FESTIVALS

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 talk with comic book author Diane DiMassa about her new anthology, learn about what the Arcadia Folk Festival has in store this year, and ask the Word Nerd about common misnomers.

We speak with the organizers of the African Community Festival in Springfield, visit the Westfield Farmers Market and discuss the term "Adams' apple." with the Word Nerd.

We visit MASS MoCA to hear from the co-founders of Bang on a Can before LOUD weekend, David Lang, Julia Wolfe and Michael Gordon. Plus, we listen to a percussive performance from Jason Treuting of Sō Percussion.

While many people on Monday marked Indigenous People's Day or Columbus Day, members of a Polish group in Northampton, Massachusetts, celebrated their heritage by honoring a Revolutionary War leader, Casimir Pulaski.

Wilco's opening performance from Solid Sound 2024 at on Friday, June 28 at MASS MoCA.

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit's Friday night set from the Solid Sound Festival at MASS MoCA.

The high school robotics teams are putting their engineering skills to the test in competing matches at the New England FIRST District Robotics Championship through Saturday.

We taste some bubbles with Dare Provisions & Bottleshop in Lenox at a champagne tasting around the corner at Pizzeria Boema, talk First Night Northampton with Northampton Arts Council Event Coordinator Steve Sanderson, and hear a few of the folx you can catch that last night of the year for Live Music Friday: Father Hotep and Love Crumbs

We head to Hadley to discover one of the oldest continuously running farms in Western Mass at Barstow's, find out the origins, principles, and local events for Kwanzaa with Umass professor Amilcar Shabazz and Springfield Kwanzaa Co-ordinator Ayanna Crawford, and Mr. Universe, and Salman Hameed wraps up the year with two recommendations and one significant cosmic event.