February 6, 2026: Legacies of the future

At Holyoke Community College nestled into the Taber Art Gallery is an exhibit bringing together organizations of many aspects and local artists to imagine a western Mass of the future. River Valley Radical Futures is a multimedia examination of post capitalist society and what it would need and encompass. We speak with curator Alix Gerber and gallery director Rachel Rushing about what the people involved in mutual aid see in the coming years. We also get folx together in song. It’s become a tradition for Northampton to gather a cappella groups in song in February. The Silver Chord Bowl this year will feature 7 groups from all over New England. For Live Music Friday we’ll hear from the Amherst College group who’ll take the stage on Sunday: The Zumbyes, the oldest group on their campus. And cold temps call for red wines that embody warmer, nicer times. So we head to the only store in Leverett for a wine thunderdome of lighter reds with our Franklin County Wine Friend and avid birder: Level 2 Sommalier, Ken Washburn.