Simple Pleasures

10×10 Festival

Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director of Barrington Stage Company; Megan Whilden, Director of Cultural Development, City of Pittsfield; Lesley Ann Beck, Director of communications, Berkshire Museum and Thomas Attila Lewis, comedian and Comedy Show producer. 10×10...

Richardson’s Candy Kitchen

We’ll temp your sweet tooth with a visit to Richardson’s Candy Kitchen in Deerfield, MA.  We’ll see how this family owned business cranks it up for one of their busiest holidays of the season. http://www.richardsonscandy.com  ...

Super Bowl Preview

Football writer Sean Glennon of Northampton, author of  four books about the New England Patriots, previews the Super Bowl and his latest book, “Tom Brady vs. the NFL: The Case for Football’s Greatest Quarterback”....

Keystone Arches

The western branch of the Westfield River is home to the first keystone arch bridges built in America.  These magnificent granite structures made it possible for the railroad to cross the Berkshires and open a line from Boston to Albany New York.  Today, a recently...

Mike Quincy

  Consumer Reports Auto Content Specialist Mike Quincy will discuss new car values as well as how to identify a car that has been involved in a flood....

Railroad Hobby Show

John Sacerdote, Show Director of the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show, and Dick Joyce, past-President of the Amherst Railway Society,  discuss the upcoming event to be held at the Big E January 26 & 27....

CISA Winter Farmers Markets

Phil Korman, Executive Director for CISA Communities Involved with Sustaining Agriculture, and  Claire Morenon, Program Coordinator at CISA ,  discuss the growing popularity of winter farmers markets and how farmers are meeting the demand....

Life with Monte: Guitars at the Springfield Museums

The guitar is the single most enduring icon in American history. Featuring more than 60 instruments from the rare and antique to the wildly popular and innovative, Connecting Point contributor Monte Belmonte checks out the latest exhibit at the Springfield Science...

Mt. Tom Inclined Railroad

The summit of Mt. Tom was not easily accessible until the construction of the Mt. Tom Railroad in  1897. Over a thousand feet above sea level, a ride on the inclined railroad was a popular summer attraction until the Great Depression struck and the railroad and Summit...