MERRIAM-WEBSTER

We visit Born Free Food Pantry in Springfield, hear live music with musician Jude Roberts and discuss silent letters with the Word Nerd.

We visit the Toy Box as they prepare to have adults connect with their playful side, talk with jazz legend Arturo Sandoval before his concert in Springfield and discuss dashes with the Word Nerd.

We check in with the executive director of The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts about SNAP benefits, learn about Westfield's Hutghi's at the Nook, and learn about mounweasels with the Word Nerd.

We learn about immigrant rights and advocacy event hosted by the Shelburne Falls Welcome Committee and FCCPR Rapid Response Network, learn about the 15th annual Ashfield FilmFest and get nerdy with wordster Emily Brewster.

We take a trip to Springfield Museums to learn about the third Latino Arts Festival, visit Book and Plow Farm in Amherst and describe body parts with the Word Nerd.

We join Rep. Jim McGovern at Foxtrot Farm as he tours various farms across western Mass., talk with the Word Nerd about contradictory phrases and find out what's new in the world of gaming in the latest installment of Nerdwatch.

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 hear about ECCE Ensemble's "Etchings" music festival at Bombyx, visit Blue Heaven Blueberries and discuss the history of nouns with the Word Nerd.

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.