As the directors of the annual Youth Performance Festival, as well as independent performing artists, we write today to express our enormous gratitude for the Northampton Arts Council, the Greenfield Local Cultural Council, the South Hadley Local.
Pretty Clean Shop
A sustainably minded health and beauty store in the Junction
Pretty Clean Shop dishwashing set ($35): “This bestselling set comes with a bar soap, bamboo soap dish, dish sponge and a pot scrubber or dish-washing scrub. It replaces plastic brushes and sponges, as well as dish soap packaged in disposable plastic containers,” says founder Miriam Juarez Alcaraz.
LeafShave razor ($120): “The Leaf razor is a great alternative for people are wary of double-edge razors. It’s a plastic-free and multi-blade metal razor, and it can be loaded with up to three pure steel blades,” Alcarez says.
A zero-waste grocery store on Dundas West
Rat Girl by Kristin Hersh
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Kristin Hersh has spanned the alternative music genre as a singer, songwriter and guitarist. In
Rat Girl, she offers readers an in-depth look at her life as a musician. At 15 years old, Hersh and her bandmates in Throwing Muses were beginning to see the fruits of their labor come to life with a possible major-label signing. When she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, everything changed for her. With
Rat Girl, Hersh delivers an unapologetic story about being a woman in the music industry while juggling her mental health and growing into adulthood.
Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein