By Carolyn Brown For the Valley Advocate Alongtime member of and influential figure in the Valley’s jazz scene recently hit ...

By Carolyn Brown For the Valley Advocate After years of covering other artists’ music, a local musician is getting the chance ...

By Carolyn Brown For the Valley Advocate The Valley offers many opportunities for artists — but as one local writer knows, ...

Brooklyn-based artist Finnegan Shannon, who is disabled, has often wondered what it would be like to experience art without limitations. Shannon, who has trouble standing and walking and experiences ...

An art piece spins on a conveyor belt during the “Don’t mind if I do” exhibit at the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton, Friday, March 13, 2026. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo ...

Jamie Malkowski, 7, left, and Jenn Moore, right, interact with an art piece during the “Don’t mind if I do” exhibit at the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton, Friday, March 13, 2026. DANIEL ...

Raia Cogan, left, and Shia Cogan, 6, interact with an art piece during the “Don’t mind if I do” exhibit at the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton, Friday, March 13, 2026. DANIEL JACOBI II / ...

Have you ever attended a reading of a play or story that went on to live in your mind? Play readings are becoming more popular than ever, thanks in part to the types of radio programs and podcasts ...

In the spring of 2013 at an empty sober house in Boston, Jason Pascucci came to in his own private hell. A brown leather belt lay next to him, still wet with his own saliva, after he’d tied it around ...

Celebrating a 40th anniversary of any kind is a huge milestone in life. When it comes to an artistic form, there’s typically a slew of work to look back on and enjoy. For the Donut Kings, they have ...

My boyfriend (“Tim”) knowingly violated a red-line boundary of mine by accepting a job at a particularly Evil Company. As a result, we’ve been on a break. They’ve apologized and have since left that ...