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03/24/2023

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03/23/2023

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center’s Ashley Hufnagel talks about the complex ethics of assigning Q***r identities to artists who did not self-identify.

03/23/2023

In the second part of a two-part interview, Tara Gorman, Kahli Hernandez, and JaJa Swinton — three of the artists behind “Something Extraordinary,” currently on display at Westfield State University — talk about what inspired the exhibit.

03/23/2023

If you’re looking for a fun and relaxed spot to grab a pint and maybe challenge your friends to a board game or two, you’ll love the vibe at Four Phantoms Brewing Company, a community-based brewpub in Greenfield, MA.

03/23/2023

Meet Billie J. Farrell, the first female commander of the USS Constitution, the U.S Navy’s oldest commissioned warship.

03/23/2023

Meet Billie Farrell, the first female commander of the USS Constitution Museum, and then head to Greenfield, Massachusetts and grab a beer at Four Phantoms Brewing Company. Here's your first look at the stories we're featuring tonight at 7:30pm on New England Public Media and live streaming at nepm.org/connectingpoint.

We were sick of the cold and the snow, so we set up shop in the tropical oasis known as the Durfee Conservatory at UMass...
03/20/2023

We were sick of the cold and the snow, so we set up shop in the tropical oasis known as the Durfee Conservatory at UMass Amherst for this week's episode. Catch it Thursday at 7:30pm on New England Public Media!

03/20/2023

In “Frankie the Caterpillar,” western Mass author Harlene Simmons tells the tale of a young caterpillar who overcomes his fear of change – and finds a new friend on his journey.

03/19/2023

Meet Tara Gorman, Kahli Hernandez, and JaJa Swinton, three of the artists featured in ‘Something Extraordinary’ on display at Westfield State University. In the mixed media exhibit, eight artists of the African Diaspora converge to examine the Black experience through their unique creative lens.

03/18/2023

Head to Dwight Street in Holyoke, where local artists can sharpen their sketching skills at the inclusive, women-led Go Figure Drawing Studio.

03/17/2023

Since 1978, the Sons of Erin n have fostered Irish culture and heritage in western Mass, including sponsoring and creating one of the most popular entries in the Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade: the float that carries the Westfield Colleen and her court through the streets of the Paper City.

03/16/2023

Amateur artists and seasoned professionals alike can sharpen their figure sketchings skills at Go Figure Drawing Studio in Holyoke.

Visit the inclusive, women-led studio tonight at 7:30pm on New England Public Media and streaming live at nepm.org/connectingpoint.

03/16/2023

Sons of Erin & Go Figure Drawing Studio...here's your first look at the stories we're featuring tonight at 7:30pm on New England Public Media and live streaming at nepm.org/connectingpoint.

Author Harlene Simmons stops by to chat about her debut children’s book, Frankie the Caterpillar, tomorrow at 7:30pm -T...
03/15/2023

Author Harlene Simmons stops by to chat about her debut children’s book, Frankie the Caterpillar, tomorrow at 7:30pm -TV and streaming live at nepm.org/connectingpoint.

03/15/2023

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, we’ll get a history lesson from the Sons of Erin – and a sneak peek of the highly-anticipated Westfield St. Patrick’s Parade float – tomorrow at 7:30pm -TV and streaming live at nepm.org/connectingpoint

“Something Extraordinary” delves into the process of visual storytelling and examines Black history through a creative l...
03/14/2023

“Something Extraordinary” delves into the process of visual storytelling and examines Black history through a creative lens. Meet Kahli Hernandez, Tara Gorman, & JaJa Swinton, three of the artists featured in the Westfield State University exhibit, Thursday at 7:30pm and live streaming at nepm.org/connectingpoint.

Join us for a special St. Patrick's Day toast from the Irish Cultural Center of Western New England on this week's show!...
03/13/2023

Join us for a special St. Patrick's Day toast from the Irish Cultural Center of Western New England on this week's show! Catch it Thursday at 7:30pm on New England Public Media and streaming at nepm.org/connectingpoint.

03/13/2023

A trove of 4,000 antique glass plate negatives were bound for the trash – until photo preservationist Terri Cappucci saved them. The collection of vintage images, called Somebody Photographed This, reveal what life was like in western Mass over a century ago.

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