Today we have a trio of badass women, all smashing proverbial ceilings and bringing us closer together in the things they are building. 

Ashfield has been the home of a theater company that pushes the boundaries of how acting engages with community and the world for the past 27 years. Double Edge Theater’s founder Stacy Klein has recently released An Alchemy of Living Culture, a book that outlines not just the troupe’s history, but its philosophies and endeavors to embody the art it makes and we talk with her about our discoveries within its pages. 

In Chicopee, a food desert if being transformed by the efforts of one grocer and it’s greenhouse. Fruit Fair has been in it’s location on Front Street for 90 years, but it’s the decision of the new owners to grow some of its offerings themselves that help it to stand apart and we talk with co-owner Sam Newell about their drive towards inclusivity and food autonomy for the community.. 

And there’s expansion of traditional music as well. The trio Cécilia joins three well renowned musicians on their respective instruments together for forays into Celtic, Quebecois, and cape Breton tunes, and we’ll chat with pianist Erin Leahy of that group about the upcoming performance this Thursday, Feb. 12th at Bombyx in Florence, as well as Jennie Darby, Irish Dance Teacher at Scoil Rince Bréifne Ó Ruairc whose students are a part of this particular performance.