Paper City Art Kids is a creative pop-up shop for kids and families to paint and explore their creativity. Natasha Colón Ortíz created this local business to engage the youth in Holyoke into arts. This conversation reveals Natasha’s inspiration and the story of this project. Paper City Art Kids is located at 92 Race St. in Holyoke, MA. You can follow Paper City Art Kids on Facebook. Continue reading Natasha Colón Ortíz – Paper City Art Kids
Liz Whynott, Director of HIV Health and Prevention Services at Tapestry, is our guest. During this session, Liz shared valuable information regarding the needle exchange program, its history, development, and current services, as well as the positive impact. This conversation also brought the opportunity to discuss some of the misconceptions about the needle exchange and offered information to clarify what the needle exchange is, and how it operates. The information about the program is always available to the public. You can get more information about the Needle Exchange Program and all other services provided by Tapestry at their website: http://www.tapestryhealth.org Also, … Continue reading Liz Whynott – The Needle Exchange Program at Tapestry
“…music, performances, and randomness.” These are some of the taglines that define the content you can find on radioplasma. Get ready to enjoy a conversation and performance by Diana Alvarez. Her sultry and powerful voice has captivated the attention of many, in our local cultural circles. We had a conversation about Diana’s musical development, her projects, and of course, an intimate musical session that is guaranteed to be a delight. You can know more about Diana Alvarez, her work, projects, and upcoming performances, on her website, http://www.diana-alvarez.com and her Facebook Page Continue reading Diana Alvarez
Meet Christopher Gibaldi and Hope Ross. They are the family team of Learn in Motion. A program designed to getting children ages 3 to 5, active and engaged in sports activities, combining fun and learning, through educational and movement-based programming. On this session, the whole Learn in Motion family talk about the program, its development, and the positive impact is creating in the community. You can visit Learn in Motion Facebook Page and their official website. Continue reading LEARN IN MOTION
Steven Huerta is a Holyoke resident artist, creator of the exhibition “Journeys: An American Mix Tape”, displayed at the Wistariahurst Museum and it was made to celebrate June, National Immigrant Heritage Month. On this conversation with Huerta, you will get to know the details about this collection of art pieces, that tell a story, connect with immigration, history, heritage, music, memories, and beauty. You can visit the Wistariahurst Museum’s website to see the pieces of this exhibition. Continue reading STEVEN HUERTA “Journeys: An American Mix Tape”
Holyoke Herald Staff Reporters Owen Lavelle and Feroze Sindhanny, report on the events of the second week of June at Holyoke High School. Continue reading Holyoke Herald Podcast – Second Week of June 2017
The Center for Design Engagement is inviting people in the community to add places that matter, on the map of Holyoke. This project has a goal of collecting data from the community to create a map that connects the people from Holyoke with those special places that have a story, a background, a legacy, a relevance for the community. Max Page, one of the Directors at CDE, and a professor at UMass, explains the details of this project, and the outcome of the first session. During the first meeting, there were several groups designated to identify those places that matter. … Continue reading Places that Matter
Holyoke Herald Staff reporters Owen Lavelle and Feroze Sibdhanny report on the most relevant topics of this week at Holyoke High School. Don’t forget to visit The Holyoke High Herald website: hhsherald.com Continue reading Holyoke Herald Podcast
This episode is a conversation about the story of Lighthouse Holyoke, with one of the Co-Directors, Josiah Litant. This is a beacon of inspiration and personalized education for youth. Know the story and development of Lighthouse and its achievements after two years in the city of Holyoke. To know more about Lighthouse Holyoke, its classes, activities, achievements, and get in contact with their Co-Directors, Catherine Gobron or Josiah Litant, you can visit their website: lighthouseholyoke.org Continue reading LIGHTHOUSE HOLYOKE
Holyoke Herald Staff Reporters Owen Lavelle and Feroze Sibddhany, report the details of the Melva Awards ceremony, celebrated at Holyoke High School on May 23rd. Also, both hosts were recipients of an award themselves for their outstanding work on journalism. Continue reading Holyoke Herald Podcast – The Melva Awards
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