CISA Local Hero Spotlight

We talk with founder and organizer of the Odenong Powwow Justin Beatty before event's 6th iteration, visit Growing a Bunch Farm in Ashfield, and check in with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We talk with author an illustrator Jesse Mechanic and Leyla Moushabeck of Interlink Publishing about new book, "Don't be a F*#king Marshmallow," check out the Greenfield Bee Fest with live music from Mister and Missus G, and visit Conway Natives to see native plants.

We visit Flora Farm in Haydenville, check out how the youth is fighting for a sustainable future at the Future Planet Fiesta, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We have a Live Music Monday with banjoist Max Wareham, take a tour of Red Shirt Farm and celebrate Star Wars Day with Mr. Universe.

We talk to BoDeans founder Kurt Neumann before his show at the HOPE Center for the Arts, get Live Music Friday with Emily Wells accompanied by a string quartet, and visit Sixteen Acres Garden Center.

We get a sneak peak of the 5th annual Easthampton Film Festival, check in with the David Ruggles Center before their Founders Day Symposium, and take the latest Local Hero Spotlight to Woodstar Cafe.

We talk with Erin Sewell of Dusty Goat Farm about growing microgreens, chat with Patric Madden and Urgyen Joshi about their second production of "Acting Class: 2 Fast, 2 Furrious," and get word nerdy with senior editor Emily Brewster of Merriam-Webster.

We get a Live Music Wednesday with the Sengal-America Project, talk with Irida Kakhtiranova of P'Frogi Pierogies about their upcoming fundraiser, and explore the word "glamour" with the Word Nerd.

We speak to some participating composers collaborating with the Ensemble Télémaque for "Sounds, Tears, and Skins" at Bombyx, talk to the production team behind GCC's staging of "The Laramie Project," and take a tour of Dave's Natural Garden.

We talk to guest curator Ayanna Dozier for the Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival and visit Stoneman Brewery for the latest CISA Local Hero Spotlight.