The Valley Bike Share Program is starting this summer, and we wanted to share the details of how this program works, how you can sign up, and learn all about the technology enclosed in the 500 bicycles that will be … Continue reading The Valley Bike Share Program (Part 1)
On June 15th, the Bring Your Own Restaurant pop up event, returned. Rebecca Lisi explains the meaning behind this concept, and shares the invitation for the next BYOR, happening on June 29th, 2018. You can follow the Bring Your Own … Continue reading Bring Your Own Restaurant. Jun 15th, 2018.
Let’s talk! This is our first iteration of a new series of conversational discussions on topics of interest, led by Holyoke local media, and open for everybody to participate and follow up. On this first session, we discuss the … Continue reading “Let’s Talk – Hablemos”: The Parades
This morning of June 8th, 2018, CNN reported the news, conforming the death of chef and storyteller, Anthony Bourdain, at the age of 61, by apparent suicide. We at radioplasma, wanted to honor his legacy as storyteller, and influencer on … Continue reading Honoring Anthony Bourdain’s Legacy
The Holyoke Herald celebrated the achievements and professionalism of their staff reporters, Holyoke High School students, committed to reporting and write Holyoke’s History, at the Melva Awards Ceremony, held on May 29th, 2018 at Holyoke High School. From being a … Continue reading HOLYOKE HERALD MELVA AWARDS 2018
This is the second installment of a special feature, with the chronicles and stories by Jossie Valentín and Myriam Quiñones, of a three-week journey to Puerto Rico with the Boricua Care Packages. Continue reading The Boricua Care Packages Project – A Journey of Love and Hope (Part 2)
This is a special feature, with the chronicles and stories by Jossie Valentín and Myriam Quiñones, of a three-week journey to Puerto Rico to bring help, donations, and assisting the families and community organizations in Puerto Rico, after the stuck of hurricane María. After the successful initiative of the Care Packages, Jossie and Myrian took upon themselves the mission of traveling to Puerto Rico and offer all possible help, bringing donated goods, helping to distribute food, water filters, care packages, and all possible relief in this humanitarian crisis that is still ongoing, after three months After the successful initiative of … Continue reading The Boricua Care Packages Project – A Journey of Love and Hope (Part 1)
El Día de Muertos, Day of Dead, is a complicated date that goes beyond the sugar skulls so much visible everywhere in the pop culture in U.S. as evidence of cultural appropriation. On this conversatory, Mexican Chef, Educator, and Activist, Neftalí Durán(Oaxaca); Artist, Performer, and Dancer, Michelle Marroquín (México DF); Xicanx Artist, Songwriter, Singer, and Educator, Diana Alvarez (Texas); Chicano Playwright and artist, Jason Montgomery (California); and Radioplasma’s Host and Producer, Iohann R Vega (México DF), we had a conversation to share and learn from each other’s perspectives, backgrounds, experiences, and meaning of what Day of Dead is, and is not.
Also, there are activities planned around this Day of the Dead, 2017 in Easthampton and Holyoke, providing an opportunity to learn and share the ways to honor, acknowledge and remember the departed:
On November 2nd, there will be an art-making workshop at The Wistariahurst Museum’s Gallery, for the creation of pieces and elements to add to our Ofrenda de Muertos.
Continue reading “Conversatorio del Día de Muertos. A Day of Dead Conversatory.”
Holyoke Herald Staff Reporters Isabella Courchesne, Brendan Leahy, and Feroze Sibdhanni, prepared a series of questions for the Mayoral Candidates, Alex Morse and Jason Ferreira, for a special radioplasma broadcast at the Shevlin Studio in the Holyoke High School. This forum will be also re-aired on Channel 12. This Forum was a collaboration of The Holyoke Herald and Radioplasma partnership. Full credit goes to the Herald Staff Reporters, hosting the forum, and to Holyoke High students of the Video Journalism class, operating the cameras, and master control. TV and radio podcasting live produced by our youth. Special thanks to Joe Courchesne … Continue reading HOLYOKE HERALD MAYORAL CANDIDATES FORUM
The morning of June 23rd, 2017, the storefronts of the Victory Theater became the center of attention and were visible and exposed for the first time in decades. Radioplasma was there and we got to talk with Kathy McKean, Managing Director of the Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts (MIFA). While this conversation happened, people stopped by to take a look, and we met Michael McLaughlin, who worked at the Victory Theater, back in the ’70s. For more information about the Victory Theater and MIFA, you can visit their website: http://www.mifafestival.org Continue reading The Victory Theater Storefronts
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