April 28, 2025: Double rainbow life possibilities

Today is all rainbows, double rainbows in fact!We start with Hampshire Pride, marching in Northampton this Saturday, May 3. They’re the first and longest running pride event in the area, which means its events and leadership have seen a lot of evolution. We chat with organizers Clay Pearson and River Matos about what’s in store for the community this year and what they’ve learned in their three years at the helm.And, the valley-based Rainbow Players are celebrating 25 years of creating devised improvisational works firmly grounded in social justice and disability advocacy. We talk with the program’s artistic director and founder, Ezzell Floraniña, and company members Wole Abiodun and Jay Lithgow about their work, the development of related non-profit ETTA International, the upcoming gala, fashion show and other events to benefit their work.Plus Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed of Kainaat Studios and Hampshire College, discusses a possible sign of life on a planet 120 light years away and the pitfalls of assumptions made when such discoveries become public.