MERRIAM-WEBSTER

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 talk with producer and soprano Karen Slack about the new production, "African Queens," at Tanglewood and ask the Word Nerd about the history of using "pretty" as an adverb.

We learn about this weekend's Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival with live bagpipe music, talk to Word Nerd Emily Brewster about the suffixes "-ant" and "-aur," and listen to live music with Éilís Kennedy and Peter Blanchette.

We hear about the production of "Still" at A.P.E. Gallery, learn more about this year's Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival and ask the Word Nerd about compound words.

We talk with author Mattea Kramer about book "The Untended," chat with musician and producer John Carroll Kirby and talk with the Word Nerd about the English language's Germanic origins.

We float down the river with Zoar Outdoors before their pride event this weekend, find out about Fame Lounge's pride celebrations in Holyoke and pluralize words with the Word Nerd.

We find out about Genuine Culture and Wistriahurst's Juneteenth celebration, talk to Ancestral Bridges about their Juneteenth walking tour and break down language history in America with the Word Nerd.

We celebrate continue to celebrate Pride Month with The Big Gay Speakeasy in Adams, this weekend's Queer Joy Fun Fair and explore baneful v.s. baleful with the Word Nerd.

We check back in with student authors of the Slavery North Initiative with their picture book exhibit, tour the sustainable and natural dye printmaking studio Zea Mays and learn about pronunciation with the Word Nerd.

We learn about the 5th annual Odenong Powwow in Amherst and talk eponyms with the Word Nerd.