♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> COMING UP, WE'RE CONNECTING >>> 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 LOCAL NORTHEAST INCLUDING A LOCAL NORTHEAST GROUP THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR GROUP THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS.

NEARLY 50 YEARS.

>> IT'S KIND OF LIKE A CHILL >> IT'S KIND OF LIKE A CHILL RUNS DOWN YOUR BODY.

RUNS DOWN YOUR BODY.

THE AUDIENCE IS CHEERING AND THE AUDIENCE IS CHEERING AND YOU'RE STANDING UP THERE.

YOU'RE STANDING UP THERE.

YOU'VE JUST FINISHED SINGING.

YOU'VE JUST FINISHED SINGING.

>> A DESIRE FOR CULTURAL >> A DESIRE FOR CULTURAL REPRESENTATION RESULTS IN A REPRESENTATION RESULTS IN A LOCAL AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK.

LOCAL AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK.

>> ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL WHO WANTS >> ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL WHO WANTS TO BE A PRINCESS, DOESN'T KNOW TO BE A PRINCESS, DOESN'T KNOW ANY] ANY] S WHO -- PRINCESSES WHO LOOK S WHO -- PRINCESSES WHO LOOK LIKE HER.

LIKE HER.

HE GETS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT HE GETS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT HER GRANDMOTHER IN GHANA AND SHE HER GRANDMOTHER IN GHANA AND SHE LEARNS SHE'S PART OF A ROYAL LEARNS SHE'S PART OF A ROYAL FAMILY.

FAMILY.

>>> AND AN ANNUAL FRANKLIN >>> AND AN ANNUAL FRANKLIN COUNTY CRAFT FAIR THAT BENEFITS COUNTY CRAFT FAIR THAT BENEFITS ARTISTS AND STUDENTS.

ARTISTS AND STUDENTS.

>> ALL STUDENT-MADE PROJECTS.

>> ALL STUDENT-MADE PROJECTS.

WE MAKE THINGS FOR THE GRAFT WE MAKE THINGS FOR THE GRAFT FAIR THAT HELP BENEFIT OUR FAIR THAT HELP BENEFIT OUR PROGRAM SO WE CAN BUY SHIRTS AND PROGRAM SO WE CAN BUY SHIRTS AND GO ON FIELD TRIPS AND STUFF.

GO ON FIELD TRIPS AND STUFF.

>> JOIN US FOR THOSE STORIES AND >> JOIN US FOR THOSE STORIES AND MORE AS WE EXPLORE THE MORE AS WE EXPLORE THE CREATIVITYE -- CREATIVITY, CREATIVITYE -- CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

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

BY OUR 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 WE EXPLORE ALL THAT EVERY WEEK WE EXPLORE ALL THAT THE REGION HAS TO OFFER, AND THE REGION HAS TO OFFER, AND TODAY WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM TODAY WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM THE BERKSHIRE MUSEUM IN THE BERKSHIRE MUSEUM IN PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

BUT OUR FIRST STORY TAKES US TO BUT OUR FIRST STORY TAKES US TO THE PIONEER VALLEY.

THE PIONEER VALLEY.

VALLEY LIGHT PROP PRACTICE IS A VALLEY LIGHT PROP PRACTICE IS A COMMUNITY THEATER GROUP BASED IN COMMUNITY THEATER GROUP BASED IN AMHERST.

AMHERST.

THEY DRAW PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL THEY DRAW PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL OVER THE VALLEY AND BEYOND, AND OVER THE VALLEY AND BEYOND, AND EACH FALL THEY PRESENT A FULLY EACH FALL THEY PRESENT A FULLY STAGED OPERA AT THE ACADEMY OF STAGED OPERA AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN NORTHAMPTON.

MUSIC IN NORTHAMPTON.

PROCURES DAVE -- PRODUCER DAVE PROCURES DAVE -- PRODUCER DAVE FRASER ATTENDED A SHOW TO LEARN FRASER ATTENDED A SHOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS GROUP THAT'S MORE ABOUT THIS GROUP THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS.

BEEN AROUND FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS.

>> ON A RECENT NOVEMBER EVENING >> ON A RECENT NOVEMBER EVENING INSIDE THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, INSIDE THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, MEMBERS OF THE VALLEY LIGHT MEMBERS OF THE VALLEY LIGHT OPERA WERE REHEARSING FOR THEIR OPERA WERE REHEARSING FOR THEIR FALL PRESENTATION OF.

FALL PRESENTATION OF.

ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR LIGHT ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR LIGHT OPERAS AROUND.

OPERAS AROUND.

THE GROUP HAS BEEN PERFORMING AT THE GROUP HAS BEEN PERFORMING AT THE ACADEMY SINCE 200 11, BUT -- THE ACADEMY SINCE 200 11, BUT -- 2011.

2011.

BUT THEIR HISTORY GOES BACK BUT THEIR HISTORY GOES BACK BEYOND THAT.

BEYOND THAT.

>> MICHAEL AND A FOUNDING >> MICHAEL AND A FOUNDING MEMBER.

MEMBER.

>> ONLY -- [INAUDIBLE] ON CA >> ONLY -- [INAUDIBLE] ON CA COLD MAR DAY IN 1975.

COLD MAR DAY IN 1975.

BILL AND SALLY SWRENMAN -- BILL AND SALLY SWRENMAN -- VENMAN ARE RIGHTFULLY KNOWN AS VENMAN ARE RIGHTFULLY KNOWN AS THE FOUNDERS OF VALLEY LIGHT THE FOUNDERS OF VALLEY LIGHT OPERA.

OPERA.

>> IT WAS GILBERT AND SULLIVAN >> IT WAS GILBERT AND SULLIVAN APPRACTICES THAT STRUCK A -- APPRACTICES THAT STRUCK A -- OPERAS THAT STRUCK A CHORD.

OPERAS THAT STRUCK A CHORD.

THE GROUP HELD THEIR THE GROUP HELD THEIR PERFORMANCES IN THE AUDITORIUM PERFORMANCES IN THE AUDITORIUM USING CLASSROOMS AS DRESSING USING CLASSROOMS AS DRESSING ROOMS.

ROOMS.

>> AND WE WERE ABLE TO PERFORM >> AND WE WERE ABLE TO PERFORM TO REHEARSE, TO BUILD SETS, TO TO REHEARSE, TO BUILD SETS, TO BUILD COSTUMES, RIGHT THERE IN BUILD COSTUMES, RIGHT THERE IN THAT ONE LOCATION, WHICH WAS THAT ONE LOCATION, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL.

WONDERFUL.

WE WERE ALL TOGETHER, VERY WE WERE ALL TOGETHER, VERY COHESIVE GROUP.

COHESIVE GROUP.

♪ [SINGING] ♪ ♪ [SINGING] ♪ >> IT STARTED PRETTY MUCH >> IT STARTED PRETTY MUCH FOCUSED ON GILBERT AND SULLIVAN.

FOCUSED ON GILBERT AND SULLIVAN.

BUT THERE ARE ONLY 12 GIL BUT THERE ARE ONLY 12 GIL CERTAIN AND -- GILBERT AND CERTAIN AND -- GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SHOWS.

SULLIVAN SHOWS.

SO AS WE WERE REPEATING THE SO AS WE WERE REPEATING THE SHOWS SEVERALS TIMES, WE STARTED SHOWS SEVERALS TIMES, WE STARTED THINKING ABOUT WHAT ALSO FITS THINKING ABOUT WHAT ALSO FITS WITH THE KIND OF SHOWS THAT WE WITH THE KIND OF SHOWS THAT WE LIKE TO DO.

LIKE TO DO.

>> OTHER SHOWS INCLUDE ACTIVE >> OTHER SHOWS INCLUDE ACTIVE CHORUSES, A LIFE ORCHESTRA, CHORUSES, A LIFE ORCHESTRA, COMEDY, AND FUN, ALL STAYING COMEDY, AND FUN, ALL STAYING TRUE TO THE BEST TRADITIONS OF TRUE TO THE BEST TRADITIONS OF COMMUNITY THEATER.

COMMUNITY THEATER.

AND THAT COMMUNITY FEEL IS AT AND THAT COMMUNITY FEEL IS AT THE PARTY OF THEIR PRODUCTIONS.

THE PARTY OF THEIR PRODUCTIONS.

>> IT FEELS LIKE PEOPLE >> IT FEELS LIKE PEOPLE APPRECIATED THE STUFF THAT WE APPRECIATED THE STUFF THAT WE SHARED WITH THEM.

SHARED WITH THEM.

AND THAT THEY VALUE MUSIC AND AND THAT THEY VALUE MUSIC AND THAT THEY HAD A GOOD TIME AND THAT THEY HAD A GOOD TIME AND THAT WE ALSO HAD A GOOD TIME.

THAT WE ALSO HAD A GOOD TIME.

>> I ENJOY BEING ON STAGE.

>> I ENJOY BEING ON STAGE.

I MEAN, I LOVE LIGHT OPERA.

I MEAN, I LOVE LIGHT OPERA.

MUSICAL COMEDY GIVES ME AN MUSICAL COMEDY GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FOOL OF OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FOOL OF MYSELF WITHOUT BEING -- WITHOUT MYSELF WITHOUT BEING -- WITHOUT EMBARRASSING MY WIFE.

EMBARRASSING MY WIFE.

>> ONE OF THE REASONS THIS OPERA >> ONE OF THE REASONS THIS OPERA WAS CHOSEN WAS THAT IT HAS AN WAS CHOSEN WAS THAT IT HAS AN APPEAL FOR YOUNGER PERFORMS -- APPEAL FOR YOUNGER PERFORMS -- PERFORMERS, SOMETHING THE GROUP PERFORMERS, SOMETHING THE GROUP HAS AIMED TOE ATTRACT.

HAS AIMED TOE ATTRACT.

MATTHEW TAYLOR IS A MUSIC MATTHEW TAYLOR IS A MUSIC EDUCATION MAJOR AT UMASS EDUCATION MAJOR AT UMASS AMHERST.

AMHERST.

HE HAS PERFORMED IN OTHER HE HAS PERFORMED IN OTHER OPERAETAS BUT THIS IS HIS FIRST OPERAETAS BUT THIS IS HIS FIRST TIME FOR VALLEY LIGHT OPERA.

TIME FOR VALLEY LIGHT OPERA.

>> BECOME SOMEWHAT OF A PATH IN >> BECOME SOMEWHAT OF A PATH IN LIFE THAT I'M WANTING TO START LIFE THAT I'M WANTING TO START TO HEAD DOWN.

TO HEAD DOWN.

SO TRYING TO FIND ANY AND EVERY SO TRYING TO FIND ANY AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY I CAN TO PERFORM OPPORTUNITY I CAN TO PERFORM OPERA.

OPERA.

>> COSTUME DESIGN IS WHAT >> COSTUME DESIGN IS WHAT ATTRACTED PHYLLIS JORDAN TO THE ATTRACTED PHYLLIS JORDAN TO THE VLO.

VLO.

SHE HAS BEEN PART OF THE GROUP SHE HAS BEEN PART OF THE GROUP SINCE 1994.

SINCE 1994.

>> MOST OF THE SHOWS WE DO MAKE >> MOST OF THE SHOWS WE DO MAKE THE MAJORITY OF THE COSTUMES THE MAJORITY OF THE COSTUMES NEW.

NEW.

WE DO HAVE A VERY LARGE COSTUME WE DO HAVE A VERY LARGE COSTUME COLLECTION FROM WHICH WE CAN COLLECTION FROM WHICH WE CAN PULL.

PULL.

AND USE COSTUMES FROM PREVIOUS AND USE COSTUMES FROM PREVIOUS SHOWS, MAYBE REMODEL, MAKE SHOWS, MAYBE REMODEL, MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ON THEM.

ADJUSTMENTS ON THEM.

THIS PARTICULAR SHOW, WE MADE THIS PARTICULAR SHOW, WE MADE ALL OF THE WOMEN'S GOWNS FROM ALL OF THE WOMEN'S GOWNS FROM SCRATCH.

SCRATCH.

AND MOST OF THE MEN'S COSTUMES AND MOST OF THE MEN'S COSTUMES WERE PULLED FROM STOCK.

WERE PULLED FROM STOCK.

>> COUNTING CAST, CHORUS, >> COUNTING CAST, CHORUS, ORCHESTRA, COSTUME, AND SET ORCHESTRA, COSTUME, AND SET SESIRENS, BUILDERS AND SESIRENS, BUILDERS AND VOLUNTEERS, THEY SAY AS MANY AS VOLUNTEERS, THEY SAY AS MANY AS 100 PEOPLE CAN BE INVOLVED IN 100 PEOPLE CAN BE INVOLVED IN PUTTING ON A SHOW.

PUTTING ON A SHOW.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT >> THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT PLACE THAT IS PEOPLE CAN HELP PLACE THAT IS PEOPLE CAN HELP AND IT'S LOVELY TO SEE THOSE AND IT'S LOVELY TO SEE THOSE AREAS THAT -- EVEN IF THEY DON'T AREAS THAT -- EVEN IF THEY DON'T WANT TO BE ON STAGE, THEY CAN WANT TO BE ON STAGE, THEY CAN REALLY THINK THE COMMUNITY REALLY THINK THE COMMUNITY THEATER MATTERS.

THEATER MATTERS.

AND THAT THERE'S A REAL PLACE AND THAT THERE'S A REAL PLACE FOR THIS AND THAT THE COMPANY FOR THIS AND THAT THE COMPANY ITSELF IS A PLACE THAT THEY WANT ITSELF IS A PLACE THAT THEY WANT TO SPEND THEIR TIME.

TO SPEND THEIR TIME.

>> IT'S KIND OF LIKE A CHILL >> IT'S KIND OF LIKE A CHILL RUNS DOWN YOUR BODY.

RUNS DOWN YOUR BODY.

THE AUDIENCE IS CHEERING AND THE AUDIENCE IS CHEERING AND YOU'RE STANDING UP THERE.

YOU'RE STANDING UP THERE.

YOU'VE JUST FINISHED SINGING A YOU'VE JUST FINISHED SINGING A NOTE AND YOU'RE -- ORCHESTRA HAS NOTE AND YOU'RE -- ORCHESTRA HAS PLAYED THEIR FINAL CHORD AND PLAYED THEIR FINAL CHORD AND IT'S JUST EXHILARATING.

IT'S JUST EXHILARATING.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> AFTER LOOKING FOR A BOOK THAT >> AFTER LOOKING FOR A BOOK THAT INCLUDED SOME CULTURAL INCLUDED SOME CULTURAL REPRESENTATION FOR HER YOUNG REPRESENTATION FOR HER YOUNG DAUGHTER, CRYSTAL BOATENG DAUGHTER, CRYSTAL BOATENG REALIZED THERE WEREN'T MANY REALIZED THERE WEREN'T MANY AVAILABLE, SO SHE TOOK MATTERS AVAILABLE, SO SHE TOOK MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS.

INTO HER OWN HANDS.

HER DEBUT BOOK ENTITLED, "AFIA HER DEBUT BOOK ENTITLED, "AFIA THE ASHANTI PRINCESS, A VISIT TO THE ASHANTI PRINCESS, A VISIT TO THE MOTHERLAND," TELLS THE STORY THE MOTHERLAND," TELLS THE STORY OF A YOUNG GIRL WHO DREAMS OF OF A YOUNG GIRL WHO DREAMS OF BEING A PRINCESS AND, AFTER BEING A PRINCESS AND, AFTER TRAVELING TO GHANA, LEARNS ABOUT TRAVELING TO GHANA, LEARNS ABOUT HER ROYAL ANCESTRY.

HER ROYAL ANCESTRY.

I SPOKE WITH BOATENG TO LEARN I SPOKE WITH BOATENG TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BOOK AND HOW SHE MORE ABOUT THE BOOK AND HOW SHE CELEBRATES HER GHANAIAN CELEBRATES HER GHANAIAN HERITAGE.

HERITAGE.

>> I ACTUALLY WROTE THIS BOOK >> I ACTUALLY WROTE THIS BOOK TWO YEARS AGO DURING THE TWO YEARS AGO DURING THE PANDEMIC.

PANDEMIC.

THERE ARE SO MANY OF US WHO DID THERE ARE SO MANY OF US WHO DID A LOT OF GREAT THINGS DURING A LOT OF GREAT THINGS DURING THAT TIME OF THE PANDEMIC.

THAT TIME OF THE PANDEMIC.

AND THAT WAS THE TIME WHEN I AND THAT WAS THE TIME WHEN I ACTUALLY GOT THE INSPIRATION TO ACTUALLY GOT THE INSPIRATION TO WRITE THIS BOOK.

WRITE THIS BOOK.

AT THAT TIME I HAD TWO KIDS.

AT THAT TIME I HAD TWO KIDS.

MY DAUGHTER WHITNEY, AFIA, AND MY DAUGHTER WHITNEY, AFIA, AND MY SON LEO.

MY SON LEO.

WHITNEY WAS LEARNING HOW TO READ WHITNEY WAS LEARNING HOW TO READ AND SHE WAS VERY INTO AND SHE WAS VERY INTO PRINCESSES, SO I WANTED TO FIND PRINCESSES, SO I WANTED TO FIND A BOOK ABOUT AN AFRICA A BOOK ABOUT AN AFRICA PRINCESS -- AN AFRICAN PRINCESS PRINCESS -- AN AFRICAN PRINCESS SO SHE COULD CONNECT WITH THE SO SHE COULD CONNECT WITH THE CHARACTER AND I COULDN'T FIND CHARACTER AND I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING SO I DECIDED TO WRITE ANYTHING SO I DECIDED TO WRITE MY OWN.

MY OWN.

AND I FIGURED WHY NOT WRITE A AND I FIGURED WHY NOT WRITE A STORY THAT'S ABOUT HER.

STORY THAT'S ABOUT HER.

SO I DECIDED TO WRITE THIS BOOK SO I DECIDED TO WRITE THIS BOOK ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL WHO WANTED ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL WHO WANTED TO BE A PRINCESS, DOESN'T KNOW TO BE A PRINCESS, DOESN'T KNOW ANY PRINCESSES WHO LOOK LIKE ANY PRINCESSES WHO LOOK LIKE HER, AND THEN SHE GET THIS IS HER, AND THEN SHE GET THIS IS OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT HER OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT HER GRANDMOTHER WHO LIVES IN GHANA, GRANDMOTHER WHO LIVES IN GHANA, AND THROUGH THAT SHE LEARNED AND THROUGH THAT SHE LEARNED THAT SHE'S ACTUALLY PART OF A THAT SHE'S ACTUALLY PART OF A ROYAL FAMILY AND SHE INDEED IS A ROYAL FAMILY AND SHE INDEED IS A PRINCESS.

PRINCESS.

>> SHE TURNED TO -- AND SAID, WE >> SHE TURNED TO -- AND SAID, WE HAVE BEEN AWAITING YOUR ARRIVAL.

HAVE BEEN AWAITING YOUR ARRIVAL.

YOUR GRANDMOTHER MENTIONED THAT YOUR GRANDMOTHER MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BRING YOU HERE.

SHE WAS GOING TO BRING YOU HERE.

HE THEN BOWED AND SAID, NANA,.

HE THEN BOWED AND SAID, NANA,.

[SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE] , WHICH TRANSLATES TO YOUR , WHICH TRANSLATES TO YOUR HIGHNESS, YOU ARE WELCOMED.

HIGHNESS, YOU ARE WELCOMED.

>> YOU ALSO ARE WRITING THESE >> YOU ALSO ARE WRITING THESE BOOKS TO ENCOURAGE OTHER BOOKS TO ENCOURAGE OTHER CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THEIR FAMILY CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THEIR FAMILY HISTORY, OR CULTURAL IDENTITY.

HISTORY, OR CULTURAL IDENTITY.

AND I THINK WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN AND I THINK WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN RECENT YEARS IS HOW IMPORTANT IT RECENT YEARS IS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR A CHILD TO SEE THEMSELVES IS FOR A CHILD TO SEE THEMSELVES AND SEE THE REPRESENTATION IN AND SEE THE REPRESENTATION IN BOOKS AND IN SHOWS AND IN JUST BOOKS AND IN SHOWS AND IN JUST IN MEDIA.

IN MEDIA.

WHAT IMPACT DOES THAT HAVE ON WHAT IMPACT DOES THAT HAVE ON THEM WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO SEE THEM WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO SEE SOMEBODY THAT LOOKS JUST LIKE SOMEBODY THAT LOOKS JUST LIKE THEM IN THESE TYPES OF BOOKS.

THEM IN THESE TYPES OF BOOKS.

>> WHEN I WROTE THE BOOK I WROTE >> WHEN I WROTE THE BOOK I WROTE IT FOR MY CHILDREN.

IT FOR MY CHILDREN.

AND THEN I FOUND OUT THERE WERE AND THEN I FOUND OUT THERE WERE ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO WERE INTERESTED IN IT.

WHO WERE INTERESTED IN IT.

AND SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE THROUGH AND SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE THROUGH RANDOM REVIEWS THAT I READ ON RANDOM REVIEWS THAT I READ ON AMAZON, ABOUT YOU KNOW, I HAD AMAZON, ABOUT YOU KNOW, I HAD ONE, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

ONE, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

IT WAS THIS LADY.

IT WAS THIS LADY.

SHE'S FROM KENYA, WHICH IS ALSO SHE'S FROM KENYA, WHICH IS ALSO IN AFRICA, RIGHT.

IN AFRICA, RIGHT.

AND SO SHE GOT THE BOOK FOR HER AND SO SHE GOT THE BOOK FOR HER DAUGHTER WHO WAS ABOUT THE SAME DAUGHTER WHO WAS ABOUT THE SAME AGE AS MY DAUGHTER.

AGE AS MY DAUGHTER.

HER DAUGHTER REALLY LOVED IT, HER DAUGHTER REALLY LOVED IT, CONNECTED WITH IT.

CONNECTED WITH IT.

SO EXACTLY TO YOUR POINT.

SO EXACTLY TO YOUR POINT.

IT'S JUST -- EVERYONE WHO READS IT'S JUST -- EVERYONE WHO READS THIS -- AND IT'S NOT JUST EVEN THIS -- AND IT'S NOT JUST EVEN MORE CHILDREN.

MORE CHILDREN.

IT'S FOR THE ADULTS, THE PARENTS IT'S FOR THE ADULTS, THE PARENTS WHO ARE READING IT OR THE WHO ARE READING IT OR THE GRANDPARENTS THAT ARE READING IT GRANDPARENTS THAT ARE READING IT TO THE CHILDREN, JUST TO -- YOU TO THE CHILDREN, JUST TO -- YOU KNOW, TEACH THE CHILDREN ABOUT KNOW, TEACH THE CHILDREN ABOUT THEIR FAMILY HISTORY.

THEIR FAMILY HISTORY.

SO I WROTE IT ALSO FROM A SO I WROTE IT ALSO FROM A PARENTS' PERSPECTIVE, TOO, THAT PARENTS' PERSPECTIVE, TOO, THAT YOU KNOW, LIKE TELLING YOUR YOU KNOW, LIKE TELLING YOUR CHILDREN WHERE YOU'RE FROM, JUST CHILDREN WHERE YOU'RE FROM, JUST SO THEY CAN BECOME INTERESTED TO SO THEY CAN BECOME INTERESTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT.

LEARN MORE ABOUT IT.

>> SO SPEAKING ABOUT EDUCATING >> SO SPEAKING ABOUT EDUCATING AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AND AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AND IDENTITY, CAN YOU TELL US WHAT IDENTITY, CAN YOU TELL US WHAT IS AN ASHANI -- ASHANTI PRINCE IS AN ASHANI -- ASHANTI PRINCE OR PRINCESS.

OR PRINCESS.

>> THERE ARE SEVERAL TRIBES IN >> THERE ARE SEVERAL TRIBES IN GHANA.

GHANA.

SO MY FAMILY IS FROM THE ASHANTI SO MY FAMILY IS FROM THE ASHANTI REGION.

REGION.

AND SO THE PEOPLE FROM THAT AND SO THE PEOPLE FROM THAT REGION ARE KNOWN AS THE REGION ARE KNOWN AS THE ASHANTIS.

ASHANTIS.

I TALK ABOUT THEYA AND HER I TALK ABOUT THEYA AND HER BROTHER.

BROTHER.

THEY GO TO THE PALACE.

THEY GO TO THE PALACE.

AND THERE'S A REAL-LIFE KING WHO AND THERE'S A REAL-LIFE KING WHO LIVES THERE.

LIVES THERE.

AND SO YOU KNOW, ANYONE WHO AND SO YOU KNOW, ANYONE WHO BELONGS TO THE ROYAL FAMILY, YOU BELONGS TO THE ROYAL FAMILY, YOU KNOW, IS REFERRED TO AS AN KNOW, IS REFERRED TO AS AN ASHANTI PRINCE OR PRINCESS.

ASHANTI PRINCE OR PRINCESS.

BUT ALL PEOPLE FROM THE ASHANTI BUT ALL PEOPLE FROM THE ASHANTI REGION ARE KNOWN AS ASHANTIS.

REGION ARE KNOWN AS ASHANTIS.

AND SO IN THE BOOK, THAT'S WHAT AND SO IN THE BOOK, THAT'S WHAT AFIA FINDS OUT, IS HER FAMILY IS AFIA FINDS OUT, IS HER FAMILY IS CONNECTED TO THE ROYAL FAMILY.

CONNECTED TO THE ROYAL FAMILY.

AND SO SHE IS INDEED AN ASHANTI AND SO SHE IS INDEED AN ASHANTI PRINCESS.

PRINCESS.

>> SO YOU WERE BORN IN GHANA AND >> SO YOU WERE BORN IN GHANA AND THEN MOVED TO MASSACHUSETTS AS A THEN MOVED TO MASSACHUSETTS AS A CHILD.

CHILD.

AND YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN GHANA AND YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN GHANA RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT NOW.

SO I KNOW YOU HAVE MAINTAINED SO I KNOW YOU HAVE MAINTAINED THAT CULTURAL CONNECTION WITH THAT CULTURAL CONNECTION WITH YOUR MOTHERLAND.

YOUR MOTHERLAND.

HOW DID IT FEEL TO SEE THIS COME HOW DID IT FEEL TO SEE THIS COME TO LIFE IN YOUR BOOK AND HOW TO LIFE IN YOUR BOOK AND HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO PICK WHAT WERE YOU ABLE TO PICK WHAT ELEMENTS OF YOUR HERITAGE THAT ELEMENTS OF YOUR HERITAGE THAT YOU WANTED TO INCLUDE?

YOU WANTED TO INCLUDE?

>> YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS LIKED TO >> YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS LIKED TO ADD THIS PART.

ADD THIS PART.

LIKE THE DISCLAIMER, THAT I'M LIKE THE DISCLAIMER, THAT I'M NOT REALLY PART OF THE ASHANTI NOT REALLY PART OF THE ASHANTI ROYAL FAMILY, BUT WHAT I DID ROYAL FAMILY, BUT WHAT I DID FIND OUT AFTER I WROTE THIS WAS FIND OUT AFTER I WROTE THIS WAS THAT I WENT TO GO VISIT MY THAT I WENT TO GO VISIT MY GRANDMOTHER, WHO IS MY GRANDMOTHER, WHO IS MY DAUGHTER'S GREAT-GRANDMOTHER.

DAUGHTER'S GREAT-GRANDMOTHER.

AND WHEN I TOLD HER ABOUT THE AND WHEN I TOLD HER ABOUT THE BOOK, SHE SAID, OH, WELL, DID BOOK, SHE SAID, OH, WELL, DID YOU KNOW -- SO MY GRANDMOTHER'S YOU KNOW -- SO MY GRANDMOTHER'S FATHER WHO'S MY FATHER WHO'S MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER, ACTUALLY WENT GREAT-GRANDMOTHER, ACTUALLY WENT TO THE YASI WAR, WHICH I TO THE YASI WAR, WHICH I REFERENCED A LITTLE BIT IN THE REFERENCED A LITTLE BIT IN THE BOOK.

BOOK.

AND SO EVEN THOUGH, YOU KNOW, IN AND SO EVEN THOUGH, YOU KNOW, IN THE BOOK I SAY IT'S LIKE A THE BOOK I SAY IT'S LIKE A GRANDMOTHER, IN REALITY MY GRANDMOTHER, IN REALITY MY GRANDFATHER -- MY GRANDFATHER -- MY GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER WAS LIKE GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER WAS LIKE PART OF THIS HISTORICAL WAR.

PART OF THIS HISTORICAL WAR.

HE WAS ACTUALLY A CHIEF IN A HE WAS ACTUALLY A CHIEF IN A SMALL TOWN.

SMALL TOWN.

SO YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ASKING LIKE SO YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ASKING LIKE HOW -- LIKE WHAT ELEMENT OF MY HOW -- LIKE WHAT ELEMENT OF MY HISTORY OR HERITAGE TO TALK HISTORY OR HERITAGE TO TALK ABOUT, A LOT OF TIMES IT'S JUST ABOUT, A LOT OF TIMES IT'S JUST LIKE CONVERSATIONS WITH MY MOM.

LIKE CONVERSATIONS WITH MY MOM.

AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO VISIT MY AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO VISIT MY GRANDMOTHER, SHE REALLY LIKE GRANDMOTHER, SHE REALLY LIKE VALIDATED A LOT OF THINGS TORE VALIDATED A LOT OF THINGS TORE ME.

ME.

SO IT'S LIKE -- FOR ME.

SO IT'S LIKE -- FOR ME.

SO IT'S LIKE, WOW, IT'S GREAT.

SO IT'S LIKE, WOW, IT'S GREAT.

A LOT OF, THIS I MADE UP AS I A LOT OF, THIS I MADE UP AS I WAS GOING ALONG, BUT IT TURNS WAS GOING ALONG, BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT I'M ACTUALLY PART OF A OUT THAT I'M ACTUALLY PART OF A ROYAL FAMILY, TOO, SO -- ROYAL FAMILY, TOO, SO -- [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] >> YOU KNOW, YOU'RE WRITING >> YOU KNOW, YOU'RE WRITING THESE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN TO FIND THESE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN TO FIND OUT ABOUT THEIR FAMILY HISTORY, OUT ABOUT THEIR FAMILY HISTORY, AND HERE YOU ARE AS AN ADULT AND HERE YOU ARE AS AN ADULT LIKE COINCIDENTALLY STUMBLING LIKE COINCIDENTALLY STUMBLING UPON YOUR OWN.

UPON YOUR OWN.

THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT THE BOOK THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT.

IS ABOUT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

>> AND SO YOU ALSO RECENTLY >> AND SO YOU ALSO RECENTLY STARTED YOUR OWN PUBLISHING STARTED YOUR OWN PUBLISHING COMPANY CALLED ASHANTI ROYALTY COMPANY CALLED ASHANTI ROYALTY PUBLISHING.

PUBLISHING.

AND YOU REALLY ARE LOOKING TO AND YOU REALLY ARE LOOKING TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE BECOME HELP OTHER PEOPLE BECOME PUBLISHED AUTHORS.

PUBLISHED AUTHORS.

WHY WAS THIS REALLY IMPORTANT WHY WAS THIS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO START THIS NEW FOR YOU TO START THIS NEW ENDEAVOR?

ENDEAVOR?

>> SO THERE ARE TWO COMPANIES.

>> SO THERE ARE TWO COMPANIES.

SO ASHANTI ROYAL, ROYALTY SO ASHANTI ROYAL, ROYALTY PUBLISHING, THAT'S LIKE MY PUBLISHING, THAT'S LIKE MY PRIVATE ONE THAT I PUBLISH MY PRIVATE ONE THAT I PUBLISH MY OWN BOOKS.

OWN BOOKS.

AND THEN THE ONE THAT I PUBLISH AND THEN THE ONE THAT I PUBLISH OTHER PEOPLE'S BOOK, BO ANDCO OTHER PEOPLE'S BOOK, BO ANDCO PUBLISHING.

PUBLISHING.

SO WHEN I PUT OUT THIS BOOK, I SO WHEN I PUT OUT THIS BOOK, I STARTED GETTING A LOT OF EMAILS STARTED GETTING A LOT OF EMAILS OR JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, PRIVATE OR JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, PRIVATE MESSAGES ON FACEBOOK OR MESSAGES ON FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM SAYING, OH, LIKE HOW INSTAGRAM SAYING, OH, LIKE HOW DID YOU DO THIS.

DID YOU DO THIS.

I ALWAYS WANTED TO WRITE A BOOK.

I ALWAYS WANTED TO WRITE A BOOK.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT INSPIRED ME.

INSPIRED ME.

AND LIKE EVERY TIME WHEN I GO TO AND LIKE EVERY TIME WHEN I GO TO LIKE VENDOR FAIRS OR STUFF LIKE LIKE VENDOR FAIRS OR STUFF LIKE THAT, PEOPLE ASK, I'VE ALWAYS THAT, PEOPLE ASK, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO WRITE A BOOK.

WANTED TO WRITE A BOOK.

HOW DO I DO THIS.

HOW DO I DO THIS.

SO I DECIDED WHY DON'T I TURN SO I DECIDED WHY DON'T I TURN THIS PASSION OF MINE INTO THIS PASSION OF MINE INTO ACTUALLY HELPING OTHER PEOPLE, ACTUALLY HELPING OTHER PEOPLE, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY LIKE BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY LIKE LITTLE THINGS THAT ARE INVOLVED LITTLE THINGS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN WRITING A BOOK, RIGHT.

IN WRITING A BOOK, RIGHT.

IT'S NOT JUST WRITING THE STORY IT'S NOT JUST WRITING THE STORY AND THEN LIKE IT MAGICALLY AND THEN LIKE IT MAGICALLY APPEARS ON AMAZON!

APPEARS ON AMAZON!

>> YOU WISH, RIGHT?

>> YOU WISH, RIGHT?

[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] >> EXACTLY.

>> EXACTLY.

SO THERE ARE -- LIKE WORK WITH SO THERE ARE -- LIKE WORK WITH AN ILLUSTRATOR, WHICH IS AN ILLUSTRATOR, WHICH IS SOMETHING I WANTED TO TALK SOMETHING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.

ABOUT.

LIKE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, LIKE IT'S LIKE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, LIKE IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE VERY SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE VERY COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS BECAUSE COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW CHILDREN CONNECT WITH THAT'S HOW CHILDREN CONNECT WITH BOOKS.

BOOKS.

SO I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SO I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE MY ILLUSTRATOR GABBY, WHO REALLY MY ILLUSTRATOR GABBY, WHO REALLY CONNECTED WITH ME TO BRING THE CONNECTED WITH ME TO BRING THE STORY TO LIFE.

STORY TO LIFE.

SO THESE ARE ALL LITTLE -- ARE SO THESE ARE ALL LITTLE -- ARE LITTLE THINGS I WANT TO HELP LITTLE THINGS I WANT TO HELP OTHER AUTHORS WITH, FIGHTING THE OTHER AUTHORS WITH, FIGHTING THE RIGHT ILLUSTRATOR TO BRING YOUR RIGHT ILLUSTRATOR TO BRING YOUR STORY TO LIFE, FINDING THE RIGHT STORY TO LIFE, FINDING THE RIGHT RHYTHM OR EVEN JUST LIKE HELPING RHYTHM OR EVEN JUST LIKE HELPING SOMEONE COME UP WITH AN IDEA, SOMEONE COME UP WITH AN IDEA, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES YOU MIGHT BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES YOU MIGHT HAVE AN IDEA AND THEN YOU START HAVE AN IDEA AND THEN YOU START WRITING AND YOU GET STUCK.

WRITING AND YOU GET STUCK.

SO MY PUBLISHING COMPANY, I DO SO MY PUBLISHING COMPANY, I DO BASICALLY FROM LIKE START TO BASICALLY FROM LIKE START TO FINISH.

FINISH.

LIKE IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA, I CAN LIKE IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA, I CAN HELP YOU WITH IT.

HELP YOU WITH IT.

OR IF -- IN YOUR MANUSCRIPT AND OR IF -- IN YOUR MANUSCRIPT AND YOU NEED AN ILLUSTRATOR, I CAN YOU NEED AN ILLUSTRATOR, I CAN HELP WITH YOU THAT, TOO.

HELP WITH YOU THAT, TOO.

OR IF I'VE DONE EVERYTHING AND OR IF I'VE DONE EVERYTHING AND YOU WANT TO MOVE IT TO THE NEXT YOU WANT TO MOVE IT TO THE NEXT STEP, GET CONNECTED WITH PEOPLE STEP, GET CONNECTED WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN PUT YOUR BOOK OUT THERE, WHO CAN PUT YOUR BOOK OUT THERE, GET INTO BOOKSTORES, LIKE I HAVE GET INTO BOOKSTORES, LIKE I HAVE MY BOOKS IN BOOKSTORES, LIKE MY BOOKS IN BOOKSTORES, LIKE BARNES AND NOBLE AND ALSO SMALL BARNES AND NOBLE AND ALSO SMALL BOOKSHOPS IN SPRINGFIELD AS BOOKSHOPS IN SPRINGFIELD AS WELL.

WELL.

I HAVE MY BOOKS THERE, LIKE I I HAVE MY BOOKS THERE, LIKE I THINK IT'S OLIVE TREE AND THINK IT'S OLIVE TREE AND VOICES.

VOICES.

IT'S RIGHT NOW IN SPRINGFIELD.

IT'S RIGHT NOW IN SPRINGFIELD.

YEAH.

YEAH.

I HAVE MY BOOK HERE AS WELL.

I HAVE MY BOOK HERE AS WELL.

AND IN GHANA I HAVE MY BOOKS IN AND IN GHANA I HAVE MY BOOKS IN BOOKSTORES IN GHANA.

BOOKSTORES IN GHANA.

SO A LOT OF STUFF ARE INVOLVED SO A LOT OF STUFF ARE INVOLVED AND I WANT OTHERS TO BE ABLE TO AND I WANT OTHERS TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT AS WELL.

ACHIEVE THAT AS WELL.

>> YOU'RE VERY INVOLVED IN THE >> YOU'RE VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY OVER HERE IN WESTERN COMMUNITY OVER HERE IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

AS YOU SAID, YOU HAVE A LOT OF AS YOU SAID, YOU HAVE A LOT OF YOUR BOOKS IN LOCAL BOOKSTORES YOUR BOOKS IN LOCAL BOOKSTORES AND YOU ALSO DO A LOT OF READING AND YOU ALSO DO A LOT OF READING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.

WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE THE EYE DEAL WHAT DO YOU HOPE THE EYE DEAL DEAL TAKE WAY FOR YOU FOR DEAL TAKE WAY FOR YOU FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER YOUNG READERS CHILDREN AND OTHER YOUNG READERS AND ADULTS AND FAMILIES READING AND ADULTS AND FAMILIES READING YOUR BOOKS?

YOUR BOOKS?

>> JUST TO GET PEOPLE -- FIRST >> JUST TO GET PEOPLE -- FIRST OF ALL, I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW OF ALL, I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT GHANA, RIGHT?

ABOUT GHANA, RIGHT?

WHERE IS THIS COUNTRY?

WHERE IS THIS COUNTRY?

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE IT IS.

WHERE IT IS.

SO I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW GHANA SO I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW GHANA AND A -- IS A SMALL COUNTRY IN AND A -- IS A SMALL COUNTRY IN AFRICA.

AFRICA.

AND ALSO ASIDE FROM KNOWING AND ALSO ASIDE FROM KNOWING ABOUT THEM, I WANT CHILDREN AND ABOUT THEM, I WANT CHILDREN AND OTHER READERS TO JUST LEARN OTHER READERS TO JUST LEARN ABOUT THEIR FAMILY HISTORY, ABOUT THEIR FAMILY HISTORY, RIGHT.

RIGHT.

YOU MIGHT THINK THAT YOU KNOW YOU MIGHT THINK THAT YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR FAMILY, EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR FAMILY, YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW.

FAMILY THAT'S AROUND YOU.

FAMILY THAT'S AROUND YOU.

BUT THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT BUT THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT YOU MIGHT BE VERY MORE THAT YOU MIGHT BE VERY INTRIGUED TO FIND OUT.

INTRIGUED TO FIND OUT.

SO THAT'S REALLY MY HOPE, THAT SO THAT'S REALLY MY HOPE, THAT PEOPLE WILL LEARN, ASK PEOPLE WILL LEARN, ASK QUESTIONS, AND DISCOVER NEW QUESTIONS, AND DISCOVER NEW THINGS ABOUT THEIR FAMILY THINGS ABOUT THEIR FAMILY HISTORY.

HISTORY.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> AS THE CALENDAR YEAR WINDS >>> AS THE CALENDAR YEAR WINDS TO A CLOSE, SO TOO DOES THE TO A CLOSE, SO TOO DOES THE SEASON FOR LOCAL FAIRS.

SEASON FOR LOCAL FAIRS.

BUT NOT BEFORE THE FRANKLIN BUT NOT BEFORE THE FRANKLIN COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL GETS TO COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL GETS TO HOST THEIR LITTLE DRUMMER CRAFT HOST THEIR LITTLE DRUMMER CRAFT BARE.

BARE.

"CONNECTING POINT'S" BRIAN "CONNECTING POINT'S" BRIAN SULLIVAN VISITED THE SCHOOLS IN SULLIVAN VISITED THE SCHOOLS IN TURNERS FALLS TO ATTEND THE TURNERS FALLS TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL EVENT THAT NOT ONLY ANNUAL EVENT THAT NOT ONLY BENEFITS THE VENDORS BUT ALSO BENEFITS THE VENDORS BUT ALSO THE SCHOOL AND ITS STUDENTS.

THE SCHOOL AND ITS STUDENTS.

>> SIGNS LIKE THIS ONE TEND TO >> SIGNS LIKE THIS ONE TEND TO GET DRIVEN PASSED AFTER 10 TO 15 GET DRIVEN PASSED AFTER 10 TO 15 CARS.

CARS.

BUT THE EVENT TAKING PLACE ON BUT THE EVENT TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH IN SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH IN TURNERS FALLS AT THE FRANKLIN TURNERS FALLS AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL SEEMED COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL SEEMED TO BE THROWING THAT STATISTICSAT TO BE THROWING THAT STATISTICSAT MODEL OUT THE WINDOW.

MODEL OUT THE WINDOW.

I'M I'VE ACTUALLY LOST COUNT OF I'M I'VE ACTUALLY LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES I'VE DRIVEN THE NUMBER OF TIMES I'VE DRIVEN PAST THIS SIGN FOR A CRAFTS PAST THIS SIGN FOR A CRAFTS FAIR.

FAIR.

I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A CRAFTS FAIR I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A CRAFTS FAIR IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

KNOWN AS THE LITTLE DRUMMER KNOWN AS THE LITTLE DRUMMER CRAFTS FAIR, IT GOT STARTED OVER CRAFTS FAIR, IT GOT STARTED OVER A DECK -- DECADE AGO.

A DECK -- DECADE AGO.

WHEN THE SCHOOL CLOSED A WHEN THE SCHOOL CLOSED A RELATIVE OF THE GREENFIELD RELATIVE OF THE GREENFIELD ORGANIZER WHO RAN THE MUSIC ORGANIZER WHO RAN THE MUSIC PROGRAM HERE AT THE TECH SCHOOL PROGRAM HERE AT THE TECH SCHOOL TOOK IT OVER AND USED THE FAIR TOOK IT OVER AND USED THE FAIR AS A MEANS TO RAISE MONEY FOR AS A MEANS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE PROGRAM'S DRUMLINE.

THE PROGRAM'S DRUMLINE.

>> SO WE DID THAT, ALL THE >> SO WE DID THAT, ALL THE DRUMLINE KIDS HELPED OUT DRUMLINE KIDS HELPED OUT ORGANIZING, WORKING AT THE FAIR, ORGANIZING, WORKING AT THE FAIR, AND ALL THE MONEY -- ALL THE AND ALL THE MONEY -- ALL THE PROCEEDS RAISED WENT TOWARDS PROCEEDS RAISED WENT TOWARDS THAT PARTICULAR MUSIC PROGRAM.

THAT PARTICULAR MUSIC PROGRAM.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE.

¦ PROGRAM -- MUSIC PROGRAM ¦ PROGRAM -- MUSIC PROGRAM CLOSED DOWN, SO WE DECIDED THAT CLOSED DOWN, SO WE DECIDED THAT ANY PROCEEDS WERE GOING TO GO TO ANY PROCEEDS WERE GOING TO GO TO THE FROWXZTIC SCHOOL -- FRANKLIN THE FROWXZTIC SCHOOL -- FRANKLIN COUNTY TECH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS COUNTY TECH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS SHARSHIPS.

SHARSHIPS.

>> THIS TEACH -- SCHOLARSHIPS.

>> THIS TEACH -- SCHOLARSHIPS.

>> THIS FEATURES COUNTLESS >> THIS FEATURES COUNTLESS ARTISTS.

ARTISTS.

IT'S A FUN AND FRIENDLY IT'S A FUN AND FRIENDLY GATHERING THAT ALLOWS THE GATHERING THAT ALLOWS THE VISITORS TO BROWSE AND -- AND VISITORS TO BROWSE AND -- AND THE VENGTDORS TO SELL AND THE VENGTDORS TO SELL AND SOCIALIZES.

SOCIALIZES.

>> IT'S JUST NICE TO GET TO SEE >> IT'S JUST NICE TO GET TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO CAN ACTUALLY A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO CAN ACTUALLY ENGAGE WITH YOUR OWN ART AND YOU ENGAGE WITH YOUR OWN ART AND YOU GET A SENSE OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE GET A SENSE OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN AND YOU GET TO INTERESTED IN AND YOU GET TO DISCUSS WHAT YOU MAKE WITH THEM.

DISCUSS WHAT YOU MAKE WITH THEM.

YOU GET TO FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF YOU GET TO FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF THINGS REALLY APPEAL ESPECIALLY THINGS REALLY APPEAL ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF PEOPLE WANTING TO IN TERMS OF PEOPLE WANTING TO LEARN THE CRAFT AND LEARN MORE LEARN THE CRAFT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT GOES INTO IT.

ABOUT WHAT GOES INTO IT.

AND THAT'S FUN TO GET TO AND THAT'S FUN TO GET TO ACTUALLY JUST ENGAGE PEOPLE ACTUALLY JUST ENGAGE PEOPLE ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET THAT IN YOUR -- YOU'RE GET THAT IN YOUR -- YOU'RE SITTING AT HOME IN YOUR STUDIO.

SITTING AT HOME IN YOUR STUDIO.

>> APPARENTLY THERE'S NO AGE >> APPARENTLY THERE'S NO AGE RESTRICTION AS THIS 9-YEAR-OLD RESTRICTION AS THIS 9-YEAR-OLD YOUNG MAN PROVES.

YOUNG MAN PROVES.

THIS IS HIS THIRD CRAFT FAIR AND THIS IS HIS THIRD CRAFT FAIR AND HE GAVE US A RUNDOWN AW HOW HE HE GAVE US A RUNDOWN AW HOW HE PUTS TOGETHER HIS WOOD ART.

PUTS TOGETHER HIS WOOD ART.

>> I MAKE A LIST OF ALL THE >> I MAKE A LIST OF ALL THE PICTURES I WANT PRINTED AND THEN PICTURES I WANT PRINTED AND THEN I COVER ALL THE SCRAP BOARDS I COVER ALL THE SCRAP BOARDS WITH ACRYLIC GEL MEDIUM OR WITH ACRYLIC GEL MEDIUM OR POLYURETHANE.

POLYURETHANE.

AND THEN I PUT THE PICTURE AND THEN I PUT THE PICTURE UPSIDE DOWN ON IT.

UPSIDE DOWN ON IT.

SO THE PAPER IS FACING UP.

SO THE PAPER IS FACING UP.

THE PLAIN PARTISAN.

THE PLAIN PARTISAN.

-- PAPER.

-- PAPER.

AND I LET THAT DRIVE FOR 12 TO AND I LET THAT DRIVE FOR 12 TO 24 HOURS.

24 HOURS.

AND THEN I RUB IT OFF WITH A WET AND THEN I RUB IT OFF WITH A WET CLOTH.

CLOTH.

AND THEN I -- AFTER -- AND I AND THEN I -- AFTER -- AND I SAND AROUND IT TO MAKE IT LOOK SAND AROUND IT TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT'S BLENDING IN.

LIKE IT'S BLENDING IN.

AND THEN I OIL THE WHOLE BOARD.

AND THEN I OIL THE WHOLE BOARD.

>> IN KEEPING WITH THE ORIGINAL >> IN KEEPING WITH THE ORIGINAL THEME OF RAISING MONEY FOR THEME OF RAISING MONEY FOR SCHOOL PROGRAMS, THE WELDING SCHOOL PROGRAMS, THE WELDING SHOP GETS IN ON THE ACTION EVERY SHOP GETS IN ON THE ACTION EVERY YEAR AS WELL.

YEAR AS WELL.

>> WE TEACH ALL KINDS OF >> WE TEACH ALL KINDS OF WELDING, ALL FORMS OF WELDING, WELDING, ALL FORMS OF WELDING, AND WE LIKE TO RAISE MONEY FOR AND WE LIKE TO RAISE MONEY FOR OUR PROGRAM.

OUR PROGRAM.

SO WE MAKE SOME OF THESE SO WE MAKE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS FOR THE CRAFT FAIR.

PROJECTS FOR THE CRAFT FAIR.

THIS IS ALL STAY TUNED-MADE THIS IS ALL STAY TUNED-MADE PROJECTS.

PROJECTS.

AND SOME OF IT'S STICK WELDED, AND SOME OF IT'S STICK WELDED, SOME OF IT'S MID WELDED AND SOME OF IT'S MID WELDED AND SHEET METAL AND FABRICATION.

SHEET METAL AND FABRICATION.

AND WE CAN BUY SHIRTS AND GO ON AND WE CAN BUY SHIRTS AND GO ON FIELD TRIPS AND STUFF.

FIELD TRIPS AND STUFF.

>> IT'S ALSO A CHANCE TO GET >> IT'S ALSO A CHANCE TO GET SOME SHOPPING DONE.

SOME SHOPPING DONE.

FOR VENDORS AND PATRONS ALIKE, FOR VENDORS AND PATRONS ALIKE, THIS MAY BE THE ONE TIME PER THIS MAY BE THE ONE TIME PER YEAR THAT THEY GET TO CROSS YEAR THAT THEY GET TO CROSS PATHS.

PATHS.

SO IT'S ALSO A CHANCE TO SO IT'S ALSO A CHANCE TO ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS.

ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS.

>> MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE EITHER >> MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE EITHER BUYING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR BUYING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR THEMSELVES OR -- OR THEY'RE OUT THEMSELVES OR -- OR THEY'RE OUT HERE AND YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD MORE HERE AND YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD MORE PEOPLE, BECAUSE THIS IS MY PEOPLE, BECAUSE THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR, STOP BY AND SAY I'M SECOND YEAR, STOP BY AND SAY I'M GLAD OAR HERE, BECAUSE I -- GLAD GLAD OAR HERE, BECAUSE I -- GLAD YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE I BOUGHT ONE YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE I BOUGHT ONE LAST YEAR AND I WANT TO BUY FOR LAST YEAR AND I WANT TO BUY FOR OF THEM FOR MY FAMILY NOW.

OF THEM FOR MY FAMILY NOW.

>> IT'S JUST AN AMAZING FAIR.

>> IT'S JUST AN AMAZING FAIR.

I'M JUST SO THRILLED THAT IT I'M JUST SO THRILLED THAT IT TURNS PEOPLE A GOOD PROFIT, TURNS PEOPLE A GOOD PROFIT, ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR.

ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR.

ONE VENDOR TOLD ME THIS IS HER ONE VENDOR TOLD ME THIS IS HER CHRISTMAS.

CHRISTMAS.

THIS IS HOW SHE TAKES CARE OF THIS IS HOW SHE TAKES CARE OF CHRISTMAS AT HOME.

CHRISTMAS AT HOME.

THESE PEOPLE, I BELIEVE THEY THESE PEOPLE, I BELIEVE THEY WALK AWAY WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF WALK AWAY WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY.

MONEY.

AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT THEM -- I AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT THEM -- I WANT THEM TO COME BACK NEXT WANT THEM TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR.

YEAR.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> AND IF YOU ENJOYED THAT >>> AND IF YOU ENJOYED THAT STORY, YOU CAN FIND MORE ONLINE STORY, YOU CAN FIND MORE ONLINE AS LITTLE DRUMMER CRAFT FAIR AS LITTLE DRUMMER CRAFT FAIR VENDOR ALICE GEAR DISCUSSES HOW VENDOR ALICE GEAR DISCUSSES HOW SHE CAME UP WITH THE UNIQUE NAME SHE CAME UP WITH THE UNIQUE NAME FOR HER WIRE ART AND JEWELRY FOR HER WIRE ART AND JEWELRY COMPANY.

COMPANY.

>> THE KINGDOM OF COL KEYS COMES >> THE KINGDOM OF COL KEYS COMES FROM GREEK MYTHOLOGY AND JASON FROM GREEK MYTHOLOGY AND JASON BE RETRIEVES THE GOLDEN FLEECE.

BE RETRIEVES THE GOLDEN FLEECE.

IT WAS ONCE CALLED THE KINGDOM IT WAS ONCE CALLED THE KINGDOM OF COLKEYS.

OF COLKEYS.

NOW IT'S THE REPUBLIC OF NOW IT'S THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.

IT'S ON THE COAST OF THE BLACK IT'S ON THE COAST OF THE BLACK SEA.

SEA.

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

NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

>>> IN BRAVE NEW WORLDS MUSIC >>> IN BRAVE NEW WORLDS MUSIC FROM THE AMERICAS, RENOWNED FROM THE AMERICAS, RENOWNED VIE -- VIOLINIST FRANCESCA VIE -- VIOLINIST FRANCESCA ANDEREGG PRESENTS THE WORKS OF ANDEREGG PRESENTS THE WORKS OF FOUR COMPOSERS FROM THE 19TH AND FOUR COMPOSERS FROM THE 19TH AND 2th CENTURIES.

2th CENTURIES.

I SPOKE WITH THE BERKSHIRES I SPOKE WITH THE BERKSHIRES NATIVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BOTH NATIVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BOTH THE ALBUM AND HER WORK AS A NEW THE ALBUM AND HER WORK AS A NEW CITIES.

CITIES.

>> -- NEW MUSICIAN.

>> -- NEW MUSICIAN.

>> WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO MAKE >> WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO MAKE AN ALBUM AND WE WERE KIND OF AN ALBUM AND WE WERE KIND OF LOOKING FOR CONNECTIONS AMONGST LOOKING FOR CONNECTIONS AMONGST THE PIECES THAT WE TYPICALLY THE PIECES THAT WE TYPICALLY PERFORM TOGETHER.

PERFORM TOGETHER.

WE DECIDED THAT THE MUSIC FROM WE DECIDED THAT THE MUSIC FROM THE AMERICAS WAS THIS IDEA THAT THE AMERICAS WAS THIS IDEA THAT KIND OF LINKED IT.

KIND OF LINKED IT.

SO MUSIC BY AARON COPELAND AND SO MUSIC BY AARON COPELAND AND EVIE BEACH FROM NORTH AMERICA EVIE BEACH FROM NORTH AMERICA AND THEN ALBERTO AND HECTOR FROM AND THEN ALBERTO AND HECTOR FROM SOUTH AMERICA.

SOUTH AMERICA.

SO THAT WAS OUR CONNECTION.

SO THAT WAS OUR CONNECTION.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M REALLY INTERESTED -- THAT REALLY INTERESTED -- THAT INTERESTED ME IS LEARNING THE INTERESTED ME IS LEARNING THE BACKGROUND OF ALL THE DIFFERENT BACKGROUND OF ALL THE DIFFERENT MUSIC FROM -- THROUGHOUT THE MUSIC FROM -- THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS.

AMERICAS.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING I REALLY IT'S NOT SOMETHING I REALLY REALIZED, THAT THIS CONTEMPORARY REALIZED, THAT THIS CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSICAL MUSIC EXISTS IN SO AND CLASSICAL MUSIC EXISTS IN SO MANY DIFFERENT CURNS COUNTRIES.

MANY DIFFERENT CURNS COUNTRIES.

THAT'S BEEN YOUR FAVORITE ASPET THAT'S BEEN YOUR FAVORITE ASPET OF DOING THIS ALBUM?

OF DOING THIS ALBUM?

>> SOME OF IT WAS LEARNING A >> SOME OF IT WAS LEARNING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS PERIOD OF TIME HISTORY OF THIS PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, DURING THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, WHEN THERE WAS A LOT OF FUNDING WHEN THERE WAS A LOT OF FUNDING AND INTEREST IN SENDING ARTISTS AND INTEREST IN SENDING ARTISTS FROM LATIN AMERICA TO NORTH FROM LATIN AMERICA TO NORTH AMERICA AND VICE VERSA.

AMERICA AND VICE VERSA.

SO THAT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE SO THAT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE LIKE A KIND OF CULTURAL LIKE A KIND OF CULTURAL DIPLOMACY OR LIKE RELATIONSHIP DIPLOMACY OR LIKE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING BETWEEN THE NATIONS.

BUILDING BETWEEN THE NATIONS.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING HISTORICICALLY.

INTERESTING HISTORICICALLY.

AND THEN I THINK RECORDING IS A AND THEN I THINK RECORDING IS A VERY SPECIAL PROCESS AS A VERY SPECIAL PROCESS AS A MUSICIAN BECAUSE IT'S VERY TIME MUSICIAN BECAUSE IT'S VERY TIME INTENSIVE AND VERY HARD.

INTENSIVE AND VERY HARD.

BUT YOU GET TO SORT OF LISTEN BUT YOU GET TO SORT OF LISTEN TO -- ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU'VE TO -- ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU'VE RECORDED IT WHEN YOU'RE RECORDED IT WHEN YOU'RE LISTENING TO HOW TO PUT IT LISTENING TO HOW TO PUT IT TOGETHER, AND YOU HEAR ALMOST TOGETHER, AND YOU HEAR ALMOST LIKE SO MANY DIFFERENT VERSIONS LIKE SO MANY DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF HOW YOU COULD PUT IT OF HOW YOU COULD PUT IT TOGETHER.

TOGETHER.

BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF CREATIVITY AND WHAT EXACTLY DO I CREATIVITY AND WHAT EXACTLY DO I WANT THE AUDIENCE TO HEAR, BASS WANT THE AUDIENCE TO HEAR, BASS WHEN YOU'RE IN A LIVE CONCERT WHEN YOU'RE IN A LIVE CONCERT HALL, OF COURSE THERE'S THAT HALL, OF COURSE THERE'S THAT WONDERFUL SPONTANEITY, BUT WONDERFUL SPONTANEITY, BUT THERE'S SO MUCH THAT INFLUENCES THERE'S SO MUCH THAT INFLUENCES WHAT THE AUDIENCE HEARS THAT YOU WHAT THE AUDIENCE HEARS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER.

DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER.

¦ E. ¦ E. ¦ E -- MUSICS -- ¦ E -- MUSICS -- ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> LIKE SOMEBODY COUGHS OR -- >> LIKE SOMEBODY COUGHS OR -- LET'S SAY THE PEON IS LIKE LET'S SAY THE PEON IS LIKE LOUDER -- PIANO IS LOUDER IN ONE LOUDER -- PIANO IS LOUDER IN ONE CONCERT HALL OR JUST HOW MUCH CONCERT HALL OR JUST HOW MUCH DOES THE SOUND ECHO OR THERE'S DOES THE SOUND ECHO OR THERE'S SO MANY OF THOSE TINY THINGS SO MANY OF THOSE TINY THINGS THAT YOU JUST DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT YOU JUST DON'T EVEN KNOW AND IT CAN ALWAYS BE DIFFERENT.

AND IT CAN ALWAYS BE DIFFERENT.

AND THAT'S VERY EXCITING.

AND THAT'S VERY EXCITING.

BUT I THINK ON A RECORDING YOU BUT I THINK ON A RECORDING YOU HAVE THE ABILITY USING HAVE THE ABILITY USING TECHNOLOGY TO CONTROL EXACTLY TECHNOLOGY TO CONTROL EXACTLY HOW MUCH REVERBERATION THERE IS HOW MUCH REVERBERATION THERE IS AND BEING CREATE WITH THAT TO AND BEING CREATE WITH THAT TO SAY, LIKE THIS IS REALLY WHAT WE SAY, LIKE THIS IS REALLY WHAT WE WANT THE AUDIENCE TO HEAR IN WANT THE AUDIENCE TO HEAR IN THIS PIECE.

THIS PIECE.

>> AND THE COMPOSERS ARE >> AND THE COMPOSERS ARE DESCRIBED FOR THIS ALBUM, ARE AS DESCRIBED FOR THIS ALBUM, ARE AS USING MUSIC'S POWER TO EXPAND USING MUSIC'S POWER TO EXPAND OUR SENSE OF SPACE AND TIME.

OUR SENSE OF SPACE AND TIME.

HOW DO YOU FEEL THAT HOW DO YOU FEEL THAT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC IS REALLY CONTEMPORARY MUSIC IS REALLY GOOD AT DOING THIS?

GOOD AT DOING THIS?

>> THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.

>> THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> SO -- SO BECAUSE A LOT OF >> SO -- SO BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES MUSIC THAT'S PARTICULARLY TIMES MUSIC THAT'S PARTICULARLY SLOW WILL KIND OF ALTER OUR SLOW WILL KIND OF ALTER OUR SENSE OF TIME, RIGHT.

SENSE OF TIME, RIGHT.

OR MUSIC THAT HAS UNUSUALLY LONG OR MUSIC THAT HAS UNUSUALLY LONG PHRASES, AND THAT'S CERTAINLY PHRASES, AND THAT'S CERTAINLY TRUE IN THE THIRD MOVEMENT OF TRUE IN THE THIRD MOVEMENT OF THE AMY BEACH SONATA FOR VIOLIN.

THE AMY BEACH SONATA FOR VIOLIN.

THE PHRASES ARE TWO MINUTES THE PHRASES ARE TWO MINUTES LONG.

LONG.

THEY'RE USUALLY FOUR BARS.

THEY'RE USUALLY FOUR BARS.

BUT THESE ARE SO LONG PHRASES.

BUT THESE ARE SO LONG PHRASES.

AND SO IN THAT WAY, IT CAN AND SO IN THAT WAY, IT CAN INFLUENCE.

INFLUENCE.

IT COMPOSERS CAN USE MUSIC TO IT COMPOSERS CAN USE MUSIC TO INFLUENCE OUR SENSE OF TIME IN INFLUENCE OUR SENSE OF TIME IN OTHER WAYS, SO SOMETIMES, FOR OTHER WAYS, SO SOMETIMES, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE COPELAND THERE'S EXAMPLE, IN THE COPELAND THERE'S A LOT OF LIKE UNPREDICTABILITY A LOT OF LIKE UNPREDICTABILITY IN HOW THE MUSIC UNFOLDS AND I IN HOW THE MUSIC UNFOLDS AND I THINK OF THAT ALSO KIND OF THINK OF THAT ALSO KIND OF ALTERS OUR SENSE OF TIME.

ALTERS OUR SENSE OF TIME.

SO I THINK THERE'S JUST A SO I THINK THERE'S JUST A CERTAIN FREEDOM TO HOW THESE CERTAIN FREEDOM TO HOW THESE PARTICULAR COMPOSERS USED TIME PARTICULAR COMPOSERS USED TIME WHICH ALTERS THE EXPERIENCE WHEN WHICH ALTERS THE EXPERIENCE WHEN WE LISTEN.

WE LISTEN.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING INTERESTING SO THAT'S SOMETHING INTERESTING TO REALIZE, YOU KNOW, AS A TO REALIZE, YOU KNOW, AS A MUSICIAN AND AS A LISTENER.

MUSICIAN AND AS A LISTENER.

>> SO YOU GREW UP IN THE >> SO YOU GREW UP IN THE BERKSHIRES WHICH BRINGS YOU BACK BERKSHIRES WHICH BRINGS YOU BACK TO THIS AREA.

TO THIS AREA.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT THAT AREA THAT WHAT IS IT ABOUT THAT AREA THAT YOU LOVE AND YOU JUST REALLY YOU LOVE AND YOU JUST REALLY CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM?

CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM?

>> I LOVE THE LITTLE TOWNS.

>> I LOVE THE LITTLE TOWNS.

I LOVE TO GO TO LENOX.

I LOVE TO GO TO LENOX.

I LOVE TO GO TO GREAT I LOVE TO GO TO GREAT BARRINGTON, STOCKBRIDGE.

BARRINGTON, STOCKBRIDGE.

AND I LOVE THE MOUNTAINS, ALSO, AND I LOVE THE MOUNTAINS, ALSO, BECAUSE NOW I LIVE IN THE BECAUSE NOW I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST.

MIDWEST.

IT'S VERY FLAT.

IT'S VERY FLAT.

SO I MISS THAT, FORESTS AND SO I MISS THAT, FORESTS AND HILLS AROUND ME.

HILLS AROUND ME.

SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I LIKE.

THINGS THAT I LIKE.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> AND THAT DOES IT FOR THIS >>> AND THAT DOES IT FOR THIS EDITION OF "CONNECTING POINT."

EDITION OF "CONNECTING POINT."

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