EVENTS

We tour the Amelia Park Children's Museum ahead of their Penguin Plunge fundraiser, we hear live music from singer-songwriter Patty Larkin, and McGovern with Rep. JIm McGovern.

We speak with folks from the Kwanzaa Collective to learn more about the history, lessons and importance of Kwanzaa and hear live music from Teen Driver, Couchboy and Daniel Hales before they take the stage at First Night Northampton.

We talk to organizer Imani Wallace about the 3rd annual Black AF Conference, learn Merriam-Webster's word of the year with the Word Nerd, and reflect on the year in astronomy with Mr. Universe.

We talk to David Machowski, market manager of the Amherst Winter Farmers' Market, speak with Claude McKnight, founding member of Grammy-winning acapella group Take 6, and talk to professor Ousmane Power-Greene about his feature in an amicus brief for a lawsuit against the Trump administration.

NEPM's Smart & Funny People series brings Fran Lebowitz to the Academy of Music Theater on April 18, 2026.

NEPM's Smart & Funny People series brings NPR legend Ira Glass to the Academy of Music Theater on Oct. 3, 2026.

We speak with artist and author Robin Crofut-Brittingham, chat with the Young@Heart Chorus co-director before their upcoming concert and hear live music from local LuxDeluxe.

We speak with author Chuck Collins about the elite class and his book, "Burner by Billionaires," preview the Northampton Book Fair this weekend and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

Join NEPM, Historic Northampton and Historic Deerfield for a sneak preview of “The American Revolution” from Ken Burns, and a conversation with local Revolutionary history experts.

We engage in healthy discourse before the WIT Literary Festival, talk with author and musician Mister G before his book release concert, and check out the lineup for this year's Northampton Jazz Festival.