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My travel column, Travel with Max, will now be appearing in the Greenfield Recorder newspaper every month, I’ve taken a step up from my previous publication, the Montague Reporter.
So far 2026 is a year for snow, we’ve had several storms and more is on the way. It’s fine not having a snowblower, we did it all by hand shovel.
For love, for Liberty, a musical depiction of the history of the Revolutionary War, presented by a new theater company at 52Sumner in Springfield.
Now that I’ve been retired for a full year, reflecting on my experiences so far, it has been different than what I thought it would be. The most consistent element of retirement that I didn’t count on was loneliness. Being by myself is a big part of retirement; it’s hard […]
Here is what has been approved to be built where the former Cumberland Farms store and parking lot are. The building goes right up to the sidewalk, and you’ll see there will be three new storefronts and 12 apartments upstairs. This is such a major development and a fantastic positive […]
Last night we saw Steel Magnolias at the Majestic Theater, a very funny story about women and life in a small town Louisiana hair salon.
We’re taking a father and son trip for the weekend to Pownal, Vermont, where we wil recreate the magic of my father son trips with Nat Hartshorne.
A review of the play Noises Off at Ja’Duke Theater in Turners Falls MA, performed on October 12, 2025, by theater critic Max Hartshorne.
Some of the highlights of Barcelona are the Palau de la Musica, the harbor and the lovely Gotic Quarter with so many gorgeous buildings.
The Raimat Arts Festival is held each year in Lleida, Spain, bringing cutting edge musicians, experimental and classical, to a beautiful part of Spain.
Lacy Bray told me about what their Ozark Beer Co does to create community in Rogers Arkansas, and why she loves living there.
Once, the Popular Musical, Opens at the Majestic in West Springfield In the musical Once, new at the Majestic Theater, the story brings a street performer (Guy, Nick Anastasia) in contact with a Czech immigrant (Girl, Kate Theis) in Dublin. A transaction over fixing her Hoover vacuum becomes a partnership, […]