Yiddish Book Center

Aaron Lansky, Founder and President of the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst will talk about the work done there archiving and preserving books and other materials pertaining to the Yiddish language and Jewish history and culture. He will bring along a rare recent...

MA Commission for the Blind

Janet LaBreck, Director Mass Commission for the Blind, created an award winning internship program that supports over 60 blind college students in job sites each summer. Also our guests: Ron Gallagher, Director, Region 1 (Western MA) Commission for the Blind. Luis...

The State We’re In

State Representatives Michael Kane (D) – Holyoke and Don Humason (R) – Westfield will discuss the final days of the 2011 legislative session –including disposition of casino gambling...

We Still Live Here

Anne Makepeace will discuss her documentary “We Still Live Here: As Nutayunean” telling the story of Native American linguist Jessie Little Doe Baird and her efforts to save the native language of the Wampanoags which had not been spoken for over a...

Ben Vereen

Arts & Entertainment contributor Meghan Lynn Allen sits down with Broadway actor Ben Vereen during a recent visit to Hartford. www.benvereen.com...

Care Center of Holyoke

The Care Center is an alternative education program for pregnant and parenting teens who have dropped out of high school. Currently, between 70 and 85 percent of Care Center students who leave The Care Center with their GEDs go on to college....

Berkshire Museum

Carrie Saldo will discuss the 27th annual Festival of Trees at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield with Van Shields, museum director, and Donna Krenicki, co-chair, Festival of Trees committee. Shields, the museum’s newly appointed executive director will also...

Libya After Gadhafi

Vincent Ferraro, Professor of International Politics at Mount Holyoke College, will discuss the situation in Libya and the Middle East after the death of dictator Muamar...

Guitar Maker

We visit furniture and cabinet maker Paul Girouard in his workshop in Sturbridge to discover how he’s turned his passions for woodworking and music into a line of handmade, finely-crafted guitars. Girouard Guitars/Fine...

In-Depth: Education (part 2)

Carrie Saldo sits down with Susan Hollins, Superintendent of Schools in Greenfield to discuss the “Virtual School at Greenfield”.  They are in their second year and this was the first Virtual School in the state....

Henry Cisneros former US HUD Secretary

Henry Cisneros, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Clinton, and executive chairman of CityView, which focuses on urban development and sustainable communities, speaks with Jim Madigan. Cisneros was in the region recently as the inaugural...