onstage to sing the lyrics “five golden rings” and “Silent Night.”

“More than 150 students will be performing throughout the evening who look forward to the special community concert each year. Many of the students invite their parents to the show,” Pope said, adding that is has dual meaning for them. “It also signals for these students that the winter break is near.”

Tickets — priced at $15 for the general public, $5 for students, seniors and UMass Amherst employees, and free for UMass students — can be purchased at the Fine Arts Center Box Office, by phone at 413-545-2511, or online at The UMass Chamber Choir will perform at Saturday’s “Holiday fineartscenter.com/ Card to Amherst.” (SUBMITTED PHOTO) musicanddance.

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It is Lindsay Pope’s second year at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where on Saturday as choral conductor she will be leading, along with Stephen A. Paparo, the annual “Holiday Card to Amherst.”

“The concert is meant to be a more lighthearted and fun musical celebration of the holiday season. It features all levels of singing at UMass and is a great way for the chamber choir and chorale students and others to come together in presenting a ‘Holiday Card to Amherst,’” said Pope, director of choral studies.

Presented by the UMass Amherst Department of Music and Dance, the popular event will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Frederick C. Tillis Performance Hall.

The festive “Holiday Card to Amherst” showcases the talents of the UMass Chamber Choir and University Chorale, who will present a diverse program of works from the classical repertoire along with popular and traditional holiday carols. Many songs also celebrate the season of winter — darkness and light — and the solstice.

This year the UMass Gospel Choir, conducted by music education major Maya Powe, has been invited to join the concert.

Graduate conductor Mallory Coakley will also lead a portion

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Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland coming to Springfield Symphony Hall

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Welcome home a holiday tradition

By Keith O’Connor

source development director of the West Springfield Boys & A West Springfield holiday Girls Club. tradition continues as six This year’s Holiday Tour of residents open their homes for Homes hosts are Janice and Christmastime viewing as part Jeff Daly at 9 Lantern Lane, of the 27th annual Holiday Barbara and Ted Hebert at Tour of Homes on Saturday.

75 Pease Ave., Todd and Jess Each year participants take Cincotta at 45 Tiara Lane, a self-guided tour of beautiJess and Matt Moskey at 1510 fully decorated homes and Morgan Road, Carrie Blair at locations in West Springfield, 123 Pine St., Bryan and Kelley where tourgoers learn about Stockhaus at 280 Rodgers the history of the homes from Ave., all in West Springfield. their hosts and their holiday The Majestic Theater on 131 traditions. They also learn Elm St. also will be open from about each home’s unique 9:30 a.m. to noon on tour day, decorations inside and out while all other locations will be and take inspired ideas with open from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. them when leaving for decoVisitors to The Majestic Therating their own homes. ater will be entered into a free “Oftentimes we have more raffle for a dinner at bNapoli than 600 people who purand two tickets to the producchase tickets for one of our tion of the winner’s choosing largest fundraisers of the year. during the current season.

Their generosity along with Ted and Barbara Hebert our many sponsors will prohave been welcoming visitors vide scholarships for families to their lavish home on 75 in need for their children to Pease Ave., beginning with attend our special programthe very first tour to benefit ming during school vacation the Boys & Girls Club of West weeks in the winter,” said Springfield.

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OW THAT Thanksgiving is over and we slide into December (can you believe it?), it’s probably a good idea to get started on holiday shows that will happen over the next month or so.

Events at this time of year can come fast and furious and can easily sneak up on you — or even pass you by. So with that in mind, let’s kick off this festive month with a holiday show that is right around the corner: Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland.

Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland will be back with an all-new holiday event that tries to usher in the magic of the season. On Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. in Springfield Symphony Hall, “Wonderland” will give audiences a lens into a magical holiday land during its family-friendly show.

Featuring acrobats, aerialists engaged in both hijinks and holiday cheer, the show “blends the spellbinding grace and daredevil athleticism of today’s greatest circus performers with a lively musical mix of everyone’s favorite holiday carols,” according to BroadwayWorld.com, a leading theater website.

“Wonderland” is part of the Cirque Musica family, one of the top cirque-style shows in the entertainment world since its inception in 2010. Tickets start at $35 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com.

Liner notes • Now that DSP Shows has taken over stewardship of the Green River Festival,

Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland will be staged at Springfield Symphony Hall on Dec. 6. (COURTESY CIRQUE MUSICA)

the group has wasted no time in teasing fans with the first acts signed up for the 2024 iteration of the festival.

DSP recently announced that the first round of artists will include CAKE, Fleet Foxes, Gregory Alan Isakov, Joy Oladokun, Mdou Moctar, dakhabrakha, S.G. Goodman, Margo Cilker, Oh He Dead, and Lola Kirke.

DSP also announced that specially priced three-day passes are available at green riverfestival.com while they last. The festival will run June 21-23 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield.

• The 1980s band Men At Work was known for both its catchy tunes and somewhat campy videos. This latter aspect of the group’s image might have made some

listeners take them less than seriously at times.

There was no doubt that frontman Colin Hay’s quirky expressions and jovial demeanor added to the lighthearted approach the band seemed to convey. But if you scratch beneath the surface, it’s pretty easy to notice that Hay is actually a thoughtful songwriter and performer.

Hay’s talents will be on display when he brings his tour to the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton on April 11 of next year. The show will feature Colin Hay and his band playing songs from both the Grammy-winning Men at Work catalog and Hay’s solo work.

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DINE & WINE

Santa is fully booked at WMass restaurants

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S IF MAKING UP for three years of social distance and masking, restaurants across Western Massachusetts have booked Santa into a whirlwind of personal appearances over the next four weeks. Whether it’s a breakfast date, a “dinner with” or a cocoa and cookies hangout, Jolly Old Saint Nick will be a featured guest at a number of upcoming restaurant events.

On Sunday, from 4 to 6 p.m., Champney’s Restaurant and Tavern at the Deerfield Inn will be hosting a Dinner with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Those attending can order off the restaurant’s regular menu; for an additional $30, Santa will visit your table and listen to holiday wishes.

Santa will make additional such dinner hour visits to Champneys on Dec. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 and 19.

Reservations are required, and they can be made by calling 413-774-5587.

The Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place in downtown Springfield will be hosting a Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 10 starting at 9:30 a.m. Those attending will have the option of having a professional photo with Santa taken and the breakfast will also include free admission to the Festival of Trees at the nearby MassMutual Center.

Reservations can be made by calling 413-263-2009.

Santa is also making three breakfast stops at the Publick House Historic Inn in Sturbridge. Breakfast with Santa is scheduled on Saturday and on Sundays, Dec. 10 and 17, with seatings from 8:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

The Publick House will be setting out its Yankee Breakfast Buffet, a self-service spread that features Belgian waffles, French toast sticks, eggs, breakfast meats and more.

Reservations can be made by calling the Publick House at 774304-1524.

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Side dishes • Frigo’s Gourmet Foods in Springfield is hosting a Holi-

day Open House on Saturday, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. All are welcome, and during the event proprietor Joe Frigo will be showing off gift ideas and offering free samples of the authentic Italian products his business stocks. They include imported cheeses, wines, holiday pantones and pastries, chocolates and appetizers.

Visitors will be invited to tour the store, view Frigo’s gift basket production area, and chat with the operation’s kitchen staff.

Frigo’s is located at 90 William St. in Springfield’s South End; its telephone number is 413-7325428.

• On Dec. 14, 30 Boltwood in Amherst will be presenting a special Holiday 3 Course Prix

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Nolan Jackson points to Santa with his mom Christy, formerly of Southwick and presently a resident of Dummerston, Vt., during a past Breakfast with Santa event in Southwick. Santa Claus is making several stops at Western Massachusetts restaurants this holiday season. (FREDERICK GORE PHOTO, FILE)

Grapevine Grille in Belchertown on Saturday, Dec. 9, and Sunday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on both days.

In addition to partaking of a hearty North Pole-style morning meal, guests will enjoy a story time and a sing-along.

Call 413-323-4117 for reservations.

On Dec. 17, Leena’s Place at the Cold Spring Country Club in Belchertown will be presenting a Pancakes with Santa get-together. Scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., this Santa meet-and-greet will feature the establishment’s all-you-care-to-eat pancake bar.

For more information, call 413-323-4888.

Santa will be in residence in the cafe at Atkins Farm Country Market in Amherst on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. “Cookies and Cocoa” with Santa will be $5; that charge will be waived for those who bring a new, unwrapped toy to benefit the Way Finders Toy Drive.

More details are available by calling 413-253-9528.

For something a bit edgier, Uno Pizzeria & Grill at Haymarket Square in Springfield is hosting Dinner with The Grinch and Santa. Planned for four evenings — Dec. 13, 14, 18 and 19 from 5 to 8 p.m., the get-together includes a DJ dance party, photo

Fixe Dinner. In addition to the dinner, the Inn on Boltwood (formerly known as the Lord Jeffrey Inn) will be offering special room rates for those who want to make the dinner occasion an overnight getaway.

For more details contact the Inn on Boltwood at 413-2568200.

• Diner-style restaurant brand Denny’s has introduced new menu items that the chain’s management is characterizing as “adding a bit of decadence” to the Denny’s experience.

A new Brioche French Toast entree is now available, as is Strawberry Stuffed French Toast filled with sweet cream cheese and served topped with strawberry sauce.

Hershey’s Chocolate Pancake Puppies are also new to the menu lineup. Fritter-like puffs studded with chocolate chips, the puppies are served with cream cheese icing for dipping.

Four new entree salads have been introduced as well: an Egg-Cellent Grilled Cobb Salad, a Prime Rib Cobb Salad, a Fried Chicken House Salad, and a Salmon Salad Your Way.

opportunities with both Santa and The Grinch, and a goodie bag to take home.

Those attending will order from the restaurant’s regular menu, and reservations are required. For more information, call 413-543-6600.

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Calendar THURSDAY Art is a Gift, a Makers Market: Thu, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Easthampton Main Street, featuring more than 30 artists and craftspeople under one roof. Fine art and prints, greeting cards and ornaments, ceramics, wearables, sculptures, and more for sale. Free. The Elusie Gallery, 43 Main St., Easthampton.

Boys & Girls Club of Springfield Festival of Trees: Thu.-Sun,, MassMutual Center, through Dec. 10. Hours: Wed. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu.-Sat., 11 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.- 5p.m. Santa’s hours: Sat. noon-6 p.m.; Sun. noon-4 p.m. $5 general, $4 seniors, children 12 and under free, active military, veterans, first responders and their families free. 1277 Main St., Springfield, 413-787-6600 or massmutualcenter.com.

Bright Nights at Forest Park: Thu.-Sun,, Forest Park, through Jan. 1. Hours: Sun.-Thu., 5-9 p.m.; Fri., Sat., holidays, 5-10 p.m.

Admission: $23 per car; $35 limos; $80 mini buses (seating capacity 17-31); $175 buses (seating capacity 31+); $23 campers with seating capacity of less than 17. Tickets must be purchased in advance, visit brightnights.org.

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The Ice Rink at MGM: Thu.Sun., MGM Springfield. Hours: Wed.-Thu., 4 p.m.-10 p.m.; Fri., 1-10 p.m.; Sat., 1- 10 p.m.; Sun., noon-10 p.m.; Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, noon-10 p.m. Closed Mon.-Tues. Visit mgmspringfield.mgmresorts. com/en/entertainment/ ice-rink.html for prices and more information. 1 MGM Way, Springfield.

Jay Sefton presents Unreconciled, A workshop production of the solo play: Thu.-Fri., 7 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 7 p.m. Blue Room at CitySpace, $15. 43 Main St., Easthampton.

Jazz Lab & Chapel Jazz Ensembles: Thu., 7:30 p.m. Bowker Auditorium. For tickets, visit www. umass.edu, $15/$5. 80 Campus Center Way, Amherst, 413-5452511 or umasstix.com.

Melha Shriners Feztival of Trees: Thu.-Fri, 4-7 p.m.; Sat, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

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Interview, tasting with Jean-Marc Vincent, owner of Domaine who ran the family vineyards before Vincent inherited them.

“I was really close to my grandfather,” Vincent says. “He was coming from the Middle Ages.

He lived without water, without electricity. His story is kind of the story of what France was like, especially for the rural side.

“My grandfather said to my mother, ‘It’s too difficult.’ At this time, it (winemaking) was not very popular. It was difficult.

There was not so much money.”

So instead of becoming a winemaker in the 1960s, Vincent’s Jean-Marc Vincent stands in one of his vineyards in Santenay, mother became a teacher in France. (PHOTO BY KEN ROSS) France’s Alsace region. His father was an engineer.

Then in the 1980s, Vincent This is the third in a three-part started spending more time series about wineries in Santenay, with his grandfather and talking France, visited by the author. with him about winemaking.

“I started to realize there was Want to know why Domaine a true richness in this uniJean-Marc Vincent’s wines verse,” Vincent says. “If we talk taste so great? about the wine, the terroir, the Talk to him. varieties, there is always a man The 53-year-old winemaker’s History of Domaine behind our generation of men. a force of nature, a joy to be Jean-Marc Vincent And that’s the most important around and loves discussing his Ken Ross lesson he gave to me.” wines like a proud father.

Technically, Jean-Marc Wine Press When Vincent’s grandfather When I meet Vincent for the Vincent and his wife, Anne-Mapassed away in 1996 at the age first time one afternoon this rie, started the winery in 1997. of 91 years old, Vincent was past January, he greets me like But like many winemakers We walk through his vinestudying biology and consideran old friend and invites me yards, put our hands in the soil in Burgundy, the history of into his old, stone house on a winemaking in Vincent’s family ing working in the energy sector. and smell the dirt.

Instead, he and his wife decided quiet side street in this charmdates back much further. His In some vineyards, Vincent ing village. great-grandfather was involved to start making wine themselves plants vines in high-density For the next half-hour, sitting clusters, which grow well with in the wine business. However, the next year in Santenay. The at his large, wooden dining to truly understand why Vincent first vintage for Domaine Jeanless water. “It’s really a nice room table, he passionately became a winemaker, you need Marc Vincent was in 1998. idea because you have more SEE WINE, PAGE E11 talks about why he decided to roots for less grapes and then to understand his grandfather, become a winemaker. you are more connected to the “The story is coming more vineyard,” he says, adding, “If from the last century,” Vincent you want to adapt to drought, says. “We are supposed to be you have to reduce the crop.” craftsmen in the vineyard. So In other vineyards, he I prefer to talk of the men who respects the older vines, were before us.” some of which are more than But this is just the beginning. 70 years old, including the Indulge in the magic…

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We then return to his house to taste wines with his wife, Anne-Marie, at their dining room table.

We talk so much that afternoon I nearly miss my train early that evening. And, if I had missed it, he gladly offers to drive me himself to the village where I am staying 25 miles away in Burgundy.

That’s the type of guy JeanMarc Vincent is — charming, personable and someone you can count on. No wonder his wines taste so great. Vincent leaves nothing to chance, focuses on the details and makes wine with love.

Hope you enjoy learning more about Domaine JeanMarc Vincent this week, along with tasting notes for six wines produced by the winery.

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Barbara was on the board of the Boys & Girls Club for 25 years and continues to serve on the tour committee since its inception 27 years ago.

“In order to get the first tour off the ground, many committee members like Barbara opened their homes in all their holiday splendor to the public. Over the years our very popular fundraiser has continued to grow. We seek out different families who might be interested in showing off their decorating talents, while others will call us for consideration,” Calabrese-Dunphy said.

Barbara noted she vowed one day when she owned her own home to decorate it for all of the holidays.

“Christmas is my favorite holiday and the Tour of Homes puts people in the Christmas spirit. And, if they haven’t decorated yet, when the tour is finished, they will be ready,” she said.

The Heberts have seven large mostly themed trees throughout their home and several smaller trees that match the colors of each room they are in.

“Among our many themed trees is our seashell tree. It’s decorated with scalloped shells that I have made into angels by adding little heads and some feathers to them. Another tree features all photo ornaments of the nine dogs we have had throughout our marriage. We love to travel and there is our favorite Christmas tree that we call our travel tree, that is adorned with trinkets accumulated during our travels to over 100 countries.

Then there is our white tree that serves as the perfect background for colorful peacock ornaments,” she said.

Other decorations throughout the house include a North Pole Village from Enesco that dates back to the 1980s and is hard to find today.

“It features a bakery, post office, school, and fire station along with finely detailed whimsical elves. We also have another village themed to the town of Bethlehem that we purchased while in Israel,” she said.

The Heberts even have three Christmas trees they also decorate at a second home at Cape Cod. “But it isn’t on the tour,” she said, laughing.

Todd and Jessica Cincotta are firsttime participants in the tour and will be welcoming visitors to their home on Tiara Lane, where they live with their three daughters, Lauren, 20, Julia, 17, and Ava, 13. They will be celebrating their second Christmas — Jessica was born on the holiday — in a house built for them during the COVID pandemic.

“We were asked by a board member from the Boys & Girls Club of West Springfield to participate and thought

Northampton Playwrights Lab presents Play by Play 2023: Thu.Fri., 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 and 7 p.m. A.P.E. Gallery, Nov. 30, “Port of Entry” by Talya Kingston; Dec. 1, “The Fade-Away Advantage”

by Meryl Cohn; Dec. 2, 2 p.m., “The Building” by Betel Arnold; Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., “Haunted Houses” by Peter Kennedy; Dec. 3, 2 p.m., “The Fade-Away Advantage” by Meryl Cohn; Dec. 3, 7 p.m., “Hedges” by Stephanie Carlson and “The Birds The Birds The Birds” by Harley Erdman, $15. 126 Main St., Northampton; 413-586-5553 or apearts.org.

UMass Dance presents “Thereafter: Art of Understanding”: Thu.-Sat., 7:30 p.m. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Tickets available from the Fine Arts Center Box Office at 413-545-2511 or at fineartscenter.com/musicandance, $25 general public, $15 seniors, $5 non-UMass students, UMass students free with valid ID. Eastman Lane, Amherst, umass.edu.

“World War IIIII,” paintings by Charles Miller: Anchor House of Artists, group of paintings made by the 92-year-old artist 20 years ago.

518 Pleasant St., Northampton.

FRIDAY Art is a Gift, a Makers Market: See Thursday listing Boys & Girls Club of Springfield Festival of Trees: See Thursday listing Bright Nights at Forest Park: See Thursday listing Clock Tower Artists Open Studios: Fri., 5-8 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Clock Tower Business Park, held on the first Fri. and Sat. of each month.

75 S. Church St., Pittsfield.

The Ice Rink at MGM: See Thursday listing Jay Sefton presents Unreconciled, A workshop production of the solo play: See Thursday listing Melha Shriners Feztival of Trees: See Thursday listing MGM Casino: See Thursday listing Music at Amherst Series: Fri., 7:30 p.m., Buckley Recital Hall, Parker String Quartet. For tickets, visit amherst.edu/go/music-atamherst. $28, $22 seniors (65+), $12 students with valid ID, free for Amherst College students with valid ID. Intersection of Routes 9 and 116, Amherst.

Northampton Playwrights Lab presents Play by Play 2023: See Thursday listing

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West Springfield will host its 27th annual Holiday Tour of Homes as a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club on Saturday.

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it would be a great way to support an organization that does so much to benefit area youth,” Todd said.

Two of the eight Christmas trees on display have special meaning for the Cincottas.

“The tree in my study has keepsake car ornaments that Jessica began giving to me in 1996 while we were dating.

Another tree is decorated with puppy ornaments that in turn I began to give Jessica each year when we began dating,” he said.

Another favorite of the Cincottas as described in the Guidebook Ticket is the tree in their living room which they refer to as their family tree. It is where they gather with family and friends on Christmas Eve, and where the five of them spend their first few moments together on Christmas Day. The tree holds special ornaments such as those given to them as wedding gifts, as well as ornaments from special family vacations to Maine, the Outer Banks in North Carolinas as well as other vacation destinations such as Disney, and yearly ornaments that show the growth of their three daughters over the years. A special tradition is that the tree changes from white to color lights on Christmas Eve to welcome Santa.

The trees in the girls’ rooms each represent their own personalities, he noted, and are decorated with ornaments that represent their own tastes and styles.

In addition to the trees, visitors will also find 15 or more Santas and a Christmas Village collection.

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finds him in various outfits from pajamas to one while the Clauses were vacationing in Ireland. And, the Christmas Village is something we started several years go and each year we add a new piece to it. The best thing about having a new and bigger home is that we are finding so many places within the house to decorate for Christmas,” he added.

Outdoors, the Cincottas have placed real wreaths on all of their windows, garland around the front door, and lights on their bushes.

Calabrese-Dunphy noted there is special travel assistance to two of the homes on the tour.

“Visitors to the Heberts must park on Goldview Drive with travel assistance to their home provided by Bertera Auto Group. Also, visitors to the Moskey home must take a shuttle provided by King Gray from the Irish Cultural Center on 429 Morgan Road,” she said.

Calabrese-Dunphy noted that they have partnered with two popular restaurants, a longtime local bakery, and brewing company as part of this year’s fundraiser. Participants on the tour can take their Guidebook Ticket to the following locations on Saturday where at West Side Bar & Grill 10% of all food sales will go back to the club, proceeds from a special menu at bNapoli will benefit the club, 10% of tourgoer sales at Cerrato’s will benefit their boys and girls, and at Two Weeks Notice Brewing Company they will receive a free beer.

The West Springfield Boys & Girls Club will also host a Craft and Vendor Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 615 Main St. in West Springfield. More than 40 small business owners, vendors, and craft-makers will sell items for gift giving alongside gourmet foods inside the Sullivan Family Gymnasium. Attendees will also have the opportunity to win raffle prizes.

Guidebook tickets to participate in the tour are $25 per person, and can be purchased at the West Springfield Boys & Girls Club, Durocher Florist, Sorrento Restaurant, Gooseberry Farms and Calabrese Market, or in Agawam at Cooper’s Gifts and Partners Restaurant.

They are also available at www.wsbg club.org/holiday-tour-of-homes for pickup at West Springfield Boys & Girls Club. On the day of the tour, tickets will be available for $30 at each of the seven tour locations and at the West Springfield Boys & Girls Club.

The platinum major sponsor for the Holiday Tour of Homes is Kelley & Katzer Real Estate, LLC. Those who cannot attend on tour day can support the fundraising efforts of the West Springfield Boys and Girls Club by donating online at wsbgclub.org, or by mail at 615 Main St., West Springfield, MA, 01089.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE E9 Shutesbury Holiday Shop: Fri, 6-9 p.m.; Sat, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Shutesbury Athletic Club. Open just one weekend each year, this pop-up shop will be bursting with handcrafted work by over 40 local artisans. Cash or check is preferred. Credit cards are accepted. ATM on the premises.

282 Wendell Road, Shutesbury.

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S WE APPROACH the end of the year, I figured today would be a good day to clear off a few stray items of beer news and notes from my virtual desk. So let’s dive right in: Regular readers will know of my ongoing gloom over the news of Anchor Brewing Co. shuttering its operation in late summer. To employ the old phrase, it seems the death knell is “all over bit the shouting” – or more accurately, the bidding.

According to a story in the San Francisco Chronicle, Anchor’s parent company, Japanese brewing giant Sapporo Holdings Ltd., is liquidating Anchor’s assets, and doing so in three separate sections: the land where the brewery was situated for the past 43 years, the Anchor brand and intellectual property rights (including recipes), and the brewery’s brewing equipment.

Potential buyers can make offers on any or all three parts, but Anchor spokesperson Sam Singer informed the Chronicle that there are some interested parties who would like to keep all three sections together. The article noted that the most valuable facet of Anchor’s holdings is probably the 2.17-acre chunk of real estate, which was listed in October for $40 million.

The sale of Anchor’s assets is being handled by Hilco Corporate Finance, an investment bank whose specialty is these such sales.

Teri Stratton, Hilco senior managing director, told the Chronicle that she is “highly confident” that the Anchor brand will continue.

For fans of the oldest craft brewery in the nation, that’s some good news just in time for the holidays.

Next up is a beer (and wine) battle in Great Barrington, where Price Chopper/Market 32 is making a third attempt to snag the town’s sole remaining beer and wine license.

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The select board has already twice denied requests by the chain, but will hear a third application on Dec. 4. According to a story in the Berkshire Eagle, Price Chopper wants to sell alcohol as part of its Market 32 brand anchor store at Barrington Plaza.

At previous hearings, Price Chopper officials previously told the board that it wants to be able compete with Big Y, which was granted an all-alcohol license in 2018. While that seems to be a fair argument, other liquor store owners have pointed out that Price Chopper is an out-of-state company and that local businesses should take precedence.

I have no strong opinion on this sort of thing, but I usually side with the local folks. Liquor licenses are a hot commodity and it will be interesting to see how Great Barrington decides this ongoing series of attempts.

Last and certainly least (but also the funniest) is a story about Cleveland-based brewery Saucy Brew Works brewed a University of Michigan version of its Stealing Signs Double Dry Hopped Hazy Pale Ale. The release of the brew was a clear poke at Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh, who has been embroiled in a sign-stealing scandal.

The 6.5% ABV brew comes in a can featuring Michigan colors and a drawing of a man who certainly resembles Harbaugh.

Michigan got the last laugh in the classic collegiate football rivalry, however. The Wolverines beat the Buckeyes 30-24 last weekend.

UMass Dance presents “Thereafter: Art of Understanding”: See Thursday listing

SATURDAY Art is a Gift: a Makers Market: See Thursday listing Australia’s Thunder from Down Under: Sat., 8 p.m. MGM Springfield, Aria Ballroom. 18+ only. For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com/ event/01005EB1DEFAA051, Tickets start at $29. 1 MGM Way, Springfield.

Boys & Girls Club of Springfield Festival of Trees: See Thursday listing Breakfast with Santa: Sat., 8-9:30 and 9:30-11 a.m.; Sun., 8-9:30 a.m.

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THE REPUBLICAN | MASSLIVE.COM Clarion Hotel & Aqua Lagoon Water Park. Photo opportunity with Santa and Mrs. Claus, don’t forget your camera. Space is limited; reservations required in advance and are only available online at melhashri ners.org/feztivaloftrees, $10 ages 13 and older, $5 for ages 4-12, and children 3 and under are free. 1080 Riverdale St., West Springfield.

Bright Nights at Forest Park: See Thursday listing CD Release Party “Alone” by Dave Brinnell: Sat., White Lion Brewery at Tower Square, will feature a ninepiece band and is open to the public.

1500 Main St., Springfield. 413-7332171 or visittowersquare.com.

Christmas and Holiday Sing Along with the Fanfare Brass Choir: Sat., 7 p.m. First Church of Monson, the Fanfare Brass Choir presents a Christmas/holiday sing along. For more information, contact David Neill at 413-686-5027, email tbn8@ aol.com or go online to PremierEn tertains.com, 5 High St., Monson.

Climate Change Theatre Action, “All Good Things Must Begin” Play Readings: Sat, 7 p.m. LAVA Center, $5-$20 suggested donation, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. 324 Main St., Greenfield.

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A matching “Seasons Gratings” sweatshirt is also CONTINUES FROM PAGE E6 available as are lounging pants There are Denny’s locations and shirts. Customers can even on Boston Road in Springindulge their “fur babies” with field, at the K-Mart Plaza on a plush breadstick chew toy.

Northampton Street in Holy• Olive Garden’s online oke, and on Memorial Drive in store can be found at shop.

Chicopee. olivegarden.com.

• Sonic Drive-Ins also are • Taco Bell has once again also promoting holiday merpressed its “Nacho Fries” forchandise this Christmas. mulation into limited-time-onThe Sonic Swag Shop, a ly service, this time in the year-round operation, is fully form of Grilled Cheese Nacho stocked with holiday-themed Fries. The fries are topped with items such as sweatshirts, marinated steak, warm nacho slippers, “tot” earrings and a cheese sauce, a chipotle cream collectible tree ornament. sauce and a three-cheese blend The site offers an array of before being grilled. doggie toys as well as lightRolled Chicken Tacos are a weight dog hoodies. second element of the current Sonic’s full winter “mech” limited-time-only offerings at assortment can be seen at Taco Bell locations. sonicswagshop.com/collections/winter.

Holiday promotions at several restaurant chains are • Eat, Drink & Be Holyoke, “all about the merch” this a tasting event that showcases December. the Paper City’s current food • Olive Garden Italian Kitch- scene, is being held at Holyoke en Restaurants are currently of- City Hall on Dec. 7, starting at fering what they’re calling “the 5:30 p.m.

Never Ending First Course” Sponsored by the Holyoke collection, which features Rotary Club, Inc., the celecheese graters like those the bration has lined up a dozen

dios: See Friday listing Cottage Street Open Studios and Holiday Sale: Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cottage Street Studios, a community of nationally and internationally recognized and awarded artists and makers. December event will feature over 50 artists and makers working in a variety of media. More information online at cottagestreetstudios.com, free. 1 Cottage Street, Easthampton.

David Peck Todd’s Amherst College, An Architecture and Walking Tour: Sat., 2 p.m. Amherst History Museum, led by Amherst Historical Society president Gigi Barnhill. The walking tour will take around two hours and is limited to 20 people.

Registration is required. In case of heavy snow or rain, the tour will take place Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. Visit amhersthistory.org/events/davidpeck-todds-amherst-college-anarchitecture-walking-tour for more information. $20 for AHS members; $30 nonmembers. 67 Amity St., Amherst.

The Ice Rink at MGM: See Thursday listing Jay Sefton presents Unreconciled, A workshop production of the solo play: See Thursday listing

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establishments that will be offering “tastes” of their signature items.

Tickets start at $50 (plus a convenience fee) and can be obtained online.

• Figaro Ristorante in Enfield is presenting two holiday season entertainment events.

On Sunday, Dec. 3, starting at 5:30 p.m., Tymeless will star in a Motown Christmas tribute show.

The following weekend, on Dec. 10 at 5:30 p.m., the restaurant will play host to a Legends Holiday Spectacular, an experience which will include tribute performances in the styles of Cher, Elvis, and Neil Diamond.

Tickets for either show are $30, with a food and beverage purchase also required. A cash bar and a buffet dinner of Figaro’s Italian American classics will be available.

Reservations may be made by calling 860-745-2414.

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.

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Calendar CONTINUED FROM PAGE E10 Kids Pop Up Maker’s Market: Sat., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity, for ages 6-14 years old, 130 Pine St., Florence.

KSH Vendor Events, Inc. presents Battle of the Charities Craft and Vendor Fair: Sat., 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Chicopee Moose Family Center #1849, come shop and vote for your favorite charity: MooseCharities, Baystate Children’s Miracle Network, Halfway House Cat Rescue or All our Kids. There will be music and raffles. For more information, contact kshvendorevents@gmail. com or call 413-389-9400. 244 Fuller Road, Chicopee, 413-5926285 or mooseintl.org.

21B8EE5BE1, starting at $195. 34 Court St., Springfield. 413-7332291 or symphonyhall.com.

Northampton Playwrights Lab presents Play by Play 2023: See Thursday listing Shutesbury Holiday Shop: See Friday listing UMass Choirs present “Holiday Card to Amherst”: Sat., 7:30 p.m.

Tillis Concert Hall, formerly the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall.

Tickets can be purchased at the Fine Arts Center Box Office by phone at 413-545-2511 or online at fineartscenter.com/musicand dance. $15 general; $5 students, seniors and UMass Amherst employees; free for UMass students.

151 Presidents Drive, Amherst, 413545-2511 or fineartscenter.com.

UMass Dance presents “ThereLAVA’s Saturday Salon: Sat., after: Art of Understanding”: See noon-3 p.m., LAVA Center. A popup Thursday listing art salon and marketplace featuring “The Understudies: An Improlocal vendors, artisans and craftsvised Musical”: Sat., 7 p.m. people selling locally-made wares, Happier Valley Comedy Theater.

324 Main St., Greenfield.

Be part of the fun as improvisers Melha Shriners Feztival of Trees: and their trusty musician create See Thursday listing an entire musical from scratch.

First Saturday of every month at 7 MGM Springfield presents Jerry p.m. $13 online and at the door. For Seinfield: Sat., 7 p.m. Springfield Symphony Hall, Tickets available at more information, visit happierval ley.com/understudies.html, $15. 1 ticketmaster.com/event/01005F-

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Vincent’s winemaking philosophy Like many winemakers, Vincent doesn’t use any pesticides. “It’s just not good on the palate,” he says. “So we started to search for a way to produce better wines, more natural wines and something coming from the past.”

Fortunately, Vincent knew what kinds of wines he wanted to make, thanks to tasting many older vintages with his grandfather over the years.

“My grandfather educated us by tasting various older vintages,” he says. “I’ve tasted 29 (1929), 37, 38, 39, 40, 45, 47, 49, all the 50s, all the 60s, all the 70s. And for us, it was natural.”

So when Vincent’s in the fields or the cellars and making decisions about his wines, he often thinks about what needs to be done to make wines that taste like classic ones from the past.

He has also received a lot of help and advice from other winemakers in Burgundy

Mill Valley Road Suite B, Hadley.

Worcester County Kennel Club Dog Show: Sat.-Sun., Eastern States Exposition, Better Living Center, Young Building. 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, 413-737-2443 or thebige.com.

SUNDAY 20th Annual Hot Chocolate Run for Safe Passage: Sun., 8 a.m., Downtown Northampton. Takes place on Hampton Ave. and Old South Streets. To register, visit hotchocolaterun.com, Main Street, Northampton.

Amherst Historical Society and Museum History Bites Lunchtime Lecture Series: Sun., noon, Jones Library. Local author and activist David Brule will talk about King Philip’s War (1675-1676) with special emphasis on its local history and impacts. 43 Amity St., Amherst, 413256-3090 or joneslibrary.org.

Boys & Girls Club of Springfield Festival of Trees: See Thursday listing Breakfast with Santa: See Saturday listing Breakfast with Santa: Sun., 8-11 a.m. St. Elizabeth Parish. St. Nick’s Corner will also be open for the

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younger parishioners to purchase Christmas gifts for 50 cents per item. Proceeds will benefit St. Elizabeth Youth Ministry. Tickets available at the door, $5 each for adults, seniors, and children. Ages 3 and under eat free, but must have a ticket to receive a gift. 191 Hubbard St., Ludlow.

Bright Nights at Forest Park: See Thursday listing CEWM presents “Nocturne - Night and Dreams”: Sun., 4 p.m. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, $28-$52.

14 Castle St., Great Barrington; 413528-0100 or mahaiwe.org.

Christmas and Holiday Sing Along with the Fanfare Brass Choir: Sun., 7 p.m., Orchard Covenant Church. Free. 99 Berkshire Ave., Springfield.

Community Music Concert: Sun, 2 p.m. The Stone Church, “Holiday Cheers” by Weir River Jazz Ensemble. Donations for the Hardwick-New Braintree Christmas for Kids program in the forms of unwrapped toys for children aged newborn to 12, gift cards from $20-$50, and checks payable to “Christmas for Kids” will be gratefully received.

Free. 283 Main St., Gilbertville.

Cottage Street Open Studios and Holiday Sale: See Saturday listing

2020 Domaine Jean-Marc Vincent Le Beaurepaire Premier Cru Made with chardonnay grapes from the steep-sloped Beaurepaire vineyard near the center of Santenay, this outstanding white wine has a warm, mineral-like finish with hints of roasted pear, lemon, peach and sea salt similar to chardonnays from Meursault in Burgundy.

2020 Domaine Jean-Marc Vincent Les Gravieres Premier Cru Made with grapes from one The cellars at Domaine Jean-Marc Vincent in Santenay, France. of Santenay’s best-known (PHOTO BY KEN ROSS) vineyards, the rocky soil and over the years. past January with the wine60-year-old vines give this charAs a result, all grapes at maker. donnay its intense yet subtle flaDomaine Jean-Marc Vinvors and aromas, which include Chardonnays cent are harvested by hand. fresh lemons and sea salt.

No tractors are used in the 2020 Domaine Jeanvineyards. Grapes are sorted Marc Vincent Santenay Les 2013 Domaine Jean-Marc in the vineyards. No sulfur Potets Vincent Le Beaurepaire is added during vinification.

Made with chardonnay Premier Cru Wines are aged for at least 18 grapes grown on 45-year-old If you’ve ever wondered months in barrels. The result vines, this soft, subtle wine whether you should wait to – complex, subtle wines with has beautiful lemon and sea drink certain white wines, this vibrant, understated flavors. salt flavors and aromas along beautiful chardonnay shows with hints of peach. Reminds why some wines are worth the Wine tasting notes me of chardonnays from Bur- wait. Warm, subtle, toasted • Writer’s tasting notes for gundy’s Macon region, with a butter-like flavors mixed wines tasted at the winery this more mineral-like finish. with sea salt dance on your

The Ice Rink at MGM: See Thursday listing Melha Shriners Feztival of Trees: See Thursday listing Northampton Playwrights Lab presents Play by Play 2023: See Thursday listing Shutesbury Holiday Shop: See Friday listing Vocal Jazz Ensemble: Sun., 1 p.m.

Bezanson Recital Hall. Free. North Pleasant St., Amherst, 413-5452511 or umass.edu.

Worcester County Kennel Club Dog Show: See Saturday listing

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

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tastebuds after each sip.

Pinot Noirs 2020 Domaine Jean-Marc Vincent Le Passetemps Premier Cru Ripe, vibrant cherry and blueberry flavors abound in this delightful pinot noir from this premier cru vineyard located near the center of the village. Let me add that this wine has a long, subtle finish after each sip.

2020 Domaine Jean-Marc Vincent Les Gravieres Premier Cru Writer’s Tasting Notes – Incredible red wine made with pinot noir grapes from 70-yearold vines. Intense, dense, austere fruit flavors include plum and cherry. This is a wine that will age gracefully for years, just like the great wines made by Vincent’s grandfather. Truly magnificent.

Cheers!

Wine Press by Ken Ross appears on Masslive.com every Monday and in The Republican’s Weekend section every Thursday. To view more photos go to: masslive.com/entertainment

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Calendar CONTINUED FROM PAGE E11 Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: “Latinos en Springfield, Presente y Pasado / Latinos in Springfield Past and Present,” through March 3. “Meet the Grinch,” Dec. 2-3, 11:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. Step into the Grinch’s Grotto to meet the Grinch himself.

Visit with Mt. Crumpit’s most famous resident, snap a few photos, and explore a winter wonderland of holiday spirit. Note: Because he needs his beauty rest, the Grinch will take a short break every 40 minutes. Permanent exhibit: More than two dozen Indian motorcycles and related memorabilia.

Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts: “A Gathering: Works from Contemporary Black American Ceramic Artists.”

Through March 31. “Artifice: New Paintings” by Priya N. Green.

Through Dec. 31. “As They Saw It: Women Artists Then & Now.” Through Jan. 14, Wheeler Gallery.

Springfield Science Museum: “Gingerbread: In the Land of Sugar & Seuss,” through Dec. 31. Second Floor- Changing Exhibits Gallery.

Step into the pages of a Dr. Seuss book in this whimsical and clever holiday gingerbread exhibit. Classic stories and characters created out of flour, sugar, and colorful candies are set against a backdrop of immersive murals and festive decorations.

Nightclubs CONTINUED FROM PAGE E4 The Meeting House: Dave Brinnel.

827 Williams St., Longmeadow Theodores’: Ed Peabody and the Big Blue Thang. 201 Worthington St., Springfield West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills

SATURDAY BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity: John Scofield Trio. 130 Pine St., Florence Delaney House: Luther Johnson. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee MGM Springfield: MGM Roar Comedy Club: Bill Posley. 1 MGM Way, Springfield The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: She Said. 289 Main St., Greenfield Theodores’: Tommy Whalen & The

“Ways of My Ancestors: We are Nipmuc. We are the Freshwater People,” through Feb. 25. Permanent exhibit: State-of-the-art Zeiss Projector and updated International Space Station exhibit.

The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum: Permanent exhibit. Firstfloor exhibition provides opportunities to explore new sounds and vocabulary, play rhyming games, invent stories, and engage in activities that encourage teamwork and creative thinking, with interactive three-dimensional exhibits. Second floor contains Geisel’s personal memorabilia. 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. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Museums Amelia Park Children’s Museum: Permanent exhibit: Hands-on activities and creative exhibits, including the Hurricane Simulator.

Sign up online for a play session at ameliaparkmuseum.org. Hours: Mon., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Thu.-Sun., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 29 South Broad St., Westfield or ameliaparkmuseum. org.

Ragged Edge. 201 Worthington St., Springfield West Springfield’s Irish House Restaurant & Pub: Dee Reilly. 429 Morgan Road, West Springfield Whip City Brew: DJ with dance.

287 Elm St., Westfield

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