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Rose B. Simpson’s Monumental Sculpture Seed Takes Root at Vassar — Rose B. Simpson’s Seed (2024) rises 18 feet high on the northwest edge of Vassar’s campus—seven weathered steel sentinels encircling a bronze female figure that appears to emerge from the earth, embodying reflection, protection, and ancestral presence.

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Rose B. Simpson’s Monumental Sculpture Seed Takes Root at Vassar

The work is the first major outdoor work by an Indigenous artist to make a permanent home on the campus.

By Brian K. Mahoney

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Stephen Lang: Avatar Superstar, Hollywood Journeyman, Local Guy, and FilmColumbia Honoree

Film Columbia pays tribute to Lang's impress body of work, spanning five decades.

By Jamie Larson

10 Must-See Movies at FilmColumbia 2025 in Chatham’s Reopened Crandell — Zoey Deutch and Guillaume Marbeck star as Jean Seberg and Jean Luc Godard in Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague, part of this year's FilmColumbia (October 17-26).

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10 Must-See Movies at FilmColumbia 2025 in Chatham’s Reopened Crandell

FilmColumbia christens the newly reopened Crandell with an exciting slate. Here are our top picks.

By Brian K. Mahoney

Children’s Author Natasha Tarpley on Black Joy, Imagination, and Everyday Stories — Photo credit: Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

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Children’s Author Natasha Tarpley on Black Joy, Imagination, and Everyday Stories

Author of the seminal "I Love My Hair!" Tarpley brings her new book to her new hometown of Hillsdale.

By Jamie Larson

Vinyl-Only DJs Fuel a Vibrant Music Scene at Hy’s Fried — The unassuming center of the universe in Egremont.

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Vinyl-Only DJs Fuel a Vibrant Music Scene at Hy’s Fried

Something exciting is happening at this out of the way fried chicken restaurant in Egremont.

By Michelle Kaplan

MASS MoCA Launches New Record Label With Malawi Roots Album — The Kasambwe Brothers perform at the Hunter Center
- Ryan Harper

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MASS MoCA Launches New Record Label With Malawi Roots Album

The museum partners with California based Hen House Studios, focusing on live group recordings.

By Jamie Larson

Behind the Scenes at the Crandell: New Look, New Leadership, and a new FilmColumbia

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Behind the Scenes at the Crandell: New Look, New Leadership, and a new FilmColumbia

The theater's new executive director gives an inside look at the renovations, her life and all that's to come.

By Jamie Larson

"Riefenstahl" at TSL Probes the Legacy of Nazi Cinema’s Most Infamous Auteur

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"Riefenstahl" at TSL Probes the Legacy of Nazi Cinema’s Most Infamous Auteur

Early female cinematic genius and Nazi propagandist, Riefenstahl's story is one history forgets at its peril.

By Brian K. Mahoney

Jacob’s Pillow Returns With First Fall Performance After Tragic Cancellation of Summer Festival — Dancers open the Doris Duke Theatre earlier this summer.

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Jacob’s Pillow Returns With First Fall Performance After Tragic Cancellation of Summer Festival

For the first time Jacob's Pillow will extend programing into the fall.

By Jamie Larson

Berkshire Theater Group Replaces Stage with Mythical Pool for “Metamorphoses” — actors Kelli Simpkins (in white) and Evelyn Chen rehearse this week in a secondary space while the main Unicorn Thearer Stage is dismantled for pool instilation.
- Berkshire Theater Group

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Berkshire Theater Group Replaces Stage with Mythical Pool for “Metamorphoses”

News that the director and a star of the play are pregnant further deepens the show's contextual resonance.

By Jamie Larson

Cloud Warriors: Veteran Journalist Thomas Weber Uncovers How We Control the Weather — Thomas Weber and his new book, Cloud Warriors.

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Cloud Warriors: Veteran Journalist Thomas Weber Uncovers How We Control the Weather

Weber will discuss his new book at the Roeliff Jansen Community Library in Hillsdale October 8.

By Jamie Larson

Photographer Stephen Shore presents "Early Work" at Oblong Books — A photo from Stephen Shore’s Early Work, featuring photos taken from 1960-1965.

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Photographer Stephen Shore presents "Early Work" at Oblong Books

Shore's new book, "Early Work," takes us back to New York City in the early 1960s

By Brian K. Mahoney