VISUAL ARTS

"Cottage Street Studios: Past and Present" brings together artists who formed a community at a former mill building in downtown Easthampton before rents went up.

We visit artist Nayana LaFond's exhibit, "Portraits in Red," at the Springfield Museums and talk with afrobeats legend Gyedu-Blay Ambolley.

In an rapidly changing political landscape, we check in with Rep. Jim McGovern. And, we take a trip to the Eric Carle Museum to see author and illustrator Grace Lin's career retrospective exhibit.

We tour Dickinson Farm as we venture into berry season, find out how Common Wealth Murals is celebrating Juneteenth with a mural bus tour and talk with composer Felipe Salles about his new album, "Camera Obscura."

We check back in with Zulfiqar Manzi about his animated show, "The Matumbilas," talk with filmmaker Christian Banda about an upcoming project and hear live music with Melanie A. Davis.

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 spend some time in Franklin County at Boulder Top Farm, explore the exhibit, "Voices and Votes," at the Mohawk Trail Regional High School and chat with the Tumble Science Podcast for Kids before their big Joke-ha-thon.

We talk to multi-disciplinary artist Saul Williams before his performance at Mass MoCA, hear live music from Ciarra Fragale and taste wines for our latest Wine Thunderdome.

Canadian Musician JayWood stops by to perform before his sold out show at The Iron Horse, learn about the Massachusetts Sheep and Woolcraft Festival, and discover the new exhibit, "Witch Panic!," at Springfield Museums.

We meet many of the folx making up the former factory, now work/event/living space Greylock WORKS in North Adams.