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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, […]
Towns in Massachusetts are giving back the reefer fees they originally charged in 2016 when marijuana was legalized, the costs just were not justified.
Visiting farms and food producer in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, meeting people who create deliciousness.
Sunnydayz Cannabis is under construction in South Deerfield. It’s set to open in March 2026. Owner Ken Bouquillon says that nobody around this area knows how to grow pot as well as he does, and people will pay double for the good weed.
Life in our little towne, South Deerfield, Massachusetts, is full of interactions and little business transactions. I love it here.
We took our vacation on the island of Ischia and on the coast of Italy near Naples, it was a fabulous choice full of swimming, seafood and fun.