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Supporters Are The First To Meet "The Founders Of Kent"

Lisa Green reports from Kent. “In the early 1700s, the northwest corner of the colony of Connecticut was often described as a ‘howling wilderness,'” one learns on a tour of the Seven Hearths Museum in Kent, Conn. The building was built in 1751 by one of the early founders

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The Way They Were In World War I, On View At Wilderstein

Rachel Louchen reports from Rhinebeck. The theme of Wilderstein Historic Site's summer celebration this year was World War I, a global event that the historic Gilded Age mansion was not only around for, but survived, as did the family who lived there. On Saturday, July 8, the former

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Shakespeare & Company's Ruby Gala

Amy Krzanik reports from Lenox. Bright garnet gowns, crimson lips and fingertips, and deep scarlet dress ties were de rigueur at Shakespeare & Company on Saturday, July 1, as the non-profit theater celebrated its 40th or “ruby” anniversary. Party guests sipped Ruby Drop cocktails – a mixture of vodka, triple sec,

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Food, Farm, School...Hawthorne Valley Association Does It All

Rachel Louchen reports from Ghent. The threat and eventual arrival of a torrential downpour didn't put a damper on spirits for Hawthorne Valley Association's Declaration of Interdependence field-to-table dinner. On Saturday, July 1, the third annual event benefited the education, research, and cultural programming produced by

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Summer School: Jack Shainman's Kinderhook Gallery Opens New Exhibit

Amy Krzanik reports from Kinderhook.The School | Jack Shainman Gallery opened its 2017 summer exhibit, The Coffins of Paa Joe and the Pursuit of Happiness, on Saturday, June 24 with a celebration that has, in 4 short years, come to be one of the most eagerly awaited events of the

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Jacob's Pillow Announces Big Plans For Its 85th Season

Amy Krzanik reports from Becket. This summer, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival celebrates its 85th season and its director, Pamela Tatge, celebrates her first as curator of the esteemed institution. Tatge, pictured at left with Judith Wilkinson, took over last year with a full season pre-planned by outgoing longtime director

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Hidden Events Start With Twilight In The Garden

Lisa Green reports from Spencertown. It mattered not a whit that this year’s Twilight in the Garden reception on Friday, June 16 was held at the same location as last year. After all, who wouldn’t want to return to the pastoral landscape at the home of Denise and

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Cherchez La Femme: CEWM Celebrates Women Composers

Amy Krzanik reports from Stockbridge. “Cherchez la femme. Look for the woman,” said Yehuda Hanani in his introductory remarks at Close Encounters With Music’s 2017 gala concert, Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman – Celebrating 100 Years of Women's Suffrage, on Saturday, June 10 at the Mahaiwe. The oft-quoted

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Past And Present Converge At Wassaic Project's Summer Exhibit

Rachel Louchen reports from Wassaic. The Wassaic Project is known for being so much more than a nonprofit—it's truly a mix of art and community—and this year they honored their ties to Wassaic's past. On Saturday, June 10, they unveiled their (always awesome) summer

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Norman Rockwell Museum's Annual Gala Honors The Legends

Lisa Green reports from Stockbridge. The Norman Rockwell Museum’s annual gala, “Legends,” on Saturday, June 10, just may have attracted the best-dressed crowd of the season — at least so far. Many of the guests were inspired to take a page out of '60s and '70s fashion, and

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The Missing Piece: Building 6 Opens At MASS MoCA

Amy Krzanik reports from North Adams. You’ve read about it in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal and here, on our site. It’s Building 6, the 3-story refurbished factory building that’s adding 130,000 square feet of space to MASS MoCA, nearly

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At The Factory, After Hours, With IS183

The creative community turned out in force for IS183 Art School of the Berkshires’ Factory Gala on Saturday, May 20. This year’s fundraising event to celebrate and support art-making in the Berkshires was held at, fittingly, a former stationery factory in Dalton, Mass. Known for being one of the

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