Buckwhear Zydeco will perform on Saturday in Ashfield. The Ashfield hills will be alive with the sound the music of Buckwheat Zydeco, Chris Smither, Andy Friedman, and The Primate Fiasco as they perform during the first WinklePicker festival, Friday thro

Planet Zydeco will perform at Winklepicker. Carol Young, from left, Nan Parati and Jim Olsen make plans at Elmer’s Store in Ashfield for the Winklepicker festival that opens Feb. 17. Trick question: What's the connection between Mardi Gras, Teddy Boys an

ASHFIELD - Even if you don’t have a pair of winklepickers, the WinklePicker festival here this month might be just what you need to boot you out of the winter doldrums. The Feb. 17-19 WinklePicker event will offer food, music, art, workshops, parading an

Brooks Williams, who says he found his musical voice while living and touring in the United Kingdom, makes a rare visit to the Valley for a show next week at the Iron Horse in Northampton. Williams says he misses old friends from the Valley and favorite

Joke rocker Weird Al Yankovic will return to the Twin Cities on May 3 to headline the State Theatre. Tickets are $49.50 to $29.50 and will go on sale at 10 a.m. today through Ticketmaster. In other concert news, singer/songwr

ALL WEEKEND Super Sesame Super Grover has a problem in "Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Super Heroes." He's lost his "super-ness," and there's a need for a hero on Sesame Street. That means Elmo has to kick into action this weekend at Consol Energy Center as