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Four Nights with Laurie Anderson: A Career That Refuses to Sit Still at Tanglewood
Arts

Four Nights with Laurie Anderson: A Career That Refuses to Sit Still at Tanglewood

Amelia Earhart, Lou Reed's guitars, and a new work about the Declaration of Independence—the artist's first-ever Tanglewood appearance spans an opera, a conversation with Peter Sellars, a drone piece, and a night of storytelling
By Jamie Larson •
Hugh Jackman Makes His Tanglewood Debut with the Boston Pops
Arts

Hugh Jackman Makes His Tanglewood Debut with the Boston Pops

A career-spanning night in Lenox MA, of Hollywood glamour and Broadway hits—from "The Greatest Showman" to "Les Misérables."
By Jamie Larson •
Big 1915 Brick Colonial on a Full Acre in Lenox
Real Estate

Big 1915 Brick Colonial on a Full Acre in Lenox

Pocket doors, crown moldings, a marble kitchen, 5 bedrooms, and a summer porch—a short walk from Tanglewood.
By Jamie Larson •
Christian McBride Tells Stories with his Stings at Tanglewood
Arts

Christian McBride Tells Stories with his Stings at Tanglewood

The 11-time Grammy-winning bassist brings his TLI Spotlight evening to Ozawa Hall: a personal story, a live performance, and a conversation with Catherine Burns.
By Jamie Larson •
"Fireflies" Brings a Late-Life Romance and Small-Town Gossip to Shakespeare & Company
Arts

"Fireflies" Brings a Late-Life Romance and Small-Town Gossip to Shakespeare & Company

Isabel Keating and Jeb Brown star in Matthew Barber's Texas two-hander, directed by Daniela Varon
By Jamie Larson •
Emanuel Ax Plays Mozart and Mahler with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood
Arts

Emanuel Ax Plays Mozart and Mahler with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood

A concert pairing two composers at their most intimate—with Erin Morley as soprano in Mahler's child-like, unsettling Fourth.
By Jamie Larson •
Lenox Summer Art Festival Returns to Lilac Park
Arts

Lenox Summer Art Festival Returns to Lilac Park

50-plus juried artists and artisans take over downtown Lenox for a free weekend of original work, live music, and food.
By Jamie Larson •
The Kemble: A Registered Gilded Age Estate, Turnkey as a Luxury Rental, in Downtown Lenox
Real Estate

The Kemble: A Registered Gilded Age Estate, Turnkey as a Luxury Rental, in Downtown Lenox

Built in 1881 for Frederick Frelinghuysen, secretary of state under Chester A. Arthur, the property has been a private residence, a boys' school dormitory, and an inn—now offered as a 13-bedroom income-producing estate.
By Jamie Larson •
Juilliard's Top Lawyer Teaches  Art and Justice at Tanglewood
Arts

Juilliard's Top Lawyer Teaches Art and Justice at Tanglewood

Lesley Rosenthal's "Arts and the Rule of Law" uses music and visual art to examine what justice looks like when it holds, and when it breaks down.
By Jamie Larson •
Yacht Rock Revue Brings "PRIMETIME" to Ozawa Hall
Arts

Yacht Rock Revue Brings "PRIMETIME" to Ozawa Hall

Rolling Stone's "world's premier soft-rock party band" plays Tanglewood with renditions of Steely Dan, Michael McDonald, and the rest of the dadrock genre.
By Jamie Larson •
"Motherland": Julia Ioffe's Monumental New Text on Russian Women Opens Summer Book Series at The Mount
Community

"Motherland": Julia Ioffe's Monumental New Text on Russian Women Opens Summer Book Series at The Mount

"Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy" is now required reading, and her book talk at the Mount is a can't-miss kickoff to a season of strongly curated events July 6-7.
By Jamie Larson •
"Fork in the Road": Mary Berry, Nick Offerman, and Veteran "Chopped" Producer Expose a Food System in Peril at BIFF
Food

"Fork in the Road": Mary Berry, Nick Offerman, and Veteran "Chopped" Producer Expose a Food System in Peril at BIFF

The documentary, its makers, and stars come to the Berkshire International Film Festival May 29 and 30.
By Jamie Larson •

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