September 3, 2024: In the distance

A song, a dance, and a dip in the riverAnother someone we know has just completed traversing the whole Connecticut River, but this time, astride a bicycle. We’ll talk with Reporter Ben James about the in-between moments of recording his journey for NEPM and several other New England news outlets, and introduce him to someone else who has taken the same journey but through a different medium:  Kari Kastango, who finished swimming the river late last year. And we’ll introduce you to Baye and Asa, who have landed at the Adams Theater as part of their incubator program. Amadi Washington and Sam Pratt, the creative team who make up the company, chat with us about the importance of spaces encouraging art that breaks the mold, the inherent challenges of their medium, and the many evolutions of their thought provoking work, including one they’ll perform Saturday night in the Berkshires, "Second Seed".Plus we're celebrating new songs in particular. Singer-songwriter Jeffrey Foucault is releasing his first new album in 6 years this Friday and celebrating with a show at the Iron Horse. He and his guitar will join us for a quick live music Tuesday to hear selections from "The Universal Fire" and about some of the finishing touches others have helped put on the tracks you can hear in Northampton on Sept. 6th.