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Review: A Fab "Forum" at Williamstown

Now through July 11 "Something familiar, something peculiar" are the opening lyrics of Stephen Sondheim's 1962 musical comedy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, but there's probably never been a production this unexpectedly and delightfully peculiar.  I was clueless about

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Review: Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal at Jacob's Pillow

Celine Cassone and Nathan Madden in Locked Up Laura (photo: Christopher Duggan)There’s an acute pleasure in seeing beautiful, finely trained dancers not only perform but own complex, unpredictable choreography, and that pleasure is available to audiences at Jacob’s Pillow this weekend as Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal

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"At Home/Not at Home" at the Hessel Museum at Bard College

June 26 - December 19 Photo by Letitia Smith While everybody knows that Bard College has a world-class theater designed by the architect Frank Gehry—the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts—few seem to know about Bard's Hessel Museum and Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS)

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Brandt Bolding's "Farm" Celebrates Agriculture at Red Devon Restaurant

Now - August 31 Brandt Bolding, a photographer and documentary filmmaker, spent three years documenting the agricultural life of up-state New York. ”While I recognize their place, I am not seeking to reproduce somewhat standard editorial shots of rural life, or lovely images suitable for coffee table books."  Instead

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"Local" Self Portraits at the Opera House

Now - August 14 Lynn Davis, "Meroë, Sudan, 1998" toned silver gelatin print The words "local artist" can cast a pall over an exhibition, implying, as they usually do, artists whose reach does not exceed their own neighborhood.  But the current show at the Hudson Opera House

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The Art Soldier Takes on BP at Ferrin Gallery

Now - July 8 Michael Boroniec, the sculptor we reported about in April  ("Portrait of the Pittsfield Artist As A Young Man"), wasn't scheduled to have another show at the Ferrin Gallery so soon.  But Boroniec's visceral response to the massive oil spill in the

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Lauren Ambrose Goes Hog Wild on Father's Day

You probably know that we're big fans of actress Lauren Ambrose's jazz singing with The Leisure Class. Now we're psyched to hear her sing Willie Nelson and Patsy Cline tunes on Sunday, June 20, at Lester Blumenthal's Route 7 Grill in Great

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Sally Helgesen Signs "The Female Vision"

June 19, 4 - 7 p.m Sally Helgesen , an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and consultant, is one of the world’s brand-name experts on women’s leadership.  Her latest book, The Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work, co-authored with executive coach Julie Johnson, explores the strategic

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Ben Hewitt's "The Town That Food Saved"

Wednesday, June 16 @ 7:30 p.m. Ben Hewitt's The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food now rivals Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma as the must read for locavores. Hewitt chronicles how Hardwick, VT, leanred to feed itself

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The Summer of Steig at the NRM

Now - October 31 Newsweek once called him the "King of Cartoons" for his brilliant work in the New Yorker, but William Steig (1907-2003) is just as famous to several generations of children and their parents for his endearing children's book characters—Sylvester, Dr. DeSoto, Farmer

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Crandell Theatre Set to Re-open July 9; Chatham Film Club Prevails

It was assumed.  For years The Chatham Film Club had been raising funds so that one day they would be able to buy the Crandell Theatre, whenever second-generation owner Tony Quirino decided to retire.  Then last January, with his retirement date fast approaching, Quirino died suddenly, leaving no will.

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Berkshire WordFest Bows at The Mount

A New Festival in Lenox: July 23 - 25 Once again, words will prevail at The Mount.  For the past thirty years, actors, directors, gardeners and decorators have lovingly put their stamp on Edith Wharton's 1902 estate and gardens in Lenox.  But the literary community is taking it back.

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