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Summer tends to move at a slightly different pace here at E•Media. Our Board takes a well-earned break, the calendar eases up a bit, and we get a chance to catch our breath, enjoy the season, and hopefully spend a little more time outside. I hope you’ve had the opportunity to do the same.
That doesn’t mean things have been standing still. Over the past few months, we’ve welcomed new members into the E•Media community, each bringing their own interests, ideas, and creative energy. It’s always exciting to see new people walk through the door and begin discovering what they can create here.
Now, as summer starts winding down, we’re getting ready to pick up the pace again. We have some exciting events and projects on the horizon this fall, along with plenty of opportunities to get involved, learn something new, make something, or simply reconnect with the community.
Enjoy these last weeks of summer, and we’ll see you this fall.
-Jeff Mastroianni
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Easthampton Neighbors Cow Plop Derby
Saturday, September 12th
12:00-6:00pm
Fletcher Farm: 14 Gunn Road, Southampton, MA
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Literary Monsters
Saturday, September 12th
7:30 pm
*Intended for older children and adults
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E•Media
Open Studio Event
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Nov. 7th & 8th
10:00-5:00pm
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Dawn Allen
Artist Meet & Greet
Saturday
2:00- 5:00pm
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Stevie Manning
Jazz Music Performance
Sunday
4:00-5:00 pm
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Nature Photography
August - September 29th
Ellen Koteen
"During the process of photographing flowers, animals and landscapes, I experience joy and a sense of peace. Capturing their natural beauty in a photograph allows me to hold on to that joy and to share it with others."
-Ellen Koteen
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Domestic Partners
October - November
Dawn Allen
"I became inspired to create this series, Domestic Partners, to capture the relationships and love that we humans have with our animals."
- Dawn Allen
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Falastin Blooms
December - January
Ryn Hodes
"Everywhere there is war, children still play. They play and suffer at the same time. Flowers and trees bloom from rubble, searching still for sun.
Falastin is Arabic for Palestine. The collages in this exhibit honor children and blooms that continue to grow and die, and cannot be ignored or abandoned. They ask us, require us, to rebuild."
- Ryn Hodes
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If you would like to collaborate on future exhibits
please contact us at info@easthamptonmedia.org
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Still In Full Color & High Energy
Easthampton, MA held the very first Sidewalk Strut in replace of Cultural Choas. Jeff Mastroianni hosting interviews with Pasqualina Azzarello, Steven Collicelli, Felicia Jadczak and Linda Markee.
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Melissa explores how societal expectation, politics, power, and personal experience shape artist's depictions of Jesus and the viewers' reception to their work through the ages.
Faces of Jesus was presented on June 6th, 2026 by Melissa Stratton-Pandina at the Easthampton Congregational Church in Easthampton, Massachusetts as a Mother’s day gift to her mother Paula Stratton.
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Easthampton, MA held a presentation on June 29th during the Millside Summer Series called History of Easthampton. Easthampton High School history teacher, Kelley Brown presented slides along with the host of the Summer Series Mayor Salem Derby.
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Peter Babineau of Learn to Cope West led the 2026 annual International Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil in Easthampton, Massachetts on August 17th. He encouraged us to be driven by hope in our preparation for prevention, presence, holding space, and in remembrance of those in our memory and those still here.
"We gather because we still care.
We hope because we're not finished loving our people, all our people."
- Peter Babineau
"We have something in common. We lost somebody we loved...We have different stories, different people, but we have the same pain"
-Homar Gomez
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The annual Celebrate Southampton town picnic was recently held at Covent Park in Southampton.
Check out the free train rides with The Roaming Railroad, bounce houses, balloon artists, face painting, a dunk tank and barnyard animals, food trucks and local vendors.
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Susan Teece served the community as an educator for 38 years and continues to live her life serving and loving others.
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Farms Through the Decades in Southampton
by Charlie Kaniecki
Charlie provides a provocative view into the resilience of Southampton residents as he explores the agricultural history and local farming roots of farming in our area.
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A recognition of a legacy of service.
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Jeromie Whalen, a local Northampton High School teacher and candidate in the Massachusetts Congressional District 1 race, joined Thomas Draudt in the studio to discuss his motivation to serve at this time. They also explore how his personal media expertise and grassroots approach has enabled him to him to become true challenger in this election.
-Produced and Hosted by Thomas Draudt
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Year of Compassion
Massachusetts Tribute to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at 90
Year of Compassion: Massachusetts Tribute to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at 90 documents how a small Tibetan diaspora community in Western Massachusetts honored His Holiness through tribute, teaching, service, and continuity, transforming compassion into public recognition, sacred practice, civic action, and a lasting community offering to a global teacher.
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44 Minute Sax Trip
Forty-four Minute Sax Trip live in Drew's basement featuring Magnus Fancy, Steve Koziol (sax), Drew Hutchinson (bass) and T Division (drums).
-Produced by Drew Hutchison
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The E•Media Artist Spotlight highlights our Artist(s) in Residence by offering a glimpse into their personal artist journey.
Discover how it how the creative process has transformed their relationship with themselves and the world around them
-Produced by Lucinda Arnold
Women in History, Pat Crutchfield
Ellen Koteen
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Healthy Bones & Balance Exercise Class with Glafyra Ennis-Yentsch offers a glimpse into the fitness courses designed for building bones, strength, and balance.
The exercises are done while sitting in or standing next a chair to provide safety and a sense of security.
To attend a free in person class contact your local Council on Aging Senior Center.
Join us, take the opportunity to care for yourself. Have fun! -Gliffy
-Produced and Hosted by Glafyra Ennis-Yentsch
Healthy Bones & Balance Exercise Class
•••From the Vault•••
RSVP Healthy Bones & Balance with Glafyra Ennis-Yentsch
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*Hot Elder shares the stories of elders, and celebrates the resilience and power in growing older. We aim to change the paradigm of what it means to be old, in the hopes of shifting the societal perception of what it means to be “old”.
-Hosted by Amy Dawn Kotel and produced by Katy Beyer
Dr. Josef Arnould
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Local Bias offers a venue for us to hear what our neighbors have to say on matters not often covered in mainstream media.
-Hosted and Produced by Drew Hutchison
Chris Palames
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Amanda and Robin, as they embark on creative endeavors. Will things go as planned? Maybe. Will they have a good time? Always.
You'll laugh a lot and learn a bit all while spending time with your two besties… on Makin’ it Magoodle!
-Produced and hosted by Amanda Rodriguez and Robin Krok
Makin' It Magoodle: Ep. 3 - Reverse Appilque
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MAYOR MONTHLY- a 30-minute monthly chat with Mayor Salem Derby in the E Media studio informing Easthampton residents about current and future projects, plus a little casual chit chat along the way.
-Produced and hosted by Thomas Draudt
Mayor Monthly Playlist
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*Mujéres Co-Labor 4 Peace, MC4P, is a program that explores how we can work to achieve greater peace within ourselves, our communities, and our world from a female perspective.
Embracing the significant influence women have in supporting one another, their families, and communities as a force for peace, nurture, healing, and power.
Season 1 - Misogyny, Capitalism, and Climate Change
Season 2 - Peaceful Dying
Season 3 - Peace in the Body
Coming Soon Season 4 - Fierce Vulnerability (in front of a live audience)
-Produced and Hosted by Wren Ribeiro, Co-hosted by Fallon Stone
MC4P Playlist
Coming Soon...
Season 4 - Fierce Vulnerability
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*Pioneer Valley Life features conversations between James Sullivan and guests who live and or work in the Pioneer Valley.
They explore a wide variety of topics that impact the quality of life for people in the Pioneer Valley such as the local economy, arts, entertainment, real estate, healthcare, food and drink, and social service support programs.
-Hosted and produced by James Sullivan
Forrest McSweeney Part 2
Thondrup Tsering
Dr. Evan Benjamin & Dr. Bill Cutler
Easthampton Neighbors
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Real People, Real Estate, where we talk to local people with real estate experience from home buyers to experienced investors to contractors to those who financially support people buying and selling real estate.
-Hosted and produced by Lindsay LaBonte
Sasha Wilde
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*Songwriters Spotlight with Dr. Dan is a Western Mass Songwriters Collaborative Series featuring Western Mass songwriters who perform their original songs and talk about the art of songwriting.
-Hosted and produced by Dr. Dan Russell
Ginny Elkin
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Go Digital Easthampton continues to connect community members with the tools and support they need to feel more confident using technology.
Since our Long-Term Device Lending Program launched in May, we’ve distributed nearly 90 devices to area residents. If you or someone you know is in need of a computer or other technology assistance, please visit godigitaleasthampton.net to learn more and get connected.
We’re also getting ready to announce our fall schedule of free digital skills classes, with topics designed to help people build confidence using everyday technology. Keep an eye on the Go Digital Easthampton website for upcoming class dates and registration information.
And don’t forget about our free walk-in tech support. Help is available throughout the week at several locations around Easthampton for questions about computers, phones, email, online accounts, and other everyday technology challenges.
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For the latest class schedule, device information, and tech support locations, visit GoDigitalEasthampton.net.
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Tech Support at E•Media
Wednesdays
2pm-4pm by appointment
*Additional tech hours available at Easthampton Public Library
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ACM, has a Public Policy page for measures effecting community television throughout the United States if you'd like to stay up to date on the latest cases.
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American Broadband Deployment Act
This act was removed from consideration due to the lack of sufficient support. This act would have been disastrous for public access media.
HR 2289
Protecting Community Television Act
The bill clarifies that franchise fees are monetary in nature and eliminates the on-going problems caused by the FCC’s “In-Kind” rule.
HR 3805/S 1994
| | E•Media Board of Directors | | |
Chris Ferry
President
Frank Talarico
Vice President
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Jonathan Schmidt
Treasurer
Nathan Markee
Clerk
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Nilda Cohen
Director
Merriam Ansara
Director
James Sullivan
Director
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Monday-Friday 10:00am-6:00pm
(Saturday by appointment only)
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*Federal Holidays observed
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