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Documentary Recalls Rise and Fall of Franklin County Commune

By Dan Bobkoff

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-510652.mp3

Northampton, ma – For nearly twenty years, the Pioneer Valley was home to a commune. Now a former member and current University of Massachusetts at Amherst professor has made a documentary about it. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff takes a look at the film, which is debuting in Northampton this weekend.

More info: Free Spirits will be shown at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton May 6 and 7th at 4:15 and 6:15 both days.