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By SHERYL HUNTER

If you are a Joni Mitchell fan (and who isn’t), you’ll want to be at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls on Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m. when the premier Joni Mitchell tribute band here in the Northeast, Big Yellow Taxi, takes the stage. This...

By SHERYL HUNTER

The circus is coming to town, and not the kind with elephants and clowns. I’m talking about the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, a rock group from the Hudson Valley in New York that makes music as unique as its name. The band, which has frequently...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

MONTAGUE — After reviewing submissions from 354 applicants, a steering group has selected North Carolina-based muralist Darion Fleming to paint a 3,200-square-foot mural on the east exterior wall of the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls.The...

By LIESEL NYGARD

TURNERS FALLS — Members of the Four Rivers Charter Public School Drama Club will take to the Shea Theater Arts Center stage this weekend to perform “Once Upon a Mattress,” a retelling of the story “The Princess and the Pea.” Director Leah Plath said...

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — The United Arc’s got talent, and the first Arc-a-Palooza concert aims to prove it.Five local musical acts are set to take the stage at the Shea Theater Arts Center for a Feb. 17 fundraising event for the nonprofit that provides...

By DOMENIC POLI

In the fall of 1973, Wendell resident Dan Keller drove to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut to pick up friend Sam Lovejoy and mentioned to his pal that he wouldn’t believe what had been built back home on the Montague Plains.The two drove...

By VIRGINIA RAY

MONTAGUE — The town is one step closer to seeing a 3,200-square-foot mural painted on the east exterior wall of the Shea Theater Arts Center now that the Selectboard unanimously approved a contract with Common Wealth Murals LLC, a Springfield-based...

By BELLA LEVAVI

The Young Shakespeare Players East theater program promises to transport audiences to “a world of enchantment and sorcery” during four performances of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” next weekend.The play, which lasts two hours and 45 minutes,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — Having been diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer about seven years ago, South Deerfield resident Frank Marchand, 67, doesn’t expect his life to last much longer. And yet, the 47-year plumber isn’t worried about what’s down the pipeline...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — With the return of Charley’s Tropical Bar and Chess Club at the Shea Theater Arts Center on Saturday, locals once again have a chance to detach from the baggage of everyday life.“Welcome to Charley’s — a cozy, one-night-only escape...

By STEVE PFARRER

Like many theater organizations, Real Live Theater (RLT) was shut down from producing live performances for over two years due to the pandemic.But the Valley performance ensemble, now celebrating its 10th anniversary, is swinging back into action,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

Although he lives an ocean away, internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Iain Matthews hopes to feel right at home in his first trip to Turners Falls.The frontman of folk rock band Matthews Southern Comfort, perhaps best known for their...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — For one night, the village may feel like the center of the world as perspectives from three continents entwine during a youth performance at the Shea Theater Arts Center.“Mother Tongue,” a multilingual, multimedia performance that...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — Nationally acclaimed comedian Jimmy Tingle’s standup show at the Shea Theater Arts Center on Saturday might be the most fun you have this weekend. All jokes aside, though, the show is also poised to help those who need more than just a...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — As the village’s “Crossroads” series winds down, nationally touring songwriter Erica Wheeler looks to celebrate the region’s “layers, grit and beauty” through her keynote concert at the Shea Theater Arts Center on Sunday.The free...

By CHRIS LARABEE

TURNERS FALLS — Audiences will be treated to an entirely new perspective of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” when students in Four Rivers Charter Public School’s Drama Club take the stage Friday and throughout the weekend.Adapted by Drama Club Director...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — Visitors of the Shea Theater Arts Center will now be able to kick back with a cocktail while enjoying their night out, as the Avenue A venue now holds a full liquor license.The Selectboard voted Monday to transfer the license to the...