Arts If It's Tuesday, This Must be Tyringham It's easy to take our region's rich history for granted, because 18th century houses and 19th century churches are daily sightings for most of us. But how often do we stop to explore the interior architecture of that house of worship we've driven by By Editor
Style Giving Soul to A Spec House in Austerlitz A brand new house is a blessing and a burden, a tabula rasa that comes without the history, quirks and charm that are the hallmarks of memorable country houses. Over the past seven years, James Oates and William Li have transformed a modest, spanking-new timber-peg, three-bedroom house By Editor
Style Amy Goldman, Champion of the Real Tomato “We're lucky to be living in such interesting tomato times," Rhinebeck resident Amy Goldman writes in her latest book, The Heirloom Tomato From Garden To Table (Bloomsbury USA, $35). Twenty years ago cheap, perfectly shaped, unblemished, flavorless, dull red orbs were considered almost alright. Today, thanks to By Editor
Arts Review: "Waiting for Godot" at Berkshire Theatre Festival There's a reason why certain plays--the ones you read in high school and college--are part of the theatrical canon: They are timeless dramas that explore universal truths or ponder eternal questions about human nature. By any standard, Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot is one By Editor
Parties Cast Party: Barrington Stage Toasts the Opening of "Private Lives" Reba Evenchik is the Perle Mesta of Pittsfield, and she opened her red-brick house and garden for the opening night cast party for Barrington Stage Company's splendiferous production of Noel Coward's Private Lives. Evenchik enjoyed introducing her fellow Barrington Stage board members to the cast By Editor
Arts Review: "Of Thee I Sing" at Bard If friends call you this weekend and offer you their extra ticket to Of Thee I Sing, which has been sold out for weeks, say, "Yes!" The only disappointing thing about this revival of the 1931 Gershwins' musical comedy at Bard Summerscape is the brevity of its By Editor
Community Sidewalk Sale (And a History Lesson) in Kent, CT Kent is one of the great strolling towns in our region. It has art galleries with integrity, bookstores for real readers, cafes, a few well-curated antiques shop, several housewares and clothing boutiques—and not a chain store in sight. Shopping in Kent is never better than during the annual By Editor
Arts New Marlborough's Music & More Even as hoards of the music enthusiasts descend on Tanglewood, elsewhere, in a quieter corner of Berkshire County, another series of concerts thrives. Over the past 17 years, pianist Harold Lewin, with his series Music & More, has made the historic Meeting House in New Marlborough a favorite destination for By Editor
Food News/Recipe: Mad for Mado In the last two weeks, everywhere I went in Columbia County—shopping in Chatham, the wonderful "Taste of Columbia County Bounty" event, friends' dinner party—I was accosted by foodies practically vibrating with news: Mado Patisserie was open on Chatham's Main Street. One devotee went By Editor
Parties Everyone Plays at Tanglewood on Parade It's not a day at the beach, but people come to Tanglewood as if it were. Besides packing elaborate picnics, they brings all manner of folding furniture as well as novels, crossword puzzles, cards and board games to pass the time. Tuesday night's annual Tanglewood on By Editor
Arts Theatre: Why Noël Now? Is it coincidence or harmonic convergence that Barrington Stage Company and Berkshire Theatre Festival are both ending their main stage seasons with plays by Noël Coward, the most urbane of playwrights? According to the theater companies' artistic directors, it was the availability of key players that led them to By Editor
Food Lucky for Lenox: A True Haven Delicious food with a side of good will: Haven, as its name promises, is a stress-free zone. On her website, Shelly Williams, owner of one-month-old Haven Cafe and Bakery in Lenox, cautions wannabe employees, "Must love food. Be interested in continuing education related to food and By Editor
