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Tony Dunne/NEPMWe visit Lenox to learn about Tanglewood on Parade. We hear from conductors Thomas Wilkins and Na'Zir McFadden, listen to live music from Nathan Cole, violinist and BSO concertmaster, and Lorna McGhee, BSO principal flutist. Plus we talk with Amy Aldrich, senior director for patron outreach. -
Kaliis Smith/NEPMWe take a walk in Wildwood Cemetery to see a new sculpture, learn about Amherst Cinema's "Sound and Vision" film series and learn about the future of the star, Betelgeuse, with Mr. Universe.
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Jamie Kraus PhotographyWe talk with Kitty Hendricks-Miller about the 12th annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival, learn about the multi-cultural dance found in "Urban Love Suite" at Jacob's Pillow and taste wines at Dare Bottleshop in Lenox. -
Kaliis Smith/NEPMWe talk with writer and producer Haile Eshe Cole and assistant producer Nicole Young-Martin of emerging play "Belly," and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.
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We take a tour of the Shakespeare & Company campus and bring the latest CISA Local Hero Spotlight to the Kolakoski Farm Stand. -
We head into the woods with author Noah Charney to talk about his book, "These Trees Tell a Story," and learn about the legal advocate shortage in Mass. with Jack Godleski and Izaac Maas. -
We talk to NEPM President Matt Abramovitz to bring a local context to eliminated federal funding for public media, hear live music with Florence's Lucia Dostal and imbibe at Tip Top Wine Shop. -
We learn about the new W.E.B. Du Bois statue that will be unveiled in Great Barrington this weekend and talk about the state of American politics with Rep. Jim McGovern. -
We learn about this weekend's Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival with live bagpipe music, talk to Word Nerd Emily Brewster about the suffixes "-ant" and "-aur," and listen to live music with Éilís Kennedy and Peter Blanchette. -
We visit Maple Corner Farm for their pick-your-own blueberry season, chat with conductor Keith Lockhart as he celebrates 30 years with the Boston Pops and play pickleball to benefit the Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity. -
We shoot some arrows with Mill River Archery, visit Black Birch Vineyard before their "Books and Bottles" event and explore distant solar systems with Mr. Universe. -
We talk to Senator Ed Markey as he prepares to run for reelection, learn more about Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Feast's return to Springfield and take the latest Wine Thunderdome to Provisions in Amherst. -
We learn about PAHMUSA's Underground Railroad walking tour in Springfield, chat with author David Ambroz's memoir, "A Place Called Home," and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern. -
![This week's panel for The Rundown includes Larry Parnass, executive editor for The Springfield Republican; freelance journalist Sarah Robertson [not pictured]; and Elizabeth Román, NEPM executive news director.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9f24279/2147483647/strip/true/crop/880x490+0+26/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F4d%2Fca2d953b403a8d57d347b9c226e9%2Fgrove.png)
We discuss how a new state budget could aid local homeowners with crumbling foundations, relicensing hydropower facilities in Franklin County, talks of reinstating “happy hour” for Mass. restaurants and bars and more.
![This week's panel for The Rundown includes Larry Parnass, executive editor for The Springfield Republican; freelance journalist Sarah Robertson [not pictured]; and Elizabeth Román, NEPM executive news director.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6fa045f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/880x490+0+26/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F4d%2Fca2d953b403a8d57d347b9c226e9%2Fgrove.png)