By Hannah Bevis For the Valley Advocate On most days, Andrew Curran, better known as his drag persona Magnolia Masquerade, is ...

By Jarice Hanson For the Valley Advocate Plays about difficult subjects, like the consequences of personal actions, politics, ...

By CAROLYN BROWN Staff Writer Florence-based author and illustrator Grace Lin is known for books like “Where the Mountain ...

The inaugural Western Mass Vegan Food Fest will be at Abandoned Building Brewery in Easthampton on Sunday, June 15, from noon to 5 p.m. The vendor lineup includes Little Loaf Bakeshop, Belmont ...

The first episode of “Customers From Hell” will premiere at the Shea Theater in Turners Falls on Sunday, June 15, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m, followed by a Q&A with director Alexis Hott, producer Liz ...

By MICKEY RATHBUN For the Valley Advocate John Smith likes it when people stop outside his house, a lovely Carpenter Gothic on a quiet street in Florence, to peek at his garden through the fence. “I ...

The Holyoke Paper Festival will be on Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at De La Luz Soundstage at LightHouse.The day’s events include workshops and sessions on crayon art, silkscreen ...