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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Poetry event coming to Holyoke on Friday
HOLYOKE — Join local poet Mila (Shamiya) for a night of poetry, art and real expression at Camilla Café in Holyoke on Friday. This open mic-style event is all about good vibes, creativity, and connecting with talented artists in a judgment-free space. The event also will feature performances by a variety of artists and poets. It begins at 6 p.m. with refreshments, followed by an hour of poetry that starts at 7 p.m. Mila will close the night with a featured performance, followed by a meet and greet. The event is free and open to all ages. Read the original article on MassLive.
Times
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Chesney Hawkes: ‘My wife had no idea who I was when we met'
It was 1995, four years after The One and Only was a hit. I'd been dropped by my label, dumped by my girlfriend and it felt like everyone was taking the piss out of me: the has-been pop star. Most of the money I made from music went into buying a house — my best financial decision ever. But I didn't have enough left for furniture. Plus, I was getting into drugs. I remember lying on a bare mattress in my room one night and breaking down. It was my lowest moment ever; I was worried it might end with me not finding a way out of the darkness. Then I met Krissy. My mate was playing an open-mic night at a pub in Mortlake,
