Best Bites, coffeehouses: Where to sit, sip and get lost in your work

A jazz legend comes to town: Prolific and influential bassist Ron Carter and his ensemble will headline the Northampton Jazz Festival

Artist’s spirit lives on: UMass’ Nelson Stevens has two of his historic murals re-created in Springfield

Earth Matters: Picture books can help us talk to children about climate change

Book Bag: ‘The Dawn of Nothing Important’ by David Giannini; ‘You Can Travel Forever’ by Daisy Mathias

Review: Comparing the past to the present in ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’ documentary 

‘Uncomfortable echoes’: A Q&A with filmmaker Ken Burns, whose latest work, ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust,’ debuts Sunday

Music for a troubled time: Arcadia Folk Festival works to be a model for environmentally sustainable music events

Best Bites: Valley gastropubs: Feels like a tavern, tastes like a culinary gem

A musical melting pot: Composer David Sanford brings the eclectic sounds of his Big Band to Florence

Appalachian ‘trail magic’ welcome through state

‘The Hidden Gem’ in the Orchard: Easthampton exhibit focuses on two artists