Dave Favreau, Bazaar Program Manager for Cambridge-based non-profit organization Cultural Survival, and artisan Amalia Four Hawks will discuss the upcoming Cultural Bazaar Festival taking place May31-June 2 in Amherst, MA.
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Categories : Simple Pleasures
Aaron Lansky, President of the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, and Asya Vaisman, who heads the Yiddish Language Institute there, discuss the late-2012 founding of the Institute at the Center in Amherst.
http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org
Aaron Lansky of the Yiddish Book Center (Feb 26, 2013)
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Categories : Public Affairs
Dan Viederman of Verite in Amherst discusses how companies can follow the Obama administration’s policy and eliminate human trafficking from contracts they may hold.
Categories : Public Affairs
Lois Barber, co-founder and Executive Director of Earth Action &2020 Action in Amherst, and Amherst College student and intern for Earth Action Peter Suechting will discuss the work of the organization work for peace, social justice, human rights and environmental protection.
http://www.earthaction.org/
Categories : Social Issues
1859 daguerreotype of Emily Dickinson (on right)
Jane Wald, Executive Director of the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst discusses the excitement surrounding the discovery of an 1859 daguerreotype, believed to be the only second known photo of the poet Emily Dickinson.
Categories : Art & Performance
Amherst Ballet is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary with a series of special events. We’ll hear more about the celebration from acting Executive Director, Sueann Townsend, who also reflects on the school’s history and shares her passion for the art of ballet.
Categories : Simple Pleasures
Cynthia Lowen
Cynthia Lowen, producer of the new film “Bully”, joins us. The documentary follows multiple students who are bullied in school. Due to some of the language in the film it received an R rating, but before it premiered the rating was changed to PG-13. Lowen hopes that this film will inspire bystander intervention, and help to end bullying. The film will be shown at Amherst Cinema from April 20th until April 26th.
Categories : Social Issues
Huey
“Huey” — producer of the documentary “In Good Time: The Piano Jazz of Marion Mcpartland” will discuss his film about the jazz legend in advance of a showing and discussion at Amherst Cinema on the evening of Monday March 26.
Categories : Art & Performance
UMass/Amherst Athletic Director John McCutcheon discusses decision to upgrade UMass football program.
The University of Massachusetts football program will be moving up from the Football Championship Subdivision (the FCS – formerly Division 1-AA) to the Football Bowl Subdivision (the FBS – formerly Div 1A). The Minutemen will begin play in the MAC against various directional state schools in 2012. This will also mean that the team will move its home games to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA, leaving the Amherst Campus.
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Categories : Simple Pleasures, Social Issues
Ellen Story
Our guest is State Representative Ellen Story – Democrat of Amherst and the 3rd Hampshire District. With the House ready to vote on its version of the 2012 budget next week, we’ll preview that debate. We’ll also get the veteran representatives take on cuts proposed in higher education, local aid and many human services programs.
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Categories : Public Affairs, Season one
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