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World-renowned cellist hosting weeklong residency at Tanglewood

Yo-Yo Ma

By K en Ross Special to The Republican

Yo-Yo Ma’s performances at Tanglewood aren’t concerts. They’re world-class events.

Whenever the world-renowned cellist performs, thousands of people show up. It doesn’t matter what the 70-year-old musician is playing — cello concertos, sonatas, new music. If Ma’s there, you can expect one of the largest crowds of the season at Tanglewood, the summer home of the

Boston Symphony Orchestra.

This summer, Ma’s legions of loyal fans don’t have to worry about whether or not they can snag a coveted spot in the shade on the lawn at Tanglewood for one of his annual Sunday afternoon concerts.

That’s because Ma is performing several times in one week this summer at Tanglewood as part of a weeklong residency titled “We The People: Our Shared Past, Present, and Future,” which runs from Aug. 1 to 9 and features multiple performances, lectures and events curated by and featuring Ma.

“This week of concerts, conversations, and gatherings is my attempt to share some of what has helped me understand how we fit into the American experiment and what it means to belong — with one another, to our community, and on this land,” Ma wrote in an open letter about the “We The People” concert series.

Some of Ma’s concerts at Tanglewood this summer as part of the “We The People” series include:

• Yo-Yo Ma performing with the cellists of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center (Aug. 6):

This concert features a wide ranging program of music by Dvorak, Rossini, Tchaikovsky and Astor Piazzol;

• Boston Symphony Orchestra concert with Yo-Yo Ma (Aug. 7): This concert features Ma, the BSO and several other

musicians performing music by Faure and Brahms;

• An American Journey with Yo-Yo Ma and Friends (Aug. 8): This performance features Ma with many other musicians, including James

“I am an immigrant. Ever since I came to the United States, I’ve struggled with a question: To what extent am I responsible for the country’s history, not just since my arrival from France as a 7-year-old, but the centuries and millennia of human experience on this land that came before?”

Yo-Yo Ma, in a statement

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Hamburgers * Hot Dogs * Potato Salad

Tossed Salad * Corn on the Cob

Kids ages 1-10 Chicken Fingers * Mac and Cheese

Lemonade * Iced Tea * Coffee * Dessert * Cash Bar

Face Painting and Sculpture Balloons for Kids (Balloon Design)

Raffle * Dancing

$30.00 per person for adults and kids 16 and over; kids 10-15 = $15.00

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SPRINGFIELD

They came to rock

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Concertgoers hit the dance floor during the third annual Pioneer Valley Ska Festival at 52 Sumner, hosted by Springfield Performing Arts Ventures, July 24 and 25. The festival brought 30 regional and national bands to the Forest Park venue for a two-day stint. (LEON NGUYEN PHOTO)

2 bands share players, stage, but have different sounds

VETERAN MUSIcians will tell you that the more that a band plays together, the better it gets.

This truism gives an obvious advantage to two Northampton-based bands, The Fawns and Gentle Hen, as they both feature nearly identical lineups. The only difference is that Henning Ohlenbusch, the frontman for Gentle Hen, slides over to lead guitar and

The Fawns and Gentle Hen, two different Northampton-based bands, share almost the same lineups. Pictured above from left are Ken Maiuri, Brian Marchese, Lesa Bezo, Henning Ohlenbusch and Max Germer. (GREG SAULMON PHOTO)

lets Lesa Bezo jump into the main spot for her band, The Fawns. Otherwise, the groups both feature Max Germer on bass, Ken Maiuri on keyboards and guitar, and Brian Marchese on drums. This makes it easy when the two bands share a stage for a

What’s cookin’?

White Lion cooks up fresh summer menu at downtown beer garden

By Ashley P otter apotter@repub.com

On Wednesdays, leave the paper bag lunch at home and let White Lion Brewing do the cooking. The brewery hosts a weekly lunchtime social at its outdoor beer garden on Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the park across from Tower

gig, which they will be doing when they play Northampton’s Bands on Brewster series on Aug. 6 at 6 p.m. The series is held Thursdays at Brewster Court between the Northampton Brewery and the E. John Gare Parking Garage.

‘Isle of Hope’

Duane Betts and his band

Palmetto Motel will play Hope Center for the Arts on Friday

By K eith O ’C onnor Special to The Republican

Duane Betts, who has been forging a career for himself in the world of Southern Rock since being introduced to the genre by his late father

Dickey Betts, co-founder of the Alllman Brothers Band, is coming to Springfield. He and his band, Palmetto Motel, will play downtown’s Hope Center for the Arts on Friday as part of the “Isle of Hope” Tour. Showtime is 7 p.m.

The tour is in support of his second solo effort, “Isle of Hope,” released in June by Sun Records and produced by Grammy Award-winner Dave Cobb.

Recorded in just five days at Cobb’s studio in Savannah, Georgia, “Isle of Hope” consists of 10 tracks written by Betts and his longtime collaborator Stoll Vaughan. In addition to Betts and Cobb, the project also features Johnny Stachela and J.D. Simo on guitar, Brian Allen on bass, Philip Towns on keyboard, and Derrek Phillips on drums.

In 2005, Betts’ father asked his son to join Dickey Betts & Great Southern, formed in the wake of his parting with The Allman Brothers Band in 2000. The younger Betts toured both nationally and internationally with the group, appearing on the CD/DVD “Dickey Betts & Great Southern: Rockpalast 30 Years of Southern Rock 1978–2008.” He was previously a

NIGHTCLUBS & OUTINGS

THURSDAY

Northampton Brewery: Bands on Brewster: Stoner Will and the Narks, Original Cowards. 11 Brewster Court, Northampton

The Drake: Sam Burchfield with Jake Klar. 44 N. Pleasant St., Amherst

Theodores’: Jane Rose and the Deadends. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

White Lion Pridelands: Live music by local DJ & cold beer on tap. Tower Square Park, Springfield

Uno Chicago Grill: Country Music. 820 W. Columbus Ave., Springfield

Lawn Party @ The Landing: Trailer Trash, country-rock band. The Landing at the MassMutual Center, Downtown Springfield

FRIDAY

MGM Springfield: Free Music Fridays: Raquel & Su Nuevo Impacto

and Rock. 820 W. Columbus Ave., Springfield

West Springfield’s Irish House Restaurant & Pub: Piper Hopkins Band. 429 Morgan Road, West Springfield

SATURDAY

MGM Springfield: MGM Roar Comedy Club: Marina Franklin. 1 MGM Way, Springfield

Wyckoff Country Club: Salsa

Dancing: Baila Conmigo presents “Rep Your Flag,” a Latin dance experience. Ballroom, 233 Easthampton Road, Holyoke

The Drake: Smells Like NirvanaMTV Unplugged. 44 N. Pleasant St., Amherst

Theodores’: The Midnight Hollow Blues Band. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

Uno Chicago Grill: Modern, Contemporary Rock. 820 W. Columbus Ave., Springfield

West Springfield’s Irish House

Duane Betts and his band, Palmetto Motel, will play Springfield's Hope Center for the Arts on Friday. Betts is the son of legendary singer Dickey Betts, co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band. (BOBBI RICH)

la Dama de la Voz de Oro. 1 MGM Way, Springfield

Wyckoff Country Club: Off Minor Trio. Heritage Greens, 233 Easthampton Road, Holyoke

Theodores’: Cheryl Arena. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

Uno Chicago Grill: Roots, Blues

Restaurant & Pub: The Blaney Brothers. 429 Morgan Road, West Springfield

SUNDAY

Uno Chicago Grill: Jazz. 820 W. Columbus Ave., Springfield

SUMMER BREAK

Fundraiser for Forest Park Zoo features craft beer tastings, animal encounters

BREW AT THE ZOO

By K eith O ’C onnor

Special to The Republican It’s only the adults attending The Zoo in Forest Park’s eighth annual Brew at The Zoo on Saturday, who must be at least 21 years old to participate.

There is no age limit for the animals — from the colorful parrots to the wooly alpacas and from the menacing bobcat to the creepy crawly tarantula — most of whom will be on display for visitors.

The event, from 1:30 to 5 p.m., features beer samples from 26 breweries, including a homebrewing competition where attendees vote for their favorite home-crafted beer, three food trucks and two dessert vendors, live music from Stillwater Band, a raffle and the opportunity to explore the zoo and visit its more than 200 animal residents.

Brew at The Zoo is an adults-only event and the zoo’s largest fundraiser, which

raises critical funds to support the daily care of its animals as well as the award-winning wildlife education programs the zoo delivers within the community. Last year’s Brew at The Zoo raised more than $50,000 in support of the zoo’s mission.

“As an independent nonprofit, we’re responsible for raising the funds needed to care for our animals, maintain their habitats and provide educational programming throughout the year. Community events like Brew at The Zoo play a vital role in making that possible, and every year we’re incredibly grateful for the support we receive from our guests, sponsors, breweries, and volunteers,” Gabry Tyson, the zoo’s assistant executive director, told The Republican.

“We’re excited to welcome four new professional breweries to the event including New City Brewery, Amherst Brewing, Libation Ginger Beer and Kismet Brewing Company, as well as three first-time homebrewersTimber & Tide Brewing,

HeBSheX, and Pour-1-3. Returning guests will recognize many familiar favorites while also discovering some exciting new additions.”

Other breweries and home brewers participating include

One Way Brewing, Altruist Brewing Company, Abandoned Building Brewery, Brew Practitioners, Berkshire Brewing, Censored Munky, Sun Cruiser, Seven Railroads Brewing Company, Vanished

At left, from left, Katie Averill, a guest at the Zoo in Forest Park for a past year’s Brew at The Zoo event, befriends a friendly goat at the zoo; and a guest enjoys holding a snake at a past Brew at The Zoo event. (ASHLEY POTTER / THE REPUBLI-

Valley Brewing Company, Rustic Brewery, Side-Gig Brewery, Catseyesoup Brewing, SPARGE Homebrew Club, Beerfort Brewing, Screaming Cider, Ghost Frequency Brewing Company, StrongHaus Brewing, Fallen Timbers Brewing Co, and Happy Trails Tavern.

“We haven’t done brew fests in the past, but Brew at the Zoo seemed like a fun thing to do and spend Saturday in Forest Park. We’re excited to be a part of this big event and to support the zoo’s mission,” said Chris Bushey, sales manager at New City Brewery.

Known for its flagship ginger beer, New City Brewery will also be pouring its New City Mule, Ace Run Hazy IPA, and non-alcoholic Deep Roots ginger beer.

“Our Ace Run IPA is new and up until now you could

Taylor and Jon Batiste;

• Our Future Together with Yo-Yo Ma and Friends (Aug. 9): The final concert of the series features Ma, the BSO and many other guest musicians.

In addition, Ma will serve as the host of an evening concert at Tanglewood on Aug. 4 as part of an annual daylong musical celebration known as Tanglewood On Parade.

“We The People” was organized partly to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.

“As our nation marks 250 years since the Declaration

music have heard of Ma. It’s easy to understand why.

He’s played for several presidents (Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, both Bushes) in the White House, starting with President John F. Kennedy at age 7 in 1962.

He’s performed several times on TV, including on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” in 1964, and has been featured on numerous other shows including “Sesame Street,” “The West Wing,” “The Simpsons” and “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”

You can also hear his cello music on many movie soundtracks, including

of Independence, this is a chance to ask how we can draw on the wisdom of our past and present to create legitimate hope for the next 250 years,” Ma wrote.

But the weeklong series is also part of Ma’s personal journey as an immigrant in America.

“I am an immigrant. Ever since I came to the United States, I’ve struggled with a question: To what extent am I responsible for the country’s history, not just since my arrival from France as a 7-year-old, but the centuries and millennia of human experience on this land that came before?,” Ma wrote.

There’s no question that Ma has definitely been a part of our country’s history.

Many Americans who know nothing about classical

the food options at the White Lion Pridelands outdoor beer garden. (ASHLEY

He’s played for several presidents (Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, both Bushes) in the White House, starting with President John F. Kennedy at age 7 in 1962.

“Seven Years in Tibet,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Master and Commander: The Far Side of The World.”

And that’s not even including his long list of recordings, which includes classical music, folk songs, bluegrass,

Square.

“Downtown has a growing number of options for lunch and dinner, and we’re just pleased to be able to provide Pridelands to have another piece of that,” said Raymond Berry, founder of White Lion Brewing. “We offer an abbreviated lobster menu, and it gives folks an opportunity to have fresh seafood that marries and matches the season that we’re in.”

Berry credited who he called the “architect” of the lobster menu, chef ShyRae Williams, with bringing the items on the menu to life. Last week, she was busy working with sous chef Derric McNeal out

“Downtown has a growing number of options for lunch and dinner, and we’re just pleased to be able to provide Pridelands to have another piece of that.”

of their makeshift kitchen in the beer garden’s retrofitted shipping container.

“Ray [Berry] pretty much showed us the setup, told us what he wanted, and the rest was really history,” Williams said.

The menu offers a fresh taste of summer where lobster is the star of the show, with lobster rolls ($20) and lobster cones ($20) both available with your choice of hot butter, garlic butter, or spicy garlic butter. If

you’re feeling a little more adventurous, the menu also touts the likes of lobster tacos ($20) served with shredded cabbage, pickled onions and cilantro lime crema; and creamy mac and cheese topped with lobster ($24).

Non-lobster menu options include creamy mac and cheese served in a chef-made cone ($14); Caesar salad ($10) with the option to add lobster or grilled chicken; a grilled

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WHAT TO STREAM

‘Devil

Wears Prada 2’ & ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ among week’s new offerings

The “Devil Wears Prada 2” and Ariana Grande’s new album are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you.

Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” “Diarra from Detroit” and Lollapalooza, from the comfort of wherever you choose to watch it.

New movies to stream this week

• Coming two decades after the original, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” (on Hulu and Disney+) re-teams Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt in another trip through the high-fashion Manhattan world of Runway Magazine. With more than $688 million in worldwide ticket sales, the 20-years-later sequel was a hit at the box office. In it, Hathaway’s Andy returns to Runway to help save it from a sad media fate. In my review, I wrote that “mid-life career changes aren’t nearly as compelling or relatable as a newbie assistant thrown into the high-fashion fire.”

• An even bigger box-office hit, “The Super Mario

Argentinian tangos and traditional Chinese music. (Those recordings, by the way, have earned Ma a total of 20 Grammy Awards.)

None of this will come as a surprise to anyone who’s followed Ma’s long, winding career.

Ma has never been like many other classical musicians. Instead of simply sticking to the tried-and-true war horses of the classical canon, he’s constantly looking for new ways to push the boundaries of music.

Ma and his cello have performed in remote deserts in Chile, several national parks in the United States as well as the Oscars in 2001, the open-

Ma performs as part of the Atlantic Festival on Sept. 24, 2019, in Washington.

ing ceremonies for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002, and two presidential inaugurations.

Ma also works tirelessly to bring his music to as many people as possible. A big rea-

son why is Ma truly believes in the power of music to change the world, something he wrote about in his letter about the “We The People” concert series at Tanglewood.

“Serge Koussevitzky had a vision of Tanglewood as a place where musicians and audiences could immerse themselves in art and meaning, where wisdom could be passed on to a new generation, where we could ground a community in a particular place and look forward together,” Ma wrote. “In 1940, in one of our darkest hours, he said, ‘So long as culture and art exist, there is hope for humanity. … If there ever was a time to speak of music, it is now.’ I hope that this week of music will inspire us to help each other imagine our country’s next 250 years and more.”

“We The People: Our Shared Past, Present, and Future” curated by and featuring Yo-Yo Ma, runs from Aug. 1 to 9 at Tanglewood in Lenox.

Menu

Galaxy Movie” became the first movie to cross $1 billion in cinemas earlier this year. The animated film based on the beloved Nintendo game, arrives today on Peacock. In her review, AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr wrote that merchandising supersedes storytelling in the film, “taking you out of the escape of this wondrous dream world and back into the realities of late-stage capitalism.”

• Kristoffer Borgli’s “The Drama” (Friday on HBO Max), starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, tried to kick up some of its own drama when the dark comedy opened in theaters this spring. Zendaya and Pattinson play an engaged couple whose relationship unravels after a confession over dinner. In his review, AP’s Mark Kennedy wrote that the film “wastes two of the planet’s most gorgeous people and will surely get everyone involved in trouble for using a current American tragedy as a plot point.”

— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle

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chicken Caesar wrap served warm ($12); and Elote (Mexican street corn)-style Corn on the Cob ($12).

There is no shortage of beverage options to accompany

your meal, with both alcoholic and nonalcoholic pours available. Live entertainment and local vendors are also part of the beer garden experience.

The White Lion Brewing summer lunch beer garden is held every Wednesday through Sept. 3 at 1477 Main

St. The beer garden is also open on Wednesday nights from 4-8 p.m.; Thursday nights from 4-8 p.m.; and every other Friday night from 4-8 p.m.

For more information, visit White Lion Brewing on Facebook at facebook.com/ WhiteLionBrewing

TUESDAY

Chicopee Elks #1849

431 Granby Road, Chicopee 413-592-1849

Bingo Tuesday

Doors Open at 4PM

2 Progressive Jackpots 6:15PM Early Bird 6:20PM Start

Min. Entry Package $15 Open Seating

2 Halls for Players Handicap Restroom 1st Floor

WEDNESDAY

Polish American Citizens Club

355 East Street, Ludlow, 583-6385

Bingo Wednesdays 6:30-9:30pm

Doors Open at 4pm. Minimum Admission $50

1 - 1199 Progressive Betty Boop 50/50 Prize $900

2 - $500 Cover Alls

3 - $400 Special Games All regular games $100 with 80 people or More. All Cards are included with Admission. Prizes climb with additional attendence. Full Kitchen 4-6:30pm.

THURSDAY

Fairview Knights of Columbus

1599 Memorial Drive, Chicopee (413) 532-2011

DOORS OPEN 4:30PM

MASKS OPTIONAL Progressive Jackpot 6:15pm Early Bird 6:20pm Start

Electronic Bingo Aval. Snack Bar, Open Seating, Handicap Restrooms

Min. Entry Package $15

T HURSDAY

”Amchitka” by Mark St. Germain: Thu.-Sun, Chester Town Hall. For times and tickets, visit www. chestertheatre.org. Single tickets $58; special event tickets $30; Chester and Middlefield residents $10 (with proof of residency). 15 Middlefield Road #16, Chester.

Jacob’s Pillow presents UFlyMothership: Thu., 5:30 p.m. UFlyMothership on the Henry J. Leir Stage. Choose what you pay; rain-or-shine tickets at $48.50. 358 George Carter Road, Becket. 413-243-0745 or www.jacobspillow.org

Jacob’s Pillow presents Gauthier Dance: Thu., 7:30 p.m.; Fri. and Sun, 2 p.m.; Sat, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Gauthier Dance in the Ted Shawn Theatre. Tickets starting at $71.50. 358 George Carter Road, Becket. 413-243-0745 or www.jacobs pillow.org.

Jacob’s Pillow presents Brian Brooks Moving Company: Thu., 8 p.m.; Fri. and Sun, 2:30 p.m.; Sat, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Brian Brooks Moving Company in Doris Duke Theatre. Tickets start at $61.50. 358 George Carter Road, Becket. 413-243-0745 or www.jacobs pillow.org

UPHA CH-14 Summer Classic Horse Show: Thu.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern States Exposition, Takes place in A Barn, C Barn, Coliseum, E Barn, F Barn, Free. 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. 413-737-2443 or www.thebige. com.

FRIDAY

”Amchitka” by Mark St. Germain: See Thursday listing Amherst BID 2026 Summer Concert Series: Fri, 5-8 p.m. Amherst Town Common, presenting The GemsTones & Hendersons Blues Band. Free. Main Street, Amherst.

Jacob’s Pillow presents Gauthier Dance: See Thursday listing

Jacob’s Pillow presents Brian Brooks Moving Company: See Thursday listing

Jacob’s Pillow presents KaJe Movement Collective: Fri., 5:30 p.m. KaJe Movement Collective on the Henry J. Leir Stage. Choose what you pay; rain-or-shine tickets at $48.50. 358 George Carter Road, Becket. 413-243-0745 or www.jacobspillow.org

Springfield Black Coalition presents Health & Wellness Impact Series: Fri., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Bay Area Neighborhood Center, Breaking the Cycle: sickle cell, mental health, stress reduction and healing (Reiki information). Bud L. Williams state House report, David

CALENDAR

AT THE PILLOW Gauthier Dance

Gauthier Dance Company will bring its 2026 program to the Ted Shawn Theatre at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival this weekend. The program includes “The FireWorks Project,” a new project showcasing nine U.S. premiere works by leading choreographers including Mauro Bigonzetti, Virginie Brunelle, Stijn Celis, Dominique Dumais, Johan Inger, Benjamin Millepied, Barak Marshall and Sofia Nappi. For more information about Gauthier’s program, and to purchase tickets to the performance at Jacob’s Pillow, go online to jacobspillow.org/whats-on/events/ gauthier-dance/ (JEANETTE BAK PHOTO)

Lewis, Sr. LICSW. Featuring Ms. Moyah, Tracey Thomas and Tammy Shariff. Free refreshments. 437 Bay St., Springfield.

UPHA CH-14 Summer Classic Horse Show: See Thursday listing

SATURDAY

13th annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival: Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Unity Park & Skatepark. A celebration of Native American art, music, and cultures. Family friendly, ADA accessible, and free. Donations especially appreciated. 56 1st Street, Turners Falls.

”Amchitka” by Mark St. Germain: See Thursday listing

GFWC Agawam Junior Women’s Club Touch A Truck Event: Sat, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Bethany Assembly of God. Attendees are asked to being a nonperishable food donation for the Bethany Food Pantry. There will be Agawam emergency vehicles in attendance as well as private utility trucks and construction vehicles from local businesses. Children will have the opportunity to sit in

”Amchitka” by Mark St. Germain: See Thursday listing

Jacob’s Pillow presents Gauthier Dance: See Thursday listing

Jacob’s Pillow presents Brian Brooks Moving Company: See Thursday listing Sevenars Concerts presents Pianist Paul-Andre Bempechat: Sun, 4 p.m. Sevenars Academy, presenting an All-Beethoven Program, No tickets or charge, but donations welcomed at the door (suggested $20). Refreshments are free. Ireland Street at Route 112, Worthington. 413-238-5854 or www.sevenars.org.

Quadrangle

ship, construction site, library, grocery store. Hours: Tue.-Tue., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Open for groups Wed. Admission is $8 adults; $8 children (12 months and older); $4 grandparents/seniors (60+); free members/infants. Military personnel & teachers receive 10% discount. 29 South Broad St., Westfield or www.ameliapark museum.org.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: “Cooking with Eric Carle,” through Aug. 23. “Under the Cork Tree: The Story of Ferdinand,” through Nov. 8. “Soul, Sound, And Voice: The Art of Jerry Pinkney,” through Jan. 3. Included with museum admisison. 125 West Bay Road, Amherst or www. carlemuseum.org.

the vehicles and talk to our first responders and vehicle operators. The First-Time Bus Riders Program will be held that day, too. A bus will be provided by LPVEC for children to learn safe riding techniques and get valuable information about bus safety. Free. 580 Main St., Agawam.

Jacob’s Pillow presents Gauthier Dance: See Thursday listing

Jacob’s Pillow presents Brian Brooks Moving Company: See Thursday listing

Jacob’s Pillow presents Art Omi: Sat, 5:30 p.m. Art Omi: “Dance and 20 Years of International Exchange” on the Henry J. Leir Stage. Choose what you pay; rain-or-shine tickets starting at $48.50. 358 George Carter Road, Becket. 413-243-0745 or www.jacobspillow.org.

UPHA CH-14 Summer Classic Horse Show: See Thursday listing

SUNDAY

13th annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival: See Saturday listing

Springfield Science Museum: Permanent exhibits include dinosaurs, African wildlife, interactive STEM labs, Earth’s ecosystems, and immersive planetarium shows. Current special exhibition: “Game On!,” through Sept. 13. Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts: Permanent exhibitions include American and European prints, paintings, drawings, and sculpture. Current special exhibition: “Book of Wonder, Cover to Cover: A Hands-on Journey with Donna Castellanos,” through Sept 6. Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: Permanent exhibits include vintage automobiles, Indian motorcycles, historic firearms, Hasbro GameLand, and other industrial and cultural artifacts. Current special exhibition: “Declaration of Innovation: Springfield’s Revolutionary Ideas,” through Sept 27.

The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum: Permanent exhibits include immersive, hands-on stations that explore the author’s whimsical characters and stories and childhood influences; and displays of his original studio, art, and family memorabilia. Visit springfieldmuseums.org for more information. Admission (includes all 5 museums) - $27.50 for adults, $18 for seniors and college students, $15 for ages 5-17, free to children under 5, museum members, and Springfield residents. On the first Wed. of every month through the end of 2026, admission is free for all visitors. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Museums

Amelia Park Children’s Museum: Permanent exhibits include space-

Norman Rockwell Museum: Online exhibit: “Imagining Freedom.” The exhibition highlights the important role of Norman Rockwell and other artists in advancing and communicating these ideals, envisioned as core human rights for all people, available on the museum’s website at NRM. org. Norman Rockwell’s Historic Stockbridge Studio Guided Tours, through Nov. 8. Tour dates and times available at NRM.org/Visit Reservations required. 9 Route 183, Stockbridge.

Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum: Open for the 2026 season: Guided tours through Aug. 30, Sat, Sun., Mon. Tues., Wed., 1-4 p.m. Starting Sept. 1-Oct. 15, tours are offered Sat., Sun. and Mon. between 1-4 p.m. 130 River Drive, Hadley or www.pphmuseum.org.

Smith College Museum of Art: “Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas,” from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, on display through Jan. 10. SCMA Exhibition “Crafting Worlds,” through Aug. 23. Free. Elm Street at Bedford Terrace, Northampton or www.scma.smith.edu.

Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum: Permanent exhibit: guided tours of the first and second floors. Weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Self-guided tours are on the hour with the last self-guided tour weekdays at 2 p.m. Call to reserve at 413-637-3206. “Light Tea Service,” Sat. through Aug. 29, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Seating is limited to 30, to reserve your teacup, visit Gildedage.org, $20. “Ghost Tours with Robert Oakes,” Aug. 1, 29, 7 p.m. Reservations are strongly recommended as tickets are limited. Walk-ins accommodated as space allows. Admission is $30 and minimum age to attend is 12, 104 Walker St., Lenox or www. gildedage.org.

New music to stream

• Ariana Grande’s “Petal” arrives Friday. It’s her first full-length post-“Wicked” project and arrives two years after “Eternal Sunshine,” her seventh studio album. If the lead single “Hate That I Made You Love Me” is evidence of what’s to come, the album will be a collection of bubbling, arpeggiated synths and soft pop choruses courtesy of Grande and her producer, the mysterious Swedish powerhouse Max Martin.

• Lollapalooza returns

to Chicago’s Grant Park on Thursday through Sunday and the lineup is stacked — Lorde, John Summit, Charli xcx, The Smashing Pumpkins, Olivia Dean, Jennie, Tate McRae and The XX are all scheduled to perform, and those are only just the headliners. Can’t make the trip? That’s no matter: Disney+ and Hulu will livestream the music festival throughout the weekend.

• Shaboozey has some big shoes to fill: his own. The country-hybridist made history when he dropped “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” the ubiquitous country-rap record that stayed atop the Billboard Hot 100 for 19 weeks. (The only other

song to last that long at No. 1?

Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road.”)

On Friday, the Virginia native will release his fourth studio album, “The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales,” a concept record that includes far-ranging features like Kehlani, Gunna, Jamie Foxx, Sam Elliott, Teyana Taylor and more.

— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman

New series to stream

• You know those people who just seem to attract drama? That’s the main character in the comedy “Diarra from Detroit,” played by series star and creator Diarra

Above, guests enjoy their drinks while visiting with animals at a past Brew at The Zoo event at Forest Park in Springfield. At right, Kelsie, a zookeeper at the Zoo in Forest Park, with Ella, a 30-year-old cockatoo at the zoo. (ABOVE: LEON NGUYEN / FILE PHOTO; AT RIGHT: ASHLEY POTTER / THE REPUBLICAN)

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only find it at our tap room, where it has been doing gangbusters. But we are starting to introduce it outside of our tap room,” Bushey said.

Husband-and-wife team

Nick and Maddy Bednaz, owners of StrongHaus Brewing, have participated in the homebrew competition for

Kilpatrick. In Season 1, she launched a missing person investigation after a date ghosted her. In Season 2, a mundane furniture delivery turns into a homicide investigation, a treasure hunt and the discovery of a secret society. The eight-episode season debuts with two episodes this week on Paramount+.

• Stassi Schroeder was the queen bee of “Vanderpump Rules” for eight seasons before she was let go from the show in 2020. Since then, she’s made lots of changes, including getting married, becoming a mother of two, and launching a podcast. She’s even joined her old

more than five years.

“We started homebrewing about 15 years ago because Nick received a starter kit as a gift. The first beer we brewed was an American Pale Ale. Since then our brewing system has expanded and so has our recipes. Some of the favorite beers we make are fruited sours and traditional German style brews. We really enjoy coming up with different flavor profiles such as coconut/chocolate, pear/cardamom, ginger/ orange/black tea, margarita and mojito flavors to name a few,” Maddy said.

“We started competition brewing in 2018 and quickly became part of the amazing community. Our friends at OneWay Brewing told us about the event and we were in. We couldn’t resist a beer event at the Zoo in Forest Park as Maddy grew up coming to the zoo as a kid and our own children love it. It always feels good to brew beer for a good cause,” Nick said.

In 2019, the couple won first place ProBrewer’s Choice and second place People’s Choice for marGOSErita, a margarita inspired gose. And in 2023 they took first place for both ProBrewer’s Choice and People’s Choice for Let’s Go Party, a pink lemonade sour.

“This year we will be entering our Peach Pucker, a tart peach sour. We think it will be the perfect refreshing beer to enjoy at the zoo,” Maddy said.

Gabry noted that while at the

boss Lisa Vanderpump on the reality series “Vanderpump Villa.” Now Stassi is fronting her own reality series, “House of Stassi.” All episodes of Season 1 drop today on Hulu.

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zoo, participants will have a chance to meet their new capybaras who are spending their first season at the zoo and have stolen the spotlight becoming a guest favorite.

“We’re excited to include them in Brew at The Zoo by giving attendees the chance to help us name them. Guests will be able to vote between two pairs of names via a donation towards their favorite option. The pair of names that receives the most support at the end of the event will be the winner,” she said.

Those planning on attending the fundraiser can select from general admission, which is $55 and covers tastings and visits with the animals; general admission designated drive, which is $25 and includes visits with the animals, but no alcoholic drinks. VIP tickets are sold out at the time of this article.

You can add a Forest Park Zoo-themed pint glass to your ticket for $5, however, it cannot be used in lieu of sampling glasses provided during the event. Purchasers can pick up the keepsake pint glass at the gift shop before leaving Brew at the Zoo.

The Zoo in Forest Park will be closed to the public on Saturday for the 21+ ticketed event. Advance tickets are required, and all guests must present a valid ID at the door. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit www. forestparkzoo.org/brew.

member of several other groups, including Backbone69, Whitestarr, Brethren of the Coast, Dawes, Jamtown, and Duane Betts & the Pistoleers. Betts has also appeared as a guest musician on many projects, including several Puddle of Mudd albums.

Prior to starting his solo career, Betts founded The Allman Betts Band alongside Devon Allman. Since the band’s inception in 2018, they have released two studio albums — “Down to the River” and ‘Bless Your Heart” —and have toured relentlessly, including as part of their annual Allman Betts Family Revival. The event features the band alongside a variety of special guests, such as Jimmy Hall, Robert Randolph, Jason Isbell, Charlie Starr and Marcus King, and celebrates the music of The Allman Brothers Band.

Known for his electric live performances, Betts and Palmetto Motel will continue to tour through this summer, including select dates with The Allman Betts Band.

Hope Center for the Arts is located at 150 Bridge St. in Springfield. Tickets to Friday’s show range from $40 to $70 and are available online at hopecenterforthearts.org.

Betts took time to answer a few questions for The Republican about his new album and tour, and growing up with a legend.

Q. What can audiences expect at your show at Hope Center for the Arts?

A. They can expect a good rock and roll show. I think that it’s a pretty solid representation of the music, the songs I’ve written, with a couple of treats ... some of my dad’s tunes and other artists that we admire. So, I don’t think anybody will leave disappointed. I will be with my backing band Palmetto Motel, including Johnny Stachela, who is my guitar partner and Pedro Arevalo, who is my bass

“We played all around the world ... Europe and Japan ... and those were some special magical moments, moments I will cherish forever.”

roll is pretty much Southern music inherently. I feel that the Allman Brothers are their own music, but at the same time they are very Southern. To answer your question, I think that great music is great music and bands like the Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker, Lynyrd Skynyrd ... they made great music, and that music continues to influence countless artists today. There is more than a place for it. There is a huge scene of people playing music that carries on those traditions ... people like Marcus King, Blackberry Smoke, Larkin Poe and Chris Stapleton. Everybody loves that music. It’s alive and well. Those are great songs that will be used in films and TV commercials for years and decades to come.

death of my father. I also like “Keep My Hands Clean” and “Pills and Liquor,” which are both fun songs.

Q. What was it like growing up in a household surrounded by Southern Rock?

player. I’ve been playing and jamming with Johnny since about 2016. And I’ve played with Pedro in my father’s band, so we have a lot of experience playing together as well. We’re quite a tight-knit group of a number of guys.

Q. Let’s talk about your new album, “Isle of Hope,” for which you are now touring.

A. It was recorded in Savannah, Georgia, with Dave Cobb who is one of my

It’s different than my last record, “Wild and Precious Life,” which was my first solo outing. I didn’t want to try to do the same thing and outdo what I had done before. So, I just let this one take on a life of its own and with Dave, it kind of naturally had a different sound and a different vibe. I didn’t really know what the end result was going to be. I can’t say that I had it all mapped out and I knew the exact vision. I think we wrote songs that were meaningful at the time to me

Hope Center for the Arts is located at 150 Bridge St. in Springfield. Tickets to Friday’s show range from $40 to $70 and are available online at hopecenterforthearts.org.

favorite producers and it came at a time when I lost my dad. And there is a song that really touches that head on. But it’s basically just songs about my life and the experiences that I’ve been through. It’s a nice mix of some introspective material, mid-tempo stuff, and a few rockers. And I’m very proud of it.

and my songwriting partner Stoll Vaughan. And then we sat down with Dave and put together the pieces for what became “Isle of Hope.”

I really like “Heartache” on the album. It’s a beautiful slow song that has a John Lennon, George Harrison kind of sound to it. And that is the song that deals with the

Q. How influential was your father in your life, from just being a dad to someone who inspired you musically?

A. Oh, man, he was just my dad. He was a big influence. I loved going fishing and going out in the woods and camping with him. And he was there to play catch with me. So, I’m really grateful that I had a dad who was there for me... he was a really good dad and I’m very thankful for that. Musically, I played with him quite a bit. I played with him around the house and eventually in his solo band after he left The Allman Brothers. It was great being onstage with him and I was in the band for quite a few years. We played all around the world ... Europe and Japan ... and those were some special magical moments, moments I will cherish forever.

Q. What role do you feel Southern Rock plays in the history of music?

A. Well, Southern Rock is kind of a term. Rock and

A. I grew up on tour, and it was really cool. I was probably about 11 at the time, and I loved waking up in a new town every day and I fell in love with it. I really didn’t think much about it other than there was this really great band (The Allman Brothers) and my dad was a part of them and these guys were obviously very serious musicians, and I wanted to be one, too. So, it was like school for me. It was a fun way to learn my craft. And when the band didn’t tour in the winter, I would spend endless hours in my room playing guitar and learning licks off records, which is what you have to do to become a good player.

Today, I like quite a variety of classic music. In my early teens, it was all about bands like Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Soundgarden. I was also listening to B.B. King and John Coltrane and just discovering all of this great music and going back to the well and searching out a lot of old blues and soul music. I also went through a big phase when I was a heavy metal fan and Metallica was my favorite band.

While both bands have had other members over their respective histories, at some point, the members of each unit coalesced into a two-headed supergroup.

“It’s an interesting situation to have two bands with many shared members, but what it really came down to is that the chemistry of these players/ friends is so solid that it can’t fit in just one band,” Ohlenbusch said in a recent interview that he and Bezo did with the Republican.

While the Venn diagram of band members is almost a perfect overlap, the groups don’t sound alike — but a crucial element that is similar is how each songwriter approaches arranging songs for their band.

“I typically do not have parts ready for Henning, Ken, Max, or Brian,” Bezo said. “When I have a new song ready, I will introduce it to the band during practice, and everyone will come up with their own parts. Once we’re more comfortable with the song we may start to offer some ideas to each other.”

Ohlenbusch said that Gentle Hen “uses the exact same method, except with my songs.”

Since both bands use the same players and rehearsal space, it’s not hard to imagine conflicts arising as to deciding which group will be rehearsing on any given night. But Ohlenbusch said the members are all good friends.

“So, I guess you could say it’s just about as casual as you can get. We tend to share practice evenings, first we do one band for a bit and then the other. Easy-peasy,” he said.

Bezo also noted that they try to keep the practices relaxed and enjoyable.

“When we’re working on new songs or if one of the bands has a show coming up, that band will take priority for practicing,” she said.

Despite sharing the same musicians, neither band plays the other band’s songs during shows. Ohlenbusch said that there have been “a few times where my voice has gone

out during a show, and Lesa stepped up and we did a Fawns set instead.”

Both bands have been around for more that 20 years and have extensive repertoires. This can lead to possibly painful decisions about which songs to play and which to leave out during brief sets. But both Bezo and Ohlenbusch have methods to make these decisions.

Ohlenbusch said that he is “still sort of figuring this out.”

“I try to go for songs that are comfortable and familiar to play, a few new songs that I’m uncomfortable playing, and then a few wildcards, he said. “Also, you got to take into consideration the weather, the time of day, the national mood, my mood, if there are any animals in the audience, etc.”

Bezo had a similar approach.

“I try to take the venue and type of show into consideration when working out a set list,” she said. “So, for example on Aug. 6, we’re featuring songs about the sun and friends and nostalgia and whatever fits that really nice friendly sense of community that Bands on Brewster is famous for.”

Ohlenbusch added that for the upcoming Bands on Brewster gig, Gentle Hen is planning to debut “a whole bunch of brand-new songs and mix them in with some old faves. Songs that work nicely on a warm summer evening under the branches of enormous trees.”

Both bands are currently engaged in creating new albums, but at different stages of completion. Bezo said The Fawns have started recording a single but isn’t exactly sure when they’ll put it out.

“I am writing songs for a full-length album and hope to record either at the end of this year or early next year,” she said.

Gentle Hen, on the other hand, has an album due out in a matter of months.

“The new Gentle Hen album is called ‘Wink.’ It’s due to be released early this fall,” Ohlenbusch said. The first single came out July 24 and reception so far has been “great,” he said.