The 495 Merrimack Valley Magazine

This week on The 495, we’re joined by Marquis Victor, the founding executive director of Elevated Thought, an art and social justice organization based in Lawrence. Mass. He’s also an educator, photographer, and poet. Join us Wednesday, live at 12:30 to learn more, or listen on your favorite streaming platform.

This week, The 495 goes cosmic! We’re joined by Noureddine Melikechi, a member of the Mars Science Laboratory, NASA’s Mars space probe mission. He’s also a physicist, an inventor, an educator, and even an amateur chef. We’ll talk everything from the Mars rover to the folk music of Maghreb. 

This week on The 495, we’re joined by artist Paula Estey, owner of Newburyport’s PEG Center for Art & Activism. We’ll discuss how art might help us heal cultural divides.

This week on The 495! We’re joined by photographer Karen Jerzyk Photo, whose work was profiled in the January issue of MVM. You can find Jerzyk prints at Hive & Forge in Lowell.

Chocolate fans unite! This Wed. on The 495 we’re talking with yummy food expert and Northern Essex Community College chemistry professor Mike Cross about theobromines, Mayan history, and the time he went undercover as a student to better understand the challenges they face. 

Hungry? Join us this week on The 495 as we sit down with restaurateur Caroline Jolliffe, whose just-opened Newburyport restaurant The Joy Nest promises live jazz, boozy cocktails, and a classic speakeasy environment.