Scenes like this from Stanley Kubrick's "Spartacus" (1966) sit uneasily beside the idealized Rome so often invoked as a civilizational model—a tension at the heart of Curtis Dozier’s "The White Pedestal." Community How White Nationalists Weaponize Ancient Greece and Rome In “The White Pedestal,” Vassar classics professor Curtis Dozier traces how the cultural prestige of Greece and Rome gets repurposed into a modern politics of hierarchy, exclusion, and “replacement.” By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Photographer Jeff Brouws and the Afterlife of the Steam Age In his new photobook, “Silent Monoliths: The Coaling Tower Project,” photographer Jeff Brouws documents the concrete giants that once fueled America’s railroads—and still haunt the landscape. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Announces 10 Weeks of Summer Performance In its 94th season, the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival returns to a full 10-week summer of programming, June 24 through August 30. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate Pittsfield Colonial By Historic Local Architect A Georgian Colonial designed in 1929 by noted Berkshire architect Henry Seaver (of Berkshire Museum and Lenox Town Hall fame). By Jamie Larson •
Arts The Maker and The Muse: A Musical Reading at the Grace Note The Grace Note presents a staged reading of "The Maker and The Muse," imagining a young writer’s search for authenticity through a surreal encounter with 1960s New York. By Jamie Larson •
Community Venomous Snakes with Local Reptile Expert Brian Kleinman The White Memorial Conservation Center hosts Brian Kleinman, owner of the Enfield Riverside Reptiles Education Center. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Alejandro Escovedo at Infinity Hall Escovedo brings his "Echo Dancing" tour to Infinity Hall Norfolk, revisiting songs from across his four-decade career in newly reimagined forms. By Jamie Larson
Food Better at Home: Colu Henry and the Art of Entertaining on Your Own Terms Living between Hudson and Nova Scotia, the cookbook author makes a case for simple, confident cooking—and hosting without the stress. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Black Violin, Full Circler at the Manaiwe The performance highlights the group’s signature hybrid approach to music, merging the structural depth of classical strings with hip-hop and modern pop. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Happy Hour Piano Series: Garnell Curtis at AMP The American Mural Project continues its monthly Happy Hour Piano Series with a performance by pianist Garnell Curtis. By Jamie Larson •
Soprano Amanda Boyd Arts Concerts in the Village: “Soulmates” A Concert devoted to the intertwined artistic and personal lives of Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms By Jamie Larson •
Community Independent Review into Bard President Leon Botstein’s Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein Launched by College Board of Trustees In a February 19 email to the Bard community, The Board announced it has hired a law firm to review Botstein’s ties to the notorious pedophile and the institution’s fundraising norms. By Jamie Larson •
