Emily’s Irish side: Play examines the connection between Emily Dickinson and her maid Margaret Maher

Valley Bounty: 30Boltwood benefiting from new executive chef

Changing its tune: The Parlor Room, now 10 years old, to transition to nonprofit model

Arts & Culture: Visual art in Amherst, theater at UMass and Northampton, and more

Around and About with Richard McCarthy: Hero of the budget-friendly buffet

Valley Bounty: Warm Colors Apiary practices the sweet science of beekeeping

Book Bag: Israeli mom must doubt the costs of her mission in ‘Victorious,’ by Yishai Sarid

40 years of making music: The Young@Heart Chorus celebrates a milestone

Book Bag: ‘Walker Evans: Last Photographs & Life Stories’ by Michael Lesy; ‘Occupying Massachusetts: Layers of History on Indigenous Land’ by Sandra Matthews

Art and commerce find a home: Mill District Local Art Gallery aims to give artists ‘a sense of ownership’

Arts & Culture: Theater in Northampton, music at Amherst College, and more

Opening the vaults: New UMass exhibit takes a broad look at 60 years worth of art on campu