>>> COMING UP, WE'RE CONNECTING YOU WITH THE CREATIVITY AND YOU WITH THE CREATIVITY AND CULTURE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, CULTURE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING A LUTHIER WITH A LOVE INCLUDING A LUTHIER WITH A LOVE OF ELECTRIC GUITARS.

OF ELECTRIC GUITARS.

>> MILLING A PIECE OF WOOD, >> MILLING A PIECE OF WOOD, PREPARING A SURFACE FOR GLUE-UP, PREPARING A SURFACE FOR GLUE-UP, DOING ALL THOSE SMALL DOING ALL THOSE SMALL MEASUREMENTS TO PUT SOMETHING MEASUREMENTS TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER, THAT THEN HAS A TOGETHER, THAT THEN HAS A FUNCTION IN THE END.

FUNCTION IN THE END.

>> THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM >> THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM CELEBRATES 20 YEARS.

CELEBRATES 20 YEARS.

>> HE TRANSFORMED A BOOK THAT >> HE TRANSFORMED A BOOK THAT ALSO BECAME SOMEWHAT OF A TOY.

ALSO BECAME SOMEWHAT OF A TOY.

IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAD IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAD TACTILE ELEMENTS THAT CHILDREN TACTILE ELEMENTS THAT CHILDREN COULD REALLY EXPLORE AND PLAY COULD REALLY EXPLORE AND PLAY WITH.

WITH.

>> AND WE'LL VISIT A LOCAL >> AND WE'LL VISIT A LOCAL BEVERAGE CO-OP FOR A SIP OF BEVERAGE CO-OP FOR A SIP OF KOMBUCHA.

KOMBUCHA.

>> WE'RE MAKING A SMALL BATCH >> WE'RE MAKING A SMALL BATCH FOR THE TASTING ROOM.

FOR THE TASTING ROOM.

AND THAT'S USING CARROTS AND AND THAT'S USING CARROTS AND BEETS FROM WINTER MOON FARM.

BEETS FROM WINTER MOON FARM.

>> JOIN US FOR THOSE STORIES AND >> JOIN US FOR THOSE STORIES AND MORE AS EXPLORE THE CREATIVITY, MORE AS EXPLORE THE CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY, THAT CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY, THAT MAKE US WE KNOW NEW ENGLAND, UP MAKE US WE KNOW NEW ENGLAND, UP NEXT ON "CONNECTING POINT."

NEXT ON "CONNECTING POINT."

>>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING >>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING POINT" PROVIDED BY -- OUR POINT" PROVIDED BY -- OUR CONTRIBUTING VIEWERS.

CONTRIBUTING VIEWERS.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> WELCOME AND THANKS FOR >>> WELCOME AND THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR "CONNECTING JOINING US FOR "CONNECTING POINT," YOUR SOURCE FOR POINT," YOUR SOURCE FOR CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY.

I'M ZYDALIS BAUER.

I'M ZYDALIS BAUER.

EVERY WEEK EXPLORE ALL THAT THE EVERY WEEK EXPLORE ALL THAT THE REGION HAS TO OFFER, AND TODAY REGION HAS TO OFFER, AND TODAY WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM THE WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM THE BEAUTIFUL SMALL TOWN OF BEAUTIFUL SMALL TOWN OF BRIMFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ON THE BRIMFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ON THE EDGE OF HAMPDEN COUNTY.

EDGE OF HAMPDEN COUNTY.

BUT OUR FIRST STORY TODAY TAKES BUT OUR FIRST STORY TODAY TAKES US TO HAM SPIRE COUNTY.

US TO HAM SPIRE COUNTY.

-- HAM SHIRE COUNTY.

-- HAM SHIRE COUNTY.

TREVOR HEALY HAS BEEN BUILDING TREVOR HEALY HAS BEEN BUILDING AND REPAIRING GUITARS SINCE AND REPAIRING GUITARS SINCE 1999.

1999.

HE SAYS HE SEES AN INSTRUMENT HE SAYS HE SEES AN INSTRUMENT THAT SURPRISES HIM IN SOME WAY THAT SURPRISES HIM IN SOME WAY EVERY WEEK, FORCING HIM TO TAKE EVERY WEEK, FORCING HIM TO TAKE A NEW PERSPECTIVE WITH EVERY JOB A NEW PERSPECTIVE WITH EVERY JOB HE DOES.

HE DOES.

ONE OF THE PERKS OF THE JOB IS ONE OF THE PERKS OF THE JOB IS GETTING TO PLAY EACH AND EVERY GETTING TO PLAY EACH AND EVERY GUITAR THAT COMES THROUGH HIS GUITAR THAT COMES THROUGH HIS SHOP.

SHOP.

HE SHARED HIS STORY WITH HE SHARED HIS STORY WITH PRODUCER DAVE FRASER FROM HIS PRODUCER DAVE FRASER FROM HIS SHOP IN EASTHAMPTON.

SHOP IN EASTHAMPTON.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> I THINK INSTRUMENT MAKING IS >> I THINK INSTRUMENT MAKING IS ONE OF THOSE REALLY COOL THINGS ONE OF THOSE REALLY COOL THINGS THAT JUST OVERLAPS BETWEEN TWO THAT JUST OVERLAPS BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS.

DIFFERENT WORLDS.

IT'S THE PHYSICAL WORK THAT I IT'S THE PHYSICAL WORK THAT I REALLY ENJOY THE MOST, MILLING A REALLY ENJOY THE MOST, MILLING A PIECE OF WOOD, PREPARING A PIECE OF WOOD, PREPARING A SURFACE FOR GLUE-UP, DOING ALL SURFACE FOR GLUE-UP, DOING ALL THOSE SMALL MEASUREMENTS TO PUT THOSE SMALL MEASUREMENTS TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER, THAT THEN SOMETHING TOGETHER, THAT THEN HAS A FUNCTION IN THE END.

HAS A FUNCTION IN THE END.

YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY CONSIDER YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY CONSIDER MYSELF A CRAFTSPERSON AND A MYSELF A CRAFTSPERSON AND A MUSICIAN VERSUS AN ARTIST.

MUSICIAN VERSUS AN ARTIST.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> WE MAKE TWO DIFFERENT MODEL >> WE MAKE TWO DIFFERENT MODEL GUITARS HERE.

GUITARS HERE.

AND THIS ONE IS CALLED THE AND THIS ONE IS CALLED THE HEALER.

HEALER.

IT'S AN OFFSET GUITAR BODY, SO IT'S AN OFFSET GUITAR BODY, SO THE WAIST OF THE INSTRUMENT IS THE WAIST OF THE INSTRUMENT IS NOT SMET KRAL.

NOT SMET KRAL.

IT'S -- SYMMETRICAL.

IT'S -- SYMMETRICAL.

IT'S SHIFTED THIS WAY AND THE IT'S SHIFTED THIS WAY AND THE OTHER INSTRUMENT IS A GROWLER.

OTHER INSTRUMENT IS A GROWLER.

IT'S BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD WHICH A IT'S BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD WHICH A FRIEND OF OURS BROUGHT US THAT FRIEND OF OURS BROUGHT US THAT WAS FOUND IN A BARN IN HADLEY.

WAS FOUND IN A BARN IN HADLEY.

SO THE MATERIAL ITSELF IS SO THE MATERIAL ITSELF IS DECADES OLD.

DECADES OLD.

IT HAD STOCK FACES ALSO IT HAD STOCK FACES ALSO BRAZILIAN.

BRAZILIAN.

THE TOP IS PINE THAT I'VE THE TOP IS PINE THAT I'VE STAINED BLACK.

STAINED BLACK.

AND THE BACK AND NECK ARE AND THE BACK AND NECK ARE SPANISH CEDAR.

SPANISH CEDAR.

I FOUND THIS SPACE ONLINE.

I FOUND THIS SPACE ONLINE.

I'M IN THE EASTWORKS BUILDING IN I'M IN THE EASTWORKS BUILDING IN EASTHAMPTON.

EASTHAMPTON.

AND IT WAS AFFORDABLE ENOUGH IN AND IT WAS AFFORDABLE ENOUGH IN THE MOMENT THAT I WANTED TO THE MOMENT THAT I WANTED TO START DOING MY OWN WORK, THAT WE START DOING MY OWN WORK, THAT WE TOOK A CHANCE, MY WIFE AND I, ON TOOK A CHANCE, MY WIFE AND I, ON RENTING THIS AND IT'S WORKED OUT RENTING THIS AND IT'S WORKED OUT WELL.

WELL.

WE WORK ON 10 TO 20 INSTRUMENTS WE WORK ON 10 TO 20 INSTRUMENTS A WEEK, WHETHE IT'S A SETUP OR A WEEK, WHETHE IT'S A SETUP OR A BROKEN HEAD STOCK, A BRIDGE A BROKEN HEAD STOCK, A BRIDGE GLUE, A CRACK REPAIR.

GLUE, A CRACK REPAIR.

REPLACING A BONE NUT OR JUST REPLACING A BONE NUT OR JUST MAKING A GUITAR MORE FUNCTIONAL.

MAKING A GUITAR MORE FUNCTIONAL.

SO REPAIR WORK IS A FAIRLY SO REPAIR WORK IS A FAIRLY CONSTANT THING IN OUR SHOP.

CONSTANT THING IN OUR SHOP.

AND WE BUILD, YOU KNOW, AROUND AND WE BUILD, YOU KNOW, AROUND 20 INSTRUMENTS A YEAR AT THIS 20 INSTRUMENTS A YEAR AT THIS POINT.

POINT.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> HOW AN INSTRUMENT RESONATES >> HOW AN INSTRUMENT RESONATES IS A REALLY, REALLY BIG PART OF IS A REALLY, REALLY BIG PART OF GUITAR MAKING TO ME.

GUITAR MAKING TO ME.

AND AS SOMEONE WHO PLAYS AND AS SOMEONE WHO PLAYS INSTRUMENTS, PLAYS GUITAR AND INSTRUMENTS, PLAYS GUITAR AND BASS, IF AN INSTRUMENT RESONATES BASS, IF AN INSTRUMENT RESONATES ACCUSEICALLY, EVEN IF -- ACCUSEICALLY, EVEN IF -- ACOUSTICICALLY, EVEN IF IT'S ACOUSTICICALLY, EVEN IF IT'S ELECTRIC AND IT GIVES YOU BACK ELECTRIC AND IT GIVES YOU BACK SOMETHING, YOU'RE GETTING SOMETHING, YOU'RE GETTING FEEDBACK FROM YOUR BALLET WHERE FEEDBACK FROM YOUR BALLET WHERE IT'S TOUCHING ON YOUR BEG -- IT'S TOUCHING ON YOUR BEG -- LEG, IN YOUR HANDS.

LEG, IN YOUR HANDS.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE GOING ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE GOING INTO YOUR BODY.

INTO YOUR BODY.

THE MORE RESONANCE THAT AN THE MORE RESONANCE THAT AN INSTRUMENT HAS, PROBABLY THE INSTRUMENT HAS, PROBABLY THE MORE YOU'RE GOING TO RESPOND TO MORE YOU'RE GOING TO RESPOND TO IT AND YOU'RE GOING TO ENJOY IT.

IT AND YOU'RE GOING TO ENJOY IT.

I'VE LEARNED THINGS THROUGH I'VE LEARNED THINGS THROUGH FURNITURE MAKING AND JOINERY FURNITURE MAKING AND JOINERY THAT HAVE TAUGHT ME HOW TO FIT THAT HAVE TAUGHT ME HOW TO FIT PIECES OF WOOD TOGETHER, HOW TO PIECES OF WOOD TOGETHER, HOW TO GLUE THEM TOGETHER, GRAIN GLUE THEM TOGETHER, GRAIN ORIENTATION FOR STRUCTURAL ORIENTATION FOR STRUCTURAL ISSUES THAT MIGHT ARISE IN THE ISSUES THAT MIGHT ARISE IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE OF STRING FUTURE BECAUSE OF STRING TENSION.

TENSION.

SO REALLY LOOKING AT ALL OF SO REALLY LOOKING AT ALL OF THOSE PARTS AND JUST KIND OF THOSE PARTS AND JUST KIND OF FIGURING OUT WHAT AM I MAKING FIGURING OUT WHAT AM I MAKING AND WHY AM I MAKING IT, WHO AM I AND WHY AM I MAKING IT, WHO AM I MAKING IT FOR, AND TAKING MAKING IT FOR, AND TAKING EVERYTHING FROM THERE AND EVERYTHING FROM THERE AND JUST -- KIND OF THE SKY'S THE JUST -- KIND OF THE SKY'S THE LIMIT.

LIMIT.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> WE HAVE NOW BEEN HERE FOR 11 >> WE HAVE NOW BEEN HERE FOR 11 YEARS.

YEARS.

MADE ABOUT 100 GUITARS IN THIS MADE ABOUT 100 GUITARS IN THIS SPACE SINCE THEN.

SPACE SINCE THEN.

AND REPAIRED THOUSANDS OF AND REPAIRED THOUSANDS OF STRESS.

STRESS.

I THINK -- INSTRUMENTS.

I THINK -- INSTRUMENTS.

I THINK BECAUSE I'M PUTTING A I THINK BECAUSE I'M PUTTING A LOT OF CREATIVE ENERGY INTO IT LOT OF CREATIVE ENERGY INTO IT AS WELL, MAKING SOMETHING THAT AS WELL, MAKING SOMETHING THAT LOOKS GREAT, IT'S DIFFERENT THAN LOOKS GREAT, IT'S DIFFERENT THAN CREATING A WORK OF ART THAT YOU CREATING A WORK OF ART THAT YOU PUT ON THE WALL.

PUT ON THE WALL.

IT'S GOING TO SERVE ITS FUNCTION IT'S GOING TO SERVE ITS FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUMENT.

AS AN INSTRUMENT.

AND THAT'S CRUCIAL TO ME.

AND THAT'S CRUCIAL TO ME.

I WOULD BE PRETTY DISAPPOINTED I WOULD BE PRETTY DISAPPOINTED IF SOMEONE ORDERED A GUITAR AND IF SOMEONE ORDERED A GUITAR AND JUST PUT IT ON THE WALL AND JUST PUT IT ON THE WALL AND WASN'T PLAYING IT.

WASN'T PLAYING IT.

SO THAT -- OUR INSTRUMENTS ARE SO THAT -- OUR INSTRUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO BE IN THE HANDS OF AVAILABLE TO BE IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE PERFORMING AND CREATING PEOPLE PERFORMING AND CREATING THEIR ART, I THINK IS AMAZING.

THEIR ART, I THINK IS AMAZING.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> EVERY WEEK "CONNECTING >>> EVERY WEEK "CONNECTING POINT" EXPLORES THE CREATIVITY, POINT" EXPLORES THE CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY, THAT CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY, THAT MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, BUT MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE.

IT DOESN'T STOP THERE.

YOU CAN FIND US ONLINE ANYTIME YOU CAN FIND US ONLINE ANYTIME FOR EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AND FOR EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AND CONTENT.

CONTENT.

AND IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL AND IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE, TREVOR HEALY, THE EXCLUSIVE, TREVOR HEALY, THE OWNER OF HEALY GUITARS, TALKS OWNER OF HEALY GUITARS, TALKS ABOUT HOW HE INCORPORATED A ABOUT HOW HE INCORPORATED A UNIQUE COMPONENT INTO HIS UNIQUE COMPONENT INTO HIS CUSTOM-MADE GUITAR THAT HE CALLS CUSTOM-MADE GUITAR THAT HE CALLS "THE HEALER."

"THE HEALER."

>> SO I ASKED HIM IF HE WOULDN'T >> SO I ASKED HIM IF HE WOULDN'T MIND MAKING -- MAKING THAT MIND MAKING -- MAKING THAT CIRCUIT THAT I COULD PUT INSIDE CIRCUIT THAT I COULD PUT INSIDE MY GUITAR.

MY GUITAR.

SO I HAVE A GUITAR WITH THE SO I HAVE A GUITAR WITH THE EFFECT BUILT RIGHT IN.

EFFECT BUILT RIGHT IN.

>> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGITAL >> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE ONLINE RIGHT NOW AT EXCLUSIVE ONLINE RIGHT NOW AT NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

>>> THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF >>> THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART IS CELEBRATING PICTURE BOOK ART IS CELEBRATING ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, AND TO HONOR THAT MILESTONE, AND TO HONOR THAT MILESTONE, THEY'VE ORGANIZED SEVERAL THEY'VE ORGANIZED SEVERAL SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS.

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS.

EACH EXHIBIT PAYS HOMAGE TO THE EACH EXHIBIT PAYS HOMAGE TO THE LATE CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR AND LATE CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR ERIC CARLE.

ILLUSTRATOR ERIC CARLE.

FROM EXPLORING COLLAGE ART BY FROM EXPLORING COLLAGE ART BY KARLE -- CREACIALE AND OTHER KARLE -- CREACIALE AND OTHER ARTISTS, TO SHOWCASING OVER A ARTISTS, TO SHOWCASING OVER A CENTURY'S WORDS OF PICTURE BOOK CENTURY'S WORDS OF PICTURE BOOK ILLUSTRATION, THE MUSEUM ILLUSTRATION, THE MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS THE LEGACY OF THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE LEGACY OF THIS ART FORM IN MANY WAYS.

ART FORM IN MANY WAYS.

>> IT COMES FROM THE FRITCH WORD >> IT COMES FROM THE FRITCH WORD THAT MEANS TO PASTE OR -- FRENCH THAT MEANS TO PASTE OR -- FRENCH WORD THAT MEANS TO PASTE OR WORD THAT MEANS TO PASTE OR GLUE.

GLUE.

IT PROITED -- PROVIDED IT PROITED -- PROVIDED EXPLORATION, EXPERIMENTATION EXPLORATION, EXPERIMENTATION THAT REALLY APPEALED TO HIM.

THAT REALLY APPEALED TO HIM.

SO THIS EXHIBITION DOES SO THIS EXHIBITION DOES CELEBRATE THE MEDIUM IN ALL ITS CELEBRATE THE MEDIUM IN ALL ITS FORMS.

FORMS.

ERIC WORKED WITH PAINTED TISSUE ERIC WORKED WITH PAINTED TISSUE PAPER, SO IN A VERY FLAT STYLE.

PAPER, SO IN A VERY FLAT STYLE.

BUT THE 20 ARTISTS WE SELECTED BUT THE 20 ARTISTS WE SELECTED FOR THE EXHIBITION, WE FOR THE EXHIBITION, WE PARTICULARLY WANTED TO SHOW THE PARTICULARLY WANTED TO SHOW THE RANGE OF WHAT COLLAGE CAN MEAN RANGE OF WHAT COLLAGE CAN MEAN AND WHAT CAN BE USED FOR AND WHAT CAN BE USED FOR COLLAGE.

COLLAGE.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PAIRN.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PAIRN.

WE HAVE EXAMPLES -- PAPER.

WE HAVE EXAMPLES -- PAPER.

WE HAVE EXAMPLES OF STRING AND WE HAVE EXAMPLES OF STRING AND BLOCKS AND PUPPETS AND LIGHT AND BLOCKS AND PUPPETS AND LIGHT AND EVEN ONE ARTIST WHO USED OATMEAL EVEN ONE ARTIST WHO USED OATMEAL IN HER COLLANS.

IN HER COLLANS.

SO -- COLLAGES.

SO -- COLLAGES.

SO WHAT I THINK IS PARTICULARLY SO WHAT I THINK IS PARTICULARLY WONDERFUL ABOUT THE SHOW IS WONDERFUL ABOUT THE SHOW IS SEEING HOW ARTISTS CAN TRANSFORM SEEING HOW ARTISTS CAN TRANSFORM THESE MUNDANE OBJECTS INTO THESE MUNDANE OBJECTS INTO MALAYSIA CAL WORDINGS.

MALAYSIA CAL WORDINGS.

-- MAGICAL WORDS.

-- MAGICAL WORDS.

AND THAT'S THE -- WORLDS.

AND THAT'S THE -- WORLDS.

AND THAT'S THE BASIS OF COLLAN.

AND THAT'S THE BASIS OF COLLAN.

>> ANOTHER EXHIBITION IN THIS >> ANOTHER EXHIBITION IN THIS CELEBRATION IS CALLED ERIC CARL CELEBRATION IS CALLED ERIC CARL BOOK BIRTHDAYS -- ERIC CARLE BOOK BIRTHDAYS -- ERIC CARLE BOOK BIRTHDAYS AND THEY'RE BOOK BIRTHDAYS AND THEY'RE CELEBRATING MILESTONES OF THEIR CELEBRATING MILESTONES OF THEIR OWN.

OWN.

HOW DOES THIS EXHIBIT SHOWCASE HOW DOES THIS EXHIBIT SHOWCASE THE EVOLUTION OF HIS WORK?

THE EVOLUTION OF HIS WORK?

>> WE HAVE 13 BOOKS THAT ARE >> WE HAVE 13 BOOKS THAT ARE CELEBRATING, EITHER THEIR CELEBRATING, EITHER THEIR 20th, 25TH, OR 50TH 20th, 25TH, OR 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

ANNIVERSARY.

>> WOW.

>> WOW.

>> CREATED BY ERIC CARLE.

>> CREATED BY ERIC CARLE.

SO IT DOES SHOW THE EVOLUTION IN SO IT DOES SHOW THE EVOLUTION IN HIS WORK, BECAUSE THE EARLIEST HIS WORK, BECAUSE THE EARLIEST PIECES ARE FROM 1972.

PIECES ARE FROM 1972.

VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION WILL VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION WILL SEE THAT SOME OF THOSE EARLY SEE THAT SOME OF THOSE EARLY WORKS FROM THE VERY LONG TRAIN WORKS FROM THE VERY LONG TRAIN OR WALTER THE BAKER, AT THAT OR WALTER THE BAKER, AT THAT TIME IN ERIC'S CAREER HE WASN'T TIME IN ERIC'S CAREER HE WASN'T THINKING ABOUT THE LONGEVITY OF THINKING ABOUT THE LONGEVITY OF HIS ARTWORK.

HIS ARTWORK.

HE WAS CREATING THE ART TO BE HE WAS CREATING THE ART TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED AND PUBLISHED.

PHOTOGRAPHED AND PUBLISHED.

SO HE WASN'T USING ARCHIVAL SO HE WASN'T USING ARCHIVAL MATERIALS.

MATERIALS.

HE WAS USING RUBBER CEMENT AT HE WAS USING RUBBER CEMENT AT THE TIME.

THE TIME.

HE DIDN'T PAINT HIS TISSUE HE DIDN'T PAINT HIS TISSUE PAPERS AS MUCH AS HE DID LATER.

PAPERS AS MUCH AS HE DID LATER.

SO YOU'LL SEE A REAL DIFFERENCE SO YOU'LL SEE A REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EARLY AND LATER BETWEEN THE EARLY AND LATER PIECES IN THE GALLERY.

PIECES IN THE GALLERY.

FOR EXAMPLE, SLOWLY, SLOWLY, FOR EXAMPLE, SLOWLY, SLOWLY, SLOWLY SAID THE SLOTH, WHICH IS SLOWLY SAID THE SLOTH, WHICH IS CELEBRATING ITS 20TH CELEBRATING ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY, THOSE COLORS ARE ANNIVERSARY, THOSE COLORS ARE JUST SO VIBRANT AND BOLD.

JUST SO VIBRANT AND BOLD.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE IN THE MID AND THAT'S BECAUSE IN THE MID 1980s, ERIC CONSCIOUSLY 1980s, ERIC CONSCIOUSLY SWITCHED TO ARCHIVAL MATERIALS SWITCHED TO ARCHIVAL MATERIALS BECAUSE HE STARTED TO SEE WHAT BECAUSE HE STARTED TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO HIS OLDER ART WAS HAPPENING TO HIS OLDER ART AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE, YOU AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, COLOR WAS SO IMPORTANT TO KNOW, COLOR WAS SO IMPORTANT TO ERIC AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE ERIC AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COLOR WOULD LAST AS THAT THE COLOR WOULD LAST AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

LONG AS POSSIBLE.

>> WHAT A GREAT PERSPECTIVE HE >> WHAT A GREAT PERSPECTIVE HE WAS ABLE TO HAVE, TO PRESERVE WAS ABLE TO HAVE, TO PRESERVE THESE BOOKS FOR YEARS TO COME.

THESE BOOKS FOR YEARS TO COME.

IT'S CRAZY TO THINK 50TH IT'S CRAZY TO THINK 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FOR SOME ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FOR SOME OF HIS TITLES, THAT'S AMAZING.

OF HIS TITLES, THAT'S AMAZING.

>> I KNOW.

>> I KNOW.

I JUST THINK -- IT MUST -- YOU I JUST THINK -- IT MUST -- YOU KNOW, ERIC MUST NEVER IN KNOW, ERIC MUST NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS HAVE IMAGINED A MILLION YEARS HAVE IMAGINED THAT THESE -- THESE ARTWORKS, THAT THESE -- THESE ARTWORKS, THESE COMAGE -- COLLAGES HE WAS THESE COMAGE -- COLLAGES HE WAS MAKING IN 1972 WOULD ONE DAY MAKING IN 1972 WOULD ONE DAY HANG ON THE WALL IN A MUSEUM HANG ON THE WALL IN A MUSEUM THAT HE BUILT.

THAT HE BUILT.

IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

>> EXACTLY.

>> EXACTLY.

AND SO THE THIRD AND FINAL AND SO THE THIRD AND FINAL EXHIBITION INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED IN THE CELEBRATION IS CALLED THE CARLE CELEBRATION IS CALLED THE CARLE COLLECTION, RECENT COLLECTION, RECENT ACWITHSATIONS -- ACWITHCISIONS.

ACWITHSATIONS -- ACWITHCISIONS.

WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS EXHIBIT AND TALK TO ME ABOUT EXHIBIT AND TALK TO ME ABOUT SOME OF THE PIECE THAT IT SOME OF THE PIECE THAT IT CONTAINS.

CONTAINS.

>> THE WORKS RANGES OVER 100 >> THE WORKS RANGES OVER 100 YEARS OF REPRESENTATION ON THE YEARS OF REPRESENTATION ON THE WALLS, THE EARLIEST PIECE IS A WALLS, THE EARLIEST PIECE IS A CHARLES ROBINSON PEN AND INK CHARLES ROBINSON PEN AND INK DRAWING FROM 1899.

DRAWING FROM 1899.

UP UNTIL A WORK THAT WAS CREATED UP UNTIL A WORK THAT WAS CREATED BY AINDUSTRY CHECKLES LAST YEAR, BY AINDUSTRY CHECKLES LAST YEAR, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL WATERCOLOR.

WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL WATERCOLOR.

WE HAVE SEVERAL LOCAL ARTISTS WE HAVE SEVERAL LOCAL ARTISTS INCLUDED IN THE SHOW, AS WELL AS INCLUDED IN THE SHOW, AS WELL AS A FEW INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS.

A FEW INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS.

SO THERE'S JUST A GREAT -- A SO THERE'S JUST A GREAT -- A GREAT VARIETY.

GREAT VARIETY.

>> AND THERE'S ALSO A DIGITAL >> AND THERE'S ALSO A DIGITAL COMPONENT TO THIS AS WELL, COMPONENT TO THIS AS WELL, CORRECT?

CORRECT?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

ON NOVEMBER 22 IRAN, WHICH WAS ON NOVEMBER 22 IRAN, WHICH WAS OUR -- 22nd, WAS OUR ACTUAL OUR -- 22nd, WAS OUR ACTUAL ANNIVERSARY DAY, WE LAUNCHED A ANNIVERSARY DAY, WE LAUNCHED A NEW ASPECT OF OUR WEBSITE.

NEW ASPECT OF OUR WEBSITE.

WE PUT UP MORE THAN 300 ARTWORKS WE PUT UP MORE THAN 300 ARTWORKS FROM OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION FROM OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION ONLINE, WHICH ANYBODY CAN SEE ON ONLINE, WHICH ANYBODY CAN SEE ON OUR WEBSITE.

OUR WEBSITE.

WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DATABASE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DATABASE YET, BUT UNTIL THEN WE WANT TO YET, BUT UNTIL THEN WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE AS MUCH OF THE BE ABLE TO SHARE AS MUCH OF THE COLLECTION AS POSSIBLE.

COLLECTION AS POSSIBLE.

AND THIS SITE WILL CONTINUE TO AND THIS SITE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AS THE COLLECTION GROWS.

GROW AS THE COLLECTION GROWS.

BUT WE'RE REALLY, REALLY SO BUT WE'RE REALLY, REALLY SO FORTUNATE.

FORTUNATE.

WE HAVE OVER 9,000 ARTWORKS THAT WE HAVE OVER 9,000 ARTWORKS THAT WE CARE FOR AT THE CARLE AND WE CARE FOR AT THE CARLE AND MORE THAN 250 ARTISTS.

MORE THAN 250 ARTISTS.

SO IT'S NOT JUST ERIC CARLE.

SO IT'S NOT JUST ERIC CARLE.

WE HAVE SOME OTHER WONDERFUL WE HAVE SOME OTHER WONDERFUL ARTWORKS AND ARTISTS.

ARTWORKS AND ARTISTS.

>> AND SO LOOKING AHEAD TO THE >> AND SO LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT SEVERAL DECADES OF THE NEXT SEVERAL DECADES OF THE KARLE -- CARLE, WHAT DO YOU HOPE KARLE -- CARLE, WHAT DO YOU HOPE FOR ITS FUTURE?

FOR ITS FUTURE?

>> OF COURSE, I HOPE THAT OUR >> OF COURSE, I HOPE THAT OUR SUCCESS WILL CONTINUE.

SUCCESS WILL CONTINUE.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE WE WILL CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE ERIC AND HIS LIFE AND HIS ERIC AND HIS LIFE AND HIS LEGACY.

LEGACY.

OUR WEST GALLERY IS ALWAYS OUR WEST GALLERY IS ALWAYS DEDICATED TO ERIC'S WORK.

DEDICATED TO ERIC'S WORK.

WE CHANGE IT TWICE A YEAR, SO WE CHANGE IT TWICE A YEAR, SO THE THEMES ARE ALWAYS DIFFERENT.

THE THEMES ARE ALWAYS DIFFERENT.

BUT WE WILL ALWAYS BE BUT WE WILL ALWAYS BE CELEBRATING OUR CO-FOUNDER.

CELEBRATING OUR CO-FOUNDER.

AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO BRING AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO BRING GREAT EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS.

GREAT EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS.

WE BUILT BOBBY'S MEADOW A COUPLE WE BUILT BOBBY'S MEADOW A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WHICH IS A OF YEARS AGO, WHICH IS A WONDERFUL OUTDOOR SPACE THAT WE WONDERFUL OUTDOOR SPACE THAT WE HOPE TO PROGRAM MORE AND MORE HOPE TO PROGRAM MORE AND MORE INTO THE FUTURE.

INTO THE FUTURE.

AND I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT AND I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT OUR TRAVELING PROGRAM HAS REALLY OUR TRAVELING PROGRAM HAS REALLY BECOME SO ROBUST OVER THE PAST BECOME SO ROBUST OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

FEW YEARS.

WE SEND EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE WE SEND EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE WORLD TO JAPAN, TO CHINA, SOUTH WORLD TO JAPAN, TO CHINA, SOUTH KOREA, GERMANY, ACROSS THE KOREA, GERMANY, ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AND WE AVERAGE UNITED STATES, AND WE AVERAGE ABOUT HALF A MILLION VISITORS A ABOUT HALF A MILLION VISITORS A YEAR SEE OUR TRAVELING YEAR SEE OUR TRAVELING EXHIBITION.

EXHIBITION.

SO THAT IS ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT SO THAT IS ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT VERY EAGER TO CONTINUE DOING AND VERY EAGER TO CONTINUE DOING AND SHARING ALL THIS AMAZING ART SHARING ALL THIS AMAZING ART WITH PEOPLE.

WITH PEOPLE.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> 15 OR 20 YEARS AGO, COME >>> 15 OR 20 YEARS AGO, COME BUTCHA WAS SOMETHING -- COME KOA BUTCHA WAS SOMETHING -- COME KOA WAS SOMETHING THAT MOST PEOPLE WAS SOMETHING THAT MOST PEOPLE NEVER HEARD OF AND PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF AND PROBABLY WOULDN'T PRONOUNCE CORRECTLY WOULDN'T PRONOUNCE CORRECTLY EITHER.

EITHER.

FAST FORWARD AND THIS TASTY FAST FORWARD AND THIS TASTY DRINK KNOWN FOR PROMOTING GUT DRINK KNOWN FOR PROMOTING GUT HELD HAS BECOME A HOUSEHOLD WORD HELD HAS BECOME A HOUSEHOLD WORD AND IN MANY CASES A HOUSEHOLD AND IN MANY CASES A HOUSEHOLD ITEM.

ITEM.

IN 2013 THE ARTISAN BEVERAGE IN 2013 THE ARTISAN BEVERAGE COOPERATIVE IN GREENFIELD WAS COOPERATIVE IN GREENFIELD WAS FORMED AND IN THE PAST 10 YEARS FORMED AND IN THE PAST 10 YEARS THEY'VE SEEN THEIR PRODUCTION THEY'VE SEEN THEIR PRODUCTION AND COVERAGE AREA GROW BY LEAPS AND COVERAGE AREA GROW BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.

AND BOUNDS.

"CONNECTING POINT'S" BRIAN "CONNECTING POINT'S" BRIAN SULLIVAN VISITED THEIR BREWERY SULLIVAN VISITED THEIR BREWERY IN GREENFIELD TO BRING US THE IN GREENFIELD TO BRING US THE STORY.

STORY.

>> THE SOUNDS OF ASSEMBLY LINE >> THE SOUNDS OF ASSEMBLY LINE MACHINERY PERMEATE THE AIR AS MACHINERY PERMEATE THE AIR AS UPSIDE DOWN CANS MAKE THEIR WAY UPSIDE DOWN CANS MAKE THEIR WAY ALONG THE CONVEYOR BET.

ALONG THE CONVEYOR BET.

-- BELT.

-- BELT.

THEY PUT TOGETHER CASES OF THEIR THEY PUT TOGETHER CASES OF THEIR VERSION OF WHAT HAS BECOME ONE VERSION OF WHAT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR DRINKS IN OF THE MORE POPULAR DRINKS IN THE WORLD WITHIN THE PAST THE WORLD WITHIN THE PAST DECADE.

DECADE.

THE LABELS ON THE BARRELS SAY THE LABELS ON THE BARRELS SAY ARTISAN BEVERAGE COOPERATIVE.

ARTISAN BEVERAGE COOPERATIVE.

BUT WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN?

BUT WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN?

>> WE'RE A COOPERATIVE.

>> WE'RE A COOPERATIVE.

THAT'S MADE UP OF A CATALYST THAT'S MADE UP OF A CATALYST KOMBUCHA, WHICH IS A DRINK THAT KOMBUCHA, WHICH IS A DRINK THAT WE MAKE.

WE MAKE.

GINGER LINEATION THAT WE -- GINGER LINEATION THAT WE -- LIEBRASION AND -- LIBATION.

LIEBRASION AND -- LIBATION.

AND MEED WHICH ARE FERMENTED AND MEED WHICH ARE FERMENTED HONEY.

HONEY.

SO THOSE BUSINESSES -- THREE SO THOSE BUSINESSES -- THREE SEPARATE BUSINESSES AND WE SEPARATE BUSINESSES AND WE WANTED TO PUT THEM UNDER ONE WANTED TO PUT THEM UNDER ONE ROOF AND WE BUILT A CO-OP.

ROOF AND WE BUILT A CO-OP.

>> IT ALLOWS A PLAYING FIELD >> IT ALLOWS A PLAYING FIELD AMONG THE PARTNERS.

AMONG THE PARTNERS.

FOR DAVID, THAT MEANS RUNNING A FOR DAVID, THAT MEANS RUNNING A TIGHT SHIP OUT HERE ON THE TIGHT SHIP OUT HERE ON THE PRODUCTION FLOOR.

PRODUCTION FLOOR.

>> GOOD DAY IS ALL THE EQUIPMENT >> GOOD DAY IS ALL THE EQUIPMENT IS WORKING PROPERLY AND YOU IS WORKING PROPERLY AND YOU KNOW, NOT A LOT OF LOSSES IN KNOW, NOT A LOT OF LOSSES IN PRODUCT AND -- YEAH, JUST PRODUCT AND -- YEAH, JUST EVERYTHING IS WORKING ACCORDING EVERYTHING IS WORKING ACCORDING TO PLAN.

TO PLAN.

>> AND IN THE BUSINESS OF >> AND IN THE BUSINESS OF BREWING, FERMENTING, AND BREWING, FERMENTING, AND PACKAGING, THERE'S ALWAYS A PLAN PACKAGING, THERE'S ALWAYS A PLAN TO FOLLOW.

TO FOLLOW.

>> WE'RE ALWAYS OF -- WE'RE >> WE'RE ALWAYS OF -- WE'RE MAKING NEW PRODUCT BREWING IT OR MAKING NEW PRODUCT BREWING IT OR WE'RE FILTERING, PACKAGING, THE WE'RE FILTERING, PACKAGING, THE FINISHED PRODUCT.

FINISHED PRODUCT.

SO TODAY WE'RE MAKING A SMALL SO TODAY WE'RE MAKING A SMALL BATCH OF A SPECIAL COME KOMBUCHR BATCH OF A SPECIAL COME KOMBUCHR THE TASTING ROOM AND THAT'S THE TASTING ROOM AND THAT'S USING CARROTS AND BEETS FROM USING CARROTS AND BEETS FROM WINTER MOON FARMS IN HADLEY.

WINTER MOON FARMS IN HADLEY.

AND WE'RE ALSO CANNING OUR LOCAL AND WE'RE ALSO CANNING OUR LOCAL LINEATION -- LIBATION, WHICH IS LINEATION -- LIBATION, WHICH IS A FALL, WINTER SPANISH.

A FALL, WINTER SPANISH.

IT'S PACKAGING, BREWING IT'S PACKAGING, BREWING THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

>> THE OPERATION IS IN THE SAME >> THE OPERATION IS IN THE SAME BLILINGS THAT HOUSES -- BUILDING BLILINGS THAT HOUSES -- BUILDING THAT HOUSES THE FRANKLIN COUNTY THAT HOUSES THE FRANKLIN COUNTY CAREER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CAREER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AT 324 WELLS STREET IN AT 324 WELLS STREET IN GREENFIELD.

GREENFIELD.

BUT VISITORS WILL REALIZE THAT BUT VISITORS WILL REALIZE THAT THE CO-OP AS SOMETHING EXTRA UP THE CO-OP AS SOMETHING EXTRA UP THEIR SLEEVES BEYOND PRODUCTION.

THEIR SLEEVES BEYOND PRODUCTION.

HAVING THE BREWERY TALK TUCKED HAVING THE BREWERY TALK TUCKED AWAY IN GREENFIELD HAS A LOT AWAY IN GREENFIELD HAS A LOT OF -- ALLOWED THIS COMPANY TO OF -- ALLOWED THIS COMPANY TO FLY UNDER THE RADAR WHILE ALSO FLY UNDER THE RADAR WHILE ALSO MAKING A PRODUCT FOR MASS MAKING A PRODUCT FOR MASS CONSUMPTION.

CONSUMPTION.

AND HAVING THIS TASTING ROOM IN AND HAVING THIS TASTING ROOM IN THE BACK END OF THE BREWER YEAR THE BACK END OF THE BREWER YEAR GIVES SOME LOCAL FANS A CHANCE GIVES SOME LOCAL FANS A CHANCE TO GET TO ENJOY THE PRODUCT IN TO GET TO ENJOY THE PRODUCT IN THE VERY PLACE THAT IT'S MADE.

THE VERY PLACE THAT IT'S MADE.

FOR ME, IT WAS A CHANCE TO GET A FOR ME, IT WAS A CHANCE TO GET A TASTE OF THE CONQUERED GRAPE TASTE OF THE CONQUERED GRAPE KOMBUCHA, WHICH I'VE HEARD SO KOMBUCHA, WHICH I'VE HEARD SO MUCH BERKSHIRES.

MUCH BERKSHIRES.

>> I THINK -- ABOUT.

>> I THINK -- ABOUT.

>> I THINK IT'S HE WILLFUL TO >> I THINK IT'S HE WILLFUL TO HAVE THE CONNECTION WITH OUR HAVE THE CONNECTION WITH OUR CUSTOMERS.

CUSTOMERS.

NOT -- HELPFUL TO HAVE THE NOT -- HELPFUL TO HAVE THE CONNECTION WITH OUR CUSTOMERS.

CONNECTION WITH OUR CUSTOMERS.

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW WHERE NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW WHERE WE ARE.

WE ARE.

AND THEY'RE USUALLY SURPRISED AT AND THEY'RE USUALLY SURPRISED AT OUR TASTING ROOM AND WHAT WE OUR TASTING ROOM AND WHAT WE HAVE SET UP.

HAVE SET UP.

AND THEY MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH AND THEY MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH ONLY ONE OF THE BRANDS, LIKE THE ONLY ONE OF THE BRANDS, LIKE THE KOMBUCHA AND NOT KNOW WE MAKE KOMBUCHA AND NOT KNOW WE MAKE GINGER LIBATION, AND VICE VERSA.

GINGER LIBATION, AND VICE VERSA.

SO IT HELPS US MAKE A CONNECTION SO IT HELPS US MAKE A CONNECTION WITH OUR CUSTOMERS.

WITH OUR CUSTOMERS.

>> AND THIS LITTLE ENGINE THAT >> AND THIS LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD IS PROVING TO BE A COULD IS PROVING TO BE A FORMIDABLE CONTENDER AGAINST FORMIDABLE CONTENDER AGAINST SOME OF THE BIGGER PRODUCERS BY SOME OF THE BIGGER PRODUCERS BY EXPANDING THEIR REACH AROUND THE EXPANDING THEIR REACH AROUND THE REGION.

REGION.

ALL THE WHILE STAYING TRUE TO ALL THE WHILE STAYING TRUE TO THEIR LOCAL ROOTS.

THEIR LOCAL ROOTS.

>> WE CONSIDER OURSELVES A SMALL >> WE CONSIDER OURSELVES A SMALL CRAFTED COMPANY THAT -- YOU CRAFTED COMPANY THAT -- YOU KNOW, SERVES THE -- A 90 MILE KNOW, SERVES THE -- A 90 MILE CIRCLE FOR THE MOST PART.

CIRCLE FOR THE MOST PART.

OUR STUFF IS MOSTLY FOUND IN OUR STUFF IS MOSTLY FOUND IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, BUT WE DO WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, BUT WE DO HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD SHOWING IN HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD SHOWING IN BOSTON, PROVIDENCE, AND BOSTON, PROVIDENCE, AND HARTFORD.

HARTFORD.

MOST OF THE SURROUNDING CITIES, MOST OF THE SURROUNDING CITIES, WUSS TER.

WUSS TER.

-- WORCESTER.

-- WORCESTER.

WE USE FOOD DISTRIBUTORS AND WE USE FOOD DISTRIBUTORS AND THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR OUR THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR OUR STUFF TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE STUFF TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE CANADIAN BORDER AND DOWN TO CANADIAN BORDER AND DOWN TO MANHATTAN.

MANHATTAN.

BUT WE'RE WESTERN MASS BUSINESS.

BUT WE'RE WESTERN MASS BUSINESS.

>> WE ALMOST HAVE A LITTLE BIT >> WE ALMOST HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A CULT FOLLOWING IN THE OF A CULT FOLLOWING IN THE PIONEER VALLEY.

PIONEER VALLEY.

SO IT'S NICE TO SEE IT AND IT'S SO IT'S NICE TO SEE IT AND IT'S EVEN MORE A POINT OF PRIDE WHEN EVEN MORE A POINT OF PRIDE WHEN IHL -- I'M TRAVELING TO BOSTON IHL -- I'M TRAVELING TO BOSTON AND I SEE IT GETTING OUT THERE AND I SEE IT GETTING OUT THERE AND FURTHER AWAY.

AND FURTHER AWAY.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> AND IF YOU ENJOYED THAT >>> AND IF YOU ENJOYED THAT STORY, YOU CAN FIND MORE ONLINE STORY, YOU CAN FIND MORE ONLINE AS ONE OF THE ART-BEV-CO-OP AS ONE OF THE ART-BEV-CO-OP PARTNERS TALKS ABOUT HOW HIS PARTNERS TALKS ABOUT HOW HIS BACKGROUND INFLUENCED HIS BACKGROUND INFLUENCED HIS DECISION TO GET INTO THE DECISION TO GET INTO THE BEVERAGE BUSINESS IN A DIGITAL BEVERAGE BUSINESS IN A DIGITAL EXTRA.

EXTRA.

>> I'VE BEEN AN AVID GARDENER >> I'VE BEEN AN AVID GARDENER AND LIKE WORKING WITH FOOD AND AND LIKE WORKING WITH FOOD AND UNDERSTANDING LOCAL FOOD UNDERSTANDING LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS.

SYSTEMS.

AND SO WHILE SOME OF OUR AND SO WHILE SOME OF OUR PRODUCTS LIKE THE COME KOMBUCHAH PRODUCTS LIKE THE COME KOMBUCHAH USES SUGAR AND TEA, WE'RE NOT USES SUGAR AND TEA, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET LOCALLY, BUT WE'RE ABLE TO GET LOCALLY, BUT WE'RE ABLE TO SELECT COMPANIES THAT ABLE TO SELECT COMPANIES THAT SHARE SIMILAR VALUES.

SHARE SIMILAR VALUES.

>> THAT DIGITAL EXTRA IS >> THAT DIGITAL EXTRA IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT AVAILABLE ONLINE AT NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

>>> PERFORMANCE POET, >>> PERFORMANCE POET, PLAYWRIGHT, AND AUTHOR NICOLE M. PLAYWRIGHT, AND AUTHOR NICOLE M. YOUNG-MARTIN HAS OVER 20 YEARS YOUNG-MARTIN HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BUILDING HER OF EXPERIENCE BUILDING HER DIFFERENT CREATIVE PRACTICES, DIFFERENT CREATIVE PRACTICES, AND HER LATEST VENTURE IS A WEB AND HER LATEST VENTURE IS A WEB SERIES CALLED "BLACK WRITERS SERIES CALLED "BLACK WRITERS READ."

READ."

BORN OUT OF A VIRTUAL EVENT BORN OUT OF A VIRTUAL EVENT EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, THE EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, THE SERIES PROVIDES A PLATFORM TO SERIES PROVIDES A PLATFORM TO SHOWCASE, CELEBRATE, AND HONOR SHOWCASE, CELEBRATE, AND HONOR THE WORK OF BLACK WRITERS BOTH THE WORK OF BLACK WRITERS BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONWIDE.

LOCALLY AND NATIONWIDE.

I SPOKE WITH YOUNG-MARTIN TO I SPOKE WITH YOUNG-MARTIN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS SERIES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS SERIES AND HER CAREER ACROSS VARIOUS HER CAREER ACROSS VARIOUS CREATIVE DISCIPLINES.

CREATIVE DISCIPLINES.

>> THERE IS POWER IN THE >> THERE IS POWER IN THE PERSONAL STORY.

PERSONAL STORY.

SO I LEAD PEOPLE IN TERMS OF HOW SO I LEAD PEOPLE IN TERMS OF HOW THEY CAN GAIN CONFIDENCE THROUGH THEY CAN GAIN CONFIDENCE THROUGH SHARING THEIR PERSONAL STORY SHARING THEIR PERSONAL STORY THROUGH WRITING.

THROUGH WRITING.

BUT WRITING IS SO POWERFUL.

BUT WRITING IS SO POWERFUL.

OHIO PEOPLE WHO HAVE SAID TO ME, OHIO PEOPLE WHO HAVE SAID TO ME, I'M NOT A CREATIVE WRITER.

I'M NOT A CREATIVE WRITER.

I DON'T DO POETRY BECAUSE IT'S I DON'T DO POETRY BECAUSE IT'S JUST SINGING.

JUST SINGING.

POETRY IS NOT THE SAME.

POETRY IS NOT THE SAME.

POETRY IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT POETRY IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT AND THE WRITING PROMPTS THAT I AND THE WRITING PROMPTS THAT I TAKE PEOPLE THROUGH, THEY'RE TAKE PEOPLE THROUGH, THEY'RE LIKE, WOW, I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS LIKE, WOW, I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS FACET OF MYSELF.

FACET OF MYSELF.

THERE'S A WRITING PROMPT THAT I THERE'S A WRITING PROMPT THAT I DO WHERE I ASK PEOPLE TO WRITE A DO WHERE I ASK PEOPLE TO WRITE A LETTER TO THEIR YOUNGER SELF.

LETTER TO THEIR YOUNGER SELF.

AND JUST THE THINGS THAT THEY AND JUST THE THINGS THAT THEY REALIZE ABOUT THEIR LIFE AND REALIZE ABOUT THEIR LIFE AND THEIR GROWTH IN THAT MOMENT, AND THEIR GROWTH IN THAT MOMENT, AND I'M LIKE, YES.

I'M LIKE, YES.

AND WRITING, IT'S ONE OF THOSE AND WRITING, IT'S ONE OF THOSE IF YOU TIMES WHERE WE GET TO IF YOU TIMES WHERE WE GET TO REALLY SPEND TIME WITH OURSELF REALLY SPEND TIME WITH OURSELF AND REALLY REFLECT ON THE GROWTH AND REALLY REFLECT ON THE GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD, OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE'VE HAD, OUR COMMUNITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WRITING CAN BE VERY POWERFUL.

SO WRITING CAN BE VERY POWERFUL.

>> HOW IS THAT FOR YOU >> HOW IS THAT FOR YOU REVISITING SOME OF THESE PAST REVISITING SOME OF THESE PAST EXPERIENCES, LIKE IS THERE EVER EXPERIENCES, LIKE IS THERE EVER A LEVEL OF VULNERABILITY AND A LEVEL OF VULNERABILITY AND HESITATION YOU HAVE WITH SHARING HESITATION YOU HAVE WITH SHARING YOUR PERSONAL STORIES?

YOUR PERSONAL STORIES?

>> OH, MY GOSH.

>> OH, MY GOSH.

IT'S SUCH A GREAT QUESTION!

IT'S SUCH A GREAT QUESTION!

I AM -- I'VE BEEN WORKING ON I AM -- I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A WHILE NOW.

THIS FOR A WHILE NOW.

A MEMOIR ON DATING AND IT HAS A MEMOIR ON DATING AND IT HAS SINCE GONE ON HOLD SINCE I'VE SINCE GONE ON HOLD SINCE I'VE GOTTEN MARRIED AND HAVEN'T HAD GOTTEN MARRIED AND HAVEN'T HAD THOSE LIKE TRIALS AND THOSE LIKE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF DATING.

TRIBULATIONS OF DATING.

AND SOME OF THE VULNERABILITY IN AND SOME OF THE VULNERABILITY IN THAT WRITING IS NOT NECESSARILY THAT WRITING IS NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT ME BUT IT'S ABOUT, LIKE, ABOUT ME BUT IT'S ABOUT, LIKE, HOW WHAT I'VE DONE AS IMPACTED HOW WHAT I'VE DONE AS IMPACTED OTHER PEOPLE OR VICE VERSA.

OTHER PEOPLE OR VICE VERSA.

SO I GET VERY VULNERABLE ABOUT SO I GET VERY VULNERABLE ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS AND WRITING ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS AND WRITING ABOUT HOW OTHER PEOPLE INFLUENCE ME, HOW OTHER PEOPLE INFLUENCE ME, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO COME AFTER ME WITH A LAWSUIT, COME AFTER ME WITH A LAWSUIT, BUT ALSO, TOO, I WANT TO HONOR BUT ALSO, TOO, I WANT TO HONOR THE FACT THAT IT IS THE STORY THE FACT THAT IT IS THE STORY FROM MY POINT OF VIEW.

FROM MY POINT OF VIEW.

AND WHAT I'M -- WHEN I'M WRITING AND WHAT I'M -- WHEN I'M WRITING THAT PERSONAL IS -- PERSON IS THAT PERSONAL IS -- PERSON IS NOT ABLE TO SHARE THEIR STORY.

NOT ABLE TO SHARE THEIR STORY.

SO I HAVE TO DANCE AROUND IN SO I HAVE TO DANCE AROUND IN TERMS OF WHAT I SHARE, FROM TERMS OF WHAT I SHARE, FROM CHANGING NAMES TO FIX -- CHANGING NAMES TO FIX -- FICTIONALIZING THE STORY AND FICTIONALIZING THE STORY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> THERE'S ANOTHER INITIATIVE.

>> THERE'S ANOTHER INITIATIVE.

THE PANDEMIC HAS BROUGHT A LOT THE PANDEMIC HAS BROUGHT A LOT OF CHALLENGES FOR PEOPLE BUT OF CHALLENGES FOR PEOPLE BUT IT'S ALSO BROUGHT A LOT OF IT'S ALSO BROUGHT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY.

OPPORTUNITY.

AND IN JUNE 2020, YOU HOSTED A AND IN JUNE 2020, YOU HOSTED A VIRTUAL EVENT THAT CONVENED 16 VIRTUAL EVENT THAT CONVENED 16 BLACK WRITERS COUNTRY WIDE TO BLACK WRITERS COUNTRY WIDE TO TAKE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES.

TAKE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES.

WHAT WAS YOUR VISION BEHIND WHAT WAS YOUR VISION BEHIND CREATING THIS EVENT AND HOW HAS CREATING THIS EVENT AND HOW HAS THAT GROWN SINCE THE INITIAL THAT GROWN SINCE THE INITIAL GATHERING?

GATHERING?

>> YOU HAVE SO MANY GREAT >> YOU HAVE SO MANY GREAT QUESTIONS!

QUESTIONS!

SO BLACK WRITERS READ, HOW IT SO BLACK WRITERS READ, HOW IT CAME ABOUT, AT THE TIME TRUMP CAME ABOUT, AT THE TIME TRUMP WAS LOOKING TO HOST A RALLY IN WAS LOOKING TO HOST A RALLY IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA, ON JUNE 19ED OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA, ON JUNE 19ED OF THAT YEAR -- 19TH OF THAT YEAR, THAT YEAR -- 19TH OF THAT YEAR, WHICH IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF A WHICH IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF A HUGE MASSACRE WHERE BLACK HUGE MASSACRE WHERE BLACK BUSINESSES AND BLACK PEOPLE WERE BUSINESSES AND BLACK PEOPLE WERE MURDERED I THINK 1921 OR MURDERED I THINK 1921 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND HE WAS DOING IT IN TULSA, AND HE WAS DOING IT IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA.

OKLAHOMA.

MYSELF AND A COUPLE OF MY MYSELF AND A COUPLE OF MY WRITING COLLEAGUES WERE TAGGED WRITING COLLEAGUES WERE TAGGED ON A POST ON FACEBOOK, AND MANY ON A POST ON FACEBOOK, AND MANY PEOPLE KNOW US AS ACTIVISTS AND PEOPLE KNOW US AS ACTIVISTS AND THEY'RE LIKE, CAN YOU DO THEY'RE LIKE, CAN YOU DO SOMETHING, BASS THUS JUST SOMETHING, BASS THUS JUST VERY -- BECAUSE THIS IS JUST VERY -- BECAUSE THIS IS JUST VERY RE -- DISRESPECTFUL.

VERY RE -- DISRESPECTFUL.

WHAT CAN I DO IN A WEEK'S TIME.

WHAT CAN I DO IN A WEEK'S TIME.

THIS CAME OUT A WEEK BEFORE THIS CAME OUT A WEEK BEFORE JUNETEENTH.

JUNETEENTH.

WHAT CAN I DO IN A WEEK.

WHAT CAN I DO IN A WEEK.

I'M GOOD CONVENING PEOPLE I'M GOOD CONVENING PEOPLE VIRTUALLY.

VIRTUALLY.

I POSTED ON FACEBOOK, SOCIAL I POSTED ON FACEBOOK, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND EVERYONE JUST SEND MEDIA, AND EVERYONE JUST SEND THIS OUT.

THIS OUT.

AND WHAT HAPPENED, I ACTUALLY AND WHAT HAPPENED, I ACTUALLY GOT MORE THAN 16 WRITERS TO GOT MORE THAN 16 WRITERS TO APPLY TO READ THAT EVENING.

APPLY TO READ THAT EVENING.

BUT I WAS LIKE, OKAY, THIS EVENT BUT I WAS LIKE, OKAY, THIS EVENT IS GOING TO BE OVER THREE HOURS IS GOING TO BE OVER THREE HOURS AND VIRTUAL.

AND VIRTUAL.

THERE'S JUST NO WAY WE'RE GOING THERE'S JUST NO WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BOOK EVERYONE THAT TO BE ABLE TO BOOK EVERYONE THAT NIGHT.

NIGHT.

AND GIVEN THE IMPACT THAT HAD -- AND GIVEN THE IMPACT THAT HAD -- THAT EVENING HAD AND THE NUMBER THAT EVENING HAD AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO OF PEOPLE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO ENGAGE THIS EVENING, IT TURNED ENGAGE THIS EVENING, IT TURNED INTO A MONTHLY WEB SERIES.

INTO A MONTHLY WEB SERIES.

IT OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN IT OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020 AND HOW IT'S SEPTEMBER OF 2020 AND HOW IT'S GROWN NOW, WE'RE NOW IN GROWN NOW, WE'RE NOW IN SEASON 2, AND ORIGINALLY IT WAS SEASON 2, AND ORIGINALLY IT WAS JUST GOING TO LIVE LIKE ONLINE JUST GOING TO LIVE LIKE ONLINE AND FACEBOOK AS A LIVE STREAM.

AND FACEBOOK AS A LIVE STREAM.

I WAS RECENTLY APPROACHED BY A I WAS RECENTLY APPROACHED BY A LITERARY PUBLICIST WHO HAS IN LITERARY PUBLICIST WHO HAS IN HER COFFER LIKE A SLATE OF HER COFFER LIKE A SLATE OF WRITERS THAT SHE WANTS TO HAVE WRITERS THAT SHE WANTS TO HAVE ME INTERVIEW BEFORE THEIR BOOKS ME INTERVIEW BEFORE THEIR BOOKS ARE PUBLISHED.

ARE PUBLISHED.

AND IT'S SO MANY PEOPLE.

AND IT'S SO MANY PEOPLE.

AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, WHAT CAN I AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS NOW.

DO WITH THIS NOW.

AND I'M LIKE, AUDIO PODCASTS.

AND I'M LIKE, AUDIO PODCASTS.

SO I'M ADDING AN AUDIO PODCAST.

SO I'M ADDING AN AUDIO PODCAST.

WE NOW FEATURE WRITERS FROM WE NOW FEATURE WRITERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.

AROUND THE GLOBE.

I ACTUALLY AM BOOKING SOMEONE I ACTUALLY AM BOOKING SOMEONE WHO I THINK IS BASED IN GUYANA.

WHO I THINK IS BASED IN GUYANA.

I BOOKED SOMEONE BASED IN I BOOKED SOMEONE BASED IN PORTUGAL.

PORTUGAL.

AND I ALSO GOT INQUIRIES FROM AND I ALSO GOT INQUIRIES FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE U.K. PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE U.K. >> AND BLACK WRITERS READ IS A >> AND BLACK WRITERS READ IS A REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE OF ONE OF REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE OF ONE OF YOUR INITIATIVES THAT FOSTERS YOUR INITIATIVES THAT FOSTERS THE TALENTS OF OTHER CREATIVE THE TALENTS OF OTHER CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS.

INDIVIDUALS.

AND YOU'VE DONE THAT A LOT AND YOU'VE DONE THAT A LOT THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER.

THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER.

YOU HAD PROCEEDS FROM YOUR YOU HAD PROCEEDS FROM YOUR DEBUT, SPOKEN WORD ALBUM, INPUT DEBUT, SPOKEN WORD ALBUM, INPUT LIVE FROM THE VALLEY, THAT LIVE FROM THE VALLEY, THAT CREATED A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR CREATED A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN NONBINARY WRITERS OF WOMEN IN NONBINARY WRITERS OF COLOR.

COLOR.

AND THEN YOU JUST HAVE THIS -- AND THEN YOU JUST HAVE THIS -- GROWN THIS BLACK WRITERS READ GROWN THIS BLACK WRITERS READ PODCAST AND SERIES.

PODCAST AND SERIES.

SO WHY IS COMMUNITY AND SO WHY IS COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION SO IMPORTANT TO COLLABORATION SO IMPORTANT TO YOU?

YOU?

>> I WOULDN'T BE AN ARTIST IF IT >> I WOULDN'T BE AN ARTIST IF IT WEREN'T FOR COMMUNITY AND WEREN'T FOR COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION.

COLLABORATION.

THERE ARE SO MANY -- LOCAL THERE ARE SO MANY -- LOCAL ARTISTS, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, DIANA ARTISTS, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, DIANA ALVAREZ, JASON MONTGOMERY, ALVAREZ, JASON MONTGOMERY, PRISCILLA PAGE.

PRISCILLA PAGE.

IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEIR IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEIR MENTORSHIP AND THEM PUSHING ME MENTORSHIP AND THEM PUSHING ME TO DO WHAT I DO, I WOULDN'T BE TO DO WHAT I DO, I WOULDN'T BE HERE.

HERE.

AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, IT'S THE AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, IT'S THE WHOLE KIND OF PAYING IT FORWARD.

WHOLE KIND OF PAYING IT FORWARD.

LIKE I NEED TO CREATE OTHER LIKE I NEED TO CREATE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND THEN ALSO, TOO, IN OTHER AND THEN ALSO, TOO, IN OTHER INDUSTRIES, BECAUSE I WORKED IN INDUSTRIES, BECAUSE I WORKED IN THEATER AND MUSIC PRIOR, THOSE THEATER AND MUSIC PRIOR, THOSE ARE SO HARD TO BREAK INTO AND ARE SO HARD TO BREAK INTO AND THE PIPELINES ARE INTENSE.

THE PIPELINES ARE INTENSE.

AND EVEN AS A WRITER, THE MAIN AND EVEN AS A WRITER, THE MAIN STREET PIPELINES IN TERMS OF STREET PIPELINES IN TERMS OF GETTING PUBLISHED ARE INTENSE.

GETTING PUBLISHED ARE INTENSE.

AND I EXPERIENCED THOSE MYSELF.

AND I EXPERIENCED THOSE MYSELF.

AND WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS AND WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS ELIMINATE THE BARRIERS THAT MOST ELIMINATE THE BARRIERS THAT MOST PEOPLE EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY WANT PEOPLE EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY WANT EXPOSURE TO THEIR WORK.

EXPOSURE TO THEIR WORK.

SO ESSENTIALLY, I'M TRYING TO SO ESSENTIALLY, I'M TRYING TO CHISEL THROUGH THE CONCRETE CHISEL THROUGH THE CONCRETE CEILING THAT OPEN OPPORTUNITIES CEILING THAT OPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER PEOPLE.

FOR OTHER PEOPLE.

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