We’re bringing it back!
And by it, we mean a beloved festival making it’s return to Springfield’s South End Community. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (https://springfielditalians.org) is launching three days of community, festivities, food and communion in its Italian Feast (https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/springfielditalians/2025-mt-carmel-italian-feast-springfield) and we speak with Anna Daniele (https://www.lafiorentinapastry.com) and Chris DiMauro about the revitalization of the center, the festival, and how heritage can be a launch pad to engender everyone coming together.
Oh and there’s a grease pole, (https://www.instagram.com/p/DL-0R-EB1xL/) but we’ll get into that.
We’ll also speak with the Junior senator from Massachusetts, Ed Markey. (https://www.markey.senate.gov/) The irony of course being that he’s currently the longest tenured congressperson on the hill having started as a representative in 1976. We’ll hear how he feels about the rescission package and the impact it’ll have on Public Media, as well as why he’s running for a third term.
And the Wine Thunderdome heads to one of the lands Monte most loves for the grapes to grow in as we head to Provisions (https://provisionswine.com) Mill District in Amherst to complete our trifecta of their locations to taste Sancerre and hear a little about a French wine tasting they’ll hold next week. (https://provisionswine.com/events/tour-de-france-a-french-mini-festival-6841856fbea09728e9746e28)