Arts The Hudson Film Festival Elevates International Features, Local Shorts, and Satire Now in its fourth year, the festival opens Thursday with a Sundance-winning Filipino satire, closes a shorts block with an Oscar winner, and expands for the first time across the river to Catskill. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Hugh Jackman Makes His Tanglewood Debut with the Boston Pops A career-spanning night in Lenox MA, of Hollywood glamour and Broadway hits—from "The Greatest Showman" to "Les Misérables." By Jamie Larson •
Arts 20 Years of Dance at Art Omi Culminates in a One-Time Alumni Reunion Three international collaborations return to Ghent for a special anniversary showing — after a run at Jacob's Pillow the week before. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Jorge Glem and Sam Reider Bring Brooklyn-Cumaná to the Stissing Center A Latin GRAMMY-nominated cuatro and accordion duo built on friendship. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Yolanda Cuomo on the Craft (and Grief) of Bookmaking The designer behind some of photography's most iconic monographs gives a rare public lecture at The Church in Staatsburg, tied to an exhibition on loss and healing. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Bang on a Can's LOUD Weekend Closes Out the Festival at Mass MoCA with Blast Over 70 musicians perform across three days—Philip Glass reimagined, a new chamber opera, and the resurrection of a legendary British big band. By Jamie Larson •
Community Dangerous Algal Blooms: What You Need to Know, at the Cary Institute in Millbrook Scientists and state officials explain the largest bloom recorded in nearly 40 years of monitoring — and how to spot and report the next one. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate The Black Mountain House: Secluded in South Egremont's Jug End Preserve A 1976 chalet reimagined top to bottom—Finnish sauna, cedar hot tub, Miele kitchen, screening lounge, and 5 bedrooms bordering 3,000 acres of protected wilderness. By Jamie Larson •
Style Berkshire Furniture Maker Launches New Collection with Design Icon Rafael de Cardenas Kump Studio's Ian Geoghegan on sheen, plywood, Pee-wee Herman, and the collection he just launched with one of design's most in-demand names. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Michael Grohman Brings a Lawyer's Eye to Street Photography to Gallerie 271 "Hurry Up and Wait" marks the photographer's first Berkshire exhibition, filled with images built around motion, stillness, and what's left unsaid. By Jamie Larson •
Community A Fire Pit Gathering preserves Nipmuc Tradition at Jacob's Pillow Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines Jr. leads a community gathering in the Indigenous Garden, part of the dance festival's permanent commitment to Eastern Woodlands culture. By Jamie Larson •
Style Autumn Blackwood Teaches Bibliomancy at Mini CT Bookish Con in Torrington Autumn Blackwood teaches divination through text and how to craft a powerful bookmark. By Jamie Larson •