Art & Entertainment

Susanne Strempek Shea

Author Suzanne Strempek Shea of Palmer discusses her latest work, “This is Paradise: A Mother’s Grief, an African Village’s Plight and the Medical Clinic That  Brought Fresh Hope to Both”. She’ll be joined by Mags Riordan, whose story of...

Steampunk

Steampunk is an artistic and design subculture which combines science fiction, history, fantasy, and the Victorian era into a fanciful blend. The term originated during the early 1980s when Steampunk was used to describe a fantasy world where steam-powered machines...

Quadriplegic Poet

Laura Chagnon, from West Springfield, became the victim of a senseless assault in Boston in 1989. The result? She was in a 5-week coma only to awake quadriplegic, legally blind with a head injury. The next 4 years were spent in physical rehab facilities and she...

Carnegie Hall Performance

Two Westfield State University piano students were chosen in the 2014 Crescendo International Piano Competition to play at Carnegie Hall in New York City on February 8.  They tell me about this experience along with their teacher Galina Gertsenzon, Assistant Professor...

Local Author Fair

The Springfield City Library connects writers with interested readers and new audiences at their biannual Author Fairs. Matthew Jaquith, Adult Program and Training Librarian for Springfield Library and local author Kevin Allen discuss the upcoming Author Fair at...

Web Premiere: Author Winthrop Smith

January 2014 marked the 100th birthday of the financial powerhouse known as Merrill Lynch. The former chairman & son of one of ML’s founders went to Amherst College and currently lives in VT. Winthrop Smith is one of the few people to have known all of the...

Web Premiere: Music Educator Grammy Nominee

A total of 10 music teachers from 10 cities across 8 states have been announced as finalists for the first annual Music Educator Grammy Award. More than 30,000 initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states. Kurn Hattin Homes for Children’s Music...