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In Bette Isacoff’s Memoir 'Star Crossed,' An Unlikely Pair Beats The Odds

By Lisa Green In 1968, when Bette Francesconi met Richard Isacoff, she was a 21-year-old Catholic, a senior in college doing her practice teaching assignment. He was a 17-year-old Jewish student, a senior at the school where she was teaching. Seven weeks later they were engaged.

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30(ish) Tix Not To Miss

Let it be said — now is the winter of our discontent finally taking a hike, and letting us plan in earnest for the glorious summer. Somehow it doesn't seem right to pick out opening-night outfits for summer theater when you haven't put the snow shovel

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Author Rachel Urquhart Brings Local History To Life In 'The Visionist'

By Amy Krzanik Photo by Sarah Shatz. Rachel Urquhart, part-time Tyringham resident and frequent contributor to Vogue, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and many other well-respected publications, recently published her debut novel, The Visionist, which tells the story of a transformative friendship between two teenaged girls carrying two

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Little Failure, Big Success: Gary Shteyngart At Vassar

Photo by Brigitte Lacombe By Robert Burke Warren When bestselling author Gary Shteyngart delivers the Alex Krieger Memorial Lecture at Vassar on  March 27, attendees will get more than a talk; Shteyngart is a performer, an avid YouTuber and Twitter maven. He’ll be reading from his recent memoir, Little

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Carl Sprague's Concept Illustrations Come To Life In 'Grand Budapest Hotel.'

Sprague's concept drawing for the hotel model in The Grand Budapest Hotel By Jeremy D. Goodwin It was a bit chilly to be out dodging paparazzi. Carl Sprague was in Görlitz, Germany last winter, on the set of Wes Anderson’s latest essay of beguilingly affected cinema, when

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Actor Hamish Linklater Comes Home As A Playwright

By Tresca Weinstein Ever since he was a child cast in Shakespeare & Company productions (his mother was a founder of the troupe), actor Hamish Linklater  (best known for his roles in the TV series The New Adventures of Old Christine, The Crazy Ones and The Newsroom) has loved to

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Folk Legend Peggy Seeger: Ballad Of The Righteous Woman

By Robert Burke Warren When folk legend Peggy Seeger graces Hevreh of Southern Berkshire in Great Barrington on Tuesday, March 18, she’ll be playing and singing as she’s done for more than 60 years, but she’ll also be on a mission to restore dignity to female characters

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The Hollywood Horses of Amenia

By Sarah Ellen Rindsberg In Winter’s Tale, the current film based on Mark Helprin’s gripping novel, a white horse plays a prominent role. Until his recent move to the west coast, when this equine wonder was not appearing in all his equine splendor in one role or another,

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A Portion of Thyself: Barbara Bonner Is Inspiring Generosity with Her First Book

By Nichole Dupont “Giving away an old coat you wouldn't be caught dead in isn’t exactly generous," says philanthropy consultant Barbara Bonner, glancing over the top of her red-framed glasses. “It doesn’t have meaning. True generosity is giving away something that has meaning to

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Review: "10 x 10" Festival at Barrington Stage

By Dan Shaw You have probably spent a lot of time this snowbound winter in front of the television. Netflix, Showtime and PBS notwithstanding, you’ve probably realized that television is actually getting worse, not better — sitcoms with 90-second scenes, dramas that depend on violence instead of dialogue to

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Stacking the Cards: Michel Gill and Jayne Atkinson Talk Rural Life and Conspiracy Theory

By Nichole Dupont Great Barrington dwellers Michel Gill and Jayne Atkinson are not your typical Hollywood couple. Sure, they fly to New York and L.A. on a fairly regular basis, but this down-to-earth duo are always on the lookout for the next big role. They may have

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Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Heats Up Hudson

By Robert Burke Warren Perhaps you've got a top hat and tailcoat in the closet? Or a corset and tutu you've been dying to wear? The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus invites you to dig them out, put them on, and be part of the spectacle at a

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