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‘Como el Coquí!’
Pictured are scenes from the 2025 Springfield Puerto Rican Parade. (ROSES OF THE VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHY)
Parade weekend to celebrate culture & spirit of Puerto Rico
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he 36th annual Springfield Puerto Rican Parade, returning to the city on Sunday, is more than just a one-day event — it’s a culmination of a monthslong celebration of the heritage, culture, and spirit of Puerto Rico.
And it all starts on Friday. “It’s all coming into fruition and it’s all gonna be a great time,” Angelle Lopez, secretary of the Springfield Puerto Rican Parade Committee, told The Republican. This year’s parade theme, “Como el Coqui,” is a call to community, SEE PARADE, PAGE D3
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This year’s parade theme, “Como el Coqui,” is a call to community, inspired by the frog native to Puerto Rico.
Above and below, runners gather for photos during the inaugural Pa’lante 5K last year. The event, now in its second year, steps off on Saturday. (ROSES OF THE VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHY)
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Lopez also noted the Parade Committee’s partnership with White Lion Brewing, which will be offering a brand-new beer — a Guava, Mango & Passionfruit Golden Ale, inspired by the tropical fruits of Puerto Rico. Proceeds from sales of the specialty drink will benefit the Parade
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inspired by the frog native to Puerto Rico. The Springfield Puerto Rican Parade Committee has been hosting events all summer, including the immersive “La Casita Experience” at the MassMutual Center and a bus trip to celebrate Puerto Rican Heritage Night at Fenway Park. The excitement will pick up right where it left off on Friday, when the Parade Committee kicks off parade weekend with its annual honoree breakfast at Wyckoff Country Club. The ticketed event is sold-out, Lopez noted, but there will be plenty of other opportunities for people to celebrate throughout the weekend. Saturday begins with the second annual Pa’lante 5K, which steps off from Kenefick Park at 9 a.m. and finishes at 1500 Main St. There are routes available for both runners and walkers. Registration can be done online in advance, priced at $45 for adults and $25 for students 17 and younger. “We’re 50 away from 600 people attending our second
Above is a scene from the 2025 Springfield Puerto Rican Parade. (ROSES OF THE VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHY)
Committee. “The can design itself celebrates the connection between Springfield and Puerto Rico, featuring the city skyline alongside parade-inspired elements and nods to Puerto Rican culture,” Lopez said. “Some of the imagery SEE PARADE, PAGE D7
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event,” Lopez said. Early bib pick-up will be offered at Fleet Feet Longmeadow on Friday night, from 4-7 p.m., where people can also register in person for the 5K. The 5K ends at Tower Square for a day of live entertainment from local bands, solo artists and live DJs. The night will end with headliner
Nina Sky, a musical duo best known for their 2004 debut single “Move Ya Body.” “This is a completely free concert. People can just show up, enjoy the music, and cheer on the runners,” Lopez said, adding that there also will be food vendors and activities for children at Tower Square.
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Country music star David Nail to play Northampton
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it just sort of feels like, OK, now I know who I’m playing to. This is how it needs to go tonight.” Considering that Nail has played much larger venues like huge concert halls and arenas with a full band, the question arises about how he’s able to downsize his show for a place like the Iron Horse. His current tour is just him and his guitar, which is
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At right is a scene from a past year’s Mattoon Street Arts Festival in Springfield. Below right, Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno presents a proclamation to festival coordinator Bob McCarroll during the 2023 event. The festival returns this weekend. (LEON NGUYEN
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ob McCarroll, a member of the Mattoon Street Historic Preservation Society, sponsors of this weekend’s 53rd annual Mattoon Street Arts Festival, will not accept anything but sunny skies for two days. joining this year’s show. “I’m relatively new as a potter and this is my third season selling my work. I heard about the Mattoon Street Arts Festival through friends, and I was excited to apply and be accepted to show my work at this year’s festival,” she said. Inspired by her love for block printing, Rivera’s designs are created at her Orchard St. Pottery Studio in Amherst with a decorative technique called sgraffito, which is achieved by hand painting each unfired form with underglaze and then carving through the pigmented layer to create the design. She is also inspired by nature. “I do exclusively botanical designs. When in nature, I am always picking up leaves
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“Last year on Saturday, a tornado warning was issued early in the afternoon, and we had to close. Thankfully, there was no tornado, but plenty of rain and wind which blew some of the tents away,” McCarroll told The Republican. But that isn’t keeping any vendors away this year. “We are full again this year with about 100 exhibitors set to line the street. They are a very loyal group. Our return rate is 85 percent and this year we have about 15 new people joining the lineup,” McCarroll said. Held in the city’s first historic district, on a street lined with restored brick Victorian row houses, the festival is the longest-running arts festival in the Pioneer Valley. Potter Amanda Rivera Lopez is among the new artisans
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Big Greek party in Springfield offers plenty to eat and enjoy
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Above and at left are scenes from a past year’s Glendi Greek festival in Springfield. (STEVE SMITH PHOTOS)
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ot many people realize the time and effort needed to create a successful party — which in Greek is translated as “Glendi.”
Xenophon Beake, 92, knows. And so do the more than 100 people, mostly from Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Springfield, who put their heart and soul each September into creating the annual Greek festival known as Glendi. “Depending on the weather, we usually have anywhere between 8,000 to 11,000 people who travel from all over to immerse themselves in Greek culture and cuisine,” Beake, senior member emeritus of the Glendi Management Team, who has been a part of the popular celebration since day one in 1978, told The Republican.
Held at the Greek Cultural Center, adjacent to the Cathedral, beginning Friday and running through Sunday, the star of the show is the delicious traditional Greek food, accompanied by live music and dancing, a beer garden, raffles and more. As for the 100 plus volunteers, Beake noted they are “the super glue of St. George, the workhorse of Glendi.” “Many of these workers, and the cooks who prepare all the food themselves, have made Glendi the success it has been since the first event. Several generations of families continue to make all the Greek delicacies served up every year,” he said. Joan McGirr is one of the founding volunteers at Glendi dating back to 1978 when the event began. Her family has been making the festival’s Greek salads ever since. “My dad, Nick Coidakis, started it. He owned a fruit and produce company, so it was a natural with the ingredients available to him to make the Greek salads,” McGirr said about what became a family affair right
from the start. “He took pride on how the salads looked, how the tomatoes and cucumbers were precisely cut and exactly where they were to be placed with the olives in the center. He even had a secret recipe SEE GLENDI, PAGE D9
“Many of these workers, and the cooks who prepare all the food themselves, have made Glendi the success it has been since the first event. Several generations of families continue to make all the Greek delicacies served up every year.” Xenophon Beake, 92
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Above, from left, are scenes from past years’ Puerto Rican Parade events in Springfield. (SOPHIE MARKHAM PHOTOS)
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Choice Ambassador Mary Irizarry of Ivy’s Events, Civil (J+D VISUAL PHOTOGRAPHY VIA SPRINGFIELD PUERTO RICAN PARADE COMMITTEE) Service Ambassador Hon. CONTINUES FROM PAGE D3 Bethzaida Sanabria-Vega, Cultural Ambassador Fiestas Square. incorporated into the label Patronales de Holyoke, At the heart of all the even comes from past parades Sports Ambassador Skylar weekend’s festivities are and floats, making it a really Alicea, and Posthumous this year’s parade honorees, special piece of the celebraAmbassador Ramon Ernesto which Lopez said are people tion.” “Guatu” Baez. On Sunday, the 36th annual and organizations that truly Puerto Rican Parade steps off spotlight the Puerto Rican behind.” “The newer generations community. This year’s honorees can follow in their footsteps from Main Street & Wason “It’s important for us as a include Gran Marshal Cesar and just keep continuing to Avenue at 11 a.m. More than 100 parade contingents will Puerto Rican organization to Ruiz, Community Organiput us on the map,” Lopez honor those in our commuzation Ambassador Denise said. make their way down Main nity that are really breaking Jordan and the Springfield Lopez added that all are Street to Boland Way, endbarriers,” she said. “If you Housing Authority, LGBTQ+ welcome to come and celeing at Tower Square Park for another day of free music, really look into the effect of Ambassador Frank Martibrate this weekend — “it’s not nez-Lopez, 2026 Padrino An- just limited to those that are family-friendly activities, ven- what all of these individudrew Melendez, 2026 Madri- Puerto Rican,” she said. “We dors and food trucks. Up-and- als and their organizations bring to not just Springfield, na Zulmalee Rivera-Delgado, want people to dance and coming artist Luis Figueroa Youth Ambassador Aleyana sing and laugh and eat.” will headline Sunday’s lineup but western Massachusetts, they’re leaving a legacy Ramos-Batlle, Community Most of the weekend’s at 6 p.m. outside of Tower The Springfield Puerto Rican Parade kicked off its 2026 festivities this summer by celebrating its honorees.
“It’s important for us as a Puerto Rican organization to honor those in our community that are really breaking barriers. If you really look into the effect of what all of these individuals and their organizations bring to not just Springfield, but western Massachusetts, they’re leaving a legacy behind.” Angelle Lopez, secretary of the Springfield Puerto Rican Parade Committee
events are free, Lopez noted, making them accessible to the whole community. “This is our 36th year of doing this, and we hope to continue doing it for 36 more,” Lopez said. “And we can only do that with the community coming out and celebrating with us.”
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CALENDAR FRIDAY Concert and Square Dance: Fri, 6:30 p.m. Montague Common Hall, featuring the Ida Mae Specker Band with caller Sarah Gibson. Admission is by suggested donation: $10-$20 adults, $5 children, $25$40 families. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. 34 Main St., Montague. Great Falls Coffeehouse: Jenny Burtis Duo: Fri, 7 p.m. Great Falls Discovery Center. Refreshments available. Concert appropriate for all ages. Meet in the Great Hall, Sliding scale suggested donations suggested, all in support of educational programming at the Great Falls Discovery Center. 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls. 413-863-3221 or www.greatfallsma.org.
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Making Masked Theatre — Workshops to Develop Performance in a Respirator: Fri., 6-8 p.m. LAVA Center, with Molly Brennan, 324 Main St., Greenfield. ”Path to Wholeness” workshop hosted by Traditional Shaman Khaluna Kam: Fri., 7-8:30 p.m. The Hidden Temple. Khaluna Kam, an initiated Eurasian Shaman will lead a workshop that aims to harmonize spirit and body by integrating nature-based wisdom with perspectives on the Autonomic Nervous System. $25. 221 Pine St. Suite 320, Florence; hiddentemple.org.
SATURDAY Cow Plop Derby: Sat, noon-6 p.m. Fletcher Farm, Featuring hayrides, vendors, face painting, and of
course, cows. Grand prize raffle of $3,500. For more information and to pruchase squares, go online to https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ ticketing/easthamptonneighbors-2026-cow-plop-derby, 14 Gunn Road, Southampton. Re-Art Workshops: Sat., noon-2 p.m. LAVA Center, The first of six sessions offered on alternate Saturdays encourages people of all ages and artists from novice to professional to come to play with a variety of found and reclaimed materials. An Inspiration Station will feature video clips of artists working with reclaimed materials and of artists who demonstrate specific techniques. The full schedule of workshops is as follows: Sept. 12: Daniel Hales. Multi-media collage; Sept. 26: Dylan Bertucco.
Yarn scraps to art and jewelry. Oct. 10: Ash Goverman Plarn: turning plastic bags into baskets and more. Oct. 24: Allen Fowler. Paper, acrylic, magazines. There is no charge, though donations are always acceptedto help defray the programming costs. For more information, contact info@thelavacenter.org. To register for one or more artist-led workshops, go to http://bit.ly/4fEmdQa, 324 Main St., Greenfield.
SUNDAY Constitution Banner Program: Great Falls Discovery Center. Visit to learn about the Constitution and how our government was structured. Create a “We the People” banner together inspired
baked fish dinner (Friday only), and a lamb shank meal (Saturday only). CONTINUES FROM PAGE D6 Several years ago, Glendi began offering an a la cart for the dressing,” she added. menu to create your own Coidakis died in 2014, but not before sharing with his lunch or dinner meal with many items to choose from daughter the “secret” recipe handwritten on a piece of such as pastitsio, moussaka, paper — enough to make 20 spanakopita, rice pilaf, and more, as well as last year’s gallons. newly added Greek lemon And the salads are always potatoes, “a big hit,” Beake fresh. “We don’t make them ahead said. For dessert, there is plenty of time. I get there Friday to satisfy your sweet tooth afternoon and with the help of including baklava, Greek other volunteers we begin the cookies, rice pudding, diples prep work. We’re exhausted and more. by Sunday — it’s non-stop,” To wash it all down, there is McGirr said. And before all is said and a beer tent and other alcoholic drinks, as well as soda and done, McGirr and other famimore for the younger crowd ly members, along with those who can choose from their who she called “her Irish favorite kid’s dishes. friends,” have made some The Greek word Glendi 5,000 salads over the course means “party.” of the three-day event. “My mom, Kiki, who is 94, And beyond the food there Salads are ready to be served at a past Glendi Greek festival in won’t let me give it up,” Mcwill be plenty to party about Springfield. (STEVE SMITH PHOTO) with live Greek music providGirr laughed about keeping ed by Hellenic Express, Greek “I make it with authentic the tradition going for years doors, has been bringing his to come. gyro-making talent to Glendi Greek yogurt, sour cream, cu- folk dancing performed by One of the longest lines — cumbers, a lot of garlic, spices, the Glendi Dancers decked for as long as he can rememout in traditional Greek cosand olive oil,” Pitaridis said. ber. the food lines are all long, Beake noted — can be found “We try to do our best with “We do it all — prepare, tumes, as well as the Cretan Dancers. outdoors at the gyros tent, cook the meat right there in a the long lines, but diners Greek imports will be where cooks serve up a pita don’t seem to mind waiting,” vertical griller, slice it on the available for sale, and there pocket stuffed with seasoned spot, and add the tomatoes, he added. also will be a boutique, and an beef and lamb, with tomatoes, onions, and tzatziki sauce,” But gyros and salads are onions, and tzatziki sauce. only a small, but very popular, “agora” — or Greek marketPitaridis, said. He makes the tzatziki sauce part of an endless menu of Kosta Pitaridis, who opened place and an emporium. The from a recipe he uses at his El Greek specialties to choose the original Greek Place in emporium is run as a fund1979 in Café Square after raiser by the Greek Orthodox from, including full dinners Greco restaurant in Greenfield. the Holyoke Mall opened its such as a Greek sampler plate, Ladies Philoptochos Society
by the United States Constitution. Pick out core statements, phrases or meaningful words from the Constitution, and place them on the banner. You’re invited to place your handprint on the banner (non- toxic washable paints). Prizes available for youth who show up with the Preamble to the Constitution memorized. Sponsored by Indivisible Montague. For all ages. Meet in the courtyard, or in case of rain, meet in the Great Hall. Free. 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls. 413-863-3221 or www.greatfallsma.org. Thea Hopkins in Concert: Sun, 3 p.m. Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum, in the Sunken Garden. The museum and its grounds are a smoke-free site. For further information, call 413-584-4699 or
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chapter at the cathedral, who will be selling donated items such as clothing and other useful household items to raise money for their various assistance programs. For anyone interested in learning more about the Greek faith, the Rev. Fr. Dionysios Koulianos will be giving tours of the chapel on Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. and the cathedral on Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m. Explanations about the buildings and the extensive artwork located inside, including mosaics and Byzantine stained glass, as well as an introduction to Eastern Orthodox Christianity, will be offered as part of the tour. Admission to the Glendi fundraiser is $2, which includes the Glendi Big Raffle Ticket. Additional tickets are available in the lobby of the Cultural Center. Nearly 10 prizes will be awarded, including a first-place prize of $1,000 and second-place prize of $500. Credit cards and cash are both accepted at the festival. Glendi hours are from 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday, noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday, and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral is located on 22 St. George Road. For more information, visit stgeorgecath.org/glendi or call 413-737-1496.
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CALENDAR www.amherst.edu. New England Air Museum: “Open Cockpit Day,” Sept. 12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Climb into the pilot’s seat of different historic aircraft models. Included with museum admisison. 36 Perimeter Road, Windsor Locks or www.neam.org.
Calendar CONTINUES FROM PAGE D9 go online to www.pphmuseum. org. Admission is $12 adults and $2 for children 16 and under. Picnics are welcome on the museum’s grounds starting at 1 p.m. 130 River Drive, Hadley. 413-584-4699 or www.pphmuseum.org. West Springfield Coin Club Meeting: Sun, 6 p.m. Tatham Memorial Club, A presentation and discussion will include facts about colonial Spanish silver dollars (or cobs). Refreshments will be available. Guests are always welcome. For more information, contact Peter Setian at 413-596-9871. Free. 3 Paul St., West Springfield.
Quadrangle Springfield Science Museum: Permanent exhibits include dinosaurs, African wildlife, interactive STEM labs, Earth’s ecosystems, and immersive planetarium shows. Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts: Permanent exhibitions include American and European prints, paintings, drawings, and sculpture. 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,” extended through Oct. 25.
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. The fee for accessing “Imagining freedom” is $5 for the general public, 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. “American Stories Curator Talk: The Power of Stories,” Sept. 11, 9:30 a.m. Visit www.nrm.org for more information or to buy tickets. $20 plus admission, or $10 members. 9 Route 183, Stockbridge.
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In the cockpit The New England Air Museum welcomes guests of all ages to its Open Cockpit Day on Sept. 12. Visitors are invited to climb directly into the pilot’s seats and explore the interiors of different airplanes and helicopters from the museum’s collections, and there also will be hands-on activities and other aviation-themed displays for families. Above, Georgie Zinno-Hosey got a chance to sit in the cockpit of an F-100 Super Sabre jet during a past visit to the museum in 2019. (DON TREEGER / THE REPUBLICAN FILE) 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.
niors (60+), and free members/ infants. Military personnel and teachers receive a 10% discount off the price of regular admission. 29 South Broad St., Westfield or www.ameliaparkmuseum.org.
Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum: Through 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 dispay through Jan. 10. This landmark traveling exhibition offers an intimate view of the groundbreaking abstract painter’s most prolific period, from 1959 to 1978. All exhibits at Smith College are free. Elm Street at Bedford Terrace, Northampton or www.scma. smith.edu.
The New England Visionary Artists Museum: The New England Visionary Artists Museum Visit springfieldmuseums.org in Northampton has five exhibition for more information. Admission showrooms hosting N.E. artists’ (includes all 5 museums) — $27.50 work in all media and is home for adults, $18 for seniors and college to Anchor House of Artists, the students, $15 for ages 5-17, free to region’s subsidized studio and repchildren under 5, museum members, resentation support to artists living and Springfield residents. On the with neurodiverse conditions. Hours first Wed. of every month through the Mead Art Museum: “My beauare Wednesday through Saturday, end of 2026, admission is free for all tiful, pitiful age,” examining the 2-6 p.m., with regular free public visitors. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-5 20th century through the Thomas receptions on the second Friday of pm; Sunday, 11 am-5 pm; closed on P. Whitney Collection. On view the month, from 5-8 p.m. Find them Mondays. through Jan. 3. Opening celebration at 518 Pleasant St. with special guests Sept. 10, 5-7 Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded p.m. Opening panel discussion Age Museum: Permanent exhibit: Sept. 11, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the guided tours of the first and second Amherst Center for Russian Culfloors weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 ture (202 Webster Hall) featuring Amelia Park Children’s MuseJane A. Sharp (Rutgers University), p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to um: Permanent exhibits include 4 p.m. Self-guided tours are on the spaceship, construction site, library, Maria Taroutina (Brown University), hour with the last self-guided tour and Maria Timina (Mead Art Mugrocery store, and weekday activiweekdays at 2 p.m. Call to reserve ties. Hours: Tue.-Tue., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. seum). Free. Museum hours: Tues.at 413-637-3206. Admission is Open for groups Wed. Admission is Thurs. and Sun. 9 a.m.-midnight; $18 adults, $17 seniors (65+), $10 Fri. 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $8 adults, $8 children (12 months 220 South Pleasant St., Amherst or students with ID, $7 children 5-17, and older), $4 grandparents/se-
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Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: “Under the Cork Tree: The Story of Ferdinand,” through Nov. 8. “Soul, Sound, And Voice: The Art of Jerry Pinkney,” through Jan. 3. Exhibits included with museum admisison. 125 West Bay Road, Amherst or www.carle museum.org.
and free for children 4 and younger. 104 Walker St., Lenox or www. gildedage.org. Volleyball Hall of Fame: Permanent exhibit. Open Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Closed Mon. Last admission is 30 minutes prior to close. Admission is $8 adults; $5 seniors 65 and older; $5 students, active and retired military; and free for children 12 and under. Group rates also available online. 444 Dwight St., Holyoke or www.volleyhall.org. Windsor Historical Society: Permanent exhibit: Explore the people, places and events that have shaped Windsor for over four centuries. Hours: Wed.-Sat. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. with house tours at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. General admission to the library and historic houses is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $6 for students and free to children under 12 and WHS members. 96 Palisade Ave., Windsor or www.windsor historicalsociety.org. Wistariahurst Museum: Permanent exhibit: Gardens and grounds open daily from dawn to dusk. Carriage House and gift shop open Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For information about house tours, group tours and upcoming events visit www.wistariahurst.org. Standard admission is $7 Holyoke residents; $5 seniors; $5 youth (under 18); and free museum members, active military and family members. 238 Cabot St., Holyoke. Yiddish Book Center: Permanent exhibit, “A Velt mit veltelekh: The Worlds of Jewish Culture.” The center is open Thurs, Fri, Sun, and Mon. from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Shabbos (Saturday) and Jewish and legal holidays. $8 adults, $6 seniors, free for members, students and children. 1021 West St., Amherst or www.yiddishbookcenter.org.
Markets Farmers’ Market at Forest Park-Historic Monkey House: Every Tuesday through Oct. 27, 12:306 p.m. Rain or shine. 200 Trafton Road, Springfield, or free entry at main entrance on Sumner Ave. for market shoppers. 200 Trafton Road, Springfield or www.farmersmarketatforestpark.com. Amherst Farmers Market: Sat. from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. through Nov. 21 on the Town Common. 4 Boltwood Ave., Amherst Springfield Downtown Farmers Market: The Landing at the MassMutual Center. Fri. through Sept. 25, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 1277 Main St., Springfield or www.mass mutualcenter.com.
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SUNDAY Delaney House: Trivia with Bobby Roast Beef. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke The Drake: Ed Arron & Jeewon Park. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst Uno Chicago Grill: Jazz. 820 West Columbus Ave., Springfield
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ing their dominance at the Ohio Journalism Awards on “The Paper.” The full season of “The Office” spinoff, which stars Domhnall Gleeson as the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, drops this week. • Season 5 of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” premieres Thursday, months after production halted amid a domestic violence investigation involving the face of #MomTok, Taylor Frankie Paul, and her ex Dakota Mortensen. The allegations also caused Disney and ABC to cancel her “Bachelorette” season. In a new condensed season of five episodes, Paul deals with the fallout. And we see Whitney Leavitt fresh off a hit run as Roxie Hart in Broadway’s “Chicago.” Jen Affleck (who also anchors the show’s upcoming Orange County spinoff), Jessi Draper, Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews and Miranda Hope also return. • Some recent successful young adult dramas have been set at beaches, lakes, and hockey rinks. A new one called “Crew Girl” takes us to boathouses. The eight-episode show follows rower Teagan Tao (played by Miku Martineau), who joins an elite prep school’s all-boys crew
team after her life is upended by a family scandal. Naturally, a love triangle develops. It debuts on Thursday on Netflix. • A three-part HBO docuseries digs into the two-decade Dana Chandler case. Chandler was convicted of murdering her ex-husband and his girlfriend in a 2002 shooting. A journalist became convinced of her innocence after spending six years covering the saga, which spanned three trials and included prosecutorial misconduct. “A Killer Story” premieres Thursday on HBO Max, with new episodes dropping weekly through Sept. 24. — AP Writer Alicia Rancilio
— think a resin, orangish, sheet-looking ghostly body with black eyes and a black mouth wearing a hat and sneakers. For foodies, there will be specialty foods to take home, while a Food Court will serve up meals on the spot including favorites from Crepes Nanou, Tayo Eatery, Belmont Vegetarian, The Lassi Lab, Moe’s Dogs, Monsoon Roastery, Citrus & Soiree, Batch Ice Cream, Thai Chili Food Truck Paul Grzebieniowski performs and Ty’s Pies. Adding a bit of frivolity to at the 2023 Mattoon Street the atmosphere on Saturday Arts Festival. (LEON NGUYEN PHOTO)
tarist Kayla Rae, and flutist William Hart. The musical fun continues Sunday with violinist Violin Bone, the Over Easy Jazz Band, singer AJ Jansen, and Georges David on the accordion. Admission to the festival is free. Hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mattoon Street is located off Chestnut Street, near the Springfield Museums. Free festival parking can be found in the TD Bank lot on Dwight Street and Harrison Avenue.
• The Tubs first graced this weekly fixture in 2025, ahead of the London-based CONTINUES FROM PAGE D4 Welsh band’s sophomore album “Cotton Crown.” That mostly mixed reviews and had the misfortune of openrelease, a messy mosaic of jangly indiepop and ’80s ing around the same time as the box office phenomcollege rock that was full of gorgeous songs about grief, enon “Obsession,” but like many Ritchie joints it has its was great. Its latest, “Hard defenders too: An easy bit of Life,” may be even greater. action entertainment, coming At the very least, it confirms to Starz and its streaming The Tubs’ position as one of the principal indie rock bands service on Saturday. — AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr of the moment. These are impatient pop songs that span New music to stream a range of emotions, somewhere between empathy and • In certain corners of feeling pathetic. Delicious! the internet, there appears — AP Music Writer Maria to be a revival of ’00s rock bands. The Strokes are back; Sherman Wolf Parade’s “I’ll Believe in New series to stream Anything” from their 2005 debut album “Apologies to • Carole Radziwill reclaims her “The Real Housewives the Queen Mary” got a huge streaming bump due to its of New York City” apple fulltime for Season 16, eight years placement in “Heated Rivalafter her exit. Sai De Silva, ry.” Heck, new generations of listeners are discovering Erin Lichy and Jessel Taank TV on the Radio’s “Wolf return as well, mixing it up with newcomers Hailey GlassLike Me” because of its use man, Erika Hammond, and in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” Hopefully love for the Daisy Toye. Expect Radziera will extend to the English will’s Epstein files mentions to come up. The new season band Bloc Party, whose new begins streaming this week on album “Anatomy of a Brief Romance” arrives Friday. It’s Peacock. the kind of dance-y post-punk • Also on Peacock, we the band has long hung its hat reunite with the staff of the on, made modern. Toledo Truth Teller celebrat-
ee and Springfield. “We started before COVID painting with acrylics and CONTINUES FROM PAGE D5 had a blast mixing different colors, then just pouring them and flowers and other things then sketching them by pencil on a canvas to create some before carving them into the wild and different abstracts. final piece,” Lopez said. We eventually moved on She will be selling a variety to painting pictures such of items including teapots, as landscapes, barns, fencpitchers, plates, mugs, es, and other things. Then dogwood bowls, and more, COVID hit and we started acincluding some jewelry such cumulating all these paintings as ceramic pendants. and decided to give craft fairs “I’m looking forward to the a try,” Pagnoni said. festival because I love talking She noted they knew they with people about my work, had really “arrived” when many of whom want to know four years ago Two Sisters my process for making the were accepted to show at Matpieces I have on display,” she toon Street Arts Festival. said. “It was our dream to actuReturning for another year ally be part of an arts festival are Luisa Pagnoni and her as opposed to just a local craft sister Lori Charette of Two fair,” Pagnoni said. Sisters Creative Designs, who They will be selling small divide their creative time be- ceramic coasters and hot tween their homes in Chicop- plates with their own photo-
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New video games to play • Looking to get an early jump on trick-or-treating? “Halloween: The Game,” an asymmetrical 1-vs.-4 thriller, is ready to make you scream. One player takes the role of Michael Myers, the relentless slasher from the classic 1978 movie. The other four are residents of Haddonfield. “Halloween” comes from Colorado studio IllFonic. The knives are out and at the ready this week on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC. — Lou Kesten
Hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. graphs and artwork, which can also be hung on the wall. Their ever popular ghost also returns to the festival
will be strolling music by Joel Maginsky playing mandolin and clarinet, Andy Allen on the saxophone, singer/gui-
On-street parking is free on the weekends. For more information, visit mattoonfestival.org.
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natural for him. “Yeah, I think the real question would be the opposite, like, how do I take my act and incorporate it into something bigger,” he said. “And I think honestly that’s really always been a difficulty of mine, because I think no matter how many times, whether we’re playing arenas or stadiums, I approach it, like, I want people to have a good time, but I also hope people are listening.” Nail is touring to promote his new album, “Flowers,” which came out on Aug. 21. The album, his first fulllength release in a decade, is a departure from his early chart-topping albums. Nail, a Grammy-nominated artist, decided to pursue a more independent path over the past decade, but has released only singles and EPs. But he finally assembled a big enough collection of songs to release an album, which he said was easier to do when he was on a big record label. “I think when you’re on a major label, you write the songs, you record them, but that process is a lot longer. I don’t think people realize that those songs that they hear, a lot of times, are two, three years old. You might have two or three years before the record actually comes out,” he said. “And, you know, you’re two or three years older, and you’re really in a different place.” But as an independent artist, Nail said his releases are now a more accurate reflection of who is he is currently. “If you write something you get super excited about it, and you got the budget, you can record it and throw it out there,” he said. “You don’t really have to worry about other artists’ schedules or, you know, anything really.” Although he’s from Kennett, Missouri, Nail is no stranger to Massachusetts. He has been a longtime collaborator with Bay State
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favorite Lori McKenna, who lives in Stoughton. McKenna actually sings on Nail’s new record and co-wrote a few of the songs. “She’s so great and great to write with. She has this way of sort of giving you this, like, a push,” Nail said. “You might not even know necessarily if you want to write about something, but she sort of opens that window and then — and this might kind of sound weird — but, she sort of gently pushes you out and says, ‘Let’s just go there.’” Of course, Nail’s aforementioned hometown, Kennett, has more than one music star, despite its small population of just around 10,000. Sheryl Crow also hails from the city. “Her mother actually was my piano teacher, although she would argue that I didn’t come to enough lessons,” Nail said with a laugh. “But when she got huge, it was a big freaking deal. And seeing what she did, the courage it took, gave me courage.”
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