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Mill River Archery, Books and Bottles, Mr. Universe

We’re meeting new communities through books, bows, bottles and solar systems hurtling millions of light years away.

Mill River Archery has gathered folx curious about the bow to make them better shots. We head out to their training grounds on the Hampshire College campus to talk with their coaches and participants about the impetus for forging their own collective, the key techniques of shooting and perhaps take aim ourselves with instructors Rory Palmer, Jesse Hasslinger, and more.

And also we’re gathering bibliovores and authors alike to peruse pages in Hatfield at Black Birch Vineyard where "Books and Bottles" will bring 8 authors together at the local winery for readings, signings, and more. We speak with organizer Michael Parzymieso and participating authors Mattea Kramer and Jacqueline Sheehan to talk about the density of authors in the valley, the gift of events like this and more.

And Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed of Kainaat Studios and Hampshire College, talks about foreign bodies, which in this case refers to a comet from another solar system that’s headed to ours.

Christopher “Monte'' Belmonte is host and executive producer of NEPM's The Fabulous 413. He was born and raised in Massachusetts and has been a radio host in western Massachusetts for the last 20 years — the last 17 of them as host of Mornings with Monte on The River 93.9/WRSI.
Kaliis Smith is a radio host and producer for NEPM's The Fabulous 413. She was most recently host and producer at The River 93.9/WRSI where she appeared on Mornings with Monte for the Nerdwatch segment and hosted weekday evenings.