The Fabulous 413

We're psyched about the long weekend, so we’re leaning into the celebration aspect of our extra day off. And on this show it means engaging with one of our favorite agricultural products wine! Kate Norris is one of the winemakers at Division Wines , carefully crafting the grapes of the Pacific Northwest into reflections of both the Willamette Valley and surrounding areas, as well as her early year...

This weekend the 6th Odenong Powwow returns to Amherst Regional High School gathering folx of all walks and honoring the indigenous traditions and culture of the many tribes in our corner of turtle island. We speak with founder Justin Beatty about the lessons learned in all of his years of producing the event, and about the foods, folx and community that grows through celebrations like this.  In A...

Today is accidentally a twofer, because when you have one of the nation’s most renowned ornithologists living in your purview, and the birds have just come back to the area because it’s spring, that’s just too much perfect kismet to not lean into So we’re headed out to the hills along the Connecticut river to go birding with author and illustrator David Sibley , as well as NEPM President Matt Abra...

Today the fabulous 413 is about friendship, and literature.  We head to CitySpace in Easthampton where a brand new theater company is kicking its first production out of the nest. Legoland is an amazing coming of age story about the impact of change and teenage fixation between two siblings who find themselves on an incredible journey to restore imbalance. We speak with the founders and actors of...

We’re breaking open the old ways to impart a bit of depth, while also honoring several upcoming ends.  In Amherst you have a chance to see a lost classic restored to the silver screen. Queen Kelly was a film plagued by problems and a hemorrhaging budget that was a death knell for silent movies. Tonight, Milestone Films will show their restored version of the film at Amherst Cinema . We talk with c...

Today we head back in time to before America was America. In fact in this year of the nation’s sesquicentennial, we head one hundred years before that to an incident without which, the nation may not have been founded.  In 1676, Capt. William Turner lead troops to massacre the indigenous people encamped on the banks of the Connecticut river. That single act would domino to retaliation, erasure, an...

We have several reads for you, especially for your littles of whatever size and age they come in.  The R.I.S.E. Festival is currently in its second year, bringing authors, artists, musicians and more to Northampton High School to celebrate the written and illustrated word, as well as promote the wellness that the arts can instill in all of us. We speak with organizer Jarrett J Krosoczka about all...

If you didn’t get enough beautiful bee content yesterday, today is gonna melt your wax.  Because we're going to one of only two state apiaries here in Massachusetts, nestled into the far reaches of the UMass Amherst Campus now in it's 10 year of collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR).  We talk with beekeepers and researchers Kim Skyrm and Jessica Glover, d...

We are full of fiery passion, and bees Yesterday's show might have sparked your yen for equity and justice. In which case interlink books might just have the kindling for your acts of protest. "Don't Be a F#$king Marshmallow: A Beginners Guide to Revolution" is a new graphic essay from author-illustrator Jesse Mechanic about which he'll be in conversation with Leyla Moushabeck of Interlink Books t...

Today is a bit of a bummer if equality is a thing that you’re into (and hopefully you are), but the recent decisions by the supreme court might have you questioning if equality is a thing that America is actually into.  So we talk with Haydenville’s proverbial canary in our democracy coalmine, author and former editor at Slate Magazine , David Daley, who has now written two books outlining the pos...

The unsavory necessities of today means that a city full of people are ostensibly also filling their bodies with food which eventually becomes… other things that fill up toilets and that we don’t want to keep in our houses. But if not there, where does that go?  There’s actually several answers, but one of them sometimes affects the Connecticut River and your ability to go out on it and enjoy the...

In Haydenville, a microfarm is bringing colorful blooms to events and homes all over the baystate by doubling down on locally grown flowers. Flora Farm began with a much wider perspective, but has been focused on making their quarter acre of blossoms key to the floral needs of Western Mass and beyond. We talk with farmer Aspen Bey about the farm’s history, some of the challenges for younger farmer...

We’ve got a super fun extra rare Live Music Wednesday in store with Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band before they take the stage at the Iron Horse in Northampton tonight, May 6th . They’ve been sterling examples of virtuosity in finger-picking , slide guitar, and washboard across their many albums and singles, and we’ll get a taste of their award nominated sound and heritage holding instruments right he...

Today is all connected to the Berkshires In a new novel from Longmeadow native Vincent Yu , a small town and the base of the westerly mountains is rocked by a sudden alert about their imminent demise. What follows is the subject of the novel Seek Immediate Shelter , which highlights several Asian-American citizens of the fictional town of "Beckitt" and their connections to this mistake. We speak w...

Red Shirt Farm is a prodigal agricultural endeavor, but is innovating with vigor. Not only are they using green methods to heat their greenhouses, but a brand new farmstore is helping them to provide fresh produce and local products to folx in the northern and central berkshires. We speak with Farmers Jim and Sarah with Berkshire Agricultural Venture’s Dan Carr about the story of the farm and more...

It’s Free Comic Book Day! Started 24 years ago, shops and libraries around the country have given away millions of issues in the ensuing years. We chat with Xtian Reader of Comics ‘N More in Easthampton about how they’re celebrating this year, and the community connections this day brings The Adams Theater will showcase the work of artists who are looking at grief and connection through the lens o...

Today is a garden sandwich with musical bread.  Next door to us at the Hope Center for the Arts , a heartland grown sound that’s been honed for 40+ years takes the stage in Springfield. The BoDeans formed in Wisconsin but have brought their take on roots music into the 21st century and we’ll speak with founder Kurt Neumann about his time in the music industry and more before you can see their show...

Amherst Media takes the tools of tv, video, and podcasting and puts them in the hands of a public eager to create their own content for themselves, the folx of the town, and beyond. We take a tour of the oldest continuously operating public access station in the nation, and learn how you can both celebrate and support them this weekend at their gala from executive director Rachael Figurasmith, boa...

Today on the Fab 413, we immerse ourselves in an exhibit that seeks to make sure everyone has access to art with temporal freedom in that connection.  Don’t mind if I do is a collaborative experiment demonstrating how temporary changes in power structures create pathways of access for visitors, artists, and staff. Anchored by a conveyor belt that brings artworks to visitors who are invited to sit...

We now turn our attention to another film that is locally grounded. Watching Mr. Pearson is a beautiful look at fame, legacy, memory and care through an aging actor and his two caretakers, and we speak with the core of the movie’s production teams Samantha Valletta and Dillon Bentlage about the process of completing this work before you can see it for yourself at Garden Cinemas in Greenfield this...

We head to the homestead of one of the area’s most famous and prolific writers to celebrate National Poetry Month with the written word past and present, because when your body of work is 1800 strong, there’s plenty to read and connect with.   We’re broadcasting from the Emily Dickinson Museum in the Evergreens with Jane Wald (Executive Director) and Brooke Steinhauser (Senior Director of Programs...

We’ve been a little remiss with our prose, because it’s National Poetry month and we have not really leaned into that So today we fix it because we’re chatting with folx from The Massachusetts Review. Founded by professors from area colleges, the magazine has become one of the most prestigious in the nation, having featured the work of Pulitzer and Nobel winners, and remains on the forefront of wr...

We get our flags ready for one of the area’s longest running traditions. Hampshire Pride hits the streets of Northampton and beyond on Saturday, May 2nd, one of the first of the calendar year in the nation. This year, the organization which was revived after the pandemic has an even larger celebration planned for the LGBTQIA2S+ community and its allies. We speak with Clay Pearson, Jay Kehoe, and C...

We’re looking for answers about sustainability because it’s earth Day today.  So in the most literal sense we’ll chat with organizers behind the Amherst Sustainability Festival taking place this Saturday, April 25th. Bringing together demonstrations, over 50 vendors of a wide variety of disciplines, workshops, bands and entertainment on the Amherst common so we all might make shifts for a better t...

The 4 counties are rife with film creators. The fifth Easthampton Film Festival takes place this weekend bringing a whole host of new and established movie makers together to screen their work, deepen their craft, and engage with the public! We speak with founder Chris Ferry, programming chair Lena Vani, and filmmakers of the short film "Thickly Settled" Brian Jones and Jordan Brooks, about the we...