Arts

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all kinds of industries and businesses, and the arts are no exception. For many artists in the Pioneer Valley...

When I signed up to write this column a few months ago, I intended to share a few of the online services offered by our local libraries. Little did...

Editor’s note: “Braiding Sweetgrass” is currently the book of choice for an ongoing community reading initiative organized by a coalition of local...

There’s something about photography that’s able to speak when words fail. When South Deerfield wildlife photographer Steve Upton was in Antarctica...

This week’s cover story, “Music: A necessary balm in troubled times,” profoundly spoke to me. I met Julia Bady a number of years ago in 2016 while...

As calendar editor, my job each week is to compile a list of activities and shows occurring in the area, letting readers know of enriching and...

From the first note, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Violin Sonata No. 22, A Major K. 305” relays a feeling of energetic optimism. In tandem with a more...

In the wake of event cancelations and venue closures across the Franklin County due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local musicians, artists and...