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Jewish partisans in eastern Europe during WWII are seen in this image from the documentary “Four Winters.”

A David and Goliath battle: Acclaimed documentary by Northampton filmmaker tells the story of Jewish partisans in WWII

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterApril 14, 2023

Author Hannah Moushabeck recollects ‘Dream of Palestine’

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterMarch 31, 2023

Lisa Crossman, the Mead Museum’s curator of Arts of the Americas, talks about “God Made My Face,” an exhibit focused on James Baldwin’s ties to the arts. Work by artists such as Richard Avedon and Kara Walker is coupled with photos and archival materials to showcase Baldwin's life, work and legacy.

The different sides of James Baldwin: Mead Museum exhibit showcases writer’s artistic connections

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterMarch 10, 2023

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Noted Tibetan activist and writer to visit the Valley

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterMarch 3, 2023

Ed LeSage looks at art in the Eric Carle Museum as he tries out a set of EnChroma glasses, which allow most people who are color blind to better distinguish between colors. “It's almost like a fog has been lifted,” LeSage said as he described the experience to his husband, Marc Hamel.

A bright splash of color: Carle Museum tries on special glasses for visitors with vision issue

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterMarch 3, 2023

Pelham native and 2009 UMass Amherst graduate Elijah Bynum works on the set in Los Angeles for his film “Magazine Dreams,” which won an award at this year’s Sundance Fim Festival and also scored high on film critics’ lists.

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Powerful ‘Dreams’: Pelham native’s film about a driven weightlifter turns heads at Sundance

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2023

Loretta Yarlow, the longtime director at the University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMass Amherst, will retire at the end of June. She’s seen here at an exhibit of work by printmakers Caitlin Charm and Kara Walker

‘The door opener’: Longtime University Museum of Contemporary Art Director Loretta Yarlow to step down

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2023

Jennifer Smith, at far left, at work in a Dragon Boat. She’s a key organizer of a Feb. 11 storytelling event at the Academy of Music that will focus on stories from cancer survivors.

The water cure: Storytelling event in Northampton will examine how cancer survivors move beyond the disease, including competitive rowing

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2023

The Mead Art Museum at Amherst College, closed to the public since March 2020, will reopen for all visitors Jan. 31.

Come on back: The Mead Art Museum, closed to the public since March 2020, reopens Jan. 31 for all visitors

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2023

Tracy Kidder’s new book profiles Dr. Jim O’Connell, who since the 1980s has led a program dedicated to providing health care for homeless people in the Boston metro area.

A doctor who still makes house calls: Tracy Kidder’s new book profiles Dr. Jim O’Connell, who tends to Boston’s homeless community

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2023