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Berkshire Theatre Group Toasts To Billy's 111th Birthday

Amy Krzanik reports from Stockbridge. If you were anywhere near Main Street in Stockbridge on Saturday evening, July 2, you may have heard the tooting of party horns and a chorus of voices singing “Happy Birthday." The birthday boy was former Berkshire Theatre Group artistic director Billy Miles and

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The Nature of Glass: Chesterwood's 2016 Gala And Exhibit

Amy Krzanik reports from Stockbridge. You couldn’t have wished for a more perfect summer day for an outdoor event than Friday, June 24, as Chesterwood’s 38th annual sculpture exhibition, The Nature of Glass, opened with a reception, followed by a fundraising dinner. Many of the 12 internationally recognized

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One Night Only With Barrington Stage Company

Rachel Louchen reports from Pittsfield. For the 21st year, Barrington Stage Company celebrated its season-opening gala with a show, party, and excitement for the summer ahead. On Saturday, June 25, the evening started fittingly with BSC founder/artistic director Julianne Boyd and board chair Mary Ann Quinson addressing the crowd

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Berkshire Playwrights Gala Enacts A Lively Scene

Jamie Larson reports from Great Barrington. For almost a decade now, the Berkshire Playwrights Lab has been both a sanctuary for artists and an intimate outlet for patrons to support exciting new stage works. At their gala last Friday at the picturesque Wyantenuck Country Club, party-goers were treated to a

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Roe Jan Library Barnstorms For Books

Rachel Louchen reports from Hillsdale. Stacks of books were replaced by fields as far as the eye could see on Saturday, June 18 for the seventh annual Party in the Park for The Roeliff Jansen Community Library. Held in the Harvest Barn at Roe Jan Park directly across the street

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It Never Gets Old: Jacob's Pillow Gala Welcomes Its New Director

Lisa Green reports from Becket. There is always a certain frisson at the Jacob’s Pillow Opening Gala, but this year, on Saturday, June 18, it was particularly heightened as the festival welcomed its new director, Pamela Tatge. Stepping up to the podium as self-possessed as if she’d been

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Close Encounters Shakes Things Up At Gala Concert

Lisa Green reports from Great Barrington. Close Encounters With Music closed out its season with its annual gala concert on Saturday, June 11 at The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. This year’s theme was “Music That Shook The World!" and its multi-media approach, complete with vintage film and narration,

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First Columbians Celebrates 100 Years Of Preservation

Jamie Larson reports from Kinderhook. The Columbia County Historical Society’s yearly First Columbians gala is always a stylish and enjoyable happening, but this year took on special significance: it's the organization's centennial, and the historical society has in itself become historic. The storm clouds parted

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The Wassaic Project Welcomes You To The Jungle

Rachel Louchen reports from Wassaic. There's a good reason The Wassaic Project needs an entire summer to display its main exhibition: because there's so much to see, touch and experience. On Saturday, June 11, preview party guests got a glimpse of what's in store

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Finding Raven: Berkshire Museum Parties With Leather And Feathers

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. Once upon a midnight dreary, a Gothic vibe pervaded the normally vivid and cheery Berkshire Museum on Friday, June 10. (The weather was actually mild and it started at 5:30 p.m., not midnight, but I digress…) Guests embraced this year’s “Raven’s

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Berkshire International Film Festival Opens On The Silk Road

Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington. It's impossible to miss The Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) when it comes to Great Barrington — the entire town is buzzing. This year, it was even more visible because the annual white tent across the street from The Mahaiwe included a 20-foot

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A Sharon Audubon Hoot-enanny

Rachel Louchen reports from Sharon. The Sharon Audubon holds a fundraising event every spring, but this year's festivities, Raptors & Riesling, was held on site for the first time ever, to allow guests to observe the birds and view the facilities and vast grounds. On Sunday, May 29,

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