>>> 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 PROGRAM TO EDUCATE INCLUDING A PROGRAM TO EDUCATE JAZZ STUDENTS THAT'S 40 YEARS JAZZ STUDENTS THAT'S 40 YEARS STRONG.

STRONG.

>>THERE AR AUMBER OF >>THERE AR AUMBER OF MUSICIANS HERE THAT HAVE A MUSICIANS HERE THAT HAVE A PASSION FOR T MUSIC.

PASSION FOR T MUSIC.

AND THEY CANNOT GET THAT OUT OF AND THEY CANNOT GET THAT OUT OF THEM.

THEM.

>> LOCAWRITERS GATHER TO SHARE >> LOCAWRITERS GATHER TO SHARE THEIR PASSION THEIR PASSION >> THERE'NOBODY ELSE >> THERE'NOBODY ELSE UNDERSTANDS THE VOICES IN YOUR UNDERSTANDS THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD PUT -- IT'S HOW WRITERS HEAD PUT -- IT'S HOW WRITERS WORK AND THAT YOUR CRACTENSER WORK AND THAT YOUR CRACTENSER BOTH TAL BACK TO YOU.

BOTH TAL BACK TO YOU.

>> AND A HILLTOP FARM CELEBRATES >> AND A HILLTOP FARM CELEBRATES 0 YEARS.

0 YEARS.

NOT TOEOREIGN GOT NOT NOT TOEOREIGN GOT NOT EASY TO MISS THE VAST ACREAGE EASY TO MISS THE VAST ACREAGE OF ORCHARDS SURROUNDING THE OF ORCHARDS SURROUNDING THE PROPERTY I PEAK GROWING SSON PROPERTY I PEAK GROWING SSON TH OER UP THE KDS OF TH OER UP THE KDS OF VISUALS ONE MIGHT EXPECT TO FIND VISUALS ONE MIGHT EXPECT TO FIND ON POSTCARDS FROM NEW ENGLAND.

ON POSTCARDS FROM NEW ENGLAND.

>> JOIN US FOR THOSE FORCE AND >> JOIN US FOR THOSE FORCE AND NORTHBOUND A WE EX AND MORE NORTHBOUND A WE EX AND MORE AS WE EXPLORE THE CREATIVITY, AS WE EXPLORE THE CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, UP NEXT US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, UP NEXT ON "CONNECTING POINT."

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.

EACH WEEK THIS SUMMER, WE'RE EACH WEEK THIS SUMMER, WE'RE EXPLORING ALL THAT WESTERN EXPLORING ALL THAT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND HAS TO OFFER, AND NEW ENGLAND HAS TO OFFER, AND TODAY WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM TODAY WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM THE TOWN OF WEST HAMPTON IN THE THE TOWN OF WEST HAMPTON IN THE HEART OF HAM SHIRE COUNTY.

HEART OF HAM SHIRE COUNTY.

ORIGINALLY A PART OF THE CITY OF ORIGINALLY A PART OF THE CITY OF NORTH HAMPTON, THIS RURAL NORTH HAMPTON, THIS RURAL COMMUNITY NESTLED IN THE HILLS COMMUNITY NESTLED IN THE HILLS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS HAS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS HAS RELIED ON AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER RELIED ON AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY TO THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY TO SUPPORT ITS RESIDENTS.

SUPPORT ITS RESIDENTS.

TODAY THIS PICTUREESQUE DOWN IS TODAY THIS PICTUREESQUE DOWN IS STILL HOME TO SEVERAL FARMS AND STILL HOME TO SEVERAL FARMS AND WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT ONE OF WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT ONE OF THEM A LITTLE LATER IN THE THEM A LITTLE LATER IN THE PROGRAM.

PROGRAM.

BUT OUR FIRST STORY TAKES PLACE BUT OUR FIRST STORY TAKES PLACE IN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE IN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE COUNTY.

COUNTY.

40 YEARS AGO A GROUP OF 40 YEARS AGO A GROUP OF DEDICATED MUSIC EDUCATORS AT THE DEDICATED MUSIC EDUCATORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS ON UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS ON THE AMHERST DEVELOPED A PROPOSAL THE AMHERST DEVELOPED A PROPOSAL THAT CONNECTS STUDENTS LEARNING THAT CONNECTS STUDENTS LEARNING JAZZ WITH THE COUNTRY'S TOP JAZZ JAZZ WITH THE COUNTRY'S TOP JAZZ ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS FOR AN ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS FOR AN INTENSIVE TWO-WEEK STUDY IN INTENSIVE TWO-WEEK STUDY IN IMPROVISATION.

IMPROVISATION.

THEY CALLED THE PROGRAM, "JAZZ THEY CALLED THE PROGRAM, "JAZZ IN JULY," AND PRODUCER DAVE IN JULY," AND PRODUCER DAVE FRASER SPENT A DAY ON THE FRASER SPENT A DAY ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS THIS PAST UNIVERSITY CAMPUS THIS PAST SUMMER TO FIND OUT MORE.

SUMMER TO FIND OUT MORE.

♪ [SINGING] ♪ ♪ [SINGING] ♪ >> FOR TWO WEEKS THIS SUMMER T >> FOR TWO WEEKS THIS SUMMER T HALLS AND AUDITORIUMS AT THE HALLS AND AUDITORIUMS AT THE UMASS FINE ARTS CENTER WERE UMASS FINE ARTS CENTER WERE FILLED.

FILLED.

EACH ROOM HAD ITS OWN JAM EACH ROOM HAD ITS OWN JAM SESSION AS STUDENTS TOOK PART IN SESSION AS STUDENTS TOOK PART IN GROUP CLINICS, JAZZ THEORY, GROUP CLINICS, JAZZ THEORY, IMPROV STATION TRAINING, AND IMPROV STATION TRAINING, AND EN -- IMPROVISATION TRAINING, EN -- IMPROVISATION TRAINING, AND ENSEMBLE COACHING.

AND ENSEMBLE COACHING.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF MUSICIANS >> THERE ARE A LOT OF MUSICIANS THAT HAVE A PASSION FOR THE THAT HAVE A PASSION FOR THE MUSIC AND THEY CANNOT GET THAT MUSIC AND THEY CANNOT GET THAT OUT OF THEM.

OUT OF THEM.

>> MAX.

>> MAX.

>> JEFF HOLMES IS THE DIRECTOR >> JEFF HOLMES IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE JAZZ IN JULY PROGRAM.

OF THE JAZZ IN JULY PROGRAM.

HE ALONG WITH OTHER FACULTY PLAY HE ALONG WITH OTHER FACULTY PLAY AN INTEGRAL PART BY PROVIDING AN INTEGRAL PART BY PROVIDING FEEDBACK AND SHARING THEIR FEEDBACK AND SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THOSE IN EXPERIENCES WITH THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.

ATTENDANCE.

>> WE'RE NOT EXPECTING THEM TO >> WE'RE NOT EXPECTING THEM TO BE NECESSARILY AT A PARTICULAR BE NECESSARILY AT A PARTICULAR RUNG.

RUNG.

WHAT IT IS IS TO SHOW THEM TO WHAT IT IS IS TO SHOW THEM TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP UP AND YOU TAKE THE NEXT STEP UP AND YOU SEE THE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE SEE THE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE ONE WEEK, IF THEY ONLY COME FOR ONE WEEK, IF THEY ONLY COME FOR ONE WEEK, BUT YOU ESPECIALLY SEE ONE WEEK, BUT YOU ESPECIALLY SEE IT IF THEY STAY FOR THE TWO IT IF THEY STAY FOR THE TWO WEEKS.

WEEKS.

>> THE PROGRAM DATES BACK TO >> THE PROGRAM DATES BACK TO EARLY 1980s WHEN DURING HIS EARLY 1980s WHEN DURING HIS LEADERSHIP OF THE FINE ARTS LEADERSHIP OF THE FINE ARTS CENTER AT UMASS, DR. FREDERICK CENTER AT UMASS, DR. FREDERICK TILLIS ALONG WITH OTHER GREAT TILLIS ALONG WITH OTHER GREAT MUSICIANS WANTED TO ENSURE THAT MUSICIANS WANTED TO ENSURE THAT JAZZ MUSIC HAD A PLACE OF JAZZ MUSIC HAD A PLACE OF PROMINENCE ON CAMPUS ALONG WITH PROMINENCE ON CAMPUS ALONG WITH MAKING IT THE CENTER HOME TO MAKING IT THE CENTER HOME TO REGULAR PERFORMANCES BY REGULAR PERFORMANCES BY WORLD-CLASS MUSICIANS.

WORLD-CLASS MUSICIANS.

>> JAZZ AS DR. TELLIS USED TO >> JAZZ AS DR. TELLIS USED TO SAY IS AMERICA'S CLASSICAL SAY IS AMERICA'S CLASSICAL MUSIC, BECAUSE IT HAS ITS ROOTS MUSIC, BECAUSE IT HAS ITS ROOTS IN THE MUSICIANS THAT FOUNDED IN THE MUSICIANS THAT FOUNDED THAT LANG HERE.

THAT LANG HERE.

SO IT -- LANGUAGE HERE.

SO IT -- LANGUAGE HERE.

IT FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS A IT FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS A PERFECT FIT.

PERFECT FIT.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> STUDENTS WHO ARE PRIMARILY >> STUDENTS WHO ARE PRIMARILY SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AGE GET SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AGE GET PAIRED INTO SMALL INSTRUMENTAL PAIRED INTO SMALL INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES.

ENSEMBLES.

THEY WORK ON PIECES OF MUSIC THEY WORK ON PIECES OF MUSIC THAT THEY WILL PERFORM AT THE THAT THEY WILL PERFORM AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

END OF THE WEEK.

WHELDON HENDRIX LIVES IN -- WHELDON HENDRIX LIVES IN -- >> I'M A MASTER ELECTRICIAN.

>> I'M A MASTER ELECTRICIAN.

I OWN MY OWN COMPANY AND AFTER A I OWN MY OWN COMPANY AND AFTER A CAREER OF DOING THAT, I DECIDED CAREER OF DOING THAT, I DECIDED TO TAKE THIS GUITAR PLAYING AS TO TAKE THIS GUITAR PLAYING AS FAR AS I COULD GET IT.

FAR AS I COULD GET IT.

YOU DON'T WALK AWAY WITH YOU DON'T WALK AWAY WITH ANYTHING.

ANYTHING.

IT'S NOT MAGIC.

IT'S NOT MAGIC.

YOU DON'T COME HERE AND BECOME A YOU DON'T COME HERE AND BECOME A JAZZ -- A JAZZ CAT.

JAZZ -- A JAZZ CAT.

OKAY?

OKAY?

THEY GIVE YOU THE -- THE THEY GIVE YOU THE -- THE AMMUNITION.

AMMUNITION.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> SUSIE JOHNSON IS FROM >> SUSIE JOHNSON IS FROM LEUNENBERG AND THIS WAS HER LEUNENBERG AND THIS WAS HER THIRD YEAR ATTENDING.

THIRD YEAR ATTENDING.

>> AS FAR AS JUST PLAYING WITH >> AS FAR AS JUST PLAYING WITH PEOPLE ITSELF DURING THE COMBO PEOPLE ITSELF DURING THE COMBO REHEARSALS AND BIG BAND REHEARSALS AND BIG BAND REHEARSALS, I JUST LOVE THAT.

REHEARSALS, I JUST LOVE THAT.

I'M SO LIKE IN THE MOMENT AND I'M SO LIKE IN THE MOMENT AND JUST ENJOYING MYSELF.

JUST ENJOYING MYSELF.

AND I LOVE PLAYING MUSIC.

AND I LOVE PLAYING MUSIC.

>> THE VOCAL JAZZ SOLOIST >> THE VOCAL JAZZ SOLOIST PROGRAM OFFERS SINGERS A PROGRAM OFFERS SINGERS A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO EXPLORE CONCEPTS OF JAZZ EXPLORE CONCEPTS OF JAZZ PHRASING AND RHYTHMS AS WELL AS PHRASING AND RHYTHMS AS WELL AS VOCAL IMPROVISATION AND SCAT VOCAL IMPROVISATION AND SCAT SINGING.

SINGING.

PARTICIPANTS REHEARSE AND PARTICIPANTS REHEARSE AND PERFORM WITH A FACULTY TRIO.

PERFORM WITH A FACULTY TRIO.

BEATRICE DISCOVERED HERB LOVE OF BEATRICE DISCOVERED HERB LOVE OF SINGING JUST RECENTLY.

SINGING JUST RECENTLY.

>> I DISCOVERED MY PASSION FOR >> I DISCOVERED MY PASSION FOR SINGING IN 2017, WHICH WAS SINGING IN 2017, WHICH WAS RATHER LATE.

RATHER LATE.

I'M 50 NOW.

I'M 50 NOW.

SO THAT WAS LATE IN MY LIFE.

SO THAT WAS LATE IN MY LIFE.

DISCOVERING SINGING REALLY DISCOVERING SINGING REALLY ALIGNED ME AS A HUMAN BEING.

ALIGNED ME AS A HUMAN BEING.

I DISCOVERED MY VOICE IN MANY I DISCOVERED MY VOICE IN MANY AREAS.

AREAS.

I SUDDENLY FOUND THAT I WAS ABLE I SUDDENLY FOUND THAT I WAS ABLE TO EXPRESS MYSELF WHERE I WAS TO EXPRESS MYSELF WHERE I WAS AFRAID TO SPEAK OF AT OTHER AFRAID TO SPEAK OF AT OTHER TIMES IN MY LIFE, BEFORE I TIMES IN MY LIFE, BEFORE I DISCOVERED SINGING.

DISCOVERED SINGING.

SO IN AN INTERESTING WAY, IT SO IN AN INTERESTING WAY, IT KIND OF WAS THE MISSING PIECE KIND OF WAS THE MISSING PIECE FOR ME.

FOR ME.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> TO WATCH A PERSON WHO HAD >> TO WATCH A PERSON WHO HAD VERY LITTLE LANGUAGE SKILLS AS VERY LITTLE LANGUAGE SKILLS AS FAR AS IMPROVISATION WAS FAR AS IMPROVISATION WAS CONCERNED ON A MONDAY, GET UP CONCERNED ON A MONDAY, GET UP THERE ON A FRIDAY AND STEP THERE ON A FRIDAY AND STEP FORWARD AND CONFIDENTLY TAKE A FORWARD AND CONFIDENTLY TAKE A SOLO.

SOLO.

TO WATCH THAT ENERGY HAPPEN, TO WATCH THAT ENERGY HAPPEN, WATCH THE INDIVIDUAL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE INDIVIDUAL BE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE STEPS FORWARD, IT'S TAKE THOSE STEPS FORWARD, IT'S QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.

QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.

THAT'S THE REWARD FOR ME, MOST THAT'S THE REWARD FOR ME, MOST OF THE TIME, IS JUST TO SEE HOW OF THE TIME, IS JUST TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY GROW AND HOW MUCH IT MUCH THEY GROW AND HOW MUCH IT BECOMES THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL BECOMES THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL STORY FOR US TO LISTEN TO AND STORY FOR US TO LISTEN TO AND SHARE.

SHARE.

♪ TO ME ♪ ♪ TO ME ♪ >>> EVERY WEEK "CONNECTING >>> EVERY WEEK "CONNECTING POINT" EXPLORES THE CREATIVITY, POINT" EXPLORES THE CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE.

BUT 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.

AS WE JUST SAW IN OUR PREVIOUS AS WE JUST SAW IN OUR PREVIOUS STORY, THE JAZZ IN JULY PROGRAM STORY, THE JAZZ IN JULY PROGRAM HAS HAD A LONG LEGACY, AND IN HAS HAD A LONG LEGACY, AND IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE, THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE, JAMILLA DERIA, THE EXECUTIVE JAMILLA DERIA, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FINE ARTS CENTER DIRECTOR OF THE FINE ARTS CENTER AT UMASS AMHERST, DISCUSSES THE AT UMASS AMHERST, DISCUSSES THE HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROGRAM.

PROGRAM.

>> IT CONNECTED STUDENTS FROM >> IT CONNECTED STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE AND THE ALL OVER THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY WITH NOT ONLY THE COUNTRY WITH NOT ONLY THE MUSICAL BUT EVEN POLITICAL AND MUSICAL BUT EVEN POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF IDEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THINKERS, CREATORS, ARTISTS AND THINKERS, CREATORS, ARTISTS AND NOT ONLY FROM THIS GENERATION NOT ONLY FROM THIS GENERATION BUT FROM GENERATIONS BEFORE.

BUT FROM GENERATIONS BEFORE.

>> 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.

>>> BACK IN 27 TEEN -- 2017, >>> BACK IN 27 TEEN -- 2017, AUTHOR SUSAN BUFFUM AND HER AUTHOR SUSAN BUFFUM AND HER DAUGHTER KELLY DECIDED TO START DAUGHTER KELLY DECIDED TO START A WORK -- WRITING GROUP.

A WORK -- WRITING GROUP.

IT'S GROWN FROM JUST A FEW IT'S GROWN FROM JUST A FEW PARTICIPANTS TO MORE THAN 100 PARTICIPANTS TO MORE THAN 100 MEMBERS.

MEMBERS.

THEY MEET MONTHLY AND OFFER THEY MEET MONTHLY AND OFFER WRITERS SUPPORT AND A CHANCE TO WRITERS SUPPORT AND A CHANCE TO SHARE THEIR WORK WITH OTHERS WHO SHARE THEIR WORK WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE A PASSION FOR THE CRAFT.

HAVE A PASSION FOR THE CRAFT.

AND I SPOKE WITH KELLY BUFFUM TO AND I SPOKE WITH KELLY BUFFUM TO LEARN MORE.

LEARN MORE.

>> THEY WANTED A WRITING BACK -- >> THEY WANTED A WRITING BACK -- WE WANT TO DO THIS.

WE WANT TO DO THIS.

YOU DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS.

YOU DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS.

DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS.

DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS.

OKAY, WE'LL TRY IT.

OKAY, WE'LL TRY IT.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

AND THE RESPONSE WAS MUCH BIGGER AND THE RESPONSE WAS MUCH BIGGER THAN WE EXPECTED.

THAN WE EXPECTED.

>> AND LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT >> AND LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT RESPONSE.

ABOUT THAT RESPONSE.

I READ THAT IN 2020 THE GROUP I READ THAT IN 2020 THE GROUP GREW TO 95 MEMBERS.

GREW TO 95 MEMBERS.

SO WHAT DID THAT FEEL LIKE FOR SO WHAT DID THAT FEEL LIKE FOR YOU GUYS AND HOW HAS IT BEEN YOU GUYS AND HOW HAS IT BEEN GOING?

GOING?

>> PRETTY GOOD.

>> PRETTY GOOD.

I THINK WE'RE LIKE 100 -- 127 I THINK WE'RE LIKE 100 -- 127 MEMBERS NOW.

MEMBERS NOW.

PEOPLE ALL OVER.

PEOPLE ALL OVER.

AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE.

AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE.

VERY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, VERY VERY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, VERY DIFFERENT TYPES OF WRITERS.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF WRITERS.

>> YEAH.

>> YEAH.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS GONNA ASK YOU ABOUT, THAT I WAS GONNA ASK YOU ABOUT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL AND INTERESTING THAT YOU WELCOME AND INTERESTING THAT YOU WELCOME WRITERS FROM ALL DIFFERENT TYPES WRITERS FROM ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF BACKGROUNDS.

OF BACKGROUNDS.

SO TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SO TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND THE PARTICIPANTS.

THE PEOPLE AND THE PARTICIPANTS.

I KNOW YOU HAVE OVER 100, SO I KNOW YOU HAVE OVER 100, SO IT'S HARD TO SAY, BUT WHAT SOME IT'S HARD TO SAY, BUT WHAT SOME OF THE TYPES OF WRITERS THAT YOU OF THE TYPES OF WRITERS THAT YOU HAVE IN THE GROUP?

HAVE IN THE GROUP?

>> WE SEE EVERYBODY AT A >> WE SEE EVERYBODY AT A DIFFERENT AMOUNT THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT AMOUNT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

YEAR.

SOME PEOPLE YOU SEE A LOT AND SOME PEOPLE YOU SEE A LOT AND SOME PEOPLE YOU HEAR FROM SOME PEOPLE YOU HEAR FROM OCCASIONALLY ONLINE AND SOME OCCASIONALLY ONLINE AND SOME PEOPLE WILL SHOW UP FOR AN EVENT PEOPLE WILL SHOW UP FOR AN EVENT AND YOU'LL SEE THEM NOT AGAIN AND YOU'LL SEE THEM NOT AGAIN FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

BUT WE HAVE BOTH FICTION AND BUT WE HAVE BOTH FICTION AND NONFICTION WRITERS, A COUPLE NONFICTION WRITERS, A COUPLE POTS, MYSTERY, HORROR, SCI-FI, POTS, MYSTERY, HORROR, SCI-FI, FANTASY, MAINSTREAM SECTION, FANTASY, MAINSTREAM SECTION, MEMOIR, GENEALOGY.

MEMOIR, GENEALOGY.

YOU MAIM IT.

YOU MAIM IT.

WE PROBABLY HAVE SOMEBODY HERE WE PROBABLY HAVE SOMEBODY HERE WHO WRITES IT.

WHO WRITES IT.

>> WHEN I WAS SETTING UP THIS >> WHEN I WAS SETTING UP THIS INTERVIEW WITH YOU AND YOUR MOM, INTERVIEW WITH YOU AND YOUR MOM, THE ONE THAT REALLY -- IS THAT THE ONE THAT REALLY -- IS THAT YOU BOTH HAVE SEPARATE FULL-TIME YOU BOTH HAVE SEPARATE FULL-TIME JOBS AND WRITING IS KIND OF JOBS AND WRITING IS KIND OF REALLY BECOME YOUR HOBBY BUT YOU REALLY BECOME YOUR HOBBY BUT YOU BOTH ARE PUBLISHED AUTHORS WITH BOTH ARE PUBLISHED AUTHORS WITH WORKS.

WORKS.

SO TELL ME, WHAT IS IT ABOUT SO TELL ME, WHAT IS IT ABOUT WRITING THAT YOU REALLY CONNECT WRITING THAT YOU REALLY CONNECT WITH AND THAT YOU LOVE?

WITH AND THAT YOU LOVE?

WHERE DOES THAT PASSION COME WHERE DOES THAT PASSION COME FROM FOR YOU?

FROM FOR YOU?

>> I LIKE MAKING STUFF UP, I >> I LIKE MAKING STUFF UP, I GUESS.

GUESS.

I'M USUALLY ALWAYS TELLING I'M USUALLY ALWAYS TELLING MYSELF STORIES, SO THEY'RE NOT MYSELF STORIES, SO THEY'RE NOT WRITTEN DOWN.

WRITTEN DOWN.

IT'S UP FOR DEBATE.

IT'S UP FOR DEBATE.

I GUESS IT'S AN ECAPIST TYPE OF I GUESS IT'S AN ECAPIST TYPE OF THING.

THING.

-- ESCAPIST TYPE OF THING, MAKE -- ESCAPIST TYPE OF THING, MAKE WHATEVER WORLD YOU WANT, WITH WHATEVER WORLD YOU WANT, WITH WHATEVER RULES YOU WANT.

WHATEVER RULES YOU WANT.

>> YOU MEET MONTHLY AT DIFFERENT >> YOU MEET MONTHLY AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN WESTFIELD.

LOCATIONS IN WESTFIELD.

SO TOM -- TELL ME, WHAT IS THE SO TOM -- TELL ME, WHAT IS THE ATMOSPHERE LIKE IN THAT GROUP ATMOSPHERE LIKE IN THAT GROUP AND THE SESSION?

AND THE SESSION?

WHAT GOES ON IN THERE?

WHAT GOES ON IN THERE?

>> THE WE'RE MEETING SCWIPTLY AT >> THE WE'RE MEETING SCWIPTLY AT THE -- CONSISTENTLY AT THE THE -- CONSISTENTLY AT THE LIBRARY NOW, WHICH IS NICE.

LIBRARY NOW, WHICH IS NICE.

WE MEET FOR A COUPLE HOURS.

WE MEET FOR A COUPLE HOURS.

WE GO OVER, I HEARD THIS EVENT WE GO OVER, I HEARD THIS EVENT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE.

YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE.

SHARE THAT KIND OF NEWS.

SHARE THAT KIND OF NEWS.

WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF SHARING, WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF SHARING, LIKE I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS.

LIKE I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS.

I'M GOING TO PUBLISH THIS SOON.

I'M GOING TO PUBLISH THIS SOON.

I JUST READ THIS BOOK BY INNED I JUST READ THIS BOOK BY INNED ON WORD SMITH.

ON WORD SMITH.

YOU CAN GET FEEDBACK.

YOU CAN GET FEEDBACK.

YOU CAN SAY I HAVE THIS IDEA BUT YOU CAN SAY I HAVE THIS IDEA BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO WITH I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO WITH IT.

IT.

YOU CAN FIND BETA READERS.

YOU CAN FIND BETA READERS.

WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED EACH OTHER GET THROUGH DIRECT EACH OTHER GET THROUGH DIRECT PUBLISHING.

PUBLISHING.

RECOMMEND SMALL PRINT RECOMMEND SMALL PRINT PUBLISHERS.

PUBLISHERS.

ALL KINDS OF GOOD THINGS.

ALL KINDS OF GOOD THINGS.

>> I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE GOALS >> I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE GOALS OF THIS WRITING GROUP IS TO OF THIS WRITING GROUP IS TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER ON EACH OF SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER ON EACH OF YOUR WRITING JOURNEYS.

YOUR WRITING JOURNEYS.

SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE GROWTH SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE GROWTH THAT YOU'VE WITNESSED WITH THE THAT YOU'VE WITNESSED WITH THE PARTICIPANTS AND MAYBE EVEN PARTICIPANTS AND MAYBE EVEN WITHIN YOURSELF?

WITHIN YOURSELF?

>> SEEING SEVERAL PEOPLE PUBLISH >> SEEING SEVERAL PEOPLE PUBLISH THEIR FIRST BOOK.

THEIR FIRST BOOK.

FROM SHARING I'M NERVOUS, WHAT FROM SHARING I'M NERVOUS, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS, TO OKAY, DO YOU THINK OF THIS, TO OKAY, I'VE GOT THIS DRAFT.

I'VE GOT THIS DRAFT.

DOES ANYBODY WANT TO -- I'M DOES ANYBODY WANT TO -- I'M GOING TO PUBLISH IT.

GOING TO PUBLISH IT.

YOU CAN COME TO MY -- NEXT YOU CAN COME TO MY -- NEXT MONTH.

MONTH.

IT'S BEEN GREAT.

IT'S BEEN GREAT.

OVERTIME, WATCH PEOPLE BECOME OVERTIME, WATCH PEOPLE BECOME MORE COMFORTABLE WITH EACH OTHER MORE COMFORTABLE WITH EACH OTHER AND MORE WILLING TO SHARE AND AND MORE WILLING TO SHARE AND YOU'LL HAVE PEOPLE THAT DON'T YOU'LL HAVE PEOPLE THAT DON'T TALK FOR THE FIRST THREE OR FOUR TALK FOR THE FIRST THREE OR FOUR MEETINGS AND THEN THEY'LL COME MEETINGS AND THEN THEY'LL COME IN AND SHARE A PIECE, AND IN AND SHARE A PIECE, AND THEY'LL CONNECT WITH SOMEBODY THEY'LL CONNECT WITH SOMEBODY ELSE IN THE GROUP AND THEY'LL ELSE IN THE GROUP AND THEY'LL GET TOGETHER OUTSIDE THE GET TOGETHER OUTSIDE THE MEETINGS TO WORK ON THEIR MEETINGS TO WORK ON THEIR PROJECTS.

PROJECTS.

>> AND I READ IN ONE OF YOUR >> AND I READ IN ONE OF YOUR BLOGS THAT NO ONE UNDERSTANDS A BLOGS THAT NO ONE UNDERSTANDS A WRITER LIKE ANOTHER WRITER.

WRITER LIKE ANOTHER WRITER.

AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY, YOU KNOW, LIKE A NICE COMMENT.

YOU KNOW, LIKE A NICE COMMENT.

SO TALK TO ME ABOUT SOME OF THE SO TALK TO ME ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU EXPERIENCE CHALLENGES THAT YOU EXPERIENCE AS A WRITER AND HOW A GROUP LIKE AS A WRITER AND HOW A GROUP LIKE THIS CAN REALLY BE BENEFICIAL.

THIS CAN REALLY BE BENEFICIAL.

>> YEAH.

>> YEAH.

THERE'S NOBODY ELSE THAT THERE'S NOBODY ELSE THAT UNDERSTANDS THE VOICES IN YOUR UNDERSTANDS THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD TELLING YOU STORIES THAT HEAD TELLING YOU STORIES THAT YOU HAVE TO WRITE DOWN ON PAPER, YOU HAVE TO WRITE DOWN ON PAPER, WHICH SOUNDS NOT GOOD TO WHICH SOUNDS NOT GOOD TO ANYBODY.

ANYBODY.

AS A NOT A WRITER.

AS A NOT A WRITER.

IT MAKES YOU SOUND A LITTLE BIT IT MAKES YOU SOUND A LITTLE BIT CRAZY.

CRAZY.

BUT IT'S HOW WRITERS WORK.

BUT IT'S HOW WRITERS WORK.

AND THAT YOUR CHARACTERS WILL AND THAT YOUR CHARACTERS WILL TALK BACK TO YOU AND PUT UP TALK BACK TO YOU AND PUT UP ROADBLOCKS.

ROADBLOCKS.

BUT SOMETIMES JUST TALKING BUT SOMETIMES JUST TALKING THROUGH WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO THROUGH WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE STORY AND WHAT THE WITH THE STORY AND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH SOMEBODY ELSE -- PROBLEM IS WITH SOMEBODY ELSE -- WHICH SOMEBODY ELSE UNDERSTANDS, WHICH SOMEBODY ELSE UNDERSTANDS, I CAN GO BACK AND SAY WHY DON'T I CAN GO BACK AND SAY WHY DON'T YOU TRY THIS.

YOU TRY THIS.

NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT THIS.

HOW ABOUT THIS.

NO, STILL GOT.

NO, STILL GOT.

HOW ABOUT THAT.

HOW ABOUT THAT.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

>> I CAN IMAGINE THAT THAT TYPE >> I CAN IMAGINE THAT THAT TYPE OF COLLABORATION IS UNMATCHED, OF COLLABORATION IS UNMATCHED, YOU KNOW -- WRITING BY YOURSELF.

YOU KNOW -- WRITING BY YOURSELF.

IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT THE IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT THE GROWTH THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER GROWTH THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER DURING 2020, WHICH WAS THE START DURING 2020, WHICH WAS THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

OF THE PANDEMIC.

SO DURING THE PANDEMIC, WAS THIS SO DURING THE PANDEMIC, WAS THIS GROUP LIKE EXACTLY WHAT PEOPLE GROUP LIKE EXACTLY WHAT PEOPLE NEEDED?

NEEDED?

WAS IT REALLY HELPFUL TO KIND OF WAS IT REALLY HELPFUL TO KIND OF DEAL WITH ALL THE EMOTIONS AND DEAL WITH ALL THE EMOTIONS AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS HAPPENED?

EVERYTHING THAT WAS HAPPENED?

>> WE STRUGGLED TO MEET A LITTLE >> WE STRUGGLED TO MEET A LITTLE BIT.

BIT.

BUT WE DID DO SOME ZOOM BUT WE DID DO SOME ZOOM MEETINGS, BUT IT IS WAS MORE MEETINGS, BUT IT IS WAS MORE ONLINE COMMUNICATION, GET ONLINE COMMUNICATION, GET TOGETHER.

TOGETHER.

SO SEEMED TO BE AN OUT LET FOR SO SEEMED TO BE AN OUT LET FOR PEOPLE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER.

PEOPLE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER.

A LOT OF PEOPLE RAN INTO A LOT OF PEOPLE RAN INTO WRITERS' BLOCK DURING COVID AND WRITERS' BLOCK DURING COVID AND SOME HAVE STARTED TO WRITE SOME HAVE STARTED TO WRITE AGAIN, SOME HAVE NOT.

AGAIN, SOME HAVE NOT.

BUT THEY'RE CHEERING ON THE BUT THEY'RE CHEERING ON THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE STARTED TO WRITE PEOPLE WHO HAVE STARTED TO WRITE THEN AND THEY KNOW WE'LL BE THEN AND THEY KNOW WE'LL BE THERE FOR THEM WHEN THEY START.

THERE FOR THEM WHEN THEY START.

>> IS THERE SOMEBODY OUT THERE >> IS THERE SOMEBODY OUT THERE WHO IS JUST WRITING AS A HOBBY WHO IS JUST WRITING AS A HOBBY BUT REALLY WANTS TO MAKE IT MORE BUT REALLY WANTS TO MAKE IT MORE SERIOUS, WHAT TYPE OF ADVICE SERIOUS, WHAT TYPE OF ADVICE WOULD YOU OFFER THEM?

WOULD YOU OFFER THEM?

>> CONNECT WITH OTHER WRITERS.

>> CONNECT WITH OTHER WRITERS.

YOU CAN BE YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY.

YOU CAN BE YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY.

SOMETIMES WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETIMES WHEN IT COMES TO WRITING, BECAUSE YOU'LL BE A WRITING, BECAUSE YOU'LL BE A HARSHER CRITIC, LIKE I WILL READ HARSHER CRITIC, LIKE I WILL READ SOMETHING, AND I HATE WHAT I SOMETHING, AND I HATE WHAT I WROTE.

WROTE.

SOMEBODY ELSE READY IT, THIS SOMEBODY ELSE READY IT, THIS IS -- READS IT, THIS IS REALLY IS -- READS IT, THIS IS REALLY GOOD.

GOOD.

KEEP GOING WITH IT.

KEEP GOING WITH IT.

NETWORKING IS VERY IMPORTANT.

NETWORKING IS VERY IMPORTANT.

BECOMING TRADITIONALLY PUBLISHED BECOMING TRADITIONALLY PUBLISHED IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT.

DIFFICULT.

SO INDY PRESSES RA BECOMING A SO INDY PRESSES RA BECOMING A BIG -- ARE BECOMING A BIGGER AND BIG -- ARE BECOMING A BIGGER AND BIGGER WAY TO GO.

BIGGER WAY TO GO.

AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THAT TATOWK TO IS WITH THAT TATOWK TO IS IMPORTANT.

IMPORTANT.

>> IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, 2022, >> IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, 2022, YOU CELEBRATED YOUR FIFTH YOU CELEBRATED YOUR FIFTH ANNIVERSARY WITH THE WHIPCITY ANNIVERSARY WITH THE WHIPCITY WORD SMITH.

WORD SMITH.

WHAT -- WORDSMITH.

WHAT -- WORDSMITH.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE NEXT YEARS TO COME?

THE NEXT YEARS TO COME?

HOW WOULD YOU REALLY LOVE TO SEE HOW WOULD YOU REALLY LOVE TO SEE THIS GROUP GROW AND WHAT DO YOU THIS GROUP GROW AND WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT IT?

WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT IT?

>> I'D LIKE TO SEE MEETINGS KEEP >> I'D LIKE TO SEE MEETINGS KEEP GOING THE WAY THEY'RE GOING.

GOING THE WAY THEY'RE GOING.

WE'D LIKE TO SEE MORE AUTHOR WE'D LIKE TO SEE MORE AUTHOR EVENTS AND A BIGGER AUTHOR EVENTS AND A BIGGER AUTHOR PRESENCE AT SOME OF THE LOCAL PRESENCE AT SOME OF THE LOCAL EVENTS.

EVENTS.

WE DO PARTICIPATE IN WE DO PARTICIPATE IN HORTICULTURE AND OKTOBERFEST BY HORTICULTURE AND OKTOBERFEST BY OUR WORKS OF WEST FIELD, BUT WE OUR WORKS OF WEST FIELD, BUT WE LIKE TO -- MORE AVAILABILITY TO LIKE TO -- MORE AVAILABILITY TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT AND EVEN DO THINGS LIKE THAT AND EVEN OUTSIDE OF THAT, GET THE AUTHORS OUTSIDE OF THAT, GET THE AUTHORS INVOLVED AND OUT THERE IN FRONT INVOLVED AND OUT THERE IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.

OF PEOPLE.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> WE'VE BEEN COME TO YOU TODAY >>> WE'VE BEEN COME TO YOU TODAY FROM BEAUTIFUL WEST HAMPTON, ONE FROM BEAUTIFUL WEST HAMPTON, ONE OF THE MANY HILLTOWN COMMUNITIES OF THE MANY HILLTOWN COMMUNITIES SPREAD THROUGHOUT RURAL WESTERN SPREAD THROUGHOUT RURAL WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

THE HILLTOWNS ARE WELL KNOWN FOR THE HILLTOWNS ARE WELL KNOWN FOR THEIR FARMS AND OUR NEXT STORY THEIR FARMS AND OUR NEXT STORY IS ABOUT ONE THAT'S BEEN AROUND IS ABOUT ONE THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.

FOR A LONG TIME.

THIS YEAR MARKS THE 100 THIS YEAR MARKS THE 100 ANNIVERSARY OF THE OUTLOOK FARM ANNIVERSARY OF THE OUTLOOK FARM IN WESTHAMPTON AND IT'S ALSO THE IN WESTHAMPTON AND IT'S ALSO THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY FOR ITS CURRENT 60TH ANNIVERSARY FOR ITS CURRENT OWNERS, THE MORSE FAMILY, WHO OWNERS, THE MORSE FAMILY, WHO PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN 1962.

PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN 1962.

THE FARM, WHICH HAS ADAPTED TO THE FARM, WHICH HAS ADAPTED TO THE EVER-CHANGING ECONOMIC THE EVER-CHANGING ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE THROUGH THE YEARS, LANDSCAPE THROUGH THE YEARS, ALSO SERVES AS A COMMUNITY ALSO SERVES AS A COMMUNITY GATHERING SPOT, AS "CONNECTING GATHERING SPOT, AS "CONNECTING POINT'S" BRINE DISCOVERED WHEN POINT'S" BRINE DISCOVERED WHEN HE STOPPED BY RE -- BRIAN HE STOPPED BY RE -- BRIAN SULLIVAN DISCOVERED WHEN HE SULLIVAN DISCOVERED WHEN HE STOPPED BY RECENTLY.

STOPPED BY RECENTLY.

>> THIS ROAD HAS BEEN ENDURING >> THIS ROAD HAS BEEN ENDURING LANDMARK SINCE 1922.

LANDMARK SINCE 1922.

SINCE BEING PURCHASED BY THE SINCE BEING PURCHASED BY THE MORSE FAMILY IN 1962, IT'S MORSE FAMILY IN 1962, IT'S ENJOYED SIX DECADES OF SUCCESS ENJOYED SIX DECADES OF SUCCESS UNDER IN A ONE FAMILY.

UNDER IN A ONE FAMILY.

AND DONE SO WHILE CONVERTING AND DONE SO WHILE CONVERTING FROM WHAT WAS PRIMARILY AN FROM WHAT WAS PRIMARILY AN ANIMAL FARM WITH ORCHARDS TO THE ANIMAL FARM WITH ORCHARDS TO THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARM WE SEE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARM WE SEE TODAY.

TODAY.

>> BACK IN THE EARLY '80S, >> BACK IN THE EARLY '80S, PRETTY MUCH THE STATE AND PRETTY MUCH THE STATE AND WHATNOT PROMOTED THE IDEA OF WHATNOT PROMOTED THE IDEA OF FARMS DIVERSIFYING.

FARMS DIVERSIFYING.

AND AT THAT TIME I THINK IT WAS AND AT THAT TIME I THINK IT WAS WHEN WE FIRST GOT INTO THE WHEN WE FIRST GOT INTO THE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH THING OUT BREAKFAST AND LUNCH THING OUT FRONT, ALONG WITH EXPANDING THE FRONT, ALONG WITH EXPANDING THE DELI.

DELI.

WE HAD OUR MEATS GOING ANYWAY, WE HAD OUR MEATS GOING ANYWAY, PRIMARILY PORK IN EARLY DAYS.

PRIMARILY PORK IN EARLY DAYS.

AND THEN WE EXPANDED THE AND THEN WE EXPANDED THE OPERATION TO ALL CUTS OF MEAT.

OPERATION TO ALL CUTS OF MEAT.

WE HAVE OUR PRODUCE.

WE HAVE OUR PRODUCE.

WE'VE GOT TO BAKERY THAT'S BUILT WE'VE GOT TO BAKERY THAT'S BUILT UP OVER THE YEARS.

UP OVER THE YEARS.

ORIGINALLY IT WAS APPLE PIES.

ORIGINALLY IT WAS APPLE PIES.

OUR FRUIT PIES.

OUR FRUIT PIES.

MY MOTHER MADE THOSE FOR YEARS.

MY MOTHER MADE THOSE FOR YEARS.

AND THEN WE WANTED TO EXPAND AND AND THEN WE WANTED TO EXPAND AND MY WIFE STARTED WAY BACK -- MY WIFE STARTED WAY BACK -- STARTED BAKING THEM CHOCOLATE STARTED BAKING THEM CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES AND THAT'S WHERE IT CHIP COOKIES AND THAT'S WHERE IT WENT FROM THERE TO A FULL WENT FROM THERE TO A FULL BAKERY.

BAKERY.

>> THOSE BAKED GOODS, BREAKFAST >> THOSE BAKED GOODS, BREAKFAST TREAT, AND COFFEE ARE -- THAT'S TREAT, AND COFFEE ARE -- THAT'S MANAGED TO MAINTAIN ITS RUSTIC MANAGED TO MAINTAIN ITS RUSTIC CHARM AFTER ALL THESE YEARS N. A CHARM AFTER ALL THESE YEARS N. A TOWN WITH A POPULATION OF OVER TOWN WITH A POPULATION OF OVER 1600, SAYING THAT THIS IS THE 1600, SAYING THAT THIS IS THE LOCAL HANGOUT PROBABLY ISN'T TOO LOCAL HANGOUT PROBABLY ISN'T TOO MUCH OF A STRETCH.

MUCH OF A STRETCH.

>> I HAVE A SMALL ROOFING >> I HAVE A SMALL ROOFING BUSINESS AND I MEET MY GUYS BUSINESS AND I MEET MY GUYS USUALLY ON THE JOBS, WHICH ARE USUALLY ON THE JOBS, WHICH ARE NEAR BY HERE.

NEAR BY HERE.

AND I LIVE DOWN THE ROAD.

AND I LIVE DOWN THE ROAD.

SO I COME HERE AND GET MY COFFEE SO I COME HERE AND GET MY COFFEE AND MAYBE A DOUGHNUT OR WHATEVER AND MAYBE A DOUGHNUT OR WHATEVER ELSE AND MAYBE SOMETIMES GET ELSE AND MAYBE SOMETIMES GET THOSE GUYS A MUFFIN OR A THOSE GUYS A MUFFIN OR A DOUGHNUT AND COFFEES.

DOUGHNUT AND COFFEES.

AND JUST HEAD TO THE JOB.

AND JUST HEAD TO THE JOB.

>> WE CAME HERE TO WESTHAMPTON >> WE CAME HERE TO WESTHAMPTON IN 1977.

IN 1977.

MY HUSBAND WORKED FOR MASS MY HUSBAND WORKED FOR MASS ELECTRIC.

ELECTRIC.

AND SO THIS WAS THE COFFEE PLACE AND SO THIS WAS THE COFFEE PLACE TO COME AND TO MEET PEOPLE.

TO COME AND TO MEET PEOPLE.

AND THEN IN THE 1990s, I CAME AND THEN IN THE 1990s, I CAME TO WORK FOR BRAD'S DAD, DAVE TO WORK FOR BRAD'S DAD, DAVE MORE.

MORE.

-- MORSE.

-- MORSE.

AND BEEN COMING BACK EVER SINCE.

AND BEEN COMING BACK EVER SINCE.

IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THEY'VE BEEN -- THERE HAVE BEEN THEY'VE BEEN -- THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE AT THIS SAME SEVERAL PEOPLE AT THIS SAME TABLE AND THEY -- ALL RETIREES, TABLE AND THEY -- ALL RETIREES, RETIRED TEACHERS, RETIRED RETIRED TEACHERS, RETIRED NURSES, AND HUSBANDS THAT PUT UP NURSES, AND HUSBANDS THAT PUT UP WITH ALL OF US!

WITH ALL OF US!

>> NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN AND >> NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN AND CERTAINLY NOT EASY TO MISS IS CERTAINLY NOT EASY TO MISS IS THE VAST ACREAGE OF ORCHARDS THE VAST ACREAGE OF ORCHARDS SURROUNDING THE PROPERTY.

SURROUNDING THE PROPERTY.

IN PEAK GROWING SEASON THEY IN PEAK GROWING SEASON THEY OFFER UP THE KINDS OF VISUALS OFFER UP THE KINDS OF VISUALS ONE MIGHT EXPECT TO FIND ON ONE MIGHT EXPECT TO FIND ON POSTCARDS FROM NEW ENGLAND.

POSTCARDS FROM NEW ENGLAND.

THE FAMILY AT OUTLOOK FARM OWES THE FAMILY AT OUTLOOK FARM OWES 40 ACRES OF LAND.

40 ACRES OF LAND.

30 BEHIND THE BARN, THE OTHER 10 30 BEHIND THE BARN, THE OTHER 10 ACROSS THE STREET IN THE APPLE ACROSS THE STREET IN THE APPLE ORCHARDS.

ORCHARDS.

BUT THEY MANAGE 60 ACRES OF BUT THEY MANAGE 60 ACRES OF PROPERTY.

PROPERTY.

THAT INCLUDES APPLE AND PEACH THAT INCLUDES APPLE AND PEACH TREES, ABOUT A HALF-MILE UP TREES, ABOUT A HALF-MILE UP SOUTHAMPTON ROAD IN THAT SOUTHAMPTON ROAD IN THAT DIRECTION, AND BLUEBERRIES ROUND DIRECTION, AND BLUEBERRIES ROUND RIGHT 66 IN THAT DIRECTION.

RIGHT 66 IN THAT DIRECTION.

BUT WHILE THE BUSHES AND TREES BUT WHILE THE BUSHES AND TREES MAY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF BERRIES MAY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF BERRIES AND FRUITS RIPE FOR THE PICKING, AND FRUITS RIPE FOR THE PICKING, OUTLOOK FARM FACES THE SAME OUTLOOK FARM FACES THE SAME DILEMMA AS SO MANY OTHER SMALL DILEMMA AS SO MANY OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES.

BUSINESSES.

THAT IS, FINDING EMPLOYEES TO DO THAT IS, FINDING EMPLOYEES TO DO THE WORK.

THE WORK.

OR IN THIS CASE, DO THE PICKING.

OR IN THIS CASE, DO THE PICKING.

>> WE'RE RUNNING VERY, VERY >> WE'RE RUNNING VERY, VERY SHORT IN THE FIELDS.

SHORT IN THE FIELDS.

NOBODY TO PICK APPLES RIGHT NOW.

NOBODY TO PICK APPLES RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.

WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.

IN THE STORE IT'S THE SAME IN THE STORE IT'S THE SAME THING.

THING.

WE LOSE OUR COLLEGE KIDS THIS WE LOSE OUR COLLEGE KIDS THIS WEEK AND IT'S GOING TO BE DOWN WEEK AND IT'S GOING TO BE DOWN TO HARDLY ANYBODY TO SERVE IN TO HARDLY ANYBODY TO SERVE IN THE STORE, SO IT'S REALLY TOUGH THE STORE, SO IT'S REALLY TOUGH AS FAR AS EMPLOYEES GO.

AS FAR AS EMPLOYEES GO.

THAT'S THE HARDEST PART OF IT THAT'S THE HARDEST PART OF IT ALL.

ALL.

[AUDIO DIFFICULTIES] [AUDIO DIFFICULTIES] ADAPTING TO THE TIMES.

ADAPTING TO THE TIMES.

IN THIS CASE, IT MEANT TURNING IN THIS CASE, IT MEANT TURNING THE FORMER SLAUGHTERHOUSE INTO A THE FORMER SLAUGHTERHOUSE INTO A BREWHOUSE OR USING THEIR SURPLUS BREWHOUSE OR USING THEIR SURPLUS TO MAKE THEIR OWN WINES.

TO MAKE THEIR OWN WINES.

KEEPING THE PRODUCE LOCAL, IF KEEPING THE PRODUCE LOCAL, IF IT'S NOT GROWN HERE ON SITE, AND IT'S NOT GROWN HERE ON SITE, AND HAVING A FULLY FUNCTIONING HAVING A FULLY FUNCTIONING BUTCHER SHOP FOR FRESH LOCAL BUTCHER SHOP FOR FRESH LOCAL MEATS.

MEATS.

WHATEVER IT TAKES TO KEEP MONEY WHATEVER IT TAKES TO KEEP MONEY IN THE TILL.

IN THE TILL.

>> JUST MAKE THE CHANGES THROUGH >> JUST MAKE THE CHANGES THROUGH THE YEARS THAT WE NEEDED TO MAKE THE YEARS THAT WE NEEDED TO MAKE TO JUST KEEP THINGS RUNNING FOR TO JUST KEEP THINGS RUNNING FOR THE BEST AND HOPEFULLY KEEP THE BEST AND HOPEFULLY KEEP TRYING TO MAKE SOME MONEY.

TRYING TO MAKE SOME MONEY.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT >>> AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT LIFE IS LIKE IN THIS WHAT LIFE IS LIKE IN THIS PICTURESQUE HILLTOWN OF PICTURESQUE HILLTOWN OF WESTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AS WESTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AS WE HEAR FROM THE RESIDENTS WHO WE HEAR FROM THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE MERE IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL LIVE MERE IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL EXTRA.

EXTRA.

>> WHEN WE FIRST MOVED HERE, IN >> WHEN WE FIRST MOVED HERE, IN '77, THEY HAD THE BICENTENNIAL '77, THEY HAD THE BICENTENNIAL IN WEST HAMPTON.

IN WEST HAMPTON.

IN THE PARADE THEY -- WHO WOULD IN THE PARADE THEY -- WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT ROY ROGERS LIVED BELIEVE THAT ROY ROGERS LIVED HERE.

HERE.

MY HUSBAND WAS DANIEL WEBSTER.

MY HUSBAND WAS DANIEL WEBSTER.

THEY HAD ORVILLE WRIGHT, ESTHER THEY HAD ORVILLE WRIGHT, ESTHER AS WELL AS.

AS WELL AS.

-- -- ESTHER WILLIAMS.

-- -- ESTHER WILLIAMS.

FOLKS IN MY GENERATION WOULD FOLKS IN MY GENERATION WOULD KNOW WHO THESE FOLKS WERE.

KNOW WHO THESE FOLKS WERE.

IN THE OLD DAYS.

IN THE OLD DAYS.

THE YOUNGER KIDS PROBABLY THE YOUNGER KIDS PROBABLY WOULDN'T.

WOULDN'T.

AND WE HAD DICK TRACY.

AND WE HAD DICK TRACY.

HE WAS A FARMER.

HE WAS A FARMER.

>> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGITAL >> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGITAL EXTRA AND SO MUCH MORE ONLINE EXTRA AND SO MUCH MORE ONLINE RIGHT NOW AT RIGHT NOW AT NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

>>> ARTIST CARLOS MATEU WHO LEFT >>> ARTIST CARLOS MATEU WHO LEFT HIS NATIVE CUBA IN 1997, CALLS HIS NATIVE CUBA IN 1997, CALLS HIS STYLE POP GEOMETRIC.

HIS STYLE POP GEOMETRIC.

HE COMBINES ASPECTS OF CUBISM HE COMBINES ASPECTS OF CUBISM AND REALISM IN HIS PAINTINGS AND AND REALISM IN HIS PAINTINGS AND HE DRAWS UPON MYSTICISM AND THE HE DRAWS UPON MYSTICISM AND THE SURREAL IN ORDER TO REFLECT THE SURREAL IN ORDER TO REFLECT THE AFRO CUBAN EXPERIENCE IN HIS AFRO CUBAN EXPERIENCE IN HIS WORK.

WORK.

HE JOINED ME TO DISCUSS HIS HE JOINED ME TO DISCUSS HIS CAREER AS BOTH A VISUAL ARTIST CAREER AS BOTH A VISUAL ARTIST AND DANCER.

AND DANCER.

>> MY FIRST PAINTINGS WERE >> MY FIRST PAINTINGS WERE PRACTICALLY REPRESENTING LIKE PRACTICALLY REPRESENTING LIKE THE VIEWS OF HAVANA, AND FEELING THE VIEWS OF HAVANA, AND FEELING LIKE I WAS MISSING MY CITY.

LIKE I WAS MISSING MY CITY.

AND EVERYTHING WAS VERY AND EVERYTHING WAS VERY TRADITIONAL.

TRADITIONAL.

VERY STRONG CULTURAL ORIENTED IN VERY STRONG CULTURAL ORIENTED IN TERMS OF MY BACKGROUND.

TERMS OF MY BACKGROUND.

SO I WAS WORKING WITH A GALLEY SO I WAS WORKING WITH A GALLEY FOR THE FIRST COUPLE, THREE FOR THE FIRST COUPLE, THREE YEARS.

YEARS.

SINCE MY WORK WAS VERY, VERY SINCE MY WORK WAS VERY, VERY TROPICAL, VERY REFLECTING ALL TROPICAL, VERY REFLECTING ALL THE NATION OF CARIBBEAN, AND THE NATION OF CARIBBEAN, AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING.

THAT WAS THE BEGINNING.

>> THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE, YOU HAD >> THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE, YOU HAD A COMBINATION OF FORMAL ART A COMBINATION OF FORMAL ART STUDIES AND COMPLETED YOUR ART STUDIES AND COMPLETED YOUR ART EDUCATION AT THE RENOWNED EDUCATION AT THE RENOWNED ALEJANDRO NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ALEJANDRO NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS IN HAVANA.

FINE ARTS IN HAVANA.

HOW AND WHEN DID YOUR INTEREST HOW AND WHEN DID YOUR INTEREST IN ART BEGIN AND DID YOU EVER IN ART BEGIN AND DID YOU EVER IMAGINE THAT THIS COULD RESULT IMAGINE THAT THIS COULD RESULT IN A PROFESSION FOR YOU?

IN A PROFESSION FOR YOU?

>> WELL, THE BEGINNING IS I >> WELL, THE BEGINNING IS I THINK YOU'RE BORN WITH IT.

THINK YOU'RE BORN WITH IT.

I MEAN, SOME PEOPLE, THEY CHOOSE I MEAN, SOME PEOPLE, THEY CHOOSE TO BE ARTISTS, BUT I DIDN'T TO BE ARTISTS, BUT I DIDN'T CHOOSE TO BE ARTIST.

CHOOSE TO BE ARTIST.

I WAS BORN AN ARTIST.

I WAS BORN AN ARTIST.

I'M RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS I'M RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS ABOUT MY STYLE, BECAUSE MY STYLE ABOUT MY STYLE, BECAUSE MY STYLE IS THE COMBINATION WHEN YOU LOOK IS THE COMBINATION WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU PLAN AT IT, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU PLAN IT.

IT.

I SAY, YOU DON'T SAY I'M GOING I SAY, YOU DON'T SAY I'M GOING TO PUT PICASSO, AND IT'S GOING TO PUT PICASSO, AND IT'S GOING TO BE MY STYLE.

TO BE MY STYLE.

THAT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

THAT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

MAYBE FOR SOME PEOPLE, BUT NOT MAYBE FOR SOME PEOPLE, BUT NOT FOR ME.

FOR ME.

BECAUSE I DO IT VERY NATURAL AND BECAUSE I DO IT VERY NATURAL AND UNCONSCIOUS WAY.

UNCONSCIOUS WAY.

AND ONE DAY I WAS AT THE NATURAL AND ONE DAY I WAS AT THE NATURAL ACADEMY DRAWING A ABOUT A NINE ACADEMY DRAWING A ABOUT A NINE TREE WITH STRAIGHT LINES AND I TREE WITH STRAIGHT LINES AND I SAID, I HAVE TO KEEP THE SAID, I HAVE TO KEEP THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRAWING OR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRAWING OR PAINTING.

PAINTING.

THIS IS NOT CUBISM.

THIS IS NOT CUBISM.

AND I STARVED BECAUSE DURING AND I STARVED BECAUSE DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME I WAS A THAT PERIOD OF TIME I WAS A STRUGGLING INTRODUCE BY SILK STRUGGLING INTRODUCE BY SILK SCREEN.

SCREEN.

SO I HAD TO BRING IN THE SO I HAD TO BRING IN THE SEPARATION OF LAYERS OF SILK SEPARATION OF LAYERS OF SILK SCREEN.

SCREEN.

BUT I SAY I HAVE TO CONNECT THE BUT I SAY I HAVE TO CONNECT THE PAINTING WITH THE DRAWING.

PAINTING WITH THE DRAWING.

SO ALL THE SEPARATION OF LAYERS SO ALL THE SEPARATION OF LAYERS TEND TO RESPONDING TO THE TEND TO RESPONDING TO THE DRAWINGS AND WASN'T IN STRAIGHT DRAWINGS AND WASN'T IN STRAIGHT LINES AND ALL THE SHAPES WAS LINES AND ALL THE SHAPES WAS PAINT -- WITH A STRAIGHT LINE.

PAINT -- WITH A STRAIGHT LINE.

AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF WHAT I DEFINED MY STYLE, IS THE WHAT I DEFINED MY STYLE, IS THE COMBINATION OF THE EXPERIENCES COMBINATION OF THE EXPERIENCES THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE.

THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE.

>> IN ADDITION TO BEING A VISUAL >> IN ADDITION TO BEING A VISUAL ARTIST, YOU ARE ALSO A ARTIST, YOU ARE ALSO A PROFESSIONAL DANCER.

PROFESSIONAL DANCER.

HAVING LEARNED HOW TO DANCE FROM HAVING LEARNED HOW TO DANCE FROM YOUR GRANDPARENTS.

YOUR GRANDPARENTS.

HOW DO THESE TWO ART FORMS HOW DO THESE TWO ART FORMS INTERSECT AND INFLUENCE EACH INTERSECT AND INFLUENCE EACH OTHER FOR YOU?

OTHER FOR YOU?

>> I NEVER SAW THAT I'M GOING TO >> I NEVER SAW THAT I'M GOING TO BE ON A STAGE DANCING.

BE ON A STAGE DANCING.

THAT WASN'T MY GOAL.

THAT WASN'T MY GOAL.

THE THING IS, YOU SEE THE -- I THE THING IS, YOU SEE THE -- I SEE THE TALENT AND IT'S A SEE THE TALENT AND IT'S A PAINTER.

PAINTER.

AND I STOPPED SAYING THAT I'M A AND I STOPPED SAYING THAT I'M A PAINTER.

PAINTER.

I'M SAYING THAT I'M AN ARTIST.

I'M SAYING THAT I'M AN ARTIST.

AND AN ARTIST COVER THE WHOLE AND AN ARTIST COVER THE WHOLE SPECTRUM, COVER THEATER, COVER SPECTRUM, COVER THEATER, COVER WRITING, COVER MANY DIFFERENT WRITING, COVER MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.

THINGS.

AND ALL THESE THINGS THAT WORK AND ALL THESE THINGS THAT WORK TOGETHER, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE THE TOGETHER, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE THE SAME SET THAT I HAVE FOR SAME SET THAT I HAVE FOR PAINTING IS THE SAME SET THAT I PAINTING IS THE SAME SET THAT I HAVE FOR DANCING.

HAVE FOR DANCING.

THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE BODY THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE BODY HAS TO RESPOND TO WHAT YOU HAVE HAS TO RESPOND TO WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND AND THEN YOU HAVE TO IN MIND AND THEN YOU HAVE TO MANAGE THAT.

MANAGE THAT.

THE OTHER THING THAT I HAVE TO THE OTHER THING THAT I HAVE TO SAY, I USED TO BE VERY -- SAY, I USED TO BE VERY -- [AUDIO DIFFICULTIES] [AUDIO DIFFICULTIES] IN MY PERSONAL -- PERSONALITY.

IN MY PERSONAL -- PERSONALITY.

AND THEN DANCING YOU CANNOT BE AND THEN DANCING YOU CANNOT BE INTROVERTED.

INTROVERTED.

YOU HAVE TO BE EXTRAVERTED.

YOU HAVE TO BE EXTRAVERTED.

AS A PAINT -- EXTROVERTED.

AS A PAINT -- EXTROVERTED.

AS A PAINTER, I CAN PUT MY WORK AS A PAINTER, I CAN PUT MY WORK IN A SHOW, AND THAT'S IT.

IN A SHOW, AND THAT'S IT.

BUT AS A DANCER, YOU HAVE TO BE BUT AS A DANCER, YOU HAVE TO BE OUT THERE AND IF YOU'RE OUT THERE AND IF YOU'RE REPRESENTING YOUR CULTURE, YOU REPRESENTING YOUR CULTURE, YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOUR 100% AND TAKE HAVE TO GIVE YOUR 100% AND TAKE EVERYTHING INSIDE OUT.

EVERYTHING INSIDE OUT.

AND PEOPLE HAVE TO SEE THAT.

AND PEOPLE HAVE TO SEE THAT.

YOU CAN -- YOU YOU HAVE TO SHOWL YOU CAN -- YOU YOU HAVE TO SHOWL YOUR FEELINGS AND -- ON YOUR FEELINGS AND -- ON EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING.

>> HOW DO YOU THINK YOUR ART >> HOW DO YOU THINK YOUR ART WILL SEEK TO EVERYBODY WILL SEEK TO EVERYBODY REGARDLESS OF THEIR CULTURAL REGARDLESS OF THEIR CULTURAL BACKGROUND?

BACKGROUND?

>> I'M HOLDING MY BACKGROUND -- >> I'M HOLDING MY BACKGROUND -- THAT'S THE FOUNDATION.

THAT'S THE FOUNDATION.

THAT'S THE FOUNDATION.

THAT'S THE FOUNDATION.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS -- THAT'S AND THAT'S WHAT THIS -- THAT'S LET YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

LET YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

AND FROM WHERE YOU COME FROM AND AND FROM WHERE YOU COME FROM AND WHERE TO GO.

WHERE TO GO.

YOU DON'T HAVE A STRONG YOU DON'T HAVE A STRONG FOUNDATION, YOU CANNOT GO FOUNDATION, YOU CANNOT GO ANYWHERE.

ANYWHERE.

SO I HAVE TO START FROM THAT SO I HAVE TO START FROM THAT FOUNDATION THAT I WAS BORN IN FOUNDATION THAT I WAS BORN IN CUBA, THEN I'M CARIBBEAN AND CUBA, THEN I'M CARIBBEAN AND LATINO AND THEN AFRO CUBAN.

LATINO AND THEN AFRO CUBAN.

IF I HAVE TO DEFINE SOME WAY, I IF I HAVE TO DEFINE SOME WAY, I WILL DEFINE MYSELF AS AFRO WILL DEFINE MYSELF AS AFRO CUBAN.

CUBAN.

I DON'T LIKE TO BE DESIGNED.

I DON'T LIKE TO BE DESIGNED.

AND I DIDN'T DEFINE MYSELF AS A AND I DIDN'T DEFINE MYSELF AS A VISUAL ARTIST.

VISUAL ARTIST.

THEN I BRING EVERYTHING TOGETHER THEN I BRING EVERYTHING TOGETHER BECAUSE I HAVE A UNIVERSE IN MY BECAUSE I HAVE A UNIVERSE IN MY MIND AND YOU ARE DREAMING AND MIND AND YOU ARE DREAMING AND YOU ARE FLYING AND YOU DON'T YOU ARE FLYING AND YOU DON'T HAVE LIMITATIONS INSIDE OF YOU.

HAVE LIMITATIONS INSIDE OF YOU.

SO INSIDE OF ME, I'M EVERYTHING.

SO INSIDE OF ME, I'M EVERYTHING.

I'M -- I BELONG TO EVERY I'M -- I BELONG TO EVERY CULTURE.

CULTURE.

I BELONG TO THE PLANET.

I BELONG TO THE PLANET.

SO THE END OF MY MESSAGE IS LIKE SO THE END OF MY MESSAGE IS LIKE WE'RE ALL CONNECTED.

WE'RE ALL CONNECTED.

THAT'S -- THAT'S THE END OF THAT'S -- THAT'S THE END OF EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> IF YOU ENJOYED THAT STORY, >>> IF YOU ENJOYED THAT STORY, YOU CAN FIND MORE CONTENT ON OUR YOU CAN FIND MORE CONTENT ON OUR WEBSITE EXPLORING THE RICH WEBSITE EXPLORING THE RICH DIVERSITY OF LATINO CULTURE IN DIVERSITY OF LATINO CULTURE IN OUR REGION, AS "CONNECTING OUR REGION, AS "CONNECTING POINT" CELEBRATES HISPANIC POINT" CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE.

HERITAGE.

>>> AND THAT DOEST FOR THIS >>> AND THAT DOEST FOR THIS EDITION OF CASINO.

EDITION OF CASINO.

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