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Henry Klimowicz at Berkshire Museum

Opening January 15 - 5 - 7 p.m. When you walk into the soaring Art Deco Crane Room at the Berkshire Museum, you'll do a double take because the new exhibition, Henry Klimowicz: Constructs, looks like it belongs at  MASS MoCA. The centerpiece of the exhibit is

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Video Intelligence: The RI Interview with "Hero" Author Michael Korda

Michael Korda at home on his farm in Dutchess County. Apple-cheeked and clutching a steaming cup of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, the best-selling author Michael Korda doesn’t look tired when he strides from the stables at his Stone Gate Farm in Pleasant Valley, NY, on a recent Sunday morning to

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Michael Korda on His T.E. Lawrence Bio

December 3, @ 5 p.m.; December 4 @ 5 p.m. According to Michael Korda's new biography of the British soldier and adventurer T.E. Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia; 1888 – 1935), George Bernard Shaw once scolded his friend, who had just published a biography, Seven Pillars of Wisdom,

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Molly O'Neill of "One Big Table" at Oblong

December 4 @ 4 - 6 p.m. To celebrate the spirit of the season, Oblong Books is hosting a community cookie swap with Molly O'Neill, author of the delectable new cookbook, One Big Table.  Oblong has invited local home cooks and professional bakers to rustle up a batch

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Mann and Davis' "Sacred Landscapes"

Saturday, November 27 @ 6 - 8 p.m. Generally, the bigger the book, the slighter its content, but this rule of thumb is turned on its head by A.T. Mann and Lynn Davis's Sacred Landscapes: The Threshold Between Worlds (Sterling Publishers, $35).  Yes, it is a big,

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99¢ & Up: Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction at MCLA Gallery 51

Now - January 2, 2011 'Tis the season to make affordable artwork available to shoppers seeking artful alternatives to the mall or internet experience. This group show of art multiples is easy on the wallet, with price tags beginning at 99¢ and topping out at $99.99. The show

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When Artists Take Their Private Lives Public

Now - December 12 Morning Ritual No. 29 by David Lebe There are many fine people who believe in privacy, who think that, for instance, their names should appear in the newspaper just three times in their lives—when they are born, when they marry, and when they die. None

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Paul DeAngelis' Dear Mrs. Kennedy

By Kathryn Matthews Saying “I’m sorry for your loss...” is never easy.  Especially to the grieving widow of President John F. Kennedy. On a recent Saturday evening at Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, author Paul De Angelis swallowed hard after reading a letter sent by a Navy chaplain

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Nicki Wilson Sees Beyond the Berkshires

The Maids at Pittsfield's New Stage through October 31 Ken De Loreto & Daniel Osman in "The Maids." Photo by Ritch Holben. "Pittsfield doesn't suffer from Berkshire elitism," says Nicki Wilson, who opened the New Stage Performing Arts Center above Richard Stanley&

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The Frankies' Spuntino Kitchen Companion

November 6 @ 3 – 6 p.m. Let's start by parsing the title. The Frankies are two chefs, both named Frank, who knew each other as kids, then went on to do a lot of swell chef-ing here and abroad before deciding (long before it became a trend—2004)

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What's So Funny? Humor in Art Examined

Now - November 21 Real and Imagined by Phillip Knoll Any artist who attempts to express humor through his work runs the risk of being dismissed as a cartoonist or of having produced a visual one-liner.  At the Spencertown Academy, an exhibit,  “What’s So Funny?”, curated by the artist

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Jane Eckert's Local/Global Art Gallery

Eric Forstmann, October 23 - November 6 It's not everyday when a "local" artist and a "local" gallery attract more than local interest. (And when the local collectors include Kevin Bacon, Jill Clayburgh, Jane Curtin and Melva Bucksbaum & Ray Learsy.)  But Sharon artist

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