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Music in Common’s The Black Legacy Project will return to the Berkshires for a special concert event on Saturday, January 20 at the Stationery Factory in Dalton, Massachusetts.

Today we welcome internationally bestselling historian Garrett Graff. His new book, UFO, tells the story of how UFO’s entered the national consciousness in the 1940’s and the history of the covert, decades-long search by scientists, the U.S. military, and the CIA for proof of alien life. Ray Graf hosts.

Republicans in Massachusetts are looking for a statewide candidate for November.In today’s Congressional Corner, Tim Vercellotti of the Western New England University poll and professor of political science wraps up his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus.

Becky Cushing Gop is an award-winning environmental educator and director of Mass Audubon West, encompassing 18 wildlife sanctuaries, conservation partnerships, and widespread community and school programming. She is based at the 1,400-acre Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Lenox, home to a healthy population of the North American beaver.

The New York State Craft Brewers Association will be holding their annual New York Craft Brewers Festival on Saturday, January 27th at the Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Former EPA Regional Administrator, President of Beyond Plastics and faculty member at Bennington College Judith Enck, and Albany County District Attorney David Soares.

How will the Israel-Hamas war end?In today’s Congressional Corner, Vermont Congresswoman Becca Balint, a Democrat at-large, wraps up her conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded January 23.

Berkshire-based Concept Artist, Set Designer, and Art Director, Carl Sprague, has worked in the art departments of more than 40 films, which between them have a combined total of 35 Oscar nominations and multiple wins. He’s worked with directors like Steve McQueen, Martin Scorcese, Damien Chazelle, and Steven Spielberg. His theatre work includes set design and construction for many plays and ballets, and some opera. He’s worked all over the world and on regional stage productions for the Berkshire Theatre Group, Oldcastle Theatre, Shakespeare & Co., the Albany/Berkshire Ballet and the American Repertory Ballet.His most recognizable work, to date, is likely found in his collaborations with Wes Anderson.Sprague was the Art Director of "The Royal Tenenbaums," and has held positions in the art departments of the punctilious and pretty Anderson films "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "Isle of Dogs," "The French Dispatch," "Moonrise Kingdom," and "Asteroid City."A collection of work is on display in the new exhibition “Carl Sprague: Setting the Stage” at The Opalka Gallery on the Russell Sage Campus in Albany, New York through February 24.

We welcome Dr. Jennifer Miller. Dr. Miller specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Albany Medical Center. She sees adult and pediatric patients for new or long-standing muscle, nerve or tendon problems. She also aids in the rehabilitation needs of patients with amputation, spinal cord injury, stroke, brain injury, neurologic disease, and cerebral palsy. Ray Graf hosts.