Arts & Leisure
Living in the musical moment: Jazz in the Valley
September 5, 2008
Lester Bowie called it a way of life. Thelonious Monk called it freedom. Paul Whiteman said it was the "folk music of the machine age." "Addiction" was the word Miles Davis used, and Louis Armstrong simply said, "Man, if you have to ask what it is, you'll never know." For Jeff D'Antona of Northampton, jazz is about creation.
More Valley Jazz to check out
September 5, 2008
E-Town Jazz - The Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton (PACE) presents a new jazz jam series on the first and third Fridays of the month, starting Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. There'll be a full rhythm section to sit in with and occasional special guests so come to play or just to listen. General admission is $5, member admission $3 at PACE at 41 Union St. in Easthampton. For more information check out pioneerarts.or or call the center at 527-3700.
Table Talk: Ramadan, a time of purification
September 5, 2008
On Sept. 1 Muslims began the Ramadan fast. They will continue fasting for a whole month, neither eating nor drinking from sunup to sunset. That's roughly a 13-hour period at this time of year.
'Hamlet 2': almost as funny as 'Hamlet 1'
September 5, 2008
Somewhere deep in the bowels of Hollywood, several writers, directors and producers decided this would be the summer of vulgar comedy. And so, audiences have suffered through "The Love Guru," "Step Brothers, "Tropic Thunder," and now "Hamlet 2."
FEATURES
At play in the fields of Congress
By BRUCE WATSON
Just as the kids have gone back to school, Congress is returning from its summer recess.
