This Sunday you’ve got an opportunity to see a new film by a Hampshire alum that explores a very American problem in a very unique way. Our Hero, Balthazar addresses issues of control, connection, class inequities and the endemic of school shootings through the eyes of two young men with very different backgrounds and takes on those issues and we’ll speak with screenwriter Ricky Camelleri about this dark but poignant movie, that'll get a screening at Garden Cinemas in Greenfield on June 7th.

We’re also exploring ways to connect humor to the dark times in one’s life. Grief: a Comedy has been a one woman show, a book, and next weekend  on June 12 & 13th at The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, will be taped for a special. We’ll chat with the woman behind the work, Alison Larkin,  to explore her career in comedy, and the importance of laughter in the overall healing process. 

And Word Nerd Emily Brewster is taking the Mario® route, delving into the plumbing and across rainbow roads to see which is the original phrase of things that come down the pike, or down the pipe.