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Valley Light Opera is staging “H.M.S. Pinafore or The Lass That Loved a Sailor” at the Academy of Music in Northampton this weekend. Above and below are photos of the cast. (PAIGE FOWLER PHOTOGRAPHY)

Group marks 50 years with production of ‘H.M.S Pinafore’

By Keith O’Connor

Special to The Republican

Talk with just about any member of the Valley Light Opera, celebrating their 50th anniversary with a production of “H.M.S. Pinafore or The Lass That Loved a Sailor” at the Academy of Music this weekend, and they will tell you the company is all about community. “I still feel very much a part of the company after conducting my last show for Valley Light Opera in 2017,” said Michael Greenbaum, co-founder of Valley Light Opera. “That is their greatest achievement, building a sense of community which has helped us to survive as a mostly volunteer organization in the Pioneer Valley where 50 years later there are many more musical theaters to choose from,” he added. It is the sense of community that keeps Kathy Blaisdell, who will be playing Little Buttercup in “H.M.S. Pinafore,” coming back to Valley Light

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performing none other than “H.M.S. Pinafore.” “You have to Today, the organization has break down produced all 14 Gilbert and Sullivan operas, as well as “Cox the barriers to and Box,” “The Zoo,” “The Rose of Persia,” “The Chiefopera.” tain”, “The Emerald Isle,” and Elaine Crane, of Valley the Sullivan oratorio “The Light Opera Prodigal Son.” They have also performed many non-Gilbert & Sullivan comedic operas and a pre-curtain talk beginning musicals. at 1 p.m. before the show’s Asked how it feels to see two matinees on Saturday and something he helped to build Sunday. He will talk briefly gain success enough over the about the history of Valley years to now be performing Light Opera, about Gilbert and their shows at the Academy of Sullivan, and about “H.M.S Music, Greenbaum responded Pinafore.” There will be time “wonderful and amazing.” for questions and discussion. “It is a remarkable achieve“I’ve been a part of the ment for a primarily volunteer Valley Light Opera since the group when you look at all of beginning when a group of 12 the performances we have middle-aged folks, all of whom staged since 1975 and again will be staging ‘H.M.S. PinValley Light Opera is staging “H.M.S. Pinafore or The Lass That Loved a Sailor” at the Academy loved Gilbert and Sullivan, sat in a living room to discuss afore’ with several performers of Music in Northampton. (PAIGE FOWLER PHOTOGRAPHY) staging a Gilbert and Sullivan who were in our first show all Josephine, whose father is performances are going to be opera,” Greenbaum said. those years ago,” he said. captain of the British naval surprised,” Crane said. The person Greenbaum said Showtimes are today and Friship HMS Pinafore, and her “Each of the acts, there are is responsible for getting the day at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday CONTINUES FROM PAGE D2 forbidden love for Ralph two, in ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’ is organization going was Bill and Sunday at 2 p.m. Opera for some 20 years. Rackstraw, one of the lowly less than one hour making it Vedman, a musician he met in Tickets, ranging in price “Over the years I have sailors on the ship, against more accessible for younger the early 1970s. 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52 Sumner keeps growing with winter lineup

T’S HARD TO BELIEVE that Springfield Performing Arts Ventures, Inc., known more commonly as 52 Sumner, has been around for almost two years already. What began with hosting about one show monthly in early 2024, the Springfield stage has now released its lineup for the next few months and beyond, and it features a full slate of both public and private events. “I think the biggest surprise has been how fast the venue

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something special, but I don’t think we expected it to be as well-received by our community as it was. As an organization, we work very hard to have unique talent that you won’t see around us.” Park said that 52 Sumner had only been open for four months when it hosted its first nationally known act, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. She said taking on such a challenge was a huge risk for the infant organization, but it turned out to be a huge

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Angela Park, co-founder of Springfield Performing Arts Ventures Inc. , at left, is pictured outside of the main doors of the venue during construction work over the summer. (DOUGLAS HOOK / THE REPUBLICAN, FILE)

Meet America’s ‘Master Mentalist’ 52 Sumner to welcome Jon Stetson on Friday

Jon Stetson, America’s “Master Mentalist.” (SUSAN WILSON PHOTO)

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in having people know who Jon Stetson is, because what I Get ready to be read by someone asking what a am doing transcends conAmerica’s “Master Mentalist.” mentalist does? ventional mentalism, magic, When Jon Stetson takes the comedy, and entertainment stage at 52 Sumner in SpringI tell them that I demon- as for as the experience that I field on Friday, he will begin strate extrasensory percepprovide for people. I do have to read his audience revealing tion, while having a great, a great understanding of the details such as names, home- clear, and concise underway people think. I have a towns, anniversaries, and standing of the human mind... great sense of intuition, which wild wishes from audience how things work, how people I’ve developed, and it’s not members, and much more. work. Different people will something unique to me. Showtime is 7 p.m. have different definitions of Anybody can do this. The inspiration behind the the word “mentalist.” And, What I do is based on my hit TV show “The Mentallet’s be honest, most people philosophy and brand of “the ist,” Stetson blends the art don’t know what a mentalist art of knowing.” The art of SEE MASTER, PAGE D11 of mystery with the study of is. I am much more interested psychology, the predictability of human nature and the power of intuition, with a disarming sense of humor. He has entertained several U.S. presidents, the King of Sweden, and the Royal family of Monaco, as well as around the globe. His show last winter at Great Awakening Brew Co. in Westfield was sold out. For tickets, ranging in price NOVEMBER 1 - 30, 2025 from $35-$45, visit www. HotMicEvents.com. Read what Stetson had to IN-STORE ONLY. AT PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS ONLY. CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. SEE STORE say to The Republican in a reFOR DETAILS. OFFER NOT VALID ON CERTAIN PRODUCTS. cent interview. The following interview has been edited for length and clarity. Special to The Republican

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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Which stars are joining this year’s lineup?

CELEBRATING SWING MUSIC Mark Gionfriddo, producer of ‘The Big Broadcast,’ to join Nikki Gorts in concert By Ashley Potter

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NORTHAMPTON — Every year since 2006, Mark Gionfriddo has been the driving force behind “The Big Broadcast,” a live radio show at Mount Holyoke College that celebrates the music and culture of the 1940s. Now, his latest endeavor explores the swing music of the early 20th century, a time when the music of Louis Prima and Keely Smith reigned supreme and filled Las Vegas nightclubs. “It’s The Wildest,” a tribute to the music of Prima and Smith, will be staged at the Bombyx Center for the Arts in Florence on Saturday. He will be joined by Nikki Gorts and a five-piece band paying homage to the duo’s most popular songs, including “Jump, Jive ‘N Wail,” “Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home,” “Embraceable You,” and “I Wish You Love.” “[The Big Broadcast] is a long-term project that we’ve been doing and that sort of sowed the seeds of my

“[The Big Broadcast] is a long-term project that we’ve been doing and that sort of sowed the seeds of my interest in doing authentic arrangements and novelty songs.” Mark Gionfriddo

interest in doing authentic arrangements and novelty songs,” Gionfriddo said in an interview with The Republican. “One of the big groups we do every year at ‘The Big Broadcast’ are the Andrews Sisters, and they’re very iconic when it comes to novelty songs, songs like ‘Bounce Me Brother with a Solid Four’ with a solid beat, that sort of stuff,” he added. Likewise, Prima and Smith wrote one of the most iconic songs of the 1930s — “Swing, Swing, Swing” — a song that is still sampled today for commercials and other uses,

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Ciara, Foreigner, Lil Jon, Kool & the Gang, Busta Rhymes, Mickey Guyton and Teyana Taylor will feature in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will also cement “KPop Demon Hunters” as a pop culture phenomenon with appearances by the movie’s singers on the ground and cute characters in balloons overhead. An eclectic group of stars — from ballet dancer Tiler Peck to YouTube’s “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans — will join the annual holiday kick-off, highlighted by Audrey Nuna, EJAE and Rei Ami of HUNTR/X, the fictional girl group at the heart of the Netflix K-pop hit. The trio are behind the film’s soundtrack, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and recently went platinum. Two characters from the movie — Derpy Tiger and Sussie — will join the parade lineup as a mid-sized balloon and the adorably named balloonicle. The parade will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 27 in all time zones and will feature 32 balloons, three ballonicles, 27 floats, 33 clown groups and 11 marching bands — all leading the way for Santa Claus. The familiar TV hosts — Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker from the “Today” show — will return on NBC and Peacock. More stars will be announced later. Broadway, Buzz Lightyear and Debbie Gibson Broadway will be represented by cast members from “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Just in Time” and “Rag-

Audrey Nuna, from left, Ejae, and Rei Ami from “KPop Demon Hunters” appear at the MTV Video Music Awards. The film’s singers will be on hand for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. (EVAN AGOSTINI / INVISION / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE)

time,” while the Radio City Rockettes will be there and some serious athletes — threetime U.S. national champion figure skater Ilia Malinin and U.S Paralympian Jack Wallace. Every year, spectators lineup a half-dozen deep along the route to cheer the floats, entertainers and marching bands. Last year, more than 31 million people tuned in on NBC and Peacock, up 10% from the previous year and marking the biggest audience ever for the parade.

This year, four new featured character balloons will debut, including Buzz Lightyear, PacMan, Mario from Super Mario Brothers and a 32-foot-tall balloon onion carriage featuring eight characters from the world of “Shrek.” Ahead of next year’s 100th anniversary of the parade, organizers are also including balloons from previous marches, including Rainbow trout, the Happy Hippo Triple Stack, Wigglefoot and Freida the Dachshund.

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Mark Gionfriddo and Nikki Gorts will bring the music of Louis Prima and Keely Smith to life Saturday at the Bombyx Center for the Arts. (SARAH STEPHENS PHOTO)

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Above, from left, Camille Zamora, and the Mambo Kings will join the Springfield Symphony Orchestra for “Fiesta Sinfónica,” a concert celebrating Latin music, on Saturday, Nov. 8.

‘FIESTA SINFÓNICA’ Springfield Symphony Orchestra to team up with Mambo Kings for Latin-inspired concert By Keith O’Connor

“My goal whenever I conduct an orchestra for the first The temperature outside time is to create trust with may be cold, but indoors on the orchestra so we can make Saturday at Springfield Symmusic together,” he said. phony Hall it is going to be Smith played the trumpet in “hot, hot, hot” as the Spring- the Rochester Philharmonic field Symphony Orchestra Orchestra for over 20 years plays everything from tangos and says he tries to “be the to mambos to Latin jazz as conductor that I would want part of “Fiesta Sinfónica.” to follow.” The evening will see the “This concert with all the return of the Mambo Kings Latin rhythms and Afro-Cuand Camille Zamora, who ban grooves is dear to my performed last year during heart. So, when I was asked the orchestra’s “Havana to conduct ‘Fiesta Sinfónica,’ Nights” concert. it was an automatic ‘yes,’” he Showtime is 7:30 p.m. for added. the concert, which is being “Fiesta Sinfónica” will sponsored by the Ruiz Famfeature Latin American and ily Foundation and Wyckoff Spanish music in an evening Country Club. of rhythmic style brought to “This concert is the heart life by the Springfield Symof what Latin American and phony Orchestra, the Mambo Spanish music is all about Kings and Zamora. Audienc— movement. It’s fire. It’s es will be treated to pieces passion. It’s rhythm. This mu- including “Bésame Mucho,” sic will leave you with pep in “The Girl from Ipanema,” your step and a smile on your “Quien será,” “Blue Mambo face. And today with all the á la Turk,” “La Cumparsita,” difficulties we are facing na“Por una cabeza,” “Day Triptionally and globally, I cherish per,” “Como fue,” “Oye Como something that leaves me in Va,” and more. an elevated mood,” said guest The Mambo Kings have conductor Herb Smith. been together since 1995 and It is Smith’s first time conhave become one of the most ducting with the Springfield prominent Afro-Cuban and Symphony Orchestra. Latin jazz ensembles in the Special to The Republican

“This concert is the heart of what Latin American and Spanish music is all about — movement. It’s fire. It’s passion. It’s rhythm.” Herb Smith, guest conductor

Guest conductor Herb Smith. (SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA)

country. The quintet made their orchestral debut in 1997 with the Rochester Philharmonic and have since appeared with orchestras around the country, along with performing at concerts and

festivals. They have released three self-produced recordings — “Nostalgia,” “Live!” and “Marinera” — and their music continues to receive radio airplay throughout North America and Puerto Rico.

“We are thrilled to be playing every tune in the program. It is by far the busiest we have been on a show, having to learn and practice all of them. It’s fun to play Latin standards like ‘Girl from Ipanema,’ ‘Bésame Mucho’ and ‘One Note Samba’ which are not in our usual repertoire,” said Richard DeLaney, musical director and jazz pianist in the Mambo Kings. “Camille is actually the star of the show. A lot of the tunes we do with her were arranged for her and us by Jeff Tyzik and it’s always great to play his arrangements. She is fantastic to work with,” he added. SEE ‘FIESTA’, PAGE D7

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CALENDAR THURSDAY Equine Affaire: Thu.-Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern States Exposition, Better Living Center, Coliseum, Mallary Complex, Stroh Building, Young Building. Fantasia dates: Nov. 6-8, doors open 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. A separate ticket is required for entry to “Fantasia.” 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. 413-7372443 or www.thebige.com. MHC Fall Faculty Dance Concert: Thu.-Sat., 7:30 p.m. Kendall Sports and Dance Complex. This dynamic evening will showcase an array of dance styles including tap, West African dance, modern, hip-hop and house. For more information or to reserve tickets, visit mhc.ludus. com or email PerformingArts@ mtholyoke.edu. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 students and seniors. 50 College St., South Hadley, mtholyoke.edu.

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in fun social activities. Free. 5 Main St. Route 9, Williamsburg. MHC Fall Faculty Dance Concert: See Thursday listing Murder Mystery Dinner: Fri., Crestview Country Club. Rehearsal of the “The Killer Script”; doors open at 6 p.m. with the event starting promptly at 6:30 p.m. Dinner includes individually-served tossed salad with rolls and butter, and a buffet dinner featuring chicken francaise, bourbon brown sugar glazed flank steak, bowtie pasta with alfredo sauce, rosemary and garlic roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetable medley. Vegetarian options available. For tickets, priced at $57.10, visit www.ticketleap. events/tickets/crestviewcountry club/killer-script-murdermystery. Call with questions at 413-786-2593. 281 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam, crestviewcc.org. Opera House Players presents “Little Shop of Horrors”: Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Enfield Annex. Visit operahouseplayers.org/ tickets or get tickets at the door. Call the Box Office for discounts on groups of 10 or more at 860-4988899. Tickets are $25 regular and $21 seniors 60+, children, and students. 124 North Maple St., Enfield.

Fredella Mae’s Daughter Is A Storyteller - Folk Stories From The Black American South and Beyond: Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m. Blue Quarter Auction: Fri., 6 p.m. FosRoom at CitySpace, for ages 16 and ter Memorial Church. Doors open older. 43 Main St., Easthampton. at 6 p.m., and the auction begins at Game Night: Fri., 6 p.m. Tangle 7 p.m. Admission is $5 for two padChocolate Lounge, Come to Tangle dles. Bring a nonperishable food First Fridays to meet new people, item for the Open Pantry for a free play board games, and participate SEE CALENDAR, PAGE D10

‘Fiesta’

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Giddy up! Equine Affaire gallops into the Eastern States Exposition today and runs through Sunday. No matter your age or experience with horses, Equine Affaire offers osomething for everyone, including hands-on kids’ crafts and meet-and-greets with horses and horse professionals to top-notch shopping, competitions, educational clinics, demos, and seminars. A spectacular nighttime theatrical show, “Fantasia,” will be staged nightly. Tickets to Equine Affaire are available for $20 for adults per day and $60 for a four-day pass. Admission tickets for children ages 7 to 10 are $12 per day, while children six and under are admitted free. Tickets to “Fantasia” much be purchased separately and range in price from $16 to $27. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit equineaffaire.com. At left, Andrea Iodice holds Luke the horse in the Stroh Building during a past year’s Equine Affaire. (STEVEN E. NANTON PHOTO)

Country Club on Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. It will feature a meet-and-greet CONTINUES FROM PAGE D6 with the Mambo Kings and Hailed by NBC Latino and conductor Herb Smith. Hors Camille Zamora the Congressional Hispanic d’oeuvres prepared by ExCaucus as a leading interpretecutive Chef Andrew Brow er of classical Spanish song, Fiesta Sinfónica as a celebra- that the future of the Ameriwhat symphonic music can will showcase Latin and soprano soloist Zamora is tion of the rich musical landcan symphony lies in opening be. It’s also a love letter to Caribbean-inspired flavors. performing with the SSO for scape of Latin America—a our concert halls to new aucommunity, to joy and resilSpace for the event is limited. the third time, making her panoramic journey through diences, stories, and sounds, ience, and to shared celebraTickets are $50 and can be debut with the Springfield the rhythms, harmonies, and without ever losing sight of tion,” Zamora said. purchased on the orchestra’s Symphony at the 2022 “Holheart of our hemisphere. In our essential musical values “Fiesta Sinfónica is more website. iday Pops,” and at “Havana collaboration with Maestro of excellence and expression. than a concert. It’s a vision for The orchestra has also Nights” in 2024. Her perforJeff Tyzik, who created our Springfield Symphony is one the future of American sympartnered with American mances of Spanish repertoire magical new orchestrations of our truly great American phony. By integrating Latin International College’s basehave been heard on five conti- for the concert, I chose every orchestras, and it’s been a American musical traditions ball team to collect donations nents, in venues ranging from piece on the program to reflect privilege to partner with them into the symphonic reperof nonperishable food items Carnegie Hall to Zimbabwe’s a different aspect of the Latin in that vision,” Zamora said. toire, we aim to reflect the at the Saturday performance Harare International Festimusical soul,” Zamora said. She added that audiences rich cultural tapestry of our to benefit Lorraine’s Soup val, and in live broadcasts on She developed the program can expect a night that’s elec- nation. Springfield Sympho- Kitchen & Pantry. NPR, BBC, Deutsche Radio, over several years, through tric with rhythm and beauty — ny, with its storied history Tickets for “Fiesta Sinfoniand Sirius XM. Zamora has a combination of in-person lush symphonic sound fused and commitment to innova- ca,” ranging in price from $25 also performed at the Kensessions, Zoom meetings, and with irresistible Latin pulse. tion, is the perfect partner in to $80, are available online nedy Center and at the U.S. countless creative exchanges. “It’s the kind of concert that this endeavor,” she added. at SpringfieldSymphony. Capitol with Yo-Yo Ma. “I’ve invested in this project makes people dance in their A pre-concert VIP event org or by calling the SSO Box “I conceived and produced because I believe passionately seats, and maybe even rethink will be offered at Wyckoff Office at 413-733-2291.

“Fiesta Sinfónica is more than a concert. It’s a vision for the future of American symphony.”

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‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps,’ Tracy Morgan, Kim Kardashian and ‘Downton Abbey’ By The Associated Press The earnest superhero team-up tale “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” and Tracy Morgan returning to TV with a new comedy called “Crutch” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: The upstairs-downstairs drama “Downton Abbey” bids farewell in a final movie, Kim Kardashian plays a divorce attorney in Hulu’s “All’s Fair” and Willie Nelson continues to demonstrate his prolific output with the release of yet another new album this year.

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Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans in a romantic triangle. The New York-set film adds a dose of economic reality to a romantic comedy plot in what was, for A24, a modest summer hit. In her review, AP’s Jocelyn Noveck called it “a smart rom-com that tries to be honest about life and still leaves us smiling.” — AP Film Writer Jake Coyle New music to stream • The legendary Willie Nelson continues to demon-

strate his prolific output with the release of yet another new album this year. “Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle,” out Friday, Nov. 7, is exactly what it sounds like: Nelson offering new interpretations of 11 classic songs written by Merle Haggard. And we mean classics: Check out Nelson’s latest take on “Okie From Muskogee,” “Mama Tried,” “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink” and more. — AP Music Writer Maria Sherman

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Quinn play Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, the Thing and the Human Torch, respectively. In 1964, they work to defend Earth from its imminent destruction by Galactus. In my review, I praised “First Steps” as “a spiffy ’60s-era romp, bathed in retrofuturism New movies to stream and bygone American opti• Guillermo del Toro mism.” realizes his long-held dream • “Downton Abbey: The of a sumptuous Mary Shelley Grand Finale” (Friday, Nov. 7 adaptation in “Frankenstein” on Peacock) bids goodbye to (Friday, Nov. 7 on Netflix). the Crawleys 15 years after JuDel Toro’s film, starring Oscar lian Fellowes first debuted his Isaac as Victor Frankenstein upstairs-downstairs drama. and Jacob Elordi as his monThe cast of the third and final ster, uses all the trappings of film, directed by Simon Curhandmade movie craft to give tis, includes Hugh Bonneville, Shelley’s classic an epic sweep. Michelle Dockery and Paul In her review, AP Film Writer Giamatti. In her review, AP’s Lindsey Bahr wrote: “EveryJocelyn Noveck wrote that thing about ‘Frankenstein’ the film gives “loyal Downton is larger than life, from the fans what they want: a satisruntime to the emotions on fying bit of closure and the display.” sense that the future, though • Matt Shakman’s endeara bit scary, may look kindly on ingly earnest superhero team- Downton Abbey.” Peacock is up tale “The Fantastic Four: also streaming the two previFirst Steps” (Now on Disney+) ous movies and all six seasons helps alleviate a checkeredof “Downton Abbey.” at-best history of big-screen • “The Materialists” adaptations of the classic Stan (Friday, Nov. 7 on HBO Max), Lee-Jack Kirby comic. Pedro Celine Song’s follow-up to her Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Oscar-nominated 2023 breakMoss-Bachrach and Joseph through “Past Lives,” stars

New series to stream • Tracy Morgan returns to TV with a new comedy called “Crutch.” Morgan plays a widowed empty-nester whose world is turned around when his adult children move home with his grandkids in tow. The Paramount+ series debuts this week. • Kim Kardashian says she will soon learn whether she passed the bar exam to become a lawyer, but she plays a sought-after divorce attorney in “All’s Fair,” her new TV series for Hulu. Kardashian stars alongside Glenn Close, Sarah Paulson, Niecy Nash-Betts, Naomi Watts and Teyana Taylor in the show about an all-female law firm. Ryan Murphy created the show with Kardashian in mind after she acted in “American Horror Story: Delicate.” It premiered Tuesday on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. • The old saying about truth being stranger than fiction applies to Netflix’s new four-episode limited-series “Death by Lightning.” It’s a historical dramatization (with some comedy thrown in) about how James Garfield became the 20th president of the United States. He was shot four months later by a man named Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen), who was desperate for Garfield’s attention. Two months after that, Garfield died from complications of his injuries. It’s a wild story that also features Betty Gilpin, Nick Offerman, Bradley Whitford and Shea Whigham. — Alicia Rancilio

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SATURDAY Equine Affaire: See Thursday listing Frankenstein — A Living Comic Book: Sat., 5 p.m. Cultural Center at Eagle Hill. This electrifying show blends immersive comic book design and playful theatrical techniques to reanimate the sci-fi classic for a new generation with a family-friendly spin. Recommended for ages 7+, $15-25. 242 Old Petersham Road, Hardwick; www. thecenterateaglehill.org. Fredella Mae’s Daughter Is A Storyteller — Folk Stories From The Black American South and Beyond: See Friday listing MHC Fall Faculty Dance Concert: See Thursday listing Opera House Players presents “Little Shop of Horrors”: See Friday listing Pinecone, Pod & Nut Wreath Making Workshop: Sat., 1-5 p.m. Holyoke Creative Arts Center. To register, email admin@holyokecac. org, $65. 150 Front St. Suite 5, West Springfield, holyokecac.org. Saturday Singalong!: Sat., 2:30 p.m. Tangle Chocolate Lounge, Come with family and friends and join in the weekly singalong. Music sheets are provided and you don’t have to have singing experience. Free. 5 Main St. Route 9, Williamsburg. Springfield Symphony Orchestra: Sat., 7:30-9:30 p.m. Springfield Symphony Hall, “Fiesta Sinfonica: A Symphonic Celebration.” For tickets visit springfieldsymphony. org, $25-$80. 34 Court St., Springfield, 413-733-2291.

SUNDAY Cushman String Quartet: Sun, 2 p.m. Amherst History Center. The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m., 45 Boltwood Walk, Amherst.

Equine Affaire: See Thursday listing Florence Community Band November Notes Concert: Sun., 2 p.m. Northampton Senior Center, Free. 67 Conz St., Northampton. 413-587-1228 or northamptonseniors.com. GCC Community Chorus Concert: Sun., 4 p.m. Second Congregational Church, 16 Court Square, Greenfield. Opera House Players presents “Little Shop of Horrors”: See Friday listing PVS Youth Ensembles Fall Concert: Sun., 4 p.m. Greenfield High School. Youth Orchestra and Strings for Kids will perform popular pop and classical pieces, folk medleys, and more. Admission is free and tickets are not required. 21 Barr Ave., Greenfield. Savory: Sun., 6:30 p.m. Blue Room at CitySpace, Doors open 6 p.m. Tickets will be sliding scale or you can bring a potluck item as your cost of entry. If you elect to bring food, label it for allergens and be prepared to bring home your leftovers. Visit cityspaceeasthampton.org/all-events for more information. 43 Main St., Easthampton. Sunday Live Music: Sun., 2 p.m. Tangle Chocolate Lounge, Come and enjoy the local musicians as they serenade you for two hours every Sunday at Tangle Chocolate. The line-up includes Martha Grinnell, Louise Coombe, Matt Emmer, The Lonesome Brothers, Don Chiulli, Stephen Katz, Luke Deroy and many more. Free. 5 Main St. Route 9, Williamsburg. West Springfield Coin Club Meeting: Sun., 7 p.m. Mittineague Congregational Church, A presentation & discussion will include facts about British Provincial tokens, also known as “Conder” tokens. Refreshments will be available. Guests are always welcome. For more information, contact Peter Setian at 413-596-9871. 1840 Westfield St., West Springfield.

Quadrangle George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum: Permanent exhibit: “Ancient Treasures,” a display of artifacts from ancient China, Greece, Rome and Egypt. On the first Wed. of every month through the end of 2026, admission to the Springfield Museums is free. Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: Permanent exhibit: More than two dozen Indian motorcycles and related memorabilia. Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts: Museum

WEEKEND a la Carte: Nov. 6, 12:15 p.m. “REVEALED: The Amazing Story of Jurassic Armored Mud Balls”; Cost $4, free for members. Presented by Richard Little, professor emeritus, Greenfield Community College. To register, visit www.springfieldmuseums.org. Springfield Science Museum: “Reputation: Under the Stars in the Seymour Planetarium.” Fri, Sat, and Sun. at 4 p.m. The show features the original recordings from Taylor Swift’s 2017 album “Reputation” and dazzling effects created by a full-dome projector. Permanent exhibit: State-of-the-art Zeiss Projector and updated International Space Station exhibit. “Stars Over Springfield,” Nov. 7, 7–8:30 p.m. Cost is $7, $5 members. Recommended for ages 8 and older. This month’s topic is “Mysteries of the Galaxy Explained.” Registration required, visit www.springfieldmuseums.org.

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Place,” through Jan. 4. “Cooking with Eric Carle,” through Aug. 23, 2026. “Open + Shut: Celebrating the art of Endpapers,” through Nov. 9. 125 West Bay Road, Amherst or www.carlemuseum.org.

admission is $30 for adults, $28 for seniors (55+), $15 for youth (4-17), $15 for college students (with a valid college ID), and free for children 3 and under. Route 20, Sturbridge or www.osv.org.

Historic Northampton Museum and Education: Permanent exhibit. Hours: Wed.-Sun. noon-5 p.m. $5 suggested donation, 46 Bridge St., Northampton or www.historic-northampton.org.

Pan African Historical Museum USA: Permanent exhibit. Hours: Tues.-Fri. noon-4 p.m. Free. 1500 Main St., Springfield, 413-7331823.

Polish Center of Discovery and Learning: Permanent exhibit: a living monument safeguarding historical objects representative of the material culture of the Polish people in America. Hours: Mon.Fri, 1-5 p.m., except for inclement weather and holidays. Other times may be scheduled by appointment. $5 donation, 33 South St., Mead Art Museum: Permanent exhibit: various American and Euro- Chicopee or www.polishcenter. net. pean paintings, Mexican ceramics, Tibetan scroll paintings and more. Smith College Museum of Art: Museum hours: Tues.-Thurs. and Permanent exhibits: “Ancient Sun. 9 a.m.-midnight; Fri. 9 a.m.-8 World Gallery, Beyond the The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 220 Museum: Art on Smith’s CamMuseum: Permanent exhibit. First- South Pleasant St., Amherst or pus.” Hours: Tues.-Sun. 11 a.m.-4 floor exhibition provides opportuwww.amherst.edu. p.m., closed Mondays and major nities to explore new sounds and holidays. Smith College Museum Mount Holyoke College Art Muvocabulary, play rhyming games, of Art (SCMA) is free to all. SCMA seum: “Anni’s Orchestra: Theme invent stories, and engage in activExhibition “A City in Flux: Reflectand Variation in the Prints of Anni ities that encourage teamwork and ing on Venice,” through March Albers,” through Dec. 9. Lower creative thinking, with interactive 22. “Michel Kameni: Portraits of Lake Road, South Hadley or www. three-dimensional exhibits. Second an Independent Africa,” through mtholyoke.edu. floor contains Geisel’s personal Jan. 4. SCMA Exhibition “Crafting Norman Rockwell Museum: Onmemorabilia. Worlds,” through Aug. 23. This inline exhibit: “Imagining Freedom.” stallation explores how artisans in Quadrangle admission - $25 for The exhibition highlights the imadults, $16.50 for seniors (60+) and Japan utilized materials and handportant role of Norman Rockwell college students with ID, $13 for crafted techniques to forge social and other artists in advancing and relationships and engage with the children ages 3-17; free to children communicating these ideals, envi- world around them. It features under age 3 and members, Springsioned as core human rights for all lacquerware, ceramics, bamboo field residents are free with proof people. “Illustrators of Light: Rock- baskets, and metalwork from the of residency. Welcome Center and well, Wyeth, and Parrish from the Museum store. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 eighteenth- through twenty-first Edison Mazda Collection,” through centuries, when Japan shifted p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 4. “Jazz Age Illustration,” Nov. from a feudal society to a modern 8 - April 6. Step back into the nation. Free admission.Elm Street vibrant world of the 1920s and at Bedford Terrace, Northampton 1930s. “Shine A Light: The Art and or scma.smith.edu. Life of Deb Koffman,” Nov. 8-June Springfield Armory National Amelia Park Children’s Museum: 7. “Jazz Age Illustration Curator Historic Site: Ranger-led interHours: Thur.-Tues., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tour,” Nov. 8, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Join pretive programs offered in the Closed Wed. Admission: $8 adults; Heather Campbell Coyle, Curator museum in the afternoon. Junior $8 children (12 months and older); $4 of American Art at the Delaware Ranger programs conducted grandparents/seniors (60+); military Art Museum, for a walkthrough of frequently each day. Wed.-Sun, personnel and teachers receive a Jazz Age Illustration. Reservations 10% discount off the price of regular are required. Space is limited. $20 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 1 Armory Square, Springfield or www.nps.gov/spar. admission; members/infants free. 29 plus admission; $10 for members. S. Broad St., Westfield or ame“Drawn to Jazz Party,” Nov. 8, 5:30- Titanic Museum: Permanent liapark museum.org. 9:30 p.m. Step into the Roaring exhibit: exhibits from the collecJosiah 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.

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Anchor House of Artists: Free public receptions on the second Fri. of the month from 5-8 p.m. For more information, email artists@ anchorhouseartists.org, go online to anchorhouseartists.org, or call 413-588-4337. 518 Pleasant St., Northampton. Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: Permanent exhibit: 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. “The Art of Grace Lin: Meeting A Friend in an Unexpected

‘20s with live jazz, artful cocktails, and sparkling company. Dress code: From 1920s glam to festive 2025—think fringe, feathers, velvet, sequins, bow ties, or your own modern twist on 1920s glam, $100/$250. 9 Route 183, Stockbridge or www.nrm.org.

tion 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 www. titanic1.org.

University Museum of Contemporary Art — Fine Arts Center: Old Sturbridge Village: “For the Permanent exhibit. The University Purpose of Illumination.” Learn Museum is open through May how New Englanders needed, 1; Tue.-Fri., 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; used, and created artificial lighting Sat.-Sun., noon–4p p.m.; and first methods in the 1830s and see first- Thursdays until 8 p.m. Closed hand artifacts from the era. Includ- Mondays, holidays, and academic ed with standard daytime general breaks. 151 Presidents Drive, Amadmission. Standard daytime herst, umass.edu.

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success. “That’s when we knew we did something special,” Park said. Private events also play a key role in the theater’s success, Park said, as they allow her to keep ticket prices low and accessible to all. She and her co-founder Dan McKellick strive to maintain a good equilibrium between public shows and private events. “We have worked hard to schedule our theater productions and music events during specific times of the year, so it makes it easier to plug in community events as well as private parties,” she said. “This model has worked well and has not been too difficult to manage, but it is all about balance.” The venue has also become something of a destination spot for entertainment fans regionally. “We pay close attention to where our guests are coming from, and we have had guests not only from surrounding towns but as far as upstate New York, Rhode Island, and Fairfield County, Connecticut,” Park said. “This summer we had a ska festival that drew about 500 attendees over two days, and when talking to the attendees, they were telling me how it was impossible to get a hotel room and how Airbnbs were the only option left. When thinking about it, it was exciting to hear that we could be positively impacting business in our community.” Park also said that she and McKellick are committed to building a true community space and said that all of the people involved do not take payment for their work, making the venue a true labor of love. “This is a passion project for all involved. I think this speaks to the level of commitment we have to our community,” she said. “We love the arts and see the importance they hold for our community. Our mission is to make the arts accessible to everyone, and I believe we are accomplishing this.” 52 Sumner’s winter schedule features a variety of events from musical performances to community gatherings, including a Pawzaar Craft Fair to benefit the Thomas J. O’Connor Foundation, the Springfield Chamber Players’ Percussion Quartet, and a production of “The Christmas Carol.” For a list of upcoming events and to buy tickets, visit the venue’s website at 52sumner.com.

knowing is knowing that you don’t know anything, meaning it brings yourself to total presence and total self-awareness. So, what I do in my work is I listen. I listen when people speak, more importantly. I listen when they don’t speak because that’s when they tell you everything. And when you are in the present and in the now, if you don’t believe in an actual sixth sense, which I do, I pray you believe in the other five. And when they work together in concert, they’re firing together, they’re really waking up extraordinary abilities that we have.

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magic in my lifetime.

Q. You were associated

with the CBS television drama, “The Mentalist,” which ran for seven seasons beginning in 2008. It focused on Patrick Jane, a fictional character who is a famous psychic who outs himself as a fake and then uses his heightened observational skills and knowledge of the human psyche to assist the California Bureau of Investigation in solving crimes. How did that come about?

Q. What can the audi-

ence expect at your show?

What we’re doing in Springfield is going to be basically just a fun, fun evening of intelligent, interactive, somewhat sophisticated fun. There are people who are going to say, “Oh, OK, you are a mind reader, so this is a mind reading show.” There are people who ask if I’m a hypnotist. Yes, I am. There is hypnotic technique being used in my performance ... being used in my everyday life. One thing you won’t see in the show is people clucking like chickens. We don’t do that kind of stuff. I don’t like it. I’m not in the embarrassment business by any stretch of the imagination, because I’ve been doing this for a very long time and learned a few things. There is no art in embarrassing someone. You don’t need it to have fun in what will be a wonderful evening of audience participation, audience involvement. So, to sum it up, it’s a great evening of feel-good fun that is very much a comedy-based experience.

Jon Stetson, America’s “Master Mentalist.” (SUSAN WILSON)

ing.” Which is it?

obvious, and that is their own extraordinary abilities. I oftentimes downplay I love it when people, when the magical concept of the it’s happening to them, are show. It is a very magical learning to essentially read experience in the sense minds during just a fun, that there are things that I light environment. do that are hard to do and So, people will come magic is a good way to out to the show and find describe them. I believe in that there is full audience being impeccable with my involvement. Everybody in words, in my practice and the room gets involved to all. However, I don’t really the degree that they would care what people call me at like. Everyone is invited this stage of the game. So, inside, and everyone is again, you will laugh during participating in one way or the show, be amazed, and another within 30 seconds be somewhat inspired to of my taking the stage. So, I realize that maybe you don’t go back to the description of know everything about intelligent, interactive, soeverything, which is a great phisticated fun. People will way to be. see things that are ‘quote, I live in the miracle camp. unquote,’ impossible. And Einstein once said there then sometimes realize that are two ways to look at life. maybe they’re not and they One is that everything is think that they can do it. I a miracle, and the other is like to point out their own where nothing is a miracle. extraordinary ability based I live in the miracle camp on the ethicality of what I for several reasons. First, can do to emphasize things, I’m selfish. It’s more fun. It’s and that is where the magic more colorful. I can use my comes in. But don’t get me imagination, and I can be wrong. I love magic. I love Let’s talk a little bit amazed at everything. We conventional magic. I’ve more about the show. One take miracles for grantbeen blessed to have privy description heralds “an ed. I like to point things to the keys to the kingdom evening filled with come- out. I love to offer people where you will find the dy, magic and mind-read- a blinding glimpse of the greatest practitioners of

Simon Baker, who played Patrick Jane, is a great guy and I am still in touch with him. Basically, the producers created an idea for a show and they wanted to speak to an elite group of mentalists. There are many of us who are the real deal. They wanted to talk to some of us to see what it is like. The more I spoke to them, the more they were talking about using bits and pieces from my actual life and putting them into scripts. The whole concept of the show, what they wanted to get across, is there is no such thing as a psychic. I remember hearing them talking in the other room and Bruce Heller, the producer, said: “Hey, I really like this Stetson guy, he really believes in all this stuff ’.”

Q. When did mentalism come into your life?

It was in my family. My grandfather was a great practitioner and an incredibly wise and wonderful guy. So, I grew up around this stuff and I really knew what I wanted to do when I was five. I always say for the first five years of my life that I sponged off of my parents. I was useless. But I started developing this want for this thing. And it involved mystery. It involved magic. It involved theater, involved acting, it involved music, and involved writing. I did not know to what extent

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Gionfriddo said. “They became known for doing this little lounge set where everybody would come for miles around, including big stars like the Rat Pack. They would all sit in the lounge and listen to them sing on this tiny little stage,” he said. The idea of doing a tribute show has been several years in the making. The first hurdle Gionfriddo had to overcome was finding who would join him in singing the part of Keely Smith. The answer came to him quickly: Nikki Gorts, a local singer and theater artist who received a degree in music from Westfield State University in 2001. Gorts and Gionfriddo, who have known each other since 2001, had already been performing on and off over the years. It was around 2011, Gionfriddo said, that the duo had a lounge act in the old Northampton Hilton. Gionfriddo played piano and Gorts sang a version of “I Wish You Love,” a song made famous by Keely Smith. “I remember thinking, ‘Wow, Nikki sounds a lot

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this was going to be. My grandfather used to walk me around downtown Boston and say things like: ‘Where do you think that person is going? Are they going to work or are they coming home?’ That kind of stuff. So, your mind loves games, and I like to bring that game-like element in when I am honing my skills. I will notice things, interesting statistics about people, and that just happens. And that is what I call flight time, the experience of being out there and doing it, doing it, doing it.

Q. Is mentalism an ability or something learned?

A. Absolutely both. Our

like Keely when she sings this,’ and then I realized that, ‘Oh my God, she would be perfect for this,’” Gionfriddo said. The duo began rehearsing for “It’s The Wildest” in April 2024, and spent the next several months workshopping the material, finding the right keys and compiling a setlist of tunes. The result is a stage show at the Bombyx Center for the Arts. Doors open at 2 p.m. and the show begins at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 to $25 in advance on the Bombyx website, or $15 to $30 at the door. The show is not an impersonation act, Gionfriddo noted, adding that the show is about recreating the music. “I look nothing like Louis Prima,” he joked. Gionfriddo believes that even though the music of Prima and Smith is more than a century old, it resonates with listeners today. “Novelty music brought humor and a lightness that, I think, is definitely something that a lot of people could use these days,” he said. “Even if you don’t know the music, I think you’ll enjoy it because it’s delivered with a wink and a smile. It’s just fun music with a swinging band.”

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natural abilities lend to all of this, but is it a worthy of practice? Absolutely. Are there skills that may be more theatrical? Yes. Technical skills? Yes, very much so. We are all born with extraordinary abilities. Unfortunately, we live in what I call a quick start society, meaning instead of the owner’s manual we want the quick start guide. We are living in a time when instant gratification is too slow for some. We want to just get on the road with our new Escalade. We want to just get online with our new phone. And in most cases the majority of us know just enough to do that, assuming most of us know just enough to get through the day. But all of our answers are indeed inside of us. So, yes, I am honing my skills, always practicing.

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