Many Upper Valley business owners and longtime residents can relate to the tensions between “locals” and tourists, as explored in Bait. This is especially on everyone’s mind as the real estate market continues to tighten up and local home buyers struggle to outbid the city folk looking to escape the pandemic by purchasing a second home up north.

Kim Souza, owner of Revolution in White River Junction, will moderate a discussion about how we in the Upper Valley experience the insider-outsider dynamic (in terms of locals/tourists, as well as town/gown), and how this relates to experiences of class disparity, trying to hold onto shared values and inviting newcomers into our close-knit community.