THEATER

We speak with Heartbeat Theater about their debut production of David Auburn's "PROOF," sit with President Nate Costa of the Springfield Thunderbirds and hear live music with Boston band Almost Olive.

Tina Packer, who in 1978, founded Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., died over the weekend.

We talk to folx from Valley Players and Way Finders their partnership in the play, "It's a Wonderful Life," and visit McKinstry Market Garden in Chicopee.

We visit community center The Brick House in Montague, walk through Crabapple Farm and learn about a play about musician Teddy Pendergrass premiering at CitySpace this weekend.

We visit Stillman Quality Meats for the latest CISA Local Hero Spotlight and talk with comedian Alaa Shehada about his one-man show, "Horse of Jenin."

We talk with artists and organizers behind "A Happening V: The Bestiary" at the Shea Theater, visit WANDER Berkshires before their "Rocky Horror Picture Show" event and try wines with wine friend Ken Washburn.

Monte and Kaliis are taking some time off, but while they're gone, they explore the Cricket Creek Farm Fall Festival, the Write Angels Conference, A new play "Swamped" in Wendell, new documentary "Hunting Yellow Pigs", and Recordville's Northampton Record Fair.

K&E Theatre Group tells us about their production of Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park with George," composer Rafiq Bhatia shares his two solo albums and his picturesque modern sounds, and Norma Dream performs on Live Music Friday.

We speak with author Hannah Moushabeck of Interlink Publishing about the 2nd annual Read & Resist event, learn about a new theater work at Double Edge Theatre and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We talk learn about this year's resource fair organized by the Mary Lyon Foundation, talk about theater incubation space The Barn at Lee and discuss the role of mobile markets with Go Fresh.