Connecticut Prince Hall Scottish Rite Masons Honor Four Role Models with the Silver Eagle Award   Farmington, CT — Carmen Colon, youth services administrator and executive director of CCC/ YMCA; Honorable Cynthia Jennings, councilwoman, City of Hartford; Katharine Chaney-Jones, financial services executive and philanthropist; and Walter Luckett Jr., entrepreneur, retired NBA basketball player and president…

Tuesdays and Wednesdays from Tuesday, July 5 through Wednesday, August 31   The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round Holyoke Heritage State Park 221 Appleton Street Holyoke, MA 01040   Holyoke, MA – Make the most of summertime in Western Massachusetts with special deals at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round! This summer, rides are two for $2 on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays,…

Can you hear it? That’s the sound of Jazz… August 6, 2016 Court Square Jazz, Latin Jazz, Gospel, Blues, Funk, Springfield’s own Taj Mahal and more! The Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival is a celebration of music, art and community, bringing thousands of people together in the urban center of Western Massachusetts. Free to people of…

—-Poets Who Perform—- By Marjorie J. Hurst Last month for Women’s History Month, I was privileged to introduce you to three remarkably talented, young female poets, Lynnette Elizabeth Johnson, Latoya Bosworth (Brenda’s Child) and Crystal Senter-Brown: The Three Divas. And this month, in celebration of National Poetry Month, we continue our focus on these gifted,…