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Wednesday, June 15, 201606/15/2016

Bloomsday!

In Bill Newman

6/15: Celebrate Bloomsday!! We do (tomorrow 7:00 Greenfield—Arts Block—Don’t Miss It) with one of the “Wilde Irish Women” -Rosemary Caine — and Literacy Project Executive Director Judith Roberts, and veteran Benny Dancey; then New Century Theatre —we preview Steven Dietz’s “Yankee Tavern” (and its ghosts and rats) with, the director (Gina Kaufman) one of the actor- stars, & NCT’s Producing-Director (Sam Rush) then, Natalia Munoz on guns, congress, laws and Orlando.

Tuesday, June 14, 201606/14/2016

On The Money (6/15/16)

What’s the best financial advice your father gave you? The financial headlines all seem negative. How concerned should we be?…

Tuesday, June 14, 201606/14/2016

Author Interviews & Honoring Orlando

In Bill Newman

6/14: Today is the pub date for Walter Shapiro’s new book “Hustling Hitler: The Jewish Vaudevillian Who Fooled the Fuhrer;” then Mehlaqa Samdani, founder and Director of Western Mass.- based Critical Connections on Orlando and LGBTQ-Muslim relations; Western Mass. AFSC Director Jeff Napolitano on local vigils and ceremonies on the Orlando massacre; James (Jim) Hoggan, author of “I’m Right and You’re An Idiot: The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean It Up.”

Tuesday, June 14, 201606/14/2016

Book Reviews & Downtown Sounds

In Bill Newman

6/13: Best-selling NYT author Jason Gay on “Little Victories: A Sportswriter’s Notes on winning at Life;” Greg Jobin-Leeds, author of “When We Fight We Win;” Joe Blumenthal, founder and owner of Downtown Sounds previews this weekend’s upcoming 40th birthday extravaganza celebrating this local acclaimed store; and then Django in June is here now— its 13th year—two concerts this weekend—tickets are going fast.

Saturday, June 11, 201606/11/2016

Listen To Life In The 413-2016

It’s New Century Theatre’s annual roast of The Happy Valley and kick-off to their summer season. Listen to the 2016…

Saturday, June 11, 201606/11/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 6.11.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Marla Goldberg and I ruminate about the end of the Democratic primary season, and even though we supported different candidates, we still respect one another! It’s a thing, people. Filmmaker and critic Larry Hott talked about the short films commissioned by the Library of American Landscape History, including the films “Fletcher Steele and Naumkeag: A Playground of the Imagination,” and “Ruth Shellhorn: Midcentury Landscape Design in Southern California” go to this site. The films were produced by Larry Hott and Diane Garey. Lolita, Rosario and their mother, the awesomely great Lola Flores sing us out with “A tu vera.”

Saturday, June 11, 201606/11/2016

Western Mass Business Show 6.11.16

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Ira talks with Jan Maresh from TalkForProfit.com

Friday, June 10, 201606/10/2016

Puerto Rico Takeover?

In Bill Newman

6/10: For your consideration: should Amherst raze its neighborhood schools?—Town Meeting members criticize the plan; LGBT JP JM Sorrel on exporting hate; Vaya con Munoz –Natalia Munoz, just back from Puerto Rico, reports on conditions on the Island, the not-bankruptcy plan and the Supreme Court’s pronouncements.

Thursday, June 9, 201606/09/2016

Innocent & In Prison for 26 Years.

In Bill Newman

6/9: Springfield attorney John Thompson, featured prominently in last Sunday’s New York Times, on wrongful convictions in Massachusetts and how the state is offering his client, an exonerated former inmate, NOTHING after keeping him locked up unjustly for 27 years; Northampton City Councilor Marianne LaBarge and CDH’s Marilyn Richards on the upcoming Fabric of Hope Fashion and Hair Show; Rev Peter Ives and WHMP Morning show host Bob Flaherty on growing up Catholic and having a brief stint with Evangelicals.

Wednesday, June 8, 201606/08/2016

Hillary. Hott. And Higgs Boson

In Bill Newman

6/8: Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Larry Hott is joined by professor and astronomer Salman Hameed who together are suffering (enjoying immensely, actually) Particle Fever; best-selling author Ryan North on his new adventure book “Romeo and/or Juliet”—too much fun!) – all following our Fishwrap.

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