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By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — Saturday’s inaugural Falls Festival is being postponed until next autumn due to anticipated inclement weather, Town Administrator and Festival Committee member Steve Ellis announced Wednesday evening.The Falls Festival, which would...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — Lyman Griswold, a Greenfield comic, is taking his first shot at producing a comedy show on Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Elks Lodge at 3 Church St. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. The comedy show is free and open to the public.By practicing at...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — After 36 years of involvement with organizing the Green River Festival, Director Jim Olsen announced Thursday that he and Signature Sounds Presents will be passing the event onto new ownership.DSP Shows, which Olsen touted as a “leading...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A New York City music venue operator with more than two dozen theaters throughout the Northeast intends to buy the Calvin Theatre downtown and have shows up and running early next year.Calvin owner Eric Suher recently told the License...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE FALLS — With the expansion project he has in the works, Mocha Maya’s owner Chris King hopes to fill a void he sees in the village: entertainment.“This place has become a second home” for many, King said of his 18-year-old Bridge Street...

By STEVE PFARRER

ASHFIELD — Double Edge Theatre, which has passed some significant milestones in the last few years — 40 years of total operation, 25 years of staging performances in Ashfield — is marking another important moment.Founder Stacy Klein, who started the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — At long last, the Iron Horse Music Hall has a new owner, and music could be emanating from the venerable Center Street location as soon as February.The Parlor Room, a nearby music venue run by a nonprofit, announced Wednesday that it has...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — Although 2022 marked the final year of the traditional Great Falls Festival, a new group of organizers has banded together to put on a unique version that pays homage to its beloved predecessor.“I feel like this is a pilot,” said...

By DOMENIC POLI

The North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and organizers knew just what to get you for the occasion: half-price admission that’s good for the whole weekend.To celebrate two-and-a-half decades of community support,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — With 58 musical acts and camping tents as far as the eye could see, Wormtown Music Festival made a successful return over the weekend after a three-year hiatus.“It’s awesome,” said Mark Blanchette, who co-organizes the festival with his...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Selectboard this week opted against reducing the annual automatic amusement device fee, with members reporting that no business has approached the town to ask for such relief.Vice Chair Andrew Smith drafted a policy change for his...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Fair is returning for its 174th year this weekend, with a host of new and familiar events expected to bring in as many as 25,000 guests. “Between the two thrill shows, the excitement is already growing rapidly among my...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — Thirty-nine bands will fill the Millers Falls Rod and Gun Club with hardcore music this weekend with the return of RPM Fest.Now in its seventh year and its fourth at the Rod and Gun Club, RPM Fest is a three-day festival highlighting...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — With a sunny forecast and a schedule packed with agricultural events, music, motorsports, food and local art, the 206th Three County Fair will kick off Friday and run through Labor Day on Monday.First held in 1818, the Three County Fair...

1794 Meetinghouse to present The Jolly Beggars, Jenny BurtisNEW SALEM — The 1794 Meetinghouse plans to present The Jolly Beggars on Aug. 25 and Jenny Burtis on Aug. 26.The Jolly Beggars, based in Connecticut, specialize in lively, uplifting Celtic...

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 SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Playwright Annie Baker’s feature film directorial debut, featuring location shoots in Amherst, Hadley and Leverett in summer 2022, will be shown at the 61st annual New York City Film Festival this fall.The festival, running from Sept. 29 to...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Selectboard voted this week to reduce the automatic amusement license fees for Dave’s Arcade for this year to help the operation get off the ground.State law requires municipalities to charge businesses $20 to $100 each year for every...

By BELLA LEVAVI

With “The Holdovers” trailer giving them a sneak peak, Franklin County residents are likely to recognize many familiar locations when the film is released in November.Many scenes were filmed at Deerfield Academy and Northfield Mount Hermon School,...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

After four decades in radio, Franklin County DJ and sports broadcaster Robert “Bobby C” Campbell is hanging up his headphones.The Turners Falls resident said his broadcast of the “monumental” rivalry softball game between Greenfield and Turners Falls...