Author and lecturer Bill Corbett shares some advice on helping children deal with the emotions of the holiday season.
Author and lecturer Bill Corbett shares some advice on helping children deal with the emotions of the holiday season.
Rabbi Max Davis form the Congregation B’nai Torah in Longmeadow will discuss the meaning and traditions of Passover, which begins on April 6.
Ivette Cruz, Exec, Director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Springfield and Elizabeth Cardona will discuss the meaning and importance of the Feast of the Three Kings in Puerto Rican culture.
Naomi White-Inniss, Director of Multi-Cultural Affairs for American International College will discuss the traditions, meaning and importance of Kwanzaa.
The Girl Scouts and the First Congregational Church in Brimfield MA have organized a drive to provide Christmas ornaments to those who lost their personal belongings in the June 1st Tornado.
Rabbi Max Davis of Congregation B’Nai Torah in Longmeadow will discuss Hanukkah.
Joan Grenier of the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley and President of “Pioneer Valley Local First” will discuss this organization aimed at promoting locally-owned businesses and its upcoming “Plaid Friday,” being observed by a number of local businesses in the region.
She is joined by Cindy Johnson, owner Fran Johnson’s Golf and Tennis and Jack Finn, co-owner of A2Z Science and Learning Store.
Interview via Skype with Richard Pickering, Deputy Executive Director of Plimoth Plantation. We discuss what the first Thanksgiving was like as well as what happen’s at the Plantation on Thanksgiving.
As we enter the Holiday Season it is typically a time for many of us to stop and think about the things in our lives that we are thankful for. At Connecting Point we hope that you will share some of your thoughts with us by posting them on our web site. This year, with the natural disasters that have befallen the region – a tornado, flooding, and most recently a snow storm – we thought you might have a personal story to relate. As one of the producers for the Connecting Point program I see and hear about lot of good things being done in our community, unfortunately many of those things go un-noticed. Recently host Carrie Saldo and I visited the Mayflower Marathon a food drive for the Open Pantry that has been organized by local radio station rock 102 for nearly two decades. It’s events like that that really show the spirit of the holidays and the spirit of this community. We hope to bring you more like this in the coming month.
Look for our “Community Spirit” button on our web site and feel free to click it and share you story of Community Spirit.
Storm clean-up in Forest Park caused some delays, but Springfield’s Bright Nights opens Wednesday as scheduled! Judy Matt joins Carrie Saldo in studio to discuss the details of the annual lights display as well as the downtown Balloon parade, featuring The Cat in The Hat, Paddington Bear and more!