COMMUNITY ACTION

We celebrate 25 years of Mike's Maze in Sunderland and learn about the 2nd annual QueerCore Fest in Easthampton.

We learn about all the community-forward healthcare that is provided by local organization Tapestry Health, learn about the invasive spotted lantern fly with NEPM reporter Philip Bishop and Jennifer Foreman Orth of MDAR and check in with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We learn about the the 2025-2026 program of the Hope Center of the Arts, pet some instruments at the Northampton Community Music Center and hear more about the lunar eclipse with Mr. Universe.

We talk with local author David Daley about the modern context of gerrymandering, learn about the Nipmuc community's traditional mishoon practice and find out what's in store for this year's RPM Fest.

We learn about Stone Soup Cafe's 20th annual Harvest Supper and The Triplex Cinema's Queer Cinema Club. Plus we take the latest CISA Local Hero Spotlight to Autumn Mist Farm.

We hear about how festival Transformance 35 benefits the local arts and talk with Mr. Universe about the upcoming lunar eclipse and not-so-far-away planets.

We celebrate Valley Free Radio's 20th birthday, launch into Antenna Cloud Farm's new season of programming and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

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 broadcast live from the Hope Center for the Arts to learn more about the center's mission for arts education and community cultural enrichment. Plus, we hear about this weekend's Jazz and Roots Festival in Springfield.

We visit the Beneski Museum in Amherst to learn more about the Dino Trail Week, tour Historic Northampton's new exhibit, "Slavery and Freedom in Northampton," and chat with Rep. Jim McGovern.