A little food, a little music, and a little something we can't quite think of the word for a whatchamacallit? Gizmo? A doodad?
Word Nerd Emily Brewster, senior editor at Merriam-Webster, walks us through the many vagaries of placeholder words and the way we linguistically gesture vaguely at things.
We follow the music to Northampton where a well-established local band, The Whole Children Friendship Band, will team up with a very well-established national act, Yo La Tengo, to raise money for disability rights organization Pathlight. We talk with some of the organizers and band members about their music, this collaboration, and the difference their organization has made to the greater community over the past decade and more.
We head to the very east end of Springfield to the Indian Orchard neighborhood to find the 8th annual Food Truck Festival. With a bevvy of music, crafts, and gastronomic delights, we speak with Massachusetts State Rep. Orlando Ramos and Indian Orchard Citizens Council President Zaida Govan about the impetus and growth of the festival.
