VISUAL ARTS

We celebrate a new album from Kimaya Diggs, "Green," visit the Eric Carle Museum's new exhibit, and chat with Word Nerd Emily Brewster.

We have Live Music Friday with the Sam Grisman Project, see the community project born from NEPM's own art tour event, and pit Cabernets together for the latest Wine Thunderdome.

We get a Live Music (and dance) Session with Flamenco Boston, speak with artist Charlie Gould who has a painting hung right here at NEPM, and speak with the Word Nerd about English's archaic roots.

We speak with Concora members about concert "A Passion for the Planet," have Live Music Friday with Água de Moringa, and roam Northampton for the Fun Sized Art Festival.

We take a trip to the newly renovated Mount Holyoke College Art Museum before it reopens post-renovation and chat with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We speak to August's Mayor of the Month William Reichelt of West Springfield, check out what's in store for Northampton's Arts Night Out, and have our latest Word Nerd chat.

There’s an exhibit of new photographs of the city of Holyoke – taken through the lens of a 100-year-old camera. “Pictorially Speaking’ is now on display at the Wistariahurst Museum.

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.

We speak with Bang on a Can co-founder Julia Wolfe, composer Shelley Washington, and pianist Karl Larson. We also hear music from some of the Bang on a Can fellows and Larson himself.

We visit the Hilltown 6 pottery studios before their workshops and open house, take a tour of the Amherst Survival Center, and explore the difference between "wrack" and "rack" with the Word Nerd.