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Rage Hezekiah will read from her work, 3 p.m. Oct. 28, as part of a Voices of Poetry gathering at the Stockbridge Library, which also features Robert Carr, Richard Hoffman
Revisiting the pastAMHERST The monthly Song & Story Swap, sponsored by the Pioneer Valley Folklore Society of western Massachusetts, will feature storyteller and historical re-enactor Dennis Picard in a hybrid event Jan. 7 at 7 p.m.The in-person.
Area musicians and bands were playing, sometimes on tour, with many more dates lined up.
Then everything shut down.
And so did hundreds of local people’s jobs, hobbies, creative outlets and social lives.
Unlike reopening restaurants, museums, art galleries and shops, it’s been nearly impossible to produce or welcome audiences to live theater shows and concerts for the past year beyond small outdoor, drive-in or one-actor/one-musician shows. There are glimmers of hope for live events in coming months, but many people believe large-group entertainment may be the last part of the arts and life to get back to “normal” once the pandemic eases.