MUSIC

We speak to Arcadia sanctuary Manager MJ Rappaport and Jim Olsen of Signature Sounds about the 2026 Arcadia Folk Festival, speak to punk icon Laura Jane Grace, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

The unflinching multidisciplinary artist has long welcomed new challenges. With the release of a new album and a new book, he embraces the role his career has been building toward: investigative poet.

The eighth annual benefit concert, founded by Signature Sounds, takes place at the 700-acre wildlife sanctuary on Saturday August 29.

We chat with Stone Soup Cafe about their annual Harvest Supper, speak with the creatives behind Roomful of Teeth's "The Puerto Rico Experiment," and have a Live Music Session with Sable Island Pony.

We check out the Berkshire Opera Festival, speak with playwright and director Erica Terpening-Romeo about her one-woman show "The Songbook," and chat with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We check out the Meyer Sound Constellation system at Studio 9 in collaboration with Tanglewood, see Transformance 36 to raise funds for Northampton arts programs, and visit Tip Top Wine Shop for the latest Wine Thunderdome.

We speak to the owners of the new Chickadee Karaoke Rooms in Easthampton, chat with Mr. Universe about the red supergiant Betelgeuse, and learn about the 14th Amendment for the latest Power of History segment.

World-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma has just wrapped up a week-long residency in western Massachusetts — called We The People — to explore America’s past, present, and future. As is his style, he brought together different musical genres and historical conversations in a setting not normally focused on current affairs: the classical music venue of Tanglewood.

We hear live music with Kimaya Diggs, check out the programming at Adams Theater, and find out about the vital grief support Rick's Place is providing in the 413.

We visit artist Muriel 'Monik' Johnson's new exhibit at A.P.E. Gallery, we check out the Miles for Music fundraiser that supports the local music scene, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.