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Bright Young Things: '30under30' At Six Depot

By Amy Krzanik Much is made of the population decline that Berkshire County has suffered since the 1970s, especially the mass exodus of young people from the area beginning when they turn 18 and not reversing course until around age 37. But there are young adults who make their homes

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The RuraList: Bestselling Winter Reads Of The RI Region

We thought it would be interesting to canvas some of our region’s booksellers to see what books are among the most popular buys right now. Would a theme emerge? Sort of. Not surprisingly, books that are overtly political are selling well, as are nonfiction titles that help us live

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Sharon Playhouse Plans A Director-Driven Season

By CB Wismar The barn red buildings of Sharon Playhouse in winter are a stark reminder that cold weather and snow have replaced the drama that inhabits the campus from June to September. Opening night at the Sharon, Conn. Equity theater seems many months away. But recently, in the warm

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"Leisure & Lust" Delves Into Edith Wharton's Personal Life

By Amy Krzanik Although Edith Wharton is most well known for her fiction writing (The Age of Innocence; Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth), and interior and landscape designers revere her for her nonfiction books on gardens and decorating, some diehard Wharton fans and scholars are equally fascinated by her

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You Can't Look Away From Tony Stone's "Peter and the Farm"

By Jamie Larson With elegant sweeping landscapes, scenes of animal processing and a lonely man battling his isolation and madness, Hudson-based filmmaker Tony Stone’s latest movie, “Peter and the Farm" is the naked examination of solitary, 70-year-old, organic farmer Peter Dunning. Though shot in Vermont, Stone (the co-founder

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Andres Serrano and Home Room at The School

By Jamie Larson Since its inception, Jack Shainman Gallery: The School, opened in an expansive and historic former schoolhouse in Kinderhook, New York, has wowed visitors (Saturdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. only) with artwork from the world's most notable modern artists and with Shainman’s

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Featured Creatures: The Old World Pet Portraits Of Carol Lew

By Amy Krzaik My cat, Oliver, believes himself to be the king of all he surveys (namely, the house and the front and back yards). And while the other pets beg to differ, he’s always quick to remind them of their subordinate positions. Although the smallest in size, Oliver

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One Unsilent, Firelit Night at the 1753 House

By Lisa Green The image of people gathered around a piano singing Christmas carols evokes a sense of nostalgia that the holidays allow us to indulge in. Every year, a variation of that tableau comes to life for real, at a holiday group sing at the 1753 House in Williamstown,

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Two Chamber Series Offer An Embarrassment Of Riches

Crescendo. Photo by Stephen Potter. By Jeremy D. Goodwin Tanglewood will always be the grand dame among classical music venues in the Rural Intelligence region, and that’s perfectly fine with us. But it’s in the more intimate venues — theaters, churches, museums — where chamber music fans can reliably find

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Seedy Stories: Peter C. Vermilyea's "Witches Of Litchfield County"

By Amy Krzanik Horror movies and haunted houses are all well and good for a Halloween fright-night, but sometimes the scariest thing of all is the disclaimer “based on a true story.” Yikes. In keeping with the spirit(s) of the season, local historian Peter C. Vermilyea will explore a

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Ladies First: Grace Bonney Is In Great Company

Author photo by Christopher Sturman By Amy Krzanik Writer Grace Bonney, founder of the immensely popular long-running website Design*Sponge, gets right to the point in her new book, In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs. In the very first sentence of

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Counting Down For The Pittsfield City Jazz Festival

Karrin Allyson and Scott Robinson. By Lisa Green The 12th annual Pittsfield City Jazz Festival, Oct. 7-16, proves that it takes a village to create — and sustain — a jazz festival. “We’re at a critical mass now,” says Ed Bride, festival chair and president of Berkshires Jazz, the nonprofit educational

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