February 25, 2026: Weaving past into present

Older practices are making their ways in to new routines and creations.In music that means bringing the roots of black sound into the times of now, which Corey Harris has been doing for decades. The MacArthur Grant recipient has been writing and performing the blues, reggae and more sounds of the afro-diaspora since 1990, and with 19 albums under his belt is bringing all he’s learned to a residency at the Springfield Conservatory of the Arts and a show at Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity in Florence on Friday Feb. 27th, we bring the pioneer to the studio to hear those sounds in their purest form. We also learn how the grapes of old are delighting the palates and practices of the new. Winemaker Filipa Pato and chef William Wouters are the husband and wife team fostering the wines under the Patowouters label using their experiences from the past 25 years in wine to establish practices influential in her native Portugal and beyond. At Provisions, who’ll host her for an event tomorrow afternoon on Feb 26th at their Thorne's Marketplace location, we learn about some of her methods the importance of native grapes, where you can meet them tonight, Feb 25th in Great Barrington and more. And Word Nerd Emily Brewster helps us explore a new facet of Merriam Webster’s website that might help you stay a little more with the times as we take a dive into their new page on Slang.