Today we herald poignant performances. 

Which includes an upcoming series of summer performances at Hampshire College.Silverthorne Theater Company is on the verge of opening the first of its two productions for the summer in Amherst, after a major shift in the structure of their season,  and we’ll speak with company members Ezekiel Baskin, Gina Kaufman, and Mayte Sarmiento about their two upcoming shows "The Amateurs" and "The Comeuppance", their ongoing mission, and "Theater Thursdays."

We’ll also get ready for next week’s holiday with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, who for the 3rd year have prepared a dynamic Juneteenth Freedom Day Concert celebration for it. We meet the three creative forces behind the program, conductor Kevin Scott, Director of the Extended Family Choir Kevin Sharp, and Director of the Springfield Symphony Chorus Nikki Stoia in addition to SSO President Paul Lambert about the pieces and community the concert will bring together this June 19th. 

And in Southwick, one of a handful of remaining farms is growing across a gaggle of greenhouses and 5 acres of land. Helmed by a mighty trio, Ray’s Family Farm has been bringing fresh produce to the region, and we speak with Heidi Brzoska and Sabrina Kannera, the base of this solid farming triangle, about this season’s growing, their unexpected crops, and the future of farms like theirs.