WINE & SPIRITS

We talk with Kitty Hendricks-Miller about the 12th annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival, learn about the multi-cultural dance found in "Urban Love Suite" at Jacob's Pillow and taste wines at Dare Bottleshop in Lenox.

We learn about the electronic music festival, Extension Chords II, with some of the performers and organizers of the event and try wines with our Franklin County wine friend Ken Washburn.

We talk to NEPM President Matt Abramovitz to bring a local context to eliminated federal funding for public media, hear live music with Florence's Lucia Dostal and imbibe at Tip Top Wine Shop.

We shoot some arrows with Mill River Archery, visit Black Birch Vineyard before their "Books and Bottles" event and explore distant solar systems with Mr. Universe.

We talk to Senator Ed Markey as he prepares to run for reelection, learn more about Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Feast's return to Springfield and take the latest Wine Thunderdome to Provisions in Amherst.

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.

We hear live music from Cheap City, learn about the documentary, "Secret Mall Apartment," and try wine at Tip Top Wine Shop.

We check in with some of the students benefiting from the Play It Forward drive at STEM Middle Academy, hear live music from local band Splendid Torch and taste wine at State Street Fruit Store.

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

We are visited by musicians JayWood and Kris Delmhorst and find out about sustainable wine production for this week's Thunderdome.