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Hatfield, Massachusetts · HatfieldBy STEVE PFARRER
For the Gazette Stephen Platt, who teaches 19th and 20th century Chinese history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, made a significant name for himself with his two last books. Courtesy BYU Special CollectionsEvans Carlson with Zhu De, the commander of the Chinese Communist Eighth Route Army, circa 1938. “Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom,” an account of China’s bloody Taiping Rebellion in the mid 1800s, won the 2012 Cundi…Read Article
Profiling ‘The Raider’: New book by UMass history professor Stephen Platt explores the life of a celebrated but unconventional Marine
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Immigration · HatfieldBy CAROLYN BROWN
Staff Writer Two dark moments in Northampton history – the 1806 execution of two innocent immigrants and the 1960 arrest of a closeted Smith College professor – have an unlikely connection: an upcoming event will explore them both in opera. William Hite, left, and Bryan Pollock, as Newton Arvin and Truman Capote, respectively, in the 2017 production of “The Scarlet Professor” by Harley Erdman and Eric Sawyer at Smith College. PH…Read Article
Local tragedies, set to song: Historic Northampton will stage ‘Northampton Stories: From the Operas of Sawyer & Erdman’ next weekend
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Hatfield, Massachusetts · HatfieldBy CAROLYN BROWN
Staff Writer Celebrated lesbian singer-songwriter Linda Shear will play a benefit show for Straw Dog Writers Guild on Saturday, May 31, at 4 p.m. at Northampton Center for the Arts. Linda Shear plays the piano at home in Easthampton. She will play a benefit show for Straw Dog Writers Guild on Saturday, May 31, at 4 p.m. at Northampton Center for the Arts. STAFF PHOTO / DANIEL JACOBI II— Shear founded the band Family of Woman, th…Read Article
‘My heart requires it’: Pioneer lesbian singer-songwriter Linda Shear will perform benefit show in Northampton, May 31
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Fearlessly following her muse: Artist Rosemary Barrett’s upcoming show in Easthampton is rich with surrealist oil paintings
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‘Irving Berlin’s View of the East River’ films in western Mass: Behind the scenes of an indie movie set in the Valley
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Theater Matters with Jarice Hanson: Budget cuts can’t kill culture: Highlighting two local productions that bring us hope
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How Trump tariffs could upend California farms, wine and ports
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Reel talent: Easthampton Film Festival returns for fourth year, May 1-4
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Amherst can’t decide where it is: Is town center uptown or downtown?
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The ills of a billion-dollar enterprise: The slow-death of the cannabis industry, and what might be done to reverse the trend
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