Book Bag: ‘Once We Were Home’ by Jennifer Rosner; two talks by writer and Native historian Margaret Bruchac
The Beat Goes On: Kimaya Diggs launches new album in Amherst, hot blues in Florence and more
Where authors take center stage: Amherst College’s Litfest returns this weekend with talks, reading, more
Powerful ‘Dreams’: Pelham native’s film about a driven weightlifter turns heads at Sundance
The Beat Goes On: Seats hot for three-day Back Porch Festival; celebrated guitar pickers will hit Amherst and Northampton
Best Bites: BBQ fine in Deerfield, Amherst
Get Growing: Mass Aggie Seed Library at UMass Amherst makes free seeds accessible to all
Voices of loss, grief and transformation: Illuminati Ensemble concert includes nod to local Black history
The romance of the rails: 22,000 flock to the annual Railroad Hobby Show in West Springfield
Book Bag: ‘Sun on the Muddy’ by Jim Armenti; ‘Common Place’ by Thomas E. Johnson, Jr.; ‘The Adventures of Robo-Kid’ by Diane deGroat
Amherst resident named winner in Mass Audubon photography contest for image of baby porcupine
Pictures of possibility: Exhibit by acclaimed illustrator Christian Robinson aims to help children explore the variety life offers