♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> 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 FIDDLER WHO BLENDS INCLUDING A FIDDLER WHO BLENDS CLASSICAL, BLUEGRASS, AND CELTIC CLASSICAL, BLUEGRASS, AND CELTIC INTO A STYLE ALL HER OWN.

INTO A STYLE ALL HER OWN.

>> IT IS NOT ABOUT PERFECTION.

>> IT IS NOT ABOUT PERFECTION.

IT IS ABOUT FUN.

IT IS ABOUT FUN.

IT'S ABOUT FEELING.

IT'S ABOUT FEELING.

IT'S ABOUT CONNECTING WITH ONE IT'S ABOUT CONNECTING WITH ONE ANOTHER.

ANOTHER.

AND WHEN WE DO THAT, THEY AND WHEN WE DO THAT, THEY CONNECT WITH US.

CONNECT WITH US.

>>> WE'LL TAKE A LOOK BACK AT >>> WE'LL TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF A THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF A LEGENDARY BERKSHIRES FILMMAKER.

LEGENDARY BERKSHIRES FILMMAKER.

>> DOUG'S WHOLE BODY OF WORK WAS >> DOUG'S WHOLE BODY OF WORK WAS ABOUT IMMERSING THE AUDIENCE IN ABOUT IMMERSING THE AUDIENCE IN JUST A MORE PROFOUND EXPERIENCE JUST A MORE PROFOUND EXPERIENCE OF FILM.

OF FILM.

>>> AND ADVANCING RACIAL >>> AND ADVANCING RACIAL SOLIDARITY AND EQUITY THROUGH A SOLIDARITY AND EQUITY THROUGH A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF BLACK MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY.

HISTORY.

>> HOW DO YOU HARNESS THE POWER >> HOW DO YOU HARNESS THE POWER OF MUSIC, THIS UNIVERSAL OF MUSIC, THIS UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, AS A WAY TO SORT OF LANGUAGE, AS A WAY TO SORT OF OPEN DOORS THAT DON'T OPEN ON OPEN DOORS THAT DON'T OPEN ON THEIR OWN.

THEIR OWN.

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

"CONNECTING POINT."

>>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING >>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING POINT" IS PROVIDED BY OUR POINT" IS 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.

AS WE BEGIN A NEW YEAR, WE'RE AS WE BEGIN A NEW YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE BY TAKING A GOING TO CELEBRATE BY TAKING A LOOK BACK AT SOME OF OUR LOOK BACK AT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE STORIES FROM LAST YEAR.

FAVORITE STORIES FROM LAST YEAR.

YOU, ALL PICKED BY THE PRODUCERS YOU, ALL PICKED BY THE PRODUCERS OF CASINO.

OF CASINO.

WE BEGIN TODAY'S PROGRAM IS A WE BEGIN TODAY'S PROGRAM IS A LITTLE MUSIC.

LITTLE MUSIC.

WHEN SHE FIRST STARTED PLAYING WHEN SHE FIRST STARTED PLAYING IN NEW ENGLAND FIDDLE CONTESTS, IN NEW ENGLAND FIDDLE CONTESTS, SAISH WRAYE WAS -- SARAH MICHEL SAISH WRAYE WAS -- SARAH MICHEL WAS KNOWN PLAYING AS OPPOSED TO WAS KNOWN PLAYING AS OPPOSED TO JUST HER COLORFUL WARDROBE.

JUST HER COLORFUL WARDROBE.

TODAY MICHEL IS MORE COMMONLY TODAY MICHEL IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS SARA THE FIDDLER.

KNOWN AS SARA THE FIDDLER.

>> SARAH THE FIDDLER'S PASSION >> SARAH THE FIDDLER'S PASSION FOR MUSIC IS EVIDENT BOTH IN HER FOR MUSIC IS EVIDENT BOTH IN HER PLAYING AND ON THE WALLS OF HER PLAYING AND ON THE WALLS OF HER SOUTHAMPTON HOME.

SOUTHAMPTON HOME.

HER MUSICAL JOURNEY BEGAN AT 4 HER MUSICAL JOURNEY BEGAN AT 4 WHEN SHE STARTED VIOLIN LESSONS WHEN SHE STARTED VIOLIN LESSONS USING THE SUZUKI METHOD.

USING THE SUZUKI METHOD.

SHE PICKED UP THE FIDDLE AND SHE PICKED UP THE FIDDLE AND BEGAN COMPETING IN CONTEST.

BEGAN COMPETING IN CONTEST.

>> I DO RECALL GETTING MY FIRST >> I DO RECALL GETTING MY FIRST VIOLIN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIOLIN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD AT A SUZUKI CONVENTION.

HARTFORD AT A SUZUKI CONVENTION.

I ALSO VIVIDLY REMEMBER MY MOM I ALSO VIVIDLY REMEMBER MY MOM INVITING THE ENTIRE FAMILY OVER INVITING THE ENTIRE FAMILY OVER TO WATCH ME FOR MY FIRST TO WATCH ME FOR MY FIRST PERFORMANCE AT MY HOUSE AND PERFORMANCE AT MY HOUSE AND DROPPING IT.

DROPPING IT.

[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> DESPITE THAT LITTLE BLUNDER, >> DESPITE THAT LITTLE BLUNDER, SARAH HAS CONTINUED TO SHARE HER SARAH HAS CONTINUED TO SHARE HER LOVE OF FIDDLE MUSIC ALL OVER LOVE OF FIDDLE MUSIC ALL OVER THE REGION, PLAYING AT THE REGION, PLAYING AT FESTIVALS, IN NURSING HOME, FESTIVALS, IN NURSING HOME, WEDDINGS, AND PARTIES.

WEDDINGS, AND PARTIES.

A QUICK SIDE NOTE FOR THOSE WHO A QUICK SIDE NOTE FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT BE WONDERING, THE WORDS MIGHT BE WONDERING, THE WORDS FILLEDLE AND VIOLIN WITH TWO FILLEDLE AND VIOLIN WITH TWO NAMES FOR THE STRINGED THERE ARE NAMES FOR THE STRINGED THERE ARE INSTRUMENT.

INSTRUMENT.

IN THE BLUEGRASS BAND IT'S MORE IN THE BLUEGRASS BAND IT'S MORE LIKELY TO BE CALLED A FIDDLE.

LIKELY TO BE CALLED A FIDDLE.

>> AS A CLASSICAL VIOLINIST, YOU >> AS A CLASSICAL VIOLINIST, YOU KIND OF HAVE TO PLAY BY THE KIND OF HAVE TO PLAY BY THE RULES AND YOU HAVE TO DO THINGS RULES AND YOU HAVE TO DO THINGS VERY SPECIFICALLY.

VERY SPECIFICALLY.

AND THE BEAUTY OF FOID LING IS AND THE BEAUTY OF FOID LING IS YOU CAN CHANGE IT -- FIDDLING YOU CAN CHANGE IT -- FIDDLING YOU CAN CHANGE IT.

YOU CAN CHANGE IT.

EVERY TIME YOU PLAY IT YOU CAN EVERY TIME YOU PLAY IT YOU CAN PLAY IT DIFFERENTLY.

PLAY IT DIFFERENTLY.

AND NO TWO FIDDLERS SHOULD EVER AND NO TWO FIDDLERS SHOULD EVER SOUND THE SAME.

SOUND THE SAME.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> SARAH'S FIDDLE COLLECTION >> SARAH'S FIDDLE COLLECTION STARTED ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO AND STARTED ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO AND CURRENTLY STANDS AT 102.

CURRENTLY STANDS AT 102.

AND OF THOSE, ONLY 12 WERE MADE AND OF THOSE, ONLY 12 WERE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH THE IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH THE OLDEST BEING MADE IN 1870, IN OLDEST BEING MADE IN 1870, IN BOSTON.

BOSTON.

>> EVERY FIDDLE HAS A DIFFERENT >> EVERY FIDDLE HAS A DIFFERENT STORY.

STORY.

EVERY FIDDLE HAS A DIFFERENT EVERY FIDDLE HAS A DIFFERENT VOICE TO TELL THAT STORY.

VOICE TO TELL THAT STORY.

I HAVE A COUPLE THAT WERE MADE I HAVE A COUPLE THAT WERE MADE FROM PINE WOOD, BUT USUALLY IT'S FROM PINE WOOD, BUT USUALLY IT'S SPRUCE AND MAPLE THAT MAKE UP SPRUCE AND MAPLE THAT MAKE UP THESE INSTRUMENTS.

THESE INSTRUMENTS.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> SOME SING A LITTLE MORE SWEET >> SOME SING A LITTLE MORE SWEET THAN OTHERS.

THAN OTHERS.

SOME HAVE AS BIT MORE CHARACTER.

SOME HAVE AS BIT MORE CHARACTER.

SOME OF THE OLDER VIE LO LIN -- SOME OF THE OLDER VIE LO LIN -- VIOLINS HAVE DINGS AND SHOW VIOLINS HAVE DINGS AND SHOW THEIR SCARS.

THEIR SCARS.

AND TO ME THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM AND TO ME THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM BEAUTIFUL, THAT THEY'RE NOT BEAUTIFUL, THAT THEY'RE NOT PRISTINE AND PERFECT.

PRISTINE AND PERFECT.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ON STAGE SARAH IS OFTEN >> ON STAGE SARAH IS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY HUSBAND KEITH ACCOMPANIED BY HUSBAND KEITH DESYLVA ON DRUMS, JOSEPH ON DESYLVA ON DRUMS, JOSEPH ON PEONO AND ACCORDION, AND WILL ON PEONO AND ACCORDION, AND WILL ON GUITAR AND MANDOLIN.

GUITAR AND MANDOLIN.

THEIR PERFORMANCES TALK THEIR PERFORMANCES TALK AUDIENCES ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY AUDIENCES ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY FROM OLD-TIME SING-ALONGS TO FROM OLD-TIME SING-ALONGS TO LIVELY POLE KEYS AND -- POLKAS LIVELY POLE KEYS AND -- POLKAS AND ROUSING REWREELS.

AND ROUSING REWREELS.

>> WHAT I LIKE TO DO IN A GROUP >> WHAT I LIKE TO DO IN A GROUP SET AND TO LET EVERY MUSICIAN SET AND TO LET EVERY MUSICIAN WOZ WORKING TO -- WHO'S WORKING WOZ WORKING TO -- WHO'S WORKING WITH ME TO SHINE.

WITH ME TO SHINE.

WE ALWAYS TRY TO FEED OFF OF AN WE ALWAYS TRY TO FEED OFF OF AN AUDIENCE.

AUDIENCE.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> WE'RE NOT A GROUP THAT >> WE'RE NOT A GROUP THAT TYPICALLY FOLLOWS A VERY STRICT TYPICALLY FOLLOWS A VERY STRICT SET OF RULES AND GUIDELINES WHEN SET OF RULES AND GUIDELINES WHEN WE PLAY, MEANING SET LISTS AND WE PLAY, MEANING SET LISTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE KIND OF LIKE THE SPONTANEITY WE KIND OF LIKE THE SPONTANEITY OF OUR PROGRAM.

OF OUR PROGRAM.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ DEVIL'S IN THE HOUSE OF THE ♪ DEVIL'S IN THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN ♪ RISING SUN ♪ >> WHEN WE'RE AS A GROUP HAVING >> WHEN WE'RE AS A GROUP HAVING FUN AND LAUGHING, WHILE WE'RE FUN AND LAUGHING, WHILE WE'RE PLAYING, WE'VE HAD SO MANY FOLKS PLAYING, WE'VE HAD SO MANY FOLKS SAY TO US WE LOVE WATCHING YOU SAY TO US WE LOVE WATCHING YOU ON STAGE BECAUSE OF YOUR ON STAGE BECAUSE OF YOUR INTERACTION.

INTERACTION.

AND ALTHOUGH ALL OF US IN OUR AND ALTHOUGH ALL OF US IN OUR OWN RIGHT ARE PRETTY SERIOUS OWN RIGHT ARE PRETTY SERIOUS MUSICIANS, WHEN WE GET TOGETHER, MUSICIANS, WHEN WE GET TOGETHER, IT IS NOT ABOUT PERFECTION.

IT IS NOT ABOUT PERFECTION.

IT IS ABOUT FUN.

IT IS ABOUT FUN.

IT'S ABOUT FEEL.

IT'S ABOUT FEEL.

IT'S ABOUT -- FEELING.

IT'S ABOUT -- FEELING.

IT'S ABOUT CONNECTING WITH ONE IT'S ABOUT CONNECTING WITH ONE ANOTHER.

ANOTHER.

AND WHEN WE DO THAT, THEY AND WHEN WE DO THAT, THEY CONNECT WITH US.

CONNECT WITH US.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD SPECIAL >>> LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD SPECIAL EFFECTS WIZARD, FILMMAKER, AND EFFECTS WIZARD, FILMMAKER, AND INVENTOR DOUGLAS TRUMBULL PASSED INVENTOR DOUGLAS TRUMBULL PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 7TH, 2022.

AWAY ON FEBRUARY 7TH, 2022.

THE OSCAR-WINNING BERKSHIRES THE OSCAR-WINNING BERKSHIRES RESIDENT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESIDENT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAZZLING VISUALS IN SOME OF THE DAZZLING VISUALS IN SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC FILMS IN CINEMA MOST ICONIC FILMS IN CINEMA HISTORY.

HISTORY.

LATER IN HIS CAREER HE TURNED TO LATER IN HIS CAREER HE TURNED TO CREATING SPENCERRIAL RIDES LIKE CREATING SPENCERRIAL RIDES LIKE THE "BACK TO THE FUTURE" THE "BACK TO THE FUTURE" SIMULATOR AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, SIMULATOR AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, DEVELOPING THEM REAR HIGH DEVELOPING THEM REAR HIGH SCHOOL -- HERE IN WESTERN SCHOOL -- HERE IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TONY DUNNE AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TONY DUNNE TAKES A LOOK BACK AT TRUMBULL'S TAKES A LOOK BACK AT TRUMBULL'S LIFE AND DEGREES THROUGH HIS OWN LIFE AND DEGREES THROUGH HIS OWN WORDS AND IN REFLECTIONS FROM WORDS AND IN REFLECTIONS FROM SOME OF THOSE WHO KNEW HIM.

SOME OF THOSE WHO KNEW HIM.

>> DOUG'S WHOLE BODY OF WORK WAS >> DOUG'S WHOLE BODY OF WORK WAS ABOUT IMMERSING THE AUDIENCE IN ABOUT IMMERSING THE AUDIENCE IN JUST A MORE PROFOUND EXPERIENCE JUST A MORE PROFOUND EXPERIENCE OF FILM.

OF FILM.

>> AND WHAT HE CREATED IN THE >> AND WHAT HE CREATED IN THE SPECIAL EFFECTS WORLD, IT SPECIAL EFFECTS WORLD, IT CHANGED FILM FOREVER FOR US.

CHANGED FILM FOREVER FOR US.

WE LOOK AT FILM IN A WHOLE WE LOOK AT FILM IN A WHOLE DIFFERENT WAY BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT WAY BECAUSE OF THE THINGS DOUG PUT IN PLACE.

THINGS DOUG PUT IN PLACE.

>> NAME ONE MOVIE THAT HE'S DONE >> NAME ONE MOVIE THAT HE'S DONE THAT HASN'T BEEN ELEVATED BY HIS THAT HASN'T BEEN ELEVATED BY HIS WORK.

WORK.

NOT JUST ELEVATED BUT MADE NOT JUST ELEVATED BUT MADE BECAUSE OF HIS WORK.

BECAUSE OF HIS WORK.

>> BY ANYONE'S MEASURE, HRB >> BY ANYONE'S MEASURE, HRB VISUAL EFFECTS LEGEND DOUG LASTE VISUAL EFFECTS LEGEND DOUG LASTE WAS A GENIUS AND A VISIONARY.

WAS A GENIUS AND A VISIONARY.

-- DOUGLAS TRUMBULL WAS A -- DOUGLAS TRUMBULL WAS A GENIUS AND A DESCRETIONARY.

GENIUS AND A DESCRETIONARY.

>> FIRST OF ALL, THERE WAS >> FIRST OF ALL, THERE WAS NOBODY THAT CREATED OUR VISION NOBODY THAT CREATED OUR VISION OF SPACE BETTER THAN DOUGE.

OF SPACE BETTER THAN DOUGE.

HE JUST -- DOUGLAS TRUMBULL.

HE JUST -- DOUGLAS TRUMBULL.

HE WAS THE MASTER AT WHAT SPACE HE WAS THE MASTER AT WHAT SPACE LOOKS LIKE AND THEY HAD THIS LOOKS LIKE AND THEY HAD THIS INCREDIBLE AFFINITY FOR THE INCREDIBLE AFFINITY FOR THE STARS AND HE HAD TELESCOPE THAT STARS AND HE HAD TELESCOPE THAT IS HE WOULD TAKE AROUND THE IS HE WOULD TAKE AROUND THE WORLD AND LOOK AT THE STARS AND WORLD AND LOOK AT THE STARS AND I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT HE'S UP I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT HE'S UP THERE LOOKING DOWN AT US AND THERE LOOKING DOWN AT US AND FINDING ALL THE THINGS THAT HE FINDING ALL THE THINGS THAT HE LOOKED AT THROUGH THE TELESCOPE LOOKED AT THROUGH THE TELESCOPE AT THIS POINT.

AT THIS POINT.

>> BUT FOR THE MAN RESPONSIBLE >> BUT FOR THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MIND-BENDING VISUALS IN FOR THE MIND-BENDING VISUALS IN STANLEY KUBRICK'S 2001 SPACE STANLEY KUBRICK'S 2001 SPACE ODYSSEY, FOR MAKING THE STAR ODYSSEY, FOR MAKING THE STAR SHIP ENTERPRISE FLY ON THE BIG SHIP ENTERPRISE FLY ON THE BIG SCREEN, FOR DIRECTOR ROBERT SCREEN, FOR DIRECTOR ROBERT WISE, AND CREATING BLADE RUNNER, WISE, AND CREATING BLADE RUNNER, SPECIAL EFFECTS WERE MERELY SPECIAL EFFECTS WERE MERELY TOOLS IN SERVICE TO A GREATER TOOLS IN SERVICE TO A GREATER CAUSE.

CAUSE.

>> IT WASN'T JUST HIS EFFECTS >> IT WASN'T JUST HIS EFFECTS WORKED.

WORKED.

HE BROUGHT STORY TO THE EFFECTS.

HE BROUGHT STORY TO THE EFFECTS.

HE GAVE A LOT OF HIS INPUT TO HE GAVE A LOT OF HIS INPUT TO THE DIRECTORS ABOUT HOW HE FELT THE DIRECTORS ABOUT HOW HE FELT THE STORY SHOULD GO AND A LOT OF THE STORY SHOULD GO AND A LOT OF DIRECTORS LISTENED TO HIM.

DIRECTORS LISTENED TO HIM.

>> DOUG LEAS -- DOUGLAS TRUMBULL >> DOUG LEAS -- DOUGLAS TRUMBULL PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 7TH, PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 7TH, 2022.

2022.

HIS CAREER STARTED IN HOLLYWOOD, HIS CAREER STARTED IN HOLLYWOOD, WITH A PASSION TO MAKE GOING TO WITH A PASSION TO MAKE GOING TO THE MOVIES MORE THAN JUST THE MOVIES MORE THAN JUST VIEWING IMAGES ON A SCREEN.

VIEWING IMAGES ON A SCREEN.

>> MY INTEREST IS IN >> MY INTEREST IS IN EXPERIENTIAL MOVIES, WHAT I CALL EXPERIENTIAL MOVIES, WHAT I CALL IMMERSIVE CINEMA.

IMMERSIVE CINEMA.

SO IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SO IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY OF TELLING A STORY.

WAY OF TELLING A STORY.

AND I GOT HOOKED ON IT LONG AGO AND I GOT HOOKED ON IT LONG AGO AS A VERY YOUNG GUY WHEN I WAS AS A VERY YOUNG GUY WHEN I WAS WORKING ON 2001 SPACE ODYSSEY, WORKING ON 2001 SPACE ODYSSEY, SO THAT WHAT IS WAS THAT WAS MY SO THAT WHAT IS WAS THAT WAS MY INTRODUCTION OF FEATURE INTRODUCTION OF FEATURE FILMMAKING.

FILMMAKING.

IT LED TO A TERRIFIC RESUME', IT LED TO A TERRIFIC RESUME', BECAUSE BEING ASSOCIATED WITH BECAUSE BEING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT MOVIE AND SPECIAL EFFECTS THAT MOVIE AND SPECIAL EFFECTS WAS A CALLING CARD THAT WOULD WAS A CALLING CARD THAT WOULD GET ME INTO ANY STUDIO AND THAT GET ME INTO ANY STUDIO AND THAT LED TO "BLADERUNNER," CLOSE LED TO "BLADERUNNER," CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, "STAR TREK" THE MOTION PICTURE, "STAR TREK" THE MOTION PICTURE, IS A LOT OF THOSE MOVIES.

IS A LOT OF THOSE MOVIES.

>> HE SOON TURNED HIS OWN HAND >> HE SOON TURNED HIS OWN HAND TO DIRECTING.

TO DIRECTING.

BUT THE BUREAUCRACY OF THE BUT THE BUREAUCRACY OF THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS LEFT A ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS LEFT A BITTER TASTE IN HIS MOUTH.

BITTER TASTE IN HIS MOUTH.

>> HE HAD BEEN IN HOLLYWOOD FOR >> HE HAD BEEN IN HOLLYWOOD FOR MANY YEARS, DEVELOPED A HIGH MANY YEARS, DEVELOPED A HIGH FRAME RATE FILL TECHNIQUE AND FRAME RATE FILL TECHNIQUE AND HAD -- FILM TECHNIQUE AND HAD HAD -- FILM TECHNIQUE AND HAD DIRECTED TWO DISPIMS HE WAS DIRECTED TWO DISPIMS HE WAS HOPING THAT THE STUDIOS WOULD DO HOPING THAT THE STUDIOS WOULD DO THE FILMS AT A HIGHER FRAME RATE THE FILMS AT A HIGHER FRAME RATE AND THEY WOULDN'T DO IT.

AND THEY WOULDN'T DO IT.

HE GOT FRUSTRATED AND WORKED HE GOT FRUSTRATED AND WORKED TOUT THE BERKSHIRES.

TOUT THE BERKSHIRES.

>> STATED LOOKING FOR WORK THAT >> STATED LOOKING FOR WORK THAT WERE NOT FEATURE FILMS BECAUSE I WERE NOT FEATURE FILMS BECAUSE I WAS BURNED OUT.

WAS BURNED OUT.

>> IN 1989, STEVEN SPIELBERG WAS >> IN 1989, STEVEN SPIELBERG WAS HIRED BY UNIVERSAL STUDIOS TO DO HIRED BY UNIVERSAL STUDIOS TO DO THE "BACK TO THE FUTURE" RIDE.

THE "BACK TO THE FUTURE" RIDE.

AND HE SAID THERE'S ONLY ONE AND HE SAID THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON ON THE PLANET TO DO IT PERSON ON THE PLANET TO DO IT AND IT'S DOUG TRUMBULL.

AND IT'S DOUG TRUMBULL.

>> IT WAS A CONCEPTION RIDE.

>> IT WAS A CONCEPTION RIDE.

AND I WILL DEVELOPED THAT AT AND I WILL DEVELOPED THAT AT PARAMOUNT.

PARAMOUNT.

AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT WORK.

TO MAKE IT WORK.

AND I SAID I'LL DO IT.

AND I SAID I'LL DO IT.

WE DID THE RIDE IN THESE OLD IN WE DID THE RIDE IN THESE OLD IN MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

BUT 20 MINUTES FROM HERE.

BUT 20 MINUTES FROM HERE.

AND THAT WAS PROOF TO ME THAT WE AND THAT WAS PROOF TO ME THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY DO WORLD-CLASS COULD ACTUALLY DO WORLD-CLASS FILMMAKING IN A REMOTE LOCATION FILMMAKING IN A REMOTE LOCATION LIKE THIS.

LIKE THIS.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN >> WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT ARE VERY THIS COMMUNITY THAT ARE VERY FILM ORIENTED.

FILM ORIENTED.

BUT VERY CREATIVE.

BUT VERY CREATIVE.

AND I THINK THAT -- THAT REALLY AND I THINK THAT -- THAT REALLY NIZED DOUG'S SOUL.

NIZED DOUG'S SOUL.

>> DOUG ALWAYS HAD A VISION OF >> DOUG ALWAYS HAD A VISION OF WHAT HE WANTED TO DO.

WHAT HE WANTED TO DO.

AND THEN SURROUNDED HIMSELF WITH AND THEN SURROUNDED HIMSELF WITH PEOPLE AND JUST SAID, MAKE IT PEOPLE AND JUST SAID, MAKE IT HAPPEN.

HAPPEN.

SO WE HAD THIS INCREDIBLE SORT SO WE HAD THIS INCREDIBLE SORT OF -- BEST OF THE BEST HERE IN OF -- BEST OF THE BEST HERE IN THE BERKSHIRES WORKING WITH HIM.

THE BERKSHIRES WORKING WITH HIM.

>> NOT ONLY DID TRUMBULL BRING >> NOT ONLY DID TRUMBULL BRING AMAZING TALENT TO THE REGION.

AMAZING TALENT TO THE REGION.

HE GAVE GENEROUSLY OF HIS TIME HE GAVE GENEROUSLY OF HIS TIME TO HELP UP-AND-COMING TO HELP UP-AND-COMING FILMMAKERS.

FILMMAKERS.

>> HIS GENEROSITY.

>> HIS GENEROSITY.

PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME BUT I WITNESSED IT WITH TIME BUT I WITNESSED IT WITH LITERALLY DOZENS OF FILM MAKE LITERALLY DOZENS OF FILM MAKE THERE'S WE WOULD BRING TO HIS THERE'S WE WOULD BRING TO HIS PROPERTY.

PROPERTY.

HE WOULD SPEND TIME WITH HIM.

HE WOULD SPEND TIME WITH HIM.

HE WAS 100% ABOUT THE NEXT HE WAS 100% ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION.

GENERATION.

HE WAS 100% ABOUT BEING A HE WAS 100% ABOUT BEING A MENTOR, BEING AN INSPIRATION FOR MENTOR, BEING AN INSPIRATION FOR FILMS AND FILMMAKERS.

FILMS AND FILMMAKERS.

>> YOU KNOW, I CAM HERE 30 YEARS >> YOU KNOW, I CAM HERE 30 YEARS AGO -- I CAME HERE 30 YEARS AGO AGO -- I CAME HERE 30 YEARS AGO AND I MET MY HUSBAND.

AND I MET MY HUSBAND.

I HAD TWO CHILDREN.

I HAD TWO CHILDREN.

I CREATED ANOTHER COMPANY, MASS I CREATED ANOTHER COMPANY, MASS ILLUSION, AFTER WORKING HAD HIM.

ILLUSION, AFTER WORKING HAD HIM.

WITH WITH HIM.

WITH WITH HIM.

AND I TOLD HIM, MAYBE NOT AND I TOLD HIM, MAYBE NOT ENOUGH, BUT I'M GRATEFUL BECAUSE ENOUGH, BUT I'M GRATEFUL BECAUSE MY LIFE AND MY CAREER ARE HERE MY LIFE AND MY CAREER ARE HERE BECAUSE OF HIM.

BECAUSE OF HIM.

AND IT HAPPENED FOR ME AND SO AND IT HAPPENED FOR ME AND SO MANY PEOPLE.

MANY PEOPLE.

>> AND WHILE HIS IMPACT ON THE >> AND WHILE HIS IMPACT ON THE ART AND CRAFT OF FILMMAKING IS ART AND CRAFT OF FILMMAKING IS UNDENIABLE, HIS GREATEST LEGACY UNDENIABLE, HIS GREATEST LEGACY MIGHT LIE IN THE PEOPLE HE MIGHT LIE IN THE PEOPLE HE TOUCHED ALONG THE WAY.

TOUCHED ALONG THE WAY.

>> TO ME AND MOST PEOPLE ON IS >> TO ME AND MOST PEOPLE ON IS SET -- ON THE SET, HE BROUGHT SET -- ON THE SET, HE BROUGHT EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND HIS GLEAM EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND HIS GLEAM IN HIS EYE WAS CONTAGIOUS.

IN HIS EYE WAS CONTAGIOUS.

EVERYONE WAS DRAWN TO IT AND EVERYONE WAS DRAWN TO IT AND WANTED TO MAKE IT WORK THE WAY WANTED TO MAKE IT WORK THE WAY HE SAW IT.

HE SAW IT.

SO HE WAS A STORYTELLER MORE SO HE WAS A STORYTELLER MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

>> HE TAUGHT US HOW TO THINK OUT >> HE TAUGHT US HOW TO THINK OUT OF THE BOX.

OF THE BOX.

AND THAT WAS I THINK THE BIGGEST AND THAT WAS I THINK THE BIGGEST LESSON FROM DOUG.

LESSON FROM DOUG.

IS NOT TO DO WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN IS NOT TO DO WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE, BUT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S DONE, BUT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S NEXT AND WHAT'S GOING TO CREATE NEXT AND WHAT'S GOING TO CREATE THAT EXCITEMENT FOR THE THAT EXCITEMENT FOR THE AUDIENCE.

AUDIENCE.

>> DOUG LIVED UP HERE.

>> DOUG LIVED UP HERE.

WE LIVE HERE.

WE LIVE HERE.

BUT DOUG LIVED UP HERE.

BUT DOUG LIVED UP HERE.

AND HE WAS -- HE WAS -- YEAH, HE AND HE WAS -- HE WAS -- YEAH, HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE PERSON.

WAS AN INCREDIBLE PERSON.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> THE BLACK LEGACY PROJECT IS >>> THE BLACK LEGACY PROJECT IS PRODUCED BY THE NONPROFIT MUSIC PRODUCED BY THE NONPROFIT MUSIC IN COMMON, AND IS A MUSICAL IN COMMON, AND IS A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY, CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY, BRINGING ARTISTS OF ALL BRINGING ARTISTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER TO RECORD BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER TO RECORD AND COMPOSE SONGS CENTRAL TO THE AND COMPOSE SONGS CENTRAL TO THE BLACK AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

BLACK AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

WITH THE GOAL OF ADVANCING WITH THE GOAL OF ADVANCING RACIAL SOLIDARITY AND EQUITY, RACIAL SOLIDARITY AND EQUITY, THIS INITIATIVE WILL BE THIS INITIATIVE WILL BE TRAVELING AND COLLABORATING WITH TRAVELING AND COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE, BRINGING COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE, BRINGING ARTISTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS ARTISTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER TO RECORD AND COMPOSE TOGETHER TO RECORD AND COMPOSE SONGS CENTRAL TO THE BLACK SONGS CENTRAL TO THE BLACK AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

I SPOKE WITH CO-DIRECTORS TODD I SPOKE WITH CO-DIRECTORS TODD MACK AND TREY CARLISLE TO HEAR MACK AND TREY CARLISLE TO HEAR HOW THEY ARE MERGING THE PAST HOW THEY ARE MERGING THE PAST WITH THE PRESENT TO MOVE WITH THE PRESENT TO MOVE FORWARD.

FORWARD.

>> WE WERE INSPIRED TO CREATE >> WE WERE INSPIRED TO CREATE THIS IN 2020 IN THE KILLINGS OF THIS IN 2020 IN THE KILLINGS OF GEORGE FLOYD, AHMAUD AUBREY, AND GEORGE FLOYD, AHMAUD AUBREY, AND BREE YONA TAYIOR.

BREE YONA TAYIOR.

WE WANTED TO CREATE A PLACE WE WANTED TO CREATE A PLACE WHERE WE COULD ALL COME TOGETHER WHERE WE COULD ALL COME TOGETHER AND ENGAGE IN INTERRACIAL -- AND ENGAGE IN INTERRACIAL -- LEGACY OF BLACK AND WHITE FOLKS LEGACY OF BLACK AND WHITE FOLKS WORK IN SOLIDARITY TO HELP US WORK IN SOLIDARITY TO HELP US MOVE FORWARD THAT.

MOVE FORWARD THAT.

WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR IT.

WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR IT.

AND AS A RESULT, WHAT WE DO IS AND AS A RESULT, WHAT WE DO IS WE WILL GO TO A SPECIFIC WE WILL GO TO A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY, FACILITATE ROUNDTABLE COMMUNITY, FACILITATE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, AND BRING BLACK AND DISCUSSIONS, AND BRING BLACK AND WHITE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER WHITE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER TO EXPLORE SONGS CENTERED AROUND TO EXPLORE SONGS CENTERED AROUND THE BLACK AMERICAN EXPERIENCE THE BLACK AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AND EXPLORE HOW THEY STILL AND EXPLORE HOW THEY STILL RELATE TO THE ISSUES TODAY AND RELATE TO THE ISSUES TODAY AND THEN WE HAVE LOCAL BLACK AND THEN WE HAVE LOCAL BLACK AND WHITE ARTISTS CREATE PRESENT-DAY WHITE ARTISTS CREATE PRESENT-DAY INTERPRETATIONS OF THOSE SONGS INTERPRETATIONS OF THOSE SONGS AS WELL AS ORIGINAL SONGS ABOUT AS WELL AS ORIGINAL SONGS ABOUT HOW WE MOVE FORWARD.

HOW WE MOVE FORWARD.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [SINGING] ♪ ♪ [SINGING] ♪ >> NOW, YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT >> NOW, YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME.

STOOD OUT TO ME.

YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT YOU KNOW, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT YOU KNOW, BLACK AND WHITE AMERICANS COMING BLACK AND WHITE AMERICANS COMING TOGETHER, ALL AMERICANS REALLY, TOGETHER, ALL AMERICANS REALLY, YOU SAID.

YOU SAID.

SO ALTHOUGH THE PROJECT IS SO ALTHOUGH THE PROJECT IS CALLED THE BLACK LEGACY PROJECT, CALLED THE BLACK LEGACY PROJECT, YOU REALLY HAVE AN EMPHASIS OF YOU REALLY HAVE AN EMPHASIS OF BRING PEOPLING FROM ALL BRING PEOPLING FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER.

BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER.

WHY IS THAT SO CRUCIAL?

WHY IS THAT SO CRUCIAL?

>> MAINLY BECAUSE WE'RE A MOSAIC >> MAINLY BECAUSE WE'RE A MOSAIC OF SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES.

OF SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES.

WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM ALL SORTS OF WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM ALL SORTS OF RACIAL ETHNIC CULTURAL, REGIONS RACIAL ETHNIC CULTURAL, REGIONS BACKGROUNDS.

BACKGROUNDS.

AND WHILE THE -- REGIONS AND WHILE THE -- REGIONS BACKGROUNDS.

BACKGROUNDS.

AND -- RELICIOUS BACKGROUNDS.

AND -- RELICIOUS BACKGROUNDS.

AND THE -- THE IT'S ROOTED AND THE -- THE IT'S ROOTED HISTORICALLY IN BLACK AND WHITE.

HISTORICALLY IN BLACK AND WHITE.

IN 2022 IT'S REALLY THE COUNTRY IN 2022 IT'S REALLY THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE THAT -- THAT I THINK AS A WHOLE THAT -- THAT I THINK NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS.

NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS.

>> KNEW, THIS IS A MUSICAL >> KNEW, THIS IS A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY AS CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY AS YOU WERE SAYING.

YOU WERE SAYING.

WHY WAS MUSIC THE ART FORM WHY WAS MUSIC THE ART FORM CHOSEN FOR THIS PROJECT?

CHOSEN FOR THIS PROJECT?

>> MUSIC IS A POWERFUL TOOL OF >> MUSIC IS A POWERFUL TOOL OF CONNECTION AND EMPATHY.

CONNECTION AND EMPATHY.

AND THE EMPATHETIC AND AND THE EMPATHETIC AND CONNECTING EAST PEGHTS OF CONNECTING EAST PEGHTS OF MUSIC -- ASPECTS OF MUSIC WE MUSIC -- ASPECTS OF MUSIC WE HAVE FOUND OVER THE PAST 17 HAVE FOUND OVER THE PAST 17 YEARS CAN BE A POWERFUL TOOL TO YEARS CAN BE A POWERFUL TOOL TO ENHANCE PEACE BUILDING AND ENHANCE PEACE BUILDING AND ENGAGE PEOPLE IN THE SAME TYPE ENGAGE PEOPLE IN THE SAME TYPE OF PRACTICES THAT WE NEED TO OF PRACTICES THAT WE NEED TO HAVE WHEN BUILDING PEACE -- HAVE WHEN BUILDING PEACE -- COLLABORATION.

COLLABORATION.

LISTENING TO ONE ANOTHER, LISTENING TO ONE ANOTHER, RECOGNIZING OUR INTERDEPENDENCE RECOGNIZING OUR INTERDEPENDENCE IN WORKING TOGETHER.

IN WORKING TOGETHER.

BUT ALSO WE RECOGNIZED WHEN WE BUT ALSO WE RECOGNIZED WHEN WE CONCEPTUALIZED IN PROJECT, THESE CONCEPTUALIZED IN PROJECT, THESE SONGS THAT WERE WRITTEN BY BLACK SONGS THAT WERE WRITTEN BY BLACK AND WHITE ARTISTS ALIKE, WHETHER AND WHITE ARTISTS ALIKE, WHETHER IT'S SONGS LIKE LIFT EVERY VOICE IT'S SONGS LIKE LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING, BY JAMES WILLIAM AND SING, BY JAMES WILLIAM JOHNSON, OR WRITTEN BUY WHITE JOHNSON, OR WRITTEN BUY WHITE FOLKS IN SOLIDARITY, LIKE THE FOLKS IN SOLIDARITY, LIKE THE HURRICANE, BY BOB DYLAN, THESE HURRICANE, BY BOB DYLAN, THESE SONGS THAT SPOKE TO THE LEGACY SONGS THAT SPOKE TO THE LEGACY AND REALITIES OF RACIAL CONFLICT AND REALITIES OF RACIAL CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE IN THE PAST.

AND VIOLENCE IN THE PAST.

THEY STILL RING TRUE TODAY.

THEY STILL RING TRUE TODAY.

AND THEY HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN AND THEY HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN FOLKS' HEARTS.

FOLKS' HEARTS.

SO HE WANTED TO CREATE A SPACE SO HE WANTED TO CREATE A SPACE FOR FOLKS TO REVISIT THESE FOR FOLKS TO REVISIT THESE SONGS, SEE HOW THEY RELATE SONGS, SEE HOW THEY RELATE TODAY, AND CREATE NEW SONGS FOR TODAY, AND CREATE NEW SONGS FOR HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

>> SPEAKING TO THOSE SONGS THAT >> SPEAKING TO THOSE SONGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, OVER THREE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, OVER THREE DOZEN LOCAL MUSICIANS CAME DOZEN LOCAL MUSICIANS CAME TOGETHER FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH TOGETHER FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS AMAZING.

IS AMAZING.

AND SO YOU RECORDED SIX SONGS AND SO YOU RECORDED SIX SONGS THAT ADDRESSED THE THEME, HOPE THAT ADDRESSED THE THEME, HOPE AND HATEFUL WORLD -- HOPE IN A AND HATEFUL WORLD -- HOPE IN A HATEFUL WORLD.

HATEFUL WORLD.

AND FOUR OF THE SONGS, SONGS AND FOUR OF THE SONGS, SONGS THAT HAVE BEEN REVISITED, PAST THAT HAVE BEEN REVISITED, PAST SONGS, AND TWO ORIGINALS.

SONGS, AND TWO ORIGINALS.

SO TELL ME ABOUT THAT PROCESS OF SO TELL ME ABOUT THAT PROCESS OF THE SONG SELECTION AND JUST KIND THE SONG SELECTION AND JUST KIND OF REIMAGING AND REVTSZING AND OF REIMAGING AND REVTSZING AND EXAMINING -- REVISITING AND EXAMINING -- REVISITING AND EXAMINING THESE SONGS.

EXAMINING THESE SONGS.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO IS >> ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO IS CHOOSE SONGS THAT HAVE A DIRECT CHOOSE SONGS THAT HAVE A DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY THAT CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THE PROJECT IS IN.

THE PROJECT IS IN.

AND THAT'S A LOT OF EXHAUSTIVE AND THAT'S A LOT OF EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH THAT TREY PRIMARILY RESEARCH THAT TREY PRIMARILY TAKES THE LEAD ON.

TAKES THE LEAD ON.

LOOKING AT WHAT SONGS, WHAT LOOKING AT WHAT SONGS, WHAT ARTISTS, HAVE CONNECTION OR EVEN ARTISTS, HAVE CONNECTION OR EVEN THEMES HAVE A CONNECTION TO THE THEMES HAVE A CONNECTION TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

LOCAL COMMUNITY.

>> I'M GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT UP >> I'M GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT UP THAT CONNECTION THAT THE SONICS THAT CONNECTION THAT THE SONICS HAVE TO THE LOCAL HISTORY, HAVE TO THE LOCAL HISTORY, BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT REALLY AMAZED ME WHEN I WAS REALLY AMAZED ME WHEN I WAS READING ABOUT THE PROJECT.

READING ABOUT THE PROJECT.

ALL OF THOSE SELECTIONS, THE ALL OF THOSE SELECTIONS, THE FOUR EXISTING SONGS, HAVE A FOUR EXISTING SONGS, HAVE A TIE-IN TO THE BERKSHIRES TIE-IN TO THE BERKSHIRES SPECIFICALLY WITH BLACK HISTORY.

SPECIFICALLY WITH BLACK HISTORY.

SO CAN YOU SHARE SOME OF THAT SO CAN YOU SHARE SOME OF THAT CONNECTION THAT THE SONGS HAVE CONNECTION THAT THE SONGS HAVE TO THE AREA?

TO THE AREA?

>> SO, ONE OF THE THINGS WE >> SO, ONE OF THE THINGS WE CHOSE WAS STRANGE FRUIT, WRITTEN CHOSE WAS STRANGE FRUIT, WRITTEN BY ABLE MARIPOOL AND PERFORMED BY ABLE MARIPOOL AND PERFORMED BY BILLIE HOLIDAY.

BY BILLIE HOLIDAY.

SHE PREFERRED IN THE BERKSHIRES, SHE PREFERRED IN THE BERKSHIRES, ESPECIALLY IN THE LATER PART OF ESPECIALLY IN THE LATER PART OF HER CAREER.

HER CAREER.

AND STRANGE FRUIT WAS WRITTEN BY AND STRANGE FRUIT WAS WRITTEN BY ABEL WHO WAS FRIENDS AND ABEL WHO WAS FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATED WITH WB DEBOYS.

ASSOCIATED WITH WB DEBOYS.

LIKE AN ICONIC THOUGHT LEADER LIKE AN ICONIC THOUGHT LEADER AND ADVOCATE FOR BLACK LEGACY.

AND ADVOCATE FOR BLACK LEGACY.

AND HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN AND HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE BERKSHIRES.

THE BERKSHIRES.

SO THAT WAS THE TIE THE STRANGE SO THAT WAS THE TIE THE STRANGE FRUIT HAS TO THE SONG -- TO THE FRUIT HAS TO THE SONG -- TO THE BLACK LEGACY PROJECT AND TO THE BLACK LEGACY PROJECT AND TO THE BERKSHIRES.

BERKSHIRES.

WE ALSO HAD FOLKS CREATE AN WE ALSO HAD FOLKS CREATE AN ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION OF WB ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION OF WB DEBOISE POEM, MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF DEBOISE POEM, MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE.

THEE.

AND LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING AND LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING FOR ARTISTS TO SING, WHO WOULD FOR ARTISTS TO SING, WHO WOULD TRAVEL TO THE BERKSHIRES TO DO TRAVEL TO THE BERKSHIRES TO DO SOME OF HIS MOST MEANINGFUL SOME OF HIS MOST MEANINGFUL WRITINGS AND POETRY.

WRITINGS AND POETRY.

AND THEN WE SHALL OVERCOME, WE AND THEN WE SHALL OVERCOME, WE ALSO CHOSE THE SONG TO EXPLORE, ALSO CHOSE THE SONG TO EXPLORE, WHICH WAS MADE POPULAR BY PETE WHICH WAS MADE POPULAR BY PETE SEARINGER -- PETE SEEGER WHO HAS SEARINGER -- PETE SEEGER WHO HAS CLOSE TIES WITH THE GUTHRIE CLOSE TIES WITH THE GUTHRIE FAMILY, WOODY AND ARLO, WHOSE FAMILY, WOODY AND ARLO, WHOSE HOME BASE IS IN THE BERKSHIRES.

HOME BASE IS IN THE BERKSHIRES.

>> TODD, I KNOW YOU FOUND THAT >> TODD, I KNOW YOU FOUND THAT IN RESPONSE TO THE MURDER OF IN RESPONSE TO THE MURDER OF YOUR FRIEND, DANIEL PERL, WHO YOUR FRIEND, DANIEL PERL, WHO WAS ABDUCTED AND MURDERED IN WAS ABDUCTED AND MURDERED IN PAKISTAN IN 2002.

PAKISTAN IN 2002.

THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO THAT AND THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO THAT AND YOU'VE DONE AMAZING WORK IN OVER YOU'VE DONE AMAZING WORK IN OVER 300 COMMUNITIES HELPING REPAIR 300 COMMUNITIES HELPING REPAIR THESE FRACTURES.

THESE FRACTURES.

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE CARRYING HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE CARRYING ON THIS TYPE OF LEGACY WORK AND ON THIS TYPE OF LEGACY WORK AND THEN TREY, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO THEN TREY, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE PART OF IT AS WELL?

BE PART OF IT AS WELL?

>> WOW.

>> WOW.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

AND THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

AND YOU KNOW, I THINK WORK THAT AND YOU KNOW, I THINK WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE BLACK WE'RE DOING WITH THE BLACK LEGACY PROJECT, REALLY LIKE LEGACY PROJECT, REALLY LIKE EVERYTHING THAT I THINK MUSIC IN EVERYTHING THAT I THINK MUSIC IN COMMON HAS BEEN IN ENGAGED IN COMMON HAS BEEN IN ENGAGED IN AND HOW TO YOU -- HOW TO YOU AND HOW TO YOU -- HOW TO YOU ESH -- MUSIC OPENS DOOR THAT ESH -- MUSIC OPENS DOOR THAT DON'T OPEN ON THEIR OWN.

DON'T OPEN ON THEIR OWN.

I THINK THERE'S A DIRECT I THINK THERE'S A DIRECT CORRELATION TO WHAT WE'RE DOING CORRELATION TO WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW MACHINES THE -- AS MUCH AS NOW MACHINES THE -- AS MUCH AS THE WORK WE'VE DONE HERE AND THE THE WORK WE'VE DONE HERE AND THE MIDDLE EAST AND FAR EAST.

MIDDLE EAST AND FAR EAST.

IT'S JUST AMAZING TO BE A PART IT'S JUST AMAZING TO BE A PART OF IT AND IT'S AMAZING TO SEE IT OF IT AND IT'S AMAZING TO SEE IT GROW AND IT'S AMAZING TO HAVE GROW AND IT'S AMAZING TO HAVE NEW YOUNG LEADERS WHO START OUT NEW YOUNG LEADERS WHO START OUT AS PARTICIPANTS IN OUR PROGRAMS AS PARTICIPANTS IN OUR PROGRAMS COME TAKE THE REINS AND HELP COME TAKE THE REINS AND HELP LEAD IT.

LEAD IT.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, THE >>> FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, THE BLOCK OF RACE STREET IN HOLYOKE BLOCK OF RACE STREET IN HOLYOKE BETWEEN DWIGHT AND MIDDLE BETWEEN DWIGHT AND MIDDLE STREETS HAS BECOME A BURGEONING STREETS HAS BECOME A BURGEONING HUB FOR ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT HUB FOR ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN THE AREA.

IN THE AREA.

THIS IS THANKS IN NO SMALL PART THIS IS THANKS IN NO SMALL PART TO THE ADDITION OF THE GATEWAY TO THE ADDITION OF THE GATEWAY CITY ARTS COMPLEX AND ALL THAT CITY ARTS COMPLEX AND ALL THAT IT ENTAILS.

IT ENTAILS.

BUT THERE ARE OTHER SEVERAL BUT THERE ARE OTHER SEVERAL ARTISTS CONTRIBUTING IN THEIR ARTISTS CONTRIBUTING IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAY, INCLUDING ARTIST OWN UNIQUE WAY, INCLUDING ARTIST DEBRA DUNPHY.

DEBRA DUNPHY.

JOIN "CONNECTING POINT'S" BRIAN JOIN "CONNECTING POINT'S" BRIAN SULLIVAN AS HE ATTENDS ONE OF SULLIVAN AS HE ATTENDS ONE OF DUNPHY'S PAINTING CLASSES, AND DUNPHY'S PAINTING CLASSES, AND CHATS WITH STUDENTS, SOME OF CHATS WITH STUDENTS, SOME OF WHOM HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO WHOM HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO THEIR INSTRUCTOR FOR NEARLY 20 THEIR INSTRUCTOR FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.

YEARS.

>> IT'S LATE MORNING, EARLY >> IT'S LATE MORNING, EARLY AFTERNOON O A WEDNESDAY AT 80 AFTERNOON O A WEDNESDAY AT 80 RACE STREET AND HOLYOKE.

RACE STREET AND HOLYOKE.

AND WHILE MARYIAN PUTS THE FINAL AND WHILE MARYIAN PUTS THE FINAL COAT OF GLAZE ON HER CERAMICS, COAT OF GLAZE ON HER CERAMICS, NEXT DOOR IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S NEXT DOOR IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S ABERT GOING ON, A -- ALBEIT -- A ABERT GOING ON, A -- ALBEIT -- A PARTY GOING ON, ALBEIT A VERY PARTY GOING ON, ALBEIT A VERY QUIET PARTY.

QUIET PARTY.

HERE AT DEBRA DUNPHY ART STUDIO HERE AT DEBRA DUNPHY ART STUDIO AND GALLERY, IT'S A PLACE WHERE AND GALLERY, IT'S A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE NOT ONLY LEARN TO PAINT PEOPLE NOT ONLY LEARN TO PAINT OR LEARN TO PAINT BETTER, BUT OR LEARN TO PAINT BETTER, BUT ALSO HAVE FUN AND ENJOY THE ALSO HAVE FUN AND ENJOY THE CAMARADERIE IN THE PROCESS.

CAMARADERIE IN THE PROCESS.

>> I WANTED A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE >> I WANTED A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN FEEL WELCOME AND SAFE AND CAN FEEL WELCOME AND SAFE AND YOU KNOW, I WANTED PEOPLE TO YOU KNOW, I WANTED PEOPLE TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES AND BE PRODUCTIVE.

BE PRODUCTIVE.

YOU KNOW, HAVE FUN, MEET PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, HAVE FUN, MEET PEOPLE, AND LEARN SOMETHING.

AND LEARN SOMETHING.

>> IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY FROM >> IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY FROM HER DAYS OF WORKING IN THE HER DAYS OF WORKING IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY BACK IN NEW FISHING INDUSTRY BACK IN NEW BEDFORD TO ESTABLISHING HERSELF BEDFORD TO ESTABLISHING HERSELF AS THE KIND OF ARTIST WITH A AS THE KIND OF ARTIST WITH A WAITING LIST OF PEOPLE WANTING WAITING LIST OF PEOPLE WANTING TO TAKE HER CLASSES.

TO TAKE HER CLASSES.

AND SO FAR THE RETENTION RATE IS AND SO FAR THE RETENTION RATE IS PRETTY HIGH.

PRETTY HIGH.

>> I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT SEVEN >> I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.

YEARS.

WE'VE BEEN -- FOUND DEBRA AT THE WE'VE BEEN -- FOUND DEBRA AT THE WINSOR PALLET AND -- PALETTE AND WINSOR PALLET AND -- PALETTE AND BRUSH CLUB, AND WE LIKE WHAT HAD BRUSH CLUB, AND WE LIKE WHAT HAD SHE DID AT THE CLUB, SO WE DI SHE DID AT THE CLUB, SO WE DI SIDED TO SIGN UP FOR PAINTING -- SIDED TO SIGN UP FOR PAINTING -- DECIDED TO SIGN UP FOR PAINTING DECIDED TO SIGN UP FOR PAINTING LESSONS.

LESSONS.

>> WHILE THEY'VE BEEN REGULARS, >> WHILE THEY'VE BEEN REGULARS, DUNPHY DOES ALMOST NO VISITING DUNPHY DOES ALMOST NO VISITING FOR HER CLASSES.

FOR HER CLASSES.

SO IF THERE ARE GOING TO BE ANY SO IF THERE ARE GOING TO BE ANY NEW MEMBERS, IT'S USUALLY NEW MEMBERS, IT'S USUALLY THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH OR THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH OR HAPPENSTANCE, IN THE CASE OF HAPPENSTANCE, IN THE CASE OF BRUCE.

BRUCE.

>> THIS IS A FRAMING SHOP IN >> THIS IS A FRAMING SHOP IN WEST SPRINGED.

WEST SPRINGED.

-- SPRINGFIELD.

-- SPRINGFIELD.

AND HE HAD -- PAINTS ANIMALS AND AND HE HAD -- PAINTS ANIMALS AND HE HAD A COUPLE OF PORTRAITS OF HE HAD A COUPLE OF PORTRAITS OF DOGS UP THERE AND WE STARTED DOGS UP THERE AND WE STARTED TALKING AND YOU KNOW, HE SAID, TALKING AND YOU KNOW, HE SAID, YEAH, SHE'S VERY GOOD.

YEAH, SHE'S VERY GOOD.

SHE HAS CLASSES.

SHE HAS CLASSES.

AND THAT'S WHERE I -- HEARD AND THAT'S WHERE I -- HEARD ABOUT HER.

ABOUT HER.

>> THE WORK SPACE MAY BE ELBOW >> THE WORK SPACE MAY BE ELBOW TO ELBOW THESE DAYS, BUT THERE TO ELBOW THESE DAYS, BUT THERE WAS A WINDOW OF TIME WHEN THINGS WAS A WINDOW OF TIME WHEN THINGS LOOKED BLEAK.

LOOKED BLEAK.

IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT THESE STUDENTS SHOWED THAT THIS THESE STUDENTS SHOWED THAT THIS IS MORE THAN JUST SOME CLASS.

IS MORE THAN JUST SOME CLASS.

THIS IS THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS THEIR COMMUNITY, AND DEBRAE IS THE -- DEBRA DUNPHY IS DEBRAE IS THE -- DEBRA DUNPHY IS THE REASON THEY KEEPING BACK.

THE REASON THEY KEEPING BACK.

>> THEY'VE BEEN SO GREAT.

>> THEY'VE BEEN SO GREAT.

THEY'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME THEY'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME DURING THE -- THE PANDEMIC.

DURING THE -- THE PANDEMIC.

BECAUSE THAT'S A -- THAT CLOSED BECAUSE THAT'S A -- THAT CLOSED MY GROUP FOR A WHILE.

MY GROUP FOR A WHILE.

SO THAT WAS REALLY TOUGH.

SO THAT WAS REALLY TOUGH.

BUT THEY WERE -- THEY WERE RIGHT BUT THEY WERE -- THEY WERE RIGHT THERE FOR ME.

THERE FOR ME.

THEY WERE STILL SENDING ME THEY WERE STILL SENDING ME CHECKS, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP THE CHECKS, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP THE CLASSES GOING, BECAUSE THEY CLASSES GOING, BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS STILL WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS STILL HERE.

HERE.

AND I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST -- AND I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST -- YOU KNOW, I LOVE THEM ALL.

YOU KNOW, I LOVE THEM ALL.

AND I'VE HAD THEM HERE FOR AND I'VE HAD THEM HERE FOR YEARS.

YEARS.

MY OLDEST ONE, NOT OLDEST MY OLDEST ONE, NOT OLDEST PERSON, BUT THE ONE THAT'S BEEN PERSON, BUT THE ONE THAT'S BEEN WITH ME THE LONGEST IS -- SHE WITH ME THE LONGEST IS -- SHE WAS WITH ME FOR 20 YEARS.

WAS WITH ME FOR 20 YEARS.

>> AND THAT 20-YEAR RUN IN >> AND THAT 20-YEAR RUN IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS STARTED WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS STARTED HERE IN THIS SECTION OF HOLYOKE HERE IN THIS SECTION OF HOLYOKE FOR DUNPHY.

FOR DUNPHY.

JUST NOT ON THIS SIDE OF THE JUST NOT ON THIS SIDE OF THE WATER.

WATER.

FOR THE LONGEST TIME, THE FOR THE LONGEST TIME, THE BUILDING JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE BUILDING JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CANAL HERE SERVED AS THE OF THE CANAL HERE SERVED AS THE ARTS HUB IN TOWN.

ARTS HUB IN TOWN.

DEBBIE WAS THERE FOR 10 YEARS DEBBIE WAS THERE FOR 10 YEARS BEFORE COMING HERE IN TWAWFL.

BEFORE COMING HERE IN TWAWFL.

-- 2013.

-- 2013.

THIS STRETCH OF BUILDINGS HAS THIS STRETCH OF BUILDINGS HAS BLACK THE NEW -- BECOME THE NEW BLACK THE NEW -- BECOME THE NEW HOT SPOT.

HOT SPOT.

>> THIS IS THE BEST CLASS THAT >> THIS IS THE BEST CLASS THAT I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.

I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.

I MEAN, IT'S VERY FRIENDLY.

I MEAN, IT'S VERY FRIENDLY.

WE LEARN A LOT.

WE LEARN A LOT.

TAKES INTEREST IN EACH STUDENT TAKES INTEREST IN EACH STUDENT AND HOW THEY PROGRESS.

AND HOW THEY PROGRESS.

IS AND SHE'S KEYED IN TO EVERY IS AND SHE'S KEYED IN TO EVERY STUDENT NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL YOU STUDENT NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL YOU ARE.

ARE.

>> THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE ONE >> THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE ONE ELEMENT SERVING AS THE THREAD ELEMENT SERVING AS THE THREAD THAT TIES THIS COMMUNITY THAT TIES THIS COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

TOGETHER.

AND IT'S NOT PROPER BRUSH AND IT'S NOT PROPER BRUSH STROKES OR USE OF NEGATIVE STROKES OR USE OF NEGATIVE SPACE.

SPACE.

IT SOUNDS -- ITS SOUNDS EMANATE IT SOUNDS -- ITS SOUNDS EMANATE FROM THIS LITTLE DEVICE HERE, FROM THIS LITTLE DEVICE HERE, AND IT OFTEN SETS THE TONE FOR AND IT OFTEN SETS THE TONE FOR THE ENTIRE CLASS.

THE ENTIRE CLASS.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> DEBRA ALWAYS HAS MUSIC ON, SO >> DEBRA ALWAYS HAS MUSIC ON, SO IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT ALL THE SAME KNOW, WE'RE NOT ALL THE SAME AGE, BUT ROUGHLY, WITHIN A AGE, BUT ROUGHLY, WITHIN A CENTURY OR TWO, YOU KNOW.

CENTURY OR TWO, YOU KNOW.

SO WHEN SOMETHING COMES OUT AND SO WHEN SOMETHING COMES OUT AND THE HEADS START NODDING, THEY THE HEADS START NODDING, THEY RECOGNIZE THE TUNE RIGHT AWAY, RECOGNIZE THE TUNE RIGHT AWAY, ALL SET TO BELT OUT THE COLOR ALL SET TO BELT OUT THE COLOR WHRUS.

WHRUS.

-- CHORUS.

-- CHORUS.

SO IT'S FUN.

SO IT'S FUN.

>> IF YOU COME IN AND YOU'RE ALL >> IF YOU COME IN AND YOU'RE ALL WORKED UP AND TIGHT, IT JUST -- WORKED UP AND TIGHT, IT JUST -- BY THE TIME YOU LEAVE HERE, BY THE TIME YOU LEAVE HERE, YOU'RE FEELING GOOD.

YOU'RE FEELING GOOD.

>> I WANT THEM TO FEEL FULFILLED >> I WANT THEM TO FEEL FULFILLED LIKE THEY CAME AND GOT SOMETHING LIKE THEY CAME AND GOT SOMETHING OUT OF IT.

OUT OF IT.

I WANT THEM TO WALK OUT HALF AN I WANT THEM TO WALK OUT HALF AN HOUR LATER AND STILL FEEL GOOD HOUR LATER AND STILL FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT AND NOT FEEL ANY BAD ABOUT IT AND NOT FEEL ANY BAD VIBES.

VIBES.

I JUST WANT GOOD VIBES.

I JUST WANT GOOD VIBES.

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

EDITION OF "CONNECTING POINT."

REMEMBER, YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND REMEMBER, YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND ALL OF THE STORIES THAT YOU SAW ALL OF THE STORIES THAT YOU SAW IN THIS EPISODE AS WELL AS IN THIS EPISODE AS WELL AS EXCLUSIVE FEATURES, DIG-ONLY EXCLUSIVE FEATURES, DIG-ONLY CONTENT, AND SO MUCH MORE ONLINE CONTENT, AND SO MUCH MORE ONLINE ANYTIME AT ANYTIME AT NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

OUR THANKS TO OLD STURBRIDGE VIG OUR THANKS TO OLD STURBRIDGE VIG FOR HOSTING -- VILLAGE FOR FOR HOSTING -- VILLAGE FOR HOSTING US TODAY AND JOIN US HOSTING US TODAY AND JOIN US AGAIN EVERY WEEK RIGHT HERE FOR AGAIN EVERY WEEK RIGHT HERE FOR MORE STORIES OF THE CREATIVITY, MORE STORIES OF THE CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

I'M ZYDALIS BAUER.

I'M ZYDALIS BAUER.

THANKS FOR WATCHING AND TAKE THANKS FOR WATCHING AND TAKE CARE.

CARE.

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

CONTRIBUTING VIEWERS.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪